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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DEFENDING ELECTIONS AGAINST TROLLS FROM ENEMY REGIMES ACT
Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 96, S. 1328.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 1328) to designate foreign persons who
improperly interfere in United States elections as
inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third
time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and
laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 1328) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:
S. 1328
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Elections against
Trolls from Enemy Regimes Act'' or ``DETER Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM.
Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(53) The term `improper interference in a United States
election' means conduct by an alien that--
``(A)(i) violates Federal criminal, voting rights, or
campaign finance law; or
``(ii) is under the direction of a foreign government; and
``(B) interferes with a general or primary Federal, State,
or local election or caucus, including--
``(i) the campaign of a candidate; and
``(ii) a ballot measure, including--
``(I) an amendment;
``(II) a bond issue;
``(III) an initiative;
``(IV) a recall;
``(V) a referral; and
``(VI) a referendum.''.
SEC. 3. IMPROPER INTERFERENCE IN UNITED STATES ELECTIONS.
(a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(H) Improper interference in a united states election.--
Any alien who a consular officer, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Secretary of State, or the Attorney General
knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe, is seeking
admission to the United States to engage in improper
interference in a United States election, or who has engaged
in improper interference in a United States election, is
inadmissible.''.
(b) Deportability.--Section 237(a) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
``(8) Improper interference in a united states election.--
Any alien who has engaged, is engaged, or at any time after
admission engages in improper interference in a United States
election is deportable.''.
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