,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjai,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,graham1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4     
,grassley7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to designate foreign persons   
who improperly interfere in ,united     
,states elections as inadmissible       
aliens1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,defending ,elections against       
,trolls from ,enemy ,regimes ,act or    
,,deter ,act4  #b4 ,defined term        
,section #aja7;a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaja7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ec7 ,the term     
improper interference in a ,united      
,states election means conduct by an    
alien that-- 7,a7 7i7 violates ,federal 
criminal1 voting rights1 or campaign    
finance law2 or  7ii7 is under the      

direction of a foreign government2 and  
7,b7 interferes with a general or       
primary ,federal1 ,state1 or local      
election or caucus1 including-- 7i7 the 
campaign of a candidate2 and  7ii7 a    
ballot measure1 including-- 7,i7 an     
amendment2  7,,ii7 a bond issue2        
7,,iii7 an initiative2  7,,iv7 a recall2
  7,v7 a referral2 and  7,,vi7 a        
referendum4  4  #c4 ,improper           
interference in ,united ,states         
elections  7a7 ,inadmissibility ,section
 #bab7;a77#c7 of the ,immigration and   
,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4         
#aahb7;a77#c77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,h7 ,improper  
interference in a ,united ,states       
election ,any alien who a consular      
officer1 the ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security1 the ,secretary of ,state1 or 
the ,attorney ,general knows1 or has    
reasonable grounds to believe1 is       
seeking admission to the ,united ,states
 to engage in improper interference in a
 ,united ,states election1 or who has   

engaged in improper interference in a   
,united ,states election1 is            
inadmissible4  4  7b7 ,deportability    
,section #bcg7;a7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbg7;a77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#h7 ,improper      
interference in a ,united ,states       
election ,any alien who has engaged1 is 
engaged1 or at any time after admission 
engages in improper interference in a   
,united ,states election is deportable4 
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