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(2) the budgetary, staffing, and programmatic 
resources that would be required in order to carry out 
the plan required by this subsection. 
SEC. 216. EXPANDING INVESTMENT BY UNITED STATES 
INTERNATIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FINANCE 
CORPORATION 
FOR 
VACCINE 
MANUFAC-
TURING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Development Finance Corpora-
tion is authorized to provide financing to entities in India 
and in other less developed countries to increase vaccine 
manufacturing capacity for the following purposes: 
(1) Manufacturing Stringent Regulatory Author-
ization (SRA) or World Health Organization (WHO) 
Emergency Use Listing COVID–19 vaccines. 
(2) Manufacturing SRA or WHO Emergency 
Use Listing therapeutics used to treat symptoms re-
lated to COVID–19. 
(3) Manufacturing critical medical supplies 
needed for preventing, detecting and treating COVID– 
19, including ventilators, personal protective equip-
ment, oxygen, diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief 
Executive Officer of the Development Finance Corporation, 
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in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide 
a report to the appropriate congressional committees— 
(1) outlining the countries where DFC financing 
could be most impactful for vaccine manufacturing 
and to achieve the goal of manufacturing 1 billion 
COVID–19 vaccines by 2022; 
(2) including a detailed explanation of the 
United States and partner country interests served by 
the United States providing support to such projects; 
(3) including a detailed description of any sup-
port provided by other United States allies and part-
ners to expand the initiatives outlined in subsection 
(a); and 
(4) including a detailed description of any sup-
port provided by the People’s Republic of China in 
support of the initiatives outlined in subsection (a). 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form with a 
classified annex if necessary. 
SEC. 217. ENSURING UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC POSTS 
ALIGN 
WITH 
AMERICAN 
STRATEGIC 
NA-
TIONAL SECURITY AND ECONOMIC OBJEC-
TIVES. 
(a) FINDING.—With 276 embassies and other rep-
resentative offices globally, China now has more diplomatic 
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posts around the world than any other country, including 
the United States. Many of Beijing’s new missions can be 
found in countries that recently broke ties with Taiwan 
(Burkina Faso, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, the 
Gambia, and Sa˜o Tome´ and Principe) or do not have any 
United States diplomatic physical presence despite these 
countries asking for increased United States engagement 
and investment (Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica). 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress, 
that the Department of State should conduct an assessment 
of all United States diplomatic missions and posts to verify 
such missions and posts align with United States national 
security and economic interests, as well as ensuring that 
these locations position the United States appropriately 
with its strategic competitors to advance the national inter-
est in every country worldwide, including those countries 
currently lacking any physical United States diplomatic 
presence, whether an embassy, consulate general, or prin-
cipal officer post. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter 
for 4 years, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report assessing the num-
ber, location, and objectives of each of its diplomatic mis-
sions and posts worldwide, including an assessment of any 
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gaps that exist compared to other country strategic competi-
tors. The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the heads 
of other Federal departments and agencies having an over-
seas presence at any United States diplomatic mission or 
post to ensure such assessment reflects all Federal Govern-
ment equities and viewpoints. 
SEC. 218. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE 
FULBRIGHT-HAYS PROGRAM. 
There are authorized to be appropriated, for the 5-year 
period beginning on October 1, 2021, $105,500,000, to pro-
mote education, training, research, and foreign language 
skills through the Fulbright-Hays Program, in accordance 
with section 102(b) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2452(b)). 
SEC. 219. SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND COUN-
TERING DISINFORMATION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF USAGM APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated for the United States 
Agency for Global Media $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026, for ongoing and new programs 
to support local media, build independent media, combat 
CCP disinformation inside and outside of the People’s Re-
public of China, invest in technology to subvert censorship, 
and monitor and evaluate such programs, of which— 
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(1) not less than $50,000,000 shall be directed to 
a grant to Radio Free Asia language services; 
(2) not less than $20,000,000 shall be made 
available to serve populations in China through Man-
darin, Cantonese, Uyghur, and Tibetan language 
services; and 
(3) not less than $5,500,000 shall be made avail-
able for digital media services— 
(A) to counter propaganda of non-Chinese 
populations in foreign countries; and 
(B) to counter propaganda of Chinese popu-
lations in China through ‘‘Global Mandarin’’ 
programming. 
(b) SUPPORT FOR LOCAL MEDIA.—The Secretary of 
State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and the Adminis-
trator of the United States Agency for International Devel-
opment, acting through the Assistant Administrator for De-
velopment, Democracy, and Innovation, shall jointly sup-
port and train foreign journalists on investigative tech-
niques necessary to ensure public accountability, promote 
transparency, fight corruption, and support the ability of 
the public to develop informed opinions about pressing 
issues facing their countries. 
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(c) INTERNET FREEDOM PROGRAMS.—The Bureau of 
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shall continue to 
support internet freedom programs. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 
and United States Agency for International Development 
$170,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, 
for ongoing and new programs in support of press freedom, 
training, and protection of journalists. Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to this authorization are authorized to re-
main available until expended and shall be in addition to 
amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to support 
press freedom, training, and protection of journalists. 
SEC. 219A. GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT CENTER. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress established the Global Engage-
ment Center to ‘‘direct, lead, and coordinate efforts’’ of the 
Federal Government to ‘‘recognize, understand, expose, and 
counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and 
disinformation globally’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 1287(j) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (22 U.S.C. 
2656 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that is 8 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2027’’. 
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(c) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the Global Engagement Center should expand its co-
ordinating capacity of diplomatic messaging through the 
exchange of liaison officers with Federal departments and 
agencies that manage aspects of identifying and countering 
foreign disinformation, including the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence and Special Operations Com-
mand’s Joint MISO Web Operations Center. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $150,000,000 for fiscal year 
2022 for the Global Engagement Center to counter foreign 
state 
and 
non-state 
sponsored 
propaganda 
and 
disinformation. 
SEC. 219B. REPORT ON ORIGINS OF THE COVID–19 PAN-
DEMIC. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) it is critical to understand the origins of the 
COVID–19 pandemic so the United States can better 
prepare, prevent, and respond to pandemic health 
threats in the future; 
(2) given the impact of the COVID–19 pandemic 
on all Americans, the American people deserve to 
know what information the United States Govern-
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ment possesses about the origins of COVID–19, as ap-
propriate; 
(3) it is critical for independent experts to have 
full access to all pertinent human, animal, and envi-
ronmental data, biological sample, research, and per-
sonnel involved in the early stages of the outbreak rel-
evant to determining how this pandemic emerged; 
(4) Congress shares the concerns expressed by the 
United States Government and 13 other foreign gov-
ernments that the international team of experts dis-
patched to the People’s Republic of China by the 
World Health Organization (WHO) to study the ori-
gins of the SARS–CoV–2 virus was ‘‘significantly de-
layed and lacked access to complete, original data 
and samples’’; 
(5) the March 30, 2021, statement by the Direc-
tor-General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom 
Ghebreyesus, further affirms that the investigative 
team had encountered ‘‘difficulties’’ in accessing nec-
essary raw data, that ‘‘we have not yet found the 
source of the virus’’, and that ‘‘all hypotheses remain 
on the table’’; 
(6) the G7 communique expressing support for 
full implementation of the International Health Reg-
ulations, including ‘‘a timely, transparent, expert-led, 
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and science-based WHO-convened Phase 2 COVID–19 
Origins study including, as recommended by the ex-
perts’ report, in China’’ is a valuable commitment by 
the United States and its allies to investigating the 
origins of COVID–19 in order to better prepare for 
future pandemics; and 
(7) Congress supports the effort announced by 
President Biden, directing the intelligence community 
to conduct a 90 day review to further analyze infor-
mation pointing to the origins of COVID–19. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report consisting 
of— 
(1) an assessment of the most likely source or or-
igin of the SARS–CoV–2 virus, including a detailed 
review of all information the United States possesses 
that it has identified as potentially relevant to the 
source or origin of the SARS–CoV–2 virus, including 
zoonotic transmission and spillover, or other sources 
of origin, transmission, or spillover, based on the in-
formation the United States Government has to date; 
(2) its level of confidence in its assessment; and 
(3) challenges identified to its ability to make 
such an assessment. 
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(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (b) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate; 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate; 
(4) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; 
(5) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; 
(6) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(7) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 219C. EXTENSION OF ASIA REASSURANCE INITIATIVE 
ACT OF 2018. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
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(1) the Indo-Pacific region is home to many of 
the world’s most dynamic democracies, economic op-
portunities, as well as many challenges to United 
States interests and values as a result of the growth 
in authoritarian governance in the region and by 
broad challenges posed by nuclear proliferation, the 
changing environment, and deteriorating adherence to 
human rights principles and obligations; 
(2) the People’s Republic of China poses a par-
ticular threat as it repeatedly violates internationally 
recognized human rights, engages in unfair economic 
and trade practices, disregards international laws 
and norms, coerces its neighbors, engages in malign 
influence operations, and enables global digital 
authoritarianism; 
(3) the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 
(‘‘ARIA’’) enhances the United States’ commitment in 
the Indo-Pacific region by— 
(A) expanding its defense cooperation with 
its allies and partners; 
(B) investing in democracy and the protec-
tion of human rights; 
(C) engaging in cybersecurity initiatives; 
and 
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(D) supporting people-to-people engagement 
and other shared priorities; and 
(4) the 2019 Department of Defense Indo-Pacific 
Strategy Report concludes that ARIA ‘‘enshrines a 
generational whole-of-government policy framework 
that demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and 
open Indo-Pacific region’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The Asia 
Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409) 
is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
201(b), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$1,500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2026’’; 
(2) in section 215(b), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2026’’; 
(3) in section 306(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘5 years’’ 
and inserting ‘‘8 years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2026’’; 
(4) in section 409(a)(1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’; 
(5) in section 410— 
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(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2026’’; and 
(6) in section 411, by striking ‘‘2023’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2026’’. 
SEC. 219D. INVESTMENT, TRADE, AND DEVELOPMENT IN AF-
RICA AND LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIB-
BEAN. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish 
United States strategies to promote, facilitate, and in-
crease trade and investment and development in Afri-
ca and Latin America and the Caribbean. 
(2) FOCUS OF STRATEGY.—The strategy required 
by paragraph (1) shall focus on increasing two-way 
trade and investment with Africa and Latin America 
and the Caribbean by 200 percent in real dollar value 
by the date that is 5 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(3) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(A) UNITED
STATES
STRATEGY
TO
PRO-
MOTE TWO-WAY TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN AF-
RICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN.— 
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the President, in consulta-
tion with the heads of the relevant Federal de-
partments and agencies, shall submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees and make 
publicly available a government-wide strategy 
for Africa, to be known as the Prosper Africa 
Strategy, and for Latin America and the Carib-
bean, that provides detailed descriptions of how 
the United States intends to fulfill the policy ob-
jectives described in paragraph (2). The strate-
gies shall— 
(i) support and be aligned with other 
existing United States Government strate-
gies; and 
(ii) include specific and measurable 
goals, benchmarks, performance metrics, 
timetables, and monitoring and evaluation 
plans to ensure the accountability and effec-
tiveness of all policies and initiatives car-
ried out under the strategy. 
(B) SPECIFIC
PLANS
FOR
DEPARTMENTS 
AND AGENCIES.—The strategies submitted pursu-
ant to subparagraph (A) shall also include spe-
cific implementation plans, in coordination with 
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the recommendations and activities of the Eco-
nomic Diplomacy Action Group under section 
708 of the Championing American Business 
Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 
9904), from each of the relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies that describes— 
(i) the anticipated contributions of the 
department or agency, including technical, 
financial, and in-kind contributions, to im-
plement the strategies; 
(ii) the efforts of the department or 
agency to ensure that the policies and ini-
tiatives carried out pursuant to the strate-
gies are designed to achieve maximum im-
pact and effectiveness; and 
(iii) recommendations on necessary re-
sources, including staffing, to expand efforts 
to promote trade and investment between 
the United States and Africa, and the 
United States and Latin America and the 
Caribbean. 
(C) 
INTERAGENCY
COORDINATION.—The 
strategies submitted pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) shall include plans for coordinating with rel-
evant departments and agencies the implementa-
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tion of agency-specific plans described in sub-
paragraph (B), particularly as it relates to ad-
vancing two-way trade and investment trans-
actions and business enabling environment re-
forms. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the sub-
mission of the strategies required by subsection (a)(3), and 
annually thereafter until 2026, the President shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in co-
ordination with the report required by section 707 of the 
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act 
of 2019 (22 U.S.C. 9903) that— 
(1) summarizes and evaluates the implementa-
tion of United States diplomatic efforts and foreign 
assistance programs, projects, and activities to ad-
vance the policy objectives set forth in subsection 
(a)(2); 
(2) describes the nature and extent of the coordi-
nation among the relevant Federal departments and 
agencies, including summary of activities and engage-
ments of the Economic Diplomacy Action Group; and 
(3) describes the monitoring and evaluation 
tools, mechanisms, and indicators to assess progress 
made on the policy objectives of this section. 
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(c) EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS FOR AFRICA AND LATIN 
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT.— 
The President shall designate an individual to serve as the 
Executive Director for Trade and Investment Strategy in 
Africa, also known as the Prosper Africa Executive Direc-
tor, and an individual to serve as Executive Director for 
Trade and Investment Strategy in Latin America and the 
Caribbean to— 
(1) oversee the development and implementation 
of the strategies required by subsection (a); and 
(2) coordinate developing and implementing the 
strategy with the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, the Office of Management and Budget, 
and the relevant departments and agencies. 
(d) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGES WITH AF-
RICA AND LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.—It is the 
sense of Congress that, not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, high-level officials of rel-
evant departments and agencies of the United States Gov-
ernment with responsibility for promoting trade, invest-
ment, financing, and development should conduct joint ac-
tivities to advance the strategies described in subsection(a), 
including business development exchanges with public and 
private sector representatives from Africa and Latin Amer-
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ica, and the Caribbean who are focused on promoting two- 
way trade and investment. 
(e) TRAINING, INTERAGENCY COORDINATION, AND IN-
FORMATION SHARING.—The President shall develop a 
plan— 
(1) to standardize the training received by 
United States and Foreign Commercial Service offi-
cers, economic officers of the Department of State, 
and economic officers of the United States Agency for 
International Development with respect to the pro-
grams and procedures of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States, the United States International 
Development Finance Corporation, the Small Busi-
ness Administration, and the United States Trade 
and Development Agency; and 
(2) to ensure that— 
(A) not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(i) all personnel referred to in para-
graph (1) receive the training described in 
that paragraph; and 
(ii) relevant departments and agencies 
share information on trade and investment 
transactions facilitated by the United States 
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Government and funded by the public or 
private sector; 
(B) not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
USAID and the Chief Executive Officer of DFC 
shall develop a plan to enhance coordination and 
expedite information sharing that includes— 
(i) a process for sharing of information 
in a timely fashion, and at least monthly, 
on— 
(I) active and early stage leads on 
transactions initiated, promoted, or fa-
cilitated by DFC; 
(II) transactions deemed ineligible 
for DFC support or not being pursued 
by DFC for other reasons; and 
(III) 
transaction 
opportunities 
identified by USAID or other relevant 
United States departments and agen-
cies submitted for DFC consideration; 
and 
(ii) any training required for DFC, 
USAID, or other interagency staff to imple-
ment the plan; 
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(C) the Executive Directors and their ap-
pointed staff shall be responsible for coordinating 
implementation of this plan; and 
(D) DFC and USAID shall, in consultation 
with the Executive Directors and Congress, iden-
tify targets for DFC’s financial commitments 
and any private capital mobilized to finalize a 
transaction. 
(f) DATA SHARING PLATFORM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of 
USAID shall, in consultation with the Executive Di-
rectors and relevant department and agencies, estab-
lish an interoperable digital platform maintained by 
the staff of the Executive Directors to— 
(A) facilitate interagency information shar-
ing and collaboration on trade and investment 
transactions; and 
(B) ensure relevant department and agen-
cies use such platform to review, track, and de-
velop consensus on transactions and their rel-
ative priorities. 
(2) COORDINATION.—The Executive Directors 
shall coordinate regularly with the leadership of rel-
evant Federal department and agencies to— 
(A) advance and finalize transactions; or 
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(B) provide a written justification for any 
transaction deemed ineligible for United States 
Government financing under existing authori-
ties. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) RELEVANT
FEDERAL
DEPARTMENTS
AND 
AGENCIES.—The term ‘‘relevant Federal departments 
and agencies’’ includes— 
(A) the Department of State; 
(B) the Department of the Treasury; 
(C) the Department of Commerce; 
(D) the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development (USAID); 
(E) the Millennium Challenge Corporation; 
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(F) the United States International Devel-
opment Finance Corporation (DFC); 
(G) the United States Trade and Develop-
ment Agency; 
(H) the United States African Development 
Foundation; 
(I) the Export Import Bank; 
(J) the Small Business Administration; 
(K) the Department of Agriculture; and 
(L) any other entity deemed appropriate by 
the President. 
(3) EARLY-STAGE LEAD.—The term ‘‘early-stage 
lead’’ means a prospective transaction which is being 
evaluated by DFC staff, prior to DFC holding an in-
ternal screening meeting or accepting an application. 
(4) TWO-WAY
TRADE
AND
INVESTMENT.—The 
term ‘‘two-way trade and investment’’ means United 
States exports to Africa and Latin America and the 
Caribbean, United States public and private invest-
ment in Africa and Latin America and the Carib-
bean, exports from Africa and Latin America and the 
Caribbean to the United States, and Africa and Latin 
America and the Caribbean investment in the United 
States. 
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SEC. 219E. CHINA WATCHER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs, and in coordination with relevant offices 
and bureaus of the Department of State, shall implement 
a ‘‘China Watcher Program’’ within the Department of 
State to— 
(1) monitor and combat Chinese malign influ-
ence across economic and political sectors in foreign 
countries; and 
(2) augment the capacity of United States Gov-
ernment engagement with foreign countries and re-
gional and international economic and political orga-
nizations and institutions relating to policy coordina-
tion regarding China and such Chinese malign influ-
ence. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—In carrying out the China Watcher 
Program under this section, the Secretary of State shall 
place Foreign Service officers in positions in select United 
States diplomatic and consular posts, at the discretion of 
the Secretary of State, to engage both Chinese and third- 
country nationals, including host governments, on the mat-
ters described in subsection (a). 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Each diplomatic or consular 
post with a China Watcher Program shall produce an an-
nual report outlining the steps each such post has taken 
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to advance the mission, trends observed, and the nature and 
extent of Chinese foreign direct investment and influence 
in key economic and political sectors, including technology, 
manufacturing, transportation, energy, metals, agriculture, 
and real estate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 219F. LIU XIAOBO FUND FOR STUDY OF THE CHINESE 
LANGUAGE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) as a substitute to Confucius Institutes, the 
United States Government should invest heavily into 
alternative programs and institutions that ensure 
there remains a robust pipeline of Americans learning 
China’s many languages; and 
(2) in a 21st century that will be dominated by 
a strategic competition between the United States and 
China, it is in the national security interests of the 
United States to ensure that Americans continue to 
invest in Chinese language skills, as well as Tibetan, 
Uyghur, and Mongolian languages, while ensuring 
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they can do so in a context free of malign political 
influence from foreign state actors. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LIU XIAOBO FUND FOR 
STUDY OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.—The Secretary of 
State shall establish in the Department of State the ‘‘Liu 
Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese Language’’ to fund 
study by United States persons of Mandarin and Cantonese 
Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian, and other contem-
porary spoken languages of China, abroad or in the United 
States. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State 
for fiscal year 2021 and every fiscal year thereafter, 
$10,000,000 to carry out the Liu Xiaobo Fund for Study 
of the Chinese Language. 
(d) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to subsection (c) shall— 
(1) be designed to advance the national security 
and foreign policy interests of the United States, as 
determined by the Secretary of State; 
(2) favor funding mechanisms that can maxi-
mize the total number of United States persons given 
the opportunity to acquire full conversational lin-
guistic proficiency in Mandarin and Cantonese Chi-
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nese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian, and other contem-
porary spoken languages of China; 
(3) favor funding mechanisms that provide op-
portunities for such language study to areas tradi-
tionally under-served by such opportunities; 
(4) be shaped by an ongoing consultative process 
taking into account design inputs of— 
(A) civil society institutions, including Chi-
nese diaspora community organizations; 
(B) language experts in Mandarin and 
Cantonese Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mongolian, 
and other contemporary spoken languages of 
China; 
(C) organizations representing historically 
disadvantaged socioeconomic groups in the 
United States; and 
(D) human rights organizations; and 
(5) favor opportunities to fund the study of Man-
darin and Cantonese Chinese, Tibetan, Uyghur, Mon-
golian, and other contemporary spoken languages of 
China at Alaska Native-serving institutions, Asian 
American and Native American Pacific Islander-serv-
ing institutions, Hispanic-serving institutions, his-
torically Black college or universities, Native Amer-
ican-serving nontribal institutions, Native Hawaiian- 
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serving institutions, Predominantly Black institu-
tions, Tribal Colleges or Universities. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter for five years, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations of the Senate a report detailing activities and 
disbursements made to carry out this Act over the im-
mediately preceding academic year. 
(2) REPORT CONTENTS.—Each report required 
under paragraph (1) shall include details on— 
(A) which institutions, programs, or entities 
received funds through the Liu Xiaobo Fund for 
Study of the Chinese Language; 
(B) funds distribution disaggregated by in-
stitution, program, or entity, including identi-
fication of the State or country in which such 
institution, program, or entity is located; 
(C) the number of United States persons 
who received language study under the Liu 
Xiaobo Fund for Study of the Chinese Language, 
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