§ 30121. Contributions and donations by foreign nationals

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1976

   Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971

   Pub. L. 92–225 title III § 319 · 86 Stat. 3

   Enacted · 52 U.S.C. § 30121

   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

   Source evidence

   Code 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

2. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–155 § 303(1) · 116 Stat. 81

   Substituted · 52 U.S.C. § 30121

   Pub. L. 107–155, § 303(1), substituted “Contributions and donations by foreign nationals” for “Contributions by foreign nationals” in section catchline

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 107–155, § 303(1), substituted “Contributions and donations by foreign nationals” for “Contributions by foreign nationals” in section catchline.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: “contributions and donations by foreign nationals”; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title.

3. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–155 § 303(2) · 116 Stat. 81

   1. Added · 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a)

      Pub. L. 107–155, § 303(2), added subsec. (a)

   2. Struck · 52 U.S.C. § 30121(a)

      Pub. L. 107–155, § 303(2), struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “It shall be unlawful for a foreign national directly or through any other person to make any contribution of money or other thing of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution, in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office; or for any person to solicit, accept, or receive any such contribution from a foreign national.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–155, § 303(2), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which read as follows: “It shall be unlawful for a foreign national directly or through any other person to make any contribution of money or other thing of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution, in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office; or for any person to solicit, accept, or receive any such contribution from a foreign national.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(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 304(f)(3)); 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.”

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title.

4. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–155 § 317 · 116 Stat. 81

   Inserted · 52 U.S.C. § 30121(b)(2)

   Pub. L. 107–155, § 317, inserted “or a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a)(22) of title 8)” after “United States”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–155, § 317, inserted “or a national of the United States (as defined in section 1101(a)(22) of title 8)” after “United States”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 317. CLARIFICATION OF RIGHT OF NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Section 319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after “United States” the following: “or a national of the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title.

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