[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2116 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2116
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to conduct a law enforcement
support and counter transnational repression public service
announcement campaign, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Evans of Colorado (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, and Mr. Magaziner)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to conduct a law enforcement
support and counter transnational repression public service
announcement campaign, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Law Enforcement Support and Counter
Transnational Repression Act''.
SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT AND COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 890E. LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT AND COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL
REPRESSION PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN.
``(a) Campaign.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall direct the Office of
Partnership and Engagement of the Department to conduct a
public service announcement campaign educating the public and
international allies on the issue of transnational repression
and terrorism threats related to transnational repression and
the resources available to victims of transnational repression
and terrorism threats related to transnational repression,
including the appropriate manners of contacting the Federal
Bureau of Investigation to anonymously report suspected acts of
transnational repression and terrorism threats related to
transnational repression.
``(2) Implementation.--Public service announcement
campaigns under paragraph (1) should be carried out in
languages determined relevant by the Secretary.
``(b) Research.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this section, the Secretary, in coordination with the
Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department, shall, to
the extent practicable, carry out research and development, including
operational testing, of technologies and techniques for enhancing the
Department's support to Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial
officials relating to countering transnational repression and terrorism
threats related to transnational repression, in accordance with
applicable constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties
protections.
``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Agent of a foreign government.--The term `agent of a
foreign government' means an individual or entity that operates
subject to the direction or control of--
``(A) a foreign government; or
``(B) an official or entity of such foreign
government.
``(2) Foreign government.--The term `foreign government'
means the government of a foreign country.
``(3) 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 following:
``(A) The action involves--
``(i) any effort intended to coerce,
harass, or digitally or physically threaten,
including by force or reasonable fear of death
or serious bodily injury or imprisonment of a
person or an immediate family member of a
person, a person to take an action in the
interest of such a foreign government;
``(ii) any effort intended to harass or
coerce, including by force or fear, a person to
forebear from exercising their First Amendment
rights or any other right guaranteed to the
person by the Constitution or laws of the
United States, or to retaliate against a person
for having exercised such a right;
``(iii) an extrajudicial killing; or
``(iv) any act intended to further the
efforts specified in clause (i), (ii), or
(iii).
``(B) The action is engaged in for or in the
interests of such a foreign government.
``(C) The action--
``(i) occurs, in whole or in part, in the
United States; or
``(ii) is committed against a United States
person.
``(4) United states person.--The term `United States
person' has the meaning given such term in section 1637(d)(10)
of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2015 (50 U.S.C.
1708(d)(10)).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the
item relating to section 890D the following new item:
``Sec. 890E. Law enforcement support and counter transnational
repression public service announcement
campaign.''.
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