; or (II) any other statement if a foreign government is readily and publicly identifiable as the source of the statement. (ii) Exception for foreign government broadcasts The term interference , with respect to a United States election, does not include the broadcast of views of a foreign government through broadcast channels owned or controlled by that government, if that ownership or control is readily and publicly identifiable. (9) 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. (10) Person The term person means individual or entity. (11) United States election The term United States election means any United States Federal election. (12) 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. I Determination of foreign interference in United States elections 101. Determination of foreign interference in United States elections (a) In general Not later than 60 days after a United States election, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of the National Security Agency, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall— (1) determine with a high level of confidence whether or not the government of a foreign country, or any foreign person acting as an agent of or on behalf of that government, knowingly engaged in interference in the election