§ 441e. Contributions and donations by foreign
nationals
(a) Prohibition
It shall be unlawful for—
(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly,
to make—
(A) a contribution or donation of money or
other thing of value, or to make an express
or implied promise to make a contribution
or donation, in connection with a Federal,
State, or local election;
(B) a contribution or donation to a committee
of a political party; or
(C) an expenditure, independent expenditure,
or disbursement for an electioneering
communication (within the meaning of section
434(f)(3) of this title); or
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(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a
contribution or donation described in subparagraph
(A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign
national.
(b) ‘‘Foreign national’’ defined
As used in this section, the term ‘‘foreign national’’
means—
(1) a foreign principal, as such term is defined
by section 611(b) of title 22, except that
the term ‘‘foreign national’’ shall not include
any individual who is a citizen of the United
States; or
(2) an individual who is not a citizen of the
United States or a national of the United
States (as defined in section 1101(a)(22) of title
8) and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent
residence, as defined by section 1101(a)(20)
of title 8.
(Pub. L. 92–225, title III, §319, formerly §324, as
added Pub. L. 94–283, title I, §112(2), May 11, 1976,
90 Stat. 493; renumbered §319, Pub. L. 96–187,
title I, §105(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354; amended
Pub. L. 107–155, title III, §§303, 317, Mar. 27,
2002, 116 Stat. 96, 109.) |