Sec. 131. Federal agency coordination in support of United States public diplomacy
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The Board of the United States International Communications Agency and the Freedom News Network shall conduct periodic, unclassified consultations with the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, the Department of Defense, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, for the purpose of assessing the following: Progress toward democratization, the development of free and independent media outlets, and the free flow of information in countries that receive programming and content from the United States International Communications Agency and the Freedom News Network.
Foreign languages that have increased or decreased in strategic importance, and the factors supporting such assessments. Any other international developments, including developments with regional or country-specific significance, that might be of value in assisting the United States International Communications Agency and the Freedom News Network in the development of their programming and content. The Board of the United States International Communications Agency shall use the unclassified consultations required under subsection
(a)as guidance for its distribution and calibration of Federal resources in support of United States public diplomacy.