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.…
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