,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ae1 #bjbb,mrs4 
,dem+s 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,keat+7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! ,op5 ,te*nology  
,fund ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global
 ,m$ia to make grants to surge & su/a9  
support = int]net fre$om te*nologies to 
c\nt] acute escalations 9 c5sor%ip 9    
clos$ c\ntries1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,int]net ,fre$om ,rapid ,response ,act (
 #bjbb4  #b4 ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund      
grants  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to     
grants made to ! ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,global ,m$ia 
pursuant to section #cje ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,int]national ,broadca/+ ,act (  
#aiid 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbjd7 to make     
grants = ! purposes specifi$ 9 section  
#cji;,a ( su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4       
#fbjh;a71 ! ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund may   
make grants to eligible entities to     

surge & su/a9 support = int]net fre$om  
te*nologies to c\nt] acute escalations 9
 c5sor%ip 9 clos$ c\ntries4  7b7        
,me?odology ,grants "u ?is section %all 
be made competitively1 & %all be subject
 to audits by ! ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund to
 ensure t te*nologies describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7 are secure & h n be5     
compromis$ 9 a mann] detrim5tal to !    
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or to         
individuals or organizations b5efitt+ f 
programs support$ by su* grants4  7c7   
,report+ ,! ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund %all  
annually submit to ! ,committee on      
,=eign ,affairs1 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations1 & ! ,p]man5t ,select   
,committee on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations1 ! ,committee on            
,appropriations1 & ! ,select ,committee 
on ,intellig5ce ( ! ,s5ate a report on  
grants made & activities c>ri$ out      
pursuant to su* grants dur+ ! imm$iately
 prec$+ fiscal ye>4  7d7 ,au?orization (
 appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is  

au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj = 
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf to  
c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7             
,availability ,am\nts au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ pursuant to ?is subsection  
are au?oriz$ to rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3
 7#a7 ,clos$ c\ntries ,! t]m clos$      
c\ntries means c\ntries 9 :i* democratic
 p>ticipation1 free expression1 fre$om (
 movem5t1 or access to in=mation is     
suppress$ or explicitly prohibit$ ?r\gh 
political1 judicial1 social1 or te*nical
 means1 or z o!rwise det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,*ief ,executive   
,(fic] = ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =       
,global ,m$ia1 or ! ,presid5t ( ! ,op5  
,te*nology ,fund4  7#b7 ,eligible       
entities ,! t]m eligible entities means 
public or private sector entities )     
prov5 & already-deploy$ te*nology relat+
 to surg+ & su/a9+ support = int]net    
fre$om te*nologies to c\nt] acute       
escalations 9 c5sor%ip 9 clos$ c\ntries4