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I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 8314IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMay 8, 2024Ms. Malliotakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties with respect to contributions to political committees from certain tax exempt organizations that receive contributions from foreign nationals.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Foreign Election Interference Act.

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Penalties with respect to contributions to political committees from certain tax exempt organizations that accept contributions from foreign nationals

(a)

In general

Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

6720D.

Contributions to political committees from certain tax exempt organizations that accept contributions from foreign nationals

(a)

In general

Any specified tax exempt organization that makes any disqualified political committee contribution shall pay a penalty equal to twice the amount of such contribution.(b)

Disqualified political committee contribution

For purposes of this section—(1)

In general

The term disqualified political committee contribution means, with respect to any organization described in section 501(c), any contribution made by such organization to a political committee (as defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101)) if such organization received, during any testing period, any contribution or gift (within the meaning of section 6033(b)(5)) from a foreign national (as defined in section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(b))).(2)

Testing period

The term testing period means, with respect to any contribution by an organization described in section 501(c), the 8-year period ending on the date of such contribution, except that such period shall not include any period before the date of the enactment of this section.(c)

Specified tax exempt organization

For purposes of this section—(1)

In general

The term specified tax exempt organization means any organization described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a).(2)

Coordination with revocation of tax exempt status by reason of making disqualified political committee contributions

An organization which is not exempt from tax under section 501(a) solely by reason of section 501(s) shall be treated for purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection as exempt from tax under section 501(a) with respect to the application of this section to the first 3 disqualified political committee contributions of such organization.

.(b)

Revocation of exempt status upon third disqualified political committee contribution

Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:(s)

Revocation of exempt status of certain organizations that accept contributions from foreign nationals and make contributions to political committees

Any organization described in subsection (c) which makes more than 2 disqualified political committee contributions (as defined in section 6720D(b)) shall not be exempt from taxation under subsection (a) for any taxable year ending on or after the date of the third such contribution..(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to contributions made on or after January 1, 2025, by organizations described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.