contractors of owner or operators of national security systems . Sec. 608. Artificial intelligence research and development. Sec. 609. Seedling investment in next-generation microelectronics in support of artificial intelligence. Title VII—Protection of Elections from Foreign Influence Subtitle A—Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Sec. 701. Federal campaign reporting of foreign contacts. Sec. 702. Federal campaign foreign contact reporting compliance system. Sec. 703. Criminal penalties. Sec. 704. Report to congressional intelligence committees. Sec. 705. Rule of construction. Subtitle B—Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Sec. 711. Clarification of application of foreign money ban. Sec. 712. Requiring acknowledgment of foreign money ban by political committees. Title VIII—Matters relating to foreign countries Subtitle A—Saudi Arabia and the Middle East Sec. 801. Limitation on availability of funds until submission of required report on murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Sec. 802. Prohibition on availability of funds for intelligence sharing relating to certain air strikes in Yemen. Sec. 803. Report on understanding and mitigating civilian harm from use of certain weapons systems in Yemen. Sec. 804. Report on prevention of proliferation of sensitive unmanned aerial vehicles and related technology. Sec. 805. Report on understanding potential for and preventing nuclear proliferation in the middle east. Sec. 806. Report on propagation of extremist ideologies from Saudi Arabia. Sec. 807. Report on financial influence operations of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Subtitle B—People’s Republic of China Sec. 811. Annual reports on security services of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Sec. 812. Research partnership on activities of People’s Republic of China. Sec. 813. Report on the pharmaceutical and personal protective equipment regulatory practices of the People’s Republic of China. Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Other Countries Sec. 821. National