; and (E) efforts to undermine the Russian nongovernmental organizations and Russian civil society. (d) Form The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 4. Countering Russian Influence Fund (a) Establishment The President is authorized to establish in the Department of the Treasury a fund to be known as the Countering Russian Influence Fund (in this section referred to as the Fund ). (b) Amounts in Fund The Fund shall consist of the following: (1) Amounts appropriated to carry out section 7070(d) of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 ( Public Law 115–31 ). (2) Amounts otherwise available to the Secretary of State to carry out this section. (c) Purposes of Fund Amounts in the Fund for any fiscal year are authorized to be made available to the Secretary of State for bilateral assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia, to counter the following activities in such countries carried out by the Russian Federation: (1) Support for disinformation and propaganda. (2) Interference in foreign elections. (3) Efforts to undermine financial transparency and governance. (d) Civil society and other organizations Amounts in the Fund for any fiscal year may be made available to carry out the purposes of the Fund under subsection (c) through civil society and other organizations that seek to mitigate the expansion of Russian influence and aggression, including through public awareness campaigns and exchange activities. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the President not less than $100,000,000 to carry out this section. (2) Relation to certain other amounts Such funds are in addition to any other amounts made available for bilateral assistance for countries in Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. (3) Rule of construction This section shall be considered to be an authorization of appropriations for purposes of section 7070(d) of division C of the Consolidated