To develop a strategy for increasing access to independent information for Chinese citizens, to establish an interagency task force to carry out such strategy, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To develop a strategy for increasing access to independent information for Chinese citizens, to establish an interagency task force to carry out such strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short titles; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Informing a Nation with Free, Open, and Reliable Media Act of 2024 or the INFORM Act. The table...
- Section id9012fbf5d8a844fbb7ba6a1378e3cbd7: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term CCP means the Chinese Communist Party. The term Coordinator means the coordinator of the interagency task force appointed...
- Section id6f43123a4007492d9a44b1a3f22aca37: 3. Findings Congress finds the following: Since the advent and proliferation of the internet, the Chinese Communist Party has viewed the global, cross-border,...
- Section idfce3a3f3bfed4bf6a6d71771a69c3066: 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government should— prioritize the development of a vision and strategy for engaging...
- Section idfb37795e5e0942fda1eec7907318e54d: 5. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— to make increasing access to independent information for and engagement with the roughly...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To develop a strategy for increasing access to independent information for Chinese citizens, to establish an interagency task force to carry out such strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Foreign Policy, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To develop a strategy for increasing access to independent information for Chinese citizens, to establish an interagency task force to carry out such strategy, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
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