in founding the Global Network Initiative, in order 
to provide direction and guidance to the Information 
and Communications Technology companies and oth-
ers in protecting the free expression and privacy of 
Internet users. Human rights due diligence by com-
panies makes a difference. 
(7) The United States Government has a re-
sponsibility to protect freedom of expression on the 
Internet, to prevent United States businesses from 
directly and materially cooperating in human rights 
abuses perpetrated by repressive foreign govern-
ments, and to restore public confidence in the integ-
rity of United States business. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. 
(2) ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND OTHER 
TITLE 18 DEFINITIONS.—The terms ‘‘electronic com-
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munication’’, ‘‘electronic communications system’’, 
‘‘electronic storage’’, and ‘‘contents’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 2510 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
(3) FOREIGN OFFICIAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘foreign offi-
cial’’ means— 
(i) any officer or employee of a for-
eign government or of any department; 
and 
(ii) any person acting in an official ca-
pacity for or on behalf of, or acting under 
color of law with the knowledge of, any 
such government or such department, 
agency, state-owned enterprise, or instru-
mentality. 
(B) 
STATE-OWNED
ENTERPRISE.—For 
purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ‘‘state- 
owned enterprise’’ means a commercial entity in 
which a foreign government owns or controls, 
directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of 
the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial 
interest in such commercial entity. 
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(4) INTERNET.—The term ‘‘Internet’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 231(f) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231(f)). 
(5) INTERNET-RESTRICTING
COUNTRY.—The 
term ‘‘Internet-restricting country’’ means a country 
designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to 
section 104(a) of this Act. 
(6) INTERNET
COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES.— 
The term ‘‘Internet communications services’’— 
(A) means a method for providing commu-
nications services via the Internet, including 
electronic mail, Internet telephony, online chat, 
online text messaging, Internet bulletin boards, 
or Web pages; and 
(B)(i) includes providing Internet access; 
but 
(ii) does not include activities conducted by 
a financial institution (as such term is defined 
in section 5312 of title 31, United States Code) 
that are financial in nature, even if such activi-
ties are conducted using the Internet. 
(7) INTERNET CONTENT HOSTING SERVICE.— 
The terms ‘‘Internet content hosting service’’ and 
‘‘content hosting service’’ mean a service that— 
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