IRANIAN ELECTRONIC EDUCATION, EXCHANGE, AND MEDIA FUND.

SEC. 1263. IRANIAN ELECTRONIC EDUCATION, EXCHANGE, AND MEDIA FUND.(a) Establishment.—There is established in the Treasury of the United States the Iranian Electronic Education, Exchange, and Media Fund (referred to in this section as the “Fund”), consisting of amounts appropriated to the Fund pursuant to subsection (f).(b) Administration.—The Fund shall be administered by the Secretary of State.(c) Objective.—The objective of the Fund shall be to support the development of technologies, including Internet Web sites, that will aid the ability of the Iranian people to—(1) gain access to and share information;123 STAT. 2554(2) exercise freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and freedom of assembly through the Internet and other electronic media;(3) engage in Internet-based education programs and other exchanges between Americans and Iranians; and(4) counter efforts—(A) to block, censor, and monitor the Internet; and(B) to disrupt or monitor cellular phone networks or SMS text exchanges.(d) Use of Amounts.—In pursuit of the objective described in subsection (c), amounts in the Fund may be used for grants to United States or foreign universities, nonprofit organizations, or companies for targeted projects that advance the purpose of the Fund, including projects that—(1) develop Farsi-language versions of existing social-networking Web sites;(2) develop technologies, including Internet-based applications, to counter efforts—(A) to block, censor, and monitor the Internet; and(B) to disrupt or monitor cellular phone networks or SMS text message exchanges;(3) develop Internet-based, distance learning programs for Iranian students at United States universities; and(4) promote Internet-based, people-to-people educational, professional, religious, or cultural exchanges and dialogues between United States citizens and Iranians.(e) Transfers.—Amounts in the Fund may be transferred to the United States Agency for International Development, the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or any other agency of the Federal Government to the extent that such amounts are used to carry out activities that will further the objective described in subsection (c).(f) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to the Fund.