,i #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #ah1 #bjbb,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence ,a ,,bill ,to make certain modifications relating to the ,social ,media ,data and ,threat ,analysis ,center for the purpose of improving cooperative actions to detect and counter foreign influence operations1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,countering ,foreign ,malign ,influence ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,modifications to ,social ,media ,data and ,threat ,analysis ,center 7a7 ,,ffrdc ,paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7c7 of section #ecbc of the ,damon ,paul ,nelson and ,matthew ,young ,pollard ,intelligence ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,years #bjah1 #bjai1 and #bjbj 7division ,e of ,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ccfi7 is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following3 or a federally funded research and development center4 7b7 ,functions ,paragraph 7#b7 of such subsection is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,functions ,the functions described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,acting as a convening and sponsoring authority for social media companies1 other internet companies1 third-party experts1 nongovernmental organizations1 data journalists1 federally funded research and development centers1 academic researchers1 traditional media1 and international counterparts1 as appropriate1 to collectively1 cooperatively1 and proactively identify1 analyze1 and counter the threats posed by internet-based foreign malign influence activities on social media platforms and other affected internet-based platforms4 7,b7 ,facilitating tactical and strategic analysis of internet-based foreign malign influence activities1 within and across the individual social media platforms or other affected public-facing online platforms1 including with respect to-- 7i7 hacking and leaking campaigns2 7ii7 coordinated inauthentic behavior2 7iii7 manipulation of social media algorithms or search engine results2 7iv7 machine-manipulated media2 7v7 cut-out or proxy internet platforms1 blogs1 or similar properties2 7vi7 fake1 deceptive1 or inauthentic online profiles1 including accounts that consist mainly of automated actions 7commonly referred to as bots72 7vii7 disinformation campaigns2 and 7viii7 any other tactics assessed as supporting foreign malign influence through internet-based covert or undeclared means1 and unlawful activities that fund or subsidize such operations4 7,c7 ,developing processes and best practices for sharing relevant information1 indicators1 and findings about internet-based foreign malign influence activities among elements of the ,united ,states ,government and the individual social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms to inform threat analysis and provide timely warning of such foreign malign influence activities1 working with the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence as appropriate4 7,d7 ,developing and making public criteria for identifying which stakeholders qualify for inclusion in the activities of the ,center1 and inviting entities that fit the criteria to join or otherwise participate4 7,e7 ,determining jointly with social media companies and other public-facing internet-based platforms what categories of data and metadata related to indicators of internet-based foreign malign influence activities from their platforms and business operations will be made available for access and analysis by participants of the ,center4 7,f7 ,developing and making public the criteria and standards for data handling1 data security1 and data privacy that must be met for participants of the ,center to access and analyze data relating to internet-based foreign malign influence activities within and across social media or other public-facing internet-based platforms1 and to publish or otherwise use the results4 7,g7 ,developing and making public the ethical standards for-- 7i7 investigation of internet-based foreign malign influence activities2 7ii7 the use of indicators1 findings1 or analyses relating to such activities2 7iii7 the protection of the privacy1 civil liberties1 and constitutionally protected activities of the customers and users of the social media platforms and public-facing internet-based platforms2 and 7iv7 the protection the proprietary information of the social media companies and other affected internet-based platforms4 7,h7 ,developing technical1 contractual1 and procedural controls to prevent misuse of data1 including any necessary auditing procedures1 compliance checks1 and review mechanisms4 7,i7 ,developing and making public criteria and conditions under which social media platforms and other affected public-facing internet-based platforms shall proactively share with the appropriate elements of the ,united ,states ,government data1 metadata1 or indicators pertaining to assessed internet-based foreign malign influence activities1 including such criteria and conditions that address-- 7i7 the timeliness and consistency with which social media platforms or other affected public-facing internet-based platforms shall share such data1 metadata1 or indicators 7including with respect to real-time sharing72 7ii7 the categories of data1 metadata1 and indicators to be shared1 including with respect to the activities specified in subparagraph 7,b72 and 7iii7 the protection of the privacy1 civil liberties1 and constitutionally protected activities of users and customers of social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms4 7,j7 ,hosting a searchable archive aggregating information related to foreign influence and disinformation operations to-- 7i7 build a collective understanding of internet-based foreign malign influence activities2 and 7ii7 facilitate future examination consistent with privacy and civil liberties protections for users and customers of social media platforms and other public-facing internet-based platforms4 7,k7 ,developing data standards and protocols to harmonize and facilitate the timely sharing of information pursuant to this paragraph4 4