3.0.0 7938 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z House HR 2020-08-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 7938.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H4219]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-04T15:00:10Z 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N F000461 Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] Bill Flores R TX 17 2020-08-14 False International Affairs Advisory bodies Alliances Asia China Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Foreign aid and international relief Foreign language and bilingual programs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Human rights International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation Political parties and affiliation Research administration and funding Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs 00 2020-08-04 Introduced in House 2021-01-04T18:39:53Z United States Information Abroad for Strategic Competition Act or the USIA for Strategic Competition Act

This bill establishes measures to advance U.S. messaging and interests globally, including by requiring the Department of State to reconstitute for five years the Active Measures Working Group to create an information statecraft strategy for the U.S. government.

The purpose of the strategy shall be to reduce the ability of the Communist Party of China (CCP) to influence global discourse, and such strategy shall include an identification of (1) specific CCP narratives that contribute to its ability to influence global discourse, (2) counter-narratives that are most effective and most likely to reduce the ability of the CCP to influence global discourse, and (3) specific quantitative objectives for advancing such counter-narratives.

The State Department must also conduct regular research and evaluation of its public diplomacy programs and activities and ensure that such research and evaluation support strategic planning and resource allocation across all diplomacy bureaus and offices of the State Department.

Further, the bill makes permanent the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, revises the rating criteria used by the commission when evaluating certain public diplomacy and international broadcasting activities, and requires the commission to establish a Subcommittee on Research and Evaluation.

]]> USIA for Strategic Competition Act Display Title USIA for Strategic Competition Act Short Title(s) as Introduced USIA for Strategic Competition Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced United States Information Abroad for Strategic Competition Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To improve and coordinate United States information statecraft strategy and capabilities for an era of strategic competition, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7938ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7938ih.xml 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.