which 
came 
to 
be 
known 
as 
‘‘Operation 
INFEKTION’’, falsely accusing the Department of 
Defense of engineering and spreading the AIDS 
virus. 
(2) In 1987, the Soviet Union publicly dis-
avowed its AIDS disinformation following the efforts 
of the United States Active Measures Working 
Group to refute these lies and discredit the Soviet 
Union. 
(3) Shortly thereafter, the Working Group en-
tered a period of institutional decline because its 
work was perceived to contravene Department of 
State efforts to engage with the Soviet Union, and 
effectively ceased to exist following the fall of the 
Soviet Union. 
(4) The final report issued by members of the 
Working Group, published by the United States In-
formation Agency in 1992 at the request of the 
House of Representatives, warned that ‘‘[a]s long as 
states and groups interested in manipulating world 
opinion, limiting U.S. Government actions, or gener-
ating opposition to U.S. policies and interests con-
tinue to use these techniques, there will be a need 
for the United States Information Agency to system-
atically monitor, analyze, and counter them.’’. 
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(5) In 2020, the Communist Party of China 
(CCP) began a disinformation campaign against the 
United States, falsely accusing the United States of 
being the source of the SARS–CoV–2 novel 
coronavirus and the United States Army of bringing 
the virus to China. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION STATECRAFT. 
(a) FINDING.—The 2017 National Security Strategy 
establishes that it is a priority of United States Informa-
tion Statecraft to ‘‘improve our understanding of how ad-
versaries gain informational and psychological advantages 
across all policies’’ and ‘‘empower a true public diplomacy 
capability to compete effectively in this arena’’. 
(b) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States to 
advance United States foreign policy and national security 
interests through a holistic approach to public diplomacy, 
which shall include the following: 
(1) Championing and promoting United States 
values, including democratic governance, individual 
liberty, and internationally recognized human rights. 
(2) Supporting the international dissemination 
of unbiased and fact-based information, and pro-
tecting the free flow of information globally. 
(3) Refuting and countering foreign state and 
nonstate propaganda, disinformation, and narratives 
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that undermine United States values, such as the 
promotion of authoritarian governance, the denigra-
tion of individual liberty, and the disregard of inter-
nationally recognized human rights. 
(4) Discrediting foreign state and nonstate ac-
tors 
responsible 
for 
such 
propaganda, 
disinformation, and narratives, and seeking to re-
duce the ability of such actors to influence global 
discourse. 
(5) Coordinating and integrating such efforts 
with the efforts of United States allies and partners 
that share United States values. 
(6) Providing for robust exchange, analytic, and 
coordination mechanisms to accomplish such objec-
tives. 
(c) GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 1287(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 2656 note; Public 
Law 114–328) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) As needed, support the development and 
dissemination of fact-based narratives and analysis 
to— 
‘‘(A) refute and counter propaganda and 
disinformation directed at the United States 
and United States allies and partner nations; 
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‘‘(B) discredit the actors responsible for 
such propaganda and disinformation; and 
‘‘(C) reduce the ability of such actors to 
influence global discourse.’’. 
SEC. 4. ACTIVE MEASURES WORKING GROUP FOR THE CHI-
NESE COMMUNIST PARTY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The ‘‘Communique´ on the Current State of 
the Ideological Sphere’’, an April 22, 2013, notice 
from the Communist Party of China’s (CCP) Cen-
tral Committee more commonly known as ‘‘Docu-
ment 9’’, establishes that under the leadership of 
General Secretary Xi Jinping, the CCP considers 
constitutional democracy, internationally recognized 
human rights, liberal economics, independent jour-
nalism, and internal dissent to be security threats. 
(2) In his remarks before the 19th Communist 
Party Congress in 2017, which were titled in part 
‘‘Strive for the Great Success of Socialism with Chi-
nese Characteristics for a New Era’’, General Sec-
retary Xi Jinping said, ‘‘the banner of socialism with 
Chinese characteristics is now flying high and proud 
for all to see. It means that the path, the theory, the 
system, and the culture of socialism with Chinese 
characteristics have kept developing, blazing a new 
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trail for other developing countries to achieve mod-
ernization. It offers a new option for other countries 
and nations.’’. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the CCP is hostile to United States values and 
seeks to advance an alternate set of authoritarian values, 
and therefore that the CCP and its ability to influence 
global discourse is a national security threat to the United 
States. 
(c) RECONSTITUTION.—The Secretary of State shall 
reconstitute the Active Measures Working Group (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) for a period 
of five years. 
(d) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Working Group 
shall be to create a regularly updated information 
statecraft strategy for the whole of the United States Gov-
ernment to reduce the ability of the CCP to influence glob-
al discourse. 
(e) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall include 
the following officials: 
(1) The Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy 
of the Department of State. 
(2) The Assistant Secretary of East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of South 
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and Central Asian Affairs of the Department of 
State. 
(3) The Special Envoy and Coordinator of the 
Global Engagement Center. 
(4) The Assistant Administrator of the Bureau 
for Asia of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development. 
(5) The Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pa-
cific Security Affairs of the Department of Defense. 
(6) The Commander of the United States Indo- 
Pacific Command. 
(7) Other officials the Secretary of State and 
the President determine appropriate. 
(f) CHAIR.—The Secretary of State shall designate 
a member of the Working Group as the Chairperson. 
(g) COOPERATION.—The President shall ensure that 
the various agencies and departments of the United States 
cooperate with the Working Group, adopt and effectuate 
the information statecraft strategy required under sub-
section (h), and share information appropriately to ad-
vance the strategy. 
(h) INFORMATION STATECRAFT STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working 
Group shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
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committees and distribute to each Federal depart-
ment and agency an information statecraft strategy. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The information statecraft 
strategy and biannual updates thereto required 
under this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of the specific CCP 
narratives that most contribute to the CCP’s 
ability to influence global discourse, and the en-
tities primarily responsible for advancing these 
narratives and contributing to the CCP’s ability 
to influence global discourse. 
(B) An identification of counternarratives 
most effective and most likely to reduce the 
ability of the CCP to influence global discourse 
and discredit the entities that contribute to the 
CCP’s ability to influence global discourse. 
(C) A detailed plan, including instructions 
for public diplomacy officers at each United 
States diplomatic or consular post, to imple-
ment such counternarratives. 
(D) An identification of specific quan-
titative objectives for advancing such counter-
narratives, and an identification of the United 
States officials responsible for accomplishing 
such objectives. 
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(E) A quantitative analysis of United 
States efforts to accomplish such objectives in 
the preceding six months, informed by the data 
and analytical capabilities of the Under Sec-
retary for Public Diplomacy of the Department 
of State and the Global Engagement Center. 
(3) BIANNUAL UPDATES.—Not later than 180 
days after the submission of the information 
statecraft strategy under paragraph (1) and every 
180 days thereafter for a period of five years, the 
Working Group shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional 
committees 
an 
updated 
information 
statecraft strategy. 
(4) FORM.—The information statecraft strategy 
and biannual updates thereto required under this 
subsection may be in classified form. 
(5) CHIEF
OF
MISSION
RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
The Secretary of State should ensure that each 
United States chief of mission— 
(A) advances through both programming 
and communications the objectives of the infor-
mation statecraft strategy and biannual updates 
thereto; 
(B) assigns at least one Foreign Service 
officer to be primarily responsible for coordi-
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nating such efforts at the United States diplo-
matic or consular post at which such chief of 
mission is assigned; and 
(C) provides quantitative data to the 
Working Group about the efforts of such chief 
of mission to accomplish the objectives of the 
strategy, including updates thereto. 
SEC. 5. SPECIAL FAST-TRACK PROCEDURES. 
The Secretary of State shall establish procedures for 
use in special circumstances, as determined by the Sec-
retary, to provide for rapid, synchronized releases of infor-
mation content globally, regionally, or across subsets of 
United States diplomatic and consular posts. 
SEC. 6. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION. 
(a) RESEARCH AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.—The 
Secretary of State, acting through the Director of Re-
search and Evaluation appointed pursuant to subsection 
(b), shall— 
(1) conduct regular research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment of State, including through the routine use 
of audience research, digital analytics, and impact 
evaluations, to plan and execute such programs and 
activities; and 
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(2) make available to Congress the findings of 
such research and evaluations. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall appoint a Director of Research 
and Evaluation (referred to in this subsection as the 
‘‘Director’’) in the Office of Policy, Planning, and 
Resources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs 
of the Department of State. 
(2) LIMITATION
ON
APPOINTMENT.—The ap-
pointment of the Director pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall not result in an increase in the overall full-time 
equivalent positions within the Department of State. 
(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Director shall— 
(A) report to the Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Af-
fairs of the Department of State; 
(B) coordinate and oversee the research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs 
and activities of the Department to— 
(i) improve public diplomacy strate-
gies and tactics; and 
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(ii) ensure that such programs and 
activities are increasing the knowledge, un-
derstanding, and trust of the United 
States by relevant target audiences; 
(C) routinely organize and oversee audi-
ence research, digital analytics, and impact 
evaluations across all public diplomacy bureaus 
and offices of the Department; 
(D) support the public affairs sections of 
United States diplomatic and consular posts; 
(E) share appropriate public diplomacy re-
search and evaluation information within the 
Department and with other appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies; 
(F) regularly design and coordinate stand-
ardized research questions, methodologies, and 
procedures to ensure that public diplomacy pro-
grams and activities across all public diplomacy 
bureaus and offices of the Department are de-
signed to meet appropriate foreign policy objec-
tives; and 
(G) report biannually to the United States 
Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy of 
the Department of State, through the Sub-
committee on Research and Evaluation estab-
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lished pursuant to subsection (f), regarding the 
research and evaluation of all public diplomacy 
bureaus and offices of the Department. 
(4) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—Not later than 
one year after the appointment of the Director pur-
suant to paragraph (1), the Director shall develop 
guidance and training, including curriculum for use 
by the Foreign Service Institute, for all public diplo-
macy officers of the Department of State regarding 
the reading and interpretation of public diplomacy 
program and activity evaluation findings to ensure 
that such findings and related lessons learned are 
implemented in the planning and evaluation of all 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment. 
(c) PRIORITIZING RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of Policy Plan-
ning of the Office of Policy, Planning, and Re-
sources for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs of 
the Department of State shall ensure that research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and ac-
tivities of the Department, as coordinated and over-
seen by the Director pursuant to subsection (b), sup-
port strategic planning and resource allocation 
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across all public diplomacy bureaus and offices of 
the Department. 
(2) ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES.—Amounts al-
located for the purpose of research and evaluation of 
public diplomacy programs and activities of the De-
partment of State pursuant to subsection (b) shall 
be made available to be disbursed at the direction of 
the Director referred to in paragraph (1) among the 
research and evaluation staff across all public diplo-
macy bureaus and offices of the Department. 
(3) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Department of State should 
gradually increase to a percentage of program funds 
that is commensurate with Federal Government best 
practices its allocation of funds made available under 
the headings ‘‘Educational and Cultural Exchange 
Programs’’ and ‘‘Diplomatic Programs’’ for research 
and evaluation of public diplomacy programs and ac-
tivities of the Department pursuant to subsection 
(b). 
(d) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PAPER-
WORK REDUCTION ACT.—Subchapter I of chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Pa-
perwork Reduction Act’’) shall not apply to the collection 
of information directed at any individuals conducted by, 
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or on behalf of, the Department of State for the purpose 
of audience research, monitoring, and evaluations, and in 
connection with the Department’s activities, including 
interagency activities, conducted pursuant to this Act or 
to any of the following: 
(1) The United States Information and Edu-
cational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et 
seq.). 
(2) The Mutual Educational and Cultural Ex-
change Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
(3) Section 1287 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note). 
(4) The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151 et seq.). 
(e) LIMITED EXEMPTION RELATING TO THE PRI-
VACY ACT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Department of State 
shall maintain, collect, use, and disseminate records 
(as such term is defined in section 552a(a)(4) of 
title 5, United States Code) for audience research, 
digital analytics, and impact evaluations of commu-
nications related to public diplomacy programs and 
activities of the Department, including interagency 
efforts, intended for foreign audiences. 
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(2) CONDITIONS.—Audience research, digital 
analytics, and impact evaluations under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(A) reasonably tailored to meet the pur-
poses of the public diplomacy programs and ac-
tivities of the Department of State, including 
related interagency activities; and 
(B) carried out with due regard for privacy 
and civil liberties guidance and oversight. 
(f) UNITED STATES ADVISORY COMMISSION ON PUB-
LIC DIPLOMACY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1334 of the Foreign 
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (22 
U.S.C. 6553) is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘SUNSET’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTINUATION’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘until October 1, 2020’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVENESS
ASSESSMENT.—Subpara-
graph (B) of section 604(d)(1) of the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 
(22 U.S.C. 1469(d)(1)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(B) EFFECTIVENESS
ASSESSMENT.—In 
evaluating the public diplomacy and inter-
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national broadcasting activities described in 
subparagraph (A), the Commission shall con-
duct an assessment that considers the relation 
to the United States national interest, the pub-
lic diplomacy target impact, the achieved im-
pact, and the cost of public diplomacy activities 
and international broadcasting. The assessment 
shall include, if practicable, an appropriate met-
ric such as ‘cost-per-audience’ or ‘cost-per-stu-
dent’ for each such activity. Upon the comple-
tion of the assessment, the Commission shall 
assign a rating of— 
‘‘(i) ‘effective’ for activities that— 
‘‘(I) set appropriate goals and 
achieve all or most of the desired re-
sults; 
‘‘(II) are well-managed; 
‘‘(III) are cost efficient; and 
‘‘(IV) quantifiably advance the 
priorities of the most recent National 
Security Strategy and related national 
strategies for defense and foreign pol-
icy; 
‘‘(ii) ‘moderately effective’ for activi-
ties that— 
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‘‘(I) set appropriate goals and 
achieve some desired results; 
‘‘(II) are generally well-managed; 
‘‘(III) may need to improve their 
cost efficiency, including reducing 
overhead; and 
‘‘(IV) have a substantive ration-
ale for advancing the priorities of the 
most recent National Security Strat-
egy and related national strategies for 
defense and foreign policy, but have 
not demonstrated quantifiable results; 
‘‘(iii) ‘ineffective’ for activities that— 
‘‘(I) lack appropriate goals or fail 
to achieve stated goals or desired re-
sults; 
‘‘(II) are not well-managed; 
‘‘(III) are not cost efficient, such 
as through insufficient use of avail-
able resources to achieve stated goals 
or desired results, or have excessive 
overhead; or 
‘‘(IV) do not have a substantive 
rationale for advancing the priorities 
of the most recent National Security 
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Strategy and related national strate-
gies for defense and foreign policy; or 
‘‘(iv) ‘results not demonstrated’ for 
activities that— 
‘‘(I) do not have acceptable per-
formance public diplomacy metrics for 
measuring results; or 
‘‘(II) are unable or failed to col-
lect data to determine if such activi-
ties are effective.’’. 
(3) SUBCOMMITTEE FOR RESEARCH AND EVAL-
UATION.—The United States Advisory Commission 
on Public Diplomacy shall establish a Subcommittee 
on Research and Evaluation to monitor and advise 
regarding audience research, digital analytics, and 
impact evaluations carried out by the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for Global 
Media. 
(4) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Subcommittee on 
Research and Evaluation established pursuant to 
paragraph (3) shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees an annual report, in conjunc-
tion with the United States Advisory Commission on 
Public Diplomacy’s Comprehensive Annual Report 
on the performance of the Department of State and 
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the United States Agency for Global Media, describ-
ing all actions taken by the Subcommittee pursuant 
to such paragraph and any findings made as a result 
of such actions. 
SEC. 7. FOREIGN MISSION LANGUAGE SUPPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall en-
sure that each United States chief of mission has available 
appropriate personnel and resources to provide translation 
services for such chief of mission and the ability to trans-
late content into local languages. 
(b) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter 
for a period of five years, the Secretary of State shall no-
tify the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate of any United States diplomatic or consular 
posts that do not have permanent capabilities to provide 
translation services to the chief of mission of such a post 
or translate content into local languages. 
SEC. 8. LATERAL ENTRY FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PER-
SONNEL. 
The Secretary of State shall make full use of avail-
able authorities, including section 404 of the Department 
of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–323), to recruit not fewer than ten individuals with 
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extensive experience in strategic communications, includ-
ing in foreign languages, graphic design, market research, 
social media engagement, audio and video content cre-
ation, and related capabilities for lateral entry into the 
Foreign Service at a grade level higher than FS–4. Such 
individuals shall be assigned to United States diplomatic 
or consular posts which the Secretary determines are in 
need of personnel to engage in public diplomacy efforts 
consistent with this Act. 
Æ 
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