; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. I Countering Russian cyber intrusions 101. Short title This title may be cited as the Russian Cyber Intrusions Sanctions Act of 2017 . 102. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) On October 7, 2016, the Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence stated, the U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from U.S. persons and institutions, including from U.S. political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks and by the Guccifer 2.0 online persona are consistent with the methods and motivations of Russian-directed efforts. . The statement concluded that only Russia’s senior-most officials could have authorized these activities . (2) On April 1, 2015, President Barack Obama issued Executive Order 13694 (80 Fed. Reg. 18077