1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Advanced Technology Surveillance Accountability Act . 2. Amendments to annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended as follows: (1) In section 116 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n ), by adding at the end the following: (h) Status of excessive surveillance and use of advanced technology (1) In general The report required by subsection (d) shall include, wherever applicable, a description of the status of surveillance and use of advanced technology to impose arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy, or unlawful or unnecessary restrictions on freedom of expression, peaceful assembly, association, or other internationally recognized human rights in each country, including— (A) whether the government of such country has adopted and is enforcing laws, regulations, policies, or practices relating to— (i) government surveillance or censorship, including through facial recognition, biometric data collection, internet and social media controls, sensors, spyware data analytics, non-cooperative location tracking, recording devices, or other similar advanced technologies, and any allegations or reports that this surveillance or censorship was unreasonable; (ii) extrajudicial searches or seizures of individual or private institution data; and (iii) surveillance of any group based on political views, religious beliefs, ethnicity, or other protected category, in violation of equal protection rights; (B) whether such country has imported or unlawfully obtained biometric or facial recognition data from other countries or entities and, if applicable, from whom