; or (2) to impose any additional limitation on the right to express political views or to participate in public discourse of any individual who— (A) resides in the United States; (B) is not a citizen of the United States or a national of the United States, as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22) ); and (C) is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined by section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) ). XII Eliminating Foreign Interference in Elections 1201. Clarification of application of foreign money ban (a) Clarification of treatment of provision of certain information as contribution or donation of a thing of value Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30121 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Clarification of treatment of provision of certain information as contribution or donation of a thing of value For purposes of this section, a contribution or donation of money or other thing of value includes the provision of opposition research, polling, or other non-public information relating to a candidate for election for a Federal, State, or local office for the purpose of influencing the election, regardless of whether such research, polling, or information has monetary value, except that nothing in this subsection shall be construed to treat the mere provision of an opinion about a candidate as a thing of value for purposes of this section. . (b) Clarification of application of foreign money ban to all contributions and donations of things of value and to all solicitations of contributions and donations of things of value Section 319(a) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30121(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking promise to make a contribution or donation and inserting promise to make such a contribution or donation