Sec. 6709. Modification and repeal of reports

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The Secretary shall examine the production of the 2023 and subsequent annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices by the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor as required under sections 116(d) and 502B(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) , 2304(b)) to maximize— cost and personnel efficiencies; the potential use of data and analytic tools and visualization; and advancement of the modernization agenda for the Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 2021.

Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Wherever applicable, a description of the nature and extent of acts of transnational repression that occurred during the preceding year, including identification of— incidents in which a government harassed, intimidated, or killed individuals outside of their internationally recognized borders and the patterns of such repression among repeat offenders; countries in which such transnational repression occurs and the role of the governments of such countries in enabling, preventing, mitigating, and responding to such acts; the tactics used by the governments of countries identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), including the actions identified and any new techniques observed; in the case of digital surveillance and harassment, the type of technology or platform, including social media, smart city technology, health tracking systems, general surveillance technology, and data access, transfer, and storage procedures, used by the governments of countries identified pursuant to subparagraph

(A)for such actions; and groups and types of individuals targeted by acts of transnational repression in each country in which such acts occur. . Division H of the William M.

(Mac)Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) is amended— in section 9202(a)(2) ( 47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2) )— by striking subparagraph (C); and by redesignating subparagraph

(D)as subparagraph (C); and in section 9905 ( 15 U.S.C. 4655 )— by striking subsection (c); and by redesignating subsection

(d)as subsection (c). The Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 (title II of Public Law 115–44 ) is amended— in section 254(e)— in paragraph (1)— by striking ; In general .— by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and

(C)as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and moving such paragraphs 2 ems to the left; and by striking paragraph (2); and by striking section 255. Section 202 of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–208 ) is amended by striking subsection (a). Section 2121 of the Advance Democratic Values, Address Nondemocratic Countries, and Enhance Democracy Act of 2007 (title XXI of Public Law 110–53 ) is amended by striking subsection (c). Section 702 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n note) is repealed.

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