,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bheb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #h1 #bjag,mr4 ,kilmer 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jones1 and ,mr4 ,peters7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to require certain tax exempt organizations to certify that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the ,united ,states1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,election ,protection ,integrity ,certification ,act or the ,,epic ,act4 #b4 ,certification that foreign funds will not be used to make any contribution or expenditure in connection with any election in the ,united ,states 7a7 ,application for exemption ,section #eja of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following3 7s7 ,certification ,in the case of an organization described in subsection 7c7 for which an application is required for exemption from tax under subsection 7a71 such application shall not be treated as complete unless the application contains a certification that the organization will not1 directly or indirectly-- 7#a7 use foreign funds to make-- 7,a7 a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value1 or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation1 in connection with any ,federal1 ,state or local election1 7,b7 a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party1 or 7,c7 an expenditure1 independent expenditure1 or disbursement for an electioneering communication 7within the meaning of section #cjd7;f77#c7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#c7771 or 7#b7 solicit1 accept or receive a contribution or donation described in paragraph 7#a7 7,a7 or 7,b7 from a foreign national4 4 7b7 ,certification by 7c77#d7 organizations 7#a7 ,in general ,section #ejf7;a7 of such ,code is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following3 and shall include with such notification the certification described in subsection 7g74 7#b7 ,certification ,section #ejf of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following3 7g7 ,certification ,the certification described in this subsection with respect to an organization is a certification that the organization will not1 directly or indirectly-- 7#a7 use foreign funds to make-- 7,a7 a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value1 or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation1 in connection with any ,federal1 ,state or local election1 7,b7 a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party1 or 7,c7 an expenditure1 independent expenditure1 or disbursement for an electioneering communication 7within the meaning of section #cjd7;f77#c7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#c7771 or 7#b7 solicit1 accept or receive a contribution or donation described in paragraph 7#a7 7,a7 or 7,b7 from a foreign national4 4 7c7 ,annual reporting ,section #fjcc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by redesignating subsection 7n7 as subsection 7o7 and by inserting after subsection 7m7 the following3 7n7 ,certification ,the annual return required by subsection 7a7 for an organization described in section #eja7;c7 and exempt from tax under section #eja7;a7 shall not be treated as complete unless the return contains a certification that the organization did not1 directly or indirectly-- 7#a7 use foreign funds to make-- 7,a7 a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value1 or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation1 in connection with a ,federal1 ,state1 or local election in the year1 7,b7 a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party1 or 7,c7 an expenditure1 independent expenditure1 or disbursement for an electioneering communication 7within the meaning of section #cjd7;f77#c7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#c7771 or 7#b7 solicit1 accept or receive a contribution or donation described in paragraph 7#a7 7,a7 or 7,b7 from a foreign national4 4 7d7 ,,gao study ,the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states shall-- 7#a7 conduct a study of the political activities of corporations to determine whether foreign money is being used in ,united ,states elections1 and 7#b7 not later than ,july #a1 #bjai1 submit a report of such study to the ,committee on ,house ,administration of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration of the ,senate4 7e7 ,effective date 7#a7 ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply to applications filed after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7#b7 ,the amendment made by subsection 7b7 shall apply to returns filed for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,including certifications in reports filed under ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga by organizations making disbursements for independent expenditures or electioneering communications 7a7 ,independent expenditures ,section #cjd7;c77#b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,b72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,d7 in the case of an independent expenditure made by an organization that is described in section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code 7or has submitted an application for determination of tax exempt status under such section71 a certification that the organization did not use foreign funds to make the expenditure4 4 7b7 ,electioneering communications ,section #cjd7;f77#b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,g7 ,if the person making the disbursement is an organization that is described in section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code 7or has submitted an application for determination of tax exempt status under such section71 a certification that the person did not use foreign funds to make the disbursement4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to reports required to be filed under the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4