### Question
What does foreign malign influence mean?


### Answer
**Foreign malign influence** has the following meaning in *50 U.S.C. § 3059*:

> any hostile effort undertaken by, at the direction of, or on behalf of or with the substantial support of, the government of a covered foreign country with the objective of influencing, through overt or covert means—


(A) the political, military, economic, or other policies or activities of the United States Government or State or local governments, including any election within the United States

#### Citation:
  - *50 U.S.C. § 3059*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 44-NATIONAL SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-COORDINATION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY**

