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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5660 

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a 

limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 

Mr. TAKANO 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 

provide for a limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. TIMEFRAME FOR AND PRIORITIZATION OF DIS4 POSAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS. 

5 Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 

6 of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114) is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub8 section (d); and 


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1 (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol2 lowing new subsection: 

3 ‘‘(c) DISPOSAL.— 

4 ‘‘(1) TIMEFRAME.—Contributions or donations 

5 described in subsection (a) may only be used, in the 

6 case of an individual who is not a candidate with re7 spect to an election for any Federal office for a 6- 

8 year period beginning on the day after the date of 

9 the most recent such election in which the individual 

10 was a candidate for any such office, during such 6- 

11 year period. 

12 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—Beginning on the date 

13 the 6-year period described in paragraph (1) ends, 

14 contributions or donations that remain available to 

15 an individual described in such paragraph shall be 

16 disposed of, not later than 30 days after such date, 

17 as follows: 

18 ‘‘(A) First, to pay any debts or obligations 

19 owed in connection with the campaign for elec20 tion for Federal office of the individual. 

21 ‘‘(B) Second, to the extent such contribu22 tion or donations remain available after the ap23 plication of subparagraph (A), to return such 

24 contributions or donations to the individuals, 


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1 entities, or both, who made such contributions 

2 or donations. 

3 ‘‘(C) Third, to the extent such contribu4 tions or donations remain available after the 

5 application of subparagraphs (A) and (B), to 

6 make contributions to an organization described 

7 in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 

8 of 1986. 

9 ‘‘(D) Fourth, to the extent such contribu10 tions or donations remain available after the 

11 application of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 

12 to make transfers to a national, State, or local 

13 committee of a political party.’’. 

14 SEC. 2. 1-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN INDIVID15 UALS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual de17 scribed in subsection (b), any contributions or donations 

18 remaining available to the individual shall be disposed of— 

19 (1) not later than one year after the date of the 

20 enactment of this Act; and 

21 (2) in accordance with the prioritization speci22 fied in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 

23 (c)(2) of section 313 of the Federal Election Cam24 paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended 

25 by section 1. 


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1 (b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de2 scribed in this subsection is an individual who, as of the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act— 

4 (1) is not a candidate with respect to an elec5 tion for any Federal office for a period of not less 

6 than 6 years beginning on the day after the date of 

7 the most recent such election in which the individual 

8 was a candidate for any such office; and 

9 (2) would be in violation of subsection (c) of 

10 section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 

11 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended by section 1. 

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