,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #be1 #bjai    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,johnson of ,georgia7 introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal     
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to    
require candidates for election for     
public office to refuse offers of       
assistance from foreign powers and to   
report such offers to the ,federal      
,bureau of ,investigation1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,duty to ,refuse and
 ,report ,foreign ,interference in      
,american ,elections ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,requiring candidates to refuse offers 
of assistance from foreign powers and to
 report offers to ,,fbi  7a7            
,requirements described ,section #cai of
 the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act  
of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7 is      
amended by adding at the end the        

following new subsection3  7c7          
,requirements for candidates receiving  
offers of assistance from foreign powers
  7#a7 ,duty to refuse assistance and   
report offer to ,,fbi ,if a candidate or
 any individual affiliated with a       
campaign of a candidate knowingly       
receives an offer for assistance with   
the campaign from a source the candidate
 or individual knows is a foreign power 
or an agent of a foreign power1 the     
candidate or individual shall-- 7,a7    
refuse the offer for such assistance2   
and  7,b7 notify the ,federal ,bureau of
 ,investigation of the offer not later  
than #gb hours after receiving the      
offer4  7#b7 ,certification requirement 
for ,federal candidates ,not later than 
#aj days after the expiration of each   
calendar quarter1 each authorized       
committee of a candidate for election   
for ,federal office shall file a report 
with the ,commission certifying that the
 candidate and the individuals          
affiliated with the candidate's campaign

 are in compliance with the requirements
 of paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,penalty      
,whoever fails to comply with subsection
 7a7 shall be fined not more than       
#bej1jjj1 or imprisoned not more than #e
 years1 or both4  7#d7 ,definitions ,in 
this section1 the following definitions 
apply3  7,a7 ,the term agent of a       
foreign power and the term foreign power
 each has the meaning given such term in
 section #aja of the ,foreign           
,intelligence ,surveillance ,act of     
#aigh 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #ahja74  7,b7 ,the 
term candidate means an individual who  
seeks nomination for1 or election to1   
any ,federal1 ,state1 or local public   
office4  7,c7 ,the term individual      
affiliated with a campaign means1 with  
respect to a candidate1 an employee of  
any organization legally authorized     
under ,federal1 ,state1 or local law to 
support the candidate's campaign for    
nomination for1 or election to1 any     
,federal1 ,state1 or local public       
office1 as well as any independent      

contractor of such an organization and  
any individual who performs services for
 the organization on an unpaid basis    
7including an intern or volunteer74  4  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall take effect #ij 
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4