{"identifier":"/us/usc/t52/s30121","title":52,"num":"\u00a7\u202f30121.","heading":"Contributions and donations by foreign nationals","text":"\u00a7\u202f30121.\nContributions and donations by foreign nationals\n(a)\nProhibition\nIt shall be unlawful for\u2014\n(1) a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make\u2014\n(A) a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election;\n(B) a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or\n(C) an expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of\nsection 30104(f)(3) of this title\n(2) a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.\n(b)\n\u201cForeign national\u201d defined\nAs used in this section, the term \u201cforeign national\u201d means\u2014\n(1) a foreign principal, as such term is defined by\nsection 611(b) of title 22\n(2) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in\nsection 1101(a)(22) of title 8\nsection 1101(a)(20) of title 8","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t52/s30121.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f30121."},{"t":"heading","text":"Contributions and donations by foreign nationals"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Prohibition"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"It shall be unlawful for\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/a/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" a foreign national, directly or indirectly, to make\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/a/1/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value, or to make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or donation, in connection with a Federal, State, or local election;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/a/1/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" a contribution or donation to a committee of a political party; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/a/1/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" an expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication (within the meaning of ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 30104(f)(3) of this title","href":"/us/usc/t52/s30104/f/3","tail":"); or"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/a/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" a person to solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) from a foreign national.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"\u201cForeign national\u201d defined"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"As used in this section, the term \u201cforeign national\u201d means\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a foreign principal, as such term is defined by ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 611(b) of title 22","href":"/us/usc/t22/s611/b","tail":", except that the term \u201cforeign national\u201d shall not include any individual who is a citizen of the United States; or"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t52/s30121/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" an individual who is not a citizen of the United States or a national of the United States (as defined in ","children":[{"t":"ref","text":"section 1101(a)(22) of title 8","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/22","tail":") and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined by "},{"t":"ref","text":"section 1101(a)(20) of title 8","href":"/us/usc/t8/s1101/a/20","tail":"."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}