,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #aa1 #bjbf,mr4  
,steil introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,house ,administration1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on ,oversight and     
,government ,reform1 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 ,federal       
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to    
prevent foreign interference in ,united 
,states elections1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,preventing ,foreign
 ,interference in ,american ,elections  
,act4  #b4 ,modifications to foreign    
money ban  7a7 ,additional restrictions 
7#a7 ,in general ,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 adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,d7 a donation for the  
purpose of-- 7i7 voter registration     
activity2  7ii7 ballot collection2      
7iii7 voter identification2  7iv7       
get-out-the-vote activity2  7v7 any     
public communication that refers to a   
clearly identified ,federal1 ,state1 or 
local political party2 or  7vi7 the     
administration of a ,federal1 ,state1 or
 local election2 or  4  7#b7 ,conforming
 amendment ,section #cai7;a77#b7 of such
 ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;a77#b77 is 
amended by striking subparagraph 7,a7 or
 7,b7 of paragraph 7#a7 and inserting   
subparagraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,d7 of     
paragraph 7#a74  7b7 ,prohibition on    
aiding or facilitating violations       
,section #cai7;a7 of the ,federal       
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7;a771 as amended by    
subsection 7a71 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
paragraph 7#a77;,d71 by striking or at  
the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by    

striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#c7 a person to knowingly aid or       
facilitate a violation of paragraph 7#a7
 or 7#b74  4  7c7 ,indirect             
contributions ,section #cai of the      
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7c7 ,indirect contributions
 ,for purposes of this section1 a person
 shall be treated as having indirectly  
made a contribution1 donation1          
expenditure1 or disbursement described  
in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 7,c71 or   
7,d7 of subsection 7a77#a7 if such      
person has made a contribution or       
donation to a person with a designation1
 instruction1 or encumbrance 7whether   
direct or indirect1 express or implied1 
oral or written1 or involving           
intermediaries or conduits7 which       
results in any part of such             
contribution1 donation1 expenditure1 or 

disbursement being used for an activity 
described in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71  
7,c71 or 7,d7 of subsection 7a77#a74  4 
7d7 ,enforcement provisions ,section    
#cai of the ,federal ,election ,campaign
 ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaba71  
as amended by subsection 7c71 is amended
 by adding at the end the following new 
subsection3  7d7 ,enforcement  7#a7 ,use
 of certification as a defense  7,a7 ,in
 general ,in the case of any allegation 
that a person has violated subsection   
7a71 any person alleged in the complaint
 may1 in connection with a response to  
such allegation under section           
#cji7;a77#a71 submit1 under penalty of  
perjury1 a certification that no such   
violation has occurred4  7,b7 ,effect of
 submission ,the ,commission shall take 
into consideration any certification    
submitted under subparagraph 7,a7 in    
making a determination under section    
#cji7;a77#b7 whether there is reason to 
believe such violation has occurred4    
7#b7 ,limitation on investigations  7,a7

 ,in general ,if the ,commission makes a
 determination under section            
#cji7;a77#b7 that there is reason to    
believe a violation of subsection 7a7   
has occurred or is about to occur1 any  
investigation of such alleged violation 
shall be limited in scope to the factual
 matter necessary to determine whether  
such alleged violation occurred4  7,b7  
,petition to quash subpoena or order on 
basis not limited in scope to necessary 
factual matter  7i7 ,in general ,a      
person subject to an investigation by   
the ,commission following a             
determination of the ,commission that   
there is reason to believe a violation  
of subsection 7a7 has occurred or is    
about to occur may file a petition in   
any ,united ,states district court with 
jurisdiction to quash any subpoena or   
order of the ,commission issued under   
paragraph 7#c7 or 7#d71 respectively1 of
 section #cjg7;a7 on the basis that the 
subpoena or order is not limited in     
scope to the factual matter necessary to

 determine whether such alleged         
violation occurred as required under    
subparagraph 7,a74  7ii7 ,clarification 
,nothing in clause 7i7 shall be         
construed to alter the right of any     
person to otherwise challenge the power 
of the ,commission to issue a subpoena  
under section #cjg7;a77#c7 or an order  
under section #cjg7;a77#d74  4  7e7     
,reporting  7#a7 ,contributions and     
expenditures of political committees and
 political parties ,section #cjd7;b7 of 
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;b77 is    
amended--  7,a7 by striking and at the  
end of paragraph 7#g72  7,b7 by striking
 the period at the end of paragraph 7#h7
 and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#i7 under penalty of       
perjury1 a certification that the       
committee has complied with the         
requirements of section #cai7;a74  4    
7#b7 ,independent expenditures  7,a7    
,committee reports ,section             

#cjd7;b77#f77;,b77iii7 of such ,act 7#eb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;b77#f77;,b77iii77 is 
amended-- 7i7 by striking and a         
certification and inserting a           
certification2 and  7ii7 by inserting 1 
and a certification1 under penalty of   
perjury1 that the independent           
expenditure does not violate section    
#cai7;a7 before the semicolon at the    
end4  7,b7 ,other persons ,section      
#cjd7;c77#b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4
 #cjajd7;c77#b77 is amended--  7i7 by   
striking and at the end of subparagraph 
7,b72  7ii7 by redesignating            
subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 
and  7iii7 by inserting after           
subparagraph 7,b7 the following new     
subparagraph3  7,c7 under penalty of    
perjury1 a certification that the       
independent expenditure does not violate
 section #cai7;a72 and  4  7#c7         
,electioneering communications ,section 
#cjd7;f77#b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4
 #cjajd7;f77#b77 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subparagraph3

  7,g7 ,a certification1 under penalty  
of perjury1 that the disbursement does  
not violate section #cai7;a74  4  #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 does   
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-- 7i7 section #eaj 
of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 

7ii7 any provision of title ,,iii of the
 ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of   
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq474   
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-- 7i7 section #eaj 
of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code2 or 
7ii7 any provision of title ,,iii of the
 ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of   
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq474   
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 is exempt   
from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of 

such ,code4 ,nothing in this section 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  #d4 ,effective date  7a7      

,modifications to foreign money ban     
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 section #b and the      
amendments made by section #b shall     
apply with respect to donations or other
 amounts provided on or after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7    
,reporting requirements ,subsection 7e7 
of section #b and the amendments made by
 such subsection shall apply with       
respect to reports filed under the      
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga on or after the date of the       
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,protecting
 privacy of donors ,section #c shall    
apply with respect to donations made on 
or after the date of the enactment of   
this ,act4