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(C) a plan to ensure that music-related exchange pro-
grams are promoting United States foreign policy objec-
tives, including ensuring such programs are clearly branded 
and paired with robust public diplomacy efforts; 
(D) a plan to pursue partnerships with the private 
sector while implementing music-related exchange pro-
grams, 
including 
leveraging 
industry 
expertise 
and 
expanding networking and mentorship opportunities for 
program participants; 
(E) examples of how ECA’s music-related exchange 
programs have contributed to conflict resolution and 
peacebuilding efforts to date, including through participant 
and alumni actions; 
(F) a description of lessons learned regarding how to 
better encourage conflict resolution and peacebuilding 
efforts through ECA’s music-related exchange programs; 
and 
(G) a plan to incorporate such lessons learned into 
relevant current and future programming. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategy required 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the appro-
priate congressional committees and relevant private sector 
partners. 
TITLE XCVII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 9701. SUPPORTING THE EMPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES CITI-
ZENS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Department should continue to eliminate the 
unreasonable barriers United States nationals face to obtain 
employment in the United Nations Secretariat, funds, pro-
grams, and agencies; and 
(2) the Department should bolster efforts to increase the 
number of qualified United States nationals who are candidates 
for leadership and oversight positions in the United Nations 
system, agencies, and commissions, and in other international 
organizations. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to promote the 
employment and advancement of United States citizens by inter-
national organizations and bodies, including by— 
(1) providing stipends, consultation, and analytical services 
to support United States citizen applicants; and 
(2) making grants for the purposes described in paragraph 
(1). 
(c) USING DIPLOMATIC PROGRAMS FUNDING TO PROMOTE THE 
EMPLOYMENT
OF
UNITED
STATES
CITIZENS
BY
INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Amounts appropriated under the heading ‘‘DIPLO-
MATIC PROGRAMS’’ in Acts making appropriations for the Depart-
ment of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs are 
authorized to be appropriated for grants, programs, and activities 
described in subsection (b). 
(d) STRATEGY TO ESTABLISH JUNIOR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant cabinet
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members, shall publish a strategy for encouraging United 
States citizens to pursue careers with international organiza-
tions, particularly organizations that— 
(A) set international scientific, technical, or commercial 
standards; or 
(B) are involved in international finance and develop-
ment. 
(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of the Treasury and other relevant 
cabinet members, shall submit a report to the appropriate 
congressional committees that identifies— 
(A) the number of United States citizens who are 
involved in relevant junior professional programs in an 
international organization; 
(B) the distribution of individuals described in subpara-
graph (A) among various international organizations; and 
(C) the types of pre-deployment training that are avail-
able to United States citizens through a junior professional 
program at an international organization. 
SEC. 
9702. 
INCREASING 
HOUSING 
AVAILABILITY 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
EMPLOYEES ASSIGNED TO THE UNITED STATES MISSION 
TO THE UNITED NATIONS. 
Section 9(2) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 
(22 U.S.C. 287e–1(2)), is amended by striking ‘‘30’’ and inserting 
‘‘41’’. 
SEC. 9703. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE 
UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. 
The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 12. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO PEACE-
KEEPING OPERATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE UNITED 
NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL. 
‘‘None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise 
made available to pay assessed and other expenses of international 
peacekeeping activities under this Act may be made available for 
an international peacekeeping operation that has not been expressly 
authorized by the United Nations Security Council.’’. 
SEC. 9704. BOARDS OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY, RADIO 
FREE ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST BROADCASTING NET-
WORKS, AND THE OPEN TECHNOLOGY FUND. 
The United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 
U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 306 
(22 U.S.C. 6205) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 307. GRANTEE CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The corporate board of directors of each 
grantee under this title— 
‘‘(1) shall be bipartisan; 
‘‘(2) shall, except as otherwise provided in this Act, have 
the sole responsibility to operate their respective grantees 
within the jurisdiction of their respective States of incorpora-
tion;
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‘‘(3) shall be composed of not fewer than 5 members, who 
shall be qualified individuals who are not employed in the 
public sector; and 
‘‘(4) shall appoint successors in the event of vacancies on 
their respective boards, in accordance with applicable bylaws. 
‘‘(b) NOT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—No employee of any grantee 
under this title may be a Federal employee.’’. 
SEC. 9705. BROADCASTING ENTITIES NO LONGER REQUIRED TO 
CONSOLIDATE INTO A SINGLE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT COR-
PORATION. 
Section 310 of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6209) is amended. to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 310. INCORPORATION AND NON-FEDERAL STATUS OF BROAD-
CASTING ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINED TERM.—In this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘grant’ includes agreements under section 
6305 of title 31, United States Code; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘grantee’ includes recipients of an agreement 
described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) INCORPORATION.—The Chief Executive Officer is authorized 
to incorporate grantees in accordance with the regular notification 
procedures of— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘(c) FEDERAL STATUS.—Nothing in this chapter or in any other 
Act, and no action taken pursuant to this chapter or any other 
Act, may be construed to make a grantee incorporated pursuant 
to subsection (b), or any other grantee or entity provided funding 
by the Agency, a Federal agency or instrumentality. 
‘‘(d) LEADERSHIP OF GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS.—The chief execu-
tive officer or the equivalent official of RFE/RL Inc., Radio Free 
Asia, the Open Technology Fund, and the Middle East Broadcasting 
Networks, and any other organization that is established or author-
ized under this chapter, shall serve at the pleasure of, and may 
be named by, the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, with 
the concurrence of the Grantee Board and subject to the approval 
of the Advisory Board pursuant to section 306.’’. 
SEC. 9706. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES. 
Section 305(a) of the United States International Broadcasting 
Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6204(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘direct and’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (20); 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (21), (22), and (23) as 
paragraphs (20), (21), and (22), respectively; and 
(4) in paragraph (22), as redesignated, by striking ‘‘and 
to condition grants’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 
SEC. 9707. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
to promote internet freedom through programs of the Department 
and USAID that preserve and expand the internet as an open,
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global space for freedom of expression and association, which shall 
be prioritized for countries— 
(1) whose governments restrict freedom of expression on 
the internet; and 
(2) that are important to the national interest of the United 
States. 
(b) PURPOSE
AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.— 
Global internet freedom programming under this section— 
(1) shall be coordinated with other United States foreign 
assistance programs that promote democracy and support the 
efforts of civil society— 
(A) to counter the development of repressive internet- 
related laws and regulations, including countering threats 
to internet freedom at international organizations; 
(B) to combat violence against bloggers and other civil 
society activists who utilize the internet; and 
(C) to enhance digital security training and capacity 
building for democracy activists; 
(2) shall seek to assist efforts— 
(A) to research key threats to internet freedom; 
(B) to continue the development of technologies that 
provide or enhance access to the internet, including cir-
cumvention tools that bypass internet blocking, filtering, 
and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian 
governments; and 
(C) to maintain the technological advantage of the 
Federal Government over the censorship techniques 
described in subparagraph (B); and 
(3) shall be incorporated into country assistance and democ-
racy promotion strategies, as appropriate. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated for fiscal year 2023— 
(1) $75,000,000 to the Department and USAID, to continue 
efforts to promote internet freedom globally, and shall be 
matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other 
than the Federal Government, including the private sector; 
and 
(2) $49,000,000 to the United States Agency for Global 
Media (referred to in this section as the ‘‘USAGM’’) and its 
grantees, for internet freedom and circumvention technologies 
that are designed— 
(A) for open-source tools and techniques to securely 
develop and distribute digital content produced by the 
USAGM and its grantees; 
(B) to facilitate audience access to such digital content 
on websites that are censored; 
(C) to coordinate the distribution of such digital content 
to targeted regional audiences; and 
(D) to promote and distribute such tools and tech-
niques, including digital security techniques. 
(d) UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION.—For any new tools or tech-
niques authorized under subsection (c)(2), the Chief Executive 
Officer of the USAGM, in consultation with the President of 
the Open Technology Fund (referred to in this subsection as 
the ‘‘OTF’’) and relevant Federal departments and agencies,