(A) any officer or employee of a foreign 
government or of any department; and 
(B) any person acting in an official capac-
ity for or on behalf of, or acting under color of 
law with the knowledge of, any such govern-
ment or such department, agency, state-owned 
enterprise, or instrumentality. 
(3) INTERNET.—The term ‘‘Internet’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 231(e)(3) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)). 
(4) 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. 
(5) LEGITIMATE FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT 
PURPOSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘legitimate 
foreign law enforcement purpose’’ means for the 
purpose of enforcement, investigation, or pros-
ecution by a foreign official based on a publicly 
promulgated law of reasonable specificity that 
proximately relates to the protection or pro-
motion of the health, safety, or morals of the 
citizens of the jurisdiction of such official. 
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(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For pur-
poses of this Act, the control, suppression, or 
punishment of peaceful expression of political, 
religious, or ideological opinion or belief shall 
not be construed to constitute a legitimate for-
eign law enforcement purpose. Among expres-
sion that should be construed to be protected 
against control, suppression, or punishment 
when evaluating a foreign government’s claim 
of a legitimate foreign law enforcement purpose 
is expression protected by article 19 of the 
International Covenant on Civil and Political 
Rights. 
(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—No provi-
sion under this Act shall be construed to affect 
a country’s ability to adopt measures designed 
to combat infringement of intellectual property. 
(6) SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNET 
FREEDOM.—The term ‘‘substantial restrictions on 
Internet freedom’’ means actions that restrict or 
punish the free availability of information via the 
Internet for reasons other than legitimate foreign 
law enforcement purposes, including— 
(A) deliberately blocking, filtering, or cen-
soring information available via the Internet 
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based on the expression of political, religious, or 
ideological opinion or belief, including by elec-
tronic mail; or 
(B) persecuting, prosecuting, or otherwise 
punishing an individual or group for posting or 
transmitting peaceful political, religious, or ide-
ological opinion or belief via the Internet, in-
cluding by electronic mail. 
(7) UNITED
STATES
BUSINESS.—The term 
‘‘United States business’’ means— 
(A) any corporation, partnership, associa-
tion, joint-stock company, business trust, unin-
corporated organization, or sole proprietorship 
that— 
(i) has its principal place of business 
in the United States; or 
(ii) is organized under the laws of a 
State of the United States or a territory, 
possession, or commonwealth of the United 
States; and 
(B) any issuer of a security registered pur-
suant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l). 
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SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, 
the remainder of this Act, and the application of such pro-
vision to other persons not similarly situated or to other 
circumstances, shall not be affected by such invalidation. 
TITLE I—PROMOTION OF 
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 
SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States— 
(1) to promote as a fundamental component of 
United States foreign policy the right of every indi-
vidual to freedom of opinion and expression, includ-
ing the right to hold opinions, and to seek, receive, 
and impart information and ideas through any 
media and regardless of frontiers, without inter-
ference; 
(2) to use all appropriate instruments of United 
States influence, including diplomacy, trade policy, 
and export controls, to support, promote, and 
strengthen principles, practices, and values that pro-
mote the free flow of information without inter-
ference or discrimination, including through the 
Internet and other electronic media; and 
(3) to deter any United States business from 
cooperating with officials of Internet-restricting 
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countries in effecting the political censorship of on-
line content. 
SEC. 102. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) the President should, through bilateral, and 
where appropriate, multilateral activities, seek to ob-
tain the agreement of other countries to promote the 
goals and objectives of this Act and to protect Inter-
net freedom; and 
(2) to the extent possible in every country in 
which they operate, United States businesses should 
work to— 
(A) ensure access to the Web sites of the 
Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio 
Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Al-Hurra, Radio 
Sawa, Radio Farda, Radio Marti, TV Marti, or 
other United States-supported Web sites and 
online access to United States Government re-
ports such as the annual Country Reports on 
Human Rights Practices, the annual Reports 
on International Religious Freedom, and the 
annual Trafficking in Human Persons Reports; 
and 
(B) promote the security of Internet users 
and expand their access to information and 
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