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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1235

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for voluntary expenditure limitations, to restrict the practice of ‘‘bundling’’

of contributions, to provide for tax credit and deduction for contributions

to candidates for Congress, to require full disclosure of independent

expenditures, to eliminate PAC contributions to individual candidates,

and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 4, 1993

Mr. REGULA introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the

Committees on House Administration, Ways and Means, and Post Office

and Civil Service

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to

provide for voluntary expenditure limitations, to restrict

the practice of ‘‘bundling’’ of contributions, to provide

for tax credit and deduction for contributions to candidates for Congress, to require full disclosure of independent expenditures, to eliminate PAC contributions to

individual candidates, 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 ‘‘Congressional Cam3 paign and Administrative Reform Act of 1993’’.

4 SEC. 2. CONTRIBUTIONS BY MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL

5 PARTIES.

6 (a) Section 315(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign

7 Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)) is amended by—

8 (1) striking all following ‘‘Federal office’’ in

9 subparagraph (A) and inserting at the end thereof

10 ‘‘;’’; and

11 (2) striking out ‘‘$15,000’’ in subparagraph (B)

12 and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘$5,000’’; and

13 (3) striking all following ‘‘political committees’’

14 in subparagraph (C), and inserting at the end there15 of ‘‘.’’.

16 SEC. 3. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.

17 (a) Section 301(17) of the Federal Election Cam18 paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)) is amended by add19 ing the following: ‘‘An expenditure shall constitute an ex20 penditure in coordination, consultation, or concert with a

21 candidate and shall not constitute an ‘‘independent ex22 penditure’’ where—

23 ‘‘(A) there is any arrangement, coordina24 tion, or direction with respect to the expendi25 ture between the candidate or the candidate’s

26 agent and the person (including any officer, di-
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1 rector, employee or agent of such person) mak2 ing the expenditure;

3 ‘‘(B) in the same election cycle, the person

4 making the expenditure (including any officer,

5 director, employee or agent of such person) is

6 or has been—

7 ‘‘(i) authorized to raise or expend

8 funds on behalf of the candidate or the

9 candidate’s authorized committees,

10 ‘‘(ii) serving as an officer of the can11 didate’s authorized committees, or

12 ‘‘(iii) receiving any form of compensa13 tion or reimbursement from the candidate,

14 the candidate’s authorized committees, or

15 the candidate’s agent;

16 ‘‘(C) the person making the expenditure

17 (including any officer, director, employee or

18 agent of such person) has communicated with,

19 advised, or counseled the candidate or the can20 didate’s agents at any time on the candidate’s

21 plans, projects, or needs relating to the can22 didate’s pursuit of nomination for election, or

23 election to Federal office, in the same election

24 cycle, including any advice relating to the can25 didate’s decision to seek Federal office;
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1 ‘‘(D) the person making the expenditure

2 (including any officer, director, employee or

3 agent of such person) has communicated or

4 consulted at any time during the same election

5 cycle about the candidate’s plans, projects, or

6 needs relating to the candidate’s pursuit of elec7 tion to Federal office, with—

8 ‘‘(i) any officer, director, employee or

9 agent of a party committee that has made

10 or intends to make expenditures or con11 tributions, pursuant to subsection (a), (d),

12 or (h) of section 315 in connection with

13 the candidate’s campaign; or

14 ‘‘(ii) any person whose professional

15 services have been retained by a political

16 party committee that has made or intends

17 to make expenditures or contributions pur18 suant to subsection (a), (d), or (h), or sec19 tion 315 in connection with the candidate’s

20 campaign; and

21 ‘‘(E) the expenditure is based on informa22 tion provided to the person making the expendi23 ture directly or indirectly by the candidate or

24 the candidate’s agents about the candidate’s

25 plans, projects, or needs, provided that the can-
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1 didate or the candidate’s agent is aware that

2 the other person has made or is planning to

3 make expenditure expressly advocating the can4 didate’s election.’’.

5 SEC. 4. CONTRIBUTIONS AND INTERMEDIARY

6 (a) Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Cam7 paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to

8 read as follows:

9 ‘‘(8) For purposes of this subsection—

10 ‘‘(A) contributions made by a person, ei11 ther directly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a

12 particular candidate, including contributions

13 which are in any way earmarked or otherwise

14 directed through an intermediary to such can15 didate, shall be treated as contributions from

16 such person to such candidate; and

17 ‘‘(B) contributions made by a person either

18 directly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a par19 ticular candidate, through an intermediary, in20 cluding all contributions delivered or arranged

21 to be delivered by such intermediary, shall also

22 be treated as contributions from the

23 intermediary, if—

24 ‘‘(i) the contributions made through

25 the intermediary are in the form of a check
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1 or other negotiable instrument made pay2 able to the intermediary rather than the

3 intended recipient; or

4 ‘‘(ii) the intermediary is—

5 ‘‘(I) a political committee, other

6 than an authorized committee of a

7 candidate, within the meaning of sec8 tion 301(4), or an officer, employee or

9 other agent of such a political com10 mittee or candidate, or the national

11 committee of a political party, or

12 ‘‘(II) an officer, employee or

13 other agent of a connected organiza14 tion, within the meaning of section

15 301(7), acting on its behalf.’’.

16 SEC. 5. CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL

17 CAMPAIGNS.

18 (a) GENERAL RULE.—Subpart A of part IV of sub19 chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of

20 1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is

21 amended by inserting after section 23 the following new

22 section:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 24. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL CAM2 PAIGNS.

3 ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an individual,

4 there shall be allowed, subject to the limitations of sub5 section (b), as a credit against the tax imposed by this

6 chapter for the taxable year, an amount equal to the full

7 amount of all congressional contributions, as defined in

8 subsection (c)(1).

9 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—

10 ‘‘(1) The credit allowed by subsection (a) for a

11 taxable year shall not exceed an aggregate of $100

12 ($200 in the case of a joint return under section

13 6013) for all congressional contributions by an indi14 vidual in said year.

15 ‘‘(2) The credit under subsection (a) shall not

16 be allowed, with respect to a congressional contribu17 tion, if the contribution is transmitted to the can18 didate or a campaign committee of the candidate

19 through an intermediary group, organization, or

20 committee.

21 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub22 section—

23 ‘‘(1) The term ‘congressional contribution’

24 means a contribution or gift of money, payment of

25 which is made during the taxable year, to an individ26 ual who is a candidate for nomination or election to
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1 the office of Senator or Representative in, or Dele2 gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of

3 the United States in any primary, general, or special

4 election, and which—

5 ‘‘(A) is from a taxpayer (or either spouse

6 in case of a joint return) who is a resident of

7 the State in which the election is held; and

8 ‘‘(B) is solely for use by the recipient to

9 further his candidacy for nomination or election

10 to such office.

11 ‘‘(2) The term ‘candidate’ means an individual

12 who—

13 ‘‘(A) publicly announces before the close of

14 the calendar year following the calendar year in

15 which the contribution or gift is made that he

16 is a candidate for nomination or election to one

17 of the offices specified in paragraph (1); and

18 ‘‘(B) meets the qualifications prescribed by

19 law to hold such office.’’.

20 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

21 for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1

22 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat23 ing to section 23 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 24. Contributions to Congressional Campaigns.’’.
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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by

2 this section shall apply to contributions paid after Decem3 ber 31, 1993, in taxable years ending after that date.

4 SEC. 6. DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRES5 SIONAL CAMPAIGNS.

6 (a) GENERAL RULE.—Part VII of subchapter B of

7 chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend8 ed by inserting after section 217 the following new section:

9 ‘‘SEC. 218. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL CAM10 PAIGNS.

11 ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an individual,

12 there shall be allowed, subject to the limitations of sub13 section (b), as a deduction any congressional contribution

14 of which is made by such individual within the taxable

15 year, as defined in subsection (c)(1).

16 ‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—

17 ‘‘(1) The deduction allowed by subsection (a)

18 for a taxable year shall not exceed an aggregate of

19 $500 ($1,000 in the case of a joint return under

20 section 6013) for all congressional contributions by

21 an individual in said year.

22 ‘‘(2) The deduction under subsection (a) shall

23 not be allowed, with respect to a congressional con24 tribution, if the contribution is transmitted to the

25 candidate or a campaign committee of the candidate
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1 through an intermediary group, organization, or

2 committee.

3 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub4 section—

5 ‘‘(1) The term ‘congressional contribution’

6 means a contribution or gift of money, payment of

7 which is made during the taxable year, to an individ8 ual who is a candidate for nomination or election to

9 the office of Senator or Representative in, or Dele10 gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of

11 the United States in any primary, general, or special

12 election, and which—

13 ‘‘(A) is from a taxpayer (or either spouse

14 in case of a joint return) who is a resident of

15 the State in which the election is held; and

16 ‘‘(B) is solely for use by the recipient to

17 further his candidacy for nomination or election

18 to such office.

19 ‘‘(2) The term ‘candidate’ means an individual

20 who—

21 ‘‘(A) publicly announces before the close of

22 the calendar year following the calendar year in

23 which the contribution or gift is made that he

24 is a candidate for nomination or election to one

25 of the offices specified in paragraph (1); and
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1 ‘‘(B) meets the qualifications prescribed by

2 law to hold such office.’’.

3 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections

4 for part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code

5 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section

6 217 the following new item:

‘‘Sec. 218. Contributions to Congressional Campaigns.’’.

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

8 this section shall apply to contributions paid after Decem9 ber 31, 1993, in taxable years ending after that date.

10 SEC. 7. VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS ON CON11 GRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Election Campaign

13 Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding

14 at the end the following:

15 ‘‘TITLE V—VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITA16 TIONS AND SELECTED FINANCING FOR

17 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GENERAL

18 ELECTIONS

19 ‘‘SEC. 501. (a) As used in this title, the term—

20 ‘‘(1) ‘eligible candidate’ means a candidate who

21 is eligible under section 502 to receive payments

22 under this title;

23 ‘‘(2) ‘general election’ means any election which

24 will directly result in the election of a person to the

25 office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
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1 Commissioner to, the Congress but does not include

2 an open primary election; and

3 ‘‘(3) ‘election cycle’ means the term beginning

4 on the day after the date of the last previous general

5 election for Representative in, or Delegate or Resi6 dent Commissioner to, the Congress and ending on

7 the date of the next general election.

8 ‘‘SEC. 502. (a) To be eligible to receive payments

9 under section 504, a candidate for the office of Represent10 ative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the

11 Congress who qualifies for the general election ballot

12 under State law shall, not later than seven days after such

13 qualification, agree in writing that the candidate and the

14 candidate’s authorized committees—

15 ‘‘(1) has not and will not make any expenditure

16 which exceeds the limitation under section 503, sub17 ject to the provisions of section 505;

18 ‘‘(2) has not and will not accept any contribu19 tion which exceeds a limitation under section 315(a);

20 ‘‘(3) will deposit all payments received under

21 this section in a separate checking account in a de22 pository institution referred to in section 302(h)(1),

23 which shall contain only amounts so received and

24 from which all expenditures of such amounts shall

25 be made; and
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1 ‘‘(4) will furnish campaign records, evidence of

2 contributions, and other appropriate information to

3 the Commission.

4 ‘‘(b) To be eligible to receive payments under section

5 506, a candidate for the office of Representative in, or

6 Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who

7 qualifies for the general election ballot under State law

8 shall certify to the Commission that—

9 ‘‘(1) during the period beginning on January 1

10 of the calendar year preceding the year of a general

11 election, or in the case of a special election during

12 the period beginning on the day on which the va13 cancy occurs in the office involved, such candidate

14 and the authorized committees of such candidate

15 have received contributions aggregating 10 percent

16 of the applicable limitation under section 503(b);

17 ‘‘(2) 80 percent of such contributions have

18 come from individuals residing in such candidate’s

19 State; and

20 ‘‘(3) at least one other candidate has qualified

21 for the general election ballot.

22 ‘‘(c) For purposes of subsection (b)(1) in determining

23 the amount of contributions received by a candidate and

24 the candidate’s authorized committees—
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1 ‘‘(1) no contribution other than a contribution

2 of money made by a written instrument which iden3 tifies the person making the contribution shall be

4 taken into account;

5 ‘‘(2) no contribution that is considered a con6 tribution by an intermediary under section 315(a)(8)

7 shall be taken into account; and

8 ‘‘(3) no contribution received from any person

9 other than an individual shall be taken into account,

10 and no contribution received from an individual shall

11 be taken into account to the extent such contribution

12 exceeds $500 when added to the amount of all other

13 contributions made by such individual to or for the

14 benefit of such candidate during the applicable pe15 riod specified in paragraph (4).

16 ‘‘SEC. 503. (a) A candidate who receives payments

17 for a general election under this title shall not make ex18 penditures during that election cycle from the personal

19 funds of such candidate, which, in the aggregate, exceed

20 $40,000.

21 ‘‘(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) and section

22 504, a candidate who receives payments for a general elec23 tion under this title shall not make expenditures during

24 the election cycle that cover such general election which,

25 in the aggregate, exceed $500,000.
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1 ‘‘(c) A candidate who receives payments under this

2 title and who participates in a primary runoff election may

3 make additional expenditures for such primary runoff elec4 tion which in the aggregate do not exceed $150,000.

5 ‘‘(d) An eligible candidate may make expenditures

6 without regard to the limitations set forth in this sub7 section if any candidate in the same general election

8 makes aggregate expenditures during the election cycle

9 which exceed the amount of the limitation set forth in sec10 tion 503(b).

11 ‘‘(e) The limitations established by subsections (b)

12 and (c) shall be adjusted in the manner provided in section

13 315(c), except that, for the purposes of such adjustment,

14 the base period shall be calendar year 1990.

15 ‘‘SEC. 504. (a) An eligible candidate shall be entitled

16 to—

17 ‘‘(1) an allotment of ninety minutes of tele18 vision time, divided as the candidate chooses;

19 ‘‘(2) an allotment of one hundred and thirty20 five minutes of radio time, divided as the candidate

21 chooses;

22 ‘‘(3) an allotment of one hundred and twenty23 six column inches or one page, whichever is greater,

24 of newspaper advertising, divided as the candidate

25 chooses; and
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1 ‘‘(4) an allotment of any costs incurred in the

2 installation of telephones and other equipment for a

3 question-and-answer format if such a format is used

4 during the candidate’s allotted time on television or

5 radio.

6 ‘‘(b) Payment shall be made for such allotments by

7 the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in section 506.

8 ‘‘SEC. 505. (a) A schedule of such advertisements and

9 installations (as set forth in paragraphs (1) through (4)

10 of section 504(a)) shall be submitted, by an eligible can11 didate, to the Commission not later than ten days before

12 the election, including—

13 ‘‘(1) a separate listing for the television allot14 ment, the radio allotment, and the newspaper allot15 ment;

16 ‘‘(2) the date and time of each advertisement

17 within such allotment;

18 ‘‘(3) the state or newspaper providing the time

19 or space for such advertisement;

20 ‘‘(4) the amount of time or space that will be

21 used for television, radio, and newspaper advertising;

22 ‘‘(5) the total amount of time or space that will

23 be used for television, radio, and newspaper advertis24 ing; and
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1 ‘‘(6) with respect to a television or radio adver2 tisement involving the installation of telephones or

3 other equipment, the name of the company providing

4 such installation, and the cost of such installation.

5 ‘‘(b) Such schedule shall be in a form, as further pre6 scribed by the Commission, which provides for a ranking

7 within each of the television, radio, and newspaper allot8 ments, of each advertisement. Each candidate submitting

9 a schedule shall rank such advertisements in order of his

10 preference, for purposes of any reduction of the maximum

11 allotments that may be required under section 506(a)(2).

12 ‘‘(c)(1) Each station, newspaper, or company provid13 ing time, space, or service with respect to an allotment

14 under paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 504(a) shall

15 submit a report of charges to the Commission, as provided

16 in paragraph (2). Such a station, newspaper, or company

17 shall be guaranteed payment under section 506 only if

18 such report is received by the Commission not later than

19 ten days before the election.

20 ‘‘(2)(A) The report required by paragraph (1) shall

21 include, in the case of an advertisement that will be broad22 cast or published, a listing of—

23 ‘‘(i) the candidate for whom the time or space

24 is provided;
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1 ‘‘(ii) the date and time when each advertise2 ment will be broadcast or published;

3 ‘‘(iii) the amount of time or space used; and

4 ‘‘(iv) the charge made for such advertisement.

5 ‘‘(B) The report required by paragraph (1) shall in6 clude, in the case of installation of telephones or equip7 ment—

8 ‘‘(i) the candidate for whom the installation is

9 made;

10 ‘‘(ii) the advertisement in connection with which

11 such equipment will be installed, identified by the

12 date and time of such advertisement, and the station

13 or newspaper, providing the time or space for such

14 advertisement; and

15 ‘‘(iii) the charge for such installation.

16 ‘‘SEC. 506. (a)(1)(A) The Commission shall certify

17 to the Secretary of the Treasury a charge for payment

18 as soon as practicable after the date on which reports

19 must be submitted under such section—

20 ‘‘(i) if such charge is listed in the schedule sub21 mitted by the candidate for whom the time, space,

22 or service is to be provided, and there is no discrep23 ancy between the information relating to such

24 charge provided with such report and provided with

25 the schedule under section 505(a);
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1 ‘‘(ii) if such charge, as represented on such

2 schedule, is not for time or space in excess of the

3 maximum allowed under paragraph (1), (2), or (3)

4 of section 504(a); and

5 ‘‘(iii) to the extent that the rate charged is not,

6 in the case of a television or radio station, in excess

7 of the limits imposed by section 315(b) of the Com8 munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)), in the

9 case of a newspaper, in excess of the limits imposed

10 by section 4318(b), and in the case of a company

11 providing installation service, in excess of the

12 amount charged for comparable service in the dis13 trict where such installation is provided.

14 ‘‘(B) At the time of the certification of a charge

15 under this subsection the Commission shall immediately

16 notify the station, newspaper, or company that its charge

17 has been certified and that payment will be made by the

18 Secretary of the Treasury not later than thirty days from

19 date of certification.

20 ‘‘(C)(i) In any case in which the commission fails to

21 certify a charge because one of the conditions set forth

22 in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B) has not been met,

23 the Commission shall immediately notify the candidate

24 and the station, newspaper, or company involved of such

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1 such notification to submit amended schedules and re2 ports, in a manner prescribed by the Commission.

3 ‘‘(ii) In any case in which the Commission fails to

4 certify part of a charge because it is excessive under clause

5 (iii) of subparagraph (A), it shall immediately notify the

6 station or newspaper affected of such action, and shall

7 provide such station or newspaper with a hearing.

8 ‘‘(D) The Commission shall certify any charge sub9 mitted later than ten days before the election only to the

10 extent that the time, space, or service for which such

11 charge is made does not exceed the limits imposed by sec12 tion 504(a).

13 ‘‘(2) The Commission shall certify charges to the Sec14 retary of the Treasury for payment under this subsection

15 only to the extent provided in appropriation Acts. If at

16 the time that reports are required to be submitted under

17 section 505(c)(1) the total of all charges submitted with

18 respect to the allotments under paragraphs (1) through

19 (4) of section 504(a) exceeds the amount appropriated for

20 such purposes, the Commission shall certify charges as fol21 lows:

22 ‘‘(A) The Commission shall determine the per23 centage by which the total amount of charge submit24 ted must be reduced in order to make such total

25 equal to the amount appropriated.
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1 ‘‘(B) The Commission shall reduce the amount

2 of time and space requested by each candidate for

3 each allotment under paragraphs (1) through (3) of

4 section 504(a) by the percentage determined under

5 subparagraph (A), according to the ranking made by

6 each such candidate in his schedule.

7 ‘‘(C) The Commission shall certify the charges

8 selected under subparagraph (B) to the Secretary of

9 the Treasury for payment, and shall promptly notify

10 each station, newspaper, and company, and each

11 candidate of such selections.

12 The determination, reduction, and notification shall, when

13 required by this section, be made by the commission not

14 later than three days after the date on which reports are

15 required to be submitted under section 505(c)(1).

16 ‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated for each

17 fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year beginning on Oc18 tober 1, 1993, such funds as are necessary to make the

19 payments required by this subsection.

20 ‘‘(b)(1) The Commission shall certify to the Secretary

21 of the Treasury a charge under section 505(c)(1) for pay22 ment, as soon as practicable after the candidate’s certifi23 cation is submitted to the Commission, to the extent that

24 such charge is not in excess of the amount to which the

25 candidate submitting such charge is entitled under section
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1 504(a), and only to the extent provided in prior appropria2 tion Acts.

3 ‘‘(2) In any case in which the Commission fails to

4 certify part of a charge under paragraph (1), it shall im5 mediately notify the candidate of such action and provide

6 a hearing to such candidate.

7 ‘‘(3) There are authorized to be appropriated for each

8 fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year beginning on Oc9 tober 1, 1993 such funds as are necessary for the

10 purposed of this subsection.’’.

11 SEC. 8. SOFT MONEY

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election

13 Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended

14 by adding at the end the following new section:

15 ‘‘LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

16 FEDERAL ELECTION PORTION OF AMOUNTS PAID

17 FOR MINGLED ACTIVITIES

18 ‘‘SEC. 324. (a) Any payment by the national commit19 tee of a political party or a State committee of a political

20 party for the Federal election portion of a mingled activ21 ity—

22 ‘‘(1) shall be subject to limitation and reporting

23 under this Act as if such payment were an expendi24 ture; and

25 ‘‘(2) may be paid only from an account that is

26 subject to the requirements of this Act.
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1 Subject to subsection (b), the amount of a payment for

2 the Federal election portion of a mingled activity shall be

3 calculated by determining the percentage of the mingled

4 activity that is reasonably attributable to the purpose of

5 influencing an election for Federal office.

6 ‘‘(b)(1) In the case of the national committee of a

7 political party, the amount of a payment for the Federal

8 election portion of a mingled activity—

9 ‘‘(A) in a presidential election year, shall be not

10 less than 67 percent of the total payment for the

11 mingled activity; and

12 ‘‘(B) in any other even-numbered year, shall be

13 not less than 33 percent of the total payment for the

14 mingled activity.

15 ‘‘(2) In the case of a State committee of a political

16 party the amount of a payment for the Federal election

17 portion of a mingled activity—

18 ‘‘(A) in a presidential election year, shall be not

19 less than 33 percent of the total payment for the

20 mingled activity; and

21 ‘‘(B) in any other even-numbered year, shall be

22 not less than 20 percent of the total payment for the

23 mingled activity.

24 ‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘mingled activ25 ity’ means, with respect to a payment by the national com-
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1 mittee of a political party or a State committee of a politi2 cal party, an activity, such as a voter registration pro3 gram, a get-out-the-vote drive, or general political adver4 tising, that is both—

5 ‘‘(1) for the purpose of influencing an election

6 for Federal office; and

7 ‘‘(2) for any purpose unrelated to influencing

8 an election for influencing an election for Federal of9 fice.’’.

10 SEC. 9. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS

11 OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.

12 Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act

13 of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end

14 the following new subsection:

15 ‘‘(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative

16 in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress

17 may not, with respect to a reporting period for an election,

18 accept contributions from persons other than local individ19 ual residents totaling in excess of the total contributions

20 accepted from local individual residents.

21 ‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘local indi22 vidual resident’ means an individual who resides in a coun23 ty, or municipality, any part of which is in the congres24 sional district involved.
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1 ‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, an individual

2 may not be considered a resident of more than one con3 gressional district.’’.

4 SEC. 10. REQUIREMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY FOR USE OF

5 THE FRANK BY MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF

6 REPRESENTATIVES.

7 Section 3210 of title 39, United States Code, is

8 amended by adding at the end the following new sub9 section:

10 ‘‘(h) a Member of, or Member-elect to, the House of

11 Representatives shall account for all franked mail mailed

12 under this chapter as such a Member or Member-elect (as

13 the case may be), exclusive of any mailings made under

14 subsection (d). Such account shall be—

15 ‘‘(1) made in the form and manner prescribed

16 by the Commission on Congressional Mailing Stand17 ards; and

18 ‘‘(2) submitted to the Clerk of the House of

19 Representatives for publication in the Congressional

20 Record.’’.

21 SEC. 11. SEVERABILITY.

22 If any provision of this Act or any amendment made

23 by this Act, or the application of any such provision to

24 any person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of

25 any other such provision, and the application of such pro-
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3 SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE.

4 This Act and the amendments made by this Act, ex5 cept for such sections specifically designated otherwise,

6 shall become effective on November 7, 1990 and shall

7 apply to all contributions and expenditures made after

8 such date.

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