S.Amdt. 2461Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)
S.Amdt. 2461
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
Submitted June 7, 2018
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June 7, 2018
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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.''. ______