; (B) the potential use of data and analytic tools and visualization; and (C) advancement of the modernization agenda for the Department announced by the Secretary on October 27, 2021. (2) Transnational repression amendments to annual country reports on human rights practices Section 116(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151n(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (13) Wherever applicable, a description of the nature and extent of acts of transnational repression that occurred during the preceding year, including identification of— (A) incidents in which a government harassed, intimidated, or killed individuals outside of their internationally recognized borders and the patterns of such repression among repeat offenders; (B) countries in which such transnational repression occurs and the role of the governments of such countries in enabling, preventing, mitigating, and responding to such acts; (C) the tactics used by the governments of countries identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), including the actions identified and any new techniques observed; (D) in the case of digital surveillance and harassment, the type of technology or platform, including social media, smart city technology, health tracking systems, general surveillance technology, and data access, transfer, and storage procedures, used by the governments of countries identified pursuant to subparagraph (A) for such actions; and (E) groups and types of individuals targeted by acts of transnational repression in each country in which such acts occur. . (b) Elimination of obsolete reports (1) Annual reports relating to funding mechanisms for telecommunications security and semiconductors Division H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) is amended— (A) in section 9202(a)(2) ( 47 U.S.C. 906(a)(2) )— (i) by striking subparagraph (C); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C)