,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #baci ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjbe,mr4 ,magaziner 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,pfluger1 ,mr4 ,goldman of ,new ,york1 and ,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to require the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to prioritize strengthening of ,state and local law enforcement capabilities to combat transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strengthening ,state and ,local ,efforts to ,counter ,transnational ,repression ,act4 #b4 ,countering transnational repression 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,h of title ,,viii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cfa et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #hij;,e4 ,strengthening ,state and local law enforcement efforts to counter transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 in consultation with public and private sector stakeholders1 shall1 in a manner consistent with the protection of privacy rights1 civil rights1 and civil liberties1 develop1 through the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers and in coordination with the ,assistant ,secretary for ,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement and the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 a training program to enhance the capabilities of ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 campus1 and territorial law enforcement personnel1 including personnel of the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers1 to counter transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7b7 ,requirements ,the training program developed pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall relate to the following3 7#a7 ,identifying instances of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7#b7 ,types of information that should be collected and recorded in information technology systems to help identify suspected perpetrators of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7#c7 ,types of information that should be shared routinely with the private sector1 including faith-based organizations1 educational institution authorities1 and communities that may be targets or are victims of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7#d7 ,identifying suspected targets or victims of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7#e7 ,personal safety best practices for individuals and communities that may be targets or are victims of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression to prevent and mitigate transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression and ensure that such targets and victims are afforded prompt information about and access to victim support resources1 including such resources offered by the ,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure ,security ,agency1 ,united ,states ,citizenship and ,immigration ,services1 and the ,office for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties1 to address the immediate and long-term needs of such targets and victims4 7c7 ,provision of certain trainings ,trainings developed pursuant to subsection 7a7 shall be provided by the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers or another office or component of the ,department if the ,director of the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers determines such other office or component is accredited by the ,federal ,law ,enforcement ,training ,accreditation ,model ,practice ,clearinghouse or pursuant to a substantially similar process4 7d7 ,community awareness briefings ,the ,assistant ,secretary of ,partnership and ,engagement and the ,officer for ,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties1 in coordination with the ,under ,secretary for ,intelligence and ,analysis1 as appropriate1 shall engage with ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 campus1 and territorial law enforcement personnel1 including personnel of the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers1 and individuals and communities that may be targets or are victims of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression1 including by informing such individuals and communities about how to identify transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression and protect against transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7e7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,personal safety best practices ,the term personal safety best practices means measures for enhancing individuals' and communities' physical security1 situational awareness1 and online security4 7#b7 ,transnational repression ,the term transnational repression means an action of a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government that satisfies each of the following3 7,a7 ,the action involves any of the following3 7i7 ,any effort intended to coerce1 harass1 or digitally or physically threaten1 including by force or reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury or imprisonment of a person or an immediate family member of a person1 a person to take an action in the interest of such a foreign government4 7ii7 ,any effort intended to harass or coerce1 including by force or reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury or imprisonment1 a person to forebear from exercising the ,first ,amendment rights of such person or any other right guaranteed to the person by the ,constitution or laws of the ,united ,states1 or to retaliate against a person for having exercised such a right4 7iii7 ,an extrajudicial killing4 7iv7 ,any act intended to further the efforts specified in clause 7i71 7ii71 or 7iii74 7,b7 ,the action is engaged in for or in the interests of such a foreign government4 7,c7 ,the action-- 7i7 occurs1 in whole or in part1 in the ,united ,states2 or 7ii7 is committed against a ,united ,states person4 7#c7 ,united states person ,the term ,united ,states person has the meaning given such term in section #afcg7;d77#aj7 of the ,carl ,levin and ,howard ,p4 ,buck ,mc,keon ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal year #bjae 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agjh7;d77#aj774 4 7b7 ,research and development ,the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall1 to the extent practicable1 coordinate with the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology and the ,assistant ,secretary for ,state and ,local ,law ,enforcement of the ,department of ,homeland ,security to-- 7#a7 carry out research and development of a technology to enhance participation rates in training offered to other ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 campus1 and territorial law enforcement personnel1 including personnel of the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers1 for the purpose of enhancing domestic preparedness for and collective response to transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression and other homeland security threats2 and 7#b7 share information relating to researching and developing methods for identifying instances1 suspected targets1 and victims of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression1 and methods for collecting and recording information to help identify suspected perpetrators of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7c7 ,comptroller general review ,not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall submit to ,congress a report on the implementation of section #hij;,e of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by subsection 7a74 7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents in section #a7;b7 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #hij;,d the following new item3 ,sec4 #hij;,e4 ,strengthening ,state and local law enforcement efforts to counter transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 4