,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cgfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjbb,mr4     
,m55dez 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,blackburn7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize    
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t ef=ts to promote
 & protect int]net fre$om 9 c\ntries :]e
 ! fre$om ( in=mation is "u ?reat4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,int]net ,fre$om & ,op]ations 7,,info7  
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,m ?an #c1jjj1jjj1jjj p 
use ! int]net ar\nd ! _w e day to access
 in=mation4  7#b7 ,au?orit>ian &        
repressive gov]nm5ts r\t9ely use int]net
 access z a means ( suppress+ in=mation 
%>+ & communications betwe5 p1 civil    
society organizations1 & j\rnali/s4  #c4
 ,int]net fre$om  7a7 ,/atem5t ( policy 
,x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to     
cont9ue to pres]ve & exp& ! int]net z an
 op51 global space = fre$om ( expression
 & association4  7b7 ,au?orization (    

appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = fiscal ye> #bjbc-- 7#a7   
#ge1jjj1jjj to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national    
,developm5t 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z     
,,usaid7 to cont9ue ef=ts to promote    
int]net fre$om1 includ+ ?r\gh ! ,bureau 
( ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1 & ,labor's
 ,int]net ,fre$om program2 &  7#b7      
#di1jjj1jjj to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy = 
,global ,m$ia 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z   
,,usagm7 & grantees = int]net fre$om &  
circumv5tion te*nologies4  7c7 ,o!r     
fund+ s\rces ,9 addition to ! am\nts    
appropriat$ pursuant to subsection 7b71 
! ef=ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & ,,usaid 
to promote int]net fre$om may be fund$  
?r\gh-- 7#a7 ! ,economic ,support ,fund 
au?oriz$ "u section #eca ( ! ,=eign     
,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#bcdf72  7#b7 ! ,developm5t ,assi/ance  
,fund au?oriz$ "u section #fec7;a7 ( su*
 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdac7;a772  7#c7  
am\nts appropriat$ "u ! head+ ,assi/ance
 = ,europe1 ,eurasia1 & ,c5tral ,asia 9 

an appropriations ,act2 &  7#d7 am\nts  
appropriat$ = ,,usagm4  #d4             
,circumv5tion te*nology  7a7 ,def9$ t]m 
,9 ?is section1 ! t]m int]net c5sor%ip  
circumv5tion tool means a s(tw>e        
application or o!r tool t an individual 
c use to evade =eign gov]nm5t           
re/rictions on int]net access4  7b7     
,au?orization ( fund+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if
 ! gov]nm5t ( a =eign c\ntry re/ricts or
 closes (f int]net access to ! resid5ts 
( su* c\ntry1 or access to c]ta9        
websites1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all make 
available #b1ejj1jjj f ! ,economic      
,support ,fund on an exp$it$ basis to   
vett$ entities already engag$ 9 int]net 
fre$om programs 9 su* c\ntry if !       
,secret>y det]m9es t su* use ( funds is 
9 ! national int]e/4  7#b7 ,crit]ia     
,am\nts may be made available "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 )9 #g days if-- 7,a7 !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate notifies ! ,committee 
on ,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate1 !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs 

( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !        
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives ( su* plann$          
exp5diture2 &  7,b7 su* am\nts are      
exp5d$ to provide b&wid? = private      
,unit$ ,/ates companies t receiv$ ,f$]al
 fund+ dur+ fiscal ye> #bjba to provide 
unre/rict$ int]net access ov]seas4  7c7 
,report ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,,usaid %all   
jo9tly submit a report1 :i* may include 
a classifi$ annex1 to ! ,committee on   
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4 ,su* report %all     
describe-- 7#a7 z ( ! date ( ! report-- 
7,a7 ! full scope ( ,int]net ,fre$om    
programs )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate &       
,,usaid1 includ+-- 7i7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate
 circumv5tion ef=ts2 &  7ii7 ,,usaid    
ef=ts to support int]net infra/ructure2 
7,b7 ! capacity ( int]net c5sor%ip      
circumv5tion tools support$ by ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t t are available = use  

by individuals 9 =eign c\ntries seek+ to
 c\nt]act c5sors2 &  7,c7 any b>ri]s to 
! provision ( ! ef=ts describ$ 9 clauses
 7i7 & 7ii7 ( subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ 
access to surge fund+2 &  7#b7 any new  
res\rces ne$$ to provide ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,gov]nm5t ) great] capacity to provide 
& boo/ int]net access-- 7,a7 to respond 
rapidly to int]net %utd[ns 9 clos$      
societies2 &  7,b7 to provide int]net   
connectivity to =eign locations :]e !   
provision ( additional int]net access   
s]vice w\ld promote fre$om f repressive 
regimes4  7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #fj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,,usagm ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] 
%all submit a report to ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives t describes-- 7#a7 z (
 ! date ( ! report-- 7,a7 ! full scope (
 ,int]net ,fre$om programs )9 ,,usagm1  
includ+-- 7i7 ! ef=ts ( ! ,(fice (      
,int]net ,fre$om2 &  7ii7 ! ef=ts ( !   
,op5 ,te*nology ,fund2  7,b7 ! capacity 

( int]net c5sor%ip circumv5tion tools   
support$ by ! ,(fice ( ,int]net ,fre$om 
& grantees ( ! ,op5 ,te*nology ,fund t  
are available = use by individuals 9    
=eign c\ntries seek+ to c\nt]act c5sors2
 &  7,c7 any b>ri]s to ! provision ( !  
ef=ts describ$ 9 clause 7i7 & 7ii7 (    
subp>agraph 7,a71 includ+ access to     
surge fund+2 &  7#b7 successful examples
 f ! ,(fice ( ,int]net ,fre$om & ,op5   
,te*nology ,fund involv+-- 7,a7 respond+
 rapidly to int]net %utd[ns 9 clos$     
societies2 &  7,b7 ensur+ un9t]rupt$    
circumv5tion s]vices = ,,usagm entities 
to promote int]net fre$om )9 repressive 
regimes4