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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to threats from foreign nations; 2
16		-	creating part IV of ch. 692, F.S. , entitled 3
17		-	"Protection of State Critical Infrastructure from 4
18		-	Foreign Entities"; creating s. 692.21, F.S.; providing 5
19		-	a short title; defining terms; prohibiting specified 6
20		-	entities and governmental entities from entering into 7
21		-	specified contracts or agreements with a foreign 8
22		-	principal; prohibiting a foreign principal from 9
23		-	entering into specified contracts or agreements with 10
24		-	specified entities and governmental entities; 11
25		-	providing a criminal penalty; requiring specified 12
26		-	entities that have entered into a specified contract 13
27		-	or agreement with a foreign principal to register with 14
28		-	the Department of Commerce by a specified date; 15
29		-	requiring the department to adopt a specified 16
30		-	registration form; providing a civil penalty; 17
31		-	requiring an entity selling or transferring control of 18
32		-	specified critical infrastructure to provide an 19
33		-	affidavit to the department attesting to specified 20
34		-	information; prohibiting computer software produced or 21
35		-	manufactured by specified companies from being used in 22
36		-	critical infrastructure located within or serving this 23
37		-	state; requiring the department to adopt rules; 24
38		-	providing an effective date. 25
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52		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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54		-	Section 1. Part IV of chapter 692, Florida Statutes, 29
55		-	consisting of s. 692.21, Florida Statutes, is created and 30
56		-	entitled "Protection of State Critical Infrastructure from 31
57		-	Foreign Entities." 32
58		-	Section 2. Section 692.21 Florida Statutes, is created to 33
59		-	read: 34
60		-	692.21 Protection of state critical infrastructure from 35
61		-	foreign entities.— 36
62		-	(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Florida 37
63		-	Critical Infrastructure Protection Act ." 38
64		-	(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to protect 39
65		-	this state's critical infrastructure by prohibiting foreign 40
66		-	adversaries from accessing or controlling such critical 41
67		-	infrastructure. 42
68		-	(3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 43
69		-	(a) "Computer software" means any information, program, or 44
70		-	routine, or any collection of information or set of one or more 45
71		-	programs or routines , used or intended to be used to convey 46
72		-	information or to cause one or more computers or pieces of 47
73		-	computer-related peripheral equipment, or any combination 48
74		-	thereof, to perform a task or set of tasks. 49
75		-	(b) "Critical infrastructure" has the same meaning as in 50
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88		-	s. 692.201(2). 51
89		-	(c) "Department" means the Department of Commerce. 52
90		-	(d) "Foreign country of concern" has the same meaning as 53
91		-	in s. 692.201(3). 54
92		-	(e) "Foreign principal" has the same meaning as in s. 55
93		-	692.201(4). 56
94		-	(4) PROHIBITED ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE. — 57
95		-	(a) An entity constructing, repairing, operating, or 58
96		-	otherwise having significant access to critical infrastructu re 59
97		-	may not enter into a contract or other agreement relating to 60
98		-	critical infrastructure within this state with a foreign 61
99		-	principal if the contract or agreement authorizes the foreign 62
100		-	principal to directly or remotely access or otherwise control 63
101		-	such critical infrastructure. 64
102		-	(b) A governmental entity may not enter into a contract or 65
103		-	other agreement relating to critical infrastructure within this 66
104		-	state with a foreign principal if the contract or agreement 67
105		-	authorizes the foreign principal to directly or remotely access 68
106		-	or otherwise control such critical infrastructure. 69
107		-	(c) A foreign principal may not enter into a contract or 70
108		-	other agreement relating to critical infrastructure within this 71
109		-	state with an entity constructing, repairing, operating, or 72
110		-	otherwise having significant access to critical infrastructure, 73
111		-	or a governmental entity , if the contract or agreement 74
112		-	authorizes the foreign principal to directly or remotely access 75
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125		-	or otherwise control such critical infrastructure. 76
126		-	(5) PENALTY.—A person or entity that violates subsection 77
127		-	(4) commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 78
128		-	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 79
129		-	(6) REGISTRATION.— 80
130		-	(a) Beginning January 1, 2026, an entity constructing, 81
131		-	repairing, operating, or otherwise having signi ficant access to 82
132		-	critical infrastructure within this state which entered into a 83
133		-	contract or other agreement with a foreign principal relating to 84
134		-	such critical infrastructure before July 1, 2025, must register 85
135		-	by January 1 of each year for the remainder of the term of the 86
136		-	contract or agreement with the foreign principal relating to 87
137		-	such critical infrastructure. The department must adopt a 88
138		-	registration form, which, at minimum, must include all of the 89
139		-	following: 90
140		-	1. The name of the entity constructing, repair ing, 91
141		-	operating, or otherwise having significant access to critical 92
142		-	infrastructure within this state. 93
143		-	2. The address of the critical infrastructure the entity 94
144		-	is constructing, repairing, or operating or to which the entity 95
145		-	otherwise has significant access . 96
146		-	3. A description of the specific terms of the contract or 97
147		-	agreement which authorize a foreign principal to engage in 98
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149		-	significant access to such critical infrastructure. 100
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163		-	civil penalty of $1,000 for each day the violation continues. 102
164		-	(7) REQUIRED AFFIDAVIT.—Before commencing any sale or 103
165		-	other transfer of control of critical infrastructure within this 104
166		-	state, the entity selling or otherw ise transferring control of 105
167		-	such critical infrastructure must provide an affidavit , signed 106
168		-	under penalty of perjury , to the department attesting that the 107
169		-	buyer or transferee is not a foreign principal. 108
170		-	(8) PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN CRITICAL 109
171		-	INFRASTRUCTURE.—Computer software produced or manufactured by a 110
172		-	company headquartered in and subject to the laws of a foreign 111
173		-	country of concern, or a company under the direction or control 112
174		-	of a foreign country of concern , may not be used in criti cal 113
175		-	infrastructure located within or serving this state. 114
176		-	(9) RULEMAKING.—The department shall adopt rules to 115
177		-	implement this section. 116
178		-	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 117
	16	+	creating s. 16.81, F.S.; providing legislative intent; 3
	17	+	defining terms; prohibiting a person from acting as a 4
	18	+	certain agent unless such person files a specified 5
	19	+	statement with the Attorney General; requiring that 6
	20	+	such person file such statement and any supplements 7
	21	+	thereto with the Attorney General within a specified 8
	22	+	timeframe; providing filing requirements; providing 9
	23	+	requirements for the registration statement; requiring 10
	24	+	an agent who has registered to periodic ally file 11
	25	+	supplements with the Attorney General; providing 12
	26	+	requirements for such supplements; requiring a 13
	27	+	registrant to give a certain notice within a specified 14
	28	+	timeframe; authorizing the Attorney General to require 15
	29	+	supplements to be filed at more frequent intervals; 16
	30	+	requiring that such statements and supplements be 17
	31	+	executed under oath; specifying that certain filings 18
	32	+	may be deemed not in compliance; providing that filing 19
	33	+	specified statements and supplements does not preclude 20
	34	+	prosecution under specified cir cumstances; authorizing 21
	35	+	the Attorney General to allow incorporation of 22
	36	+	information or documents by reference; exempting 23
	37	+	certain agents from the requirement to register with 24
	38	+	the Attorney General; requiring agents to file a 25
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	52	+	the Attorney General within a certain timeframe; 27
	53	+	prohibiting an agent in this state from transmitting, 28
	54	+	through specified means, certain information unless 29
	55	+	such information contains a certain statement; 30
	56	+	providing that certain materials ar e subject to public 31
	57	+	inspection; prohibiting an agent from transmitting or 32
	58	+	conveying information to specified entities unless the 33
	59	+	agent includes a certain statement; requiring an agent 34
	60	+	to furnish the agent's registration statement to 35
	61	+	specified entities unde r specified conditions for 36
	62	+	inclusion in the entities' records; providing that 37
	63	+	such statements are included in the entities' records 38
	64	+	as part of the agent's testimony; requiring an agent 39
	65	+	to keep and maintain specified books of account and 40
	66	+	other records for a specified timeframe; requiring 41
	67	+	agents to maintain such books of account and other 42
	68	+	records in accordance with certain practices; 43
	69	+	providing that such books of account and other records 44
	70	+	are subject to inspection by certain officials; 45
	71	+	prohibiting agents from taking certain actions 46
	72	+	regarding such books of account and records; providing 47
	73	+	criminal and civil penalties; requiring the Attorney 48
	74	+	General to retain a specified number of copies of all 49
	75	+	registration statements in a specified manner; 50
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	88	+	requiring the Attorney G eneral to transmit 51
	89	+	registration statements and supplements to the United 52
	90	+	States Secretary of State upon receipt; providing that 53
	91	+	the failure of the Attorney General to transmit such 54
	92	+	registration statements and supplements is not a bar 55
	93	+	to prosecution; author izing the Attorney General to 56
	94	+	furnish specified information to certain entities; 57
	95	+	requiring the Attorney General to periodically submit 58
	96	+	a certain report to the Legislature, beginning on a 59
	97	+	specified date; requiring the Attorney General to 60
	98	+	report monthly on the Office of the Attorney General's 61
	99	+	publicly available website certain information; 62
	100	+	requiring certain officers and directors to comply 63
	101	+	with specified requirements; providing that 64
	102	+	dissolution of certain organizations does not relieve 65
	103	+	their officers and dire ctors of specified 66
	104	+	requirements; providing criminal penalties for willful 67
	105	+	violations of specified provisions; providing that 68
	106	+	agents who willfully violate specified provisions must 69
	107	+	be expelled from and prohibited from entering any 70
	108	+	campus of this state; requ iring the State University 71
	109	+	System and the Florida College System to adopt 72
	110	+	specified rules; providing that proof of the specific 73
	111	+	identity of a specified foreign principal is 74
	112	+	permissible but not necessary in certain proceedings; 75
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	125	+	requiring that certain aliens be referred to the 76
	126	+	Department of Justice for removal proceedings; 77
	127	+	providing that a failure to file specified statements 78
	128	+	is a continuing offense as long as the failure 79
	129	+	persists; authorizing the Attorney General to apply to 80
	130	+	the courts to enjoin the actions of specified persons; 81
	131	+	providing that the state court has jurisdiction and 82
	132	+	authority to issue certain orders; requiring the 83
	133	+	Attorney General to notify a registrant in writing 84
	134	+	after making a certain determination; prohibiting a 85
	135	+	person from acting as a certai n agent within a 86
	136	+	specified timeframe after receiving such notice unless 87
	137	+	certain conditions exist; prohibiting an agent from 88
	138	+	entering into a contract that is contingent upon the 89
	139	+	success of any political activity; requiring state 90
	140	+	employees to annually submit a certain affidavit; 91
	141	+	providing that specified students or employees who 92
	142	+	willfully violate specified provisions must be 93
	143	+	expelled from and prohibited from entering any 94
	144	+	institution of higher education; requiring the State 95
	145	+	University System and the Florida Co llege System to 96
	146	+	adopt a specified policy; requiring institutions of 97
	147	+	higher education to develop a specified reporting 98
	148	+	mechanism; requiring certain active businesses and 99
	149	+	nonprofits to file a specified form; requiring the 100
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	162	+	Secretary of State to provide such f orm; requiring the 101
	163	+	Attorney General to provide specified information on 102
	164	+	the Office of the Attorney General's publicly 103
	165	+	available website; authorizing the Attorney General to 104
	166	+	exchange certain information with specified entities; 105
	167	+	providing for retroactive app lication; requiring 106
	168	+	specified persons to file registration statements for 107
	169	+	a specified timeframe; authorizing the Attorney 108
	170	+	General to adopt rules; creating s. 287.1381, F.S.; 109
	171	+	providing a short title; providing legislative 110
	172	+	purpose; defining terms; prohibitin g certain companies 111
	173	+	and entities from entering into agreements relating to 112
	174	+	critical infrastructure with foreign principals; 113
	175	+	prohibiting governmental entities from entering into 114
	176	+	contracts or other agreements relating to critical 115
	177	+	infrastructure with certain companies; providing 116
	178	+	exceptions; requiring companies to register with the 117
	179	+	Department of Management Services to access critical 118
	180	+	infrastructure; requiring companies to perform 119
	181	+	specified actions to remain registered with the 120
	182	+	department; requiring the departme nt to provide 121
	183	+	certificates to such companies; authorizing the 122
	184	+	revocation of such certificates under specified 123
	185	+	circumstances; requiring companies to notify the 124
	186	+	department under specified conditions; authorizing the 125
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	200	+	specified timeframe; requiring the Attorney General on 127
	201	+	behalf of the department to file a request for an 128
	202	+	injunction with the Supreme Court under certain 129
	203	+	conditions; requiring that the Supreme Court issue a 130
	204	+	certain order; requiring the departme nt to notify 131
	205	+	critical infrastructure entities of known or suspected 132
	206	+	cyberthreats, vulnerabilities, and adversarial 133
	207	+	activities in a specified manner; prohibiting the 134
	208	+	state from using specified software; providing that if 135
	209	+	any such software is being used, it must be removed 136
	210	+	and replaced with compliant software; providing that 137
	211	+	companies that remove and replace such software are 138
	212	+	not required to obtain additional permits to do so; 139
	213	+	prohibiting governmental entities and critical 140
	214	+	infrastructure providers from enteri ng into or 141
	215	+	renewing certain contracts beginning on a specified 142
	216	+	date; requiring the department to create certain 143
	217	+	public listings; creating s. 287.1382, F.S.; providing 144
	218	+	a short title; providing legislative purpose; defining 145
	219	+	terms; requiring critical communic ations 146
	220	+	infrastructure to have all prohibited equipment 147
	221	+	removed and replaced; providing that companies 148
	222	+	engaging in such replacement and removal do not need 149
	223	+	additional permits; requiring communications providers 150
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	237	+	department; providing civil penalties for late filing 152
	238	+	of such attestations; requiring such companies to 153
	239	+	provide the department with information related to a 154
	240	+	person with managerial responsibilities in this state; 155
	241	+	requiring communications providers to enga ge in 156
	242	+	specified actions; providing administrative penalties 157
	243	+	for communications providers that violate specified 158
	244	+	provisions; providing administrative fines for 159
	245	+	communications providers that submit false 160
	246	+	attestations or certifications; prohibiting specified 161
	247	+	communications providers from receiving certain funds; 162
	248	+	requiring the department to develop and publish 163
	249	+	quarterly a certain map; specifying requirements for 164
	250	+	such map; creating s. 943.0315, F.S.; providing a 165
	251	+	short title; providing legislative intent and poli cy; 166
	252	+	defining terms; requiring the Chief of Domestic 167
	253	+	Security to annually produce and publish a certain 168
	254	+	risk assessment; requiring that the risk assessment 169
	255	+	include specified information; creating the Council on 170
	256	+	Pacific Conflict; requiring the Department of Law 171
	257	+	Enforcement to provide administrative support; 172
	258	+	providing for the composition, membership, and 173
	259	+	appointments of the council; providing that members of 174
	260	+	the council are entitled to per diem and travel 175
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	274	+	a specified date; requiring that the first meeting be 177
	275	+	held by a specified date and at least quarterly 178
	276	+	thereafter; authorizing the chair of the council to 179
	277	+	call for a meeting at any time; authorizing the 180
	278	+	council to retain external advisors for certain 181
	279	+	purposes; providing that such advisors may not be 182
	280	+	compensated, but may be reimbursed for per diem and 183
	281	+	travel expenses; requiring the council to prepare a 184
	282	+	specified annual report; authorizing the council to 185
	283	+	perform specified actions; requiring the council to 186
	284	+	engage with the Division of Emergency Management to 187
	285	+	apply for a certain grant; requiring the Secretary of 188
	286	+	Management Services to conduct a supply chain audit 189
	287	+	and submit a report of such audit to the Governor and 190
	288	+	the Legislature by a specified date; specifying 191
	289	+	requirements for the supply chain audit report; 192
	290	+	requiring the Governor to provide a summary report to 193
	291	+	the Legislature and the public; prohibiting the 194
	292	+	inclusion of specified information in the report; 195
	293	+	requiring the Chief of Domestic Security to lead a 196
	294	+	specified study, coordinate the research, and develop 197
	295	+	a report of the study; requiring the Chief of Domestic 198
	296	+	Security to identify certain critical infrastructure 199
	297	+	and assets; requiring the Chief of Domestic Security 200
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	310	+	to apply consistent, objective criteria when ma king 201
	311	+	such identifications; requiring the Chief of Domestic 202
	312	+	Security to produce a certain report by a specified 203
	313	+	date; requiring that the report include specified 204
	314	+	information; requiring the Chief of Domestic Security 205
	315	+	to coordinate with specified entities to produce the 206
	316	+	report; requiring state agencies to provide the Chief 207
	317	+	of Domestic Security with specified information; 208
	318	+	requiring the Chief of Domestic Security to develop a 209
	319	+	process for stakeholders to submit certain 210
	320	+	information; authorizing the Chief of Domest ic 211
	321	+	Security to coordinate with specified entities; 212
	322	+	requiring the Chief of Domestic Security to notify 213
	323	+	certain owners and operators of a certain 214
	324	+	identification; requiring that such notice include 215
	325	+	specified information; amending ss. 943.03 and 216
	326	+	943.0311, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 217
	327	+	by the act; providing a contingent effective date. 218
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	331	+	Section 1. Section 16.81, Florida Statutes, is created to 222
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	333	+	16.81 State Foreign Adversary Registration Act.— 224
	334	+	(1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT. —It is the intent of the 225
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	348	+	propaganda activities and influence operations conducted in this 227
	349	+	state by agents of adversarial nations and foreign terro rist 228
	350	+	organizations. 229
	351	+	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 230
	352	+	(a) "Adversarial nation" means a country listed in 15 231
	353	+	C.F.R. s. 7.4(a). 232
	354	+	(b)1. "Agent of a foreign principal" means: 233
	355	+	a. A person who acts as an agent, a representative, an 234
	356	+	employee, or a servant, or in any other capacity, at the order 235
	357	+	or request or under the direction or control of a foreign 236
	358	+	principal or a person whose activities are directly or 237
	359	+	indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or 238
	360	+	subsidized in whole or in p art by a foreign principal, and who 239
	361	+	directly or through any other person: 240
	362	+	(I) Engages in political activities in this state for or 241
	363	+	in the interests of such foreign principal; 242
	364	+	(II) Acts as a public relations counsel, a publicity 243
	365	+	agent, an information se rvice employee, or a political 244
	366	+	consultant in this state for or in the interests of such foreign 245
	367	+	principal; 246
	368	+	(III) Collects, disburses, or dispenses any contribution, 247
	369	+	loan, money, or other thing of value in this state for or in the 248
	370	+	interest of such foreign principal; or 249
	371	+	(IV) Represents the interests of such foreign principal 250
	372	+
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	381	+
	382	+
	383	+
	384	+	before any agency or official of this state or any of its 251
	385	+	political subdivisions; and 252
	386	+	b. A person who agrees, consents, assumes, or purports to 253
	387	+	act as, or who is or holds himself or herself out to be, whether 254
	388	+	pursuant to a contractual relationship or not, an agent of a 255
	389	+	foreign principal as defined in sub -subparagraph a. 256
	390	+	2. The term does not include a news or press service or 257
	391	+	association organized under the laws of the United States or of 258
	392	+	any state or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the 259
	393	+	United States, or a newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other 260
	394	+	publication for which there is on file with the United States 261
	395	+	Postal Service information in compliance with 39 U.S.C. s. 3685, 262
	396	+	solely by virtue of any bona fide news or journalistic 263
	397	+	activities, including the solicitation or acceptance of 264
	398	+	advertisements, subscriptions, or other compensation therefor, 265
	399	+	so long as it is at least 80 percent beneficially owned by 266
	400	+	citizens of the United States and its officers and directors, if 267
	401	+	any, are citizens of the United States, and such news or press 268
	402	+	service or association, newspaper, magazine, periodical, or 269
	403	+	other publication is not owned, directed, supervised, 270
	404	+	controlled, subsidized, or financed, and none of its policies 271
	405	+	are determined, by any foreign principal, or by an agent of a 272
	406	+	foreign principal, required to register under this section. 273
	407	+	(c) "Foreign political party" means an organization or any 274
	408	+	other combination of individuals in a country ot her than the 275
	409	+
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	419	+
	420	+
	421	+	United States, or any of the United States' political 276
	422	+	subdivisions, having for an aim or purpose, or which is engaged 277
	423	+	in any activity devoted in whole or in part to, the 278
	424	+	establishment, administration, or control, or acquisition of 279
	425	+	administration or control, of a government of a foreign country 280
	426	+	or any of its political subdivisions, or the furtherance or 281
	427	+	influencing of the political or public interests, policies, or 282
	428	+	relations of a government of a foreign country or any of its 283
	429	+	political subdivisio ns. 284
	430	+	(d) "Foreign principal" means: 285
	431	+	1. A government of a foreign country or a foreign 286
	432	+	political party; 287
	433	+	2. A person outside the United States, unless it is 288
	434	+	established that the person is an individual and is a citizen of 289
	435	+	and domiciled within the United States, or that the person is 290
	436	+	not an individual and is organized under or created by the laws 291
	437	+	of the United States or any state or other place subject to the 292
	438	+	jurisdiction of the United States and has its principal place of 293
	439	+	business within the United State s; 294
	440	+	3. A partnership, an association, a corporation, an 295
	441	+	organization, or other combination of persons organized under 296
	442	+	the laws of or having its principal place of business in a 297
	443	+	foreign country; 298
	444	+	4. A partnership, an association, a corporation, an 299
	445	+	organization, or other combination of persons which is at least 300
	446	+
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	456	+
	457	+
	458	+	20 percent beneficially owned by a partnership, an association, 301
	459	+	a corporation, an organization, or other combination of persons 302
	460	+	organized under the laws of or having its principal place of 303
	461	+	business in a foreign country; or 304
	462	+	5. A foreign terrorist organization. 305
	463	+	(e) "Foreign terrorist organization" means any 306
	464	+	organization on the United States Department of State's list of 307
	465	+	Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. 308
	466	+	(f) "Government of a foreign count ry" means a person or 309
	467	+	group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure 310
	468	+	political jurisdiction over a country other than the United 311
	469	+	States, or over any part of such country, and includes any 312
	470	+	subdivision of any such group and any group or agency to which 313
	471	+	such sovereign de facto or de jure authority or functions are 314
	472	+	directly or indirectly delegated. The term includes any faction 315
	473	+	or body of insurgents within a country assuming to exercise 316
	474	+	governmental authority, regardless of whether such faction or 317
	475	+	body of insurgents has or has not been recognized by the United 318
	476	+	States. 319
	477	+	(g) "Information service employee" means a person who 320
	478	+	furnishes, disseminates, or publishes accounts, descriptions, 321
	479	+	information, or data with respect to the political, industrial, 322
	480	+	employment, economic, social, cultural, or other benefits, 323
	481	+	advantages, facts, or conditions of any country other than the 324
	482	+	United States or of any government of a foreign country or of a 325
	483	+
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	493	+
	494	+
	495	+	foreign political party or of a partnership, an association, a 326
	496	+	corporation, an organization, or other combination of 327
	497	+	individuals organized under the laws of, or having its principal 328
	498	+	place of business in, a foreign country. 329
	499	+	(h) "Political activities" means any activities that the 330
	500	+	person engaging in believes will, or that are in tended to in any 331
	501	+	way, influence an agency or official of this state or any of its 332
	502	+	political subdivisions, or any section of the public within this 333
	503	+	state, with reference to formulating, adopting, or changing the 334
	504	+	domestic or foreign policies of the United St ates or of this 335
	505	+	state with reference to the political or public interests, 336
	506	+	policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a 337
	507	+	foreign political party. 338
	508	+	(i) "Political consultant" means a person who informs or 339
	509	+	advises any other person or enti ty with reference to the 340
	510	+	policies of the United States or this state or the political or 341
	511	+	public interests, policies, or relations of a foreign country or 342
	512	+	of a foreign political party. 343
	513	+	(j) "Print" means any newspaper, periodical, book, 344
	514	+	pamphlet, sheet music, visiting card, address card, printing 345
	515	+	proof, engraving, photograph, picture, drawing, plan, map, 346
	516	+	pattern to be cut out, catalog, prospectus, or advertisement; 347
	517	+	any printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed notice of 348
	518	+	various kinds; and, in general, any impression or reproduction 349
	519	+	obtained on paper or other material assimilable to paper, on 350
	520	+
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	530	+
	531	+
	532	+	parchment or on cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, 351
	533	+	lithography, autography, or any other easily recognizable 352
	534	+	mechanical process, with the exception of the copying press, 353
	535	+	stamps with movable or immovable type, and the typewriter. 354
	536	+	(k) "Public relations counsel" means a person who directly 355
	537	+	or indirectly informs, advises, or in any way represents a 356
	538	+	principal in any public relations matter pertaining to politi cal 357
	539	+	or public interests, policies, or relations of such principal. 358
	540	+	(l) "Publicity agent" means a person who directly or 359
	541	+	indirectly publishes or disseminates oral, visual, graphic, 360
	542	+	written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, 361
	543	+	including publication by means of advertising, books, 362
	544	+	periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, 363
	545	+	or otherwise. 364
	546	+	(m) "Registration statement" means the registration 365
	547	+	statement and any supplements thereto required to be filed with 366
	548	+	the Attorney General un der subsection (3) or subsection (4), and 367
	549	+	includes all documents and papers required to be filed, whether 368
	550	+	attached to or incorporated by reference. 369
	551	+	(3) REQUIREMENTS TO REGISTER AS A FOREIGN AGENT IN THIS 370
	552	+	STATE.— 371
	553	+	(a) In order to act as an agent of a for eign principal 372
	554	+	from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization, 373
	555	+	a person must file with the Attorney General a true and complete 374
	556	+	registration statement and any supplements thereto as required 375
	557	+
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	566	+
	567	+
	568	+
	569	+	by this paragraph or paragraph (b) unless the per son is exempt 376
	570	+	from registration under subsection (4). Except as otherwise 377
	571	+	provided, any person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal 378
	572	+	from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization 379
	573	+	must, within 10 days after becoming such agent, file w ith the 380
	574	+	Attorney General, in duplicate, a registration statement under 381
	575	+	oath on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. Such person 382
	576	+	must file a registration statement for the period during which 383
	577	+	the person was such an agent, even if the termination of th e 384
	578	+	person's status occurred before the end of the reporting period. 385
	579	+	The registration statement must include all of the following 386
	580	+	information, which must be regarded as material fact for the 387
	581	+	purposes of this subsection: 388
	582	+	1. The registrant's name, principal business address, any 389
	583	+	other business addresses in the United States or elsewhere, and 390
	584	+	all residence addresses, if any. 391
	585	+	2. The immigration status of the registrant; if an 392
	586	+	individual, the registrant's nationality; if a partnership, the 393
	587	+	name, residence addr esses, and nationality of each partner and a 394
	588	+	true and complete copy of the partnership agreement; if an 395
	589	+	association, a corporation, an organization, or any other 396
	590	+	combination of individuals, the name, residence addresses, and 397
	591	+	nationality of each director an d officer and of each person 398
	592	+	performing the functions of a director or officer and a true and 399
	593	+	complete copy of the charter, articles of incorporation, 400
	594	+
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	603	+
	604	+
	605	+
	606	+	articles of association, constitution, and bylaws, and 401
	607	+	amendments thereto; a copy of any other instrument or document 402
	608	+	and a statement of the terms and conditions of any oral 403
	609	+	agreement relating to organization, powers, and purposes; and a 404
	610	+	statement of ownership and control. 405
	611	+	3. A comprehensive statement of the nature of the 406
	612	+	registrant's business; a complete l ist of the registrant's 407
	613	+	employees and a statement outlining the nature of the work of 408
	614	+	each employee; the name and address of any foreign principal 409
	615	+	from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization 410
	616	+	for whom the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to 411
	617	+	act, or has agreed to act; the character of the business or 412
	618	+	other activities of any such foreign principal from an 413
	619	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization, and, if 414
	620	+	any such foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 415
	621	+	foreign terrorist organization is not an individual, a statement 416
	622	+	of the ownership and control of each; and the extent, if any, to 417
	623	+	which each such foreign principal from an adversarial nation or 418
	624	+	a foreign terrorist organization is supervised, directed, owned, 419
	625	+	controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in part, by any 420
	626	+	government of a foreign country or foreign political party, or 421
	627	+	by any other foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 422
	628	+	foreign terrorist organization. 423
	629	+	4. Copies of each written agree ment and the terms and 424
	630	+	conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications 425
	631	+
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	641	+
	642	+
	643	+	of such agreements, or, if a contract does not exist, a full 426
	644	+	statement of all the circumstances that indicate the registrant 427
	645	+	is an agent of a foreign principal from an ad versarial nation or 428
	646	+	a foreign terrorist organization; a comprehensive statement of 429
	647	+	the nature and method of performance of each such contract, and 430
	648	+	of the existing and proposed activity or activities engaged in 431
	649	+	or to be engaged in by the registrant as agent of a foreign 432
	650	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 433
	651	+	organization for each such foreign principal from an adversarial 434
	652	+	nation or a foreign terrorist organization, including a detailed 435
	653	+	statement of any such activity that is a political a ctivity. 436
	654	+	5. The nature and dollar amount of contributions, income, 437
	655	+	money, or thing of value, if any, that the registrant has 438
	656	+	received within the preceding 180 days from each such foreign 439
	657	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 440
	658	+	organization, either as compensation or for disbursement or 441
	659	+	otherwise, and the form and time of each such payment and from 442
	660	+	whom it was received. 443
	661	+	6. A detailed statement of any activity that the 444
	662	+	registrant performs or assumes or purports or has agreed to 445
	663	+	perform for himself or herself or any other person other than a 446
	664	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 447
	665	+	terrorist organization and that requires his or her registration 448
	666	+	pursuant to this section, including a detailed statement of any 449
	667	+	such activity that is a political activity. 450
	668	+
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	678	+
	679	+
	680	+	7. The name, business, and residence addresses, and if an 451
	681	+	individual, the nationality, of any person other than a foreign 452
	682	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 453
	683	+	organization for whom the registrant act s, assumes or purports 454
	684	+	to act, or has agreed to act under such circumstances which 455
	685	+	require the registrant to register pursuant to this section; the 456
	686	+	extent to which each such person is supervised, directed, owned, 457
	687	+	controlled, financed, or subsidized, in who le or in part, by any 458
	688	+	government of a foreign country or foreign political party or by 459
	689	+	any other foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 460
	690	+	foreign terrorist organization; and the nature and amount of 461
	691	+	contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if any, that 462
	692	+	the registrant has received during the preceding 180 days from 463
	693	+	each such person in connection with any of the activities listed 464
	694	+	in subparagraph 6., either as compensation or for disbursement 465
	695	+	or otherwise, and the form and time of each such pa yment and 466
	696	+	from whom it was received. 467
	697	+	8. A detailed statement of the money and other things of 468
	698	+	value spent or disposed of by the registrant during the 469
	699	+	preceding 180 days in furtherance of or in connection with 470
	700	+	activities that require registration pursuant to this section 471
	701	+	and that have been un dertaken by the registrant either as an 472
	702	+	agent of a foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 473
	703	+	foreign terrorist organization or for the registrant or any 474
	704	+	other person or in connection with any activities relating to 475
	705	+
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	715	+
	716	+
	717	+	the registrant becoming an agent of such foreign principal from 476
	718	+	an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization, and a 477
	719	+	detailed statement of any contributions of money or other things 478
	720	+	of value made by the registrant during the preceding 180 days, 479
	721	+	other than contributions the mak ing of which is prohibited under 480
	722	+	52 U.S.C. s. 30121 and s. 106.08(12), in connection with an 481
	723	+	election to any political office or in connection with any 482
	724	+	primary election, convention, or caucus held to select 483
	725	+	candidates for any political office. 484
	726	+	9. Copies of any written agreement and the terms and 485
	727	+	conditions of any oral agreement, including all modifications of 486
	728	+	such agreements, or, if a contract does not exist, a full 487
	729	+	statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the 488
	730	+	registrant performs or assumes or purports or has agreed to 489
	731	+	perform for a foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 490
	732	+	foreign terrorist organization or, for any person other than a 491
	733	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 492
	734	+	terrorist organization, any activities tha t require the 493
	735	+	registrant to register pursuant to this section. 494
	736	+	10. Other statements, information, or documents pertinent 495
	737	+	to this section, as the Attorney General may require, relating 496
	738	+	to national security and the public interest. 497
	739	+	11. Any additional statements and copies of documents that 498
	740	+	are necessary to ensure the statements made in the registration 499
	741	+	statement and supplements thereto, and the copies of documents 500
	742	+
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	752	+
	753	+
	754	+	furnished, are not misleading. 501
	755	+	(b)1. An agent of a foreign principa l from an adversarial 502
	756	+	nation or a foreign terrorist organization who has filed a 503
	757	+	registration statement as required by paragraph (a) shall, 504
	758	+	within 30 days after the expiration of each 6 -month period after 505
	759	+	such filing, file with the Attorney General a suppl ement under 506
	760	+	oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General, which sets 507
	761	+	forth, with respect to such preceding 6 -month period, those 508
	762	+	facts deemed necessary by the Attorney General, in the interests 509
	763	+	of national security and the public interest, to maintai n the 510
	764	+	accuracy, completeness, and currentness of the information 511
	765	+	required under this section. 512
	766	+	2. In connection with the information furnished under 513
	767	+	subparagraph (a)3., subparagraph (a)4., subparagraph (a)6., or 514
	768	+	subparagraph (a)9., the registrant must giv e notice to the 515
	769	+	Attorney General of any change within 10 days after the change 516
	770	+	occurs. The Attorney General may require that supplements to the 517
	771	+	registration statement be filed at more frequent intervals, 518
	772	+	which filings may include any information to be furn ished under 519
	773	+	this section. 520
	774	+	(c)1. If the registrant is an individual, the registrant 521
	775	+	must execute the registration statement and any supplements 522
	776	+	under oath. 523
	777	+	2. If the registrant is a partnership, the majority of the 524
	778	+	members of such partnership must execu te the registration 525
	779	+
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	791	+	statement and any supplements under oath. 526
	792	+	3. If the registrant is another entity that is not an 527
	793	+	individual or a partnership, the majority of the officers of 528
	794	+	such entity or individuals performing the functions of officers 529
	795	+	or a majority of the board of directors of such entity must 530
	796	+	execute the registration statement and any supplements under 531
	797	+	oath. 532
	798	+	(d) The filing of a registration statement or a supplement 533
	799	+	by a registrant pursuant to this section may be deemed not to be 534
	800	+	in compliance with this section. The Attorney General's 535
	801	+	acceptance of such filing is not an indication that the Attorney 536
	802	+	General has passed upon the merits of the registration statement 537
	803	+	or the supplement. The late filing of the registration statement 538
	804	+	and any supplements d oes not preclude prosecution under this 539
	805	+	section for willfully failing to file a registration statement 540
	806	+	or a supplement when due or for willfully filing a false 541
	807	+	statement of a material fact or for willfully omitting a 542
	808	+	material fact or a copy of material doc uments necessary to make 543
	809	+	the statements in the registration statement or supplements 544
	810	+	required by this section. 545
	811	+	(e) The Attorney General may allow an agent of a foreign 546
	812	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 547
	813	+	organization who is requir ed to register pursuant to this 548
	814	+	section and has previously registered with the Attorney General 549
	815	+	pursuant to this section to incorporate by reference any 550
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	826	+
	827	+
	828	+	information or documents previously filed by such agent in the 551
	829	+	registration statement or supplements re quired by this section. 552
	830	+	(4) EXEMPTIONS.—Subsection (3) does not apply to the 553
	831	+	following agents of foreign principals: 554
	832	+	(a) A duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a 555
	833	+	foreign government who is recognized by the United States 556
	834	+	Department of State, while the officer is engaged exclusively in 557
	835	+	activities recognized by the United States Department of State 558
	836	+	as being within the scope of the officer's functions; 559
	837	+	(b) Any official of a foreign government, if the 560
	838	+	government is recognized by the United Sta tes, who is not a 561
	839	+	public relations counsel, a publicity agent, an information 562
	840	+	service employee, or a citizen of the United States, and whose 563
	841	+	name and status and the character of whose duties as such 564
	842	+	official are of public record with the United States Depa rtment 565
	843	+	of State, while such official is engaged exclusively in 566
	844	+	activities that are recognized by the Department of State as 567
	845	+	being within the scope of such official's functions; 568
	846	+	(c) Any member of the staff of, or any individual employed 569
	847	+	by, a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a 570
	848	+	foreign government who is recognized by the United States 571
	849	+	Department of State, other than a public relations counsel, a 572
	850	+	publicity agent, or an information service employee, whose name 573
	851	+	and status and the character of whose duties as such member or 574
	852	+	employee are of public record with the United States Department 575
	853	+
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	865	+	of State, while such member or employee is engaged exclusively 576
	866	+	in the performance of activities that are recognized by the 577
	867	+	United States Department of State as b eing within the scope of 578
	868	+	such member's or employee's functions; or 579
	869	+	(d) Any individual qualified to practice law in this 580
	870	+	state, insofar as he or she engages or agrees to engage in the 581
	871	+	legal representation of a disclosed foreign principal from an 582
	872	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization before 583
	873	+	any court of law in this state or any political subdivision of 584
	874	+	this state. For the purposes of this section, legal 585
	875	+	representation does not include attempts to influence or 586
	876	+	persuade agency personnel or of ficials other than in the course 587
	877	+	of judicial proceedings, criminal or civil law enforcement 588
	878	+	inquiries, investigations, or proceedings, or agency proceedings 589
	879	+	required by statute or regulation to be conducted on the record. 590
	880	+	(5) FILING AND LABELING OF INFOR MATIONAL MATERIALS.— 591
	881	+	(a) Any person within this state who is an agent of a 592
	882	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 593
	883	+	terrorist organization and who is required to register pursuant 594
	884	+	to this section and who transmits or causes to be transmi tted in 595
	885	+	the United States mail, through digital communication, or by any 596
	886	+	means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce any 597
	887	+	informational materials for or in the interests of such foreign 598
	888	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terror ist 599
	889	+	organization in print or in any other form that is reasonably 600
	890	+
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	902	+	adapted to being, or which the agent believes will be or intends 601
	903	+	to be, disseminated or circulated among two or more persons must 602
	904	+	file with the Attorney General two copies of such materials no 603
	905	+	later than 48 hours after the transmission. 604
	906	+	(b) It is unlawful for a person within this state who is 605
	907	+	an agent of a foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 606
	908	+	foreign terrorist organization and who is required to register 607
	909	+	pursuant to this sectio n to transmit or cause to be transmitted 608
	910	+	in the United States mail, through digital communication, or by 609
	911	+	any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce 610
	912	+	any informational materials for or in the interests of such 611
	913	+	foreign principal from an ad versarial nation or a foreign 612
	914	+	terrorist organization without placing in such informational 613
	915	+	materials a conspicuous statement that the materials are 614
	916	+	distributed by the agent on behalf of the foreign principal from 615
	917	+	an adversarial nation or a foreign terroris t organization, and 616
	918	+	that additional information is on file with the Attorney 617
	919	+	General. The Attorney General may adopt rules to implement this 618
	920	+	paragraph. 619
	921	+	(c) The copies of informational materials required to be 620
	922	+	filed with the Attorney General must be avail able for public 621
	923	+	inspection under s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution and 622
	924	+	chapter 119. 623
	925	+	(d) It is unlawful for a person within this state who is 624
	926	+	an agent of a foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a 625
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	939	+	foreign terrorist organization and who is r equired to register 626
	940	+	pursuant to this section to transmit, convey, or otherwise 627
	941	+	furnish to any agency or official of this state or its political 628
	942	+	subdivisions, including a member or committee of the House of 629
	943	+	Representatives or the Senate or a member or commi ttee of 630
	944	+	another political subdivision, for or in the interests of such 631
	945	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 632
	946	+	terrorist organization, any political propaganda, or to request 633
	947	+	from any such agency or official for or in the interests of suc h 634
	948	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 635
	949	+	terrorist organization any information or advice with respect to 636
	950	+	any matter pertaining to the political or public interests, 637
	951	+	policies, or relations of an adversarial nation or a foreign 638
	952	+	terrorist organization or of a political party from an 639
	953	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization or 640
	954	+	pertaining to the foreign or domestic policies of the United 641
	955	+	States or of this state unless the propaganda or the request is 642
	956	+	prefaced or accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the 643
	957	+	effect that such person is registered as an agent of such 644
	958	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 645
	959	+	terrorist organization pursuant to this section. 646
	960	+	(e) If any agent of a foreign principal from an 647
	961	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization required 648
	962	+	to register under this section appears before any committee of 649
	963	+	the Legislature or the governing body of a county or a 650
	964	+
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	976	+	municipality to testify for or in the interests of such foreign 651
	977	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 652
	978	+	organization, the agent must, at the time of such appearance, 653
	979	+	furnish the committee or governing body with a copy of the 654
	980	+	agent's most recent registration statement filed with the 655
	981	+	Attorney General for inclusion i n the records of the committee 656
	982	+	or governing body as part of the agent's testimony. 657
	983	+	(6) MAINTENANCE OF BOOKS AND RECORDS. —An agent of a 658
	984	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 659
	985	+	terrorist organization registered pursuant to this section mu st, 660
	986	+	while an agent of a foreign principal from an adversarial nation 661
	987	+	or a foreign terrorist organization, keep and maintain books of 662
	988	+	account and other records regarding all of the agent's 663
	989	+	activities, the disclosure of which is required pursuant to this 664
	990	+	section. Such agent shall maintain such books of account and 665
	991	+	other records for 3 years after the person is no longer 666
	992	+	registered as an agent as required by this section. 667
	993	+	(a)1. The agent shall maintain such books of account and 668
	994	+	other records in accordance wit h standard business and 669
	995	+	accounting practices. 670
	996	+	2. The Attorney General may adopt rules to implement this 671
	997	+	paragraph. 672
	998	+	(b) Any agent of a foreign principal from an adversarial 673
	999	+	nation or a foreign terrorist organization must keep and 674
	1000	+	maintain books of accou nt and preserve all written records with 675
	1001	+
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	1012	+
	1013	+	respect to the person's activities. Such books and records must 676
	1014	+	be open at all reasonable times to inspection by any official 677
	1015	+	charged with the enforcement of this section. 678
	1016	+	(c) It is unlawful for any person to will fully conceal, 679
	1017	+	destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to attempt to 680
	1018	+	conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to cause 681
	1019	+	to be concealed, destroyed, obliterated, mutilated, or 682
	1020	+	falsified, any books or records required to be kept or 683
	1021	+	maintained under this subsection. 684
	1022	+	(d) A person who violates this subsection commits a 685
	1023	+	misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 686
	1024	+	775.082 or s. 775.083, or punishable by a fine of not more than 687
	1025	+	$50,000, or both. 688
	1026	+	(7) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND E XAMINATION OF OFFICIAL 689
	1027	+	RECORDS.— 690
	1028	+	(a) The Attorney General shall retain one copy of all 691
	1029	+	registration statements furnished under this section which are 692
	1030	+	public records and open to public examination and inspection as 693
	1031	+	required under s. 24, Art. I of the Stat e Constitution and 694
	1032	+	chapter 119. 695
	1033	+	(b) The Attorney General shall, promptly upon receipt, 696
	1034	+	transmit one copy of any registration statement and any 697
	1035	+	amendments or supplements to the United States Secretary of 698
	1036	+	State. Failure of the Attorney General to transmit a copy is not 699
	1037	+	a bar to prosecution under this section. 700
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	1050	+	(c) The Attorney General may furnish to any department or 701
	1051	+	agency or committee of the Legislature any information obtained 702
	1052	+	in the administration of this section. 703
	1053	+	(d) Beginning January 1, 2026, and every 6 months 704
	1054	+	thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit a report to the 705
	1055	+	President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 706
	1056	+	Representatives. The report must include information detailing 707
	1057	+	the Attorney General's administration of this section, 708
	1058	+	including, but not limited to, registrations filed pursuant to 709
	1059	+	this section and the nature, sources, and content of political 710
	1060	+	propaganda disseminated and distributed. 711
	1061	+	(e) The Attorney General shall report monthly on the 712
	1062	+	Office of the Attorney General's public ly available website 713
	1063	+	information related to the administration of this section, 714
	1064	+	including registrations filed and the nature, sources, and 715
	1065	+	content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed. 716
	1066	+	(8) LIABILITY OF OFFICERS. —An officer or an individua l 717
	1067	+	performing the functions of an officer or a director or an 718
	1068	+	individual performing the functions of a director of an agent of 719
	1069	+	a foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 720
	1070	+	terrorist organization, which agent is not an individual, shall 721
	1071	+	comply with the requirements of this section. Dissolution of any 722
	1072	+	organization acting as an agent of a foreign principal from an 723
	1073	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization does not 724
	1074	+	relieve any officer or individual performing the functions of an 725
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	1084	+
	1085	+
	1086	+
	1087	+	officer or any director or individual performing the functions 726
	1088	+	of a director from the requirement to comply with this section. 727
	1089	+	If such an agent fails to comply with the requirements of this 728
	1090	+	section, each of the agent's officers or persons performing the 729
	1091	+	functions of officers or each of the agent's directors or 730
	1092	+	persons performing the functions of directors may be prosecuted. 731
	1093	+	(9) ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES. — 732
	1094	+	(a) Except as provided in subsection (6) or paragraph (h), 733
	1095	+	a person who: 734
	1096	+	1. Willfully violates this se ction or any rule adopted 735
	1097	+	under this section commits a felony of the third degree, 736
	1098	+	punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 737
	1099	+	or punishable by a fine of not more than $100,000, or both; or 738
	1100	+	2. In any registration statement, supplemen t, or other 739
	1101	+	document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under 740
	1102	+	this section, willfully makes a false statement of a material 741
	1103	+	fact, willfully omits any material fact required to be stated, 742
	1104	+	or willfully omits a material fact or a copy of a materi al 743
	1105	+	document necessary to ensure that the statements and the copies 744
	1106	+	of documents furnished are not misleading commits a felony of 745
	1107	+	the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 746
	1108	+	775.083, or s. 775.084, or punishable by a fine of not more than 747
	1109	+	$100,000, or both. 748
	1110	+	(b) A person who is a student, a faculty member, a 749
	1111	+	researcher, an adjunct professor, or otherwise employed by or 750
	1112	+
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	1124	+	associated with the State University System or Florida College 751
	1125	+	System and who: 752
	1126	+	1. Willfully violates this section or any ru les adopted by 753
	1127	+	the Attorney General, upon conviction, must be expelled or 754
	1128	+	dismissed from any role with an institution of higher education 755
	1129	+	in this state and must be prohibited from entering any campus in 756
	1130	+	this state; or 757
	1131	+	2. In any registration statement or supplement thereto or 758
	1132	+	any other document filed with or furnished to the Attorney 759
	1133	+	General pursuant to this section, willfully makes a false 760
	1134	+	statement of a material fact, willfully omits any material fact 761
	1135	+	required to be stated in the registration statement, or 762
	1136	+	furnishes misleading supplements or copies of documents, upon 763
	1137	+	conviction, must be expelled or dismissed from any role with an 764
	1138	+	institution of higher education in this state and must be 765
	1139	+	prohibited from entering any campus in this state. 766
	1140	+	(c) Each institution in the State University System or the 767
	1141	+	Florida College System shall adopt rules for permanent expulsion 768
	1142	+	and dismissal of an individual found in violation of this 769
	1143	+	section. 770
	1144	+	(d) In any proceeding under this section in which a person 771
	1145	+	is charged with bein g an agent of a foreign principal from an 772
	1146	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization with 773
	1147	+	respect to a foreign principal outside of the United States, 774
	1148	+	proof of the specific identity of the foreign principal from an 775
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	1161	+	adversarial nation or a forei gn terrorist organization is 776
	1162	+	permissible but is not necessary. 777
	1163	+	(e) Any alien who is convicted of a violation of, or a 778
	1164	+	conspiracy to violate, any provision of this section or any rule 779
	1165	+	adopted under this section must be referred to the United States 780
	1166	+	Department of Justice for removal pursuant to the Immigration 781
	1167	+	and Nationality Act. 782
	1168	+	(f) Notwithstanding any other law, failure to file the 783
	1169	+	registration statement or any supplement as required by 784
	1170	+	paragraph (3)(a) or paragraph (3)(b) is considered a continuing 785
	1171	+	offense for as long as such failure persists. 786
	1172	+	(g) If a person is engaged in or about to engage in any 787
	1173	+	acts that constitute or will constitute a violation of this 788
	1174	+	section or rules adopted under this section, or if any agent of 789
	1175	+	a foreign principal from an ad versarial nation or a foreign 790
	1176	+	terrorist organization fails to comply with this section or any 791
	1177	+	rules adopted under this section, the Attorney General may apply 792
	1178	+	to the appropriate state court for an order enjoining such acts 793
	1179	+	or enjoining such person from con tinuing to act as an agent of a 794
	1180	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 795
	1181	+	terrorist organization, or may apply for an order requiring 796
	1182	+	compliance with this section or any rules adopted under this 797
	1183	+	section. The state court has jurisdiction and the authority to 798
	1184	+	issue a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or 799
	1185	+	other such order. 800
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	1198	+	(h) If the Attorney General determines that a registration 801
	1199	+	statement does not comply with the requirements of this section 802
	1200	+	or any rules adopted under this section, he or she must notify 803
	1201	+	the registrant in writing, specifying how the statement is 804
	1202	+	deficient. It is unlawful for any person to act as an agent of a 805
	1203	+	foreign principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign 806
	1204	+	terrorist organization at any time 10 days or more after receipt 807
	1205	+	of such notification without filing an amended registration 808
	1206	+	statement in full compliance with the requirements imposed by 809
	1207	+	this section. A person who violates this paragraph commits a 810
	1208	+	misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 811
	1209	+	775.082 or s. 775.083, or punishable by a fine of not more than 812
	1210	+	$50,000, or both. 813
	1211	+	(i) It is unlawful for an agent of a foreign principal 814
	1212	+	from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization 815
	1213	+	required to register under this sectio n to be a party to any 816
	1214	+	contract, agreement, or understanding, either express or 817
	1215	+	implied, with the foreign principal from an adversarial nation 818
	1216	+	or a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to which the amount 819
	1217	+	or payment of the compensation, fee, or other re muneration of 820
	1218	+	the agent is contingent in whole or in part upon the success of 821
	1219	+	any political activities carried out by the agent. 822
	1220	+	(10) ATTESTATIONS FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES. — 823
	1221	+	(a) Annually, an employee of this state shall submit a 824
	1222	+	signed affidavit to his or her employer attesting that the 825
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	1235	+	employee is not an agent of a foreign principal from an 826
	1236	+	adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist organization. 827
	1237	+	(b) A person who is a student, a faculty member, a 828
	1238	+	researcher, or an adjunct professor or who is otherwise employed 829
	1239	+	by or associated with the State University System or the Florida 830
	1240	+	College System and who willfully violates this section, makes a 831
	1241	+	false statement of material fact, or willfully omits any 832
	1242	+	material fact required to be stated in any regi stration 833
	1243	+	statement or supplement pursuant to this section or in any other 834
	1244	+	document filed with the Attorney General's office must be 835
	1245	+	permanently expelled and dismissed from any role with the 836
	1246	+	institution of higher education in this state and must be 837
	1247	+	prohibited from entering any institution of higher education's 838
	1248	+	campus in this state. Each institution of the State University 839
	1249	+	System and the Florida College System shall adopt a policy for 840
	1250	+	the expulsion or dismissal of any individual who has violated 841
	1251	+	this section. 842
	1252	+	(c) Each institution of higher education in this state 843
	1253	+	shall develop a reporting mechanism for students who are former 844
	1254	+	citizens of an adversarial nation or who are dissidents against 845
	1255	+	or critics of an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 846
	1256	+	organization and who are being harassed by an agent of a foreign 847
	1257	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 848
	1258	+	organization to file a report with the institution of higher 849
	1259	+	education describing the harassment. 850
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	1272	+	(d) An active business or a nonprofit oper ating within 851
	1273	+	this state shall attest in writing that such business or 852
	1274	+	nonprofit is cognizant of and in compliance with this section. 853
	1275	+	The Secretary of State shall provide a simple 1 -page attestation 854
	1276	+	form for all businesses and nonprofits operating within th is 855
	1277	+	state to attest to their compliance with this section. 856
	1278	+	(11) DATA SHARING AND PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY. — 857
	1279	+	(a) In order to increase public transparency, the Attorney 858
	1280	+	General shall provide information about the registrant, 859
	1281	+	including, but not limited to, the registration statement and 860
	1282	+	activities of the agent, on the Office of the Attorney General's 861
	1283	+	publicly available website. 862
	1284	+	(b) The Attorney General may exchange information 863
	1285	+	collected pursuant to this section with government officials of 864
	1286	+	other states to incr ease the transparency and registration 865
	1287	+	compliance of agents of foreign principals from adversarial 866
	1288	+	nations or foreign terrorist organizations which operate in 867
	1289	+	multiple states. 868
	1290	+	(12) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this section are 869
	1291	+	retroactive for any per son who acted as an agent of a foreign 870
	1292	+	principal from an adversarial nation or a foreign terrorist 871
	1293	+	organization at any time after January 1, 2019. Such person 872
	1294	+	shall file with the Attorney General a registration statement 873
	1295	+	and any supplements as required by subsection (3) for any 874
	1296	+	activities occurring between January 1, 2019, and July 1, 2025. 875
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	1309	+	(13) RULEMAKING.—The Attorney General may adopt rules to 876
	1310	+	administer this section. 877
	1311	+	Section 2. Section 287.1381, Florida Statutes, is created 878
	1312	+	to read: 879
	1313	+	287.1381 Florida Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. — 880
	1314	+	(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Florida 881
	1315	+	Critical Infrastructure Protection Act." 882
	1316	+	(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to protect 883
	1317	+	this state's critical infrastructure by prohibiting foreign 884
	1318	+	adversaries from accessing state critical infrastructure, by 885
	1319	+	assessing Florida's vulnerability to sanctioned communication 886
	1320	+	equipment, and by prohibiting the use of adversary cameras and 887
	1321	+	laser sensor technologies in this state's transportation 888
	1322	+	systems. 889
	1323	+	(3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 890
	1324	+	(a) "Company" means nonprofit organization or a for -profit 891
	1325	+	sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, 892
	1326	+	partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited 893
	1327	+	liability partnership, or limited liability company, including a 894
	1328	+	wholly owned subsidiary, a majority -owned subsidiary, a parent 895
	1329	+	company, or an affiliate of those entities or business 896
	1330	+	associations. 897
	1331	+	(b) "Country of concern" has the same meaning as the term 898
	1332	+	"foreign country of concern" in s. 286.101. 899
	1333	+	(c) "Critical infrastructure" means systems and assets, 900
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	1346	+	whether physical or virtual, so vital to this state or the 901
	1347	+	country that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and 902
	1348	+	assets would have a debilitating impact on state or national 903
	1349	+	security, state or national economic security, state or national 904
	1350	+	public health, or any combination thereof. Critical 905
	1351	+	infrastructure may be publicly or privately owned and includes, 906
	1352	+	but is not limited to: 907
	1353	+	1. Gas and oil production, storage, or delivery systems. 908
	1354	+	2. Water supply, treatment, storage, or delivery systems. 909
	1355	+	3. Telecommunications networks. 910
	1356	+	4. Electrical power delivery systems. 911
	1357	+	5. Emergency services. 912
	1358	+	6. Transportation systems and services. 913
	1359	+	7. Personal data or other classifi ed information storage 914
	1360	+	systems, including cybersecurity. 915
	1361	+	(d) "Cybersecurity" means the measures taken to protect a 916
	1362	+	computer, computer network, computer system, or other technology 917
	1363	+	infrastructure against unauthorized use or access. 918
	1364	+	(e) "Domicile" means either the country in which a company 919
	1365	+	is registered, or where the company's affairs are primarily 920
	1366	+	completed, or the country in which the majority of a company's 921
	1367	+	ownership share is held. 922
	1368	+	(f) "Foreign principal" means all of the following: 923
	1369	+	1. The government or any official of the government of a 924
	1370	+	country of concern. 925
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	1383	+	2. A political party or member of a political party or any 926
	1384	+	subdivision of a political party of a country of concern. 927
	1385	+	3. A partnership association, corporation, organization, 928
	1386	+	or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or 929
	1387	+	having its principal place of business in a country of concern, 930
	1388	+	or a subsidiary of such entity, or owned or controlled wholly or 931
	1389	+	in part by any person, entity, or collection of persons or 932
	1390	+	entities of a countr y of concern. 933
	1391	+	4. Any person who is domiciled in a country of concern and 934
	1392	+	is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 935
	1393	+	States. 936
	1394	+	5. Any person, entity, or collection of persons or 937
	1395	+	entities described in subparagraphs 1. -4. having a controlli ng 938
	1396	+	interest in a partnership, association, corporation, 939
	1397	+	organization, trust, or any other legal entity or subsidiary 940
	1398	+	formed for the purpose of owning real property. 941
	1399	+	(g) "Software" means any program or routine, or any set of 942
	1400	+	one or more programs or routin es, which is used or intended for 943
	1401	+	use to cause one or more computers or pieces of computer -related 944
	1402	+	peripheral equipment, or any combination thereof, to perform a 945
	1403	+	task or set of tasks related to state infrastructure. The term 946
	1404	+	includes any operational softwa re. 947
	1405	+	(4) PROHIBITED ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE. — 948
	1406	+	(a) A company or other entity constructing, repairing, 949
	1407	+	operating, or otherwise having significant access to critical 950
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	1420	+	infrastructure may not enter into an agreement relating to 951
	1421	+	critical infrastructure within this state with a foreign 952
	1422	+	principal if the agreement allows the foreign principal from a 953
	1423	+	country of concern to directly or remotely access or control 954
	1424	+	critical infrastructure in this state. 955
	1425	+	(b) A governmental entity may not enter into a contract or 956
	1426	+	other agreement relating to critical infrastructure in this 957
	1427	+	state with a company that is a foreign principal if the 958
	1428	+	agreement allows the foreign principal to directly or remotely 959
	1429	+	access or control critical infrastructure in this state. 960
	1430	+	(c) Notwithstanding par agraph (a) or paragraph (b), an 961
	1431	+	entity or governmental entity may enter into a contract relating 962
	1432	+	to critical infrastructure with a foreign principal or use 963
	1433	+	products or services produced by a foreign principal if all of 964
	1434	+	the following apply: 965
	1435	+	1. There is no reasonable alternative for addressing the 966
	1436	+	need relevant to critical infrastructure. 967
	1437	+	2. The contract is preapproved by the department. 968
	1438	+	3. Not entering into such contract or agreement would pose 969
	1439	+	a greater threat to this state than the threat associated with 970
	1440	+	entering into the contract. 971
	1441	+	(5) REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. — 972
	1442	+	(a) In order to access critical infrastructure, a company 973
	1443	+	shall register with the department by filing a certification 974
	1444	+	form that the department prescribes by rule. 975
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	1457	+	(b) To remain registered with the department to access 976
	1458	+	critical infrastructure, a company must do all of the following: 977
	1459	+	1. Identify all employee positions in the organization 978
	1460	+	which have access to critical infrastructure. 979
	1461	+	2. Before hiring a pers on or allowing such person to 980
	1462	+	continue to have access to critical infrastructure, obtain from 981
	1463	+	the Department of Law Enforcement a background screening to 982
	1464	+	protect critical infrastructure from infiltration or 983
	1465	+	interference by a country of concern. 984
	1466	+	3. Prohibit foreign nationals from a country of concern 985
	1467	+	from accessing critical infrastructure. 986
	1468	+	4. Disclose any ownership of, partnership with, or control 987
	1469	+	from any entity not domiciled within the United States. 988
	1470	+	5. Store and process all data generated by such cr itical 989
	1471	+	infrastructure on domestic servers. 990
	1472	+	6. Use cloud service providers or data centers that are 991
	1473	+	located within the United States. 992
	1474	+	7. Immediately report any cyberattack, security breach, or 993
	1475	+	suspicious activity to the department. 994
	1476	+	8. Comply with subs ection (4). 995
	1477	+	(c) The department shall provide a certificate to a 996
	1478	+	company that complies with this section and shall revoke such 997
	1479	+	certificate if the company is no longer in compliance with this 998
	1480	+	section. 999
	1481	+	(6) POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES. — 1000
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	1494	+	(a) The department must be notified by the owner of a 1001
	1495	+	critical infrastructure installation of any proposed sale or 1002
	1496	+	transfer of such critical infrastructure to, or proposed 1003
	1497	+	investment in such critical infrastructure by, an entity 1004
	1498	+	domiciled outside of the United States or an entity owned in 1005
	1499	+	whole or in part by a country of concern. 1006
	1500	+	(b) The department must investigate the proposed sale, 1007
	1501	+	transfer, or investment within 30 days after receiving the 1008
	1502	+	notice. If the department finds, beyond a reasonable doubt, t hat 1009
	1503	+	such proposed sale, transfer, or investment threatens critical 1010
	1504	+	infrastructure security, state economic security, public health, 1011
	1505	+	or any combination thereof, the Attorney General on behalf of 1012
	1506	+	the department shall file a request for an injunction opposing 1013
	1507	+	the proposed sale, transfer, or investment with the Supreme 1014
	1508	+	Court. 1015
	1509	+	(c) If the Supreme Court finds that such sale, transfer, 1016
	1510	+	or investment poses a reasonable threat to state critical 1017
	1511	+	infrastructure security, state economic security, state or 1018
	1512	+	national public health, or any combination thereof, the Supreme 1019
	1513	+	Court shall issue an order denying such sale, transfer, or 1020
	1514	+	investment. 1021
	1515	+	(d) The department shall notify critical infrastructure 1022
	1516	+	entities of known or suspected cyberthreats, vulnerabilities, 1023
	1517	+	and adversarial activities in a manner consistent with the goals 1024
	1518	+	of: 1025
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	1531	+	1. Identifying and closing similar vulnerabilities in like 1026
	1532	+	critical infrastructure installations or processes, especially 1027
	1533	+	after being notified of activity under subparagraph (5)(b)7. 1028
	1534	+	2. Maintaining operational security and normal functioning 1029
	1535	+	of critical infrastructure. 1030
	1536	+	3. Protecting the rights of private critical 1031
	1537	+	infrastructure entities by maintaining the confidentiality of 1032
	1538	+	trade secrets or other proprietary information, but only to the 1033
	1539	+	extent that such precaution does not inhibit the ability of the 1034
	1540	+	department to effectively communicate the threat of a known or 1035
	1541	+	suspected exploit or adversarial activity. 1036
	1542	+	(7) PROHIBITIONS ON CERTAIN SOFTWARE IN CRITICAL 1037
	1543	+	INFRASTRUCTURE.— 1038
	1544	+	(a) Software used in stat e infrastructure located within 1039
	1545	+	or serving this state may not include any software produced by a 1040
	1546	+	company headquartered in and subject to the laws of a country of 1041
	1547	+	concern, or a company under the direction or control of a 1042
	1548	+	country of concern. 1043
	1549	+	(b) All software used in state infrastructure in operation 1044
	1550	+	within or serving this state, including any state infrastructure 1045
	1551	+	that is not permanently disabled, which is prohibited by 1046
	1552	+	paragraph (6)(a) or paragraph (6)(b) must be removed and 1047
	1553	+	replaced with software that is n ot prohibited by such 1048
	1554	+	paragraphs. 1049
	1555	+	(c) Any state infrastructure provider that removes, 1050
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	1568	+	discontinues, or replaces any prohibited software may not be 1051
	1569	+	required to obtain any additional permits from any state agency 1052
	1570	+	or political subdivision for the removal, d iscontinuance, or 1053
	1571	+	replacement of such software as long as the state agency or 1054
	1572	+	political subdivision is properly notified of the necessary 1055
	1573	+	replacements and the replacement software is similar to the 1056
	1574	+	existing software. 1057
	1575	+	(8) PROHIBITION ON VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND LASER SENSOR 1058
	1576	+	TECHNOLOGY VENDORS.— 1059
	1577	+	(a) On or after July 1, 2026, a governmental entity or 1060
	1578	+	critical infrastructure provider may not knowingly enter into or 1061
	1579	+	renew a contract with a video surveillance or software 1062
	1580	+	technology provider if: 1063
	1581	+	1. The contracting vendor is owned by the government of a 1064
	1582	+	country of concern; 1065
	1583	+	2. The government of a country of concern has a 1066
	1584	+	controlling interest in the contracting vendor; or 1067
	1585	+	3. The contracting vendor is selling a product produced by 1068
	1586	+	a government of a country of c oncern, a company primarily 1069
	1587	+	domiciled in a country of concern, or a company owned or 1070
	1588	+	controlled by a company primarily domiciled in a country of 1071
	1589	+	concern. 1072
	1590	+	(b) On or after July 1, 2026, a governmental entity or 1073
	1591	+	critical infrastructure provider may not knowingly enter into or 1074
	1592	+	renew a contract with a LiDAR technology provider if: 1075
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	1605	+	1. The contracting vendor is owned by the government of a 1076
	1606	+	country of concern; 1077
	1607	+	2. The government of a country of concern has a 1078
	1608	+	controlling interest in the contracting vendor; or 1079
	1609	+	3. The contracting vendor is selling a product produced by 1080
	1610	+	a government of a country of concern, a company primarily 1081
	1611	+	domiciled in a country of concern, or a company owned or 1082
	1612	+	controlled by a company primarily domiciled in a country of 1083
	1613	+	concern. 1084
	1614	+	(c) On or after July 1, 2026, the department shall create 1085
	1615	+	a public listing of prohibited school bus infraction detection 1086
	1616	+	systems, speed detection systems, traffic infraction detectors, 1087
	1617	+	or any other camera system described in s. 316.0078, or any 1088
	1618	+	video surveillance technology or LiDAR technology described in 1089
	1619	+	this subsection, for governmental entities and critical 1090
	1620	+	infrastructure providers. 1091
	1621	+	(9) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ROUTERS, MODEMS, AND SMART 1092
	1622	+	METERS.— 1093
	1623	+	(a) On or after July 1, 2026, a governmental entity or 1094
	1624	+	critical infrastructure provider may not knowingly enter into or 1095
	1625	+	renew a contract with a contracting vendor of a Wi -Fi router, 1096
	1626	+	modem system, or smart meter if: 1097
	1627	+	1. The contracting vendor is owned by the government of a 1098
	1628	+	country of concern; 1099
	1629	+	2. The government of a country of concern has a 1100
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	1642	+	controlling interest in the contracting vendor; or 1101
	1643	+	3. The contracting vendor is selling a product produced by 1102
	1644	+	a government of a country of concern, a company primarily 1103
	1645	+	domiciled in a country of concern, or a company owned or 1104
	1646	+	controlled by a company primarily domiciled in a country of 1105
	1647	+	concern. 1106
	1648	+	(b) On or after July 1, 2026, each critical infrastructure 1107
	1649	+	provider in this state shall certify to the department that it 1108
	1650	+	does not use any Wi-Fi router, modem system, or smart meter: 1109
	1651	+	1. Produced by a company that is owned by the government 1110
	1652	+	of a country of concern; 1111
	1653	+	2. Produced by a company in which a country of concern has 1112
	1654	+	a controlling interest; or 1113
	1655	+	3. Produced by a company primarily domiciled in a country 1114
	1656	+	of concern, or a company ow ned or controlled by a company 1115
	1657	+	primarily domiciled in a country of concern. 1116
	1658	+	(c) By July 1, 2026, the department shall create, 1117
	1659	+	maintain, and update a public listing of prohibited Wi -Fi 1118
	1660	+	routers, modem systems, and smart meter technologies for 1119
	1661	+	governmental entities and critical infrastructure providers. 1120
	1662	+	Section 3. Section 287.1382, Florida Statutes, is created 1121
	1663	+	to read: 1122
	1664	+	287.1382 Florida Secure Communications Act. — 1123
	1665	+	(1) This section may be cited as the "Florida Secure 1124
	1666	+	Communications Act." 1125
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	1679	+	(2) The purpose of this act is to secure this state's 1126
	1680	+	communications grid and protect national security by eliminating 1127
	1681	+	communications hardware and software from this state's 1128
	1682	+	communications grid which come from countries of concern and 1129
	1683	+	other sanctioned entities. 1130
	1684	+	(3) As used in this section, the term: 1131
	1685	+	(a) "Communications provider" means any public or private 1132
	1686	+	corporation that operates any system that supports the 1133
	1687	+	transmission of information of a user's choosing, regardless of 1134
	1688	+	the transmission medium or technology employed, and that 1135
	1689	+	connects to a network that allows the end user to engage in 1136
	1690	+	communications, including, but not limited to, service provided 1137
	1691	+	directly to the public. 1138
	1692	+	(b) "Country of concern" has the same meaning as the term 1139
	1693	+	"foreign country of concern" in s. 286.101. 1140
	1694	+	(c) "Critical communications infrastructure" means all 1141
	1695	+	physical broadband infrastructure and equipment that supports 1142
	1696	+	the transmission of information of a user's choosing, regardless 1143
	1697	+	of the transmission medium or technology employed, and th at 1144
	1698	+	connects to a network that permits the end user to engage in 1145
	1699	+	communications, including, but not limited to, service provided 1146
	1700	+	directly to the public. 1147
	1701	+	(d) "Federally banned corporation" means any company or 1148
	1702	+	designated equipment previously or currently b anned by the 1149
	1703	+	Federal Communications Commission, including, but not limited 1150
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	1716	+	to, any equipment or service deemed to pose a threat to national 1151
	1717	+	security and identified on the covered list developed pursuant 1152
	1718	+	to 47 C.F.R. s. 1.50002 and published by the Public S afety and 1153
	1719	+	Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications 1154
	1720	+	Commission pursuant to the federal Secure and Trusted 1155
	1721	+	Communications Networks Act of 2019, 47 U.S.C. ss. 1601 et seq., 1156
	1722	+	as amended. 1157
	1723	+	(4)(a) All critical communications infrastructure located 1158
	1724	+	within or servicing this state, including any critical 1159
	1725	+	communications infrastructure that is not permanently disabled, 1160
	1726	+	must have all equipment prohibited by this section removed and 1161
	1727	+	replaced with equipment that is not prohibited by this section. 1162
	1728	+	(b) A communications provider that removes, discontinues, 1163
	1729	+	or replaces any prohibited communications equipment or service 1164
	1730	+	may not be required to obtain additional permits from any state 1165
	1731	+	agency or political subdivision for the removal, discontinuance, 1166
	1732	+	or replacement of such communications equipment or service as 1167
	1733	+	long as the state agency or political subdivision is properly 1168
	1734	+	notified of the necessary replacements and the replacement 1169
	1735	+	communications equipment is similar to the existing 1170
	1736	+	communications equipment. 1171
	1737	+	(5)(a) Beginning September 1, 2025, and each September 1 1172
	1738	+	thereafter, a communications provider providing service in this 1173
	1739	+	state must file with the department an attestation that the 1174
	1740	+	communications provider is not using equipment from a federally 1175
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	1753	+	banned corporation in providing service to this state. Failure 1176
	1754	+	to file such attestation shall result in a civil penalty of $500 1177
	1755	+	per each day late. 1178
	1756	+	(b) A communications provider shall provide the department 1179
	1757	+	with the name, address, telephone number, and e -mail address of 1180
	1758	+	a person with managerial responsibility for operations in this 1181
	1759	+	state. 1182
	1760	+	(6) A communications provider shall: 1183
	1761	+	(a) Keep the information required by this section current 1184
	1762	+	and notify the department of any changes within 60 days after 1185
	1763	+	such change. 1186
	1764	+	(b) Certify to the department by January 1 of each year 1187
	1765	+	all instances of prohibited critical communications equipment or 1188
	1766	+	services prohibited under this section if the communications 1189
	1767	+	provider is a participant in the Federal Secure and Trusted 1190
	1768	+	Communications Networks Re imbursement Program established by the 1191
	1769	+	federal Secure and Trusted Communications Network Act of 2019, 1192
	1770	+	47 U.S.C. ss. 1601 et seq., along with the geographic 1193
	1771	+	coordinates of the areas served by such prohibited equipment. 1194
	1772	+	(c) If the communications provider i s a participant in the 1195
	1773	+	Federal Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement 1196
	1774	+	Program and submits the required certification under paragraph 1197
	1775	+	(b), submit status reports every quarter to the department which 1198
	1776	+	detail the communications provider's com pliance with the 1199
	1777	+	reimbursement program. 1200
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	1789	+
	1790	+	(7)(a) A communications provider that violates this 1201
	1791	+	section may be subject to an administrative fine of no less than 1202
	1792	+	$5,000 per day and no more than $25,000 per day of 1203
	1793	+	noncompliance. 1204
	1794	+	(b) A communications provider that submits a false 1205
	1795	+	attestation or certification under subsection (6) may be subject 1206
	1796	+	to an administrative fine of no less than $10,000 per day and no 1207
	1797	+	greater than $20,000 per day of noncompliance. 1208
	1798	+	(c) A communications provider that fails to comply with 1209
	1799	+	this section or has been fined pursuant to this section may not 1210
	1800	+	receive any state or local funds for the development or support 1211
	1801	+	of new or existing critical communications infrastructure, 1212
	1802	+	including funds from the Florida Communications Universal 1213
	1803	+	Service Fund, and may not receive any federal funds subject to 1214
	1804	+	distribution by state or local governments for the development 1215
	1805	+	or support of new or existing critical communications 1216
	1806	+	infrastructure. 1217
	1807	+	(8) The department shall develop and publish quarterly a 1218
	1808	+	map of known prohibited communications equipment described in 1219
	1809	+	paragraph (6)(b) located in or serving this state. The map must 1220
	1810	+	meet all of the following requirements: 1221
	1811	+	(a) Clearly show the location of the prohibited equipment 1222
	1812	+	and the communications area serviced by t he prohibited 1223
	1813	+	equipment. 1224
	1814	+	(b) Provide the name of the communications provider 1225
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	1826	+
	1827	+	responsible for the prohibited equipment. 1226
	1828	+	(c) Provide the manufacturer and equipment type or purpose 1227
	1829	+	of the prohibited equipment. 1228
	1830	+	Section 4. Section 943.0315, Florida Stat utes, is created 1229
	1831	+	to read: 1230
	1832	+	943.0315 Pacific Conflict Stress Test. — 1231
	1833	+	(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Pacific 1232
	1834	+	Conflict Stress Test." 1233
	1835	+	(2) INTENT AND POLICY. — 1234
	1836	+	(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to prepare and 1235
	1837	+	secure this state fro m the potential disruptive impact of a 1236
	1838	+	conflict precipitated by a foreign adversary against allies, 1237
	1839	+	democratic countries, or the Armed Forces of the United States 1238
	1840	+	in the Pacific theater. 1239
	1841	+	(b)1. It is the policy of this state to support the 1240
	1842	+	civilian and military command of the United States and its 1241
	1843	+	efforts to promote and maintain prosperity, peace, and security 1242
	1844	+	for the United States and its allies. It is also the policy of 1243
	1845	+	this state to reduce security vulnerabilities within and enhance 1244
	1846	+	the defensive postur e of this state so as to protect residents 1245
	1847	+	and citizens of the United States. 1246
	1848	+	2. It is further the policy of this state to make 1247
	1849	+	reasonable preparations for a potential regional or global 1248
	1850	+	conflict centered in the Pacific theater which could involve 1249
	1851	+	attacks upon the United States and its allies, which could 1250
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	1862	+
	1863	+
	1864	+	involve asymmetrical attacks on the American homeland, and which 1251
	1865	+	could cause the disruption or complete severing of supply chains 1252
	1866	+	between this state and the People's Republic of China, the 1253
	1867	+	Republic of China, or other countries in the Pacific theater. 1254
	1868	+	(3) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 1255
	1869	+	(a) "Critical infrastructure" means systems or assets, 1256
	1870	+	whether physical or virtual, so vital to this state or the 1257
	1871	+	United States that the incapacity or d estruction of such systems 1258
	1872	+	and assets would have a debilitating impact on state or national 1259
	1873	+	security, state or national economic security, state or national 1260
	1874	+	public health, or any combination thereof. Critical 1261
	1875	+	infrastructure may be publicly or privately own ed, and includes, 1262
	1876	+	but is not limited to: 1263
	1877	+	1. Gas and oil production, storage, or delivery systems. 1264
	1878	+	2. Water supply, treatment, storage, or delivery systems. 1265
	1879	+	3. Communication networks. 1266
	1880	+	4. Electrical power delivery systems. 1267
	1881	+	5. Emergency services. 1268
	1882	+	6. Transportation systems and services. 1269
	1883	+	7. Personal data or otherwise classified information 1270
	1884	+	storage systems, including cybersecurity. 1271
	1885	+	(b) "Critical procurements" means acquisitions made by the 1272
	1886	+	state or any agency, political subdivision, or private 1273
	1887	+	nongovernmental organization which are essential to the proper 1274
	1888	+	functioning of critical infrastructure or to the health, safety, 1275
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	1899	+
	1900	+
	1901	+	or security of this state or the United States. 1276
	1902	+	(c) "Pacific conflict" means: 1277
	1903	+	1. A declared war or armed conflict between the U nited 1278
	1904	+	States or any of its allies and another nation which occurs in 1279
	1905	+	or on the land, sea, or air of the Pacific Ocean area and 1280
	1906	+	threatens or could reasonably escalate to threaten the supply 1281
	1907	+	chains, critical infrastructure, safety, or security of this 1282
	1908	+	state or the United States; and 1283
	1909	+	2. Includes a significant deterioration of diplomatic ties 1284
	1910	+	or economic engagement between the United States or its allies 1285
	1911	+	and another nation which threatens Pacific trade, travel, and 1286
	1912	+	military operations or exercises. 1287
	1913	+	(d) "State supply chain" means the end -to-end process for 1288
	1914	+	shipping goods purchased by the state beginning at the point of 1289
	1915	+	origin through a point or points of distribution to a 1290
	1916	+	destination within this state. 1291
	1917	+	(e) "State vendor supply chain" means the end-to-end 1292
	1918	+	process for shipping goods to state vendors beginning at the 1293
	1919	+	point of origin through a point or points of distribution to a 1294
	1920	+	destination within this state. 1295
	1921	+	(4) STATE RISK ASSESSMENT. — 1296
	1922	+	(a) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Chief 1297
	1923	+	of Domestic Security shall produce and publish a state risk 1298
	1924	+	assessment. 1299
	1925	+	(b) The state risk assessment must include, but is not 1300
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	1936	+
	1937	+
	1938	+	limited to, all of the following: 1301
	1939	+	1. An identification of threats and hazards that could 1302
	1940	+	negatively impact residents or asse ts of this state. 1303
	1941	+	2. A preparation of risk scenarios describing the cause 1304
	1942	+	and consequences of threats and hazards that might materialize 1305
	1943	+	to impact residents or assets of this state. 1306
	1944	+	3. An analysis of the probability and severity of the 1307
	1945	+	consequences associated with each risk scenario. 1308
	1946	+	4. An assessment of all substantial risks to this state's 1309
	1947	+	security, economic stability, public health, or any combination 1310
	1948	+	thereof occurring within and threatening this state. 1311
	1949	+	(5) COUNCIL ON PACIFIC CONFLICT. — 1312
	1950	+	(a) There is created the Council on Pacific Conflict 1313
	1951	+	adjunct to the Department of Law Enforcement. The council shall 1314
	1952	+	serve as an advisory council as defined in s. 20.03(7) to 1315
	1953	+	provide guidance and to make policy recommendations to the 1316
	1954	+	Governor and the Legislature r egarding critical infrastructure 1317
	1955	+	and supply chains to promote and maintain prosperity, peace, and 1318
	1956	+	security in this state. The department shall provide 1319
	1957	+	administrative support for the council. 1320
	1958	+	(b)1. The council is composed of the following members: 1321
	1959	+	a. The Chief of Domestic Security, who serves as the chair 1322
	1960	+	of the council, appointed by the Governor. 1323
	1961	+	b. The Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee, 1324
	1962	+	appointed by the Governor. 1325
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	1974	+
	1975	+	c. The Adjutant General or his or her designee, appointed 1326
	1976	+	by the Governor. 1327
	1977	+	d. The Executive Director of the Department of Law 1328
	1978	+	Enforcement, appointed by the Governor. 1329
	1979	+	e. The Executive Director of the Division of Emergency 1330
	1980	+	Management, appointed by the Governor. 1331
	1981	+	f. Four individuals with applicable knowledge of the 1332
	1982	+	threats posed to this state in the event of a Pacific conflict, 1333
	1983	+	with one member appointed by each of the following: 1334
	1984	+	(I) The President of the Senate. This individual shall 1335
	1985	+	serve as the vice-chair of the council. 1336
	1986	+	(II) The Minority Leader of the Senate. 1337
	1987	+	(III) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. 1338
	1988	+	(IV) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. 1339
	1989	+	2. Members of the council serve without compensation but 1340
	1990	+	are entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem and travel 1341
	1991	+	expenses as provided in s. 112.061. 1342
	1992	+	3. Members of the council must be appointed no later than 1343
	1993	+	September 1, 2025. 1344
	1994	+	(c) The council shall conduct its first meeting no later 1345
	1995	+	than October 1, 2025, and thereafter it shall meet at least 1346
	1996	+	quarterly. The chair may call for a meeting at any time. 1347
	1997	+	(d) The council may retain external advisors to provide 1348
	1998	+	expertise and collaborative research support. If the council 1349
	1999	+	retains such external advisors, they may not be compensated, but 1350
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	2009	+
	2010	+
	2011	+
	2012	+	may receive reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses as 1351
	2013	+	provided in s. 112.061. 1352
	2014	+	(e) The council shall prepare an annual report concerning 1353
	2015	+	the threats posed to this state in the event of a Pacific 1354
	2016	+	conflict. The report must incorporate findings from the supply 1355
	2017	+	chain audit required under subsection (6) and incorporate the 1356
	2018	+	findings of any report prepared under subsection (7). The report 1357
	2019	+	must provide a comprehensive risk assessment that includes all 1358
	2020	+	identified vulnerabilities and recommended mitigation and 1359
	2021	+	emergency response strategies pertaining to a Pacific conflict 1360
	2022	+	in the following areas: 1361
	2023	+	1. Critical infrastructure. 1362
	2024	+	2. Communications infrastructure. 1363
	2025	+	3. Military installations located within this state. 1364
	2026	+	4. State supply chains for critical procurements. 1365
	2027	+	5. State vendor supply chains for critical procurements. 1366
	2028	+	6. State cybersecurity. 1367
	2029	+	7. Public safety and security. 1368
	2030	+	8. Public health. 1369
	2031	+	9. Any other areas deemed appropriate or applicable by the 1370
	2032	+	council. 1371
	2033	+	(f) The council may: 1372
	2034	+	1. Consult experts. 1373
	2035	+	2. Request that the inspector general of the department 1374
	2036	+	investigate matters relating to this section. The inspector 1375
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	2047	+
	2048	+
	2049	+	general may receive testimony in any format and any evidence to 1376
	2050	+	assist the council. 1377
	2051	+	3. Liaise with federal officials. 1378
	2052	+	(g) The council shall engage with the Division of 1379
	2053	+	Emergency Management to apply for a Department of Homeland 1380
	2054	+	Security Preparedness Grant to offset costs incurred in 1381
	2055	+	implementing this section. 1382
	2056	+	(6) AUDIT OF STATE SUPPLY CHAINS AND STATE VENDOR SUPPLY 1383
	2057	+	CHAINS.—The Secretary of Management Services shall conduct a 1384
	2058	+	supply chain audit of all c ritical procurements purchased or 1385
	2059	+	supplied through a state supply chain or state vendor supply 1386
	2060	+	chain and produce an audit report that must be submitted to the 1387
	2061	+	Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 1388
	2062	+	House of Representatives by January 1, 2026. 1389
	2063	+	(a) The supply chain audit report must identify all of the 1390
	2064	+	following: 1391
	2065	+	1. All critical state procurements produced in or by a 1392
	2066	+	foreign adversarial nation, a state -owned enterprise of a 1393
	2067	+	foreign adversary nation, or a company owned by a company t hat 1394
	2068	+	is domiciled in a foreign adversary nation. 1395
	2069	+	2. All state critical procurements manufactured in 1396
	2070	+	countries or by companies at risk of disruption in the event of 1397
	2071	+	a Pacific conflict. 1398
	2072	+	3. All critical procurements sourced from any country or 1399
	2073	+	company which uses Pacific supply chain processes at risk of 1400
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	2086	+	disruption in the event of a Pacific conflict. 1401
	2087	+	(b) The supply chain audit report must recommend 1402
	2088	+	alternative sourcing, if available; highlight the difficulty in 1403
	2089	+	identifying potential alternative sourcing, i f relevant; and 1404
	2090	+	specify the level of risk to this state associated with such a 1405
	2091	+	disruption in sourcing for each procurement that is threatened 1406
	2092	+	in the event of a Pacific conflict. 1407
	2093	+	(c) The Governor shall provide a summary report to be made 1408
	2094	+	available to the Legislature and to the public. This report may 1409
	2095	+	not include any proprietary or confidential material or any 1410
	2096	+	information that would risk state or national security if 1411
	2097	+	published. 1412
	2098	+	(7) REPORT ON ADVERSARIAL THREATS TO STATE ASSETS, 1413
	2099	+	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, AN D MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. — 1414
	2100	+	(a) The Chief of Domestic Security shall lead the Study on 1415
	2101	+	Adversarial Threats and Critical Infrastructure and coordinate 1416
	2102	+	the research and development of the report on adversarial 1417
	2103	+	threats to state assets and critical infrastructure and military 1418
	2104	+	installations required by this subsection. 1419
	2105	+	(b) No later than January 1, 2026, the Chief of Domestic 1420
	2106	+	Security shall identify all critical infrastructure, military 1421
	2107	+	installations, and other assets within this state which could 1422
	2108	+	reasonably be targeted in a malicious action by an adversarial 1423
	2109	+	nation in the event of a Pacific conflict, which malicious 1424
	2110	+	action could result in a significant negative impact on the 1425
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	2122	+
	2123	+	public health, safety, economic security, or physical security 1426
	2124	+	of this state and nation. The Chief of Domestic Security shall 1427
	2125	+	apply consistent, objective criteria when identifying critical 1428
	2126	+	infrastructure, military installations, and other assets within 1429
	2127	+	this state. 1430
	2128	+	(c) No later than July 1, 2026, the Chief of Domestic 1431
	2129	+	Security shall produce a report on adversarial threats to state 1432
	2130	+	assets and critical infrastructure and military installations 1433
	2131	+	which must be available to the Governor and the members of the 1434
	2132	+	Council on Pacific Conflict. The report must include all of the 1435
	2133	+	following: 1436
	2134	+	1. Critical and other assets identified under paragraph 1437
	2135	+	(b), including the specific risks posed to each infrastructure 1438
	2136	+	system or asset in the event of a Pacific conflict. 1439
	2137	+	2. Mitigation strategies and recommendations to limit or 1440
	2138	+	eliminate the risk posed to the critical infrastructure, 1441
	2139	+	military installations, or other assets in the event of a 1442
	2140	+	Pacific conflict; and mitigation strategies and recommendations 1443
	2141	+	that limit or eliminate the risk posed to the safety and 1444
	2142	+	security of this state or nation in the event o f a Pacific 1445
	2143	+	conflict. 1446
	2144	+	3. A risk-based list of critical infrastructure, military 1447
	2145	+	installations, and other assets identified under paragraph (b), 1448
	2146	+	the order of which must be determined by the degree to which: 1449
	2147	+	a. Each critical infrastructure system, milita ry 1450
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	2161	+	and 1452
	2162	+	b. The debilitation of each critical infrastructure 1453
	2163	+	system, military installations, or other assets would threaten 1454
	2164	+	the safety and security of this state and the nation. 1455
	2165	+	(d) The Chief of Domestic Security shall coordinate with 1456
	2166	+	the Council on Pacific Conflict and other state agencies and 1457
	2167	+	must be provided with the resources necessary to produce the 1458
	2168	+	report. All state agencies shall provide the Chief of Domestic 1459
	2169	+	Security with the info rmation necessary to carry out his or her 1460
	2170	+	responsibilities under this section. The Chief of Domestic 1461
	2171	+	Security shall develop a process for relevant stakeholders to 1462
	2172	+	submit information to assist in identifying critical 1463
	2173	+	infrastructure and other assets describe d under paragraph (b). 1464
	2174	+	(e) The Chief of Domestic Security may coordinate with 1465
	2175	+	institutions of higher education; private firms specializing in 1466
	2176	+	infrastructure risk management; and federal entities, including, 1467
	2177	+	but not limited to, the Department of Defense, the Cybersecurity 1468
	2178	+	and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Director of National 1469
	2179	+	Intelligence, the National Security Agency, or the Department of 1470
	2180	+	Homeland Security. 1471
	2181	+	(f) The Chief of Domestic Security, in coordination with 1472
	2182	+	state agencies, shall notify owner s and operators of critical 1473
	2183	+	infrastructure and other assets identified under paragraph (b) 1474
	2184	+	as having been identified as a potential target of malicious 1475
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	2197	+	actions by adversarial nations in the event of a Pacific 1476
	2198	+	conflict. Such notification must ensure that ow ners and 1477
	2199	+	operators are provided the basis for the determination made 1478
	2200	+	under paragraph (b). 1479
	2201	+	Section 5. Subsection (14) of section 943.03, Florida 1480
	2202	+	Statutes, is amended to read: 1481
	2203	+	943.03 Department of Law Enforcement. — 1482
	2204	+	(14) The department, with respect t o counter-terrorism 1483
	2205	+	efforts, responses to acts of terrorism within or affecting this 1484
	2206	+	state, coordinating with and providing assistance to the Federal 1485
	2207	+	Government in the enforcement of federal immigration laws, 1486
	2208	+	responses to immigration enforcement incidents within or 1487
	2209	+	affecting this state, and other matters related to the domestic 1488
	2210	+	security of Florida as it relates to terrorism , conflicts 1489
	2211	+	involving the Armed Forces of the United States, and immigration 1490
	2212	+	enforcement incidents, shall coordinate and direct the law 1491
	2213	+	enforcement, initial emergency, and other initial responses. The 1492
	2214	+	department shall work closely with the Division of Emergency 1493
	2215	+	Management, other federal, state, and local law enforcement 1494
	2216	+	agencies, fire and rescue agencies, first -responder agencies, 1495
	2217	+	and others involved in preparation against acts of terrorism in 1496
	2218	+	or affecting this state, conflicts involving the Armed Forces of 1497
	2219	+	the United States, immigration enforcement incidents within or 1498
	2220	+	affecting this state, and in the response to such acts or 1499
	2221	+	incidents. The executive director of the department, or another 1500
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	2230	+	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V ES
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	2234	+	member of the department designated by the director, shall serve 1501
	2235	+	as Chief of Domestic Security for the purpose of directing and 1502
	2236	+	coordinating such efforts. The department and Chief of Domestic 1503
	2237	+	Security shall use the regional domestic security task forces as 1504
	2238	+	established in this chapter to assist in such efforts. 1505
	2239	+	Section 6. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) of 1506
	2240	+	section 943.0311, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1507
	2241	+	943.0311 Chief of Domestic Secur ity; duties of the 1508
	2242	+	department with respect to domestic security. — 1509
	2243	+	(1) The executive director of the department, or a member 1510
	2244	+	of the department designated by the executive director, shall 1511
	2245	+	serve as the Chief of Domestic Security. The Chief of Domestic 1512
	2246	+	Security shall: 1513
	2247	+	(b) Prepare recommendations for the Governor, the 1514
	2248	+	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 1515
	2249	+	Representatives, which are based upon ongoing assessments to 1516
	2250	+	limit the vulnerability of the state to terrorism , conflicts 1517
	2251	+	involving the Armed Forces of the United States, and immigration 1518
	2252	+	enforcement incidents. 1519
	2253	+	(c) Coordinate the collection of proposals to limit the 1520
	2254	+	vulnerability of the state to terrorism , conflicts involving the 1521
	2255	+	Armed Forces of the United States, and immigration enforcem ent 1522
	2256	+	incidents. 1523
	2257	+	Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025, but 1524
	2258	+	only if HB 927 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 1525
	2259	+
	2260	+	HB 925 2025
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	2264	+	CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
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	2271	+	legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 1526
	2272	+	extension thereof and becomes a law. 1527