; (B) the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate; and (C) the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader of the House of Representatives. (3) Elections for Federal office The term elections for Federal office has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), except that such term does not include a special election. (4) Interference in elections for Federal office The term interference , with respect to an election for Federal office: (A) 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: (i) Obtaining unauthorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data and releasing such data or modifying such infrastructure, systems, or data. (ii) Blocking or degrading otherwise legitimate and authorized access to election and campaign infrastructure or related systems or data. (iii) Contributions or expenditures for advertising, including on the internet. (iv) Using social or traditional media to spread significant amounts of false information to individuals in the United States. (B) Does not include communications clearly attributable to news and media outlets which are publicly and explicitly either controlled or in large part funded by the government of a foreign country. (5) 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. (6) Person The term person means an individual or entity. (7) 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; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or of any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity.