§391.1. Definitions

            For the purposes of this Part, the following terms have the following meanings:

            (1) "Agent of a foreign adversary" means a person, entity, or organization directed or controlled by a foreign adversary or who is the proxy of a foreign adversary.

            (2) "Agent of a foreign terrorist organization" means a person, entity, or group directed or controlled by a foreign terrorist organization or who is the proxy of a foreign terrorist organization.

            (3) "Constitutionally protected conduct" means any action or behavior that is lawful under the laws of this state or the United States and constitutes the free exercise of any of the following:

            (a) Freedom of religion, as protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

            (b) Freedom of speech or expression, as protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

            (c) The right of assembly or to petition any federal, state, or local government entity for the redress of grievances as protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

            (4) "Foreign adversary" means any country specified in 15 CFR 791.4 or any similar regulation that is subsequently promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations.

            (5) "Foreign law" means any law, rule, or legal code or system established and used or applied by a foreign adversary or foreign terrorist organization in a jurisdiction outside of the states or territories of the United States.

            (6) "Foreign terrorist organization" means any of the following:

            (a) An entity designated as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with 8 U.S.C. 1189 or any similar law that is subsequently promulgated by the United States Department of State.

            (b) An entity designated as a "specially designated national" in accordance with 31 CFR 515.306 or any similar regulation that is subsequently promulgated in the Code of Federal Regulations by the United States Department of the Treasury.

            (7) "Transnational repression" means an act emanating from or attributable to a foreign adversary or foreign terrorist organization that is committed by an agent of that foreign adversary or foreign terrorist organization with the intent to harass, intimidate, censor, or otherwise extend the ability of the foreign adversary or foreign terrorist organization to influence, control, or impose its preferences on the behavior of people outside of the territorial jurisdiction of the foreign adversary through either of the following means:

            (a) Directly by means of physical contact, threats, or electronic targeting.

            (b) Indirectly by means of actual or credible threats of collective punishment, financial coercion, abuse of administrative processes, selective prosecution of laws of general application, the use or direction of social media or telecommunication entities, or harassment of others.

            Acts 2026, No. 308, §1, eff. May 22, 2026.