As another Lame Cherry exclusive in matter anti matter.
The relevancy of the God given election victory of Donald Trump has generated a massive insider backlash from the cartel in the US Congress, just passed what is termed
“Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act”.
It could just as easily be termed the Countering Lame Cherry Neo Propaganda which elected Donald Trump as the Dinosaur Brainwashing failed in 2016.
The stunning part in this is that this Act is designated INFORMATION WARFARE, and is funded by the Department of Defense. What makes absolutely no sense in this, is there is already the NSA, CIA and Voice of America conducting all of these operations. The KEY to this is those Mockingbird agencies are not suppose to be involved inside America, and while this Act states this is not directed at Americans, all internet media is international, including this blog.
For those not aware, the Lame Cherry NEVER registered this blog on Google or Blogspot under alternative foreign addresses, and I was quite surprised to discover this blog appearing across the globe in local national IP addresses.
I have highlighted the most relevant parts in this stealth attack upon American Free Information, because the reality of this is, if the Russian Times is quoted in an internet broadcast or blog, then the American media quoting them would be deemed extensions of "foreign media propaganda".
There are many quotes in this which are disturbing, but this one stands out:
The Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall not compromise the journalistic freedom or integrity of relevant media organizations.
RELEVANT MEDIA? That is translated as all media which is state sponsored Molotov Media, which hates Donald Trump, Americans and God.
Notice only ORGANIZED MEDIA is protected. That means this blog is not.
The stunning part in this, is this Act allocates a quarter of a billion dollars, to be handed out to satan knows who in "counter propaganda" efforts. You know the kind of propaganda now being funded in Mockingbird, telling all of us that Hillary Clinton was not a criminal and Obama was a messiah.
Finally, if this Act is so important, then why is it terminated in 15 years? Why is it terminated in 15 years as what do these trolls know is going to change in 15 years?
If this is left to spread, it will become a fanged creature ripping out all Fringe Media which God utilized, with full Obamacare type penalties, for those who do not goosestep to regime state sponsored brainwashing.
This Act highlights how perturbed this cartel is of oligarchs in God beat the system with the one horse wonder, Donald Trump, and a few well placed Truth Operations to counter the MSM lies.
You should probably enjoy the Lame Cherry while she lasts, as Drudge, Gateway Pundit, Rense, Infowars etc... all generate foreign source news, and that is what is behind this Act to fund mirror images to confuse you, and to blackball Fringe Media by name in order to smear it.
114th CONGRESS
2d Session
2d Session
To counter foreign disinformation and propaganda, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 14, 2016
Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To counter foreign disinformation and propaganda, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act”.
(a) Establishment.—Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
President shall establish a Center for Information Analysis and Response
(in this section referred to as the “Center”). The purposes of the
Center are—
(1)
to coordinate the sharing among government agencies of information on
foreign government information warfare efforts, including information
provided by recipients of information access fund grants awarded using
funds made available under subsection (e) and from other sources,
subject to the appropriate classification guidelines;
(2)
to establish a process for integrating information on foreign
propaganda and disinformation efforts into national strategy; and
(3)
to develop, plan, and synchronize interagency activities to expose and
counter foreign information operations directed against United States
national security interests and advance narratives that support United
States allies and interests.
(b) Functions.—The Center shall carry out the following functions:
(1)
Integrating interagency efforts to track and evaluate counterfactual
narratives abroad that threaten the national security interests of the
United States and United States allies, subject to appropriate
regulations governing the dissemination of classified information and
programs.
(2)
Analyzing relevant information from United States Government agencies,
allied nations, think-tanks, academic institutions, civil society
groups, and other nongovernmental organizations.
(3)
Developing and disseminating thematic narratives and analysis to
counter propaganda and disinformation directed at United States allies
and partners in order to safeguard United States allies and interests.
(4)
Identifying current and emerging trends in foreign propaganda and
disinformation, including the use of print, broadcast, online and social
media, support for third-party outlets such as think tanks, political
parties, and nongovernmental organizations, in order to coordinate and
shape the development of tactics, techniques, and procedures to expose
and refute foreign misinformation and disinformation and proactively
promote fact-based narratives and policies to audiences outside the
United States.
(5)
Facilitating the use of a wide range of information-related
technologies and techniques to counter foreign disinformation by sharing
expertise among agencies, seeking expertise from external sources, and
implementing best practices.
(6)
Identifying gaps in United States capabilities in areas relevant to the
Center’s mission and recommending necessary enhancements or changes.
(7) Identifying the countries and populations most susceptible to foreign government propaganda and disinformation.
(8) Administering and expending funds made available pursuant to subsection (e).
(9)
Coordinating with allied and partner nations, particularly those
frequently targeted by foreign disinformation operations, and
international organizations and entities such as the NATO Center of
Excellence on Strategic Communications, the European Endowment for
Democracy, and the European External Action Service Task Force on
Strategic Communications, in order to amplify the Center’s efforts and
avoid duplication.
(c) Interagency manager.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The
President is authorized to designate an official of the United States
Government to lead an interagency team and to manage the Center. The
President shall delegate to the manager of the Center responsibility for
and presumptive authority to direct and coordinate the activities and
operations of all departments, agencies, and elements of the United
States Government in so far as their support is required to ensure the
successful implementation of a strategy approved by the President for
accomplishing the mission. The official so designated shall be serving
in a position in the executive branch by appointment, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
(2) INTERAGENCY STEERING COMMITTEE.—
(A) COMPOSITION.—The
Interagency Manager shall establish a Steering Committee composed of
senior representatives of agencies relevant to the Center’s mission to
provide advice to the Manager on the operations and strategic
orientation of the Center and to ensure adequate support for the Center.
The Steering Committee shall include one senior representative
designated by each of the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State,
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, and the Chairman of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors
.
(B) MEETINGS.—The Interagency Steering Committee shall meet not less than every 3 months.
(C) PARTICIPATION AND INDEPENDENCE.—The
Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall not compromise
the journalistic freedom or integrity of relevant media organizations.
Other Federal agencies may be invited to participate in the Center and
Steering Committee at the discretion of the Interagency Manager.
(3) SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY.—
(A) LIMITATION ON SCOPE.—The
delegated responsibility and authority provided pursuant to paragraph
(1) may not extend beyond the requirements for successful implementation
of the mission and strategy described in that paragraph.
(B) APPEAL OF EXECUTION OF ACTIVITIES.—The
head of any department, agency, or other element of the United States
Government may appeal to the President a requirement or direction by the
official designated pursuant to paragraph (1) for activities otherwise
in support of the mission and strategy described in that paragraph if
such head determines that there is a compelling case that executing such
activities would do undue harm to other missions of national importance
to the United States.
(4) TARGETED FOREIGN AUDIENCES.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The
activities under this subsection of the Center described in paragraph
(1) shall be done only with the intent to influence foreign audiences.
No funds for the activities of the team under this section may be used
with the intent to influence public opinion in the United States.
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing
in this subsection may be construed to prohibit the team described in
paragraph (1) from engaging in any form of communication or medium,
either directly or indirectly, or coordinating with any other department
or agency of the United States Government, a State government, or any
other public or private organization or institution because a United
States domestic audience is or may be thereby exposed to activities or
communications of the team under this subsection, or based on a
presumption of such exposure.
(d) Staff.—
(1) COMPENSATION.—The
President may fix the compensation of the manager of the Center and
other personnel without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53
of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions
and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the
executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable
for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.
(2) DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.—Any
Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Center without
reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of
civil service status or privilege.
(3) PROCUREMENT OF TEMPORARY AND INTERMITTENT SERVICES.—The
President may procure temporary and intermittent services under section
3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals which
do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay
prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of
that title.
(e) Funds.—Of
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the
Department of Defense and identified as undistributed fuel cost savings,
up to $250,000,000 may be available for purposes of carrying out this
section and the grant program established under section 3. Once
obligated, such funds shall remain available for such purposes until
expended.
(a) Grants and contracts of financial support.—The
Center may provide grants or contracts of financial support to civil
society groups, journalists, nongovernmental organizations, federally
funded research and development centers, private companies, or academic
institutions for the following purposes:
(1)
To support local independent media who are best placed to refute
foreign disinformation and manipulation in their own communities.
(2)
To collect and store examples in print, online, and social media of
disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda directed at the United
States and its allies and partners.
(3)
To analyze tactics, techniques, and procedures of foreign government
information warfare with respect to disinformation, misinformation, and
propaganda.
(4)
To support efforts by the Center to counter efforts by foreign
governments to use disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda to
influence the policies and social and political stability of the United
States and United States allies and partners.
(b) Funding availability and limitations.—All
organizations that apply to receive funds under this section must
undergo a vetting process in accordance with the relevant existing
regulations to ensure their bona fides, capability, and experience, and
their compatibility with United States interests and objectives.
SEC. 4. Inclusion in Department of State education and cultural exchange programs of foreign students and
community leaders from countries and populations susceptible to foreign
manipulation.
The
President shall ensure that when the Secretary of State is selecting
participants for United States educational and cultural exchange
programs, the Secretary of State gives special consideration to students
and community leaders from populations and countries the Secretary
deems vulnerable to foreign propaganda and disinformation campaigns.
(a) In general.—Not
later than one year after the establishment of the Center, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report evaluating the success of the Center in fulfilling the purposes
for which it was authorized and outlining steps to improve any areas of
deficiency.
(b) Appropriate congressional committees defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Services,
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Select
Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate; and
(2)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the
Committee on Homeland Security, the Permanent Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
The
Center for Information Analysis and Response and the interagency team
established under section 2(c) shall terminate 15 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
Nothing
in this Act shall be construed as superseding or modifying any existing
authorities governing the collection, sharing, and implementation of
intelligence programs and activities or existing regulations governing
the sharing of classified information and programs.
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