; (3) notwithstanding section 32— (A) only a penalty described in subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(2)(B) of that section may apply with respect to the violation; and (B) the minimum amount of the civil penalty assessed for the violation shall be 3 times the amount of the penalty described in subsection (c)(1)(B) or (c)(2)(B) of that section, as applicable; and (4) in an action brought with respect to the violation, evidence that the action taken by the applicable issuer (or the officer, director, employee, or agent of the issuer, or stockholder acting on behalf of such issuer) was directly or indirectly inconsistent with the policies of the issuer, including any representation to the Federal Government by the issuer, shall be admissible to prove that the action taken by the issuer (or officer, director, employee, agent, or stockholder) was taken corruptly for the purposes of subsection (a) or (g), as applicable. . (2) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (h) of section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78dd–1 ), as added by paragraph (1) of this subsection, may be construed to expand the meaning of the term corruptly , to any foreign official , or to any foreign political party or official thereof for the purposes of such section 30A, except for the clarification that the term includes an action that is taken as described in paragraph (1) or (2) of such subsection (h), as applicable. (b) Domestic concerns (1) In general Section 104 of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 ( 15 U.S.C. 78dd–2 ) is amended— (A) in subsection (h), by adding at the end the following: (6) The term covered investment — (A) means any direct or indirect contribution or commitment of assets, including any— (i) acquisition of an equity interest or convertible equity interest; or (ii) loan or other debt interest; and (B) does not include a transaction in goods or services, or any related party transaction, with a wholly owned subsidiary of an entity— (i) that is incorporated in a jurisdiction of the United States