2019-03-27                     Senate Journal                      Page 0639
Senator Wilson offered Amendment No. 1 :                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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""An Act repealing provisions relating to certain campaign                                                                    
expenditures and contributions, the withholding of payment to                                                                 
legislators for per diem and travel expenses in  certain instances,                                                           
certain limitations on gifts by lobbyists to legislators and                                                                  
legislative employees, and certain requirements that a legislator                                                             
abstain from taking or withholding official action or exerting                                                                
official influence that could benefit or harm an immediate family                                                             
member or certain employers; requiring lobbyists to report                                                                    
certain gifts of food or beverage provided to a legislator or                                                                 
legislative employee; and relating to a requirement that a                                                                    
legislator request to be excused from voting in certain instances                                                             
where the legislator has an ownership or equity interest; and                                                                 
providing for an effective date.""                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
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"* Section 1. AS 15.13.068(a) is amended to read:                                                                             
          (a)  A [FOREIGN-INFLUENCED CORPORATION OR]                                                                            
     foreign national may not, directly or indirectly, in connection with                                                       
     an election under this chapter, make a contribution or expenditure                                                         
     or make an express or implied promise to make a contribution or                                                            
     expenditure.                                                                                                               
   * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.068(b) is amended to read:                                                                              
          (b)  The provisions of this section prohibit a [FOREIGN-                                                              
     INFLUENCED CORPORATION OR] foreign national from                                                                           
     making a contribution or expenditure in connection with a state                                                            
     election only to the extent                                                                                                
              (1)  federal law prohibits the foreign-influenced                                                                 
     corporation or foreign national from making a contribution or                                                              
     expenditure in connection with a state election; and                                                                       
              (2)  permitted by federal law.                                                                                    
   * Sec. 3. AS 15.13.068(e) is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                               
          (e)  In this section, "foreign national" includes                                                                     
              (1)  an individual who is not a United States citizen or                                                          
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence under 8 U.S.C.                                                                   
     1101(a)(20);