Sec. 103. Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
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Section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 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: An assessment of the general extent to which Internet access is available to and used by citizens in that country. 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. 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. 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. An assessment of the extent to which wire communications and electronic communications are illicitly monitored in that country. 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. In this subsection— the term electronic communication has the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code; 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) ); the term personally identifiable information means data in a form that identifies a particular person; and the term wire communication has the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code. . Section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 15 U.S.C. 2304 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 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: An assessment of the general extent to which Internet access is available to and used by citizens in that country. 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. 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. 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. An assessment of the extent to which wire communications and electronic communications are illicitly monitored in that country. 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. In this subsection— the term electronic communication has the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code; 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) ); the term personally identifiable information means data in a form that identifies a particular person; and the term wire communication has the meaning given the term in section 2510 of title 18, United States Code. .
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