a robust, dynamic, and coordinated United States Government interagency response. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that United States Government efforts to counter Russian malign influence should be led by the Department of State in close coordination with the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies and relevant private sector and civil society entities. 4. Statement of Policy It shall be the policy of the United States to— (1) continually seek to strengthen the United States defenses, and the defenses of its European allies and partners, against malign Russian influence by closing off vulnerabilities that Russia can exploit, including by strengthening civil society, media literacy, and cyber defenses