Sec. 4404. Clarification of application of foreign money ban
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Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30121 ), as amended by section 4101(a), section 4101(b), section 4209, section 4401 , and section 4403, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: For purposes of this section, a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value includes the provision of opposition research, polling, or other non-public information relating to a candidate for election for a Federal, State, or local office for the purpose of influencing the election, regardless of whether such research, polling, or information has monetary value, except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to treat the mere provision of an opinion about a candidate as a thing of value for purposes of this section. .
Section 319(a) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30121(a) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(A), by striking promise to make a contribution or donation and inserting promise to make such a contribution or donation ; in paragraph (1)(B), by striking donation and inserting donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make such a contribution or donation, ; and by amending paragraph
(2)to read as follows: a person to solicit, accept, or receive (directly or indirectly) a contribution, donation, or disbursement described in paragraph (1), or to solicit, accept, or receive (directly or indirectly) an express or implied promise to make such a contribution or donation, from a foreign national. .
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Sec. 4404
Clarification of application of foreign money ban
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