; or (D) chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed or applied to abridge the exercise of rights guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. . (b) Severability If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amendments made by this Act, and the applications of the provisions of such to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. (c) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 612. Interference in elections by foreign nationals. . 3. Inadmissibility for interference in elections by foreign nationals Section 212(a)(10)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(10)(D) ) is amended to read as follows: (D) Unlawful voters and election interference by foreign nationals (i) Unlawful voters Except as provided in clause (iii), any alien who has voted in violation of any Federal, State, or local constitutional provision, statute, ordinance, or regulation is inadmissible. (ii) Election interference by foreign nationals (I) In general Except as provided in subclause (II) and clause (iii), any alien convicted of violating section 612 of title 18, United States Code, is inadmissible. (II) Exception If an alien described in subclause (I) is eligible under section 245(j) for an adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the Secretary’s sole, un­re­view­able discretion, may waive the applicability of subclause (I) with respect to such alien. (iii) Exception An alien shall not be considered to be inadmissible under this subparagraph if— (I) the alien voted in a Federal, State, or local election (including an initiative, recall, or referendum)