“To require a report on internet freedom in Iran.”
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This section directs the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Treasury, to submit to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, not later than 120 days after enactment, a report updating and supplementing the report required under section 5124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159), which addresses U.S. strategy to promote internet freedom in Iran. The updated strategy must also include (1) an assessment of the feasibility of direct-to-cell wireless communications technologies to expand Iranian internet access, covering technical, regulatory, and security considerations; (2) an analysis of how drone-based platforms, signal jamming technologies, and related countermeasures could affect the feasibility, security, economics, and resilience of such technologies; (3) a survey of terrestrial and non-terrestrial telecommunications providers active in Iran, including whether they are state-owned or controlled, the extent of foreign participation or investment, and implications for communications freedom and censorship; and (4) other relevant information on opportunities and risks of terrestrial and non-terrestrial communications technologies in Iran. The report must be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.