,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bace  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #h1 #bjai,ms4 
,slotkin 7for herself and ,ms4          
,stefanik7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prevent foreign adversaries
 from influencing elections by          
prohibiting foreign nationals from      
purchasing at any time a broadcast1     
cable1 or satellite communication that  
mentions a clearly identified candidate 
for ,federal office4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,preventing ,adversaries                
,internationally from ,disbursing       
,advertising ,dollars ,act or the ,,paid
 ,,ad ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose  
of this ,act is to protect the integrity
 of ,american democracy by expanding the
 scope of the prohibition on political  
advertising by foreign principals in    
order to uphold the well-established    
standard of the ,united ,states ,supreme

 ,court that foreign nationals may      
lawfully be excluded from participating 
in certain electoral activities4  #c4   
,sense of congress ,it is the sense of  
,congress that-- 7#a7 the growing threat
 of malicious interference in our       
elections by foreign actors requires the
 ,congress and the ,federal ,election   
,commission to take meaningful action to
 ensure that laws and regulations       
protect against influence by foreign    
nationals in activity fundamental to our
 democracy2  7#b7 the ,supreme ,court   
has long held that there is a compelling
 national interest in preventing foreign
 influence in the ,united ,states       
political process and that foreign      
citizens lack a constitutional right to 
participate in1 and thus may be excluded
 from1 activities of democratic         
self-government2 and  7#c7 the current  
prohibition on foreign nationals        
contributing to political campaigns and 
advertisements must be updated4  #d4    
,expansion of limitation on foreign     

nationals  7a7 ,disbursements described 
,section #cai7;a77#a7 of the ,federal   
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;a77#a77 is amended--  
7#a7 by striking or at the end of       
subparagraph 7,b72 and  7#b7 by striking
 subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting the    
following3  7,c7 an expenditure2  7,d7  
an independent expenditure2  7,e7 a     
disbursement for an electioneering      
communication 7within the meaning of    
section #cjd7;f77#c772  7,f7 a          
disbursement for a paid internet or paid
 digital communication that refers to a 
clearly identified candidate for        
election for ,federal office and is     
disseminated within #fj days before a   
general1 special or runoff election for 
the office sought by the candidate or   
#cj days before a primary or preference 
election1 or a convention or caucus of a
 political party that has authority to  
nominate a candidate for the office     
sought by the candidate2  7,g7 a        
disbursement for a broadcast1 cable or  

satellite communication1 or for a paid  
internet or paid digital communication1 
that promotes1 supports1 attacks or     
opposes the election of a clearly       
identified candidate for ,federal1      
,state1 or local office 7regardless of  
whether the communication contains      
express advocacy or the functional      
equivalent of express advocacy72 or     
7,h7 a disbursement for a broadcast1    
cable1 or satellite communication1 or   
for any communication which is placed or
 promoted for a fee on an online        
platform1 that discusses a national     
legislative issue of public importance  
in a year in which a regularly scheduled
 general election for ,federal office is
 held1 but only if the disbursement is  
made by a foreign principal who is a    
government of a foreign country or a    
foreign political party or an agent of  
such a foreign principal under the      
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich4  4  7b7 ,definition of online    
platform ,section #cai of such ,act 7#eb

 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7 is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection3
  7c7 ,online platform ,as used in this 
section1 the term online platform means 
any public-facing website1 web          
application1 or digital application     
7including a social network1 ad network1
 or search engine7 which--  7#a7 sells  
qualified political advertisements2 and 
7#b7 has #ej1jjj1jjj or more unique     
monthly ,united ,states visitors or     
users for a majority of months during   
the preceding #ab months4  4  7c7       
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 disbursements made on or after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act4