Sec. 10. Public diplomacy and censorship
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It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— take measures, both technical and diplomatic, to overcome the jamming of Radio Free Asia in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region by the Government of the People’s Republic of China; and expand the availability of and capacity for Uighur language Radio Free Asia programming in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. It is the sense of Congress that the United States Agency for Global Media (formerly known as the Broadcasting Board of Governors) should— applaud reporters of entities affiliated with the Agency who, in their independent journalistic discretion, pursue reporting relating to human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China; and recognize the importance of widely distributing news content regarding human rights issues in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China, particularly within the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, consistent with the Agency’s independent editorial discretion.
It is the sense of Congress that internet filtering and censorship, as undertaken by the People’s Republic of China through the Great Firewall and related technical means, is an infringement upon the universal right to free speech, a violation of the Chinese people’s right to access information, and a trade barrier against United States technology enterprises. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall, in consultation with the Office of the Legal Advisor of the Department of State and the general counsel offices of such other Federal elements as the President determines appropriate, transmit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a strategy to contest the legality under international law of the internet censorship practices of the Government of the People’s Republic of China, including within the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, including details regarding measures the United States could undertake in international forums to contest such practices.