,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #igjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbd,ms4 ,mace 7= h]self & ,mr4        
,bur*ett7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit       
bilat]al economic assi/ance1 includ+    
assi/ance "u ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( 
#aifa1 to =eign gov]nm5ts t abridge ! "r
 to free spee* t w\ld be spee* protect$ 
by ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! 8,no ,funds =      
,fasci/s ,act04  #b4 ,prohibition on    
bilat]al economic assi/ance to c]ta9    
=eign gov]nm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,none ( ! 
funds au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ or     
o!rwise made available = bilat]al       
economic assi/ance1 includ+ assi/ance "u
 ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act ( #aifa1 = any
 fiscal ye> t beg9s on or aft] ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act may be obligat$ or
 exp5d$ to provide assi/ance to !       
gov]nm5t ( any =eign c\ntry if !        

,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es t-- 7#a7 su* 
gov]nm5t1 or any employee act+ "u       
(ficial au?ority or influ5ce-- 7,a7     
abridges ! "r to free spee* t w\ld be   
spee* protect$ by ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7,b7 c5sors spee* t  
w\ld be spee* protect$ by ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#b7 su*         
gov]nm5t1 or any employee act+ "u       
(ficial au?ority or influ5ce1 uses any  
=m ( communication 7)\t reg>d to :e!r ! 
communication is visible to memb]s ( !  
public7 to direct1 co]ce1 compel1 or    
enc\rage a provid] ( a cov]$ plat=m to  
take1 sugge/ or imply t a provid] ( a   
cov]$ plat=m %\ld take1 or reque/ t a   
provid] ( a cov]$ plat=m take1 any      
action to c5sor spee* t w\ld be spee*   
protect$ by ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  7b7 ,publication 9 ,f$]al      
,regi/] ,! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all publi%
 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] ea* det]m9ation made
 "u subsection 7a74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 
?is section-- 7#a7 ! t]m cov]$ plat=m   
means-- 7,a7 an int]active comput]      

s]vice1 z t t]m is def9$ 9 section      
#bcj7;f7 ( ! ,communications ,act (     
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f772 &  7,b7 
any plat=m ?r\gh :i* a m$ia organization
 dissem9ates in=mation1 )\t reg>d to    
:e!r ! organization dissem9ates t       
in=mation-- 7i7 ?r\gh broadca/ or pr9t2 
7ii7 onl9e2 or  7iii7 ?r\gh any o!r     
*annel2 &  7#b7 ! t]m employee act+ "u  
(ficial au?ority or influ5ce1 ) respect 
to a =eign gov]nm5t1 means-- 7,a7 any   
employee ( su* gov]nm5t2 &  7,b7        
includes-- 7i7 a head ( /ate or head (  
su* gov]nm5t2 &  7ii7 an individual     
work+ "u contract ) su* gov]nm5t4