,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #af1        
#bjai,mr4 ,lamb 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 certain foreign nationals from 
making disbursements to compensate      
persons engaging in internet activity   
promoting1 supporting1 attacking1 or    
opposing the election of a candidate for
 public office4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,defending     
,elections ,from ,foreign ,efforts to   
,negate ,democracy ,act or the ,,defend 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibiting disbursements by
 certain foreign nationals to compensate
 persons engaging in internet activity  
promoting1 supporting1 attacking1 or    
opposing the election of a candidate for
 public office  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 or  7,f7 a       
disbursement by a covered foreign       
national 7as defined in subsection 7c77 
to compensate any person for internet   
activity that promotes1 supports1       
attacks or opposes the election of a    
clearly identified candidate for        
,federal1 ,state1 or local office       
7regardless of whether the activity     
communication contains express advocacy 
or the functional equivalent of express 
advocacy72 or  4  7b7 ,definition       
,section #cai of such ,act 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following new subsection3
  7c7 ,covered foreign national defined 
7#a7 ,in general ,in this subsection1   

the term covered foreign national       
means-- 7,a7 a foreign principal 7as    
defined in section #a7;b7 of the        
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;b77 that is a
 government of a foreign country or a   
foreign political party2  7,b7 any      
person who acts as an agent1            
representative1 employee1 or servant1 or
 any person who acts in any other       
capacity at the order1 request1 or under
 the direction or control1 of a foreign 
principal described in subparagraph 7,a7
 or of a person any of whose activities 
are directly or indirectly supervised1  
directed1 controlled1 financed1 or      
subsidized in whole or in major part by 
a foreign principal described in        
subparagraph 7,a72 or  7,c7 any person  
included in the list of specially       
designated nationals and blocked persons
 maintained by the ,office of ,foreign  
,assets ,control of the ,department of  
the ,treasury pursuant to authorities   
relating to the imposition of sanctions 

relating to the conduct of a foreign    
principal described in subparagraph     
7,a74  7#b7 ,clarification regarding    
application to citizens of the ,united  
,states ,in the case of a citizen of the
 ,united ,states1 subparagraph 7,b7 of  
paragraph 7#a7 applies only to the      
extent that the person involved acts    
within the scope of that person's status
 as the agent of a foreign principal    
described in subparagraph 7,a7 of       
paragraph 7#a74  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