Last week, as reported in The Hill, a new intelligence bill titled the Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The bill was first introduced in the Senate by Chair of the Select Intelligence Committee Richard Burr, a Republican, with co-sponsorship from Democrat Mark Warner, Vice Chair of the Senate intelligence committee.

Among the multiple aspects of American intelligence gathering that the bill authorizes is the production of Congressional reports documenting “[t]he provision of services, including banking and other support, including by entities located in the Russian Federation, China,