§ 8754. Comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran

Not later than 90 days after August 10, 2012 , the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a comprehensive strategy to—

• (1) assist the people of Iran to produce, access, and share information freely and safely via the Internet, including in Farsi and regional languages;
• (2) support the development of counter-censorship technologies that enable the citizens of Iran to undertake Internet activities without interference from the Government of Iran;
• (3) increase the capabilities and availability of secure mobile and other communications through connective technology among human rights and democracy activists in Iran;
• (4) provide resources for digital safety training for media and academic and civil society organizations in Iran;
• (5) provide accurate and substantive Internet content in local languages in Iran;
• (6) increase emergency resources for the most vulnerable human rights advocates seeking to organize, share information, and support human rights in Iran;
• (7) expand surrogate radio, television, live stream, and social network communications inside Iran, including—
  • (A) by expanding Voice of America’s Persian News Network and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Radio Farda to provide hourly live news update programming and breaking news coverage capability 24 hours a day and 7 days a week; and
  • (B) by assisting telecommunications and software companies that are United States persons to comply with the export licensing requirements of the United States for the purpose of expanding such communications inside Iran;
• (8) expand activities to safely assist and train human rights, civil society, and democracy activists in Iran to operate effectively and securely;
• (9) identify and utilize all available resources to overcome attempts by the Government of Iran to jam or otherwise deny international satellite broadcasting signals;
• (10) expand worldwide United States embassy and consulate programming for and outreach to Iranian dissident communities;
• (11) expand access to proxy servers for democracy activists in Iran; and
• (12) discourage telecommunications and software companies from facilitating Internet censorship by the Government of Iran.