,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdhf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjai,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 ,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  7#c7 in the
 case that the thing accepted or        
received is of minimal value1 and any   
other thing or things accepted or       
received by such covered person or      
covered entity from such foreign state  
or foreign entity during that calendar  

year do not exceed minimal value2 or    
7#d7 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  7#e7 ,the term minimal value 
has the meaning given that term in      
section #gcdb7;a77#e7 of title #e4  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 and  7#b7 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