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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2614 
To establish a program and strategy to support internet freedom and counter 
censorship efforts in Iran, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 2, 2025 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, 
and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To establish a program and strategy to support internet 
freedom and counter censorship efforts in Iran, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maximum Support 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to provide max-
imum support to the people of Iran in their desire to bring 
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about a new political system in Iran based upon democ-
racy, human rights, and rule of law for all citizens of Iran. 
SEC. 3. PROGRAM AND STRATEGY TO SUPPORT INTERNET 
FREEDOM AND COUNTER CENSORSHIP EF-
FORTS IN IRAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
in conjunction with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, shall establish 
a new interagency task force to support internet freedom 
and counter censorship efforts in Iran. In addition the 
Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury and CEO of the 
U.S. Agency for Global Media, acting as part of this task 
force, shall develop and submit to Congress a strategy to 
support the Iranian people in countering state and non- 
state actors’ efforts to create deliberate barriers to inter-
net access, including shutting down or slowing connectivity 
and blocking online content protected by international 
human rights standards. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of efforts to establish a Vir-
tual Private Network (VPN) service specifically de-
signed to enable the Iranian people to bypass gov-
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ernment censorship and access the internet freely. 
The objectives of this VPN service shall include— 
(A) ensuring secure and uncensored inter-
net access for users in Iran; 
(B) providing robust protection against 
surveillance and data interception by Iranian 
authorities and others; 
(C) maintaining high standards of speed 
and reliability to ensure usability; and 
(D) regularly updating and adapting the 
service to respond to new security challenges 
and censorship techniques employed by the Ira-
nian government, IRGC and Iranian judiciary. 
(2) A description of the use of enhanced sat-
ellite communications through direct-to-cell tech-
nology and eSIM and eSIM device distribution, in-
cluding— 
(A) the incorporation of services such as 
services that provide seamless internet access 
directly to cellular devices and other technology 
to facilitate seamless internet access in Iran; 
and 
(B) a program for the distribution of 
eSIMs and eSIM devices to individuals in Iran, 
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enabling them to connect to satellite internet 
services quickly and securely. 
(3) A description of Iranian regime restrictions 
on the import of cell phones— 
(A) detailing Iranian government, IRGC, 
and Iranian judiciary restrictions on iPhone 14, 
iPhone 15, and iPhone 16 devices out of fear 
of satellite internet technology including re-
quirements that such phones be registered with 
the government and the impact of past bans on 
such phones; 
(B) outlining steps to counter the regime’s 
efforts to restrict access to devices capable of 
utilizing satellite-based internet services; and 
(C) describing measures by the Secretary 
of State to curb any efforts by the regime to 
create secondary or black markets that would 
allow the Iranian government, IRGC, or Iranian 
judiciary or their affiliates to profit from the 
sale of these devices through controlled chan-
nels. 
(4) A detailed vetting plan for technology com-
panies or individuals contracted to expand internet 
access in Iran, ensuring that no companies or indi-
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