Sec. 104. Disbursements and activities subject to foreign money ban
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Section 319(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1) ) is amended— by striking or at the end of subparagraph (B); and by striking subparagraph
(C)and inserting the following: an expenditure; an independent expenditure; a disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 304(f)(3)); a disbursement for a communication which is placed or promoted for a fee on a website, web application, or digital application that refers to a clearly identified candidate for election for Federal office and is disseminated within 60 days before a general, special or runoff election for the office sought by the candidate or 30 days before a primary or preference election, or a convention or caucus of a political party that has authority to nominate a candidate for the office sought by the candidate; a disbursement by a covered foreign national (as defined in subsection (b)(4)) for a broadcast, cable or satellite communication, or for a communication which is placed or promoted for a fee on a website, web application, or digital application, that promotes, supports, attacks or opposes the election of a clearly identified candidate for Federal, State, or local office (regardless of whether the communication contains express advocacy or the functional equivalent of express advocacy); a disbursement for a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication, or for any communication which is placed or promoted for a fee on an online platform (as defined in subsection (b)(5)), that discusses a national legislative issue of public importance in a year in which a regularly scheduled general election for Federal office is held, but only if the disbursement is made by a covered foreign national (as defined in subsection (b)(4)); a disbursement by a covered foreign national (as defined in subsection (b)(4)) to compensate any person for internet activity that promotes, supports, attacks or opposes the election of a clearly identified candidate for Federal, State, or local office (regardless of whether the activity contains express advocacy or the functional equivalent of express advocacy); or a disbursement by a covered foreign national (as defined in subsection (b)(4)) for a Federal judicial nomination communication (as defined in section 324(g)(2)); . Section 319(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30121(b) ), as amended by sections 101 and 103, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: For purposes of this section, subject to subparagraph (B), the term online platform means any public-facing website, web application, or digital application (including a social network, ad network, or search engine) which— sells qualified political advertisements; and has 50,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months; or is a third-party advertising vendor that has 50,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors in the aggregate on any advertisement space that it has sold or bought for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months, as measured by an independent digital ratings service accredited by the Media Ratings Council (or its successor). Such term shall not include any online platform that is a distribution facility of any broadcasting station or newspaper, magazine, blog, publication, or periodical. For purposes of this subsection, the term third-party advertising vendor includes, but is not limited to, any third-party advertising vendor network, advertising agency, advertiser, or third-party advertisement serving company that buys and sells advertisement space on behalf of unaffiliated third-party websites, search engines, digital applications, or social media sites. . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to disbursements made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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