,i #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hbic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #h1 #bjbd,mr4 ,schweikert introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to provide for the public reporting of data on certain contributions received by tax-exempt organizations from foreign sources1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,american ,donor ,privacy and ,foreign ,funding ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,annual disclosure of data on contributions received by tax-exempt organizations from foreign sources 7a7 ,reporting requirement ,section #fjcc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by redesignating subsection 7o7 as subsection 7p7 and by inserting after subsection 7n7 the following new subsection3 7o7 ,contributions received from foreign sources 7#a7 ,in general ,every organization described in section #eja7;c7 which is required to file an annual return under subsection 7a77#a7 for any taxable year shall include in such return the following information with respect to contributions from a foreign source during such taxable year3 7,a7 ,whether the organization accepted any such contributions4 7,b7 ,the aggregate amount of all such contributions received 7if any74 7,c7 ,the country of citizenship or principal place of business 7as the case may be7 of any foreign source making such a contribution to the organization4 7,d7 ,the aggregate amount of contributions received1 grouped by source country4 7#b7 ,definitions ,for purposes of this subsection-- 7,a7 ,foreign source ,the term foreign source means-- 7i7 any foreign principal 7as defined in section #a of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa71 except that such term shall not include any individual if it is established that such individual is a citizen of the ,united ,states71 and 7ii7 any agent of a foreign principal 7as defined in such section #a1 determined by only treating foreign principals 7within the meaning of clause 7i7 of this subparagraph7 as foreign principals74 7,b7 ,source country ,the term source country means the country of citizenship or principal place of business 7as the case may be7 of a foreign source4 4 7b7 ,public disclosure ,section #fajd of such ,code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7e7 ,public disclosure of certain information ,the ,secretary shall make publicly available in a searchable database the following information3 7#a7 ,the information furnished under section #fjcc7o7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7#b7 ,the name of the organization furnishing the information described in paragraph 7#a74 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to returns filed for taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,protecting privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations 7a7 ,restrictions on collection of donor information 7#a7 ,restrictions ,an entity of the ,federal ,government may not collect or require the submission of information on the identification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to the following3 7,a7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #fjcc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf or any successor provision4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of the ,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74 7,c7 ,the ,federal ,election ,commission1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #eaj of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,an entity acting pursuant to a lawful order of a court or administrative body which has the authority under law to direct the entity to collect or require the submission of the information1 but only to the extent permitted by the lawful order of such court or administrative body4 7b7 ,restrictions on release of donor information 7#a7 ,restrictions ,an entity of the ,federal government may not disclose to the public information revealing the identification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the following3 7,a7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #fajd of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf or any successor provision4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of the ,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74 7,c7 ,the ,federal ,election ,commission1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #eaj of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,an entity acting pursuant to a lawful order of a court or administrative body which has the authority under law to direct the entity to disclose the information1 but only to the extent permitted by the lawful order of such court or administrative body4 7,e7 ,an entity which discloses the information as authorized by the organization4 7c7 ,tax-,exempt organization defined ,in this section1 a tax-exempt organization means an organization which is described in section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4 ,nothing in this subsection may be construed to treat a political organization under section #ebg of such ,code as a tax-exempt organization for purposes of this section4 7d7 ,penalties ,it shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the ,united ,states1 or any former officer or employee1 willfully to disclose to any person1 except as authorized in this section1 any information revealing the identification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization4 ,any violation of this section shall be a felony punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding #bej1jjj1 or imprisonment of not more than #e years1 or both1 together with the costs of prosecution1 and if such offense is committed by any officer or employee of the ,united ,states1 he shall1 in addition to any other punishment1 be dismissed from office or discharged from employment upon conviction for such offense4