This bill addresses various foreign relations issues, with a focus on China.

This bill addresses various foreign relations issues, with a focus on China.

Among other things, the bill

• authorizes the Department of State to establish a program to help U.S. companies address supply chain issues related to China, including by relocating production from China;
• authorizes the President to establish a program to expand internet access and digital infrastructure in emerging markets;
• establishes an interagency working group to enhance U.S. leadership in international bodies that set standards for telecommunications technologies;
• authorizes the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation to provide financing to entities in less developed countries to increase vaccine manufacturing capacity;
• authorizes U.S. Agency for Global Media activities to support activities in foreign countries to build independent media, combat censorship, and invest in anti-censorship technology;
• requires the State Department to develop and implement a plan for increasing the U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific region;
• requires a strategy on engagement with countries in South and Central Asia on issues relating to China;
• authorizes military training assistance activities in Latin America and the Caribbean;
• establishes an interagency working group to counter Chinese cyber aggression in Africa;
• establishes the position of Ambassador at Large for Arctic Affairs;
• requires the development and implementation of a strategy to improve critical infrastructure in the Pacific Islands, with an emphasis on climate resiliency;
• authorizes activities to promote democracy in Hong Kong; and
• makes permanent the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, which authorizes the President to impose sanctions for human rights violations.