[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 69 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 69

  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit all 
individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States from 
 making contributions or expenditures in connection with elections for 
                            Federal office.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 1999

 Mr. Bereuter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit all 
individuals who are not citizens or nationals of the United States from 
 making contributions or expenditures in connection with elections for 
                            Federal office.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Illegal Foreign Contributions 
Prohibition Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING ALL NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING 
              CONTRIBUTIONS OR EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH 
              ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    (a) Prohibition Applicable to All Individuals Who Are Not Citizens 
or Nationals of the United States.--Section 319(b)(2) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, or in 
the case of an election for Federal office, an individual who is not a 
citizen of the United States or a national of the United States (as 
defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act).''.
    (b) Prohibition Applicable to Expenditures.--
            (1) In general.--Section 319(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
        441e(a)) is amended by inserting ``or expenditure'' after 
        ``contribution'' each place it appears.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 319 of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 441e) is amended in the heading by inserting ``and 
        expenditures'' after ``contributions''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
contributions or expenditures made on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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