Sec. 6. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice efforts to combat transnational repression in the United States
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The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall— not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, publish a toolkit or guide that describes existing Federal resources to assist and protect individuals and communities targeted by transnational repression in the United States; in cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies, conduct proactive outreach so that individuals in targeted communities are informed about the types of criminal incidents that should be reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; organize annual trainings with caseworker staff in congressional offices regarding the tactics of transnational repression and the resources available to constituents; and produce an assessment of how data that is purchased by governments perpetrating transnational repression is misused by— entities that are exporting dual-use spyware technology to any governments engaged in transnational repression; entities that are buying and selling personally identifiable information that can be used to track and surveil potential victims; and entities that are exporting items on the Commerce Control List (as set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 774 of the Export Administration Regulations under subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations) to any governments engaged in transnational repression that can be misused for human rights abuses.
There is authorized to be appropriated such amounts as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026 for the research, development, outreach, and training activities described in subsection (a).