50 U.S.C. § 3059: Foreign Malign Influence Center

There is within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence a Foreign Malign Influence Center (in this section referred to as the “Center”). be comprised of analysts from all elements of the intelligence community, including elements with diplomatic and law enforcement functions; have access to all intelligence and other reporting possessed or acquired by the United States Government pertaining to foreign malign influence; serve as the primary organization in the United States Government for analyzing and integrating all intelligence possessed or acquired by the United States Government pertaining to foreign malign influence; and provide to employees and officers of the Federal Government in policy-making positions and Congress comprehensive assessments, and indications and warnings, of foreign malign influence. There is a Director of the Center, who shall be the head of the Center, and who shall be appointed by the Director of National Intelligence. report directly to the Director of National Intelligence; carry out the functions under subsection (b); and at the request of the President or the Director of National Intelligence, develop and provide recommendations for potential responses by the United States to foreign malign influence. In addition to the matters submitted pursuant to subsection (b)(4), at the direction of the Director of National Intelligence, but not less than once each year, the Director of the Center shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on foreign malign influence. The most significant activities of the Center. Any recommendations the Director determines necessary for legislative or other actions to improve the ability of the Center to carry out its functions, including recommendations regarding the protection of privacy and civil liberties. have the capabilities to perform the functions of the Center; and will exercise the functions of the Center upon the termination of the Center; and the actions the Director of National Intelligence will take to conduct an orderly wind-down of the activities of the Center; and the proposed timeline for such actions. The Russian Federation. The Islamic Republic of Iran. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The People’s Republic of China. Any other foreign country that the Director of the Center determines appropriate for purposes of this section. the political, military, economic, or other policies or activities of the United States Government or State or local governments, including any election within the United States; or the public opinion within the United States.