Sec. 228. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS
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## SEC. 228 RESEARCH PROGRAM ON FOREIGN MALIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS **[**[10 U.S.C. 2358 note](/us/usc/t10/s2358)**]** ###
(a)Program Authorized The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, may carry out a research program on foreign malign influence operations as part of the university research programs of the Department of Defense. ###
(b)Program Objectives The objectives of a research program carried out under subsection
(a)should include the following: ####
(1)Enhance the understanding of foreign malign influence operations, including activities conducted on social media platforms. ####
(2)Facilitate the analysis of publicly available or voluntarily provided indicators of foreign malign influence operations. ####
(3)Promote collaborative research and information exchange with relevant entities within the Department of Defense and with other agencies or nongovernmental organizations relating to foreign malign influence operations, as appropriate. ###
(c)Notice to Congress Not later than 30 days before initiating a research program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees notice of the intent of the Secretary to initiate such a program, which shall include— ####
(1)a detailed description of the program and any related research activities; ####
(2)the estimated cost and duration of the program; and ####
(3)any other matters the Secretary determines to be relevant.
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