; or (ii) the Government of the country of the People’s Republic of China. (4) Connected software application The term connected software application has the meaning given such term in Executive Order 14034 (86 Fed. Reg. 31423; relating to protecting Americans' sensitive data from foreign adversaries). (5) Election interference in or against a foreign country that is a treaty ally of the united states or a democratic or emerging democratic partner of the United States The term election interference in or against a foreign country that is a treaty ally of the United States or a democratic or emerging democratic partner of the United States means actions to engage in, directly or indirectly, activities originating from, or directed by, persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the territory of a treaty ally of the United States or a democratic or emerging democratic partner of the United States that have the purpose or effect of tampering with, altering, unlawfully accessing, or causing a misappropriation of information with the purpose or effect of interfering with or undermining election processes or institutions. (6) Election interference in or against the United States The term election interference in or against the United States includes actions to engage in, directly or indirectly, activities originating from, or directed by persons located, in whole or in substantial part, outside the United States that— (A) have the purpose or effect of tampering with, altering, unlawfully accessing, or causing a misappropriation of information with the purpose or effect of undermining election processes or institutions; (B) deny access, block, degrade, or alter election and campaign infrastructure, or related systems or data related to political parties, candidates in elections for public office, the administration of elections for public office, or any public election activity