,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjge  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbb,mrs4
 ,demings 7for herself and ,mr4         
,keating7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
authorize the ,open ,technology ,fund of
 the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global
 ,media to make grants to surge and     
sustain support for internet freedom    
technologies to counter acute           
escalations in censorship in closed     
countries1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,internet ,freedom ,rapid ,response 
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,open ,technology   
,fund grants  7a7 ,in general ,in       
addition to grants made to the ,open    
,technology ,fund of the ,united ,states
 ,agency for ,global ,media pursuant to 
section #cje of the ,united ,states     
,international ,broadcasting ,act of    
#aiid 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbjd7 to make     
grants for the purposes specified in    

section #cji;,a of such ,act 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #fbjh;a71 the ,open           
,technology ,fund may make grants to    
eligible entities to surge and sustain  
support for internet freedom            
technologies to counter acute           
escalations in censorship in closed     
countries4  7b7 ,methodology ,grants    
under this section shall be made        
competitively1 and shall be subject to  
audits by the ,open ,technology ,fund to
 ensure that technologies described in  
subsection 7a7 are secure and have not  
been compromised in a manner detrimental
 to the interests of the ,united ,states
 or to individuals or organizations     
benefitting from programs supported by  
such grants4  7c7 ,reporting ,the ,open 
,technology ,fund shall annually submit 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
the ,committee on ,appropriations1 and  
the ,permanent ,select ,committee on    
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on  

,appropriations1 and the ,select        
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate a report on grants made and     
activities carried out pursuant to such 
grants during the immediately preceding 
fiscal year4  7d7 ,authorization of     
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated        
#e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbb through #bjbf to carry out this   
section4  7#b7 ,availability ,amounts   
authorized to be appropriated pursuant  
to this subsection are authorized to    
remain available until expended4  7e7   
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,closed countries ,the term closed      
countries means countries in which      
democratic participation1 free          
expression1 freedom of movement1 or     
access to information is suppressed or  
explicitly prohibited through political1
 judicial1 social1 or technical means1  
or as otherwise determined by the       
,secretary of ,state1 the ,chief        
,executive ,officer for the ,united     

,states ,agency for ,global ,media1 or  
the ,president of the ,open ,technology 
,fund4  7#b7 ,eligible entities ,the    
term eligible entities means public or  
private sector entities with proven and 
already-deployed technology relating to 
surging and sustaining support for      
internet freedom technologies to counter
 acute escalations in censorship in     
closed countries4