3.0.0 4245 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z 2023-01-11T13:45:38Z Senate S 2020-07-21 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-07-21T20:38:07Z 2020-07-21 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-07-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK N K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2020-07-21 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2020-09-14 False International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Hong Kong Human rights International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media News media and reporting Protest and dissent Public-private cooperation International Affairs 00 2020-07-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-08T15:34:10Z Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020

This bill authorizes and establishes programs to promote internet freedom in Hong Kong and contains other related provisions.

The Department of State may establish an interagency working group to develop a strategy to bolster internet resiliency and access in Hong Kong. The State Department shall also establish within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Hong Kong internet freedom program. (The bureau has existing programs to promote internet freedom globally through technology development, digital safety, policy advocacy, and research.)

The Open Technology Fund may establish a Hong Kong internet freedom program. (The fund, an independent nonprofit organization that receives U.S. government funding, was originally a part of Radio Free Asia.)

The bureau and the fund may award grants to qualifying private organizations to promote technology and tools in Hong Kong that promote online information access, enhance digital security, and circumvent internet blocking and other online censorship.

The State Department shall report to Congress a classified strategy to (1) increase the availability of firewall circumvention technology in Hong Kong; and (2) support the preservation of an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet in Hong Kong.

]]> Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020 Display Title Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to develop and deploy firewall circumvention tools for the people of Hong Kong after the People's Republic of China violated its agreement under the Joint Declaration, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4245is/xml/BILLS-116s4245is.xml 2020-07-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.