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On December 27, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) into law.[1] The NDAA contains Sec. 6503, “Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention,” (TRAP) which incorporates, with substantial alterations, provisions from the TRAP Acts introduced on a bipartisan basis in both the Senate and the House in 2019 and 2021.
[1] Sec. 6503 is most easily accessed through “Helsinki Commission Welcomes Passage of TRAP Provision in 2022 National Defense Authorization Act,” The U.S. Helsinki Commission, December 15, 2021, https://www.csce.gov/international-impact/press-and-media/press-releases...