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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2139 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2139
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 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 repression, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 14, 2025
Mr. Magaziner (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Goldman of New York, and
Mr. Evans of Colorado) 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 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 repression, 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 ``Strengthening State and Local
Efforts to Counter Transnational Repression Act''.
SEC. 2. COUNTERING TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION.
(a) In General.--Subtitle H of title VIII of the Homeland Security
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 361 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
``SEC. 890E. STRENGTHENING STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS TO
COUNTER TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION AND TERRORISM THREATS
RELATED TO TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION.
``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with public and
private sector stakeholders, shall, in a manner consistent with the
protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties,
develop, 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 Analysis, a
training program to enhance the capabilities of State, local, Tribal,
campus, and territorial law enforcement personnel, including personnel
of the National Network of Fusion Centers, to counter transnational
repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression.
``(b) Requirements.--The training program developed pursuant to
subsection (a) shall relate to the following:
``(1) Identifying instances of transnational repression and
terrorism threats related to transnational repression.
``(2) 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 repression.
``(3) Types of information that should be shared routinely
with the private sector, including faith-based organizations,
educational institution authorities, and communities that may
be targets or are victims of transnational repression and
terrorism threats related to transnational repression.
``(4) Identifying suspected targets or victims of
transnational repression and terrorism threats related to
transnational repression.
``(5) 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 resources,
including such resources offered by the Cybersecurity and
Infrastructure Security Agency, United States Citizenship and
Immigration Services, and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties, to address the immediate and long-term needs of such
targets and victims.
``(c) Provision of Certain Trainings.--Trainings developed pursuant
to subsection (a) 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 process.
``(d) Community Awareness Briefings.--The Assistant Secretary of
Partnership and Engagement and the Officer for Civil Rights and Civil
Liberties, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Intelligence
and Analysis, as appropriate, shall engage with State, local, Tribal,
campus, and territorial law enforcement personnel, including personnel
of the National Network of Fusion Centers, and individuals and
communities that may be targets or are victims of transnational
repression and terrorism threats related to transnational repression,
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 repression.
``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Personal safety best practices.--The term `personal
safety best practices' means measures for enhancing
individuals' and communities' physical security, situational
awareness, and online security.
``(2) 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 any of the following:
``(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 reasonable fear
of death or serious bodily injury or
imprisonment, 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 States, or to retaliate against a person
for having exercised such a right.
``(iii) An extrajudicial killing.
``(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.
``(3) 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) Research and Development.--The Secretary of Homeland Security
shall, to the extent practicable, 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--
(1) carry out research and development of a technology to
enhance participation rates in training offered to other State,
local, Tribal, campus, and territorial law enforcement
personnel, including personnel of the National Network of
Fusion Centers, 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 threats; and
(2) share information relating to researching and
developing methods for identifying instances, suspected
targets, and victims of transnational repression and terrorism
threats related to transnational repression, and methods for
collecting and recording information to help identify suspected
perpetrators of transnational repression and terrorism threats
related to transnational repression.
(c) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than two years after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall submit to Congress a report on the implementation
of section 890E of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by
subsection (a).
(d) 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. Strengthening State and local law enforcement efforts to
counter transnational repression and
terrorism threats related to transnational
repression.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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