; (2) the Department of State’s role in promoting press freedom as an American value, a human rights issue, and a national security imperative; (3) ways to incorporate press freedom promotion into other aspects of diplomacy; and (4) existing tools to assist journalists in distress and methods for engaging foreign governments and institutions on behalf of individuals engaged in journalistic activity who are at risk of harm. (b) Required study Any Foreign Service Officer who is assigned to function as a Public Diplomacy Officer, a Political Officer, or a Consular Officer at an overseas mission shall— (1) complete the study of the curriculum described in subsection (a) not later than 90 days after the first day of such assignment; and (2) benefit from knowledge sharing by civil society actors who are at the forefront of the defense and promotion of the freedom of information. 6. GAO study on the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate the implementation of the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–166 ) by reviewing the Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, prepared in select years and for select countries, to examine— (1) the process used by the Department for preparing information regarding the freedom of the press for such reports and the extent to which such process changed after the date of the enactment of such Act; (2) the extent to which the Department of State followed the process referred to in paragraph (1) in preparing information regarding freedom of the press that was included in its most recently published Country Reports on Human Rights Practices; (3) any challenges encountered by the Department of State in collecting, corroborating, and reporting the information described in sections 116(d)(12) and 502B(i) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)(12) and 2304(i)), as added by the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009