; (II) the communication— (aa) references voting or a Federal, State, or local election; (bb) addresses an issue that is reasonably understood to distinguish one candidate for Federal, State, or local office from another; (cc) republishes or is substantially identical to the communications of a candidate for Federal, State, or local office on that same issue; (dd) expresses approval or disapproval of a position reasonably identified with a candidate for Federal, State, or local office and presented in substantially similar terms, regardless of whether there is a specific reference to that candidate; or (ee) references an employee of a candidate or campaign for Federal, State, or local office or a political party; and (iv) does not include a commercial advertisement for goods or services by a foreign corporation or business entity. (B) Determination of bona fide press activity For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), a news story, commentary, editorial, or other communication is not produced and distributed in the ordinary course of bona fide press activity by a news or press service or association, newspaper, magazine, periodical, or other publication and the exception under such subparagraph shall not apply if— (i) such media outlet is owned, directed, supervised, controlled, subsidized, or financed by a government of a foreign country, as defined in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611 ); and (ii) such news story, commentary, editorial, or other communication— (I) is directed, produced, or distributed, at the direction of government or political party officials