; (B) any organization or network that is directly involved in planning and carrying out influence operations in the United States or in any country that is an ally or partner of the United States; and (C) any overt or covert financial, procurement, or logistics network directly involved in supporting the actors or activities described in subparagraphs (A) or (B). (b) Objectives The objectives of the Task Force shall be to— (1) identify individuals and entities linked to Russian mercenary groups and their proxies that are responsible for, or complicit in, transnational criminal activities and atrocities in Africa; (2) degrade the operational capabilities of Russian mercenary groups and their proxies worldwide; (3) disrupt and degrade the financial, procurement, and logistics networks that sustain Russian mercenary groups and their proxies and networks; (4) deny Russian mercenary groups and their proxies the use of third-country safe havens or bases of operations that can be used to project influence or support their operations globally; (5) coordinate diplomatic activities in countries in which the Wagner Group poses a national security threat; (6) engage with allies and partners of the United States to carry out the objectives described in paragraphs (1) through (5); and (7) make recommendations for sanctions, including regarding designations and any additional sanctions authorities that may be needed. (c) Composition (1) Leadership The Task Force shall be led by the Deputy Secretary of State or another senior official of the Department of State who has been designated by the Secretary of State to lead the Task Force. (2) Department of state representatives Members of the Task Force shall include representatives of— (A) relevant regional or functional bureaus of the Department of State; (B) the Global Engagement Center; (C) the Office of Sanctions Coordination; (D) the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy