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This bill, known as the "Internet Freedom and Operations Act of 2022" or the "INFO Act of 2022," aims to promote global internet freedom. It provides findings on the use of internet access as a means of suppressing information sharing and communications in authoritarian and repressive countries, citing examples from Iran and Russia. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. should provide direct assistance to technology and communications entities engaged in internet freedom programs in countries restricting internet access and repressing democratic and civil society. It authorizes appropriations to the Department of State, USAID, and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to continue efforts to promote internet freedom globally, including the development and distribution of circumvention tools to bypass internet censorship. The bill also requires security audits for open-source technologies and authorizes surge funding to support internet freedom programs in crisis situations.

Military Affairs and Security

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