,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgbh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #d1 
#bjbe ,mr4 ,markey introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the 
use of ,united ,states embassies or     
consulates in raising funds for foreign 
political parties or candidates4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,no ,foreign ,fundraising at       
,united ,states ,embassies ,act4  #b4   
,findings  ,congress makes the following
 findings3 7#a7 ,the ,department of     
,state's mission is to protect and      
promote security1 prosperity1 and       
democratic values1 not to pursue the    
interests of any political party in the 
,united ,states or abroad4  7#b7        
,meeting with and building relationships
 with a range of political parties in   
foreign countries are appropriate and   
important functions consistent with the 
duties of any ,united ,states           

,ambassador or representative of the    
,united ,states ,government abroad4     
7#c7 ,it is the longstanding and        
bipartisan practice of the ,united      
,states to encourage rule of law and    
free speech abroad1 without regard for  
political party or affiliation4  7#d7   
,the use of ,united ,states embassy or  
consulate grounds1 or the grounds of any
 other ,united ,states diplomatic post1 
to raise funds for any foreign political
 party or candidate in a foreign        
democratic electoral process is         
inappropriate and distinct from         
longstanding ,department of ,state      
efforts to stand against corruption and 
advance democratic institutions and     
values around the world4  #c4           
,prohibition on hosting of foreign party
 political events at ,united ,states    
embassies  7a7  ,statement of policy    
,it is the policy of the ,united ,states
 to maintain strict political neutrality
 in the internal electoral processes of 
foreign countries and to ensure that    

diplomatic resources1 including         
embassies1 consulates1 and other posts1 
are not used to confer financial or     
electoral advantage to any foreign      
political party or candidate4  7b7  ,in 
general  ,no ,federal funds1 and no     
personal funds of a ,united ,states     
,ambassador or other ,united ,states    
official1 may be obligated or expended  
to host a fundraising event for1 or on  
behalf of1 a foreign political party or 
candidate at a ,united ,states embassy  
or consulate or any other ,united       
,states diplomatic post4  7c7           
,fundraising event defined  ,in this    
section1 the term fundraising event     
means an event intended to raise funds  
for1 or on behalf of1 a political party 
or candidate1 including by knowingly    
facilitating contact between potential  
donors and political parties or         
candidates for fundraising purposes4    
7d7  ,restriction on entertainment and  
representation expenses  ,section #ije  
of the ,foreign ,service ,act of #aihj  

7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #djhe7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3 ,the   
,secretary may not provide for official 
receptions or pay expenses related to   
activities by the ,department or the    
,service1 hosted by a ,united ,states   
embassy or consulate or other ,united   
,states diplomatic post1 intended to    
raise funds for or on behalf of a       
foreign political party or candidate44  
7e7  ,additional restriction on         
expenditures  ,section #d7;b77#b77;,h7  
of the ,state ,department ,basic        
,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bfga7;b77#b77;,h77 is amended
 by inserting 1 other than functions at 
a ,united ,states embassy or consulate  
or any other ,united ,states diplomatic 
post intended to raise funds for or on  
behalf of a foreign political party or  
candidate after allowances4  7f7        
,revision of ,,dssr and ,,fam  7#a7  ,in
 general  ,the ,secretary of ,state     
shall revise the ,department of ,state  
,standardized ,regulations 7,,dssr7 and 

the ,foreign ,affairs ,manual 7,,fam7 to
 prohibit the use of a ,united ,states  
embassy or consulate or any other       
,united ,states diplomatic post in a    
manner intended to raise funds for or on
 behalf of a foreign political party or 
candidate1 reflect the prohibitions on  
expenditures under this section1 and    
discourage any activity hosted by a     
,united ,states embassy or consulate or 
other ,united ,states diplomatic post   
that could be construed as promoting the
 financial interest of any foreign      
political party or candidate relative to
 others engaged in a democratic         
electoral process4  7#b7  ,certification
  ,not less than #ij days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall certify to the         
appropriate congressional committees    
that the revisions required under       
paragraph 7#a7 have been made4  7#c7    
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined  ,in this subsection1 the term  
appropriate congressional committees    

means the ,committee on ,foreign        
,relations of the ,senate and the       
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives4