,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #d1         
#bjai,mr4 ,phillips 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    
prohibit foreign nationals from making  
disbursements for communications        
promoting1 supporting1 attacking1 or    
opposing the election of a candidate for
 public office1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,firewall ,act4  #b4            
,prohibiting disbursements by foreign   
nationals for certain communications    
involving candidates  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 communication which  
is placed or promoted for a fee on a    
website1 web application1 or digital    
application 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 or  7,g7 a     
disbursement for a broadcast1 cable or  
satellite communication1 or for a       
communication which is placed or        
promoted for a fee on a website1 web    
application1 or digital application1    
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  4  
7b7 ,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