spouse, domestic partner, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. (3) During the 2-year period ending on the date the covered expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for any other Federal office or any political party) or during the election cycle in which the covered expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for the office of President), the candidate, the committee, or political party solicited funds for, provided nonpublic fundraising information or strategy to, appeared as a speaker or featured guest at a fundraiser for, or gave permission to be featured in fundraising efforts for, the person making the covered expenditure. The previous sentence does not apply if the person making the covered expenditure is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (4) The covered expenditure is made on the basis of non-public information about the candidate’s, committee’s, or political party’s campaign needs or plans that the candidate, committee, or political party provided directly or indirectly to the person making the covered expenditure, including information about campaign messaging, strategy, fundraising, planned expenditures, or polling data. The previous sentence does not apply to communications between the person making the covered expenditure and the candidate, committee, or political party solely for the purpose of either engaging in discussions regarding the person’s position on a policy matter or regarding whether the person will endorse the candidate or party, so long as such communications do not include any nonpublic information about the candidate’s, committee’s, or party’s campaign needs or plans. (5) (A) During the 2-year period ending on the date the covered expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for any other Federal office or any political party) or during the election cycle in which the covered