,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #afai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bf1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,mace 7= h]self & ,ms4        
,salaz>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit       
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 assi/ance to
 c]ta9 =eign gov]nm5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al    
,none ( ! funds au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ or o!rwise made available = 
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 ,waiv]         
,assi/ance prohibit$ by subsection 7a7  
may be provid$ to a c\ntry describ$ 9 t 
subsection if--  7#a7 ! ,presid5t       

det]m9es t national security int]e/s    
ju/ify a waiv] ( subsection 7a7 )       
respect to ! c\ntry2 &  7#b7 at lea/ #ae
 days be=e ! waiv] takes effect1 !      
,presid5t--  7,a7 consults ) !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate reg>d+ !   
propos$ waiv]2 &  7,b7 submits to !     
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
*airman ( ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,relations ( ! ,s5ate a report conta9+--
  7i7 ! "n ( ! recipi5t c\ntry2  7ii7 a 
description ( ! national security       
int]e/s :i* require ! waiv]2  7iii7 !   
type & am\nt ( & ! ju/ification = !     
assi/ance to be provid$ pursuant to !   
waiv]2 &  7iv7 ! p]iod ( "t dur+ :i* su*
 waiv] w be effective4  7d7 ,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