,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ecdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ai1 
#bjbd,mr4 ,coons 7for himself and ,mr4  
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to provide for international   
protection of digital freedom1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,advancing     
,digital ,freedom ,act of #bjbd4  #b4   
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to ensure 
that technology is developed1 deployed1 
and governed in accordance with         
universal human rights1 the rule of law1
 and democratic values2  7#b7 to protect
 and promote digital freedom as a       
cornerstone of ,united ,states foreign  
policy and prioritize digital freedom to
 the highest extent possible in         
diplomatic engagements with foreign     
countries2  7#c7 to cooperate and engage
 with like-minded countries committed to

 developing1 deploying1 and using       
technology in a manner that respects    
democracy1 the rule of law1 and human   
rights2 and  7#d7 to lead global efforts
 to protect digital freedom1 counter    
disinformation and misinformation1 and  
advance democratic governance in the    
digital space consistent with guidelines
 outlined in the ,united ,states        
,international ,cyberspace and ,digital 
,policy ,strategy4  #c4 ,coordinator for
 ,digital ,freedom defined ,in this     
,act1 the term ,coordinator for ,digital
 ,freedom means the ,coordinator for    
,digital ,freedom in the ,bureau of     
,cyberspace and ,digital ,policy in the 
,united ,states ,department of ,state4  
#d4 ,role of the ,coordinator for       
,digital ,freedom  7a7 ,central         
objective ,the central objective of the 
,coordinator for ,digital ,freedom shall
 be to promote efforts that-- 7#a7      
improve the state of digital freedom    
globally2  7#b7 ensure digital freedom  
remains a foremost foreign policy       

priority of the ,united ,states         
,government2 and  7#c7 coordinate       
responses to concerning trends impacting
 digital freedom4  7b7 ,duties and      
responsibilities ,the ,coordinator      
shall-- 7#a7 engage foreign governments1
 nongovernmental organizations1 and     
other actors to coordinate efforts to   
defend digital freedom against digital  
authoritarianism and other authoritarian
 approaches to governance and usage of  
technology2  7#b7 support multilateral  
efforts to protect and reinforce        
information integrity within the context
 of respect for freedom of expression2  
7#c7 advance the development and        
maintenance of technology that is       
designed1 governed1 and deployed in     
manners consistent with democracy1 the  
rule of law1 and human rights2  7#d7    
promote digital inclusion across the    
digital space2  7#e7 engage and advance 
discussions to promote the democratic   
governance of artificial intelligence   
and the implications of artificial      

intelligence governance on human rights 
and democracy2  7#f7 lead efforts within
 the ,department of ,state to continue  
publishing guidelines for protecting    
digital freedom across the cyberspace1  
including through the ,risk ,management 
,profile for ,artificial ,intelligence  
and ,human ,rights1 as well as the      
,roadmap for ,building ,civil           
,resilience to the ,global ,digital     
,information ,manipulation ,challenge2  
and  7#g7 make recommendations regarding
 opportunities to advance digital       
freedom internally within the           
,department of ,state1 as well as       
through diplomatic engagements with     
foreign countries4  7c7 ,additional     
duties ,in addition to the duties and   
responsibilities specified in           
subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the            
,coordinator may carry out other duties 
that the ,secretary of ,state may       
assign4  #e4 ,annual report on state of 
digital freedom in the world  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 

the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter1 the ,bureau of 
,cyberspace and ,digital ,policy shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives a report on  
the state of global digital freedom4    
7b7 ,elements ,the report required under
 subsection 7a7 shall include-- 7#a7 an 
analysis of concerning trends impacting 
digital freedom globally1 including--   
7,a7 digital authoritarianism and       
threats to democracy2  7,b7 censorship  
and propaganda2  7,c7 threats to        
information integrity2  7,d7 threats to 
digital inclusion2  7,e7 threats to     
privacy in the digital space2 and  7,f7 
risks to responsible management of      
artificial intelligence and democratic  
governance of artificial intelligence2  
7#b7 a discussion of particular regions 
or countries of concern that are        
experiencing the greatest threats to    
digital freedom2 and  7#c7              

recommendations for how to protect and  
promote digital freedom in response to  
these concerning trends4