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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3356 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the prohibition 

against the conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions 

to political committees, to clarify that contributions accepted by political 

committees may be used for authorized expenditures in connection with 

their political activities and for other lawful purposes, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 28, 2013 

Mr. HARRIS 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 

apply the prohibition against the conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees, to clarify that contributions accepted by political 

committees may be used for authorized expenditures in 

connection with their political activities and for other 

lawful purposes, 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 ‘‘Clean Campaign Con3 tributions Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF RULES APPLICABLE TO USES 

5 OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACCEPTED BY POLIT6 ICAL COMMITTEES. 

7 (a) PROHIBITING CONVERSION TO PERSONAL

8 USE.—Section 313(b)(2) of the Federal Election Cam9 paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)(2)) is amended by 

10 striking ‘‘the candidate’s election campaign or individual’s 

11 duties as a holder of Federal office,’’ and inserting the 

12 following: ‘‘the candidate’s election campaign, the individ13 ual’s duties as a holder of Federal office, or the political 

14 committee’s political activities (as the case may be),’’. 

15 (b) CLARIFICATION THAT CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE

16 USED FOR AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION

17 WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES AND FOR OTHER LAWFUL

18 PURPOSES.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 313(a) of such Act 

20 (2 U.S.C. 439a(a)) is amended— 

21 (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

22 by striking ‘‘accepted by a candidate’’ and in23 serting ‘‘accepted by a candidate or a political 

24 committee’’; 

25 (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 

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1 vidual’’ and inserting ‘‘used by the candidate, 

2 individual, or political committee’’; and 

3 (C) in paragraph (1), by striking the semi4 colon at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, 

5 or, in the case of a political committee, in con6 nection with the committee’s political activi7 ties;’’. 

8 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 

9 313(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 439a(a)) is amended— 

10 (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for ordi11 nary and necessary expenses’’ and inserting ‘‘in 

12 the case of a candidate or individual, for ordi13 nary and necessary expenses’’; 

14 (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘for con15 tributions’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a can16 didate or individual, for contributions’’; 

17 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘for 

18 transfers’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a can19 didate or individual, for transfers’’; and 

20 (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘for do21 nations’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a can22 didate or individual, for donations’’. 


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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring 

3 after December 2014. 

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