cratic values, not to pursue the interests of any po-
litical party in the United States or abroad. 
(2) Meeting with and building relationships 
with a range of political parties in foreign countries 
are appropriate and important functions consistent 
with the duties of any United States Ambassador or 
representative of the United States Government 
abroad. 
(3) It is the longstanding and bipartisan prac-
tice of the United States to encourage the rule of 
law and free speech abroad, without regard for polit-
ical party or affiliation. 
(4) The use of United States embassy or con-
sulate grounds, or the grounds of any other United 
States diplomatic post, to raise funds for any foreign 
political party or candidate in a foreign democratic 
electoral process is inappropriate and distinct from 
longstanding Department of State efforts to stand 
against corruption and advance democratic institu-
tions and values around the world. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON HOSTING OF FOREIGN PARTY PO-
LITICAL EVENTS AT UNITED STATES EMBAS-
SIES. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to maintain strict political neutrality in the 
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internal electoral processes of foreign countries, and to en-
sure that diplomatic resources, including embassies, con-
sulates, and other posts, are not used to confer financial 
or electoral advantage to any foreign political party or can-
didate. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds, and no per-
sonal funds of a United States Ambassador or other 
United States official, may be obligated or expended to 
host a fundraising event for, or on behalf of, a foreign 
political party or candidate at a United States embassy 
or consulate or any other United States diplomatic post, 
or at the residence of such Ambassador or other official. 
(c) FUNDRAISING EVENT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘fundraising event’’ means an event intended to 
raise funds for, or on behalf of, a political party or can-
didate, including by knowingly facilitating contact between 
potential donors and political parties or candidates for 
fundraising purposes. 
(d) RESTRICTION ON ENTERTAINMENT AND REP-
RESENTATION EXPENSES.—Section 905 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4085) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘The Secretary may not pro-
vide for official receptions or pay expenses related to ac-
tivities by the Department or the Service, hosted by a 
United States embassy or consulate or other United States 
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diplomatic post, intended to raise funds for or on behalf 
of a foreign political party or candidate.’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.— 
Section 4(b)(2)(H) of the State Department Basic Au-
thorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2671(b)(2)(H)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘, other than functions at a United 
States embassy or consulate or any other United States 
diplomatic post intended to raise funds for or on behalf 
of a foreign political party or candidate’’ after ‘‘allow-
ances’’. 
(f) REVISION OF DSSR AND FAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
revise the Department of State Standardized Regu-
lations (DSSR) and the Foreign Affairs Manual 
(FAM) to prohibit the use of a United States em-
bassy or consulate or any other United States diplo-
matic post in a manner intended to raise funds for 
or on behalf of a foreign political party or candidate, 
reflect the prohibitions on expenditures under this 
section, and discourage any activity hosted by a 
United States embassy or consulate or other United 
States diplomatic post that could be construed as 
promoting the financial interest of any foreign polit-
ical party or candidate relative to others engaged in 
a democratic electoral process. 
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(2) CERTIFICATION.—Not less than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall certify to the appropriate congressional 
committees that the revisions required under para-
graph (1) have been made. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘ap-
propriate congressional committees’’ means the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives. 
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