,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fdff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjah,mr4 
,swalwell of ,california introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 and in
 addition to the ,committee on          
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to prohibit corrupt foreign influence   
over the ,president1 the ,vice          
,president1 and their immediate family  
members1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prevent ,corrupting ,foreign       
,influence ,act4  #b4 ,foreign influence
 over the ,president and ,vice          
,president  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #aa
 of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       

following3  #bbg;,a4 ,foreign influence 
over the ,president and ,vice ,president
  7a7 ,prohibition ,except as provided  
in subsection 7b71 whoever1 being a     
covered person or covered entity1       
knowingly-- 7#a7 accepts anything of    
value from a foreign state or foreign   
entity2 or  7#b7 receives anything of   
value from a foreign state or foreign   
entity1  shall be fined under this      
title1 imprisoned not more than #e      
years1 or both4  7b7 ,exceptions        
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply--  7#a7 
in the case of any investment by a      
foreign state or entity in a mutual     
fund1 which includes a covered entity in
 its portfolio2  7#b7 in the case of any
 investment by a foreign state or entity
 in an asset held in a blind trust on   
behalf of a covered person2 or  7#c7 in 
any case in which the covered person    
acted in accordance with section #gcdb  
of title #e or the ,mutual ,education   
and ,cultural ,exchange ,act of #aifa   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdea et seq474  7c7     

,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the
 term covered person means the          
,president1 ,vice ,president1 and their 
immediate family members4  7#b7 ,the    
term covered entity means any entity in 
which a covered person has not less than
 a #ej percent ownership interest4  7#c7
 ,the term immediate family member      
means1 with respect to the ,president or
 ,vice ,president1 a parent1            
parent-in-law1 spouse1 child1 or sibling
 of the ,president or ,vice ,president4 
7#d7 ,the term foreign entity means any 
entity in which a foreign state has not 
less than a #ej percent ownership       
interest4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections for chapter #aa  
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
related to section #bbg the following3  
#bbg;,a4 ,foreign influence over the    
,president and ,vice ,president4  4  #c4
 ,receipt and disposition of foreign    
gifts and decorations ,section          
#gcdb7;a77#a7 of title #e1 ,united      

,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,f71 by striking and at   
the end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by 
striking the period at the end2 and     
7#c7 by inserting after subparagraph    
7,g7 the following3  7,h7 a parent1     
parent-in-law1 child1 or sibling of the 
,president or ,vice ,president4  4