,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #dag  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,foreign          
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to develop a    
strategy for increasing access to       
independent information for ,chinese    
citizens1 to establish an interagency   
task force to carry out such strategy1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
titles2 table of contents  7a7 ,short   
titles ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,informing a ,nation with ,free1 ,open1 
and ,reliable ,media ,act of #bjbe or   
the ,,inform ,act4  7b7 ,table of       
contents ,the table of contents for this
 ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short   
titles2 table of contents4,sec4 #b4     
,definitions4,sec4 #c4 ,findings4,sec4  
#d4 ,sense of ,congress4,sec4 #e4       
,statement of policy4,sec4 #f4 ,strategy
 for increasing access to independent   

information for citizens of the         
,people's ,republic of ,china4,sec4 #g4 
,establishment of the ,global ,news     
,service4,sec4 #h4 ,increasing          
coordination and resources for          
censorship circumvention1 secure        
sharing1 and content creation           
initiatives4,sec4 #i4 ,addressing the   
lack of reciprocity between the ,united 
,states and the ,people's ,republic of  
,china in the information space4  #b4   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,,ccp  
,the term ,,ccp means the ,chinese      
,communist ,party4  7#b7 ,coordinator   
,the term ,coordinator means the        
coordinator of the interagency task     
force appointed by the ,president       
pursuant to section #h7;b74  7#c7       
,department ,the term ,department means 
the ,department of ,state4  7#d7 ,,prc  
,the term ,,prc means the ,people's     
,republic of ,china4  7#e7 ,,rfa ,the   
term ,,rfa means ,radio ,free ,asia4    
7#f7 ,,usagm ,the term ,,usagm means the
 ,united ,states ,agency for ,global    

,media4  7#g7 ,,voa ,the term ,,voa     
means ,voice of ,america4  #c4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3 7#a7    
,since the advent and proliferation of  
the internet1 the ,chinese ,communist   
,party has viewed the global1           
cross-border1 and open information      
environment the internet created as an  
existential threat to its legitimacy1   
its effective indoctrination and control
 of its citizens1 and its authoritarian 
political system4  7#b7 ,despite brief  
periods of increased openness in the    
internet ecosystem of the ,people's     
,republic of ,china during the early    
#bjjjs1 the ,,ccp has since expended    
billions of dollars to develop a digital
 information control regime 7commonly   
known as the ,great ,firewall of ,china7
 that is a wholescale substitution of   
the global internet with compelling1    
nearly universally used domestic        
platforms with built-in censorship and  
surveillance features as alternatives1  
which has fundamentally reshaped its    

population's behavior4  7#c7 ,through   
this system in the ,,prc1 the ,great    
,firewall blocks foreign internet search
 providers1 independent news and media  
websites1 circumvention and secure      
messaging tools1 and other content      
deemed undesirable by the ,,ccp4  7#d7  
,the ,,prc also engages in meta-level   
censorship to obscure the possibility of
 circumvention and surveillance evasion 
by criminalizing ,v,p,ns1 blocking      
discussion of anti-censorship methods1  
widespread app removal from app stores1 
and related techniques4  7#e7 ,chinese  
internet users must contend with        
expansive repressive digital            
surveillance that often results in      
real-world consequences and leads to    
significant self-censorship4  7#f7      
,under the leadership of ,chairman ,xi  
,jinping1 the ,,ccp and government      
organs have prioritized-- 7,a7 the      
censorship and surveillance of their    
citizens' online behavior2 and  7,b7 the
 indoctrination of the ,,ccp's-- 7i7    

authoritarian worldview2  7ii7          
anti-,american and anti-,west           
propaganda2 and  7iii7 intent to        
undermine and redefine the ,united      
,states-led global order4  7#g7 ,the    
,,prc's internet censorship regime      
systematically-- 7,a7 amplifies the     
voices of nationalistic internet users2 
7,b7 silences the voices of moderate or 
dissenting voices2  7,c7 suppresses     
information that threatens the          
credibility of the ,,ccp1 including     
reports of corruption and of unexplained
 wealth held by ,,ccp and ,people's     
,liberation ,army officials and their   
families2 and  7,d7 creates an echo     
chamber on the ,,prc domestic internet  
that makes it challenging for           
international observers to decipher--   
7i7 the prevailing beliefs1 values1 and 
perspectives of different segments of   
,,prc society2 and  7ii7 their views on 
the domestic and foreign policies of the
 ,,prc government4  7#h7 ,concurrent    
with the increased sophistication and   

refinement of the ,,prc's censored and  
restricted information space1 the ,,ccp 
has expended billions of dollars to     
build an asymmetric advantage by        
reengineering its population's online   
norms concurrent with-- 7,a7 exploiting 
the open and uncensored online          
information environment in the ,united  
,states and many countries globally to  
advance its pro-,,ccp and anti-,united  
,states propaganda and disinformation2  
and  7,b7 highly restricting the ,united
 ,states online and public diplomacy    
activities in the ,,prc4  7#i7 ,the     
,united ,states ,ambassador to ,china1  
,nicholas ,burns1 recently stated that  
the ,,prc's ,ministry of ,state         
,security has interrupted and           
effectively cancelled #fa public        
in-person and online events organized by
 the ,united ,states mission in ,china  
since ,november #bjbc4  7#aj7 ,despite a
 comprehensive censorship and           
surveillance regime1 the relentless     
indoctrination by ,,ccp and ,,prc       

government organs1 and the highly       
coordinated1 systematized1 and          
repressive structure of the ,,prc       
censorship and propaganda apparatus1    
,,prc citizens have begun to            
demonstrate-- 7,a7 a lack of confidence 
and satisfaction in their government's  
policies1 conduct1 and the information  
available to them within the ,,prc's    
censored and restrictive online         
information space2 and  7,b7 a growing  
willingness to express dissent online1  
seek alternative sources of information 
and engagement1 and call for greater    
economic and political freedoms4  7#aa7 
,in a recent ,stanford ,university      
study1 researchers discovered that ,,prc
 university students who were exposed to
 foreign news and independent content   
changed their knowledge1 beliefs1       
attitudes1 and behaviors suggesting that
 demand for uncensored information can  
persist and may generate pressure on the
 ,,prc censorship apparatus4  7#ab7 ,in 
#bjba1 during a period when the         

,clubhouse application was briefly      
uncensored in the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china1 downloads and engagement on    
,clubhouse rapidly increased and        
provided an opportunity for ,,prc       
internet users to openly discuss        
sensitive topics1 including-- 7,a7 the  
reeducation camps in ,xinjiang2  7,b7   
the #aihi ,tiananmen ,square massacre2  
and  7,c7 the future of ,taiwan4  7#ac7 
,one ,clubhouse user penned a hashtag1  
which was viewed more than #ej1jjj1jjj  
times1 calling the discussions the      
,renaissance of ,china4  7#ad7 ,in      
#bjbb1 during the multi-city ,white     
,paper protests in defiance of the      
,government of the ,,prc's              
zero-,,covid-#ai policy1 internet users 
in the ,,prc expressed solidarity and   
organized the protests through a variety
 of online platforms4  7#ae7            
,information technology news outlet     
,techopedia released a report and data  
indicating that1 despite being largely  
blocked and criminalized1 the usage of  

,v,p,ns in the ,,prc doubled during     
#bjbc4  7#af7 ,in ,february #bjbd1 after
 the ,united ,states ,embassy in        
,beijing posted information on ,china's 
popular ,weibo social media platform    
discussing scientists' use of satellite 
data to track and monitor the movement  
of giraffes1 the platform was inundated 
with comments from ,,prc internet users 
lamenting the state of the ,,prc economy
 and recent turmoil in its stock1 bond1 
and real estate markets1 with many users
 expressing a desire for help from the  
,united ,states4  7#ag7 ,the demand     
among ,,prc citizens for independent and
 alternative sources of information is  
growing1 while the level of ,united     
,states ,government funding to          
disseminate circumvention tools to ,,prc
 citizens so they can access independent
 information has remained at            
consistently low levels1 especially     
compared to the billions of renminbi    
7,chinese yuan7 the ,,prc is spending to
 censor and monitor its internet        

ecosystem4  7#ah7 ,publicly-funded      
,v,p,ns supported through the ,open     
,technology ,fund are used by millions  
of monthly active users in ,china and   
have proven to be resilient4            
,traditional circumvention tools1 such  
as ,v,p,ns1 are necessary but are not   
sufficient to address the unique        
challenge of ,china's                   
socio-technological information control 
system4  7#ai7 ,increasing access to    
independent information for ,,prc       
citizens will aid broader ,united       
,states efforts-- 7,a7 to engage ,,prc  
citizens2  7,b7 to provide credible and 
reliable alternative sources of         
information for ,,prc citizens regarding
 events occurring within the ,,prc and  
globally2  7,c7 to promote a balanced   
understanding of the ,united ,states    
among ,,prc citizens2 and  7,d7 to      
support ,,prc citizens in their efforts 
to advance their individual freedoms and
 human rights and hold their government 
accountable4  #d4 ,sense of ,congress   

,it is the sense of ,congress that the  
,united ,states ,government should--    
7#a7 prioritize the development of a    
vision and strategy for engaging with   
,,prc citizens through the development  
and delivery of ,mandarin               
,chinese-language content that is       
timely1 compelling1 and pertinent to--  
7,a7 the issues and challenges they face
 in their daily lives2  7,b7 the        
domestic and foreign policy decisions of
 the ,,prc government2 and  7,c7 the    
governance failures and corruption of   
the ,,ccp1 including unexplained wealth 
held by ,,ccp and ,,pla officials and   
their families2  7#b7 increase the level
 of coordination among ,federal agencies
 to develop and disseminate timely1     
compelling1 and pertinent ,mandarin     
,chinese-language content that is       
otherwise blocked by the ,,prc          
government's highly censored and        
restrictive internet ecosystem2  7#c7   
dually prioritize-- 7,a7 access to      
independent information through         

circumvention and other tools for ,,prc 
citizens2 and  7,b7 the secure sharing  
of such content in the ,,prc's highly   
censored internet ecosystem2  7#d7      
optimize the impact of circumvention and
 secure content sharing tools by more   
effectively pairing such tools with     
timely1 compelling1 and pertinent       
,mandarin ,chinese-language content2 and
  7#e7 seek to counter the lack of      
reciprocity with the ,,prc in the online
 information and public diplomacy space4
  #e4 ,statement of policy ,it is the   
policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to 
make increasing access to independent   
information for and engagement with the 
roughly #a1djj1jjj1jjj ,,prc citizens a 
national security priority of the       
,united ,states that benefits broader   
,united ,states priorities to promote   
human rights1 the rule of law1 and good 
governance in the ,,prc and globally2   
7#b7 to prioritize the expansion and    
improvement of the development and      
dissemination of independent information

 to ,,prc citizens inside and outside   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1      
including by more effectively pairing   
independent information with the        
circumvention and other tools needed to 
access such content2  7#c7 to prioritize
 and coordinate ,mandarin               
,chinese-language content development   
and content dissemination1 and develop  
technical solutions to address the      
,,prc's digital information controls2   
and  7#d7 to work with like-minded      
partners and allies-- 7,a7 to develop   
coordinated and complementary strategies
 for increasing access to independent   
information for ,,prc citizens2 and     
7,b7 to address the lack of reciprocity 
in the information and media            
environments between the ,,prc and the  
,united ,states and its partners and    
allies4  #f4 ,strategy for increasing   
access to independent information for   
citizens of the ,people's ,republic of  
,china  7a7 ,president's strategy ,not  
later than #a year after the date of the

 enactment of this ,act1 the ,president 
shall submit a strategy to the          
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate and the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives for increasing access  
to independent information for citizens 
of the ,,prc who are within or outside  
the ,,prc4  7b7 ,strategy elements ,the 
strategy required under subsection 7a7  
shall include-- 7#a7 a plan for         
increasing the accessibility and        
adoption of circumvention and secure    
communications tools within the ,,prc1  
which may include-- 7,a7 an assessment  
of the technical challenges of the      
,,prc's information control regime2 and 
7,b7 an evaluation of research1         
technological1 and other gaps that may  
affect strategy implementation2  7#b7 an
 assessment of ,mandarin                
,chinese-language content creation and  
distribution capabilities within the    
,department1 across the interagency task
 force established pursuant to section  

#h1 and among other ,federal departments
 and agencies1 as appropriate1          
including-- 7,a7 whether ,united ,states
 ,government-produced1 ,mandarin        
,chinese-language content is accessible 
either inside or outside the ,,prc2     
7,b7 the uptake of1 and engagement with1
 various types of content among citizens
 of the ,,prc within or outside the     
,,prc2  7,c7 the use of survey tools and
 other data sources to assess the areas 
of interest and concern1 whether        
domestic or international1 among        
different segments of ,,prc citizens2   
and  7,d7 where gaps or duplication of  
effort exist in the efficacy of the     
,mandarin ,chinese-language content     
developed and disseminated by the       
,department or the interagency task     
force1 and how such gaps or duplication 
will be addressed through the strategy2 
7#c7 a description of how the           
,department plans to improve            
coordination between components of the  
,department1 and across the interagency 

task force1 in-- 7,a7 developing and    
disseminating compelling1 accessible    
,mandarin ,chinese-language content     
within and outside the ,,prc's          
information control regime while        
avoiding duplication2 and  7,b7 funding 
outside organizations to develop        
circumvention and secure content sharing
 tools2  7#d7 a description of how the  
,department plans to promote greater    
convergence and pairing between the     
development and dissemination of        
effective and high quality content and  
the circumvention tools used to access  
and share such content2  7#e7 a         
description of how the ,department plans
 to develop networks with known and     
emerging ,mandarin ,chinese-language    
content developers and social media     
influencers through initiatives such as 
media and internet freedom programs     
based outside of the ,,prc2  7#f7 an    
assessment of the current efficacy of   
content generated by the ,department    
that is disseminated within the ,,prc1  

including by ,united ,states embassies  
and consulates within the ,,prc1 and how
 ,department plans to improve the       
efficacy and use of content disseminated
 within the ,,prc2  7#g7 a plan for     
increasing digital engagement with      
citizens of the ,,prc who are living or 
traveling outside of the ,,prc by       
providing them with temporary access to 
an uncensored internet environment2 and 
7#h7 a description of any additional    
resources1 including additional funding 
or authorities1 needed to further the   
objectives outlined in the strategy4    
7c7 ,classification ,the strategy       
required under subsection 7a7 shall be  
unclassified1 but may include a         
classified annex4  #g4 ,establishment of
 the ,global ,news ,service  7a7        
,establishment ,the ,united ,states     
,international ,broadcasting ,act of    
#aiid 7title ,,iii of ,public ,law      
#ajc-bcf2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja et seq47  
is amended by inserting after section   
#cji;,a the following3  #cji;,b4 ,global

 ,news ,service  7a7 ,authority  7#a7   
,in general ,grants authorized under    
section #cje7;a7 shall be available to  
award annual grants for the purpose of  
curating1 translating1 distributing1 and
 making available content created or    
disseminated by the ,voice of ,america1 
,radio ,free ,europe_/,radio ,liberty1  
,radio ,free ,asia1 the ,middle ,east   
,broadcasting ,networks1 the ,office of 
,cuba ,broadcasting1 or any entity      
funded by or partnering with the ,united
 ,states ,agency for ,global ,media1    
including news and information related  
to the ,people's ,republic of ,china4   
7#b7 ,establishment ,there is           
established a grantee entity1 which--   
7,a7 shall be known as the ',global     
,news ,service'2 and  7,b7 shall carry  
out the functions set forth in          
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,functions ln      
furtherance of the mission described in 
subsection 7a77#a71 the ,global ,news   
,service-- 7#a7 shall seek to curate1   
translate1 distribute1 and make         

available content about or related to   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china and   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china's     
malign activities globally1 in          
coordination with ,voice of ,america's  
and ,radio ,free ,asia's ,mandarin      
,chinese language news service2  7#b7   
shall offer the content described in    
paragraph 7#a7 in ,mandarin ,chinese and
 in ,english for the purpose of making  
fact-based1 uncensored ,china-related   
news available to news organizations1   
independent journalists1 and online     
content creators around the world2  7#c7
 should prioritize making available the 
content described in paragraph 7#a7 to  
media outlets in countries that are     
influenced by ,chinese ,communist ,party
 controlled media2  7#d7 shall ensure   
that-- 7,a7 its ,mandarin               
,chinese-language news service targets  
the ,chinese diaspora abroad2 and  7,b7 
its ,english-language news service      
targets foreign media outlets seeking   
,china-related stories in ,english or   

other local languages2 and  7#e7 shall  
carry out any other effort consistent   
with the purposes of this ,act if such  
effort is requested or approved by the  
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media4  7c7 ,grant agreement  7#a7 ,in 
general ,any grant agreement with1 or   
grants made to1 the ,global ,news       
,service under this section shall be    
subject to the limitations and          
restrictions set forth in paragraphs    
7#b7 through 7#g74  7#b7 ,headquarters  
,the headquarters of the ,global ,news  
,service and its senior administrative  
and managerial staff shall be in a      
location that ensures economy1          
operational effectiveness1 and          
accountability to the ,united ,states   
,agency for ,global ,media4  7#c7 ,use  
of funds ,grant funds may only be used  
for activities that are consistent with 
this section4 ,failure to comply with   
such requirement shall constitute a     
breach of contract and termination of   
the grant without further fiscal        

obligation by the ,united ,states4  7#d7
 ,assumption of obligations by grantee  
,any contract entered into by the       
,global ,news ,service shall specify    
that all obligations are assumed by the 
grantee and not by the ,united ,states  
,government4  7#e7 ,lease agreements    
,any lease agreements entered into by   
the ,global ,news ,service shall be1 to 
the maximum extent possible1 assignable 
to the ,united ,states ,government4     
7#f7 ,administrative costs              
,administrative and managerial costs for
 operation of the ,global ,news ,service
 should be kept to a minimum and1 to the
 maximum extent feasible1 should not    
exceed the costs that would have been   
incurred if the ,global ,news ,service  
had been operated as a ,federal entity4 
7#g7 ,limitation ,grant funds may not be
 used for any activity the purpose of   
which is influencing the passage or     
defeat of legislation considered by     
,congress4  7d7 ,relationship to the    
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     

,media  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,global   
,news ,service shall be subject to the  
same oversight and governance by the    
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media as other grantees in accordance  
with section #cje4  7#b7 ,assistance    
,the ,united ,states ,agency for ,global
 ,media1 its broadcast entities1 and the
 ,global ,news ,service should render   
assistance to each other to the extent  
necessary to carry out the purposes of  
this section or any other provision of  
this ,act4  7#c7 ,not a federal agency  
or instrumentality ,nothing in this     
section may be construed to designate   
the ,global ,news ,service as an agency 
or instrumentality of the ,federal      
,government4  7e7 ,audit authorities    
7#a7 ,in general ,financial transactions
 of the ,global ,news ,service relating 
to functions carried out under this     
section may be audited by the           
,government ,accountability ,office in  
accordance with such principles and     
procedures1 and under such rules and    

regulations1 as may be prescribed by the
 ,comptroller ,general of the ,united   
,states4 ,any such audit shall be       
conducted at the place or places at     
which accounts of the ,global ,news     
,service are normally retained4  7#b7   
,access by the government accountability
 office ,the ,government ,accountability
 ,office shall have access to all books1
 accounts1 records1 reports1 files1     
papers1 and property belonging to or in 
use by the ,global ,news ,service       
pertaining to financial transactions as 
may be necessary to facilitate an audit4
 ,the ,government ,accountability       
,office shall be afforded full          
facilities for verifying transactions   
with any assets held by depositories1   
fiscal agents1 and custodians4 ,all such
 books1 accounts1 records1 reports1     
files1 papers1 and property of the      
,global ,news ,service shall remain in  
the possession and custody of the       
,global ,news ,service4  7#c7 ,exercise 
of authorities ,notwithstanding any     

other provision of law1 the ,inspector  
,general of the ,department of ,state   
and the ,foreign ,service is authorized 
to exercise the authorities set forth in
 chapter #d of part ,i of title #e1     
,united ,states ,code 7formerly known as
 the ,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh7 
with respect to the ,global ,news       
,service4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendments
 ,the ,united ,states ,international    
,broadcasting ,act of #aiid 7title ,,iii
 of ,public ,law #ajc-bcf2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #fbja et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
section #cjd7;d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4         
#fbjc7;d771 by inserting the ,global    
,news ,service1 before the ,middle ,east
 ,broadcasting ,networks2  7#b7 in      
section #cje 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fbjd7--    
7,a7 by moving subsection 7c7 so that it
 appears immediately after subsection   
7b72 and  7,b7 in subsection 7c71 by    
inserting the ,global ,news ,service1   
before or the ,middle ,east             
,broadcasting ,networks2 and  7#c7 in   
section #caj7;d7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4         

#fbji7;d771 by inserting the ,global    
,news ,service1 before and the ,middle  
,east ,broadcasting ,networks4  #h4     
,increasing coordination and resources  
for censorship circumvention1 secure    
sharing1 and content creation           
initiatives  7a7 ,establishment of      
interagency task force ,the ,president  
shall establish an interagency task     
force composed of representatives from  
the ,department1 ,national ,security    
,council staff1 and representatives from
 other ,federal departments and         
agencies1 as appropriate1 as designated 
by the ,president4  7b7 ,task force     
coordinator  7#a7 ,establishment ,the   
,president shall appoint a coordinator  
for the interagency task force          
established pursuant to subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,duties ,the ,coordinator shall--  
7,a7 convene and coordinate the work of 
the interagency task force established  
pursuant to subsection 7a72  7,b7       
oversee the development and execution of
 the strategy described in section #f2  

and  7,c7 oversee the efforts of the    
,department described in subsection 7d71
 in consultation1 as appropriate1 with  
relevant ,department officials1         
including officials reporting to-- 7i7  
the ,under ,secretary of ,state for     
,public ,diplomacy and ,public ,affairs2
  7ii7 the ,assistant ,secretary of     
,state for ,democracy1 ,human ,rights1  
and ,labor2  7iii7 the ,ambassador at   
,large for ,cyberspace and ,digital     
,policy2 and  7iv7 the ,assistant       
,secretary of ,state for ,east ,asian   
and ,pacific ,affairs4  7c7 ,functions  
,the interagency task force shall-- 7#a7
 develop and execute the strategy       
described in section #f7;a72 and  7#b7  
increase the coordination1 within the   
,department and between relevant        
,federal departments and agencies1 as   
appropriate1 of ,mandarin               
,chinese-language content development   
and dissemination1 internet             
circumvention1 and secure               
content-sharing tools specific to the   

,,prc's censorship regime4  7d7         
,department of ,state  7#a7 ,in general 
,the ,department1 in consultation with  
relevant members of the interagency task
 force1 shall oversee the development of
 compelling1 timely1 and relevant       
,mandarin ,chinese-language content for 
a variety of audiences within the ,,prc 
and the dissemination of such content   
through a variety of tools and platforms
 within and outside the ,,prc4  7#b7    
,internet circumvention and secure      
content sharing ,the ,department1 in    
coordination with relevant entities1    
other ,federal departments and agencies1
 and external experts1 as appropriate1  
shall seek to increase funding for      
programs and open source software that  
expand upon and develop new tools for   
internet circumvention and secure       
content sharing that are specifically   
tailored to evade the ,,prc censorship  
apparatus1 including within the ,,prc1  
and improve immediate access to         
independent information for the end     

users of such tools4  7#c7 ,media       
freedom1 investigative journalism1 and  
content development ,the ,department    
shall seek to increase funding for media
 freedom1 investigative journalism1 and 
content development initiatives1        
including by establishing and expanding 
a network of individual and independent 
journalists or media companies and      
social media influencers that           
investigate and produce articles1       
reports1 and other content related to   
real-time social1 political1 and        
economic events in the ,,prc-- 7,a7 in  
which citizens of the ,,prc are directly
 interested2 and  7,b7 which can be     
accessed and amplified through a variety
 of tools and platforms within and      
outside the ,,prc digital ecosystem4    
7#d7 ,increasing ,mandarin              
,chinese-language content within the    
great firewall and for citizens of the  
,,prc living abroad ,the ,department    
shall seek to increase the volume of--  
7,a7 effective and high-quality         

,mandarin ,chinese-language content for 
dissemination through ,mission ,china's 
social media and other content sharing  
platforms2  7,b7 material that can be   
disseminated to citizens of the ,,prc   
residing outside of the ,,prc and the   
,,prc censorship apparatus2 and  7,c7   
content that focuses on quality of life 
issues in the ,united ,states that are  
directly relatable to issues in the     
,,prc1 including issues related to food 
safety1 environmental sustainability1   
health care delivery1 economic security 
and the jobs market1 the investment     
climate1 treatment of women1 the        
treatment of marginalized populations1  
and government transparency4  7#e7      
,content development and surveying ,the 
,department shall-- 7,a7 increase and   
refine ,mandarin ,chinese-language      
content directed towards citizens of the
 ,,prc residing within or outside the   
,,prc2 and  7,b7 work with external     
organizations1 as appropriate1 to       
regularly conduct credible1 periodic    

surveys to gauge and assess issues of   
domestic and international importance to
 citizens of the ,,prc to inform the    
work of the interagency task force      
established pursuant to subsection 7a7  
and the ongoing iteration by the        
,department of effective1 high-quality  
,mandarin ,chinese-language content4    
7e7 ,united ,states ,agency for ,global 
,media  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,,usagm   
and relevant ,federal and non-,federal  
entities shall-- 7,a7 carry out the     
actions described in paragraphs 7#b7    
through 7#e72 and  7,b7 work with       
independent content creators1 citizen   
journalists1 and media organizations1 as
 appropriate1 to curate1 disseminate1   
and amplify the highest-impact ,mandarin
 ,chinese-language content across       
,,usagm entities to citizens of the     
,,prc4  7#b7 ,radio free asia  7,a7 ,in 
general ,radio ,free ,asia1 consistent  
with its congressional mandate1 shall-- 
7i7 deliver independent1 uncensored1    
,,prc-specific news and information in  

local languages to audiences in the     
,,prc and in other countries2 and  7ii7 
increase coverage and digital ,mandarin 
,chinese-language programming on        
political1 economic1 and social issues  
in the ,,prc1 including by-- 7,i7       
expanding ,,rfa's ,mandarin             
,chinese-language platforms2  7,,ii7    
prioritizing instances of ,,prc         
disinformation about ,,prc-internal     
topics directed towards ,chinese        
citizens through its bilingual ,asia    
,fact ,check ,lab2 and  7,,iii7         
providing insights to the interagency   
task force established pursuant to      
subsection 7a7 regarding-- 7aa7 content 
development strategies2  7bb7 priority  
topic areas salient to citizens of the  
,,prc2 and  7cc7 data about access to   
and engagement with ,mandarin           
,chinese-language ,,rfa content among   
citizens of the ,,prc4  7,b7 ,topics    
,topic areas at ,,rfa's editorial       
discretion referred to in subparagraph  
7,a77ii77,,iii77bb7 should include-- 7i7

 quality of life in the ,,prc2 and  7ii7
 human rights1 the rule of law1 and good
 governance issues in the ,,prc that are
 relevant and important to broad        
segments of the population of the ,,prc4
  7#c7 ,voice of america ,voice of      
,america shall1 to the extent           
appropriate-- 7,a7 increase content of  
interest to citizens of the ,,prc2 and  
7,b7 provide insights to the interagency
 task force established pursuant to     
subsection 7a7 regarding-- 7i7 content  
development strategies2  7ii7 priority  
topic areas salient to citizens of the  
,,prc2 and  7iii7 data about access to  
and engagement with ,mandarin           
,chinese-language ,,voa content among   
citizens of the ,,prc4  7#d7 ,open      
technology fund ,the ,open ,technology  
,fund shall-- 7,a7 support the          
development and adoption of open source 
circumvention and secure communications 
tools that are tailored for use in the  
,,prc2  7,b7 increase engagement with   
private sector technology companies1    

universities1 and other relevant        
stakeholders to develop the next        
generation of internet circumvention and
 secure content sharing tools that-- 7i7
 are specifically tailored to the       
,,prc's censorship regime2 and  7ii7 can
 rapidly increase access to and secure  
sharing of independent information2     
7,c7 issue regular public solicitations 
for students and other civil society    
groups in the ,united ,states and in    
like-minded countries specializing in   
the cybersecurity and technology fields 
to research and develop the next        
generation of internet circumvention and
 secure content sharing tools that      
directly target the ,,prc censorship    
regime2 and  7,d7 regularly consult with
 the interagency task force established 
pursuant to subsection 7a7 regarding    
matters related to the development and  
adoption of circumvention and secure    
content sharing tools among citizens of 
the ,,prc1 and inform about research and
 other technical needs related to       

circumvention of the ,,prc censorship   
regime and secure content sharing4  7#e7
 ,global news service ,the ,global ,news
 ,service shall-- 7,a7 seek to curate1  
translate1 distribute1 and make         
available content about or related to   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china and   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china's     
malign activities globally1 in          
coordination with ,voice of ,america's  
and ,radio ,free ,asia's ,mandarin      
,chinese language news service2  7,b7   
offer such content in ,mandarin ,chinese
 and ,english for the purpose of making 
fact-based1 uncensored ,china-related   
news available to news organizations1   
independent journalists1 and online     
content creators around the world2  7,c7
 prioritize making available such       
content to media outlets in the         
countries that are influenced by ,,ccp  
state media2 and  7,d7 target the       
,chinese diaspora abroad1 through its   
,mandarin ,chinese language news        
service4  7f7 ,authorization of         

appropriations  7#a7 ,department of     
,state ,there is authorized to be       
appropriated to the ,department1 for    
each of the fiscal years #bjbe through  
#bjbi1 #be1jjj1jjj1 which-- 7,a7 shall  
be expended for ongoing and new programs
 in furtherance of the strategy required
 under section #f7;a7 and the functions 
and objectives set forth in subsections 
7c7 and 7d72 and  7,b7 may be expended  
to contract with an external            
organization with expertise in surveying
 populations in the ,,prc and the       
broader ,indo-,pacific region4  7#b7    
,united ,states ,agency for ,global     
,media ,there is authorized to be       
appropriated to the ,,usagm1 for each of
 the fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi1  
#ej1jjj1jjj1 which shall be expended--  
7,a7 to carry out the functions of the  
,global ,news ,service1 as set forth in 
section #cji;,b of the ,united ,states  
,international ,broadcasting ,act of    
#aiid1 as added in section #g7;a72 and  
7,b7 for ongoing and new programs in    

pursuing the objectives set forth in    
subsection 7e74  #i4 ,addressing the    
lack of reciprocity between the ,united 
,states and the ,people's ,republic of  
,china in the information space  7a7    
,diplomatic engagement ,in pursuing     
diplomatic engagement with the ,,prc1   
the ,secretary of ,state should         
prioritize addressing the lack of       
reciprocity in access to the ,,prc      
internet and broader information space  
for ,united ,states ,government1 private
 sector1 and nongovernmental            
stakeholders1 particularly journalists1 
diplomats1 researchers1 academics1      
internet technology1 and social media   
companies and nongovernmental           
organizations within the ,,prc4  7b7    
,available tools ,the ,president1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 should consider all tools       
available to address the lack of        
reciprocity in access to the ,,prc      
internet and broader information space  
for ,united ,states ,government1 private

 sector1 and nongovernmental            
stakeholders4