,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hdji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ah1 #bjbb,mr4  
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,p]man5t ,select ,committee on       
,intellig5ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to make c]ta9 
modifications relat+ to ! ,social ,m$ia 
,data & ,?reat ,analysis ,c5t] = !      
purpose ( improv+ coop]ative actions to 
detect & c\nt] =eign influ5ce op]ations1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,c\nt]+ ,=eign    
,malign ,influ5ce ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4    
,modifications to ,social ,m$ia ,data & 
,?reat ,analysis ,c5t]  7a7 ,,ffrdc     
,p>agraph 7#a7 ( subsection 7c7 (       
section #ecbc ( ! ,damon ,paul ,nelson &
 ,mat!w ,"y ,poll>d ,intellig5ce        
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye>s      
#bjah1 #bjai1 & #bjbj 7division ,e (    
,public ,law #aaf-ib2 #ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#ccfi7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e ! p]iod  
at ! end ! foll[+3 or a f$]ally fund$   
rese>* & developm5t c5t]4  7b7          

,functions ,p>agraph 7#b7 ( su*         
subsection is am5d$ to read z foll[s3   
7#b7 ,functions ,! functions describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,act+ z 
a conv5+ & sponsor+ au?ority = social   
m$ia companies1 o!r int]net companies1  
?ird-p>ty exp]ts1 nongov]nm5tal         
organizations1 data j\rnali/s1 f$]ally  
fund$ rese>* & developm5t c5t]s1        
academic rese>*]s1 traditional m$ia1 &  
int]national c\nt]p>ts1 z appropriate1  
to collectively1 coop]atively1 &        
proactively id5tify1 analyze1 & c\nt] ! 
?reats pos$ by int]net-bas$ =eign malign
 influ5ce activities on social m$ia     
plat=ms & o!r affect$ int]net-bas$      
plat=ms4  7,b7 ,facilitat+ tactical &   
/rategic analysis ( int]net-bas$ =eign  
malign influ5ce activities1 )9 & across 
! individual social m$ia plat=ms or o!r 
affect$ public-fac+ onl9e plat=ms1      
includ+ ) respect to-- 7i7 hack+ & leak+
 campaigns2  7ii7 coord9at$ inau!ntic   
behavior2  7iii7 manipulation ( social  
m$ia algori?ms or se>* eng9e results2   

7iv7 ma*9e-manipulat$ m$ia2  7v7 cut-out
 or proxy int]net plat=ms1 blogs1 or    
simil> prop]ties2  7vi7 fake1 deceptive1
 or inau!ntic onl9e pr(iles1 includ+    
acc\nts t consi/ ma9ly ( automat$       
actions 7commonly ref]r$ to z bots72    
7vii7 dis9=mation campaigns2 &  7viii7  
any o!r tactics assess$ z support+ =eign
 malign influ5ce ?r\gh int]net-bas$     
cov]t or undecl>$ means1 & unlawful     
activities t fund or subsidize su*      
op]ations4  7,c7 ,develop+ processes &  
be/ practices = %>+ relevant in=mation1 
indicators1 & f9d+s ab\t int]net-bas$   
=eign malign influ5ce activities among  
elem5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t & ! 
individual social m$ia plat=ms & o!r    
public-fac+ int]net-bas$ plat=ms to in=m
 ?reat analysis & provide timely w>n+ ( 
su* =eign malign influ5ce activities1   
work+ ) ! ,(fice ( ! ,director (        
,national ,intellig5ce z appropriate4   
7,d7 ,develop+ & mak+ public crit]ia =  
id5tify+ :i* /akehold]s qualify =       
inclusion 9 ! activities ( ! ,c5t]1 &   

invit+ entities t fit ! crit]ia to jo9  
or o!rwise p>ticipate4  7,e7 ,det]m9+   
jo9tly ) social m$ia companies & o!r    
public-fac+ int]net-bas$ plat=ms :at    
categories ( data & metadata relat$ to  
indicators ( int]net-bas$ =eign malign  
influ5ce activities f _! plat=ms &      
bus9ess op]ations w be made available = 
access & analysis by p>ticipants ( !    
,c5t]4  7,f7 ,develop+ & mak+ public !  
crit]ia & /&>ds = data h&l+1 data       
security1 & data privacy t mu/ be met = 
p>ticipants ( ! ,c5t] to access &       
analyze data relat+ to int]net-bas$     
=eign malign influ5ce activities )9 &   
across social m$ia or o!r public-fac+   
int]net-bas$ plat=ms1 & to publi% or    
o!rwise use ! results4  7,g7 ,develop+ &
 mak+ public ! e?ical /&>ds =-- 7i7     
inve/igation ( int]net-bas$ =eign malign
 influ5ce activities2  7ii7 ! use (     
indicators1 f9d+s1 or analyses relat+ to
 su* activities2  7iii7 ! protection ( !
 privacy1 civil lib]ties1 &             
con/itutionally protect$ activities ( ! 

cu/om]s & us]s ( ! social m$ia plat=ms &
 public-fac+ int]net-bas$ plat=ms2 &    
7iv7 ! protection ! propriet>y in=mation
 ( ! social m$ia companies & o!r affect$
 int]net-bas$ plat=ms4  7,h7 ,develop+  
te*nical1 contractual1 & proc$ural      
controls to prev5t misuse ( data1       
includ+ any necess>y audit+ proc$ures1  
compliance *ecks1 & review me*anisms4   
7,i7 ,develop+ & mak+ public crit]ia &  
conditions "u :i* social m$ia plat=ms & 
o!r affect$ public-fac+ int]net-bas$    
plat=ms %all proactively %>e ) !        
appropriate elem5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,gov]nm5t data1 metadata1 or indicators 
p]ta9+ to assess$ int]net-bas$ =eign    
malign influ5ce activities1 includ+ su* 
crit]ia & conditions t address-- 7i7 !  
timel9ess & consi/5cy ) :i* social m$ia 
plat=ms or o!r affect$ public-fac+      
int]net-bas$ plat=ms %all %>e su* data1 
metadata1 or indicators 7includ+ )      
respect to real-"t %>+72  7ii7 !        
categories ( data1 metadata1 &          
indicators to be %>$1 includ+ ) respect 

to ! activities specifi$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,b72 &  7iii7 ! protection ( ! privacy1
 civil lib]ties1 & con/itutionally      
protect$ activities ( us]s & cu/om]s (  
social m$ia plat=ms & o!r public-fac+   
int]net-bas$ plat=ms4  7,j7 ,ho/+ a     
se>*able ar*ive aggregat+ in=mation     
relat$ to =eign influ5ce & dis9=mation  
op]ations to-- 7i7 build a collective   
und]/&+ ( int]net-bas$ =eign malign     
influ5ce activities2 &  7ii7 facilitate 
future exam9ation consi/5t ) privacy &  
civil lib]ties protections = us]s &     
cu/om]s ( social m$ia plat=ms & o!r     
public-fac+ int]net-bas$ plat=ms4  7,k7 
,develop+ data /&>ds & protocols to     
h>monize & facilitate ! timely %>+ (    
in=mation pursuant to ?is p>agraph4  4