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 that a United States business 
empowers or assists any foreign government in its 
efforts— 
(A) to restrict online access to the Web 
sites of the Voice of America, Radio Free Eu-
rope/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 Govern-
ment reports such as the annual Country Re-
ports on Human Rights Practices, the annual 
Reports on International Religious Freedom, 
and the annual Trafficking in Human Persons 
Reports, or 
(B) to compromise the security of Internet 
users, severely limit their access to information 
and communication channels through censoring 
of information or malicious attacks, 
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such business is working contrary to the foreign pol-
icy interests of the United States and is undercut-
ting United States taxpayer-funded efforts to pro-
mote freedom of information for all people, including 
those in undemocratic and repressive societies. 
SEC. 103. ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS 
PRACTICES. 
(a) REPORT
RELATING
TO
ECONOMIC
ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g)(1) The report required by subsection (d) shall 
include an assessment of the freedom of electronic infor-
mation in each foreign country. Such assessment shall 
consist of the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the general extent to 
which Internet access is available to and used by 
citizens in that country. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the extent to which gov-
ernment authorities in that country attempt to filter, 
censor, or otherwise block or remove Internet con-
tent, as well as a description of the means by which 
such authorities attempt to block or remove pro-
tected speech. 
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‘‘(C) A description of known instances in which 
government authorities in that country have per-
secuted, prosecuted, or otherwise punished an indi-
vidual or group for the nonviolent expression of po-
litical, religious, or ideological opinion or belief via 
the Internet, including electronic mail. 
‘‘(D) A description of known instances in which 
government authorities in that country have sought 
to collect, request, obtain, or disclose the personally 
identifiable information of a person in connection 
with that person’s nonviolent expression of political, 
religious, or ideological opinion or belief, including 
without limitation communication that would be pro-
tected by the International Covenant on Civil and 
Political Rights. 
‘‘(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, technology and Internet companies, and other ap-
propriate nongovernmental organizations. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Internet’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 231(f) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 231(f)).’’. 
(b) REPORT RELATING TO SECURITY ASSISTANCE.— 
Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
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