,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bf1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,durbin 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on the  
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to make         
individuals responsible for undermining 
free and fair democratic elections      
inadmissible to the ,united ,states4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,fortifying ,lawful ,elections  
and ,democracy ,accountability ,act of  
#bjbc or the ,,fled ,accountability ,act
 of #bjbc4  #b4 ,inadmissibility of     
individuals responsible for undermining 
free and fair democratic elections  7a7 
,determination  7#a7 ,in general ,if the
 ,secretary of ,state determines1 on the
 basis of credible information1 that an 
individual who is not a citizen of the  
,united ,states knowingly took          
significant action to inhibit or attempt
 to inhibit1 while serving as an        

official of the government of a foreign 
country1 the lawful democratic          
transition of power or the lawful       
functioning of democratic electoral     
processes in that country1 the          
,secretary shall designate the          
individual as inadmissible to the       
,united ,states as described in         
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,designation ,the 
,secretary shall publicly or privately  
designate under paragraph 7#a7 an       
individual about whom the ,secretary has
 made a determination under that        
paragraph without regard to whether the 
individual has applied for a visa4  7b7 
,inadmissibility of certain individuals 
7#a7 ,ineligibility for visas and       
admission to the united states ,an      
individual designated under subsection  
7a7 is-- 7,a7 inadmissible to the       
,united ,states2  7,b7 ineligible to    
receive a visa or other documentation to
 enter the ,united ,states2 and  7,c7   
otherwise ineligible to be admitted or  
paroled into the ,united ,states or to  

receive any other benefit under the     
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq474  7#b7 ,current
 visas revoked  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
visa or other entry documentation of any
 individual designated under subsection 
7a7 is subject to revocation regardless 
of the issue date of the visa or other  
entry documentation4  7,b7 ,immediate   
effect ,a revocation under subparagraph 
7,a7 shall-- 7i7 take effect            
immediately2 and  7ii7 cancel any other 
valid visa or entry documentation that  
is in the possession of the individual4 
7#c7 ,exception to comply with          
international obligations ,this         
subsection shall not apply with respect 
to an individual if admitting or        
paroling the individual into the ,united
 ,states is necessary to permit the     
,united ,states to comply with the      
,agreement regarding the ,headquarters  
of the ,united ,nations1 signed at ,lake
 ,success ,june #bf1 #aidg1 and entered 
into force ,november #ba1 #aidg1 between

 the ,united ,nations and the ,united   
,states1 or other applicable            
international obligations4  7c7 ,waiver 
,the ,secretary may waive the           
application of subsection 7b7 with      
respect to an individual designated     
under subsection 7a7 if the ,secretary  
determines that such a waiver is in the 
national interest of the ,united        
,states4  7d7 ,report required  7#a7 ,in
 general ,not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
and annually thereafter1 the ,secretary 
shall submit to the committees specified
 in paragraph 7#c7 a report-- 7,a7      
identifying individuals designated under
 subsection 7a7 during the year         
preceding submission of the report2     
7,b7 listing the waivers issued under   
subsection 7c7 during that year2 and    
7,c7 setting forth a justification for  
each such waiver4  7#b7 ,form of report2
 availability  7,a7 ,form ,each report  
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form but may  

include a classified annex4  7,b7       
,availability ,the unclassified portion 
of each report required by paragraph    
7#a7 shall posted on a publicly         
accessible website of the ,department of
 ,state4  7#c7 ,committees specified    
,the committees specified in this       
paragraph are-- 7,a7 the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary and the ,committee on    
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 and 
7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  7e7 
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
section may be construed to apply to    
actions taken-- 7#a7 to provide         
assistance to promote democratic        
elections or public participation in    
democratic processes2 or  7#b7 to       
support a democratic transition4