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Makes a conforming insertion into 22 U.S.C. 6203(d) as part of amendments to the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to account for the establishment of the Global News Service.
Reorders and inserts conforming language in 22 U.S.C. 6204 (authorities of the Chief Executive Officer) by moving subsection (c) to appear immediately after subsection (b), and by inserting additional text into subsection (c) as a conforming amendment related to the Global News Service.
Inserts conforming language into 22 U.S.C. 6209(d) to reflect amendments made by this Act related to grantees and the establishment of the Global News Service.
Creates a coordinated U.S. strategy to expand access to independent Mandarin-language information for people in and from the People’s Republic of China. It requires the President to submit a one-year plan, establishes an interagency task force and a presidential coordinator, authorizes funding for State and USAGM for FY2025–2029, and creates a new nongovernmental Global News Service to collect, translate, and distribute China-related reporting while supporting circumvention and secure-sharing tools.
Defines the term "CCP" to mean the Chinese Communist Party.
Defines the term "Coordinator" to mean the coordinator of the interagency task force appointed by the President pursuant to section 8(b).
Defines the term "Department" to mean the Department of State.
Defines the term "PRC" to mean the People's Republic of China.
Defines the term "RFA" to mean Radio Free Asia.
Primary effects:
Chinese citizens (inside the PRC) could gain broader and more targeted access to independent Mandarin-language reporting through paired content and circumvention tools; this is intended to increase exposure to uncensored information.
U.S. international broadcasters and implementers (USAGM, Radio Free Asia, Voice of America) and related nongovernmental partners (e.g., Open Technology Fund, the newly created Global News Service) will receive new responsibilities, funding authorizations, and reporting/oversight obligations.
The Global News Service will centralize collection, translation, and distribution of China-related reporting, affecting independent media partners and translators who supply or syndicate content.
Internet-technology and social-media companies may be affected indirectly through heightened diplomatic pressure, coordination efforts, and possible expectations to facilitate secure-sharing or support circumvention tools; they may also face PRC countermeasures.
Journalists, researchers, civil-society groups, and NGOs working on China-related topics may see increased support for secure communications but also face risk of PRC retaliation or restrictions on operating within the PRC.
Operational and diplomatic impacts:
The measure raises U.S. diplomatic engagement on information access and reciprocity, likely increasing friction with the PRC over perceived interference or information operations.
Implementing circumvention technologies and secure-sharing systems at scale involves technical, legal, and operational challenges, including user safety, funding, distribution logistics, and responses from PRC authorities that could block or degrade services.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced February 5, 2025 by Daniel Scott Sullivan · Last progress February 5, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate