S. 868 — what changed
Mobilizing and Enhancing Georgia’s Options for Building Accountability, Resilience, and Independence Act
From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 2 sections amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.
Sec. 5 Reports and briefings
Report on Russian intelligence assets in Georgia—
In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a classified report, prepared consistent with the protection of sources and methods, examining the penetration of Russian intelligence elements and their assets in Georgia, that includes an annex examining Chinese influence and the potential intersection of Russian-Chinese cooperation in Georgia.
Appropriate committees of Congress— In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means—
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives; and
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives.
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5-Year 5-year United States strategy for bilateral relations with Georgia—
In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a detailed strategy that—
outlines specific objectives for enhancing bilateral ties which reflect the current domestic political environment in Georgia;
includes a determination of the tools, resources, and funding that should be available to achieve the objectives outlined pursuant to subparagraph (A) and an assessment whether Georgia should remain the second-highest recipient of United States funding in the Europe and Eurasia region;
includes a determination of the extent to which the United States should continue to invest in its partnership with Georgia;
includes a plan for how the United States can continue to support civil society and independent media organizations in Georgia; and
includes a determination whether the Government of Georgia remains committed to expanding trade ties with the United States and Europe and whether the United States Government should continue to invest in Georgian projects.
Form— The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, with a classified annex.
Sec. 7 Additional assistance with respect to Georgia
In general— Upon submission to Congress of the certification described in subsection (c)—
the Secretary of State, in consultation with other heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, should seek to further enhance people-to-people contacts and academic exchanges between the United States and Georgia; and
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the President, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, should maintain, and as appropriate, expand military cooperation co-operation with Georgia, including by providing further security and defense equipment ideally suited for territorial defense against Russian aggression and related training, maintenance, and operations support elements.
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that, after the submission of the certification described in subsection (c), if the Government of Georgia takes steps to realign itself with its Euro-Atlantic agenda, including significant changes to the foreign influence law, the President should take steps to improve the bilateral relationship between the United States and Georgia, including actions to bolster Georgia’s ability to deter threats from Russia and other malign actors.
Certification described— The certification described in this subsection is a certification submitted to Congress by the President that Georgia has shown significant and sustained progress towards reinvigorating its democracy and advancing its Euro-Atlantic integration.