FREEDOM Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3360 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3360

            To require a report on internet freedom in Iran.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 4, 2025

  Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
            To require a report on internet freedom in Iran.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Feasibility Review of Emerging 
Equipment for Digital Open Media Act'' or the ``FREEDOM Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON INTERNET FREEDOM IN IRAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Federal Communications Commission and the Department of the Treasury, 
shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report that updates and supplements the report 
required under section 5124 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 8754a).
    (b) Additional Matters To Be Included.--Updates to the strategy 
required in section 5124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2025 (22 U.S.C. 8754a), shall also include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the feasibility of using direct-to-
        cell wireless communications technologies to expand internet 
        access for the people of Iran, including technical, regulatory, 
        and security considerations.
            (2) An analysis of how drone-based platforms, signal 
        jamming technologies, and related countermeasures could impact 
        the feasibility, security, economics, and resilience of such 
        direct-to-cell wireless communications.
            (3) A survey of terrestrial and non-terrestrial 
        telecommunications service providers currently active in Iran, 
        including--
                    (A) whether such providers are state-owned or 
                state-controlled;
                    (B) the extent of foreign participation or 
                investment in such providers; and
                    (C) the implications of such ownership and control 
                for communications freedom and censorship.
            (4) Any other relevant information to assess the 
        opportunities and risks associated with terrestrial and non-
        terrestrial communications technologies in Iran.
    (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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