#aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #aaeg  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide = !     
au?orization ( appropriations = !       
,c\nt]+ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ,malign 
,influ5ce ,fund1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c\nt]+ ! ,,prc ,malign ,influ5ce ,fund 
,au?orization ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4        
,au?orization ( appropriations = ,c\nt]+
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ,malign        
,influ5ce ,fund  7a7 ,c\nt]+ ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a ,malign ,influ5ce ,fund
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #cbe1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 
ye>s #bjbc ?r\gh #bjbg = ! ,c\nt]+ !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a ,malign ,influ5ce 
,fund to c\nt] ! malign influ5ce ( !    
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty & ! ,gov]nm5t ( !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & entities act+  
on _! behalf globally4  7#b7            
,availability2 am\nts 9 addition to o!r 
am\nts ,am\nts appropriat$ pursuant to !
 au?orization ( appropriations "u       
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 are au?oriz$ to    
rema9 available until exp5d$2 &  7,b7   

%all be 9 addition to am\nts o!rwise    
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ = ! purposes 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7b7          
,consultation requir$ ,! obligation (   
funds appropriat$ pursuant to !         
au?orization ( appropriations "u        
subsection 7a7 or o!rwise made available
 = ! purposes describ$ 9 subsection     
7a77#a7 %all be subject to prior        
consultation )1 & consi/5t ) section    
#fcd;,a ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act (    
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcid-a71 ! regul> 
notification proc$ures (--  7#a7 !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations & !     
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs & ! ,committee on              
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7c7 ,policy guidance1 
coord9ation1 & approval  7#a7           
,coord9ator ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all   
designate an exi/+ s5ior (ficial ( !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate to provide policy     
guidance1 coord9ation1 & approval = !   
obligation ( funds appropriat$ pursuant 

to ! au?orization ( appropriations "u   
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,assi/ant         
coord9ator ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,ag5cy = ,int]national           
,developm5t %all designate an exi/+     
s5ior (ficial ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,ag5cy =
 ,int]national ,developm5t to assi/ &   
consult ) ! s5ior (ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,/ate designat$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a74  7#c7 ,duties ,! s5ior (ficial ( !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate designat$ pursuant to
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all be responsible =--  
7,a7 on an annual basis1 ! id5tification
 ( specific /rategic priorities = us+   
funds appropriat$ pursuant to !         
au?orization ( appropriations "u        
subsection 7a71 su* z geographic areas (
 focus or functional categories (       
programm+ t funds are to be conc5trat$  
)91 consi/5t ) ! national int]e/s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates & ! purposes ( ?is        
section2  7,b7 ! coord9ation & approval 
( all programm+ conduct$ us+ su* funds1 
bas$ on an assessm5t t su* programm+    
directly c\nt]s ! malign influ5ce ( !   

,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+        
specific activities or policies advanc$ 
by ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or !        
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a &   
entities act+ on _! behalf globally1    
pursuant to ! /rategic objectives ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates1 z e/abli%$ 9 ! #bjag     
,national ,security ,/rategy1 ! #bjah   
,national ,def5se ,/rategy1 & o!r       
relevant national & regional /rategies z
 appropriate2  7,c7 ensur+ t all        
programm+ approv$ be>s a suffici5tly    
direct nexus to su* activities ( !      
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a describ$ 9      
subsection 7d7 & adh]es to ! requirem5ts
 outl9$ 9 subsection 7e72 &  7,d7       
conduct+ ov]sight1 monitor+1 &          
evaluation ( ! effectiv5ess ( all       
programm+ conduct$ us+ su* funds to     
ensure t x advances ,unit$ ,/ates       
int]e/s & degrades ! ability ( ! ,*9ese 
,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a1 to advance activities 

t align ) subsection 7d7 ( ?is section4 
7#d7 ,int]ag5cy coord9ation ,! s5ior    
(ficial ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate designat$ 
pursuant to p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 9       
coord9at+ & approv+ programm+ pursuant  
to p>agraph 7#b71 seek--  7,a7 to       
conduct appropriate int]ag5cy           
consultation2 &  7,b7 to ensure1 to !   
maximum ext5t practicable1 t all approv$
 programm+ functions 9 conc]t ) o!r     
,f$]al activities to c\nt] ! malign     
influ5ce ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4   
7d7 ,malign influ5ce ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m malign influ5ce1 ) respect to !     
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 %all be con/ru$
 to include acts conduct$ by ! ,*9ese   
,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a1 or entities act+ on _!
 behalf t-- 7#a7 und]m9e a free & op5   
int]national ord]2  7#b7 advance an     
alt]native1 repressive int]national ord]
 t bol/]s ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty's or 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's 

hegemonic ambitions & is *>act]iz$ by   
co]cion & dep5d5cy2  7#c7 und]m9e !     
national security or sov]eignty ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates or o!r c\ntries2 or  7#d7 
und]m9e ! economic security ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates or o!r c\ntries1 includ+ by      
promot+ corruption & advanc+ co]cive    
economic practices4  7e7 ,c\nt]+ malign 
influ5ce ,9 ?is section1 c\nt]+ malign  
influ5ce ?r\gh ! use ( funds appropriat$
 pursuant to ! au?orization (           
appropriations "u subsection 7a7 %all   
include ef=ts--  7#a7 to promote        
transp>5cy & acc\ntability1 & r$uce     
corruption1 includ+ 9 gov]nance         
/ructures t>get$ by ! malign influ5ce ( 
! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t 
( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7#b7 to     
support civil society & indep5d5t m$ia  
to raise aw>5ess ( & increase transp>5cy
 reg>d+ ! negative impact ( activities  
relat$ to ! ,belt & ,road ,initiative1  
associat$ initiatives1 o!r economic     
initiatives ) /rategic or political     
purposes1 & co]cive economic practices2 

7#c7 to c\nt] transnational crim9al     
networks t b5efit1 or b5efit f1 ! malign
 influ5ce ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty or 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  
7#d7 to enc\rage economic developm5t    
/ructures t help protect aga9/ pr$atory 
l5d+ s*emes1 includ+ support =          
m>ket-bas$ alt]natives 9 key economic   
sectors1 su* z digital economy1 en]gy1 &
 infra/ructure2  7#e7 to c\nt]          
activities t provide undue influ5ce to !
 security =ces ( ! ,p's ,republic (     
,*9a2  7#f7 to expose mis9=mation &     
dis9=mation ( ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty's
 or ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a's propag&a1 includ+ ?r\gh programs 
c>ri$ out by ! ,global ,engagem5t ,c5t]2
 &  7#g7 to c\nt] ef=ts by ! ,*9ese     
,communi/ ,p>ty or ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's 
,republic ( ,*9a to legitimize or       
promote au?orit>ian ideology & gov]nance
 models4  7f7 ,annual summ>y ,n lat] ?an
 ,septemb] #cj1 #bjbc1 & annually       
!reaft] = #e ye>s1 ! s5ior (ficial ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate designat$ pursuant to 

subsection 7c77#a7 %all submit to !     
congressional committees specifi$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( subsection 7b71 
a summ>y id5tify+ ea* activity or       
program approv$ pursuant to subsection  
7c71 & %all include--  7#a7 = ea*       
program or activity1 an id5tification ( 
! c\ntry or regional location ( !       
program or activity2  7#b7 = ea* program
 or activity1 :e!r ! program or activity
 0 ongo+ prior to receiv+ support f     
funds f ! ,c\nt]+ ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
,malign ,influ5ce ,fund1 or any         
pr$ecessor res\rce int5d$ = ! same or   
sub/antially simil> purpose2  7#c7 = ea*
 program or activity1 an id5tification (
 ! acts describ$ 9 subsection 7d7 t su* 
program or activity is int5d$ to c\nt]2 
&  7#d7 a table id5tify+ ! respective   
allocation ( all programs or activities 
approv$ dur+ t fiscal ye> across acc\nts
 & regional or functional bureaus4      
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives        
,septemb] #i1 #bjbd4;,cl]k4