‘‘(iv) in the case of any request not 
described in clause (iii), the name of the 
person purchasing the advertisement, the 
name, address, and phone number of a 
contact person for such person, and a list 
of the chief executive officers or members 
of the executive committee or of the board 
of directors of such person. 
‘‘(3) ONLINE PLATFORM.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘online platform’ means any 
public-facing website, web application, or digital ap-
plication (including a social network, ad network, or 
search engine) which— 
‘‘(A) sells qualified political advertise-
ments; and 
‘‘(B) has 50,000,000 or more unique 
monthly United States visitors or users for a 
majority of months during the preceding 12 
months. 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘qualified political adver-
tisement’ means any advertisement (including 
search engine marketing, display advertise-
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ments, video advertisements, native advertise-
ments, and sponsorships) that— 
‘‘(i) is made by or on behalf of a can-
didate; or 
‘‘(ii) communicates a message relating 
to any political matter of national impor-
tance, including— 
‘‘(I) a candidate; 
‘‘(II) any election to Federal of-
fice; or 
‘‘(III) a national legislative issue 
of public importance. 
‘‘(5) TIME TO MAINTAIN FILE.—The informa-
tion required under this subsection shall be made 
available as soon as possible and shall be retained by 
the online platform for a period of not less than 4 
years. 
‘‘(6) PENALTIES.—For penalties for failure by 
online platforms, and persons requesting to purchase 
a qualified political advertisement on online plat-
forms, to comply with the requirements of this sub-
section, see section 309.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Election 
Commission shall establish rules— 
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(1) requiring common data formats for the 
record required to be maintained under section 
304(j) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (as added by subsection (a)) so that all online 
platforms submit and maintain data online in a com-
mon, machine-readable and publicly accessible for-
mat; and 
(2) establishing search interface requirements 
relating to such record, including searches by can-
didate name, issue, purchaser, and date. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and biannually there-
after, the Chairman of the Federal Election Commission 
shall submit a report to Congress on— 
(1) matters relating to compliance with and the 
enforcement of the requirements of section 304(j) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 
added by subsection (a); 
(2) recommendations for any modifications to 
such section to assist in carrying out its purposes; 
and 
(3) identifying ways to bring transparency and 
accountability to political advertisements distributed 
online for free. 
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SEC. 9. PREVENTING CONTRIBUTIONS, EXPENDITURES, 
INDEPENDENT 
EXPENDITURES, 
AND 
DIS-
BURSEMENTS FOR ELECTIONEERING COM-
MUNICATIONS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS IN 
THE FORM OF ONLINE ADVERTISING. 
Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) Each television or radio broadcast station, pro-
vider of cable or satellite television, or online platform (as 
defined in section 304(j)(3)) shall make reasonable efforts 
to ensure that communications described in section 318(a) 
and made available by such station, provider, or platform 
are not purchased by a foreign national, directly or indi-
rectly.’’. 
Æ 
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