,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gicg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbj,mr4  
,mc,caul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize       
appropriations to c\nt] ! malign        
influ5ce ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,*9ese     
,communi/ ,p>ty ,malign ,influ5ce ,act4 
#b4 ,au?orization  7a7 ,c\nt]+ ,*9ese   
influ5ce fund ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ #cjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd = ! ,c\nt]+      
,*9ese ,influ5ce ,fund to c\nt] ! malign
 influ5ce ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty    
globally4 ,am\nts appropriat$ pursuant  
to ?is au?orization are au?oriz$ to     
rema9 available until exp5d$ & %all     
supplem5t1 n supplant1 am\nts o!rwise   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c\nt] su* 
influ5ce4  7b7 ,consultation requir$    
,am\nts appropriat$ or o!rwise made     
available to c\nt] ! malign influ5ce ( !

 ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty globally1       
includ+ pursuant to ! au?orization "u   
subsection 7a7 or be=e ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 %all be subject to 
prior consultation )1 & ! regul>        
notification proc$ures (-- 7#a7 !       
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations & ! ,committee on  
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  7c7 ,policy
 ,guidance1 ,coord9ation1 & ,approval   
7#a7 ,coord9ator ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate   
%all designate a s5ior (ficial ( !      
,dep>tm5t at ! rank ( ,assi/ant         
,secret>y or above to provide policy    
guidance1 coord9ation1 & approval = !   
obligation ( funds au?oriz$ pursuant to 
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,duties ,! s5ior  
(ficial designat$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be responsible = ! coord9ation
 & approval ( all programm+ conduct$ us+
 ! funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ by  
subsection 7a71 bas$ on a det]m9ation t 
su* programm+ c\nt]s ! malign influ5ce &

 activities ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty  
pursuant to ! /rategic objectives ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 z e/abli%$ 9 ! #bjag     
,national ,security ,/rategy1 ! #bjah   
,national ,def5se ,/rategy1 & o!r       
relevant national & regional /rategies z
 appropriate4  7#c7 ,int]ag5cy          
coord9ation ,! s5ior (ficial designat$  
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 9       
coord9at+ & approv+ programm+ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#b71 seek to-- 7,a7 conduct
 appropriate int]ag5cy consultation2 &  
7,b7 ensure1 to ! maximum ext5t         
practicable1 t all approv$ programm+    
functions 9 conc]t ) o!r ,f$]al         
activities to c\nt] ! malign influ5ce & 
activities ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty4  
7#d7 ,assi/ant coord9ator ,!            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,int]national ,developm5t %all designate
 a s5ior (ficial at ! rank ( ,assi/ant  
,adm9i/rator or above to assi/ & consult
 ! s5ior (ficial designat$ pursuant to  
p>agraph 7#a74  7d7 ,malign influ5ce ,9 
?is section1 ! t]m malign influ5ce )    

respect to ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty %\ld
 be con/ru$ to include acts conduct$ by 
! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or entities    
act+ on its behalf t-- 7#a7 und]m9e a   
free & op5 int]national ord]2  7#b7     
advance an alt]native1 repressive       
int]national ord] t bol/]s ! ,*9ese     
,communi/ ,p>ty's hegemonic ambitions & 
is *>act]iz$ by co]cion & dep5d5cy2     
7#c7 und]m9e ! national security or     
sov]eignty ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or o!r     
c\ntries2 or  7#d7 und]m9e ! economic   
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or o!r       
c\ntries1 includ+ by promot+ corruption4