,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #abdg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #cj1 #bjai,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself and ,mr4 ,whitehouse7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to require reporting to the ,federal ,election ,commission and the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation of offers by foreign nationals to make prohibited contributions1 donations1 expenditures1 or disbursements1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 findings 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,duty ,to ,report ,act4 7b7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,political contributions and express-advocacy expenditures are an integral aspect of the process by which ,americans elect officials to ,federal1 ,state1 and local government offices4 7#b7 ,it is fundamental to the definition of a national political community that foreign citizens do not have a constitutional right to participate in1 and thus may be excluded from1 activities of democratic self-governance4 7#c7 ,the ,united ,states has a compelling interest in limiting the participation of foreign citizens in activities of democratic self-government1 and in thereby preventing foreign influence over the ,united ,states political process4 7#d7 ,foreign donations and expenditures have a corrupting influence on the campaign process and limiting the activities of foreign citizens in our elections is necessary to preserve the basic conception of a political community and democratic self-governance4 #b4 ,reporting to the ,,fec 7a7 ,reporting offers of prohibited contributions1 donations1 expenditures1 or disbursements by foreign nationals ,section #cjd of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,disclosure of offers of prohibited contributions1 donations1 expenditures1 or disbursements by foreign nationals ,if a political committee1 an agent of the committee1 or in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for ,federal office1 a candidate1 receives an offer 7orally1 in writing1 or otherwise7 of a prohibited contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement 7as defined in section #c7;c7 of the ,duty ,to ,report ,act71 the committee shall1 within #bd hours of receiving the offer1 report to the ,commission-- 7#a7 to the extent known1 the name1 address1 and nationality of the foreign national 7as defined in section #cai7;b77 making the offer2 and 7#b7 the amount and type of contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement offered4 4 7b7 ,reporting meetings with foreign governments or their agents ,section #cjd of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd71 as amended by subsection 7a71 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7k7 ,disclosure of meetings with foreign governments or their agents 7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 if a political committee1 an agent of the committee1 or in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for ,federal office1 a candidate1 meets with a foreign government or an agent of a foreign principal1 as defined in section #a of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa71 the committee shall1 within #bd hours of meeting1 report to the ,commission-- 7,a7 to the extent known1 the identity of each individual at the meeting and the foreign government involved2 and 7,b7 the purpose of the meeting4 7#b7 ,exception for meetings in official capacity ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply with respect to a meeting with a foreign government or an agent of a foreign principal by an elected official or as an employee of an elected official in their official capacity as such an official or employee4 4 7c7 ,promulgation of regulations ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,election ,commission shall promulgate regulations providing additional indicators beyond the pertinent facts described in section #aaj4bj7;a77#e7 of title #aa1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect on the date of enactment of this ,act7 that may lead a reasonable person to conclude that there is a substantial probability that the source of the funds solicited1 accepted1 or received is a foreign national1 as defined in section #cai7;b7 of the ,federal ,election ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;b771 or to inquire whether the source of the funds solicited1 accepted1 or received is a foreign national1 as so defined4 ,regulations promulgated under the proceeding sentence shall also provide guidance to political committees and campaigns to not engage in racial or ethnic profiling in making such a conclusion or inquiry4 #c4 ,reporting offers of prohibited contributions1 donations1 expenditures1 or disbursements by foreign nationals to the ,,fbi 7a7 ,in general ,if a political committee or an applicable individual 7as defined in subsection 7c77 receives an offer 7orally1 in writing1 or otherwise7 of a prohibited contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement1 the committee or applicable individual shall1 within #bd hours of receiving the offer1 report to the ,federal ,bureau of ,investigation-- 7#a7 to the extent known1 the name1 address1 and nationality of the foreign national making the offer2 and 7#b7 the amount and type of contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement offered4 7b7 ,offense 7#a7 ,in general ,it shall be unlawful to knowingly and willfully fail to comply with subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,penalty ,any person who violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 imprisoned not more than #b years1 or both4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,applicable individual 7,a7 ,in general ,the term applicable individual means-- 7i7 an agent of a political committee2 7ii7 a candidate2 7iii7 an individual who is an immediate family member of a candidate2 or 7iv7 any individual affiliated with a campaign of a candidate4 7,b7 ,immediate family member2 individual affiliated with a campaign ,for purposes of subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 the term immediate family member means1 with respect to a candidate1 a parent1 parent in law1 spouse1 adult child1 or sibling2 and 7ii7 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 for the organization on an unpaid basis 7including an intern or volunteer74 7#b7 ,foreign national ,the term foreign national has the meaning given that term in section #cai7;b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga7eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;b774 7#c7 ,knowingly ,the term knowingly has the meaning given that term in section #aaj4bj7;a77#d7 of title #aa1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any successor regulations74 7#d7 ,prohibited contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement 7,a7 ,in general ,the term prohibited contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement means a contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or disbursement prohibited under section #cai7;a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;a774 7,b7 ,clarification ,such term includes1 with respect to a candidate or election1 any information-- 7i7 regarding any of the other candidates for election for that office2 7ii7 that is not in the public domain2 and 7iii7 which could be used to the advantage of the campaign of the candidate4 7#e7 ,other terms ,any term used in this section which is defined in section #cja of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7 and which is not otherwise defined in this section shall have the meaning given such term under such section #cja4 #d4 ,clarification regarding use of information reported ,information reported under subsection 7j7 or 7k7 of section #cjd of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd71 as added by section #b1 or under section #c7;a71 may not be used to enforce the provisions under chapter #d of title ,,ii of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #abba et seq47 relating to the removal of undocumented aliens4