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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1267 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit corrupt foreign influence 
over the President, the Vice President, and their immediate family mem-
bers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 
Mr. SWALWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit corrupt 
foreign influence over the President, the Vice President, 
and their immediate family members, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Prevent Corrupting 
Foreign Influence Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOREIGN INFLUENCE OVER THE PRESIDENT AND 
VICE PRESIDENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 227A. Foreign influence over the President and 
Vice President 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), whoever, being a covered person or covered 
entity, knowingly— 
‘‘(1) accepts anything of value from a foreign 
state or foreign entity; or 
‘‘(2) receives anything of value from a foreign 
state or foreign entity, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) shall not apply— 
‘‘(1) in the case of any investment by a foreign 
state or entity in a mutual fund, which includes a 
covered entity in its portfolio; 
‘‘(2) in the case of any investment by a foreign 
state or entity in an asset held in a blind trust on 
behalf of a covered person; 
‘‘(3) in the case that the thing accepted or re-
ceived is of minimal value, and any other thing or 
things accepted or received by such covered person 
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or covered entity from such foreign state or foreign 
entity during that calendar year do not exceed mini-
mal value; or 
‘‘(4) in any case in which the covered person 
acted in accordance with section 7342 of title 5 or 
the Mutual Education and Cultural Exchange Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered person’ means the 
President, Vice President, and their immediate fam-
ily members. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered entity’ means any entity 
in which a covered person has not less than a 50 
percent ownership interest. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘immediate family member’ 
means, with respect to the President or Vice Presi-
dent, a parent, parent-in-law, spouse, child, or sib-
ling of the President or Vice President. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘foreign entity’ means any entity 
in which a foreign state has not less than a 50 per-
cent ownership interest. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘minimal value’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 7342(a)(5) of title 5.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
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by inserting after the item related to section 227 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘227A. Foreign influence over the President and Vice President.’’. 
SEC. 3. RECEIPT AND DISPOSITION OF FOREIGN GIFTS AND 
DECORATIONS. 
Section 7342(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(H) a parent, parent-in-law, child, or sib-
ling of the President or Vice President.’’. 
Æ 
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