,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #af1 #bjbc   
,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,scott of
 ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,hagerty7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,united    
,states ,government to obtain and       
maintain the capacity to transmit       
internet access service abroad and      
domestically in case of                 
emergency-related disruptions1 and to   
strengthen support for circumvention    
technologies that allow users to evade  
government-backed censorship4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,protecting ,against ,tyrants by    
,restoring ,internet ,access and        
,yielding ,vital ,interconnectivity in  
,designated ,areas ,act of #bjbc or the 
,,patria ,y ,,vida ,act of #bjbc4  #b4  
,transmission of internet access        
service2 circumvention technology  7a7  

,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,applicable official ,the term          
applicable official means the ,secretary
 of ,state or the ,administrator of the 
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency4
  7#b7 ,commission ,the term ,commission
 means the ,federal ,communications     
,commission4  7#c7 ,eligible company    
,the term eligible company means a      
,united ,states company that-- 7,a7     
provides internet censorship            
circumvention tools that have a         
demonstrated capability to service      
significant numbers of simultaneous user
 sessions2 and  7,b7 has the capacity to
 scale up operations in response to     
foreign internet censorship activity4   
7#d7 ,internet censorship circumvention 
tool ,the term internet censorship      
circumvention tool means a software     
application or other tool that an       
individual can use to evade foreign     
government restrictions on internet     
access4  7b7 ,capacity ,to transmit     
internet  7#a7 ,transmission in foreign 

countries ,the ,secretary of ,state1 in 
consultation with the ,assistant        
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information1 the   
,commission1 the ,chief ,executive      
,officer of the ,united ,states ,agency 
for ,global ,media1 the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,emergency ,management  
,agency1 the ,administrator of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration1 and 
the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall obtain
 and maintain the capacity of the       
,united ,states ,government to transmit 
internet access service to locations in 
foreign countries where the provision of
 additional internet access service     
would promote freedom from repressive   
regimes4  7#b7 ,transmission in the     
,united ,states ,the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency1 in consultation with the       
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information1 the   
,commission1 and the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 

shall obtain and maintain the capacity  
of the ,united ,states ,government to   
transmit internet access service to     
locations in the ,united ,states in the 
case of emergency-related network       
disruptions4  7#c7 ,duties of consulted 
agencies ,a ,federal agency with which  
the applicable official consults under  
paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall provide any
 and all authorizations and support that
 the applicable official determines     
necessary to carry out internet         
restoration as provided in the          
applicable paragraph4  7#d7             
,consultation with other ,federal       
agencies ,the applicable official may   
consult with other ,federal agencies1 in
 addition to the ,federal agencies      
described in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 as 
the applicable official determines      
appropriate4  7c7 ,circumvention        
technologies  7#a7 ,identification ,the 
,commission1 in consultation with the   
,secretary of ,state and each other     
,federal agency described in subsection 

7b77#a71 shall identify internet        
censorship circumvention tools that are 
designed to and can effectively counter 
large-scale internet censorship activity
 by foreign governments4  7#b7 ,surge   
funding ,the ,commission1 when necessary
 due to increased demand for internet   
censorship circumvention tools because  
of internet censorship activity by a    
foreign government1 shall rapidly       
provide funding for eligible companies  
to provide internet censorship          
circumvention tools to individuals in   
that country4  7d7 ,report ,not later   
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission 
and the ,chief ,executive ,officer of   
the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global 
,media shall jointly submit to ,congress
 a report that describes-- 7#a7 as of   
the date of the report--  7,a7 the      
capacity of the ,united ,states         
,government to transmit internet access 
service-- 7i7 in foreign countries to   
circumvent censorship2 and  7ii7 in the 

,united ,states in the case of          
emergency-related network disruptions2  
and  7,b7 the capacity of internet      
censorship circumvention tools that are 
available to be used by individuals in  
foreign countries seeking to counteract 
censors2 and  7#b7 any new resources    
needed to provide the ,united ,states   
,government with more robust capacity   
to-- 7,a7 transmit internet access      
service--  7i7 in foreign countries to  
circumvent censorship2 and  7ii7 in the 
,united ,states in the case of          
emergency-related network disruptions2  
and  7,b7 rapidly provide funding for   
companies to provide internet censorship
 circumvention tools to evade foreign   
government restrictions on internet     
access4