113 HR 491 IH: Global Online Freedom Act of 2013
U.S. House of Representatives
2013-02-04
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1.Short title; table of
contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Global Online Freedom Act of
2013
.
(b)The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Severability.
Title I—Promotion of global Internet freedom
Sec. 101. Statement of policy.
Sec. 102. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 103. Annual Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices.
Sec. 104. Annual designation of Internet-restricting countries;
report.
Sec. 105. Report on trade-related issues or disputes due to
government censorship or disruption of the Internet.
Title II—Corporate transparency and accountability to protect
online freedom
Sec. 201. Disclosure of human rights due diligence.
Title III—Export controls on certain telecommunications
equipment
Sec. 301. Export controls on certain telecommunications
equipment.
2.Congress makes the following
findings:
(1)The political and
economic benefits of the Internet are important to advancing democracy and
freedom throughout the world, but the potential benefits of this transformative
technology are under attack by authoritarian governments.
(2)A
number of repressive foreign governments block, restrict, otherwise control,
and monitor the Internet, effectively transforming the Internet into a tool of
censorship and surveillance.
(3)A number of United States businesses have
enabled repressive regimes to compromise the security of Internet users engaged
in peaceful discussion of political, social, and religious issues and severely
limit their access to information and communication channels by selling these
governments or their agents technology or training.
(4)A
number of United States businesses have provided repressive governments with
information about Internet users who were the company’s clients or were using
the companies’ products, that has led to the arrest and imprisonment of the
Internet users.
(5)The actions of a
number of United States businesses in cooperating with the efforts of
repressive governments to transform the Internet into a tool of censorship and
surveillance have caused Internet users in the United States and in foreign
countries to lose confidence in the integrity of United States
businesses.
(6)Information and
communication technology companies are to be commended for cooperating with
civil society organizations, academics, and investors in founding the Global
Network Initiative, in order to provide direction and guidance to the
information and communication technology companies and others in protecting the
free expression and privacy of Internet users. Human rights due diligence by
companies makes a difference.
(7)The United States
Government has a responsibility to protect freedom of expression on the
Internet, to prevent United States businesses from directly and materially
cooperating in human rights abuses perpetrated by repressive foreign
governments, and to restore public confidence in the integrity of United States
business.
3.In this Act:
(1)Appropriate
congressional committeesThe term appropriate congressional
committees means—
(A)the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(B)the Committee on
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
(2)The term
foreign official means—
(A)any officer or
employee of a foreign government or of any department; and
(B)any person acting
in an official capacity for or on behalf of, or acting under color of law with
the knowledge of, any such government or such department, agency, state-owned
enterprise, or instrumentality.
(3)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
countryThe 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)The term legitimate foreign law enforcement
purpose means for the purpose of enforcement, investigation, or
prosecution by a foreign official based on a publicly promulgated law of
reasonable specificity that proximately relates to the protection or promotion
of the health, safety, or morals of the citizens of the jurisdiction of such
official.
(B)For purposes 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 foreign law
enforcement purpose. Among expression 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)No provision
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 freedomThe 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 censoring information available via the Internet based
on the expression of political, religious, or ideological opinion or belief,
including by electronic mail; or
(B)persecuting,
prosecuting, or otherwise punishing an individual or group for posting or
transmitting peaceful political, religious, or ideological opinion or belief
via the Internet, including by electronic mail.
(7)The term United States business
means—
(A)any corporation,
partnership, association, joint-stock company, business trust, unincorporated
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 pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l).
4.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 provision to other
persons not similarly situated or to other circumstances, shall not be affected
by such invalidation.
<enum>I</enum><header>Promotion of
global Internet freedom</header>
<section commented="no" id="HD21554567BFE470B8F616CC85B11C219"><enum>101.</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H744A81ADC7804ABD9E61C047DCD8DD23"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to promote as a
fundamental component of United States foreign policy the right of every
individual to freedom of opinion and expression, including the right to hold
opinions, and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any
media and regardless of frontiers, without interference;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HEBEE72D2CF704982B8B3580510A14661"><enum>(2)</enum><text>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 promote the free flow of information without
interference or discrimination, including through the Internet and other
electronic media; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2201846407A143E6ADACD063CB012004"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to deter any
United States business from cooperating with officials of Internet-restricting
countries in effecting the political censorship of online content.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5854C5A0F7FB4303A052D51BB19EFBC9"><enum>102.</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of
the Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="HAC2CC1A3F3BF47D9B869A6128FDA3B8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the President
should, through bilateral, and where appropriate, multilateral activities, seek
to obtain the agreement of other countries to promote the goals and objectives
of this Act and to protect Internet freedom; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCBDB6C3FDE5D43FFBC6A2A9F9085CA2B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to the extent
possible in every country in which they operate, United States businesses
should work to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC4BC028A15124AD0A6108C23E29D7753"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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
reports 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</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H758469211EAA4C8AB257E7B6308C63AF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>promote the
security of Internet users and expand their access to information and
communication channels by limiting censorship of protected political and
religious speech and information.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></section><section commented="no" id="H9DEB104F793149AF9BCA4ED2E689F339"><enum>103.</enum><header>Annual Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H281279EBBEBB4927B1B4299DBDD51235"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report relating
to economic assistance</header><text>Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2151n">22 U.S.C. 2151n</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B7D9BEF8162412581B1F4ADC74D054A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H589AEF9A42DF485192DDB5CA2D195495"><enum>(g)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF3588327C77740DF8FB6B0250CA378E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (d) shall
include an assessment of freedom of expression with respect to electronic
information in each foreign country. Such assessment shall consist of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3844803172934CF492AA4C3D70549DAC" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of the general extent to
which Internet access is available to and used by citizens in that
country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H9DB4EEE2E8CA466BA4E687CD2A6C96F9" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
assessment of the extent to which government authorities in that country
attempt to filter, censor, or otherwise block or remove nonviolent expression
of political or religious opinion or belief via the Internet, including
electronic mail, as well as a description of the means by which such
authorities attempt to block or remove protected speech.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HEDB39EE729A9415B9CE0309CAEC03D02" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An assessment of the extent to which
government authorities in that country have persecuted, prosecuted, or
otherwise punished an individual or group for the nonviolent expression of
political, religious, or ideological opinion or belief via the Internet,
including electronic mail.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HD0FE08DD8F17403CADF62C4F27AE4DBC" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>An assessment of the extent to 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 protected by the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H1C5D784D54CC43B59A4A1D214A5A7AA9" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
assessment of the extent to which wire communications and electronic
communications are illicitly monitored in that country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H4CF262FD25E944E6924AB1A21B8D11F3" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In compiling data and making
assessments for the purposes of paragraph (1), United States diplomatic mission
personnel shall consult with human rights organizations, technology and
Internet companies, and other appropriate nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC40FFF64F24D4642A754E2830E39C645" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00A63A538D7C4192936335EEDD5AB43B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term <quote>electronic
communication</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title
18, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE421E3D958C44252B3EDB2D99757780A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>Internet</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 231(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/231">47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD3ADF21EFB5C4889A090BB735826226F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>personally identifiable
information</term> means data in a form that identifies a particular person;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H38082201767342F0989D2C0BAD167EE5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>wire communication</quote>
has the meaning given the term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2510">section 2510</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HFDEA26F5BADF4745A4AC2724F67949BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report relating
to security assistance</header><text>Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2304">15 U.S.C. 2304</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A967E1BB020410A8317CEE08691CCFC" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H14536F457EE14BCCAB96BA0944B469EA"><enum>(j)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0A29119C4E804010AA13149C0BAB6C17"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required by subsection (b) shall
include an assessment of freedom of expression with respect to electronic
information in each foreign country. Such assessment shall consist of the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H82D8637DB02145089FA7E2B67AC8E493" indent="up1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>An assessment of the general extent to
which Internet access is available to and used by citizens in that
country.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F349D407C5A4FB19AD3ECF975B6AB4D" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
assessment of the extent to which government authorities in that country
attempt to filter, censor, or otherwise block or remove nonviolent expression
of political or religious opinion or belief via the Internet, including
electronic mail, as well as a description of the means by which such
authorities attempt to block or remove protected speech.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HF07EFB9204184470886684CC0FF9AF22" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
assessment of the extent to which government authorities in that country have
persecuted, prosecuted, or otherwise punished an individual or group for the
peaceful expression of political, religious, or ideological opinion or belief
via the Internet, including electronic mail.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H389A744D5AB64419B69976E096057D12" indent="up1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An
assessment of the extent to 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 communication of
ideas, facts, or views where such communication would be protected by the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H52587EDA8FA2454D86E6AF03426037BC" indent="up1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>An assessment of the extent to which
wire communications and electronic communications are illicitly monitored in
that country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HD55246C8EDD1400C8D00318FE9DAD228" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In compiling data and making
assessments for the purposes of paragraph (1), United States diplomatic mission
personnel shall consult with human rights organizations, technology and
Internet companies, and other appropriate nongovernmental organizations.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HC9A69C36E74A4E01B4032543E6091A06" indent="up1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>In this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8084AF9D32F443C8578D36EB23D39DE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>electronic
communication</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title
18, United States Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H03E7DE48A3E248CD9CABD460448EE5B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term <term>Internet</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 231(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/231">47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H65FC3ED6492D4A28B7A863507786A8FC"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>personally identifiable
information</term> means data in a form that identifies a particular person;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9E525C02DA36485D980C48666BEA75B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <quote>wire communication</quote>
has the meaning given the term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2510">section 2510</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" id="HAC94A9F5AE4E409987A5E27875D86080"><enum>104.</enum><header>Annual
designation of Internet-restricting countries; report</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H41EE3F8DC83543DD822FCCD7975598D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H11DBDD26569E4CE4BFE57D0C9321406B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall designate
Internet-restricting countries for purposes of this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="HB5496162A43541309BA22828AA4AFE85"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Standard</header><text>A
foreign country shall be designated as an Internet-restricting country if the
Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce,
determines, based on the review of the evidence that the government of the
country is directly or indirectly responsible for a systematic pattern of
substantial restrictions on Internet freedom during any part of the preceding
1-year period.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="H9F4EDBCA637B4AF0870205C656F74F0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF0EB6D0A22D34087BF79EF6C1ACC3B65"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall transmit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report that contains the
following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA76C6C958BD04DECB9AB508C6642C1C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The name of each
foreign country that at the time of the transmission of the report is
designated as an Internet-restricting country under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H69276E60A05A438DACD8053FD51D7351"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An identification
of each government agency and quasi-government organization responsible for the
substantial restrictions on Internet freedom in each foreign country designated
as an Internet-restricting country under subsection (a).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="HFA2131B1C0DF4FDBB097851375C59DBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of efforts by the United
States to counter the substantial restrictions on Internet freedom referred to
in subparagraph (B), including a description and details of programs funded
under any other provision of law with the purpose of promoting Internet
freedom.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H607F6245284B4E45BC86C4598AF74EE0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A description of
the evidence used by the Secretary of State to make the determinations under
subsection (a)(2).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H3EE5D95704D84E92B1736014AB224F17"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
information required by paragraph (1)(C) may be provided in a classified form
if necessary.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H994D0EF5499F4F48B69731DE41B0BB95"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Public
availability</header><text>All unclassified portions of the report shall be
made publicly available on the Internet Web site of the Department of
State.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" id="H007E5B8C6D4C4F71A0788596F28BCB2E"><enum>105.</enum><header>Report on
trade-related issues or disputes due to government censorship or disruption of
the Internet</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCE2F2156EA5442C8AA5CAD6A8BD7E2CC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United
States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of State and
the Secretary of Commerce, shall transmit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4A3406CE30A34E538CA7FFE30C9C0802"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any trade-related
issues or disputes that arise due to government censorship or disruption of the
Internet among United States trade partners; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H1D20FF66D3FF4ACDA8EB7E585BB53778"><enum>(2)</enum><text>efforts by the
United States Government to address the issues or disputes described in
paragraph (1) either bilaterally or multilaterally.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HA0FAE4BD3B574961BC2219DBBE296560"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of
Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the United States
should pursue trade policies that expand the information economy by—</text>
<paragraph id="HD4B0D2B3AFCA4C8BB74FE55582C0F482"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensuring the free
flow of information across the entire global network;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC88A94754DF741FC878F526E37F9BF93"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promoting stronger
international transparency rules; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H526F0C311A0B476A90850E34AEF85D1B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensuring fair and
equal treatment of online services regardless of country of origin.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Corporate
transparency and accountability to protect online freedom</header>
<section id="HE7B4B3082F904F29B88EC7E0E084DF4A"><enum>201.</enum><header>Disclosure of
human rights due diligence</header>
<subsection id="H921880F51A6340C5B8FFAF34421DA049"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78m">15 U.S.C. 78m</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end
the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A05CF8F7E6C45F1BC9DE32D84220B8F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFD390DAE789E4813A6D0FBC3F4F67AB3"><enum>(s)</enum><header>Disclosure of
human rights due diligence</header>
<paragraph id="HBA80D8D267A14EC3982FA9A65269F198"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (3), each
Internet communications service company that operates in an
Internet-restricting country shall include in the annual report of the company
information relating to the company, any subsidiary of the company, and any
entity under the control of either of such companies, relating to the
following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H9907E4D6203E4E93A10B145CD99123FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Human rights due
diligence</header><text>Company policies applicable to the company’s internal
operations that address human rights due diligence through a statement of
policy that is consistent with applicable provisions of the Guidelines for
Multinational Enterprises issued by the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development, and whether such policy—</text>
<clause id="H6540E175A1104940BDADA7C99B8544F3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
approved at the most senior level of the company;</text>
</clause><clause id="HC936A461C84B4CEA82520CF18AC5F9D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>explicitly states
the company’s expectations of personnel, business partners, and other parties
under the control of the company, products, or services;</text>
</clause><clause id="HCBAEDE514211478A99193BD0A4A5C38F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>is publicly
available and communicated internally and externally to all personnel, business
partners, other relevant partners, customers, and users;</text>
</clause><clause id="H25585E1B24D4491C82C1492248EAEB95"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>is reflected in
operational policies and procedures necessary to embed it throughout the
company; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HF154ADB01F4040E8B283A01140E04710"><enum>(v)</enum><text>is independently
assessed by a third party to demonstrate compliance in practice, which should
include—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H64B1B9DB96EF44E9ACB6530D9792D97B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>whether the
assessment was conducted under the supervision of any third party organization
or multi-stakeholder initiative;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="HECE7D805E2564FDCBA1ADE981E25A08C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>a description of
the assessment process;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H438F96CEAAB648A69168E324A6B14A46"><enum>(III)</enum><text>a description of
measures taken to ensure the assessor’s independence; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" id="H96BF94C993CE482595682369CC1B4787"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>inclusion of the
assessor’s public report.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1181F7B4CB66496C8E3346D9DBAB8A6C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-compliance</header><text>If
the company’s policy does not comply with any of the requirements of clauses
(i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), an explanation of why the company’s
policy does not meet each such requirement.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6E9B982B90E54EDEB7D119452D513F89"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Policies
pertaining to disclosure of personally identifiable information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the company collects or obtains
personally identifiable information, the contents of wire communications or
electronic communications in electronic storage, or the contents of wire
communications or electronic communications in a remote computing service on
the Internet, a summary of any internal policies or procedures of the company
that set out how the company will assess and respond to requests by the
governments of Internet-restricting countries for disclosure of such personally
identifiable information or communications.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HCB7CF4D608524C85A2C018FB21CD276C"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Restrictions on
Internet search engines and Internet content hosting services</header><text>If
the company creates, provides, or hosts an Internet search engine or an
Internet content hosting service, all steps taken to provide users and
customers with clear, prominent, and timely notice when access to specific
content has been removed or blocked at the request of an Internet-restricting
country.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8473FB21C4D24108977185E481B240EF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Availability of
information</header><text>The Commission shall make all information reported by
an issuer pursuant to this subsection available online to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H2B7D6D0D7764470B80ED9FBA050E2A3F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Safe
harbor</header>
<subparagraph id="HC9C4B166A6434E97877A324B24CE55AE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>An Internet communications service company that operates
in an Internet-restricting country shall not be required to include in the
annual report of the company information described in paragraph (1) if the
company includes in the annual report of the company a certification of the
Global Network Initiative or a multi-stakeholder initiative described in
subparagraph (B) that the company participates in good standing in the Global
Network Initiative or the multi-stakeholder initiative (as the case may be).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H92B93AF569F3484396921E20298EC0DD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Multi-stakeholder
initiative</header><text>A multi-stakeholder initiative referred to in
subparagraph (A) is an initiative that—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H5D5660E236ED492A94119D7669FE0768"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is composed of
civil society organizations, including human rights organizations and Internet
communications service companies;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H842B0E2A151341EFBCBE0E97EE1F7469"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>promotes the rule
of law and the adoption of laws, policies, and practices that protect, respect,
and fulfill freedom of expression and privacy; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="H183B47AFFDDB4F12B26CD4F01CF516B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>requires each
company participating in the initiative to undergo assessments by an
independent third party described in subparagraph (C) of the company’s
compliance with the standards described in clause (ii).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H77217350818D4D42A70A6F5C2E10001E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Independent
third party</header><text>An independent third party referred to in
subparagraph (B)(iii) is an entity accredited by the multi-stakeholder
initiative to conduct assessments based on criteria that include—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H2C6A12D931E14366A4E59F3FC965944F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>general expertise
in legal and human rights standards; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" id="HEF284CC0206D42C58E79AF3034A01582"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>specific
expertise in global business processes relating to information and
communication technology, including operations, product development cycles,
market segments and industry relationships, information technology privacy,
safety, and security standards, data retention systems, and database forensics.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HCE3407CFF55C4117AFBAC7363BF1BB78"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H144E840AB4AE4033A1752E36B51598BF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Electronic
communication and other title 18 definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>electronic
communication</term>, <quote>electronic communication service</quote>,
<term>electronic storage</term>, <quote>wire communication</quote>, and
<term>contents</term> have the meanings given such terms in section 2510 of
title 18, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="H2623719CFE13497DA8B67BF41CCFCB4D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Internet</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Internet</term> has the
meaning given the term in section 231(e)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/231">47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)</external-xref>).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H881253701B5D498E940493B6CBD1C91D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Internet
communications service company</header><text>The term <term>Internet
communications service company</term> means an issuer that—</text>
<clause id="H65EAC2554F004D799B7DEE42DF626ED0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is required to file an annual report with
the Commission; and</text>
</clause><clause id="HA4742A6790FF4F428293EF4D25765A05"><enum>(ii)</enum><subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H03FBB7DBD2934F5A8126BE2C86B8741D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>provides electronic
communication services or remote computing services, but does not
include—</text>
<item id="HD868E5A94EB248DC9B31D67EAA12D452" indent="up1"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>businesses that provide such services
as an ancillary service to the provision of lodging, transportation, or food
services; or</text>
</item><item commented="no" id="H8622E42B48D74DF6B97E7F1AF2AFD219" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">activities conducted by a financial
institution (as such term is defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5312">section 5312</external-xref> of title 31, United States
Code) that are financial in nature, even if such activities are conducted using
the Internet; or</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="H50C49936DFF54D63BD5489AED4293046" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is a domain name registrar, domain name
registry, or other domain name registration authority.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF008217575A6452CA79757AB92B1D0E3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Internet content
hosting service</header><text>The term <term>Internet content hosting
service</term> means a service that—</text>
<clause id="HBE9AAE7D51F843E39304D6B19DD0C35F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>stores, through
electromagnetic or other means, electronic data, such as the content of Web
pages, electronic mail, documents, images, audio and video files, online
discussion boards, or Web logs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="H3E31FCC7283C42D7AF89D9B3346A0D6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>makes such data
available via the Internet.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H7132A391556D43C18A7FD3F914B39C62"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Internet-restricting
country</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term
<term>Internet-restricting country</term> has the meaning given such term under
section 3 of the <short-title>Global Online Freedom Act of
2013</short-title>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HBF30002897344FE1A6514DD71A3D18EA"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Internet search
engine</header><text>The term <term>Internet search engine</term> means a
service made available via the Internet that, on the basis of a query
consisting of terms, concepts, questions, or other data input by a user,
searches information available on the Internet and returns to the user a link
to or other means of locating, viewing, or downloading information or data
available on the Internet relating to such query.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDD9FAEA970A74AE88EE36D4D52A3F7E6"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Personally
identifiable information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The
term <term>personally identifiable information</term> means data in a form that
identifies a particular person.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDCCC75A3D9694E95AE752ED15D21BA97"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Remote computing
service</header><text>The term <quote>remote computing service</quote> has the
meaning given such term under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2711">section 2711(2)</external-xref> of title 18, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="HCCE3E5138E03408CA71B1120B7C3892E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than the end of the 270-day
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Securities and
Exchange Commission shall issue final rules to carry out section 13(s) of the
Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Export controls
on certain telecommunications equipment</header>
<section id="H92B137C4968D466EA42DF1463A956A92"><enum>301.</enum><header>Export controls
on certain telecommunications equipment</header>
<subsection id="H4A31063ABB71436595C13BF08A6BDD29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6 of the
Export Administration Act of 1979 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2405">50 U.S.C. App. 2405</external-xref>), as continued in effect
under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, is amended by adding at
the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BFA4600AAD84BC18171CAFCBD3F2203" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCF03790BF1364D0A8C2A0111481FECE6"><enum>(t)</enum><header>Certain
telecommunications equipment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF371966BCA03493B882BFF5A8CF5C7F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the
heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall establish
and maintain, as part of the list maintained under this section, a list of
goods and technology that would serve the primary purpose of assisting, or be
specifically configured to assist, a foreign government in acquiring the
capability to carry out censorship, surveillance, or any other similar or
related activity through means of telecommunications, including the Internet,
the prohibition or licensing of which would be effective in barring acquisition
or enhancement of such capability.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HCC1D05F996894D46870470F97A237C4B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Internet-restricting
countries</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary shall prohibit the export of goods or
technology on the list established under paragraph (1) to a government end user
in any Internet-restricting country.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7E1E3CC1580242D98465016F084A2EA3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President may waive the application of
paragraph (2) with respect to export of goods or technology on the list
established under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case basis if the President
determines and certifies to Congress that it is in the national interests of
the United States to do so.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6ABBED6C38EB4FEFBF7CCE227846EFB9"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88AE658CC85349E7A72A3B2D0FE25A22"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the term
<term>Internet</term> has the meaning given the term in section 231(e)(3) of
the Communications Act of 1934 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/231">47 U.S.C. 231(e)(3)</external-xref>);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6091E6F09C03429E87D490285657DE35"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the term
<term>Internet-restricting country</term> means a country designated by the
Secretary of State pursuant to section 104(a) of the
<short-title>Global Online Freedom Act of
2013</short-title>;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H925B376BC6F44748BD9F41A190A7671E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a
<quote>government end user</quote> in a country—</text>
<clause id="H40867953245D4C2394166DAD58049E75"><enum>(i)</enum><text>is
an end user that is a government of that country, or of a political subdivision
of that country, or is an agency or instrumentality of such a government;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="HDD4B169CFB49406082D12924C206FE2C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes a
telecommunications or Internet service provider that is wholly or partially
owned by a government of that country; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H239CFFC59AE0499F86524A664BD8D98D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an <quote>agency
or instrumentality</quote> of a government is an <quote>agency or
instrumentality of a foreign state</quote>, as defined in section 1603 of title
28, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H3EB6E8EEB49849F3BCCC4D78D7720FF4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Regulations</header>
<paragraph id="H5809A1DF01A44EF697E74EE52F40775C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the President shall revise the Export Administration Regulations and
any other regulations necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection
(a).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFD719F79C6244D2780F57A1ED5606FB1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Export
administration regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In
this subsection, the term <term>Export Administration Regulations</term> means
the Export Administration Regulations as maintained and amended under the
authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and codified, as
of the date of the enactment of this Act, in subchapter C of chapter VII of
title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H5524943567394F69BD3D6C9C6CC5D584"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>Section 6(t) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as
added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act and shall apply with respect to the export of goods or technology on the
list established under paragraph (1) of such section on or after 1 year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection></section>