1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Foreign Election Assistance Act of 2019 . 2. Treatment of information sought or obtained for political advantage from foreign nationals (a) Clarification of treatment as thing of value for purposes of foreign money ban Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking or other thing of value and inserting or other thing of value (including information sought or obtained for political advantage) . (b) Enhanced penalty for violation (1) In general Section 309(d)(1) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30109(d)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Any person who knowingly and willfully commits a violation of section 319 which involves the making, solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of any contribution, donation, or expenditure involving information sought or obtained for political advantage, shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to contributions, donations, and expenditures which are made, solicited, accepted, or received on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Requiring acknowledgment of foreign money ban by political committees (a) Provision of information by Federal Election Commission Section 303 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30103 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Acknowledgment of foreign money ban (1) Notification by Commission Not later than 30 days after a political committee files its statement of organization under subsection (a), and biennially thereafter until the committee terminates, the Commission shall provide the committee with a written explanation of section 319. (2) Acknowledgment by committee (A) In general Not later than 30 days after receiving the written explanation of section 319 under paragraph (1), the committee shall transmit