; and (B) each official, employee, or agent of a political committee shall notify the treasurer or other designated official of the committee of the reportable foreign contact and provide a summary of the circumstances with respect to such reportable foreign contact. (3) Reportable foreign contact In this subsection: (A) In general The term reportable foreign contact means any direct or indirect contact or communication that— (i) is between— (I) a candidate, a political committee, or any official, employee, or agent of such committee; and (II) an individual that the person described in subclause (I) knows, has reason to know, or reasonably believes is a covered foreign national; and (ii) the person described in clause (i)(I) knows, has reason to know, or reasonably believes involves— (I) an offer or other proposal for a contribution, donation, expenditure, disbursement, or solicitation described in section 319; or (II) coordination or collaboration with, an offer or provision of information or services to or from, or persistent and repeated contact with, a covered foreign national in connection with an election. (B) Exception The term reportable foreign contact shall not include any contact or communication with a covered foreign national by an elected official or an employee of an elected official solely in an official capacity as such an official or employee. For purposes of the previous sentence, a contact or communication by an elected official or an employee of an elected official shall not be considered to be made solely in an official capacity if the contact or communication involves a contribution, donation, expenditure, disbursement, or solicitation described in section 319. (C) Covered foreign national defined (i) In general In this paragraph, the term covered foreign national means— (I) a foreign principal (as defined in section 1(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611(b) ) that is a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party