Sec. 410. Report on Iranian disinformation campaigns and counter-disinformation efforts
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Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Global Engagement Center
(GEC)of the Department of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing— the scope of Iranian disinformation efforts around the world including in the United States; the objectives of Iran’s disinformation campaign, the means used by Iran to further such campaigns, and the mechanisms by which Iran spreads disinformation and propaganda; and a detailed strategy regarding how the GEC intends to counter disinformation efforts conducted by Iran. The report required by subsection
(a)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex if necessary. The unclassified portion of such report shall be made available on a publicly available internet website of the Federal Government. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.