,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbcf ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ab1 #bjai,mr4 ,malinowski 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 and ,mr4 ,casten of ,illinois7 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 treat the sharing of nonpublic campaign material by a candidate or political committee with a foreign power as the solicitation of a contribution or donation in support of the candidate or committee from a foreign national for purposes of the ban on such solicitations under such ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,anti-,collusion ,act4 #b4 ,restrictions on exchange of campaign information between candidates and foreign powers ,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 ,restrictions on exchange of information between candidates and foreign powers 7#a7 ,treatment of offer to share nonpublic campaign material as solicitation of contribution from foreign national ,if a candidate or an individual affiliated with the campaign of a candidate1 or if a political committee or an individual affiliated with a political committee1 provides or offers to provide nonpublic campaign material to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power or to another person whom the candidate1 committee1 or individual knows or has reason to know will provide the material to a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power1 the candidate1 committee1 or individual 7as the case may be7 shall be considered for purposes of this section to have solicited a contribution or donation described in subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 from a foreign national4 7#b7 ,suspicious activity reports 7,a7 ,duty to file ,if a candidate or any individual affiliated with a campaign of a candidate1 or if a political committee or an individual affiliated with a political committee1 knowingly receives an offer of assistance with respect to the campaign or the committee from a person the candidate1 committee1 or individual knows is a foreign power or an agent of a foreign power1 not later than #gb hours after receiving the offer the candidate1 committee1 or individual shall file a suspicious activity report with the ,attorney ,general 7or such official as may be designated by the ,attorney ,general for purposes of this paragraph7 which describes the offer1 and shall include in the report 7to the extent known7 the name1 address1 and nationality of the foreign power or agent making the offer4 7,b7 ,referral ,upon receiving a suspicious activity report under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney ,general shall refer the report to the ,secretary of ,state and the ,commission4 ,the ,commission may take such action in response to the report as may be authorized under section #cji1 without regard to whether or not the ,attorney ,general takes any action in response to the report4 7,c7 ,effective date ,this paragraph shall take effect upon the expiration of the #abj-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this paragraph4 7#c7 ,definitions ,in this subsection1 the following definitions apply3 7,a7 ,the term agent of a foreign power means any person who acts as an agent1 representative1 employee or servant1 or any person who acts in any other capacity at the order1 request1 or under the direction or control1 of a foreign power or of any person whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised1 directed1 controlled1 financed1 or subsidized in whole or in major part by a foreign power4 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 foreign power means-- 7i7 a government of a foreign country1 as defined in section #a7;e7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as ,amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;e772 7ii7 a foreign political party1 as defined in section #a7;f7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as ,amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;f772 or 7iii7 a partnership1 association1 corporation1 organization1 or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country4 7,d7 ,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 on behalf of the organization1 whether paid or unpaid4 7,e7 ,the term individual affiliated with a political committee means1 with respect to a political committee1 an employee of the committee as well as any independent contractor of the committee and any individual who performs services on behalf of the committee1 whether paid or unpaid4 7,f7 ,the term nonpublic campaign material means1 with respect to a candidate or a political committee1 campaign material that is produced by the candidate or the committee or produced at the candidate or committee's expense or request which is not distributed or made available to the general public or otherwise in the public domain1 including polling and focus group data and opposition research1 except that such term does not include material produced for purposes of consultations relating solely to the candidate's or committee's position on a legislative or policy matter4 7,g7 ,the term offer of assistance means1 with respect to a candidate or a political committee1 an offer to provide direct assistance to the candidate or committee with respect to activities of the candidate or committee1 including an offer to provide polling information1 opposition research1 or similar information1 including information that would reasonably be expected to have been obtained through illicit means1 except that such term does not include an offer to engage in consultations relating solely to the candidate's or committee's position on a legislative or policy matter or an offer to provide material produced solely for purposes of such consultations4 4 #c4 ,duty of candidates and committees to file suspicious activity reports after receiving offer of unlawful assistance ,title ,,iii of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #cbe4 ,duty of candidates and committees to file suspicious activity reports after receiving offer of unlawful assistance 7a7 ,duty ,to file ,if a candidate or any individual affiliated with a campaign of a candidate1 or if a political committee or an individual affiliated with a political committee1 knowingly receives an offer of unlawful assistance with respect to the campaign or committee from any person1 not later than #gb hours after receiving the offer the candidate1 committee1 or individual shall file a suspicious activity report with the ,attorney ,general 7or such official as may be designated by the ,attorney ,general for purposes of this paragraph7 which describes the offer1 and shall include in the report 7to the extent known7 the name and address of the person making the offer4 7b7 ,referral ,upon receiving a suspicious activity report under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,attorney ,general shall refer the report to the ,commission4 ,the ,commission may take such action in response to the report as may be authorized under section #cji1 without regard to whether or not the ,attorney ,general takes any action in response to the report4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section1 the following definitions apply3 7#a7 ,the term individual affiliated with a campaign means1 with respect to a candidate1 an employee of any authorized committee of the candidate1 as well as any independent contractor of an authorized committee of the candidate and any individual who performs services on behalf of the committee1 whether paid or unpaid4 7#b7 ,the term individual affiliated with a political committee means1 with respect to a political committee1 an employee of the committee as well as any independent contractor of the committee and any individual who performs services on behalf of the committee1 whether paid or unpaid4 7#c7 ,the term offer of unlawful assistance means1 with respect to a candidate or a political committee1 an offer by a person to provide direct assistance to the candidate or committee which consists of providing information 7including polling information1 opposition research1 or similar information7 that the candidate1 committee1 or individual knows or reasonably should know was obtained by such person through illicit means1 except that such term does not include an offer to engage in consultations relating solely to the candidate's or committee's position on a legislative or policy matter or an offer to provide material produced solely for purposes of such consultations4 7d7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the #abj-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this section4 4