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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1272 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the number 

of members of the Federal Election Commission from 6 to 5, to revise 

the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, to distribute the powers of the Commission between the Chair 

and the remaining members, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 14, 2019 

Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PETERS, Mr. SARBANES, 

Miss RICE of New York, Mrs. MURPHY, and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on House Administration 

A BILL 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 

reduce the number of members of the Federal Election 

Commission from 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection and terms of service of members of the Commission, 

to distribute the powers of the Commission between the 

Chair and the remaining members, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Integrity 

3 to America’s Elections Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS5 SION. 

6 (a) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS; REMOVAL

7 OF SECRETARY OF SENATE AND CLERK OF HOUSE AS

8 EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL; QUORUM.—Section 306(a)(1) 

10 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 

11 U.S.C. 30106(a)(1)) is amended by striking the sec12 ond and third sentences and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘The Commission is composed of 5 members ap14 pointed by the President by and with the advice and 

15 consent of the Senate, of whom no more than 2 may 

16 be affiliated with the same political party. A major17 ity of the number of members of the Commission 

18 who are serving at the time shall constitute a 

19 quorum, except that 3 members shall constitute a 

20 quorum if there are 4 members serving at the 

21 time.’’. 

22 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

23 REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—(A) The 

24 second sentence of section 306(c) of such Act (52 

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1 serting ‘‘affirmative vote of a majority of the mem2 bers of the Commission who are serving at the 

3 time’’. 

4 (B) Such Act is further amended by striking 

5 ‘‘affirmative vote of 4 of its members’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘affirmative vote of a majority of the members of 

7 the Commission who are serving at the time’’ each 

8 place it appears in the following sections: 

9 (i) Section 309(a)(2) (52 U.S.C. 

10 30109(a)(2)). 

11 (ii) Section 309(a)(4)(A)(i) (52 U.S.C. 

12 30109(a)(4)(A)(i)). 

13 (iii) Section 309(a)(5)(C) (52 U.S.C. 

14 30109(a)(5)(C)). 

15 (iv) Section 309(a)(6)(A) (52 U.S.C. 

16 30109(a)(6)(A)). 

17 (v) Section 311(b) (52 U.S.C. 30111(b)). 

18 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

19 REMOVAL OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.—Section 

20 306(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(a)) is amend21 ed by striking ‘‘(other than the Secretary of the Sen22 ate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives)’’ 

23 each place it appears in paragraphs (4) and (5). 


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1 (b) TERMS OF SERVICE.—Section 306(a)(2) of such 

2 Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(a)(2)) is amended to read as fol3 lows: 

4 ‘‘(2) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 

6 Commission shall serve for a single term of 6 

7 years. 

8 ‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR INITIAL APPOINT9 MENTS.—Of the members first appointed to 

10 serve terms that begin in January 2022, the 

11 President shall designate 2 to serve for a 3-year 

12 term. 

13 ‘‘(C) NO REAPPOINTMENT PERMITTED.— 

14 An individual who served a term as a member 

15 of the Commission may not serve for an addi16 tional term, except that— 

17 ‘‘(i) an individual who served a 3-year 

18 term under subparagraph (B) may also be 

19 appointed to serve a 6-year term under 

20 subparagraph (A); and 

21 ‘‘(ii) for purposes of this subpara22 graph, an individual who is appointed to 

23 fill a vacancy under subparagraph (D) 

24 shall not be considered to have served a 

25 term if the portion of the unexpired term 


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1 the individual fills is less than 50 percent 

2 of the period of the term. 

3 ‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy occurring 

4 in the membership of the Commission shall be 

5 filled in the same manner as in the case of the 

6 original appointment. Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (C), an individual appointed to 

8 fill a vacancy occurring other than by the expi9 ration of a term of office shall be appointed 

10 only for the unexpired term of the member he 

11 or she succeeds. 

12 ‘‘(E) LIMITATION ON SERVICE AFTER EX13 PIRATION OF TERM.—A member of the Com14 mission may continue to serve on the Commis15 sion after the expiration of the member’s term 

16 for an additional period, but only until the ear17 lier of— 

18 ‘‘(i) the date on which the member’s 

19 successor has taken office as a member of 

20 the Commission; or 

21 ‘‘(ii) the expiration of the 1-year pe22 riod that begins on the last day of the 

23 member’s term.’’. 

24 (c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 306(a)(3) of such Act 

25 (52 U.S.C. 30106(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 


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1 ‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The President may 

3 select an individual for service as a member of 

4 the Commission if the individual has experience 

5 in election law and has a demonstrated record 

6 of integrity, impartiality, and good judgment. 

7 ‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE OF BLUE RIBBON ADVI8 SORY PANEL.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the regu10 larly scheduled expiration of the term of a 

11 member of the Commission and upon the 

12 occurrence of a vacancy in the membership 

13 of the Commission prior to the expiration 

14 of a term, the President shall convene a 

15 Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel, consisting of 

16 an odd number of individuals selected by 

17 the President from retired Federal judges, 

18 former law enforcement officials, or indi19 viduals with experience in election law, ex20 cept that the President may not select any 

21 individual to serve on the panel who holds 

22 any public office at the time of selection. 

23 ‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—With re24 spect to each member of the Commission 

25 whose term is expiring or each vacancy in 


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1 the membership of the Commission (as the 

2 case may be), the Blue Ribbon Advisory 

3 Panel shall recommend to the President at 

4 least one but not more than 3 individuals 

5 for nomination for appointment as a mem6 ber of the Commission. 

7 ‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION.—At the time the 

8 President submits to the Senate the nomi9 nations for individuals to be appointed as 

10 members of the Commission, the President 

11 shall publish the Blue Ribbon Advisory 

12 Panel’s recommendations for such nomina13 tions. 

14 ‘‘(iv) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL AD15 VISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal 

16 Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 

17 does not apply to a Blue Ribbon Advisory 

18 Panel convened under this subparagraph. 

19 ‘‘(C) PROHIBITING ENGAGEMENT WITH

20 OTHER BUSINESS OR EMPLOYMENT DURING

21 SERVICE.—A member of the Commission shall 

22 not engage in any other business, vocation, or 

23 employment. Any individual who is engaging in 

24 any other business, vocation, or employment at 

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1 mission shall terminate or liquidate such activ2 ity no later than 90 days after such appoint3 ment.’’. 

4 SEC. 3. ASSIGNMENT OF POWERS TO CHAIR OF FEDERAL 

5 ELECTION COMMISSION. 

6 (a) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR BY PRESIDENT.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 306(a)(5) of the 

8 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 

9 30106(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘(5) CHAIR.— 

11 ‘‘(A) INITIAL APPOINTMENT.—Of the 

12 members first appointed to serve terms that 

13 begin in January 2022, one such member (as 

14 designated by the President at the time the 

15 President submits nominations to the Senate) 

16 shall serve as Chair of the Commission. 

17 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS.—Any 

18 individual who is appointed to succeed the 

19 member who serves as Chair of the Commission 

20 for the term beginning in January 2022 (as 

21 well as any individual who is appointed to fill 

22 a vacancy if such member does not serve a full 

23 term as Chair) shall serve as Chair of the Com24 mission. 


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1 ‘‘(C) VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall 

2 select, by majority vote of its members, one of 

3 its members to serve as Vice Chair, who shall 

4 act as Chair in the absence or disability of the 

5 Chair or in the event of a vacancy in the posi6 tion of Chair.’’. 

7 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

8 309(a)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(2)) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘through its chairman or vice 

10 chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘through the Chair’’. 

11 (b) POWERS.— 

12 (1) ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN POWERS TO

13 CHAIR.—Section 307(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 

14 30107(a)) is amended to read as follows: 

15 ‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN CHAIR

16 AND COMMISSION.— 

17 ‘‘(1) POWERS ASSIGNED TO CHAIR.— 

18 ‘‘(A) ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.—The 

19 Chair of the Commission shall be the chief ad20 ministrative officer of the Commission and shall 

21 have the authority to administer the Commis22 sion and its staff, and (in consultation with the 

23 other members of the Commission) shall have 

24 the power— 


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1 ‘‘(i) to appoint and remove the staff 

2 director of the Commission; 

3 ‘‘(ii) to request the assistance (includ4 ing personnel and facilities) of other agen5 cies and departments of the United States, 

6 whose heads may make such assistance 

7 available to the Commission with or with8 out reimbursement; and 

9 ‘‘(iii) to prepare and establish the 

10 budget of the Commission and to make 

11 budget requests to the President, the Di12 rector of the Office of Management and 

13 Budget, and Congress. 

14 ‘‘(B) OTHER POWERS.—The Chair of the 

15 Commission shall have the power— 

16 ‘‘(i) to appoint and remove the gen17 eral counsel of the Commission with the 

18 concurrence of at least 2 other members of 

19 the Commission; 

20 ‘‘(ii) to require by special or general 

21 orders, any person to submit, under oath, 

22 such written reports and answers to ques23 tions as the Chair may prescribe; 

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1 ‘‘(iv) to require by subpoena, signed 

2 by the Chair, the attendance and testimony 

3 of witnesses and the production of all doc4 umentary evidence relating to the execu5 tion of its duties; 

6 ‘‘(v) in any proceeding or investiga7 tion, to order testimony to be taken by 

8 deposition before any person who is des9 ignated by the Chair, and shall have the 

10 power to administer oaths and, in such in11 stances, to compel testimony and the pro12 duction of evidence in the same manner as 

13 authorized under clause (iv); and 

14 ‘‘(vi) to pay witnesses the same fees 

15 and mileage as are paid in like cir16 cumstances in the courts of the United 

17 States. 

18 ‘‘(2) POWERS ASSIGNED TO COMMISSION.—The 

19 Commission shall have the power— 

20 ‘‘(A) to initiate (through civil actions for 

21 injunctive, declaratory, or other appropriate re22 lief), defend (in the case of any civil action 

23 brought under section 309(a)(8) of this Act) or 

24 appeal any civil action in the name of the Com25 mission to enforce the provisions of this Act 


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1 and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of the Internal 

2 Revenue Code of 1986, through its general 

3 counsel; 

4 ‘‘(B) to render advisory opinions under 

5 section 308 of this Act; 

6 ‘‘(C) to develop such prescribed forms and 

7 to make, amend, and repeal such rules, pursu8 ant to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, as are necessary to carry 

10 out the provisions of this Act and chapter 95 

11 and chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

12 1986; 

13 ‘‘(D) to conduct investigations and hear14 ings expeditiously, to encourage voluntary com15 pliance, and to report apparent violations to the 

16 appropriate law enforcement authorities; and 

17 ‘‘(E) to transmit to the President and Con18 gress not later than June 1 of each year a re19 port which states in detail the activities of the 

20 Commission in carrying out its duties under 

21 this Act, and which includes any recommenda22 tions for any legislative or other action the 

23 Commission considers appropriate. 

24 ‘‘(3) PERMITTING COMMISSION TO EXERCISE

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1 vestigation, action, or proceeding, the Commission, 

2 by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 

3 who are serving at the time, may exercise any of the 

4 powers of the Chair described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. 

5 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO

6 PERSONNEL AUTHORITY.—Section 306(f) of such 

7 Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(f)) is amended— 

8 (A) by amending the first sentence of 

9 paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘The Com10 mission shall have a staff director who shall be 

11 appointed by the Chair of the Commission in 

12 consultation with the other members and a gen13 eral counsel who shall be appointed by the 

14 Chair with the concurrence of at least two other 

15 members.’’; 

16 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘With 

17 the approval of the Commission’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘With the approval of the Chair of the Commis19 sion’’; and 

20 (C) by striking paragraph (3). 

21 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

22 BUDGET SUBMISSION.—Section 307(d)(1) of such 

23 Act (52 U.S.C. 30107(d)(1)) is amended by striking 

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1 ‘‘the Chair (or, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the 

2 Commission) submits any budget’’. 

3 (4) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec4 tion 306(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(c)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘All decisions’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘Subject to section 307(a), all decisions’’. 

7 (5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of 

8 section 307 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30107) is 

9 amended by striking ‘‘THE COMMISSION’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘THE CHAIR AND THE COMMISSION’’. 

11 SEC. 4. REVISION TO ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. 

12 (a) STANDARD FOR INITIATING INVESTIGATIONS AND

13 DETERMINING WHETHER VIOLATIONS HAVE OC14 CURRED.— 

15 (1) REVISION OF STANDARDS.—Section 309(a) 

16 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 

17 U.S.C. 30109(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs 

18 (2) and (3) and inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(2)(A) The general counsel, upon receiving a com20 plaint filed with the Commission under paragraph (1) or 

21 upon the basis of information ascertained by the Commis22 sion in the normal course of carrying out its supervisory 

23 responsibilities, shall make a determination as to whether 

24 or not there is reason to believe that a person has com25 mitted, or is about to commit, a violation of this Act or 


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1 chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 

2 of 1986, and as to whether or not the Commission should 

3 either initiate an investigation of the matter or that the 

4 complaint should be dismissed. The general counsel shall 

5 promptly provide notification to the Commission of such 

6 determination and the reasons therefore, together with 

7 any written response submitted under paragraph (1) by 

8 the person alleged to have committed the violation. Upon 

9 the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the 

10 date the general counsel provides such notification, the 

11 general counsel’s determination shall take effect, unless 

12 during such 30-day period the Commission, by vote of a 

13 majority of the members of the Commission who are serv14 ing at the time, overrules the general counsel’s determina15 tion. If the determination by the general counsel that the 

16 Commission should investigate the matter takes effect, or 

17 if the determination by the general counsel that the com18 plaint should be dismissed is overruled as provided under 

19 the previous sentence, the general counsel shall initiate an 

20 investigation of the matter on behalf of the Commission. 

21 ‘‘(B) If the Commission initiates an investigation 

22 pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Commission, through 

23 the Chair, shall notify the subject of the investigation of 

24 the alleged violation. Such notification shall set forth the 

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1 shall make an investigation of such alleged violation, which 

2 may include a field investigation or audit, in accordance 

3 with the provisions of this section. The general counsel 

4 shall provide notification to the Commission of any intent 

5 to issue a subpoena or conduct any other form of discovery 

6 pursuant to the investigation. Upon the expiration of the 

7 15-day period which begins on the date the general counsel 

8 provides such notification, the general counsel may issue 

9 the subpoena or conduct the discovery, unless during such 

10 15-day period the Commission, by vote of a majority of 

11 the members of the Commission who are serving at the 

12 time, prohibits the general counsel from issuing the sub13 poena or conducting the discovery. 

14 ‘‘(3)(A) Upon completion of an investigation under 

15 paragraph (2), the general counsel shall promptly submit 

16 to the Commission the general counsel’s recommendation 

17 that the Commission find either that there is probable 

18 cause or that there is not probable cause to believe that 

19 a person has committed, or is about to commit, a violation 

20 of this Act or chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal 

21 Revenue Code of 1986, and shall include with the rec22 ommendation a brief stating the position of the general 

23 counsel on the legal and factual issues of the case. 

24 ‘‘(B) At the time the general counsel submits to the 

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1 the general counsel shall simultaneously notify the re2 spondent of such recommendation and the reasons there3 fore, shall provide the respondent with an opportunity to 

4 submit a brief within 30 days stating the position of the 

5 respondent on the legal and factual issues of the case and 

6 replying to the brief of the general counsel. The general 

7 counsel and shall promptly submit such brief to the Com8 mission upon receipt. 

9 ‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after the general counsel 

10 submits the recommendation to the Commission under 

11 subparagraph (A) (or, if the respondent submits a brief 

12 under subparagraph (B), not later than 30 days after the 

13 general counsel submits the respondent’s brief to the Com14 mission under such subparagraph), the Commission shall 

15 approve or disapprove the recommendation by vote of a 

16 majority of the members of the Commission who are serv17 ing at the time.’’. 

18 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

19 INITIAL RESPONSE TO FILING OF COMPLAINT.—Sec20 tion 309(a)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(1)) 

21 is amended— 

22 (A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the 

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1 (B) by amending the fourth sentence to 

2 read as follows: ‘‘Not later than 15 days after 

3 receiving notice from the general counsel under 

4 the previous sentence, the person may provide 

5 the general counsel with a written response that 

6 no action should be taken against such person 

7 on the basis of the complaint.’’. 

8 (b) REVISION OF STANDARD FOR REVIEW OF DIS9 MISSAL OF COMPLAINTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 309(a)(8) of such 

11 Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8)) is amended to read as 

12 follows: 

13 ‘‘(8)(A)(i) Any party aggrieved by an order of the 

14 Commission dismissing a complaint filed by such party 

15 after finding either no reason to believe a violation has 

16 occurred or no probable cause a violation has occurred 

17 may file a petition with the United States District Court 

18 for the District of Columbia. Any petition under this sub19 paragraph shall be filed within 60 days after the date on 

20 which the party received notice of the dismissal of the 

21 complaint. 

22 ‘‘(ii) In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the 

23 court shall determine by de novo review whether the agen24 cy’s dismissal of the complaint is contrary to law. In any 

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1 greater than $50,000, the court should disregard any 

2 claim or defense by the Commission of prosecutorial dis3 cretion as a basis for dismissing the complaint. 

4 ‘‘(B)(i) Any party who has filed a complaint with the 

5 Commission and who is aggrieved by a failure of the Com6 mission, within one year after the filing of the complaint, 

7 to either dismiss the complaint or to find reason to believe 

8 a violation has occurred or is about to occur, may file a 

9 petition with the United States District Court for the Dis10 trict of Columbia. 

11 ‘‘(ii) In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the 

12 court shall treat the failure to act on the complaint as 

13 a dismissal of the complaint, and shall determine by de 

14 novo review whether the agency’s failure to act on the 

15 complaint is contrary to law. 

16 ‘‘(C) In any proceeding under this paragraph the 

17 court may declare that the dismissal of the complaint or 

18 the failure to act is contrary to law, and may direct the 

19 Commission to conform with such declaration within 30 

20 days, failing which the complainant may bring, in the 

21 name of such complainant, a civil action to remedy the 

22 violation involved in the original complaint.’’. 

23 (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 

24 by paragraph (1) shall apply— 


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1 (A) in the case of complaints which are 

2 dismissed by the Federal Election Commission, 

3 with respect to complaints which are dismissed 

4 on or after the date of the enactment of this 

5 Act; and 

6 (B) in the case of complaints upon which 

7 the Federal Election Commission failed to act, 

8 with respect to complaints which were filed on 

9 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

10 SEC. 5. PERMITTING APPEARANCE AT HEARINGS ON RE11 QUESTS FOR ADVISORY OPINIONS BY PER12 SONS OPPOSING THE REQUESTS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 308 of such Act (52 

14 U.S.C. 30108) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing new subsection: 

16 ‘‘(e) To the extent that the Commission provides an 

17 opportunity for a person requesting an advisory opinion 

18 under this section (or counsel for such person) to appear 

19 before the Commission to present testimony in support of 

20 the request, and the person (or counsel) accepts such op21 portunity, the Commission shall provide a reasonable op22 portunity for an interested party who submitted written 

23 comments under subsection (d) in response to the request 

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1 Commission to present testimony in response to the re2 quest.’’. 

3 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

4 subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for advi5 sory opinions under section 308 of the Federal Election 

6 Campaign Act of 1971 which are made on or after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act. 

8 SEC. 6. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PEN9 ALTY AUTHORITY. 

10 (a) EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.—Section 

11 309(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

12 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended by strik13 ing ‘‘, and that end on or before December 31, 2018’’. 

14 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

15 subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2018. 

16 SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, the 

18 amendments made by this Act shall apply beginning Janu19 ary 1, 2022. 

20 (b) TRANSITION.— 

21 (1) TERMINATION OF SERVICE OF CURRENT

22 MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding any provision of the 

23 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the term of 

24 any individual serving as a member of the Federal 


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1 Election Commission as of December 31, 2021, shall 

2 expire on that date. 

3 (2) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CASES OR PRO4 CEEDINGS.—Nothing in this Act or in any amend5 ment made by this Act shall affect any of the powers 

6 exercised by the Federal Election Commission prior 

7 to December 31, 2021, including any investigation 

8 initiated by the Commission prior to such date or 

9 any proceeding (including any enforcement action) 

10 pending as of such date. 

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