Sec. 3. Definitions
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In this Act: The term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . The term relevant Federal agencies means— the Department of State; the United States Agency for International Development; and other Federal agencies that are relevant for purposes of this Act.
The term transnational repression — means acts by governments (either directly or through others) to silence, intimidate, or exact reprisal against individuals outside their sovereign borders, including members of diaspora populations, political opponents, civil society activists, human rights defenders, journalists, and members of ethnic or religious minority groups; and may include— extrajudicial killings; physical assaults and intimidation; arbitrary detentions; renditions; deportations; unexplained or enforced disappearances; physical or online surveillance or stalking; unwarranted passport cancellation or control over other identification documents; abuse of international law enforcement systems; unlawful asset freezes; digital threats, such as cyberattacks, targeted surveillance and spyware, online harassment, and intimidation; and coercion by proxy, such as harassment of, or threats or harm to, family and associates of private individuals who remain in their country of origin.