Sec. 1238. Authorization of rewards for providing information on foreign election interference
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Section 36 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by inserting foreign election interference, before transnational organized crime ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (5), by striking or
(10)and inserting (10), or
(13); in paragraph (11), by striking or after the semicolon at the end; in paragraph (12)— by striking sections and inserting section ; by striking or (b)(1) and inserting or 2914(b)(1) ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: the identification or location of a foreign person that knowingly engaged or is engaging in foreign election interference. ; and in subsection (k)— by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(8)as paragraphs
(5)through (10), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following new paragraphs: The term foreign person means— an individual who is not a United States person; or a foreign entity. The term foreign election interference means conduct by a foreign person that— violates Federal criminal, voting rights, or campaign finance law; or is performed by any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of, or in coordination with, a foreign government or criminal enterprise; and includes any covert, fraudulent, deceptive, or unlawful act or attempted act, or knowing use of information acquired by theft, undertaken with the specific intent to significantly influence voters, undermine public confidence in election processes or institutions, or influence, undermine confidence in, or alter the result or reported result of, a general or primary Federal, State, or local election or caucus, including— the campaign of a candidate; or a ballot measure, including an amendment, a bond issue, an initiative, a recall, a referral, or a referendum. ; and in paragraph (10), as so redesignated, in subparagraph (A), by striking and after the semicolon and inserting or .
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Sec. 1238
Authorization of rewards for providing information on foreign election interference
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