; and (6) submit to the appropriate congressional committees the annual report required by section 7. 6. Strategy to counter malign Russian influence Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act and every two years thereafter, the Chair of the RIG, in consultation with all members of the RIG, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an interagency strategy for countering malign Russian influence, including the following: (1) Objectives for the RIG over one year, five year, and ten year time periods. (2) Roles and responsibilities for each Federal department, agency, or entity with membership on the RIG. (3) Methods of malign influence used by Russia, including the following: (A) The use of a variety of tools to interfere in democratic processes in the United States and Europe, including using illicit financing, dark money, and corruption of political candidates and parties. (B) The use of disinformation and misinformation to create instability. (C) The use of energy as a tool of coercion and political leverage. (D) The use of cyber tools to hack, leak, disable, threaten, or otherwise coerce in order to achieve its political or security objectives. (E) The manipulation of cultural, religious, and other identities to leverage European countries toward its sphere of influence. (F) The use of proxy forces or mis­i­den­ti­fied Russian forces for the sake of deniability in kinetic aggression against its neighbors. (4) A prioritized list of gaps or areas in which the coordination and activities of such Federal departments, agencies, and entities should be enhanced. (5) An updated and prioritized list of European Watch Countries with respect to which malign Russian influence is likely to pose a significant threat to the interests or security of the United States or Europe and on which to focus RIG efforts. (6) A description of the costs and risks of the current United States approach to countering malign