(a)
In general— The President shall establish an interagency task force, which shall be known as the “China Censorship Monitor and Action Group” (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”).
(b)
Membership— The President shall—
(1)
appoint the chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Security Council;
(2)
appoint the vice chair of the Task Force from among the staff of the National Economic Council; and
(3)
direct the head of each of the following executive branch agencies to appoint personnel to participate in the Task Force:
(A)
The Department of State.
(B)
The Department of Commerce.
(C)
The Department of the Treasury.
(D)
The Department of Justice.
(E)
The Office of the United States Trade Representative.
(F)
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and other appropriate elements of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
50 U.S.C. 3003)).
(G)
The Federal Communications Commission.
(H)
The United States Agency for Global Media.
(I)
Other agencies designated by the President.
(c)
Responsibilities— The Task Force shall—
(1)
oversee the development and execution of an integrated Federal Government strategy to monitor and address the impacts of efforts directed, or directly supported, by the Government of the People’s Republic of China to censor or intimidate, in the United States or in any of its possessions or territories, any United States person, including United States companies that conduct business in the People’s Republic of China, which are exercising their right to freedom of speech; and
(2)
submit the strategy developed pursuant to paragraph (1) to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d)
Meetings— The Task Force shall meet not less frequently than twice per year.
(e)
Consultations— The Task Force should regularly consult, to the extent necessary and appropriate, with—
(1)
Federal agencies that are not represented on the Task Force;
(2)
independent agencies of the United States Government that are not represented on the Task Force;
(3)
relevant stakeholders in the private sector and the media; and
(4)
relevant stakeholders among United States allies and partners facing similar challenges related to censorship or intimidation by the Government of the People’s Republic of China.
(f)
Reporting requirements—
(1)
Annual report— The Task Force shall submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes, with respect to the reporting period—
(A)
the strategic objectives and policies pursued by the Task Force to address the challenges of censorship and intimidation of United States persons while in the United States or any of its possessions or territories, which is directed or directly supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China;
(B)
the activities conducted by the Task Force in support of the strategic objectives and policies referred to in subparagraph (A); and
(C)
the results of the activities referred to in subparagraph (B) and the impact of such activities on the national interests of the United States.
(2)
Form of report— Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be unclassified, but may include a classified annex.
(3)
Congressional briefings— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Task Force shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the activities of the Task Force to execute the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (c)(1).