[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2939 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2939

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment of 
   a corporation to conceal election contributions and donations by 
                           foreign nationals.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 23, 2018

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Graham, and 
Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment of 
   a corporation to conceal election contributions and donations by 
                           foreign nationals.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shell Company Abuse Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 612. Establishment of corporation to conceal election 
              contributions and donations by foreign nationals
    ``(a) Offense.--It shall be unlawful for an owner, officer, 
attorney, or incorporation agent of a corporation, company, or other 
entity to establish or use the corporation, company, or other entity 
with the intent to conceal an activity of a foreign national (as 
defined in section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30121)) prohibited under such section 319.
    ``(b) Penalty.--Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
imprisoned for not more than 5 years, fined under this title, or 
both.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 29 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 611 the following:

``612. Establishment of corporation to conceal election contributions 
                            and donations by foreign nationals.''.
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