Sec. 9. Report on requests from the Government of Hong Kong to United States entities for content takedowns or law enforcement assistance

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and make available to the public a report on requests issued by the Government of Hong Kong to United States entities operating in Hong Kong for content takedowns or law enforcement assistance. The report required by subsection

(a)shall, with respect to the 1-year period preceding the date of submission of the report, include the following: The number of requests issued by the Government of Hong Kong to United States entities operating in Hong Kong for content takedowns or law enforcement assistance that were fulfilled and by which United States entities. An identification of the Hong Kong laws under which such requests were issued. The report required by subsection

(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified index. In this section: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the Committee on Finance, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services, the Committee on Ways and Means, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The term content takedown means the removal of, disabling of access to, or restriction of access to any material, including— material on a website or online service; a software application; and any feature of a software application. The term United States entity means a corporation, non-governmental organization, media organization, or other similar entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States.