; or (2) fundraise for any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, authorized committee of a candidate, leadership PAC, or political party committee. (b) Prohibition of soliciting funds from lobbyists It shall be unlawful for any candidate for Federal office, member of Congress, an agent of such candidate or member of Congress, or an entity directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by or acting on behalf of 1 or more such candidates or members of Congress to directly solicit funds from any registered lobbyist in connection with any election for Federal office. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Registered lobbyist The term registered lobbyist means a lobbyist, as defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1602 ), that is registered or is required to register under section 4(a) of that Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(a) ). (2) Other terms The terms fundraise and solicit have the meaning given those terms in section 301. (d) Clarification Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit— (1) any person from engaging in volunteer activity on behalf of a candidate or from making communications which provide information about the candidate but which do not include the solicitation of contributions or other fundraising activity in support of the candidate; (2) any registered lobbyist from making an independent expenditure or fundraising for an independent expenditure