▁with ▁foreign ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ." ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁" L aw ▁on ▁Foreign ▁Int elligence ▁Or g ans " ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁D uma ▁and ▁the ▁Federation ▁Council ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁signed ▁into ▁effect ▁by ▁the ▁then - Pres ident ▁Bor is ▁Y el ts in ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁author izes ▁the ▁SV R ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ ▁Con duct ▁intelligence ; ▁ ▁Im plement ▁active ▁measures ▁to ▁ensure ▁Russia ' s ▁security ; ▁ ▁Con duct ▁military , ▁strateg ic , ▁economic , ▁scientific ▁and ▁techn ological ▁esp ion age ; ▁ ▁Prote ct ▁employees ▁of ▁Russian ▁institutions ▁over se as ▁and ▁their ▁families ; ▁ ▁Prov ide ▁personal ▁security ▁for ▁Russian ▁government ▁officials ▁and ▁their ▁families ; ▁ ▁Con duct ▁joint ▁operations ▁with ▁foreign ▁security ▁services ; ▁ ▁Con duct ▁electronic ▁surve ill ance ▁in ▁foreign ▁countries . ▁ ▁The ▁SV R ▁sends ▁to ▁the ▁Russian ▁president ▁daily ▁dig ests ▁of ▁intelligence , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Daily ▁Br ief ▁produced ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Int elligence ▁Community ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁However , ▁unlike ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁SV R ▁recomm ends ▁to ▁the ▁president ▁which ▁policy ▁options ▁are ▁prefer able . ▁ ▁The ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation , ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁can ▁personally ▁issue ▁any ▁secret ▁orders ▁to ▁the ▁SV R ▁R F ▁without ▁consult ing