,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bc1 #bjai,mr4   
,w>n] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4    
,re$1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 & ,ms4     
,h>ris7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
am5d ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act (
 #aiga to cl>ify ! obligation to report 
acts ( =eign election influ5ce & require
 implem5tation ( compliance & report+   
sy/ems by ,presid5tial campaigns to     
detect & report su* acts4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=eign  
,influ5ce ,report+ 9 ,elections ,act4   
#b4 ,f$]al campaign report+ ( =eign     
contacts  ,section #cjd ( ! ,f$]al      
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7j7       
,disclosure ( reportable =eign contacts 
7#a7 ,committee obligation ,n lat] ?an  
#a week aft] a reportable =eign contact1
 ea* au?oriz$ committee ( a c&idate = ! 

(fice ( ,presid5t %all notify ! ,f$]al  
,bureau ( ,inve/igation & ! ,commission 
( ! reportable =eign contact & provide a
 summ>y ( ! circum/ances ) respect to   
su* reportable =eign contact4  7#b7     
,individual obligation ,n lat] ?an #a   
week aft] a reportable =eign contact--  
7,a7 ea* c&idate = ! (fice ( ,presid5t  
%all notify ! treasur] or o!r designat$ 
(ficial ( ! pr9cipal campaign committee 
( su* c&idate ( ! reportable =eign      
contact & provide a summ>y ( !          
circum/ances ) respect to su* reportable
 =eign contact2 &  7,b7 ea* (ficial1    
employee1 or ag5t ( an au?oriz$         
committee ( a c&idate = ! (fice (       
,presid5t %all notify ! treasur] or o!r 
designat$ (ficial ( ! au?oriz$ committee
 ( ! reportable =eign contact & provide 
a summ>y ( ! circum/ances ) respect to  
su* reportable =eign contact4  7#c7     
,reportable =eign contact ,9 ?is        
subsection3 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m        
reportable =eign contact means any      
direct or indirect contact or           

communication t--  7i7 is betwe5-- 7,i7 
a c&idate = ! (fice ( ,presid5t1 an     
au?oriz$ committee ( su* a c&idate1 or  
any (ficial1 employee1 or ag5t ( su*    
au?oriz$ committee2 &  7,,ii7 a =eign   
national 7z def9$ 9 section #cai7;b77 or
 a p]son t ! p]son describ$ 9 subclause 
7,i7 believes to be a =eign national2 & 
7ii7 ! p]son describ$ 9 clause 7i77,i7  
kn[s1 has reason to "k1 or reasonably   
believes involves-- 7,i7 a contribution1
 donation1 exp5diture1 disbursem5t1 or  
solicitation describ$ 9 section #cai2 or
  7,,ii7 coord9ation or collaboration )1
 an (f] or provision ( in=mation or     
s]vices to or f1 or p]si/5t & repeat$   
contact ) a gov]nm5t ( a =eign c\ntry or
 an ag5t !re(4  7,b7 ,exception ,su* t]m
 %all n include any contact or          
communication ) a =eign gov]nm5t or an  
ag5t ( a =eign pr9cipal by an elect$    
(ficial or an employee ( an elect$      
(ficial solely 9 an (ficial capacity z  
su* an (ficial or employee4  4  #c4     
,f$]al campaign =eign contact report+   

compliance sy/em ,section #cjb7;e7 ( !  
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb7;e77 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3    
7#f7 ,reportable =eign contacts         
compliance policy  7,a7 ,report+ ,ea*   
au?oriz$ committee ( a c&idate = ! (fice
 ( ,presid5t %all e/abli% a policy t    
requires all (ficials1 employees1 &     
ag5ts ( su* committee to notify !       
treasur] or o!r appropriate designat$   
(ficial ( ! committee ( any reportable  
=eign contact 7z def9$ 9 section        
#cjd7;j77 n lat] ?an #a week aft] su*   
contact 0 made4  7,b7 ,ret5tion &       
pres]vation ( records ,ea* au?oriz$     
committee ( a c&idate = ! (fice (       
,presid5t %all e/abli% a policy t       
provides = ! ret5tion & pres]vation (   
records & in=mation relat$ to reportable
 =eign contacts 7z s def9$7 = a p]iod ( 
n less ?an #c ye>s4  7,c7 ,c]tification 
,^u designation ( a political committee 
z an au?oriz$ committee by a c&idate = !
 (fice ( ,presid5t1 & ) ea* report fil$ 

by su* committee "u section #cjd7;a71 ! 
c&idate %all c]tify t--  7i7 ! committee
 has 9 place policies t meet !          
requirem5ts ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b72 
7ii7 ! committee has designat$ an       
(ficial to monitor compliance ) su*     
policies2 &  7iii7 n lat] ?an #a week   
aft] ! beg9n+ ( any =mal or in=mal      
affiliation ) ! committee1 all (ficials1
 employees1 & ag5ts ( su* committee w-- 
7,i7 receive notice ( su* policies2     
7,,ii7 be in=m$ ( ! prohibitions "u     
section #cai2 &  7,,iii7 sign a         
c]tification affirm+ _! und]/&+ ( su*   
policies & prohibitions4  4  #d4        
,crim9al p5alties ,section #cji7;d77#a7 
( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act (   
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji7;d77#a77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subp>agraphs3  7,e7 ,any p]son :o kn[+ly
 & willfully commits a violation (      
section #cjd7;j7 or section #cjb7;e77#f7
 %all be f9$ n m ?an #ejj1jjj1 imprison$
 n m ?an #e ye>s1 or bo?4  7,f7 ,any    
p]son :o kn[+ly or willfully conceals or

 de/roys any mat]ials relat+ to a       
reportable =eign contact 7z def9$ 9     
section #cjd7;j77 %all be f9$ n m ?an   
#a1jjj1jjj1 imprison$ n m ?an #e ye>s1  
or bo?4  4  #e4 ,rule ( con/ruction     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or ! am5dm5ts made by  
?is ,act %all be con/ru$-- 7#a7 to imp$e
 legitimate j\rnali/ic activities2 or   
7#b7 to impose any additional limitation
 on ! "r ( any individual :o is n a     
citiz5 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a national (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7z def9$ 9 section     
#aja7;a77#bb7 ( ! ,immigration &        
,nationality ,act7 & :o is n lawfully   
admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce1 z def9$ by  
section #aja7;a77#bj7 ( ! ,immigration &
 ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4        
#aaja7;a77#bj77 to express political    
views or to p>ticipate 9 public         
disc\rse4