Sec. 7. Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with heads of other Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a comprehensive strategy that is classified to the extent necessary to— assist the people of Venezuela to produce, access, and share information freely and safely via the Internet; increase the capabilities and availability of secure mobile and other communications through connective technology among human rights and democracy advocates in Venezuela; provide resources for digital training for media and academic and civil society organizations in Venezuela; increase emergency resources for the most vulnerable human rights advocates seeking to organize, share information, and support human rights in Venezuela; expand access to uncensored sources of local news and information using all available and effective mediums of communication, especially through platforms that leverage public-private partnerships; expand activities to safely assist and train human rights, civil society, and democracy activists in Venezuela to operate effectively and securely; expand access to proxy servers for democracy activists in Venezuela; and discourage telecommunications and software companies from facilitating Internet censorship by the Government of Venezuela.