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(4) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (8); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) as 
paragraphs (4) through (8), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: 
‘‘(3) countering internet censorship and repressive surveil-
lance technology that seek to limit free association, control 
access to information, and prevent citizens from exercising their 
rights to free speech;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) supporting the work of women advocating freedom, 
human rights, and human progress; 
‘‘(10) supporting the development of Belarusian language 
education; 
‘‘(11) enhancing the development of the private sector, 
particularly the information technology sector, and its role in 
the economy of Belarus, including by increasing the capacity 
of private sector actors, developing business support organiza-
tions, offering entrepreneurship training, and expanding access 
to finance for small and medium enterprises; 
‘‘(12) supporting political refugees in neighboring European 
countries fleeing the crackdown in Belarus; 
‘‘(13) supporting the gathering of evidence on and inves-
tigating of the human rights abuses in Belarus; 
‘‘(14) supporting the public health response, including 
filling the information void, in Belarus during the COVID– 
19 pandemic; and 
‘‘(15) other activities consistent with the purposes of this 
Act.’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (g); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
in light of the political crisis in Belarus and the unprecedented 
mobilization of the Belarusian people, United States foreign assist-
ance to Belarusian civil society should be reevaluated and 
increased— 
‘‘(1) to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(2) to include the activities described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) COORDINATION WITH EUROPEAN PARTNERS.—In order to 
maximize impact, eliminate duplication, and further the achieve-
ment of the purposes described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of State shall ensure coordination with the European Union and 
its institutions, the governments of countries that are members 
of the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada. 
‘‘(f) REPORT ON ASSISTANCE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Secretary of State, acting through 
the Office of the Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and 
Eurasia, and in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees describing the pro-
grams and activities carried out to achieve the purposes described 
in subsection (a), including an assessment of whether or not 
progress was made in achieving those purposes.’’; and
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(7) in subsection (g), as redesignated— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AUTHORIZA-
TION
OF APPROPRIATIONS’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘There are’’ and inserting ‘‘AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—There are’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2007 and 2008’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 and 2022’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 325. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, INTERNET FREEDOM, AND 
ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN BELARUS. 
Section 5 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 
109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 5. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING, INTERNET FREEDOM, AND 
ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN BELARUS. 
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
‘‘(1) the President should support and reallocate resources 
to radio, television, and internet broadcasting conducted by 
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in languages spoken in 
Belarus; 
‘‘(2) the United States should also support other inde-
pendent 
media 
providing 
objective 
information 
to 
the 
Belarusian people, particularly in the Belarusian language; 
‘‘(3) the President should provide the United States Agency 
for Global Media with a surge capacity (as such term is defined 
in section 316 of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act (22 U.S.C. 6216)) for programs and activities in Belarus; 
‘‘(4) the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Agency 
for Global Media, working through the Open Technology Fund 
and in coordination with the Secretary of State, should expand 
and prioritize efforts to provide anti-censorship technology and 
services to journalists and civil society in Belarus in order 
to enhance their ability to safely access or share digital news 
and information without fear of repercussions or surveillance; 
and 
‘‘(5) the United States should continue to condemn the 
Belarusian authorities’ crackdown on independent media, 
including the harassment and mass detentions of independent 
and foreign journalists and the denial of accreditation. 
‘‘(b) STRATEGY TO PROMOTE EXPANDED BROADCASTING, INTER-
NET FREEDOM, AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN BELARUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of the Belarus Democracy, Human Rights, 
and Sovereignty Act of 2020, the Chief Executive Officer of 
the United States Agency for Global Media and the Secretary 
of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a comprehensive strategy, including a cost estimate, 
to carry out the following: 
‘‘(A) Expand independent radio, television, live stream, 
and social network broadcasting and communications in 
Belarus to provide news and information, particularly in 
the Belarusian language, that is credible, comprehensive, 
and accurate. 
‘‘(B) Support the development and use of anti-censor-
ship and circumvention technologies by the Open Tech-
nology Fund and the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights
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and Labor that enable the citizens of Belarus to commu-
nicate securely and undertake internet activities without 
interference from the Government of Belarus. 
‘‘(C) Assist efforts to overcome attempts by the Govern-
ment of Belarus to disrupt internet access and block content 
online. 
‘‘(D) Monitor the cooperation of the Government of 
Belarus with any foreign government or organization for 
purposes related to the censorship or surveillance of the 
internet, including an assessment of any such cooperation 
in the preceding ten years. 
‘‘(E) Monitor the purchase or receipt by the Govern-
ment of Belarus of any technology or training from any 
foreign government or organization for purposes related 
to the censorship or surveillance of the internet, including 
an assessment of any such purchase or receipt in the 
preceding ten years. 
‘‘(F) Assist with the protection of journalists who have 
been targeted for free speech activities, including through 
the denial of accreditation. 
‘‘(G) Provide cyber-attack mitigation services to civil 
society organizations in Belarus. 
‘‘(H) Provide resources for educational materials and 
training on digital literacy, bypassing internet censorship, 
digital safety, and investigative and analytical journalism 
for independent journalists working in Belarus. 
‘‘(I) Build the capacity of civil society, media, and other 
nongovernmental and organizations to identify, track, and 
counter disinformation, including from proxies of the 
Government of Russia working at Belarusian state tele-
vision. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be transmitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
annex.’’. 
SEC. 326. SANCTIONS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS. 
Section 6 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 
109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘December 19, 2010’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘August 9, 2020’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, peaceful pro-
testers,’’ after ‘‘all opposition activists’’; 
(C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (6); and 
(D) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (7) as 
paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘AND RUS-
SIAN INDIVIDUALS COMPLICIT
IN
THE CRACKDOWN THAT 
OCCURRED AFTER THE AUGUST 9, 2020, ELECTION’’ after 
‘‘BELARUS’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as para-
graphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: 
‘‘(4) is a member of the Central Election Commission of 
Belarus or assisted the Commission in manipulating the presi-
dential election of August 9, 2020;’’;
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(D) in paragraph (5), as redesignated, to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(5) is a member of any branch of the security or law 
enforcement services of Belarus, including the KGB, Interior 
Ministry, and OMON special police unit, and is responsible 
for, or complicit in, ordering, controlling, materially assisting, 
sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological 
support for, or otherwise directing, the crackdown on opposition 
leaders, journalists, and peaceful protestors that occurred in 
connection with the presidential election of August 9, 2020; 
or’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) is a government official, including at the Information 
Ministry, responsible for the crackdown on independent media, 
including revoking the accreditation of journalists, disrupting 
internet access, and restricting online content; 
‘‘(8) is an official in the so-called ‘Union State’ between 
Russia and Belarus (regardless of nationality of the individual); 
or 
‘‘(9) is a Russian individual that has significantly partici-
pated in the crackdown on independent press or human rights 
abuses related to political repression in Belarus, including the 
Russian propagandists sent to replace local employees at 
Belarusian state media outlets.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation’’ and inserting ‘‘the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(including any technical 
assistance or grant) of any kind’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘or by any member 
or family member closely linked to any member of the 
senior leadership of the Government of Belarus’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or by the senior leadership of the Government 
of Belarus or by any member or family member closely 
linked to the senior leadership of the Government of 
Belarus, or an official of the so-called ‘Union State’ with 
Russia’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, or an official of the 
so-called ‘Union State’ with Russia’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
so-called ‘Union State’ with Russia,’’ after ‘‘the Govern-
ment of Belarus’’. 
SEC. 327. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. 
Section 7 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 (Public Law 
109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL COOPERATION. 
‘‘It is the sense of Congress that the President should continue 
to coordinate with the European Union and its institutions, Euro-
pean Union member states, the United Kingdom, and Canada to 
develop a comprehensive, multilateral strategy— 
‘‘(1) to further the purposes of this Act, including, as appro-
priate, encouraging other countries to take measures with