,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #geai ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #i1 #bjbj,mr4 ,engel 7for himself and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief to authorize rewards for providing information on foreign election interference1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,rewards for ,providing ,information on ,foreign ,election ,interference ,act4 #b4 ,authorization of rewards for providing information on foreign election interference ,section #cf of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgjh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a77#b71 by inserting foreign election interference1 before transnational organized crime2 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking or 7#aj7 and inserting 7#aj71 or 7#ac72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#aa71 by striking or after the semicolon at the end2 7,c7 in paragraph 7#ab7-- 7i7 by striking sections and inserting section2 7ii7 by striking or 7b77#a7 and inserting or #biad7;b77#a72 and 7iii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 or2 and 7,d7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#ac7 the identification or location of a foreign person that knowingly engaged or is engaging in foreign election interference4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7k7-- 7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#h7 as paragraphs 7#e7 through 7#aj71 respectively2 7,b7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraphs3 7#c7 ,foreign person ,the term foreign person means-- 7,a7 an individual who is not a ,united ,states person2 or 7,b7 a foreign entity4 7#d7 ,foreign election interference ,the term foreign election interference means conduct by a foreign person that-- 7,a7 7i7 violates ,federal criminal1 voting rights1 or campaign finance law2 or 7ii7 is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or criminal enterprise2 and 7,b7 includes any covert1 fraudulent1 deceptive1 or unlawful act or attempted act1 or knowing use of information acquired by theft1 undertaken with the purpose or effect of undermining public confidence in election processes or institutions1 or influencing1 undermining confidence in1 or altering the result or reported result of1 a general or primary ,federal1 ,state1 or local election or caucus1 including-- 7i7 the campaign of a candidate2 or 7ii7 a ballot measure1 including an amendment1 a bond issue1 an initiative1 a recall1 a referral1 or a referendum4 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#aj71 as so redesignated1 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking and after the semicolon and inserting or4