1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Foreign Interference with Elections Act of 2019 . 2. Interference in elections by foreign nationals (a) In general Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 612. Interference in elections by foreign nationals (a) Penalty (1) In general Whoever— (A) conspires with an individual, while having knowledge or reasonable cause to believe such individual is a foreign national, to prevent, obstruct, impede, interfere with, promote, support, or oppose the nomination or the election of any candidate for any Federal, State, or local office, or any ballot measure, initiative, or referendum; and (B) knows or has reasonable cause to believe that an interfering act would be or has been committed to effect the object of the conspiracy