# Guidance on Specified Persons Under Section 231 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017
**ACTION:**
Guidance to specify persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation; notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Department of State is issuing this guidance to specify the persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation. This guidance, including the list specifying persons, was developed through a robust interagency process and may be updated or amended as circumstances warrant.
*Applicable Dates:* The specification of persons identified in this notice pursuant to the Act is applicable on December 4, 2017.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Philip A. Foley, Director, Office of Counterproliferation Initiatives, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: 202-647-5193, *[email protected].*
**Background**
Pursuant to the authority in Section 231(d) of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (Pub. L. 115-44), (“the Act”), the Secretary of State is issuing this guidance to specify the following as persons that are part of, or operate for or on behalf of, the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation:
Section 231(d) List regarding the Russian Defense Sector of the Government of the Russian Federation
Admiralty Shipyard JSC
Almaz-Antey Air and Space Defense Corporation JSC
Dolgoprudny Research Production JSC
Federal Research and Production Center Titan Barrikady JSC (Titan Design Bureau)
Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (Baikal)
Izhmash Concern JSC
Kalashnikov Concern JSC
Kalinin Machine Building Plant JSC (KMZ)
KBP Instrument Design Bureau
MIC NPO Mashinostroyenia
Molot Oruzhie
Mytishchinski Mashinostroitelny Zavod
Novator Experimental Design Bureau
NPO High Precision Systems JSC
NPO Splav JSC
Oboronprom OJSC
Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET)
Radiotechnical and Information Systems (RTI) Concern
Research and Production Corporation Uralvagonzavod JSC
Rosoboronexport OJSC (ROE)
Rostec (Russian Technologies State Corporation)
Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG
Russian Helicopters JSC
Sozvezdie Concern JSC
State Research and Production Enterprise Bazalt JSC
Sukhoi Aviation JSC
Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC
Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute JSC
Tupolev JSC
United Aircraft Corporation
United Engine Corporation
United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation
United Shipbuilding Corporation
Section 231(d) List regarding the Russian Intelligence Sector of the Government of the Russian Federation
Autonomous Noncommercial Professional Organization/Professional Association of Designers of Data Processing (ANO PO KSI)
Federal Security Service (FSB)
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU)
Special Technology Center
Zorsecurity
Dated: October 26, 2017.
Rex W. Tillerson,
Secretary of State.