text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``American Elections Act of 2010''.
  
  SEC. 2. FOREIGN NATIONALS PROHIBITED FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS, 
                DONATIONS, OR EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH A FEDERAL, 
                STATE, OR LOCAL ELECTION.
  
      Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
  441e) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (b)--
                      (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the 
                  end;
                      (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                  end and inserting ``; or''; and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                  paragraph:
              ``(3) any corporation (other than a foreign principal 
          described in paragraph (1)) under foreign control or 
          substantial foreign influence, including a corporation in 
          which--
                      ``(A) a foreign principal or an individual 
                  described in paragraph (2)--
                              ``(i) provided the corporation a majority 
                          of its gross receipts for the immediately 
                          preceding fiscal year, or the current pro-rated 
                          fiscal year if the corporation was established 
                          during the current fiscal year;
                              ``(ii) controls 20 percent or more of the 
                          voting shares of the corporation;
                              ``(iii) controls a majority of the Board of 
                          Directors of the corporation; or
                              ``(iv) has the power to direct, dictate, 
                          control, or directly or indirectly participate 
                          in the decisionmaking process of the 
                          corporation with respect to activities in 
                          connection with a Federal, State, or local 
                          election, such as a decision concerning--
                                      ``(I) the making of a contribution, 
                                  donation, expenditure, or disbursement 
                                  in connection with such an election; or
                                      ``(II) the administration of a 
                                  political committee; or
                      ``(B) 2 or more foreign principals or individuals 
                  described in paragraph (2), in the aggregate--
                              ``(i) provided the corporation a majority 
                          of its gross receipts for the immediately 
                          preceding fiscal year, or the current pro-rated 
                          fiscal year if the corporation was established 
                          during the current fiscal year;
                              ``(ii) control 25 percent or more of the 
                          voting shares of the corporation; or
                              ``(iii) control a majority of the Board of 
                          Directors of the corporation.''; and
              (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
      ``(c) Certification of Compliance.--A corporation shall, prior to 
  carrying out any activity described in subsection (a), certify (in a 
  form and manner specified by the Commission) that the corporation is in 
  compliance with this section.''.
  
  SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN NATIONALS IN CONNECTION WITH 
                A FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL ELECTION.
  
      Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
  441d) is amended--
              (1) in subsection (a)(3)--
                      (A) by striking ``shall clearly state the name'' 
                  and inserting ``shall clearly state--
                      ``(A) the name'';
                      (B) in subparagraph (A), as added by subparagraph 
                  (A), by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                  ``; and''; and
                      (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                  subparagraph:
                      ``(B) if the person who paid for the communication 
                  is a corporation, the percentage of voting shares of 
                  the corporation that are controlled by a foreign 
                  national (as defined in section 319(b)) or, if no such 
                  shares exist, the percentage of gross receipts that the 
                  corporation received from a foreign national (as so 
                  defined) in the immediately preceding fiscal year, or 
                  the current pro-rated fiscal year if the corporation 
                  was established during the current fiscal year.''; and
              (2) in subsection (d)(2)--
                      (A) by striking ``others.--Any communication'' and 
                  inserting ``others.--
                      ``(A) In general.--Any communication''; and
                      (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                  subparagraph:
                      ``(B) Supplemental audio statements by 
                  corporations.--
                              ``(i) Corporations with voting stock.--If 
                          the person who paid for a communication 
                          described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is 
                          a corporation that has voting stock, such 
                          communication shall include, in addition to the 
                          requirements of that paragraph and the audio 
                          statement required under subparagraph (A), in a 
                          clearly spoken manner, the following audio 
                          statement: `` _______ of our corporation is 
                          controlled by foreign nationals.'' (With the 
                          blank to be filled in with the percentage of 
                          voting shares of the corporation that is owned 
                          by foreign nationals, as defined in section 
                          319(b)).
                              ``(ii) Corporations without voting stock.--
                          If the person who paid for a communication 
                          described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is 
                          a corporation that does not have voting stock, 
                          such communication shall include, in addition 
                          to the requirements of that paragraph and the 
                          audio statement required under subparagraph 
                          (A), in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
                          audio statement: `` _______ of our 
                          organization's funds come from foreign 
                          nationals.'' (With the blank to be filled in 
                          with the percentage of gross receipts for the 
                          immediately preceding fiscal year, or the 
                          current pro-rated fiscal year if the 
                          corporation was established the current fiscal 
                          year, that the corporation received from a 
                          foreign national, as defined in section 
                          319(b)).
                              ``(iii) Transmission through television.--
                          The second sentence of subparagraph (A) shall 
                          apply to a supplemental audio statement under 
                          this paragraph in the same manner as such 
                          sentence applies to an audio statement under 
                          such subparagraph.''.
  
  SEC. 4. SEVERABILITY.
  
      If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the 
  application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, 
  is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and 
  amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
  amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the 
  holding.
  
  SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
  
      The provisions of and amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
  respect to contributions and expenditures made on or after the date 
  that is 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
target: American Elections Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) apply to any domestic corporation under foreign control or specified substantial foreign influence the ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign nationals in connection with a federal, state, or local election; and (2) require disclosure in certain print or broadcast communications paid for by a coporation the percentage of corporate voting shares controlled by a foreign national, or, if no such shares exist, the percentage of gross receipts that the corporation received from a foreign national in the immediately preceding fiscal year or current pro-rated fiscal year.
  
  Requires any such broadcast communications paid for by a corporation to include an audio statement on the percentage of the corporation's shares controlled by, or of its funds that come from, foreign nationals.
feat_title: A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to protect Federal, State, and local elections from the influence of foreign nationals.