I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4847 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain 
foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nation-
als for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign- 
affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to 
super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or election-
eering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of 
foreign principals under such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2021 
Ms. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Ad-
ministration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business or-
ganizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban 
on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 
501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to 
super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expendi-
tures or electioneering communications, to amend the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the 
procedures for the registration of agents of foreign prin-
cipals under such Act, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2021’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—RESTRICT FOREIGN AND DARK MONEY IN ELECTIONS 
Sec. 101. Treatment of certain foreign-owned corporations and associations as 
foreign nationals for purposes of ban on campaign activity. 
Sec. 102. Prohibiting foreign-affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from 
making certain election-related disbursements. 
Sec. 103. Activities subject to ban. 
Sec. 104. Prohibiting acceptance of contributions from foreign agents. 
Sec. 105. Effective date. 
TITLE II—REFORM OF FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 
1938 
Sec. 201. Repealing exemption from registration under Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938 for persons filing disclosure reports under 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
Sec. 202. Conditions for exemption for persons providing legal representation. 
Sec. 203. Filing and labeling of political propaganda. 
Sec. 204. Treatment of informational materials. 
Sec. 205. Promoting enforcement of registration requirements for foreign 
agents by authorizing Attorney General to issue civil investiga-
tive demands. 
Sec. 206. Foreign agents registration civil enforcement. 
Sec. 207. Authorizing imposition and collection of registration fees. 
Sec. 208. Establishment of FARA investigation and enforcement unit within 
Department of Justice. 
Sec. 209. Comprehensive strategy to improve enforcement and administration. 
Sec. 210. Analysis by Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 211. Definition. 
Sec. 212. Effective date. 
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TITLE 
I—RESTRICT 
FOREIGN 
AND DARK MONEY IN ELEC-
TIONS 
SEC. 101. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN-OWNED COR-
PORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS FOREIGN 
NATIONALS FOR PURPOSES OF BAN ON CAM-
PAIGN ACTIVITY. 
Section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(b)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As used in this section, the 
term ‘foreign national’ means— 
‘‘(A) 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 (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)), and who is not lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence, as defined by section 
101(a)(20) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20); 
‘‘(B) a person outside of the United 
States, unless it is established that such person 
is an individual who is a citizen of the United 
States, or that such person is not an individual 
and is organized under or created by the laws 
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