Definitions

Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-1102 — under Ethics and Conflicts of Interest.

Ark. Code Ann. § 21-8-1102

(1) As used in this subchapter:(1) “Foreign-supported political organization” means a political party or a domestic partnership, association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of persons that has, within the past five (5) calendar years, received money or other things of value from a hostile foreign principal or a representative of a hostile foreign principal and that engages in political activity;(2) “Hostile foreign nation” means the:(A) People's Republic of China;(B) Russian Federation;(C) Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or(D) Islamic Republic of Iran;(3) “Hostile foreign principal” means:(A) A government of a hostile foreign nation, a political party of a hostile foreign nation, or any member of a political party of a hostile foreign nation;(B) A nonresident alien of a hostile foreign nation; or(C) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the law of or having its principal place of business in a hostile foreign nation;(4) “Political activity” means an activity that is performed to influence an agency or public official of this state, a local government entity within this state, or the public within this state, with reference to:(A) Formulating, adopting, or changing the policies or laws of this state; or(B) Electing or opposing a candidate for local or state public office, not including campaign donations; and(5) “Representative of a hostile foreign principal” means a person:(A) Who acts as an agent, employee, representative, or servant or otherwise acts at the order or request or under the direction or control of a hostile foreign principal;(B) Whose actions are financed in whole or in part by a hostile foreign principal; and(C) Who engages in political activity.

(1) “Foreign-supported political organization” means a political party or a domestic partnership, association, corporation, organization, or any other combination of persons that has, within the past five (5) calendar years, received money or other things of value from a hostile foreign principal or a representative of a hostile foreign principal and that engages in political activity;

(2) “Hostile foreign nation” means the:(A) People's Republic of China;(B) Russian Federation;(C) Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or(D) Islamic Republic of Iran;

(A) People's Republic of China;

(B) Russian Federation;

(C) Democratic People's Republic of Korea; or

(D) Islamic Republic of Iran;

(3) “Hostile foreign principal” means:(A) A government of a hostile foreign nation, a political party of a hostile foreign nation, or any member of a political party of a hostile foreign nation;(B) A nonresident alien of a hostile foreign nation; or(C) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the law of or having its principal place of business in a hostile foreign nation;

(A) A government of a hostile foreign nation, a political party of a hostile foreign nation, or any member of a political party of a hostile foreign nation;

(B) A nonresident alien of a hostile foreign nation; or

(C) A partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the law of or having its principal place of business in a hostile foreign nation;

(4) “Political activity” means an activity that is performed to influence an agency or public official of this state, a local government entity within this state, or the public within this state, with reference to:(A) Formulating, adopting, or changing the policies or laws of this state; or(B) Electing or opposing a candidate for local or state public office, not including campaign donations; and

(A) Formulating, adopting, or changing the policies or laws of this state; or

(B) Electing or opposing a candidate for local or state public office, not including campaign donations; and

(5) “Representative of a hostile foreign principal” means a person:(A) Who acts as an agent, employee, representative, or servant or otherwise acts at the order or request or under the direction or control of a hostile foreign principal;(B) Whose actions are financed in whole or in part by a hostile foreign principal; and(C) Who engages in political activity.

(A) Who acts as an agent, employee, representative, or servant or otherwise acts at the order or request or under the direction or control of a hostile foreign principal;

(B) Whose actions are financed in whole or in part by a hostile foreign principal; and

(C) Who engages in political activity.