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52 U.S.C. § 30121 — Contributions and donations by foreign nationals

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52 U.S.C. § 30121 — 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 30104(f)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30104/f/3&num=0&edition=prelim)); or (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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section611/b&num=0&edition=prelim), 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/22&num=0&edition=prelim)) and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined by [section 1101(a)(20) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/20&num=0&edition=prelim).

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52 U.S.C. § 30115 — Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, and under chapters 95 and 96 of title 26, not to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, $1,500,000 for the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, $6,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, $7,811,500 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and $9,400,000 (of which not more than $400,000 are authorized to be appropriated for the national clearinghouse function described in section 30111(a)(10) 11 See References in Text note below. of this title) for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981.

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2 U.S.C. § 439b — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–187, title I, § 105(1), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 318, formerly § 319, as added Pub. L. 93–443, title II, § 210, Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1289; renumbered § 318, Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 105, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 481, set forth prohibitions respecting franked solicitations. #### Effective Date of Repeal Repeal effective Jan. 8, 1980, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under [section 30101 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.

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2 U.S.C. § 441e — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 441e was editorially reclassified as [section 30121 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30121&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.

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52 U.S.C. § 30101 — Definitions

When used in this Act: (1) The term “election” means— (A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election; (B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate; (C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and (D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of President. (2) The term “candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election— (A) if such individual has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or (B) if such individual has given his or her consent to another person to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such person has received such contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made such expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000. (3) The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. (4) The term “political committee” means— (A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; or (B) any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim);

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18 U.S.C. § 612 to 617 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–283, title II, § 201(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 496]

### Statutory Notes Section 612, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 724; Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 784, § 2, 64 Stat. 475; Aug. 12, 1970, Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(7), 84 Stat. 777, regulated publication and distribution of political statements. See [section 30120 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30120&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections. Section 613, added Pub. L. 89–486, § 8(a), July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 248; amended Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(d)(1)–(3), (4)(A), (e)(3), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1267, prohibited campaign contributions by foreign nationals. See [section 30121 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30121&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections. Section 614, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, prohibited making of campaign contributions in the name of another. See [section 30122 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30122&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections. Section 615, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, placed limitations on contributions of currency. See [section 30123 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30123&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections. Section 616, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, prohibited acceptance of excessive honorariums. Section 617, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, prohibited fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority. See [section 30124 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30124&num=0&

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36 U.S.C. § 510 — Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations

**(a) In General.—** A committee shall not be considered to be the Inaugural Committee for purposes of this chapter unless the committee agrees to, and meets, the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). **(b) Disclosure.—** (1) **In general.—** — Not later than the date that is 90 days after the date of the Presidential inaugural ceremony, the committee shall file a report with the Federal Election Commission disclosing any donation of money or anything of value made to the committee in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $200. (2) **Contents of report.—** — A report filed under paragraph (1) shall contain— (A) the amount of the donation; (B) the date the donation is received; and (C) the name and address of the person making the donation. **(c) Limitation.—** The committee shall not accept any donation from a foreign national (as defined in section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ([2 U.S.C. 441e(b)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section441e/b&num=0&edition=prelim))).11 See References in Text note below.

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52 U.S.C. § 30126 — Prohibition of contributions by minors

An individual who is 17 years old or younger shall not make a contribution to a candidate or a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party.

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52 U.S.C. § 30121 — Contributions and donations by foreign

Page 138 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30121 tising’’ in introductory provisions, was executed by making the insertion after those words the second time appearing, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 107–155, § 311(1)(A)(i)–(iii), in introductory pro- visions, substituted ‘‘Whenever a political committee makes a disbursement for the purpose of financing any communication through any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mailing, or any other type of general public political advertising, or whenever any person makes a disburse- ment’’ for ‘‘Whenever any person makes an expendi- ture’’ and struck out ‘‘direct’’ before ‘‘mailing,’’ the second time appearing. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 107–155, § 311(1)(B), inserted ‘‘and permanent street address, telephone number, or World Wide Web address’’ after ‘‘name’’. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 107–155, § 311(2), added sub- secs. (c) and (d). 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–187, § 111, designated ex- isting provisions as subsec. (a), and in revising text, provided for solicitation of contributions; prescribed three categories of communications: (1) paid for and authorized by the candidate, (2) paid for by others but authorized by the candidate, and (3) not authorized by the candidate for prior two categories where (1) author- ized and (2) not authorized by the candidate; struck out requirement for statement in accordance with regula- tions of Commission and in a conspicuous manner; and struck out from the communication not authorized by the candidate statement of name of affiliated or con- nected organization required to be disclosed under sec- tion 433 (b)(2) of this title. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–187, § 111, added subsec. (b). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidia

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