Sec. 273. Digital security cooperation with respect to Africa
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In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The President shall establish an interagency Working Group, which shall include representatives of the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and such other agencies of the United States Government as the President considers appropriate, on means to counter Chinese cyber aggression with respect to Africa.
The Working Group established pursuant to this subsection shall develop a set of recommendations for— bolstering the capacity of governments in Africa to ensure the integrity of their data networks and critical infrastructure where applicable; providing alternatives to Huawei; an action plan for United States embassies in Africa to offer to provide assistance to host-country governments with protecting their vital digital networks and infrastructure from Chinese espionage, including an assessment of staffing resources needed to implement the action plan in embassies in Africa; utilizing interagency resources to counter Chinese disinformation and propaganda in traditional and digital media targeted to African audiences; and helping civil society in Africa counter digital authoritarianism and identifying tools and assistance to enhance and promote digital democracy.