; (C) ensuring that all programming approved bears a sufficiently direct nexus to such activities of the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China described in subsection (d) and adheres to the requirements outlined in subsection (e); and (D) conducting oversight, monitoring, and evaluation of the effectiveness of all programming conducted using such funds to ensure that it advances United States interests and degrades the ability of the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China, to advance activities that align with subsection (d) of this section. (4) Interagency coordination The senior official of the Department of State designated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, in coordinating and approving programming pursuant to paragraph (2), seek— (A) to conduct appropriate interagency consultation; and (B) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that all approved programming functions in concert with other Federal activities to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China. (d) Malign influence In this section, the term malign influence , with respect to the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China, shall be construed to include acts conducted by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China, or entities acting on their behalf that— (1) undermine a free and open international order; (2) advance an alternative, repressive international order that bolsters the Chinese Communist Party’s or the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s hegemonic ambitions and is characterized by coercion and dependency; (3) undermine the national security or sovereignty of the United States or other countries