,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bj1 #bjai,mr4 
,schiff 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 clarify the treatment  
of information sought or obtained for   
political advantage from foreign        
nationals1 to require political         
committees under such ,act to           
acknowledge in writing that they are    
aware of the provisions of such ,act    
which prohibit the solicitation1        
acceptance1 or receipt of money and     
other things of value from foreign      
nationals in elections1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,prohibiting        
,foreign ,election ,assistance ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,treatment of information   
sought or obtained for political        
advantage from foreign nationals  7a7   
,clarification of treatment as thing of 

value for purposes of foreign money ban 
,section #cai7;a77#a77;,a7 of the       
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4                    
#cjaba7;a77#a77;,a77 is amended by      
striking or other thing of value and    
inserting or other thing of value       
7including information sought or        
obtained for political advantage74  7b7 
,enhanced penalty for violation  7#a7   
,in general ,section #cji7;d77#a7 of    
such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji7;d77#a77
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new subparagraph3  7,e7 ,any  
person who knowingly and willfully      
commits a violation of section #cai     
which involves the making1 solicitation1
 acceptance1 or receipt of any          
contribution1 donation1 or expenditure  
involving information sought or obtained
 for political advantage1 shall be fined
 under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1
 or imprisoned for not more than #e     
years1 or both4  4  7#b7 ,effective date
 ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7  

shall apply with respect to             
contributions1 donations1 and           
expenditures which are made1 solicited1 
accepted1 or received on or after the   
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4
 ,requiring acknowledgment of foreign   
money ban by political committees  7a7  
,provision of information by ,federal   
,election ,commission ,section #cjc of  
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajc7 is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
subsection3  7e7 ,acknowledgment of     
foreign money ban  7#a7 ,notification by
 ,commission ,not later than #cj days   
after a political committee files its   
statement of organization under         
subsection 7a71 and biennially          
thereafter until the committee          
terminates1 the ,commission shall       
provide the committee with a written    
explanation of section #cai4  7#b7      
,acknowledgment by committee  7,a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #cj days after  
receiving the written explanation of    

section #cai under paragraph 7#a71 the  
committee shall transmit to the         
,commission a signed certification that 
the committee has received such written 
explanation and has provided a copy of  
the explanation to all members1         
employees1 contractors1 and volunteers  
of the committee4  7,b7 ,person         
responsible for signature ,the          
certification required under            
subparagraph 7,a7 shall be signed-- 7i7 
in the case of an authorized committee  
of a candidate1 by the candidate2 or    
7ii7 in the case of any other political 
committee1 by the treasurer of the      
committee4  4  7b7 ,effective date2     
transition for existing committees  7#a7
 ,in general ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to political committees which file      
statements of organization under section
 #cjc of the ,federal ,election         
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjajc7 on or after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           

,transition for existing committees     
7,a7 ,notification by ,federal ,election
 ,commission ,not later than #ij days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,federal ,election ,commission
 shall provide each political committee 
under such ,act with the written        
explanation of section #cai of such     
,act1 as required under section         
#cjc7;e77#a7 of such ,act 7as added by  
subsection 7a774  7,b7 ,acknowledgment  
by committee ,not later than #cj days   
after receiving the written explanation 
under subparagraph 7,a71 each political 
committee under such ,act shall transmit
 to the ,federal ,election ,commission  
the signed certification1 as required   
under section #cjc7;e77#b7 of such ,act 
7as added by subsection 7a774