,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #af1 #bjai,mr4
 ,lamb introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,h\se         
,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !    
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
to prohibit c]ta9 =eign nationals f mak+
 disbursem5ts to comp5sate p]sons engag+
 9 int]net activity promot+1 support+1  
attack+1 or oppos+ ! election ( a       
c&idate = public (fice4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,def5d+      
,elections ,f ,=eign ,ef=ts to ,negate  
,democracy ,act or ! ,,def5d ,act4  #b4 
,prohibit+ disbursem5ts by c]ta9 =eign  
nationals to comp5sate p]sons engag+ 9  
int]net activity promot+1 support+1     
attack+1 or oppos+ ! election ( a       
c&idate = public (fice  7a7             
,disbursem5ts describ$ ,section         
#cai7;a77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election       
,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjaba7;a77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
/rik+ or at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b72 & 

7#b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,c7 & ins]t+ 
! foll[+3  7,c7 an exp5diture2  7,d7 an 
indep5d5t exp5diture2  7,e7 a           
disbursem5t = an electione]+            
communication 7)9 ! mean+ ( section     
#cjd7;f77#c772 or  7,f7 a disbursem5t by
 a cov]$ =eign national 7z def9$ 9      
subsection 7c77 to comp5sate any p]son =
 int]net activity t promotes1 supports1 
attacks or opposes ! election ( a cle>ly
 id5tifi$ c&idate = ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or   
local (fice 7reg>dless ( :e!r ! activity
 communication conta9s express advocacy 
or ! functional equival5t ( express     
advocacy72 or  4  7b7 ,def9ition        
,section #cai ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjaba7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7c7 ,cov]$ =eign
 national def9$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is   
subsection1 ! t]m cov]$ =eign national  
means-- 7,a7 a =eign pr9cipal 7z def9$ 9
 section #a7;b7 ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts       
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #faa7;b77 t is a gov]nm5t ( a =eign    
c\ntry or a =eign political p>ty2  7,b7 

any p]son :o acts z an ag5t1            
repres5tative1 employee1 or s]vant1 or  
any p]son :o acts 9 any o!r capacity at 
! ord]1 reque/1 or "u ! direction or    
control1 ( a =eign pr9cipal describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a7 or ( a p]son any ( ^:  
activities are directly or indirectly   
sup]vis$1 direct$1 controll$1 f9anc$1 or
 subsidiz$ 9 :ole or 9 major "p by a    
=eign pr9cipal describ$ 9 subp>agraph   
7,a72 or  7,c7 any p]son includ$ 9 ! li/
 ( specially designat$ nationals &      
block$ p]sons ma9ta9$ by ! ,(fice (     
,=eign ,assets ,control ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( 
! ,treasury pursuant to au?orities      
relat+ to ! imposition ( sanctions      
relat+ to ! conduct ( a =eign pr9cipal  
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7      
,cl>ification reg>d+ application to     
citiz5s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,9 ! case ( a 
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 subp>agraph   
7,b7 ( p>agraph 7#a7 applies only to !  
ext5t t ! p]son involv$ acts )9 ! scope 
( t p]son's /atus z ! ag5t ( a =eign    
pr9cipal describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 (  

p>agraph 7#a74  4  7c7 ,effective date  
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply ) respect to disbursem5ts made on 
or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4