This bill, titled the "Informing a Nation with Free, Open, and Reliable Media Act of 2025" or the "INFORM Act," seeks to significantly increase access to independent information for citizens within and outside the People's Republic of China (PRC). Its core purpose is to counter the extensive censorship and propaganda efforts of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) by developing a robust strategy, establishing an interagency task force, and creating a new Global News Service. The legislation mandates the President to submit a comprehensive strategy within one year, focusing on enhancing the accessibility and adoption of circumvention and secure communication tools within the PRC. This strategy will also assess and improve Mandarin Chinese-language content creation and distribution capabilities across various U.S. government entities. An interagency task force, led by a Presidentially-appointed Coordinator, will be established to develop and execute this strategy, ensuring coordinated efforts in content development, internet circumvention, and secure content sharing tailored to the PRC's censorship regime. A key provision is the establishment of the **Global News Service** under the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). This new entity will curate, translate, and distribute fact-based, uncensored China-related news in both Mandarin Chinese and English. Its mission is to make this content available to news organizations, independent journalists, and online content creators worldwide, with a particular focus on media outlets in countries influenced by CCP-controlled media and the Chinese diaspora abroad. The bill also directs the Department of State to oversee the development of compelling Mandarin Chinese-language content and increase funding for programs that expand internet circumvention and secure content-sharing tools. It emphasizes supporting media freedom, investigative journalism, and content development initiatives, including establishing networks with independent journalists and social media influencers. Furthermore, Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA) are tasked with increasing their Mandarin Chinese-language programming and providing insights to the interagency task force. The Open Technology Fund (OTF) is directed to support the development of open-source circumvention tools specifically tailored for the PRC's censorship regime, engaging with private sector and academic stakeholders. The legislation also calls for diplomatic engagement to address the lack of reciprocity in information access between the U.S. and the PRC. To fund these initiatives, the bill authorizes appropriations of $25 million annually for the Department of State and $50 million annually for USAGM for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.