Law Enforcement Support and Counter Transnational Repression Act

Summary

Requires the Department of Homeland Security to run a multilingual public education campaign about transnational repression and related terrorism threats, inform victims about resources, and explain how to anonymously report suspected acts to the FBI. Directs DHS, working with its Science and Technology office, to research, develop, and operationally test technologies and techniques to improve DHS support to federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities in countering transnational repression, while protecting privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties. The research and testing work must begin no later than one year after the law takes effect and the bill adds statutory definitions for key terms used in the new authority.

• DHS must run multilingual PSAs about transnational repression, victim resources, and anonymous FBI reporting.
• DHS Science & Technology must begin R&D and operational testing to improve support to other governments and local authorities within one year of enactment.
• R&D and testing must be carried out consistent with constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections.
• The law adds statutory definitions for terms such as "transnational repression" and "agent of a foreign government."
• No specific funding is authorized or appropriated in the text; implementation depends on DHS resources or later appropriations.
• PSAs are to target both domestic audiences and international partners and should be produced in relevant languages.
• The FBI is identified as the agency to receive anonymous reports described in the public messaging.
• The measure focuses on coordination among federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities to counter transnational repression.