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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 2669 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the obligation to report acts of foreign election influ... · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the or the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act . SHIELD Act The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Enhanced Reporting Requirements Subtitle A—Establishing Duty To Report Foreign Election Interference Sec. 101. Federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts. Sec. 102. Federal campaign foreign contact reporting compliance system. Sec. 103. Criminal penalties. Sec. 104.
Rule of construction. Subtitle B—Strengthening Oversight of Online Political Advertising Sec. 111. Short title. Sec. 112. Purpose. Sec. 113. Expansion of definition of public communication. Sec. 114. Expansion of definition of electioneering communication. Sec. 115. Application of disclaimer statements to online communications. Sec. 116. Political record requirements for online platforms. Sec. 117. Preventing contributions, expenditures, independent expenditures, and disbursements for electioneering communications by foreign nationals in the form of online advertising.
Title II—Closing Loopholes Allowing Spending by Foreign Nationals in Elections Sec. 201. Clarification of prohibition on participation by foreign nationals in election-related activities. Sec. 202. Clarification of application of foreign money ban to certain disbursements and activities. Sec. 203. Audit and report on illicit foreign money in Federal elections. Sec. 204. Prohibition on contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connections with ballot initiatives and referenda.
Sec. 205. Expansion of limitations on foreign nationals participating in political advertising. Title III—Deterring Foreign Interference in Elections Subtitle A—Deterrence under Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 Sec. 301. Restrictions on exchange of campaign information between candidates and foreign powers. Sec. 302. Clarification of standard for determining existence of coordination between campaigns and outside interests. Subtitle B—Prohibiting Deceptive Practices and Preventing Voter Intimidation Sec. 311.
Short title. Sec. 312. Prohibition on deceptive practices in Federal elections. Sec. 313. Corrective action. Sec. 314. Reports to Congress. Title IV—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 401. Effective dates of provisions. Sec. 402. Severability.
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