; or (B) a principal campaign committee or national committee (as those terms are defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 )) with respect to strategy or tactics affecting the conduct of a political campaign, including electronic communications, and the information stored on, processed by, or transiting such technology and systems. (5) Interference in United States elections The term interference , with respect to a United States election, means any of the following actions of the government of a foreign country, or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of such a government, undertaken with the intent to influence the election: (A) Obtaining unauthorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data and releasing such data or modifying such infrastructure, systems, or data. (B) Blocking or degrading otherwise legitimate and authorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data. (C) Contributions or expenditures for advertising, including on the internet. (D) Using social or traditional media to spread significant amounts of false information to individuals in the United States. (6) Knowingly The term knowingly , with respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, means that a person has actual knowledge, or should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result. (7) Person The term person means individual or entity. (8) Presidential election cycle The term presidential election cycle means the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent election for the office of President of the United States and ending on the date of the next election for that office. (9) United States election The term United States election means any United States Federal election. (10) United States person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States