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‘‘(b) STRATEGY TO PROMOTE EXPANDED BROAD-
CASTING, INTERNET FREEDOM, AND ACCESS TO INFOR-
MATION IN BELARUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Belarus De-
mocracy, 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 congres-
sional committees a comprehensive strategy, includ-
ing 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-censorship and circumvention technologies 
by the Open Technology Fund and the Bureau 
of Democracy Human Rights and Labor that 
enable the citizens of Belarus to communicate 
securely and undertake internet activities with-
out interference from the Government of 
Belarus. 
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‘‘(C) Assist efforts to overcome attempts 
by the Government of Belarus to disrupt inter-
net access and block content online. 
‘‘(D) Monitor the cooperation of the Gov-
ernment of Belarus with any foreign govern-
ment or organization for purposes related to the 
censorship or surveillance of the internet, in-
cluding an assessment of any such cooperation 
in the preceding ten years. 
‘‘(E) Monitor the purchase or receipt by 
the Government of Belarus of any technology or 
training from any foreign government or orga-
nization for purposes related to the censorship 
or surveillance of the internet, including an as-
sessment of any such purchase or receipt in the 
preceding ten years. 
‘‘(F) Assist with the protection of journal-
ists who have been targeted for free speech ac-
tivities, including through the denial of accredi-
tation. 
‘‘(G) Provide cyber-attack mitigation serv-
ices to civil society organizations in Belarus. 
‘‘(H) Provide resources for educational ma-
terials and training on digital literacy, bypass-
ing internet censorship, digital safety, and in-
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vestigative and analytical journalism for inde-
pendent journalists working in Belarus. 
‘‘(I) Build the capacity of civil society, 
media, and other nongovernmental and organi-
zations 
to 
identify, 
track, 
and 
counter 
disinformation, including from proxies of the 
Government of Russia working at Belarusian 
state television. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be transmitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 
6. 
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 amend-
ed— 
(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 protesters,’’ after ‘‘all opposition activ-
ists’’; and 
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(C) by striking paragraphs (3) and (6) and 
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
RUSSIAN
INDIVIDUALS
COMPLICIT
IN 
THE
CRACKDOWN
THAT
OCCURRED
AFTER 
THE
AUGUST
9, 2020, ELECTION’’ after 
‘‘BELARUS’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) is a member of the Central Election Com-
mission of Belarus or assisted the Commission in 
manipulating the presidential election of August 9, 
2020;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (5) (as redesignated) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(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 pro-
viding financial, material, or technological support 
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for, or otherwise directing, the crackdown on opposi-
tion 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 ac-
creditation 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 nation-
ality of the individual); or 
‘‘(9) is a Russian individual that has signifi-
cantly participated in the crackdown on independent 
press or human rights abuses related to political re-
pression in Belarus, including the Russian propa-
gandists 
sent 
to 
replace 
local 
employees 
at 
Belarusian state media outlets.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘the Over-
seas Private Investment Corporation’’ and inserting 
‘‘the United States International Development Fi-
nance Corporation’’; 
(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘(including 
any technical assistance or grant) of any kind’’; and 
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(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 Rus-
sia,’’ after ‘‘the Government of Belarus’’. 
SEC. 7. 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 
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institutions, European Union member states, the United 
Kingdom, and Canada to develop a comprehensive, multi-
lateral strategy to— 
‘‘(1) further the purposes of this Act, including, 
as appropriate, encouraging other countries to take 
measures with respect to the Republic of Belarus 
that are similar to measures described in this Act; 
and 
‘‘(2) deter the Government of Russia from un-
dermining democratic processes and institutions in 
Belarus or threatening the independence, sov-
ereignty, and territorial integrity of Belarus.’’. 
SEC. 8. REPORTS. 
Section 8 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 
(Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 8. REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) REPORT ON THREAT TO SOVEREIGNTY AND 
INDEPENDENCE OF BELARUS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Belarus De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 
2020, the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Director of National Intelligence, shall transmit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
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on the threat the Government of Russia poses to the 
sovereignty and independence of Belarus. 
‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report 
required by paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of how the Govern-
ment of Russia is exploiting the current polit-
ical crisis in Belarus to push for deeper political 
and economic control of or integration with 
Belarus. 
‘‘(B) A description of the economic and en-
ergy assets in Belarus that the Government of 
Russia, including Russian state-owned or state- 
controlled companies, controls. 
‘‘(C) A description of Belarus major enter-
prises that are vulnerable of being taken over 
by Russian entities amid the country’s wors-
ening financial crisis. 
‘‘(D) A description of how and to what 
ends the Government of Russia seeks to aug-
ment its military presence in Belarus. 
‘‘(E) A description of Russian influence 
over the media and information space in 
Belarus and how the Government of Russia 
uses disinformation and other malign tech-
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niques to undermine Belarusian history, cul-
ture, and language. 
‘‘(F) A description of other actors in 
Belarus that the Government of Russia uses to 
advance its malign influence, including vet-
erans’ organizations and extrajudicial networks. 
‘‘(G) A description of efforts to undermine 
Belarusian language, cultural, and national 
symbols, including the traditional red and white 
flag and the ‘Pahonia’ mounted knight. 
‘‘(H) An identification of Russian individ-
uals and government agencies that are signifi-
cantly supporting or involved in the crackdown 
on peaceful protestors and the opposition or the 
repression of independent media following the 
August 9, 2020, presidential election. 
‘‘(3) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be transmitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
‘‘(b) 
REPORT
ON
PERSONAL
ASSETS
OF 
ALYAKSANDR LUKASHENKA.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of the Belarus De-
mocracy, Human Rights, and Sovereignty Act of 
2020, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
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with the Secretary of State and the Director of Na-
tional Intelligence, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on— 
‘‘(A) the total assets under the direct or 
indirect control of Alyaksandr Lukashenka, in-
cluding estimated assets and known sources of 
income of Alyaksandr Lukashenka and his im-
mediate family members, including assets, in-
vestments, bank accounts, and other business 
interests; and 
‘‘(B) an identification of the most signifi-
cant senior foreign political figures in Belarus, 
as determined by their closeness to Alyaksandr 
Lukashenka. 
‘‘(2) FORM.—The report required by this sub-
section shall be transmitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex.’’. 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 9 of the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 
(Public Law 109–480; 22 U.S.C. 5811 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
the Committee on Financial Services, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the Senate.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘members of 
the security and intelligence services,’’ after 
‘‘prosecutors,’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘, electoral 
fraud, online censorship, or restrictions on inde-
pendent media and journalists’’ after ‘‘public 
corruption’’. 
SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
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by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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