[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4883 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4883

 To require the Director of National Intelligence to issue a report on 
  interference by Islamic Republic of Iran in United States domestic 
                   politics, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2024

  Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
            referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Director of National Intelligence to issue a report on 
  interference by Islamic Republic of Iran in United States domestic 
                   politics, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Unmasking Networks of Virtual 
Election Interference and Lies Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON INTERFERENCE BY ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN IN UNITED 
              STATES DOMESTIC POLITICS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the congressional intelligence committees (as defined in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) a 
report detailing the interference by the Islamic Republic of Iran in 
United States domestic politics that occurred during the period 
beginning on October 7, 2023, and ending on the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
    (b) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) that 
include the following:
            (1) A list of the social media accounts being run by the 
        Islamic Republic.
            (2) A description of United States protestors to whom the 
        Islamic Republic has provided financial support.
            (3) A list of the protests in the United States organized 
        by the Islamic Republic.
            (4) A description of any Iran-led e-mail campaigns targeted 
        at officials of the Federal Government, the government of a 
        State, or United States voters.
            (5) Such additional information about the interference 
        described in subsection (a) as the Director finds relevant.
            (6) A description of which entities within the government 
        of the Islamic Republic of Iran are involved in the actions 
        described in paragraphs (1) through (5).
    (c) Form.--The report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
    (d) Public Availability.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Director shall make available to the 
public on a website of the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence the unclassified portion of the report submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a).
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