Sec. 302. Advancing the role of civil society and the media to promote accountability
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The Secretary of State, acting through the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs, and the Coordinator of the Global Engagement Center, shall expand existing initiatives and, as necessary, develop and implement new initiatives that facilitate and strengthen the capacity of civil society and independent media outlets to increase transparency and accountability among government and business leaders. The initiatives under subsection
(a)shall include— training for journalists and civil society leaders on investigative techniques necessary to improve transparency and accountability in government and the private sector; training on investigative reporting relating to incidents of corruption and unfair trade, business and commercial practices, including the role of the Government of China in such practices; training on investigative reporting relating to efforts the use of misinformation, disinformation, and state media to influence public opinion in Latin America and the Caribbean, including the role of the Government of China in such practices; and assistance for nongovernmental organizations to strengthen their capacity to monitor the activities described in paragraphs
(2)and (3). In developing and implementing the initiatives under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall consult with— nongovernmental organizations focused on transparency and combating corruption, such as Transparency International, the Latin American and Caribbean chapters of Transparency International, and similar organizations; and media organizations that promote investigative journalism and train organizations in investigative techniques necessary to ensure public accountability, such as ProPublica, the Center for Public Integrity, and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing regarding the initiatives under subsection
(a)to— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to carry out the initiatives under subsection (a). Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1)are subject to the notification requirements applicable to expenditures from the Economic Support Fund under section 531(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2346(c) ) and the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Fund under section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2291h ), to the extent that such funds are expended.
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