; and . (b) Conforming amendment Section 9 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 619 ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , and shall be applicable outside the United States to the extent described in section 1(c)(1)(v). . 102. Application of press exemption to other forms of media (a) Application Section 1(d) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611(d)(1) ), is amended to read as follows: (d) The term agent of a foreign principal does not include any bona fide media outlet organized under the laws of the United States or of any State or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, or any bona fide media outlet for which there is on file with the United States Postal Service information in compliance with section 3685 of title 39, United States Code, published in the United States, solely by virtue of any bona fide news or journalistic activities, including the solicitation or acceptance of paid advertisements, subscriptions, free social media access which is made available to the general public, or other compensation therefor, so long as it is at least 80 per centum beneficially owned by, and its officers and directors, if any, are citizens of the United States, and such media outlet is not owned, directed, supervised, controlled, subsidized, or financed, and none of its policies are determined by, any foreign principal defined in subsection (b), or by any agent of a foreign principal required to register under this Act. . (b) Definition Section 1 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 611 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (q) The term media outlet means any of the following: (1) Any newspaper, magazine, or periodical. (2) Any broadcast, satellite or cable television or radio station. (3) Any Internet-based website, application, or platform. . 103. Treatment of activities to influence public opinion on elections as political activity Section 1(o) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611(o)