(as amended by section 303(b)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(f) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—
‘‘(1) NATIONAL AND CONGRESSIONAL POLITI-
CAL COMMITTEES.—The national committee of a po-
litical party, any congressional campaign committee
of a political party, and any subordinate committee
of either, shall report all receipts and disbursements
during the reporting period, whether or not in con-
nection with an election for Federal office.
‘‘(2) OTHER POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO WHICH
SECTION
324
APPLIES.—A political committee to
which section 324(b)(1) applies shall report all re-
ceipts and disbursements made for activities de-
scribed in section 324(b) (1) and (2)(A)(iii).
‘‘(3) OTHER POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—Any po-
litical committee to which paragraph (1) or (2) does
not apply shall report any receipts or disbursements
that are used in connection with a Federal election.
‘‘(4) ITEMIZATION.—If a political committee
has receipts or disbursements to which this sub-
section applies from any person aggregating in ex-
cess of $200 for any calendar year, the political
committee shall separately itemize its reporting for
the person in the same manner as required in para-
graphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
‘‘(5) REPORTING
PERIODS.—Reports required
to be filed under this subsection shall be filed for the
same time periods as reports are required for politi-
cal committees under subsection (a).’’.
(b) BUILDING FUND EXCEPTION TO THE DEFINI-
TION OF CONTRIBUTION.—Section 301(8) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is
amended—
(1) by striking clause (viii); and
(2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv)
as clauses (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
(c) REPORTS BY STATE COMMITTEES.—Section 304
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(g) FILING OF STATE REPORTS.—In lieu of any re-
port required to be filed by this Act, the Commission may
allow a State committee of a political party to file with
the Commission a report required to be filed under State
law if the Commission determines that such reports con-
tain substantially the same information.’’.
(d) OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) 
AUTHORIZED
COMMITTEES.—Section
304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (H);
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (I); and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(J) in the case of an authorized commit-
tee, disbursements for the primary election, the
general election, and any other election in which
the candidate participates;’’.
(2) 
NAMES
AND
ADDRESSES.—Section
304(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘operating expense’’ and inserting ‘‘operat-
ing expenditure, and the election to which the oper-
ating expenditure relates’’.
TITLE V—RESTRUCTURING AND
STRENGTHENING 
OF 
THE
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION
SEC. 501. APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 306(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) There is established’’
and inserting ‘‘(1)(A) There is established’’;
(B) by striking the second sentence and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(B) COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion is composed of 6 members appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and consent of the United
States Senate, and 1 member appointed by the President
from among persons recommended by the Commission as
provided in subparagraph (D).’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘No more than’’ and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(C) PARTY AFFILIATION.—Not more than’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) NOMINATION BY COMMISSION OF ADDITIONAL
MEMBER.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The members of the Com-
mission shall recommend to the President, by a vote
of 4 members, 3 persons for the appointment to the
Commission.
‘‘(ii) VACANCY.—On vacancy of the position of
the member appointed under this subparagraph, a
member shall be appointed to fill the vacancy in the
same manner as provided in clause (i).’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘terms of
6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 1 term of 6
years;’’; and
(3) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking
‘‘(other than the Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the House of Representatives)’’.
(b) TRANSITION RULE.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
recommend persons for appointment under section
306(a)(1)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971, as added by section 501(a)(1)(D) of this Act.
SEC. 502. AUDITS.
(a) RANDOM AUDIT.—Section 311(b) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Commis-
sion’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) RANDOM AUDITS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1), after every primary, general, and
runoff election, the Commission may conduct
random audits and investigations to ensure vol-
untary compliance with this Act.
‘‘(B) SELECTION OF SUBJECTS.—The sub-
jects of audits and investigations under this
paragraph shall be selected on the basis of im-
partial criteria established by a vote of at least
4 members of the Commission.
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION.—This paragraph does
not apply to an authorized committee of a can-
didate for President or Vice President subject
to audit under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY TO SEEK INJUNCTION.
Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended—
(1) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(13) AUTHORITY TO SEEK INJUNCTION.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, at any time in a pro-
ceeding described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4),
the Commission believes that—
SEC. 504. STANDARD FOR INVESTIGATION.
Section 309(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437f(a)(2)) is amended by striking
‘‘reason to believe that’’ and inserting ‘‘reason to open an
investigation on whether’’.
SEC. 505. PETITION FOR CERTIORARI.
Section 307(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d(a)) is amended by inserting
‘‘(including a proceeding before the Supreme Court on cer-
tiorari)’’ after ‘‘appeal’’.
SEC. 506. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.
Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) (as amended by section 503)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(14) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE.—
‘‘(A) 60 DAYS BEFORE A GENERAL ELEC-
TION.—If the complaint in a proceeding was
filed within 60 days before the date of a general
election, the Commission may take action de-
scribed in this subparagraph.
‘‘(B) RESOLUTION
BEFORE
AN
ELEC-
TION.—If the Commission determines, on the
basis of facts alleged in the complaint and other
facts available to the Commission, that there is
clear and convincing evidence that a violation of
this Act has occurred, is occurring, or is about
to occur and it appears that the requirements
for relief stated in clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) of
paragraph (13)(A) are met, the Commission
may—
‘‘(i) 
order 
expedited 
proceedings,
shortening the time periods for proceedings
under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as
necessary to allow the matter to be re-
solved in sufficient time before the election
to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests
of the parties; or
‘‘(ii) if the Commission determines
that there is insufficient time to conduct
proceedings before the election, imme-
diately 
seek 
relief 
under 
paragraph
(13)(A).
‘‘(C) MERITLESS
COMPLAINTS.—If the
Commission determines, on the basis of facts
alleged in the complaint and other facts avail-
able to the Commission, that the complaint is
clearly without merit, the Commission may—
‘‘(i) 
order 
expedited 
proceedings,
shortening the time periods for proceedings
under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as
necessary to allow the matter to be re-
solved in sufficient time before the election
to avoid harm or prejudice to the interests
of the parties; or
‘‘(ii) if the Commission determines
that there is insufficient time to conduct
proceedings before the election, summarily
dismiss the complaint.’’.
SEC. 507. FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS AND
FACSIMILE MACHINES.
Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(5) FILING OF REPORTS USING COMPUTERS
AND FACSIMILE MACHINES.—
‘‘(A) COMPUTERS.—The Commission shall
issue a regulation under which a person re-
quired to file a designation, statement, or re-
port under this Act—
‘‘(i) is required to maintain and file
the designation, statement, or report for
any calendar year in electronic form acces-
sible by computers if the person has, or
has reason to expect to have, aggregate
contributions or expenditures in excess of a
threshold amount determined by the Com-
mission; and
‘‘(ii) may maintain and file the des-
ignation, statement, or report in that man-
ner if not required to do so under a regula-
tion under clause (i).
‘‘(B) FACSIMILE
MACHINES.—The Com-
mission shall prescribe a regulation that allows
a person to file a designation, statement, or re-
port required by this Act through the use of a
facsimile machine.
‘‘(C) 
VERIFICATION.—In 
a 
regulation
under this paragraph, the Commission shall
provide methods (other than requiring a signa-
ture on the document being filed) for verifying
a designation, statement, or report. Any docu-
ment verified under any of the methods shall be
treated for all purposes (including penalties for
perjury) in the same manner as a document
verified by signature.
‘‘(D) COMPATIBILITY
OF
SYSTEMS.—The
Secretary of the Senate shall ensure that any
computer or other system that the Secretary
may develop and maintain to receive designa-
tions, statements, and reports in the forms re-
quired or permitted under this paragraph is
compatible with any system that the Commis-
sion may develop and maintain.’’.
SEC. 508. POWER TO ISSUE SUBPOENA WITHOUT SIGNA-
TURE OF CHAIRPERSON.
Section 307(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(3)) is amended by striking
‘‘, signed by the chairman or the vice chairman,’’.
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be
affected by the holding.
SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.
An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme
Court of the United States from any final judgment, de-
cree, or order issued by any court ruling on the constitu-
tionality of any provision of this Act or amendment made
by this Act.