53H-1-201. General Provisions -- Definitions.

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Effective 5/6/2026

As used in this part, "transnational repression" means conduct by an agent of a foreign government or agent of a foreign terrorist organization that is:

(1)directed at an individual located within the United States, such as:

(a)harassment, intimidation, or censorship;

(b)threats or use of physical force;

(c)electronic or digital surveillance or targeting;

(d)a threat of punishment, harassment, or retaliation against another individual under the foreign government's or foreign terrorist organization's effective control;

(e)financial coercion, including a threat or use of confiscation, expropriation, or denial of access to property or financial services;

(f)abuse of administrative or immigration processes;

(g)selective prosecution or enforcement of generally applicable laws; or

(h)use or direction of social media, telecommunications, or similar entities to carryout conduct described in Subsections (1)(a) through

(g); and

(2)done with the purpose of extending a foreign government's or foreign terrorist organization's ability to influence, control, or impose preferences on the individual's behavior while the individual is outside the foreign government's or foreign terrorist organization's area of control.

Amended by Chapter 211 , 2026 General Session