,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ceg  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cggf  ,report ,no4 #aae-dhc  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,september #ad1 #bjag ,mr4 ,royce of    
,california 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1  
,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,ted ,lieu of       
,california1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mrs4   
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,poe of ,texas1 ,mr4     
,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4        
,langevin1 ,mrs4 ,wagner1 and ,mr4      
,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of ,pennsylvania7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,january #c1 #bjah ,additional
 sponsors3 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,connolly1
 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4         
,kinzinger1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,graves 
of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4        
,francis ,rooney of ,florida1 ,mr4      
,marino1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,frankel 
of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south     
,carolina1 and ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida
  ,january #c1 #bjah ,reported with an  
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  

of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on          
,september #ad1 #bjag  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
support ,united ,states international   
cyber diplomacy1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,cyber ,diplomacy ,act of  
#bjag4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3  7#a7 ,the stated goal of
 the ,united ,states ,international     
,strategy for ,cyberspace1 launched on  
,may #af1 #bjaa1 is to work             
internationally to promote an open1     
interoperable1 secure1 and reliable     
information and communications          
infrastructure that supports            
international trade and commerce1       
strengthens international security1 and 
fosters free expression and innovation  
''' in which norms of responsible       
behavior guide ,states' actions1 sustain

 partnerships1 and support the rule of  
law in cyberspace44  7#b7 ,the ,group of
 ,governmental ,experts 7,,gge7 on      
,developments in the ,field of          
,information and ,telecommunications in 
the ,context of ,international          
,security1 established by the ,united   
,nations ,general ,assembly1 concluded  
in its ,june #bd1 #bjac1 report that    
,state sovereignty and the international
 norms and principles that flow from it 
apply to ,states' conduct of information
 and communications technology or ,,ict 
related activities and to their         
jurisdiction over ,,ict infrastructure  
with their territory44  7#c7 ,on        
,january #ac1 #bjae1 ,china1            
,kazakhstan1 ,kyrgyzstan1 ,russia1      
,tajikistan1 and ,uzbekistan proposed a 
troubling international code of conduct 
for information security which defines  
responsible ,state behavior in          
cyberspace to include curbing the       
dissemination of information and the    
right to independent control of         

information and communications          
technology when a country's political   
security is threatened4  7#d7 ,the ,july
 #bb1 #bjae1 ,,gge consensus report     
found that1 norms of responsible ,state 
behavior can reduce risks to            
international peace1 security and       
stability44  7#e7 ,on ,september #be1   
#bjae1 the ,united ,states and ,china   
announced a commitment that neither     
country's government will conduct or    
knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of
 intellectual property1 including trade 
secrets or other confidential business  
information1 with the intent of         
providing competitive advantages to     
companies or commercial sectors44  7#f7 
,at the ,antalya ,summit from ,november 
#ae-af1 #bjae1 the ,group of #bj 7,g#bj7
 ,leaders' ,communique affirmed the     
applicability of international law to   
,state behavior in cyberspace1 called on
 ,states to refrain from cyber-enabled  
theft of intellectual property for      
commercial gain1 and endorsed the view  

that all ,states should abide by norms  
of responsible behavior4  7#g7 ,the     
,march #bjaf ,department of ,state      
,international ,cyberspace ,policy      
,strategy noted that1 the ,department of
 ,state anticipates a continued increase
 and expansion of our cyber-focused     
diplomatic efforts for the foreseeable  
future44  7#h7 ,on ,december #a1 #bjaf1 
the ,commission on ,enhancing ,national 
,cybersecurity established within the   
,department of ,commerce recommended the
 ,president should appoint an           
,ambassador for ,cybersecurity to lead  
,u4,s4 engagement with the international
 community on cybersecurity strategies1 
standards1 and practices44  7#i7 ,the   
#bjag ,group of #g 7,g#g7 ,declaration  
on ,responsible ,states ,behavior in    
,cyberspace recognized on ,april #aa1   
#bjag1 the urgent necessity of increased
 international cooperation to promote   
security and stability in cyberspace '''
 consisting of the applicability of     
existing international law to ,state    

behavior in cyberspace1 the promotion of
 voluntary1 non-binding norms of        
responsible ,state behavior during      
peacetime and reaffirmed that the same  
rights that people have offline must    
also be protected online44  7#aj7 ,in   
testimony before the ,select ,committee 
on ,intelligence of the ,senate on ,may 
#aa1 #bjag1 the ,director of ,national  
,intelligence identified six cyber      
threat actors1 including ,russia for    
efforts to influence the #bjaf ,,us     
election2 ,china1 for actively targeting
 the ,,us ,government1 its allies1 and  
,,us companies for cyber espionage2     
,iran for leverageing cyber espionage1  
propaganda1 and attacks to support its  
security priorities1 influence events   
and foreign perceptions1 and counter    
threats2 ,north ,korea for previously   
conducting cyber-attacks against ,,us   
commercial entities--specifically1 ,sony
 ,pictures ,entertainment in #bjad2     
terrorists1 who use the ,internet to    
organize1 recruit1 spread propaganda1   

raise funds1 collect intelligence1      
inspire action by followers1 and        
coordinate operations2 and criminals who
 are also developing and using          
sophisticated cyber tools for a variety 
of purposes including theft1 extortion1 
and facilitation of other criminal      
activities4  7#aa7 ,on ,may #aa1 #bjag1 
,president ,trump issued ,presidential  
,executive ,order #achjj on             
,strengthening the ,cybersecurity of    
,federal ,networks and ,infrastructure  
which designated the ,secretary of      
,state to lead an interagency effort to 
develop strategic options for the       
,president to deter adversaries from    
cyber threats and an engagement strategy
 for international cooperation in       
cybersecurity1 noting that the ,united  
,states is especially dependent on a    
globally secure and resilient internet  
and must work with allies and other     
partners toward maintaining the policy  
of the executive branch to promote an   
open1 interoperable1 reliable1 and      

secure internet that fosters efficiency1
 innovation1 communication1 and economic
 prosperity1 while respecting privacy   
and guarding against deception1 fraud1  
and theft44  #c4 ,united ,states        
international cyberspace policy  7a7 ,in
 general ,congress declares that it is  
the policy of the ,united ,states to    
work internationally with allies and    
other partners to promote an open1      
interoperable1 reliable1 unfettered1 and
 secure internet governed by the        
multistakeholder model which promotes   
human rights1 democracy1 and rule of    
law1 including freedom of expression1   
innovation1 communication1 and economic 
prosperity1 while respecting privacy and
 guarding against deception1 fraud1 and 
theft4  7b7 ,implementation ,in         
implementing the policy described in    
subsection 7a71 the ,president1 in      
consultation with outside actors1       
including technology companies1         
nongovernmental organizations1 security 
researchers1 and other relevant         

stakeholders1 shall pursue the following
 objectives in the conduct of bilateral 
and multilateral relations3  7#a7       
,clarifying the applicability of        
international laws and norms1 including 
the law of armed conflict1 to the use of
 ,,ict4  7#b7 ,clarifying that countries
 that fall victim to malicious cyber    
activities have the right to take       
proportionate countermeasures under     
international law1 provided such        
measures do not violate a fundamental   
human right or peremptory norm4  7#c7   
,reducing and limiting the risk of      
escalation and retaliation in           
cyberspace1 such as massive             
denial-of-service attacks1 damage to    
critical infrastructure1 or other       
malicious cyber activity that impairs   
the use and operation of critical       
infrastructure that provides services to
 the public4  7#d7 ,cooperating with    
like-minded democratic countries that   
share common values and cyberspace      
policies with the ,united ,states1      

including respect for human rights1     
democracy1 and rule of law1 to advance  
such values and policies                
internationally4  7#e7 ,securing and    
implementing commitments on responsible 
country behavior in cyberspace based    
upon accepted norms1 including the      
following3  7,a7 ,countries should not  
conduct or knowingly support            
cyber-enabled theft of intellectual     
property1 including trade secrets or    
other confidential business information1
 with the intent of providing           
competitive advantages to companies or  
commercial sectors4  7,b7 ,countries    
should cooperate in developing and      
applying measures to increase stability 
and security in the use of ,i,c,ts and  
to prevent ,,ict practices that are     
acknowledged to be harmful or that may  
pose threats to international peace and 
security4  7,c7 ,countries should take  
all appropriate and reasonable efforts  
to keep their territories clear of      
intentionally wrongful acts using       

,i,c,ts in violation of international   
commitments4  7,d7 ,countries should not
 conduct or knowingly support ,,ict     
activity that1 contrary to international
 law1 intentionally damages or otherwise
 impairs the use and operation of       
critical infrastructure1 and should take
 appropriate measures to protect their  
critical infrastructure from ,,ict      
threats4  7,e7 ,countries should not    
conduct or knowingly support malicious  
international activity that1 contrary to
 international law1 harms the           
information systems of authorized       
emergency response teams 7sometimes     
known as computer emergency response    
teams or cybersecurity incident response
 teams7 or related private sector       
companies of another country4  7,f7     
,countries should identify economic     
drivers and incentives to promote       
securely-designed ,,ict products and to 
develop policy and legal frameworks to  
promote the development of secure       
internet architecture4  7,g7 ,countries 

should respond to appropriate requests  
for assistance to mitigate malicious    
,,ict activity aimed at the critical    
infrastructure of another country       
emanating from their territory4  7,h7   
,countries should not restrict          
cross-border data flows or require local
 storage or processing of data4  7,i7   
,countries should protect the exercise  
of human rights and fundamental freedoms
 on the ,internet and commit to the     
principle that the human rights that    
people have offline enjoy the same      
protections online4  #d4 ,department of 
,state responsibilities  7a7 ,office of 
,cyber ,issues ,section #a of the ,state
 ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of
 #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsection 7g7 as subsection 7h72 and   
7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7f7  
the following new subsection3  7g7      
,office of ,cyber ,issues  7#a7 ,in     
general ,there is established an ,office
 of ,cyber ,issues 7in this subsection  

referred to as the ,office74 ,the head  
of the ,office shall have the rank and  
status of ambassador and be appointed by
 the ,president1 by and with the advice 
and consent of the ,senate4  7#b7       
,duties  7,a7 ,in general ,the head of  
the ,office shall perform such duties   
and exercise such powers as the         
,secretary of ,state shall prescribe1   
including implementing the policy of the
 ,united ,states described in section #c
 of the ,cyber ,diplomacy ,act of #bjag4
  7,b7 ,duties described ,the principal 
duties of the head of the ,office shall 
be to-- 7i7 serve as the principal      
cyber-policy official within the senior 
management of the ,department of ,state 
and advisor to the ,secretary of ,state 
for cyber issues2  7ii7 lead the        
,department of ,state's diplomatic      
cyberspace efforts generally1 including 
relating to international cybersecurity1
 internet access1 internet freedom1     
digital economy1 cybercrime1 deterrence 
and international responses to cyber    

threats2  7iii7 promote an open1        
interoperable1 reliable1 unfettered1 and
 secure information and communications  
technology infrastructure globally2     
7iv7 represent the ,secretary of ,state 
in interagency efforts to develop and   
advance the ,united ,states             
international cyberspace policy2  7v7   
coordinate within the ,department of    
,state and with other components of the 
,united ,states ,government cyberspace  
efforts and other relevant functions1   
including countering terrorists' use of 
cyberspace2 and  7vi7 act as liaison to 
public and private sector entities on   
relevant cyberspace issues4  7#c7       
,qualifications ,the head of the ,office
 should be an individual of demonstrated
 competency in the field of--  7,a7     
cybersecurity and other relevant cyber  
issues2 and  7,b7 international         
diplomacy4  7#d7 ,organizational        
placement ,the head of the ,office shall
 report to the ,under ,secretary for    
,political ,affairs or official holding 

a higher position in the ,department of 
,state4  7#e7 ,rule of construction     
,nothing in this subsection may be      
construed as precluding-- 7,a7 the      
,office from being elevated to a ,bureau
 of the ,department of ,state2 and  7,b7
 the head of the ,office from being     
elevated to an ,assistant ,secretary1 if
 such an ,assistant ,secretary position 
does not increase the number of         
,assistant ,secretary positions at the  
,department above the number authorized 
under subsection 7c77#a74  4  7b7 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that the ,office of ,cyber    
,issues established under section #a7;g7
 of the ,state ,department ,basic       
,authorities ,act of #aief 7as amended  
by subsection 7a7 of this section7      
should be a ,bureau of the ,department  
of ,state headed by an ,assistant       
,secretary1 subject to the rule of      
construction specified in paragraph     
7#e77;,b7 of such section #a7;g74  7c7  
,united ,nations ,the ,permanent        

,representative of the ,united ,states  
to the ,united ,nations shall use the   
voice1 vote1 and influence of the       
,united ,states to oppose any measure   
that is inconsistent with the ,united   
,states international cyberspace policy 
described in section #c4  #e4           
,international cyberspace executive     
arrangements  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,president is encouraged to enter into  
executive arrangements with foreign     
governments that support the ,united    
,states international cyberspace policy 
described in section #c4  7b7           
,transmission to ,congress ,the text of 
any executive arrangement 7including the
 text of any oral arrangement1 which    
shall be reduced to writing7 entered    
into by the ,united ,states under       
subsection 7a7 shall be transmitted to  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate not later than five days after 
such arrangement is signed or otherwise 

agreed to1 together with an explanation 
of such arrangement1 its purpose1 how   
such arrangement is consistent with the 
,united ,states international cyberspace
 policy described in section #c1 and how
 such arrangement will be implemented4  
7c7 ,status report ,not later than one  
year after the text of an executive     
arrangement is transmitted to ,congress 
pursuant to subsection 7b7 and annually 
thereafter for seven years1 or until    
such an arrangement has been            
discontinued1 the ,president shall      
report to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate on   
the status of such arrangement1         
including an evidence-based assessment  
of whether all parties to such          
arrangement have fulfilled their        
commitments under such arrangement and  
if not1 what steps the ,united ,states  
has taken or plans to take to ensure all
 such commitments are fulfilled1 whether

 the stated purpose of such arrangement 
is being achieved1 and whether such     
arrangement positively impacts building 
of cyber norms internationally4 ,each   
such report shall include metrics to    
support its findings4  7d7 ,existing    
executive arrangements ,not later than  
#fj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,president shall     
satisfy the requirements of subsection  
7c7 for the following executive         
arrangements already in effect3  7#a7   
,the arrangement announced between the  
,united ,states and ,japan on ,april    
#be1 #bjad4  7#b7 ,the arrangement      
announced between the ,united ,states   
and the ,united ,kingdom on ,january    
#af1 #bjae4  7#c7 ,the arrangement      
announced between the ,united ,states   
and ,china on ,september #be1 #bjae4    
7#d7 ,the arrangement announced between 
the ,united ,states and ,korea on       
,october #af1 #bjae4  7#e7 ,the         
arrangement announced between the       
,united ,states and ,australia on       

,january #ai1 #bjaf4  7#f7 ,the         
arrangement announced between the       
,united ,states and ,india on ,june #g1 
#bjaf4  7#g7 ,the arrangement announced 
between the ,united ,states and         
,argentina on ,april #bg1 #bjag4  7#h7  
,the arrangement announced between the  
,united ,states and ,kenya on ,june #bb1
 #bjag4  7#i7 ,the arrangement announced
 between the ,united ,states and ,israel
 on ,june #bf1 #bjag4  7#aj7 ,any other 
similar bilateral or multilateral       
arrangement announced before the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  #f4       
,international strategy for cyberspace  
7a7 ,strategy required ,not later than  
one year after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1
 in coordination with the heads of other
 relevant ,federal departments and      
agencies1 shall produce a strategy      
relating to ,united ,states             
international policy with regard to     
cyberspace4  7b7 ,elements ,the strategy
 required under subsection 7a7 shall    

include the following3 7#a7 ,a review of
 actions and activities undertaken to   
support the ,united ,states             
international cyberspace policy         
described in section #c4  7#b7 ,a plan  
of action to guide the diplomacy of the 
,department of ,state with regard to    
foreign countries1 including conducting 
bilateral and multilateral activities to
 develop the norms of responsible       
international behavior in cyberspace1   
and status review of existing efforts in
 multilateral fora to obtain agreements 
on international norms in cyberspace4   
7#c7 ,a review of alternative concepts  
with regard to international norms in   
cyberspace offered by foreign countries4
  7#d7 ,a detailed description of new   
and evolving threats to ,united ,states 
national security in cyberspace from    
foreign countries1 ,state-sponsored     
actors1 and private actors to ,federal  
and private sector infrastructure of the
 ,united ,states1 intellectual property 
in the ,united ,states1 and the privacy 

of citizens of the ,united ,states4     
7#e7 ,a review of policy tools available
 to the ,president to deter and         
de-escalate tensions with foreign       
countries1 ,state-sponsored actors1 and 
private actors regarding threats in     
cyberspace1 and to what degree such     
tools have been used and whether or not 
such tools have been effective4  7#f7 ,a
 review of resources required to conduct
 activities to build responsible norms  
of international cyber behavior4  7#g7  
,a clarification of the applicability of
 international laws and norms1 including
 the law of armed conflict1 to the use  
of ,,ict4  7#h7 ,a clarification that   
countries that fall victim to malicious 
cyber activities have the right to take 
proportionate countermeasures under     
international law1 including exercising 
the right to collective and individual  
self-defense4  7#i7 ,a plan of action to
 guide the diplomacy of the ,department 
of ,state with regard to existing mutual
 defense agreements1 including the      

inclusion in such agreements of         
information relating to the             
applicability of malicious cyber        
activities in triggering mutual defense 
obligations4  7c7 ,form of strategy     
7#a7 ,public availability ,the strategy 
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
available to the public in unclassified 
form1 including through publication in  
the ,federal ,register4  7#b7           
,classified annex  7,a7 ,in general ,if 
the ,secretary of ,state determines that
 such is appropriate1 the strategy      
required under subsection 7a7 may       
include a classified annex consistent   
with ,united ,states national security  
interests4  7,b7 ,rule of construction  
,nothing in this subsection may be      
construed as authorizing the public     
disclosure of an unclassified annex     
under subparagraph 7,a74  7d7 ,briefing 
,not later than #cj days after the      
production of the strategy required     
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 
,state shall brief the ,committee on    

,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate on   
such strategy1 including any material   
contained in a classified annex4  7e7   
,updates ,the strategy required under   
subsection 7a7 shall be updated-- 7#a7  
not later than #ij days after there has 
been any material change to ,united     
,states policy as described in such     
strategy2 and  7#b7 not later than one  
year after each inauguration of a new   
,president4  7f7 ,preexisting           
requirement ,upon the production and    
publication of the report required under
 section #c7;c7 of the ,presidential    
,executive ,order #achjj on             
,strengthening the ,cybersecurity of    
,federal ,networks and ,critical        
,infrastructure on ,may #aa1 #bjag1 such
 report shall be considered as          
satisfying the requirement under        
subsection 7a7 of this section4  #g4    
,annual country reports on human rights 
practices  7a7 ,report relating to      

economic assistance ,section #aaf of the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baean7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7h7  7#a7 ,the report required by     
subsection 7d7 shall include an         
assessment of freedom of expression with
 respect to electronic information in   
each foreign country4 ,such assessment  
shall consist of the following3  7,a7   
,an assessment of the extent to which   
government authorities in each country  
inappropriately attempt to filter1      
censor1 or otherwise block or remove    
nonviolent expression of political or   
religious opinion or belief via the     
internet1 including electronic mail1 as 
well as a description of the means by   
which such authorities attempt to block 
or remove such expression4  7,b7 ,an    
assessment of the extent to which       
government authorities in each country  
have persecuted or otherwise punished an
 individual or group for the nonviolent 
expression of political1 religious1 or  

ideological opinion or belief via the   
internet1 including electronic mail4    
7,c7 ,an assessment of the extent to    
which government authorities in each    
country have sought to inappropriately  
collect1 request1 obtain1 or disclose   
personally identifiable information of a
 person in connection with such person's
 nonviolent expression of political1    
religious1 or ideological opinion or    
belief1 including expression that would 
be protected by the ,international      
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights4  7,d7 ,an assessment of the    
extent to which wire communications and 
electronic communications are monitored 
without regard to the principles of     
privacy1 human rights1 democracy1 and   
rule of law4  7#b7 ,in compiling data   
and making assessments for the purposes 
of paragraph 7#a71 ,united ,states      
diplomatic personnel shall consult with 
human rights organizations1 technology  
and internet companies1 and other       
appropriate nongovernmental             

organizations4  7#c7 ,in this           
subsection-- 7,a7 the term electronic   
communication has the meaning given such
 term in section #beaj of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code2  7,b7 the term   
internet has the meaning given such term
 in section #bca7;e77#c7 of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bca7;e77#c772  7,c7 the term 
personally identifiable information     
means data in a form that identifies a  
particular person2 and  7,d7 the term   
wire communication has the meaning given
 such term in section #beaj of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  4  7b7     
,report relating to security assistance 
,section #ejb;,b of the ,foreign        
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcjd7 is amended-- 7#a7 by            
redesignating the second subsection 7i7 
7relating to child marriage status7 as  
subsection 7j72 and  7#b7 by adding at  
the end the following new subsection3   
7k7 7#a7 ,the report required by        
subsection 7b7 shall include an         

assessment of freedom of expression with
 respect to electronic information in   
each foreign country4 ,such assessment  
shall consist of the following3  7,a7   
,an assessment of the extent to which   
government authorities in each country  
inappropriately attempt to filter1      
censor1 or otherwise block or remove    
nonviolent expression of political or   
religious opinion or belief via the     
internet1 including electronic mail1 as 
well as a description of the means by   
which such authorities attempt to block 
or remove such expression4  7,b7 ,an    
assessment of the extent to which       
government authorities in each country  
have persecuted or otherwise punished an
 individual or group for the nonviolent 
expression of political1 religious1 or  
ideological opinion or belief via the   
internet1 including electronic mail4    
7,c7 ,an assessment of the extent to    
which government authorities in each    
country have sought to inappropriately  
collect1 request1 obtain1 or disclose   

personally identifiable information of a
 person in connection with such person's
 nonviolent expression of political1    
religious1 or ideological opinion or    
belief1 including expression that would 
be protected by the ,international      
,covenant on ,civil and ,political      
,rights4  7,d7 ,an assessment of the    
extent to which wire communications and 
electronic communications are monitored 
without regard to the principles of     
privacy1 human rights1 democracy1 and   
rule of law4  7#b7 ,in compiling data   
and making assessments for the purposes 
of paragraph 7#a71 ,united ,states      
diplomatic personnel shall consult with 
human rights organizations1 technology  
and internet companies1 and other       
appropriate nongovernmental             
organizations4  7#c7 ,in this           
subsection-- 7,a7 the term electronic   
communication has the meaning given such
 term in section #beaj of title #ah1    
,united ,states ,code2  7,b7 the term   
internet has the meaning given such term

 in section #bca7;e77#c7 of the         
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bca7;e77#c772  7,c7 the term 
personally identifiable information     
means data in a form that identifies a  
particular person2 and  7,d7 the term   
wire communication has the meaning given
 such term in section #beaj of title    
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code4  4  ,january
 #c1 #bjah ,reported with an amendment1 
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed