,i #aai? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #igga ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,july #ah1 #bjbf,ms4 ,malliotakis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ways & ,means ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to impose p5alties on political committees t accept =eign contributions4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/opp+ ,=eign ,influ5ce 9 ,elections ,act ( #bjbf4 #b4 ,p5alties ) respect to contributions to political committees f c]ta9 tax exempt organizations t accept contributions f =eign nationals 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,"p ,i ( sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #fh ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 #fgbj;,d4 ,contributions to political committees f c]ta9 tax exempt organizations t accept contributions f =eign nationals 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,any specifi$ tax exempt organization t makes any disqualifi$ political committee contribution %all pay a p5alty equal to twice ! am\nt ( su* contribution4 7b7 ,disqualifi$ political committee contribution ,= purposes ( ?is section-- 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m disqualifi$ political committee contribution means1 ) respect to any organization describ$ 9 section #eja7;c71 any contribution made by su* organization to a political entity if su* organization receiv$1 dur+ ! te/+ p]iod1 any contribution or gift 7)9 ! mean+ ( section #fjcc7;b77#e77 f a =eign national 7z def9$ 9 section #cai7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga74 7#b7 ,political entity ,! t]m political entity means-- 7,a7 a political committee 7z def9$ 9 section #cja ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga71 or 7,b7 any organization describ$ 9 section #eja7;c77#d7 & exempt f taxation "u section #eja7;a74 7#c7 ,te/+ p]iod ,! t]m te/+ p]iod means1 ) respect to any contribution by an organization describ$ 9 section #eja7;c71 ! #b-ye> p]iod end+ on ! date ( su* contribution1 except t su* p]iod %all n include any p]iod be=e ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section4 7#d7 ,reliance on repres5tation ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 an organization may rely on ! repres5tation ( a donor z to ! nationality ( su* donor unless su* organization kn[s or %\ld h kn[n t su* repres5tation is false4 7c7 ,specifi$ tax exempt organization ,= purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m specifi$ tax exempt organization means1 ) respect to any taxable ye>1 any organization describ$ 9 section #eja7;c7 :i* is requir$ to file an annual return "u section #fjcc7;a77#a7 = su* taxable ye> if-- 7#a7 ! gross receipts ( su* organization = ! prec$+ taxable ye> equal or exce$ #bjj1jjj1 or 7#b7 ! assets ( su* organization 7det]m9$ z ( ! close ( su* prec$+ taxable ye>7 equal or exce$ #ejj1jjj4 4 7b7 ,treatm5t ( organizations mak+ disqualifi$ political committee contribution ,section #eja ( su* ,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 7s7 ,treatm5t ( organizations mak+ disqualifi$ political committee contributions 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( any organization describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 :i* makes a disqualifi$ political committee contribution-- 7,a7 if su* contribution is ! fir/ disqualifi$ political committee contribution made by su* organization1 !re %all be impos$ a tax on su* organization ( an am\nt equal to #ajj p]c5t ( su* contribution1 7,b7 if su* contribution is ! second disqualifi$ political committee contribution made by su* organization1 !re %all be impos$ a tax on su* organization ( an am\nt equal to #bjj p]c5t ( su* contribution1 or 7,c7 if su* contribution is any disqualifi$ political committee contribution subsequ5t to ! second disqualifi$ political committee contribution made by su* organization-- 7i7 !re %all be impos$ a tax on su* organization ( an am\nt equal to #bjj p]c5t ( su* contribution1 & 7ii7 su* organization %all n be exempt f taxation "u subsection 7a7 dur+ ! #b-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* su* contribution is made4 7#b7 ,rule ( application = organizations n mak+ disqualifi$ political committee contributions = #b ye>s ,9 ! case ( any organization describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 :i* does n make a disqualifi$ political committee contribution dur+ any #b-ye> p]iod1 any det]m9ation ( ! numb] ( su* contributions made by su* organization = purposes ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made )\t reg>d to any contribution made be=e su* #b-ye> p]iod4 7#c7 ,disqualifi$ political committee contributions ,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m disqualifi$ political committee contributions has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #fgbj;,d7b74 4 7c7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = "p ,i ( sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #fh ( su* ,code is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new item3 ,sec4 #fgbj;,d4 ,contributions to political committees f c]ta9 tax exempt organizations t accept contributions f =eign nationals4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by ?is section %all apply ) respect to contributions made aft] ! date :i* is #a ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4