[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2487]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Graham):
  S. 2785. A bill to designate foreign persons who improperly interfere 
in United States elections as inadmissible aliens, and for other 
purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2785

       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.

       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 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.''.
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