Foreign information manipulation and interference strategy

(a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with other relevant agencies, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive strategy to combat foreign information manipulation and interference, which shall be carried out by the Department. (b) Elements The strategy required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: (1) Conducting analysis of foreign state and non-state actors’ foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and techniques, including those originating from United States nation-state adversaries, including the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and Iran. (2) Working together with allies and partners to expose and counter foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and techniques, including those originating in the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, and Iran. (3) Supporting non-state actors abroad, including independent media and civil society groups, which are working to expose and counter foreign malign influence narratives, tactics, and techniques, including those originating in the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, North Korea, or Iran. (4) Coordinating efforts to expose and counter foreign information manipulation and interference across Federal departments and agencies. (5) Protecting the First Amendment rights of United States citizens. (6) Creating guardrails to ensure the Department of State does not provide grants to organizations engaging in partisan political activity in the United States. (c) Coordination The strategy required under subsection (a) shall be led and implemented by the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in coordination with relevant bureaus and offices at the Department of State. (d) Report Not later than 30 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes— (1) actions the Department has taken to preserve the institutional capability to counter foreign nation-state influence operations from the People's Republic of China, Iran, and the Russian Federation since the termination of the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) hub; (2) a list of active and cancelled Countering PRC Influence Fund (CPIF) and Countering Russian Influence Fund (CRIF) projects since January 21, 2025; (3) actions the Department has taken to improve Department grantmaking processes related to countering foreign influence operations from nation-state adversaries; and (4) an assessment of recent foreign adversarial information operations and narratives related to United States foreign policy since January 21, 2025, from the People’s Republic of China, Iran, and the Russian Federation. (e) Appropriate committees of congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.