52 U.S.C. § 30121 — Contributions and donations by foreign nationals
submitted 50 years ago by Pub. L. 92-225 to r/title-52-VOTING-AND-ELECTIONS · 207 words · no verdicts yet
This section bars foreign nationals from making or promising certain election contributions, donations, expenditures, independent expenditures, or electioneering-communication disbursements. It also bars people from soliciting, accepting, or receiving specified contributions or donations from foreign nationals.
(a) Prohibition
(1) A “foreign national” may not directly or indirectly make a contribution or donation of money or anything valuable, or promise to do so, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election; contribute or donate to a political-party committee; or make an expenditure, independent expenditure, or electioneering-communication disbursement.
(2) No person may solicit, accept, or receive from a foreign national a contribution or donation described in paragraph (1)(A) or (B).
(b) “Foreign national” defined
In this section, “foreign national” means either a “foreign principal” as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 611(b), except for a United States citizen, or an individual who is not a United States citizen or national and is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence. This section does not define “foreign principal,” “national of the United States,” or “lawfully admitted for permanent residence”; it incorporates the definitions in the cited provisions.
It shall be unlawful for—
a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make—
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;
a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or
an expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 30104(f)(3) of this title); or
a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.
As used in this section, the term “foreign national” means—
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
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.
Source credit: (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.)
- 1976Enacted · Pub. L. 92-225 · 90 Stat. 493
- 1980Amended · Pub. L. 96-187 · 93 Stat. 1354
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-155 · 116 Stat. 96, 109
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 92-225 on 1976-05-11.
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