H.R. 1617 · 116th Congress

Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act

Stage
Passed a chamber
Introduced
2019-03-07
Latest action
2019-03-14 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 40.

Summary

Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act or the KREMLIN Act

This bill directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to provide Congress with assessments of the current intentions of Russia and its leaders. Specifically, the ODNI shall assess (1) the potential for Russian military action against North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, (2) possible Russian responses to an increased U.S. or NATO military presence in Eastern Europe, and (3) areas where Russia could exploit weaknesses and divisions among the governments of its Western adversaries.