MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12) — Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new bill Friday that would protect Florida from hostile foreign influence, foreign terrorist organizations and foreign adversaries.

House Bill 905, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act, aims to block foreign threats and adversaries from infiltrating “the government, critical infrastructure, public institutions and the state’s economy.”

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“This legislation combats hostile foreign influence in Florida by establishing new restrictions on agreements and partnerships involving countries of concern such as Iran and Cuba, as well as penalties for violations. The bill also strengthens ethics and disclosure requirements for elected officials and government employees, because public officials should be serving Floridians—not foreign adversaries,” DeSantis said Friday.

The bill would strengthen Florida law by:

Prohibiting public officials, government employees, local government attorneys and candidates from accepting gifts or benefits from foreign adversaries or designated terrorist organizations.Expanding ethics training to include identifying and reporting foreign influence efforts, including those tied to China’s United Front operations.Ending sister-city and related international partnerships with certain foreign nations and repealing the Florida-China Linkage Institute.Requiring the Florida Department of State to maintain and publish a list of foreign consulates, as well as sister-city and sister-state relationships in the state.Prohibiting charities from accepting funding or assistance from designated foreign terrorist organizations.Allowing local governments and tax collectors to revoke business tax receipts for companies in Cuba found to be violating federal law.Creating criminal penalties for knowingly submitting false information related to illegal business activities involving Cuba.Banning prearranged adoption agreements and surrogacy contracts involving individuals from designated foreign adversary countries.Strengthening penalties for crimes committed in coordination with or in support of foreign governments or terrorist organizations.