as a description of the means by which they attempt 
to block such content. 
‘‘(C) A description of known instances in which 
government authorities in that country have per-
secuted, prosecuted, or otherwise punished a person 
or group for the peaceful expression of political, reli-
gious, or dissenting views via the Internet, including 
electronic mail. 
‘‘(2) In compiling data and making assessments for 
the purposes of paragraph (1), United States diplomatic 
mission personnel shall consult with human rights organi-
zations and other appropriate nongovernmental organiza-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 104. OFFICE OF GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Department of State the Office of Global Internet Free-
dom (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Office’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—In addition to such other responsibil-
ities as the President may assign, the Office shall— 
(1) serve as the focal point for interagency ef-
forts to protect and promote freedom of electronic 
information abroad; 
(2) develop and ensure the implementation of a 
global strategy and programs to combat state-spon-
sored and state-directed Internet jamming by au-
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thoritarian foreign governments, and the intimida-
tion and persecution by such governments of their 
citizens who use the Internet; 
(3) provide assistance to the President in con-
nection with the annual designation of Internet-re-
stricting countries required by section 105(a) of this 
Act; 
(4) beginning not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act— 
(A) identify key words, terms, and phrases 
relating to human rights, democracy, religious 
free exercise, and peaceful political dissent, both 
in general and as specifically related to the par-
ticular context and circumstances of each Inter-
net-restricting country; and 
(B) maintain, update, and make publicly 
available on a regular basis the key words, 
terms, and phrases identified pursuant to sub-
paragraph (A); 
(5) establish mechanisms by which United 
States businesses can transmit to the Office the in-
formation required to be reported by sections 203 
and 204 of this Act; 
(6) establish a regularized consultative process 
with appropriate technology companies involved in 
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providing, maintaining, or servicing the Internet, 
human rights organizations, academic experts, and 
others to develop a voluntary code of minimum cor-
porate standards related to Internet freedom, and to 
consult with such companies, organizations, experts, 
and others regarding new technologies and the im-
plementation of appropriate policies relating to such 
technologies; and 
(7) advise the appropriate congressional com-
mittees of legislative action that may be necessary to 
keep the provisions of this Act and the amendments 
made by this Act relevant to changing technologies. 
(c) COOPERATION
OF OTHER FEDERAL DEPART-
MENTS AND AGENCIES.—Each department and agency of 
the Government of the United States, including the De-
partment of Commerce, the Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, the Department of Justice, the 
International Broadcasting Bureau, and the Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence, shall— 
(1) cooperate fully with, and assist in the imple-
mentation of, the duties of the Office described in 
subsection (b), including the strategy developed by 
the Office pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection 
(b); and 
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(2) make such resources and information avail-
able to the Office on a nonreimbursable basis as is 
necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appro-
priate congressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on International Relations 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Office to carry 
out this section $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 and 2009. 
SEC. 105. ANNUAL DESIGNATION OF INTERNET-RESTRICT-
ING COUNTRIES; REPORT. 
(a) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the President shall designate 
Internet-restricting countries for purposes of this 
Act. 
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(2) STANDARD.—A foreign country shall be 
designated as an Internet-restricting country if the 
President determines that the government of the 
country is directly or indirectly responsible for a sys-
tematic pattern of substantial restrictions on Inter-
net freedom during the preceding 1-year period. 
(3) INITIAL DESIGNEES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each of the countries 
specified in subparagraph (B) shall be deemed 
to be designated as an Internet-restricting 
country pursuant to paragraph (1) beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
ending on the date on which the President cer-
tifies to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees that the country involved is no longer di-
rectly or indirectly responsible for a systematic 
pattern of substantial restrictions on Internet 
freedom. 
(B) COUNTRIES.—The countries referred 
to in subparagraph (A) are Belarus, Cuba, 
Ethiopia, Iran, Laos, North Korea, the People’s 
Republic of China, Tunisia, and Vietnam. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
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