,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #baeh ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #ad1 #bjbe,mr4 ,pfluger 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,magaziner1 ,mr4 ,evans of ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,ogles1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,guest1 and ,ms4 ,lee of ,florida7 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 authorize a dedicated transnational repression working group within the ,department of ,homeland ,security to analyze and monitor transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,countering ,transnational ,repression ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression by a foreign government or an agent of a foreign government to target individuals in the ,united ,states and persons outside of the ,united ,states are real and growing2 7#b7 agents acting on behalf of hostile foreign governments employ a range of transnational repression tactics1 including making threats1 intimidation1 harassment1 surveillance1 stalking1 silencing1 and planning physical harm or the kidnapping of individuals in the ,united ,states2 and 7#c7 the ,department of ,homeland ,security must take steps to recognize1 assess1 and help address this threat1 thereby reducing risks to the people of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,working group to counter transnational repression 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,h of title ,,viii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #dea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #hij;,e4 ,working group to counter transnational repression 7a7 ,working ,group 7#a7 ,establishment ,there is established a ,working ,group1 to be known as the ,transnational ,repression ,working ,group 7in this section referred to as the ,working ,group71 within the ,department1 which shall be responsible for1 in coordination with the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis1 analyzing and monitoring transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7#b7 ,director 7,a7 ,appointment of ,director ,the head of the ,working ,group shall be a ,director of the ,transnational ,repression ,working ,group1 who shall be appointed by the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations4 7,b7 ,reporting ,the ,director of the ,transnational ,repression ,working ,group shall report to the ,secretary and the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations regarding all administrative1 operational1 and security matters of the ,working ,group4 7#c7 ,staffing ,the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations shall ensure the ,working ,group-- 7,a7 has a sufficient number of employees to perform required duties2 and 7,b7 has at least one employee dedicated to ensuring compliance with privacy laws and regulations4 7#d7 ,detailees authorized ,the ,working ,group may accept and employ detailees with expertise in countering transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression or related fields from any element of the intelligence community1 or any other ,federal agency the ,director of the ,transnational ,repression ,working ,group determines appropriate1 with or without reimbursement1 consistent with applicable laws and regulations regarding such employees4 7#e7 ,information sharing ,the ,working ,group1 in coordination with the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis1 shall review information relating to transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression that is gathered by ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial partners1 and the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers1 and incorporate such information1 as appropriate1 into the ,working ,group's own information relating to transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 ,the ,working ,group shall ensure the dissemination to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial partners1 and the ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers1 of information related to transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7#f7 ,homeland security assessment on transnational repression 7,a7 ,annual assessments ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter for seven years1 the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations1 acting through the ,director of the ,transnational ,repression ,working ,group1 in coordination with the ,office of ,intelligence and ,analysis and the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 as appropriate1 shall submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate a report that assesses incidents of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression during the immediately preceding #ab months4 7,b7 ,contents ,each assessment submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 shall also include the following3 7i7 ,an analysis of attempted incidents of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7ii7 ,a quantitative analysis of transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression1 including the number of individuals responsible for or associated with such transnational repression or terrorism threats related to transnational repression1 and an identification of the country of citizenship or nationality of each such individual1 and the roles of the foreign governments of such countries in enabling1 preventing1 mitigating1 and responding to transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7iii7 ,subject to appropriate protections for sensitive information regarding law enforcement investigations and operations1 a description of efforts by the ,federal ,government to disrupt through investigation transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7iv7 ,any other matters the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations determines relevant4 7,c7 ,form ,each assessment under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex only for the protection of intelligence sources and methods relating to the matters contained in such assessment4 ,the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations shall post on a publicly available website of the ,department the unclassified portion of each such assessment4 7#g7 ,sunset ,the ,working ,group shall terminate on the date that is seven years after the date of the enactment of this section4 7b7 ,research ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section1 the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,under ,secretary for ,science and ,technology of the ,department1 the ,director of the ,transnational ,repression ,office1 and the ,director of ,homeland ,security ,investigations1 shall1 to the extent practicable1 carry out research and development1 including operational testing1 of technologies and techniques for enhancing the ,department's support to ,federal1 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial officials relating to countering transnational repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression4 7c7 ,implementation ,all activities carried out pursuant to this section-- 7#a7 shall be carried out in accordance with applicable constitutional1 privacy1 civil rights1 and civil liberties protections2 and 7#b7 may not infringe upon the lawful exercise of free speech by ,united ,states persons4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,agent of a foreign government ,the term agent of a foreign government means an individual or entity that operates subject to the direction and control of-- 7,a7 a foreign government2 or 7,b7 an official or entity of such foreign government4 7#b7 ,foreign government ,the term foreign government means the government of a foreign country4 7#c7 ,fusion center ,the term fusion center has the meaning given such term in subsection 7j7 of section #baj;,a4 7#d7 ,intelligence community ,the term intelligence community has the meaning given such term in section #c7d7 of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjjc7d774 7#e7 ,national network of fusion centers ,the term ,national ,network of ,fusion ,centers means a decentralized arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance individual ,state and urban area fusion centers' ability to leverage the capabilities and expertise of all such fusion centers for the purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security information sharing nationally4 7#f7 ,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-- 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 government2 7ii7 any effort intended to harass or coerce1 including by force or fear1 a person to forebear from exercising the ,first ,amendment rights of such person or any other right guaranteed to such person by the ,constitution or laws of the ,united ,states1 or to retaliate against a person for having exercised such a right2 7iii7 an extrajudicial killing2 or 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#g7 ,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 ,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 ,working group to counter transnational repression4 4