[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3350]
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SA 2461. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5515, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:
SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHING CORPORATIONS TO CONCEAL
ELECTION CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS BY FOREIGN
NATIONALS.
(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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