,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gfej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #c1 #bjbb,mr4   
,keating 7for himself and ,mr4          
,cicilline7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in 
addition to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to promote international    
press freedom1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,international ,press ,freedom  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,findings2 sense of 
,congress  7a7 ,findings ,congress makes
 the following findings3 7#a7 ,even as  
the number of journalists killed in war 
zones has reached a historic low1 the   
number of journalists killed or targeted
 in countries at peace continues to     
remain at historically high levels4 ,in 

#bjbj1 more than #b_/c of all media     
fatalities took place in countries at   
peace4  7#b7 ,even as the ,,covid-#ai   
pandemic reduced the number of          
journalists reporting from the field1   
,reporters ,without ,borders 7,,rsf7    
reported that #ej journalists were      
killed in #bjbj4 ,additionally1 as of   
,december #bjbj1 #chg journalists       
remained imprisoned worldwide1          
continuing the historically high trend  
seen in previous years1 and #eg         
journalists were held hostage4  7#c7 ,as
 the frontier between countries at war  
and countries at peace continues to     
disappear1 more must be done to protect 
journalists and activists defending     
human rights and spreading awareness of 
abuse and corruption4  7b7 ,sense of    
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 a free and vibrant press is 
the fulcrum of democracy2  7#b7 the     
protection and advancement of the       
freedom of expression is a foundational 
value of the ,united ,states2  7#c7 the 

,universal ,declaration of ,human       
,rights1 which the ,general ,assembly of
 the ,united ,nations adopted in #aidh  
with the ,united ,states voting in      
favor1 defines freedom of expression1   
which includes a free press1 as a       
fundamental human right2  7#d7 the      
,international ,covenant on ,civil and  
,political ,rights1 which the ,united   
,states ratified in #aiib1 specifies    
that everyone shall have the freedom to 
seek1 receive and impart information and
 ideas of all kinds1 regardless of      
frontiers1 either orally1 in writing or 
in print1 in the form of art1 or through
 any other media of his choice2 and     
7#e7 it is in the national security     
interest of the ,united ,states to      
promote the spread of democratic values 
and institutions worldwide4  #c4 ,office
 on ,international ,press ,freedom2     
,coordinator for ,international ,press  
,freedom  7a7 ,establishment of office  
,there is established within the        
,department of ,state an ,office on     

,international ,press ,freedom 7referred
 to in this section as the ,office74    
7b7 ,coordinator for ,international     
,press ,freedom  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,office shall be headed by the          
,coordinator for ,international ,press  
,freedom appointed under paragraph 7#b74
  7#b7 ,appointment ,the ,coordinator   
shall be appointed by the ,secretary of 
,state4  7#c7 ,reporting ,the           
,coordinator shall report to the        
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor4 
7c7 ,duties ,the ,coordinator for       
,international ,press ,freedom shall    
have the following responsibilities3    
7#a7 ,in general ,the primary           
responsibility of the ,coordinator shall
 be-- 7,a7 to advance the right to      
freedom of the press and freedom of     
expression abroad2  7,b7 to denounce    
violations of that right2  7,c7 to      
recommend appropriate responses by the  
,united ,states ,government when that   
right is violated2  7,d7 to recommend-- 

7i7 the issuance of nonimmigrant visas  
to individuals classified as threatened 
journalists under subsection 7s7 of     
section #bad of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd71 
as added by section #f7;a72 and  7ii7   
the provision of humanitarian parole to 
certain journalists under section       
#f7;b72 and  7,e7 to make individualized
 determinations with respect to the     
continued risk to the lives and safety  
of such individuals and journalists1 as 
described in section #f7;c74  7#b7      
,advisory role ,the ,coordinator shall--
 7,a7 be the principal adviser to the   
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor  
regarding matters affecting press       
freedom abroad2 and  7,b7 make          
recommendations regarding-- 7i7 the     
policies of the ,united ,states         
,government toward foreign governments  
that violate freedom of the press or    
fail to ensure the safety and freedom of
 persons engaged in free expression or  

journalism2 and  7ii7 policies to       
advance the right to free expression and
 freedom of the press abroad4  7#c7     
,diplomatic representation ,subject to  
the direction of the ,secretary of      
,state and the ,assistant ,secretary of 
,state for ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1  
and ,labor1 the ,coordinator is         
authorized to represent the ,united     
,states in matters and cases relevant to
 press freedom abroad in-- 7,a7 contacts
 with foreign governments1              
intergovernmental organizations1 and    
specialized agencies of the ,united     
,nations1 the ,organization for         
,security and ,co-operation in ,europe1 
and other international organizations of
 which the ,united ,states is a member2 
and  7,b7 multilateral conferences and  
meetings relevant to press freedom      
abroad4  7#d7 ,other duties ,the        
,coordinator shall have such other      
responsibilities in carrying out this   
,act as the ,secretary of ,state and the
 ,assistant ,secretary of ,state for    

,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor  
determine4  7d7 ,funding ,the ,secretary
 of ,state shall provide the            
,coordinator for ,international ,press  
,freedom with such funds as may be      
necessary for the hiring of staff for-- 
7#a7 the ,office2  7#b7 the conduct of  
investigations by the ,office2 and  7#c7
 necessary travel4  #d4 ,at-,risk       
,journalists ,fund  7a7 ,establishment  
,there is established in the ,treasury  
of the ,united ,states a fund1 to be    
known as the ,at-,risk ,journalists     
,fund 7in this section referred to as   
the ,fund71 to be administered by the   
,secretary of ,state4  7b7 ,purposes of 
the ,fund ,the ,secretary of ,state     
shall use the amounts in the ,fund for  
the following purposes3 7#a7 ,to support
 journalists operating in restrictive   
environments by providing-- 7,a7        
training in digital identity protection 
and physical security2 and  7,b7        
psycho-social care4  7#b7 ,to provide   
short-term emergency assistance to      

support and protect journalists who have
 been threatened1 harassed1 or attacked 
and need to relocate1 which may be      
provided through existing mechanisms    
such as the ,human ,rights ,defenders   
,fund of the ,department of ,state4     
7#c7 ,to provide medium-term emergency  
assistance resources for journalists in 
danger1 including continuing support to 
journalists described in paragraph 7#b7 
whose relocations must be extended due  
to ongoing security concerns4  7c7 ,use 
of funds ,amounts authorized to be      
appropriated under subsection 7e7 shall 
be obligated and expended consistent    
with the action plan required by section
 #gjcb7;i77#a7 of the ,department of    
,state1 ,foreign ,operations1 and       
,related ,programs ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjah 7division ,k of ,public ,law     
#aae-ada74  7d7 ,annual report to       
,congress  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than ,march #a of each year1 the        
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 appropriate committees of ,congress a  

report on the ,fund4  7#b7 ,elements    
,each report required by paragraph 7#a7 
shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the  
total amount expended from the ,fund    
during the previous calendar year for   
each of the purposes specified in       
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,a description of 
the specific programs implemented using 
amounts from the ,fund during such year4
  7,c7 ,data regarding the number and   
nationality of journalists assisted     
using such amounts during such year4    
7,d7 ,such accounts of individuals      
assisted by the ,fund during such year  
that the ,secretary of ,state considers 
relevant to share4  7#c7 ,definition of 
appropriate committees of ,congress ,in 
this subsection1 the term appropriate   
commitees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the 
,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the  
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,human ,rights ,caucus of the ,senate2  
and  7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,affairs1 the ,committee on             
,appropriations1 and the ,tom ,lantos   

,human ,rights ,commission of the ,house
 of ,representatives4  7e7              
,authorization of appropriations  7#a7  
,in general ,there is authorized to be  
appropriated to the ,fund #cj1jjj1jjj to
 carry out this section for each of the 
#e fiscal years beginning with the first
 fiscal year that begins after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7    
,availability of amounts ,amounts       
authorized to be appropriated under     
paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available   
until expended4  7f7 ,sense of ,congress
 ,it is the sense of ,congress that--   
7#a7 amounts authorized to be           
appropriated under subsection 7e7 should
 be appropriated in addition to amounts 
regularly appropriated for other        
programs to promote human rights and    
civil society2 and  7#b7 support for    
civil society activists and other human 
rights defenders provided by the        
,federal ,government as of the date of  
the enactment of this ,act should not be
 decreased4  #e4 ,assistance to combat  

impunity  7a7 ,list of countries ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and not     
later than ,march #a of each year       
thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in
 consultation with the ,attorney        
,general of the ,united ,states and     
nongovernmental organizations with      
expertise in threats to journalists     
worldwide1 shall create a list of not   
less than #aj countries in which        
journalists face the greatest risk of   
murder1 assault1 harassment1            
intimidation1 or other crimes4  7b7     
,bureau of ,international ,narcotics and
 ,law ,enforcement programs  7#a7 ,in   
general ,of amounts appropriated each   
fiscal year for ,international          
,narcotics ,control and ,law            
,enforcement for bilateral assistance   
for each country identified in the list 
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,international ,narcotics and ,law      
,enforcement ,affairs shall use not less

 than #aj percent for programs to assist
 police1 prosecutors1 judges1 and other 
individuals-- 7,a7 to support the       
investigation and prosecution of        
individuals who commit crimes against   
journalists2 and  7,b7 to prevent such  
crimes4  7#b7 ,consultation ,the        
,assistant ,secretary of ,state for     
,international ,narcotics and ,law      
,enforcement ,affairs shall develop the 
programs described in paragraph 7#a7 in 
consultation with the ,bureau of        
,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 and ,labor  
of the ,department of ,state1 the       
,department of ,justice1 and other local
 or international organizations with    
expertise in threats to journalists in  
the relevant country4  7c7 ,annual      
report to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 and not 
later than ,march #a of each year       
thereafter1 the ,assistant ,secretary of
 ,state for ,international ,narcotics   
and ,law ,enforcement ,affairs1 in      

consultation with the ,assistant        
,secretary of ,state for ,democracy1    
,human ,rights1 and ,labor1 shall submit
 to ,congress a report outlining the    
efforts and level of success of such    
,assistant ,secretaries in combating    
impunity for attacks against            
journalists1 with special emphasis on   
the countries identified in the list    
required by subsection 7a74  7#b7       
,elements ,each report required by      
paragraph 7#a7 shall include the        
following3 7,a7 ,the number of          
journalists in foreign countries who    
were killed1 attacked1 harassed1 or     
intimidated during the previous calendar
 year4  7,b7 ,the number of cases of    
crimes against journalists in foreign   
countries that were prosecuted1 the     
number of convictions in those cases1   
and the sentences for individuals       
convicted1 during such year4  7,c7 ,a   
description of any relevant prevention  
efforts or training conducted by the    
,bureau of ,international ,narcotics and

 ,law ,enforcement ,affairs of the      
,department of ,state for host nation   
officials1 journalists1 or other        
individuals during such year4  #f4      
,nonimmigrant visas and humanitarian    
parole for threatened journalists  7a7  
,nonimmigrant visas  7#a7 ,expansion of 
foreign media nonimmigrant visa category
 ,section #aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,i77 is       
amended-- 7,a7 by inserting 7i7 before  
upon a basis2  7,b7 by striking him2 and
 inserting the alien2 or2 and  7,c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7ii7  
an alien who is classified as a         
threatened journalist under section     
#bad7s71 and the spouse and children of 
such an alien if accompanying or        
following to join the alien2  4  7#b7   
,threatened journalist defined ,section 
#bad of the ,immigration and            
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahd7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7s7 7#a7 ,an alien shall be 

classified as a threatened journalist   
under this subsection if the ,secretary 
of ,state1 the ,coordinator for         
,international ,press ,freedom1 or an   
appropriate ,chief of ,mission 7after   
consultation with the ,secretary or the 
,coordinator7 determines that-- 7,a7 the
 alien is a journalist who practices 7on
 a regular or professional basis7 the   
collection and dissemination of         
information to the public through any   
means of mass communication2  7,b7 the  
alien-- 7i7 has been threatened1        
harassed1 or attacked on account of1 or 
in the exercise of1 journalistic        
activity2 or  7ii7 has a well-founded   
fear of future persecution on account of
 the alien's journalistic activity2     
7,c7 the alien has conducted reporting  
consistent with the values and standards
 of professional journalism1 including--
 7i7 the collection and dissemination of
 information1 freely and in accordance  
with the principles of attachment to the
 truth1 plurality of points of view1 and

 rationality with respect to the methods
 of establishment of fact and fact      
verification2  7ii7 the demonstration of
 a commitment to free pursuit of the    
truth1 factual accuracy1 and no         
intention to harm2  7iii7 refraining    
from dissemination of misleading or     
incorrect information1 and refraining   
from concealing information that should 
be known to the public2  7iv7 the       
regular or professional collection of   
information and ideas and dissemination 
to the public through any means of mass 
communication2  7v7 the use of          
professional methods of establishing and
 verifying the facts1 and endeavoring to
 be factually accurate2  7vi7 behavior  
and actions that are in accordance with 
the principles of freedom of expression2
  7vii7 respect for ethical principles  
of the profession of journalism1 in     
particular the duties attached to such  
principles2  7viii7 the treatment of    
information in a manner that serves the 
general interests and the fundamental   

rights of the public1 and does not      
regard information as a commercial      
product2  7ix7 engagement in activities 
that fall within the framework of       
editorial independence2  7x7 the        
impartial presentation of facts1        
disregarding as much as possible his or 
her own interests and prejudices1 and   
rejection of all forms of connivance or 
conflict of interest2  7xi7 respect for 
the plurality of sources and points of  
view2  7xii7 a refusal to engage in     
manipulation of information2 and  7xiii7
 the observation and reporting of events
 without actively participating in them2
 and  7,d7 temporary measures           
implemented by the ,secretary of ,state 
using amounts authorized to be          
appropriated under section #d7;e7 of the
 ,international ,press ,freedom ,act of 
#bjbb are insufficient to protect the   
life or safety of the alien or the      
spouse or child of the alien4  7#b7 ,in 
processing nonimmigrant visa            
applications for aliens described in    

paragraph 7#a7 and the spouse and       
children of such aliens who are         
accompanying or following to join them1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7,a7   
offer interview appointments to such    
aliens not later than #c business days  
after receiving an application from such
 aliens2 and  7,b7 prioritize the review
 and processing of such applications    
ahead of any nonemergency nonimmigrant  
visa applications4  7#c7 ,in the case of
 an alien spouse admitted under section 
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i77ii71 who is          
accompanying or following to join a     
principal alien admitted under such     
section1 the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security shall authorize the alien     
spouse to engage in employment in the   
,united ,states and provide the spouse  
with an employment authorized           
endorsement or other appropriate work   
permit4  4  7#c7 ,change of status      
,section #bdh7;b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abeh7;b77 is amended by striking 7,t7  

or 7,u7 and inserting 7,i77ii71 7,t71 or
 7,u74  7#d7 ,rulemaking ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security shall amend part
 #bad of title #h1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 as appropriate1 to ensure 
that each alien described in section    
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i77ii7 of the           
,immigration and ,nationality ,act1 as  
added by paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 is       
permitted to remain in the ,united      
,states-- 7i7 while classified as a     
threatened journalist pursuant to       
section #bad7s7 of such ,act1 as added  
by paragraph 7#b72 or  7ii7 with respect
 to the spouse and children of a        
threatened journalist1 while such       
classification remains in effect for the
 spouse or parent2  7,b7 receives an    
,employment ,authorization ,document2   
7,c7 is not denied a nonimmigrant visa  
under such section                      
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i77ii7 or the extension 
of such visa based on the approval of a 
permanent labor certification1 the      
filing of a preference petition on      

behalf of the alien1 or the pursuit of  
refugee or asylee status2 and  7,d7 is  
provided with notification of each      
determination under subsection 7c74     
7#e7 ,applicability of regulation ,the  
final rule of the ,department of        
,homeland ,security entitled ,period of 
,admission and ,extensions of ,stay for 
,representatives of ,foreign            
,information ,media ,seeking to ,enter  
the ,united ,states 7#he ,fed4 ,reg4 #ia
 7,may #aa1 #bjbj77 shall not apply to a
 nonimmigrant described in section      
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i77ii74  7b7            
,humanitarian parole  7#a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
shall consider1 on a case-by-case basis 
for urgent humanitarian reasons1 and in 
accordance with section                 
#bab7;d77#e77;,b7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aahb7;d77#e77;,b771 the provision of   
humanitarian parole to aliens described 
in section #bad7s7 of such ,act1 as     
added by subsection 7a77#b71 who meet   

the criteria described in paragraph     
7#b74  7#b7 ,criteria  7,a7 ,life or    
safety at risk ,the ,secretary of       
,state1 the ,coordinator for            
,international ,press ,freedom1 or an   
appropriate ,chief of ,mission 7after   
consultation with the ,secretary or the 
,coordinator7 affirms that the life or  
safety of the alien is at risk if the   
alien remains in his or her country of  
origin or country of last habitual      
residence4  7,b7 ,written recommendation
 ,the ,secretary of ,state or the ,chief
 of ,mission 7after consultation with   
the ,secretary7 has submitted to the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security and   
the ,attorney ,general a favorable      
written recommendation that humanitarian
 parole for the alien furthers the      
foreign policy interests or national    
security interests of the ,united       
,states4  7#c7 ,preference for admission
 as nonimmigrant  7,a7 ,in general ,with
 respect to an alien who meets the      
criteria described in paragraph 7#b71   

subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the       
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
exercise a preference for admission as a
 nonimmigrant described in clause 7ii7  
of section #aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of such   
,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,i771
 as added by subsection 7a77#a74  7,b7  
,imminent danger ,in the case of        
imminent danger to such an alien-- 7i7  
7,i7 the ,secretary of ,state may submit
 to the ,secretary of ,homeland         
,security a request to parole the alien 
into the ,united ,states under this     
subsection2 and  7,,ii7 the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security may parole the   
alien into the ,united ,states2 or  7ii7
 the ,secretary of ,state may coordinate
 directly with the ,commissioner of     
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
for the parole of the alien into the    
,united ,states under this subsection4  
7c7 ,individualized determination with  
respect to continued risk to life or    
safety  7#a7 ,in general ,with respect  
to each alien admitted to the ,united   

,states as a threatened journalist      
described in clause 7ii7 of section     
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act1 as added by      
subsection 7a77#a71 or paroled into the 
,united ,states under subsection 7b71   
not less frequently than once every #e  
years after such admission or parole1   
the ,coordinator for ,international     
,press ,freedom shall make a            
determination as to whether the alien's 
life or safety would be at risk if the  
alien were to return to his or her      
country of origin or country of last    
habitual residence4  7#b7 ,notification 
,not later than #cj days after the date 
on which the ,coordinator makes a       
determination under paragraph 7#a71 the 
,coordinator shall notify the alien of  
such determination4  7#c7 ,effect of    
determination ,if the ,coordinator      
determines that an alien's life or      
safety would not be at risk if the alien
 were to return to his or her country of
 origin or country of last habitual     

residence1 not later than #abj days     
after the date of such determination--  
7,a7 the alien's status as a            
nonimmigrant described in paragraph     
7#ae77;,i77ii7 of section #aja7;a7 of   
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aja7;a77 shall terminate2
 and  7,b7 the alien shall be required--
 7i7 to depart the ,united ,states2 or  
7ii7 to change or adjust his or her     
status under the immigration laws 7as   
defined in such section7 to a status for
 which the alien is eligible4  #g4      
,training for refugee officers ,section 
#bjg7;f77#b7 of the ,immigration and    
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aaeg7;f77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2  7#b7 by striking      
include country-specific conditions1    
instruction and inserting 8include--    
7,a7 country-specific conditions2  7,b7 
instruction  2 and  7#c7 by adding at   
the end the following3  7,c7 instruction
 on the internationally recognized right

 to freedom of the press1 instruction on
 methods of persecution of1 or attacks  
on1 journalists in foreign countries1   
and applicable distinctions between     
traditional and nontraditional          
journalists4  4  #h4 ,training for      
,foreign ,service officers ,section #gjh
 of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djbh7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,freedom of expression ,the ,secretary  
of ,state1 with the assistance of other 
relevant officials1 such as the         
,coordinator for ,international ,press  
,freedom appointed under section        
#c7;b77#b7 of the ,international ,press 
,freedom ,act of #bjbb1 and             
distinguished nongovernmental           
organizations that advocate for press   
freedoms1 shall provide to each ,foreign
 ,service officer who will work overseas
 in the areas of political affairs1     
public diplomacy1 or consular affairs1  
or as a ,deputy ,chief of ,mission or   
,chief of ,mission1 pre-departure       

instruction that includes information   
about the following3 7#a7 ,the scope and
 value of freedom of expression4  7#b7  
,how violations of the freedom the press
 harm the interests of the ,united      
,states4  7#c7 ,the relevance of        
international freedom of the press to   
the advancement of the defense1         
diplomacy1 development1 and public      
affairs efforts and interests of the    
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,with respect to 
the country in which the ,foreign       
,service officer will be posted1 the    
nature1 severity1 and origins of threats
 facing journalists in their reporting  
and ,united ,states ,government and     
nongovernmental mechanisms available to 
mitigate those threats4  7#e7 ,the role 
of nontraditional media platforms and   
nontraditional journalists in the press 
in the country in which the ,foreign    
,service officer will be posted4  4  #i4
 ,reports  7a7 ,department of ,homeland 
,security annual report to ,congress    
,not later than ,march #a of each year1 

the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
shall submit a report to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress that           
identifies1 with respect to the         
preceding fiscal year-- 7#a7 the number 
of threatened journalist aliens who were
 issued a nonimmigrant visa under clause
 7ii7 of section #aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of  
the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act  
7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#ae77;,i771 as  
added by section #f7;a71 disaggregated  
by country of nationality2  7#b7 the    
number of family members of aliens      
described in paragraph 7#a7 who were    
issued a nonimmigrant visa under such   
clause 7ii71 disaggregated by country of
 nationality2  7#c7 the number of alien 
journalists who were granted            
humanitarian parole pursuant to section 
#f7;b7 due to their work as journalists1
 disaggregated by country of            
nationality2  7#d7 the number of family 
members of aliens described in paragraph
 7#c7 who were granted humanitarian     
parole pursuant to section #f7;b71      

disaggregated by country of nationality2
 and  7#e7 such other information as the
 ,secretary considers relevant4  7b7    
,government ,accountability ,office     
report to ,congress  7#a7 ,in general   
,not later than #b years after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and every
 #c years thereafter on ,march #a1 the  
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of ,congress a report        
analyzing the barriers that prevent     
foreign journalists from obtaining visas
 for admission into the ,united ,states4
  7#b7 ,elements ,the report required by
 paragraph 7#a7 shall assess the        
following3 7,a7 ,the success of programs
 relating to in-country support for     
foreign journalists1 temporary          
resettlement of such journalists in     
third countries1 admission of such      
journalists under clause 7ii7 of section
 #aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of the ,immigration 
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,i771 as added by       

section #f7;a71 and humanitarian parole 
for such journalists under section      
#f7;b74  7,b7 ,the processing speeds and
 delays in the program providing        
nonimmigrant visas to journalists under 
clause 7ii7 of section                  
#aja7;a77#ae77;,i7 of the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77#ae77;,i771 as added by       
section #f7;a74  7#c7 ,consultation ,in 
preparing the report required by        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,comptroller        
,general shall consult with-- 7,a7 the  
,attorney ,general2  7,b7 the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security2  7,c7 the      
,secretary of ,state2 and  7,d7         
nongovernmental organizations that      
advocate for the safety of journalists1 
as determined by the ,comptroller       
,general4  7#d7 ,definition of          
appropriate committees of ,congress ,in 
this subsection1 the term appropriate   
committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   

,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee  
on the ,judiciary1 and the ,human       
,rights ,caucus of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security1 the ,committee on the        
,judiciary1 and the ,tom ,lantos ,human 
,rights ,commission of the ,house of    
,representatives4