,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bd1         
#bjba,mr4 ,gohm]t introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,help ,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb to  
prohibit ! p>ticipation ( =eign entities
 9 ! adm9i/ration ( elections = ,f$]al  
(fice4  #a4 ,%ort title2 s5se (         
,congress  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,=eign-,free ,elections    
,act4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 because ,f$]al
 elections decide ! future ( ,am]ican   
citiz5s1 x is unacceptable to h any     
=eign p>ticipation 9 ^! elections2 &    
7#b7 elections 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld be
 c>ri$ out ) ! highe/ degree ( integrity
 & safegu>ds to ensure legality & ,unit$
 ,/ates control1 9 ord] to prev5t !     
dis5fran*isem5t ( legal vot]s4  #b4     
,prohibit+ p>ticipation ( =eign entities
 9 adm9i/ration ( ,f$]al elections  7a7 
,prohibition ,title ,,iii ( ! ,help     

,am]ica ,vote ,act ( #bjjb 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bajha et seq47 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by r$esignat+ sections #cjd & #cje 
z sections #cje & #cjf2 &  7#b7 by      
ins]t+ aft] section #cjc ! foll[+ new   
section3  #cjd4 ,prohibit+ p>ticipation 
( =eign entities 9 adm9i/ration (       
elections  7a7 ,prohibition ,ea* ,/ate  
%all ensure t no =eign entity c>ries out
 any role 9 ! adm9i/ration ( elections =
 ,f$]al (fice 9 ! ,/ate1 includ+        
provid+1 ma9ta9+1 programm+1 op]at+1    
/or+1 or compil+ any ( ! equipm5t1      
s(tw>e1 supplies1 or in=mation us$ 9 !  
adm9i/ration ( ! election4  7b7 ,role ( 
nonpr(it organizations ,a nonpr(it      
organization may n c>ry out any         
activities relat$ to vot+ or elections =
 public (fice 9 a ,/ate if !            
organization accepts any funds f a =eign
 entity4  7c7 ,=eign entity def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m =eign entity means--    
7#a7 any individual :o is n a citiz5 or 
national ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 any   
p]son :o is a =eign pr9cipal describ$ 9 

section #a7;b7 ( ! ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts    
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1 z am5d$ 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;b772  7#c7 any p>tn]%ip1
 association1 corporation1 or o!r       
bus9ess organization 9 :i* any          
individual describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 or  
any p]son describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7      
directly or indirectly owns or controls 
any vot+ %>e or directly or indirectly  
has any own]%ip int]e/2 &  7#d7 any     
p]son 7includ+ a citiz5 or national ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates7 :o1 at ! "t ( c>ry+ out  
any role requir+ connection to or use ( 
! ,int]net 9 ! adm9i/ration ( an        
election = ,f$]al (fice1 is n pres5t 9 a
 ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !       
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1     
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 
,isl&s1 or ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn   
,m>iana ,isl&s4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t 
relat+ to en=cem5t ,section #dja ( su*  
,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #baaaa7 is am5d$ by 
/rik+ & #cjc & ins]t+ #cjc1 & #cjd4  7c7
 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts (  
su* ,act is am5d$-- 7#a7 by r$esignat+ !

 items relat+ to sections #cjd & #cje z 
relat+ to sections #cje & #cjf2 &  7#b7 
by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section 
#cjc ! foll[+ new item3  ,sec4 #cjd4    
,prohibit+ p>ticipation ( =eign entities
 9 adm9i/ration ( elections4  4