of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 209. CLIMATE RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND EN-
ERGY SECURITY IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall develop and 
implement a strategy to invest in and improve critical in-
frastructure, including transport connectivity, information 
and communications technology, and energy security and 
access to electricity in the Pacific Islands, with an empha-
sis on climate resilient infrastructure and clean energy 
programs. 
(b) CONDUCT OF STRATEGY.—The strategy devel-
oped under this section shall be coordinated with regional 
organizations and frameworks for development in the Pa-
cific Islands. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall direct the representa-
tives of the United States to the World Bank Group, the 
International Monetary Fund, and the Asian Development 
Bank to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
support climate resilient infrastructure projects in the Pa-
cific Islands. 
(d) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that con-
tains the strategy developed under this section. 
(2) UPDATE.—The Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees an up-
dated report under paragraph (1) not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 210. COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGEN-
CIES AND COOPERATION AND PARTICIPA-
TION 
OF 
NONGOVERNMENTAL 
UNITED 
STATES ENTITIES. 
In carrying out sections 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, and 
209, the Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development shall— 
(1) coordinate with existing programs and ef-
forts of relevant agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment, especially with regards to the Republic of 
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the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micro-
nesia, and the Republic of Palau; and 
(2) seek the cooperation and participation of 
United States private sector, United States non-
governmental organizations, and United States insti-
tutions of higher education. 
TITLE III—PROMOTION OF 
SHARED VALUES 
SEC. 301. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN THE PACIFIC IS-
LANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen-
cy for International Development, shall develop and imple-
ment a strategy for routine professional exchanges and 
other activities to strengthen the press and promote press 
freedom and investigative journalism capacity with jour-
nalists and media professionals in the Pacific Islands and 
to counter misinformation and disinformation. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report that contains the 
strategy developed under this section. 
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(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include an identi-
fication of— 
(A) challenges to freedom of expression, in-
cluding for members of the press, in the Pacific 
Islands; and 
(B) objectives, means of implementation, 
and measures of success for the strategy. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 302. U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Officer of the 
U.S. Agency for Global Media shall develop and implement 
a plan to provide expanded media content to the Pacific 
Islands and partner with journalists in the Pacific Islands. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Chief Executive Officer shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that con-
tains the plan developed under this section. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include— 
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(A) an assessment of facilities and costs to 
expand coverage to the Pacific Islands, includ-
ing options to utilize Voice of America affiliates; 
(B) an identification of objectives, means 
of implementation, and measures of success for 
the plan; and 
(C) an assessment on the scope and impact 
of media training efforts and people-to-people 
engagements organized by other countries for 
the Pacific Islands. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of 
the fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 303. GENDER EQUALITY. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress affirms the 
importance of gender equality and women’s empowerment 
to United States policy in the Pacific Islands and recog-
nizes the work of the existing regional frameworks and 
platforms on gender equality. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development shall— 
(1) develop and implement an initiative to en-
courage and support efforts by the Pacific Islands to 
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