Annual reports on malign influence operations

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees an unclassified report, which may include a classified annex, regarding malign influence operations within international organizations and across the United Nations system. (b) Contents Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the preceding 12-month period— (1) a list of Member States determined to be engaged in malign influence operations; (2) actions inconsistent with the principle of impartiality enshrined in the United Nations Charter by the government of any Member State described in paragraph (1); (3) a description of the impact of such operations on the interests and security of the United States; and (4) recommendations for future coordination with allies to uphold transparency and rule-of-law values in international forums. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (2) the term malign influence operations means a coordinated, integrated, and synchronized application by a Member State of national diplomatic, informational, military, economic, or other capabilities, to foster attitudes, behaviors, or decisions by a United Nations entity, or within the United Nations system, that furthers the national interests and objectives of a Member State, in a manner inconsistent with the United Nations Charter; (3) the term Member State means a country that is a Member State of the United Nations; and (4) the term United Nations system means the aggregation of all United Nations entities.