[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1328 Referred in House (RFH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1328


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2019

               Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
To designate foreign persons who improperly interfere in United States 
       elections as inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Defending Elections against Trolls 
from Enemy Regimes Act'' or ``DETER Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINED TERM.

    Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(53) The term `improper interference in a United States 
        election' means conduct by an alien that--
                    ``(A)(i) violates Federal criminal, voting rights, 
                or campaign finance law; or
                    ``(ii) is under the direction of a foreign 
                government; and
                    ``(B) interferes with a general or primary Federal, 
                State, or local election or caucus, including--
                            ``(i) the campaign of a candidate; and
                            ``(ii) a ballot measure, including--
                                    ``(I) an amendment;
                                    ``(II) a bond issue;
                                    ``(III) an initiative;
                                    ``(IV) a recall;
                                    ``(V) a referral; and
                                    ``(VI) a referendum.''.

SEC. 3. IMPROPER INTERFERENCE IN UNITED STATES ELECTIONS.

    (a) Inadmissibility.--Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
                    ``(H) Improper interference in a united states 
                election.--Any alien who a consular officer, the 
                Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of State, 
                or the Attorney General knows, or has reasonable 
                grounds to believe, is seeking admission to the United 
                States to engage in improper interference in a United 
                States election, or who has engaged in improper 
                interference in a United States election, is 
                inadmissible.''.
    (b) Deportability.--Section 237(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
            ``(8) Improper interference in a united states election.--
        Any alien who has engaged, is engaged, or at any time after 
        admission engages in


              

         improper interference in a United States election is 
        deportable.''.

            Passed the Senate June 3, 2019.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.