Sec. 3. Programming and support to circumvent Iranian internet censorship
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The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and the President of the Open Technology Fund, as appropriate, may award grants and contracts to private organizations to support and develop programs in Iran that promote or expand— an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure Internet; and the online exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms of individual citizens, activists, human rights defenders, independent journalists, civil society organizations, and marginalized populations in Iran. The goals of the programs developed with grants authorized under subsection
(a)should be— to support unrestricted access to the Internet in Iran; to increase the availability of internet freedom tools in Iran; to scale up the distribution of such technologies and tools throughout Iran; to conduct research on repressive tactics that undermine internet freedom in Iran; to ensure information on digital safety is available to human rights defenders, independent journalists, civil society organizations, and marginalized populations in Iran; and to engage private industry, including e-commerce firms and social networking companies, regarding the importance of preserving unrestricted Internet access in Iran. Grants authorized under this section shall be distributed to multiple vendors and suppliers through an open, fair, competitive, and evidence-based decision process— to diversify the technical base; and to reduce the risk of misuse by bad actors. New technologies developed using grants authorized under this section shall undergo comprehensive security audits to ensure that such technologies are secure and have not been compromised in a manner detrimental to— the interests of the United States; or individuals or organizations benefitting from programs supported by such funding. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Open Technology Fund, in addition to the amount appropriated for the Open Technology Fund pursuant to section 1299P(d) of the William M.
(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ), $15,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to carry out the grant program authorized under this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall remain available until expended.
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