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(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2025, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the 
Committee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the analysis and study required 
by subsection (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ABSENT UNIFORMED SERVICES VOTER.—The 
term ‘‘absent uniformed services voter’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 107 of the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20310). 
(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’, with respect to a member of the Armed Forces, 
means a spouse and other dependent (as defined in 
section 1072 of title 10, United States Code) of the 
member. 
TITLE III—FIRST AMENDMENT 
PROTECTION ACT 
SEC. 300. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘First Amendment Pro-
tection Act’’. 
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Subtitle A—Protecting Political 
Speech and Freedom of Association 
PART 1—PROTECTING POLITICAL SPEECH 
SEC. 301. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The structure of the Constitution and its 
amendments represents the radical idea that any sov-
ereign power exercised by the Federal Government 
flows either directly from the people or through the 
States they established to govern themselves. In the 
words of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, ‘‘[t]he 
enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, 
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others re-
tained by the people.’’ ‘‘The powers not delegated to 
the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited 
by it to the States, are reserved to the States respec-
tively, or to the people.’’ 
(2) Among the many freedoms it protects, the 
First Amendment prevents Congress from making any 
law abridging the freedom of speech, the right of the 
people peaceably to assemble, or the right of the people 
to petition the Government for the redress of griev-
ances. 
(3) Any proposed Federal action concerning free-
dom of speech, protest, or petition must start with an 
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analysis of the First Amendment. Congress must ask 
whether the proposed action would abridge these free-
doms, and any uncertainty must be determined in 
favor of fewer restrictions on speech. 
(4) In particular, political speech, uttered in the 
furtherance of self-government, must raise an even 
higher bar to congressional abridgement. The mecha-
nisms and media used to offer political speech must 
realize the same protections. 
(5) As the Supreme Court has recognized, the 
Constitution grants Congress only a very narrow in-
terest in the regulation of political speech, the preven-
tion of corruption or the appearance of corruption. 
Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 25–26 (1976); Federal 
Election Commission v. National Conservative Polit-
ical Action Commission, 470 U.S. 480, 497 (1985); 
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 558 
U. S. 310, 359 (2010); McCutcheon v. Federal Elec-
tion Commission, 572 U. S. 185, 207 (2014); Cruz v. 
Federal Election Commission 142 S.Ct. 1638, 1652 
(2022). 
(6) In order to uphold and effectuate the Con-
stitution, any Federal statute that goes beyond this 
interest must be repealed, and Congress must exercise 
its Article 1 authorities to do so. 
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SEC. 302. REPEAL OF LIMITS ON COORDINATED POLITICAL 
PARTY EXPENDITURES. 
(a) REPEAL OF LIMITS.—Section 315(d) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘may make expenditures’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may make expenditures, includ-
ing coordinated expenditures,’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Federal office, subject to 
the limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘Fed-
eral office in any amount’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5). 
(b) CLARIFYING TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PARTY COM-
MUNICATIONS AS COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.—Section 
315(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)), as amended by 
subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, a communication 
shall be treated as a coordinated expenditure in connection 
with the campaign of a candidate only if the public commu-
nication is paid for by a committee of a political party 
or its agent, refers to a clearly identified House or Senate 
candidate, and is publicly distributed or otherwise publicly 
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disseminated in the clearly identified candidate’s jurisdic-
tion.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO INDEX-
ING.—Section 315(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘(d),’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
SEC. 303. REPEAL OF LIMIT ON AGGREGATE CONTRIBU-
TIONS BY INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that the Supreme 
Court of the United States in McCutcheon v. FEC, 572 U.S. 
185 (2014) determined the biennial aggregate limits under 
section 315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(3)) to be unconstitutional. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 315(a) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (3). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 315(c) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘(a)(3),’’ each place it appears in paragraph (1)(B)(i), 
(1)(C), and (2)(B)(ii). 
SEC. 304. EQUALIZATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS TO 
STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY 
COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘a national 
political party’’ and inserting ‘‘a national or State 
political party’’; 
(2) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(B); 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(4) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS BY MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL 
COMMITTEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(2)(B) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(2)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘a national political party’’ and inserting ‘‘a na-
tional or State political party’’. 
(2) PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT.—Section 315(c) 
of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is amended— 
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Section 315(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9) or 
paragraph (10)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (9)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (9) 
or paragraph (10)’’. 
(2) ACCOUNTS.—Section 315(a)(9) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘na-
tional committee of a political party’’ each place it 
appears in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and in-
serting ‘‘committee of a national or State political 
party’’. 
(3) STATE
PARTY
CONVENTION
ACCOUNTS
DE-
SCRIBED.—Section 315(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30116(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) An account described in this paragraph is a sep-
arate, segregated account of a political committee estab-
lished and maintained by a State committee of a political 
party which is used solely to defray— 
‘‘(A) expenses incurred with respect to carrying 
out State party nominating activities or other party- 
building conventions; 
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‘‘(B) expenses incurred with respect to providing 
for the attendance of delegates at a presidential nomi-
nating convention, but only to the extent that such ex-
penses are not paid for from the account described in 
paragraph (9)(A); or 
‘‘(C) expenses incurred with respect to carrying 
out local, county, or district conventions or pro-
ceedings to elect delegates to a State party conven-
tion.’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF INDEXING OF AMOUNTS TO EN-
SURE EQUALIZATION OF PARTY CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.— 
For purposes of applying section 315(c) of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30116(c)) to limits on the amount of contributions 
to political committees established and maintained by a 
State political party, the amendments made by this section 
shall be considered to have been included in section 307 of 
the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 
107–55; 116 Stat. 102). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
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SEC. 305. EXPANSION OF PERMISSIBLE FEDERAL ELECTION 
ACTIVITY BY STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL 
PARTIES. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PERMISSIBLE USE OF FUNDS NOT 
SUBJECT TO CONTRIBUTION LIMITS OR SOURCE PROHIBI-
TIONS BY STATE AND LOCAL POLITICAL PARTIES FOR FED-
ERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY.—Section 323(b)(2) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30125(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Notwithstanding section 
301(20), for purposes of paragraph (1), an amount 
that is expended or disbursed by a State, district, or 
local committee of a political party shall be consid-
ered to be expended or disbursed for Federal election 
activity only if the committee coordinated the expend-
iture or disbursement of the amount with a candidate 
for election for Federal office or an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate for election for Federal office.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FUNDRAISING COSTS.—Section 323(c) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30125(c)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘In the case of a per-
son described in subsection (b), the previous sentence 
applies only if the amount was spent by such person 
in coordination with a candidate for election for Fed-
eral office or an authorized committee of a candidate 
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for election for Federal office, as determined pursuant 
to regulations promulgated by the Commission for the 
purpose of determining whether a political party 
communication is coordinated with a candidate, a 
candidate’s authorized committee, or an agent there-
of.’’. 
(2) APPEARANCE OF FEDERAL CANDIDATES OR 
OFFICEHOLDERS AT FUNDRAISING EVENTS.—Section 
323(e)(3) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(3)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(2)(C)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
SEC. 306. PARTICIPATION IN JOINT FUNDRAISING ACTIVI-
TIES BY MULTIPLE POLITICAL COMMITTEES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) While Federal law permits the Federal Elec-
tion Commission to engage in certain ‘‘gap-filling’’ 
activities as it administers the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971, the regulations promulgated by the 
Federal Election Commission to govern joint fund-
raising activities of multiple political committees are 
not tied specifically to any particular provision of the 
Act, and while these regulations generally duplicate 
the provisions of the Act, they also impose additional 
and unnecessary burdens on political committees 
which seek to engage in joint fundraising activities, 
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such as a requirement for written agreements between 
the participating committees. 
(2) It is therefore not necessary at this time to 
direct the Federal Election Commission to repeal the 
existing regulations which govern joint fundraising 
activities of multiple political committees, as some 
political committees may have reasons for following 
the provisions of such regulations which impose addi-
tional and unnecessary burdens on these activities. 
(b) CRITERIA FOR PARTICIPATION IN JOINT FUND-
RAISING ACTIVITIES.—Section 302 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) Two or more political committees as defined in 
this Act may participate in joint fundraising activities in 
accordance with the following criteria: 
‘‘(A) The costs of the activities shall be allocated 
among and paid for by the participating committees 
on the basis of the allocation among the participating 
committees of the contributions received as a result of 
the activities. 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a par-
ticipating committee may make a payment (in whole 
or in part) for the portion of the costs of the activities 
which is allocated to another participating committee, 
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and the amount of any such payment shall be treated 
as a contribution made by the committee to the other 
participating committee. 
‘‘(C) The provisions of section 315(a)(8) regard-
ing the treatment of contributions to a candidate 
which are earmarked or otherwise directed through an 
intermediary or conduit shall apply to contributions 
made by a person to a participating committee which 
are allocated by the committee to another partici-
pating committee. 
‘‘(2) Nothing in this subsection may be construed to 
prohibit two or more political committees from partici-
pating in joint fundraising activities by designating or es-
tablishing a separate, joint committee subject to the reg-
istration and reporting requirements of this Act or by pub-
lishing a joint fundraising notice.’’. 
PART 2—PROTECTING FREEDOM OF 
ASSOCIATION 
SEC. 307. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The First Amendment of the United States 
Constitution provides that ‘‘[C]ongress shall make no 
law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohib-
iting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the free-
dom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the peo-
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ple peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Govern-
ment for a redress of grievances.’’ See U.S. Const. 
Amend. I. 
(2) The Supreme Court has held that the First 
Amendment’s protections apply with equal force to 
States and localities as it does to the Federal Govern-
ment. See Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925). 
(3) The Supreme Court has held that ‘‘implicit 
in the right to engage in activities protected by the 
First Amendment [lies] a corresponding right to asso-
ciate with others.’’ Roberts v. United States Jaycees, 
468 U. S. 609, 622 (1984). This is commonly under-
stood as the right of association. It furthers ‘‘a wide 
variety of political, social, economic, educational, reli-
gious, and cultural ends,’’ and ‘‘is especially impor-
tant in preserving political and cultural diversity 
and in shielding dissident expression from suppres-
sion by the majority.’’ Id. 
(4) In NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, 357 
U.S. 449 (1958), the Supreme Court held the First 
Amendment’s freedom of association protected the Na-
tional Association for the Advancement of Colored 
People from compelled disclosure of its members. This 
was because ‘‘on past occasions revelation of the iden-
tity of its rank-and-file members has exposed these 
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members to economic reprisal, loss of employment, 
threat of physical coercion, and other manifestations 
of public hostility. Under these circumstances...it [is] 
apparent that compelled disclosure of petitioner’s Ala-
bama membership is likely to affect adversely the 
ability of petitioner and its members to pursue their 
collective effort to foster beliefs which they admittedly 
have the right to advocate, in that it may induce 
members to withdraw from the Association and dis-
suade others from joining it because of fear of expo-
sure of their beliefs shown through their associations 
and of the consequences of this exposure.’’ Id. at 462– 
463. 
(5) The First Amendment’s freedom of associa-
tion has been protected and strengthened by the Su-
preme Court for over sixty years. See NAACP v. Ala-
bama ex rel. Patterson, 357 U.S. 449 (1958); Shelton 
v. Tucker, 364 U. S. 479 (1960); Bates v. Little Rock, 
361 U. S. 516 (1960); Healy v. James, 408 U. S. 169 
(1972); Elrod v. Burns, 427 U. S. 347 (1976); Rob-
erts v. United States Jaycees, 468 U.S. 609, 622 
(1984); Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 
(2000); Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. 
Bonta, 141 S. Ct. 2373 (2021). 
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(6) Most recently, in Americans for Prosperity 
Foundation v. Bonta, 141 S. Ct. 2373 (2021), a Cali-
fornia law required Americans for Prosperity Foun-
dation and the Thomas Moore Law Center to disclose 
the names, contribution amounts, and addresses of 
their major donors. Id. at 2380. The Supreme Court 
held this substantial intrusion into the group’s donors 
was unconstitutional. Id. at 2389. While California 
Attorney General Bonta argued these disclosures were 
needed so California could prevent wrongdoing by 
charitable organizations, there was ‘‘not a single, con-
crete instance in which pre-investigation collection of 
[this information] did anything to advance the Attor-
ney General’s investigative, regulatory or enforcement 
efforts.’’ Id. at 2386. Similarly, California’s need for 
this information before initiating an investigation 
was highly questionable as it was only one of three 
states to impose this requirement and did not seri-
ously enforce it until 2010. Id. at 2387. 
(7) In short, Americans for Prosperity Founda-
tion and NAACP both stand for the proposition that 
compelled disclosure of an organization’s members 
can violate an organization’s freedom of association. 
This is because ‘‘effective advocacy of both public and 
private points of view, particularly controversial 
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ones, is undeniably enhanced by group association’’ 
and there is a ‘‘vital relationship between freedom to 
associate and privacy in one’s associations...’’ See Id. 
at 2382 citing NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, 
357 U.S. 449, 460–462. 
(8) Unfortunately, the First Amendment’s free-
dom of association protections are under constant at-
tack. Recently, there have been efforts to enlarge the 
size of the Supreme Court because of disagreement 
with some of its rulings and personal disagreement 
with some of the justices. 
(9) On April 9, 2021, the President issued Exec-
utive Order 14023 that created the Presidential Com-
mission on the Supreme Court (the Commission). 
Under Section 3(iii) of that Executive Order, the 
Commission was tasked with providing ‘‘[a]n anal-
ysis of the principal arguments in the contemporary 
public debate for and against Supreme Court reform, 
including an appraisal of the merits and legality of 
particular reform proposals.’’. 
(10) In December 2021, the Commission released 
its final report. On the issue of adding justices to the 
Supreme 
Court, 
the 
Commission 
concluded 
‘‘[m]irroring the broader public debate, there is pro-
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found disagreement among Commissioners on this 
issue.’’. 
(11) Unfortunately, even though the President’s 
Commission would not endorse adding the number of 
justices on the Supreme Court, some in Congress still 
believe it is necessary. See, for example, H.R. 3422, 
the Judiciary Act of 2023 that would add four asso-
ciate justices to the Supreme Court. 
(12) Because of this political uncertainty and 
the importance that donors in all organizations, no 
matter their party affiliation, are protected from hav-
ing their membership disclosed and threats of reprisal 
that would follow, it is important that Congress 
statutorily codifies the Supreme Court’s holdings in 
NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson and Americans 
for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta. 
(13) Government targeting of tax-exempt organi-
zations because of disagreement with their political 
views is sadly not a hypothetical problem. From 2010 
through 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in-
tentionally discriminated against conservative orga-
nizations seeking tax-exempt status with words like 
‘‘patriot’’ or ‘‘Tea Party’’ in their names. 
(14) After years of litigation, in October 2017, 
the IRS signed a consent decree in Federal court and 
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admitted to targeting conservative organizations from 
2010 through 2013. The IRS confessed that ‘‘its treat-
ment of [conservative organizations] during the tax- 
exempt determinations process, including screening 
their applications based on their names or policy po-
sitions, subjecting those applications to heightened 
scrutiny and inordinate delays, and demanding of 
some Plaintiffs’ information that TIGTA [U.S. Treas-
ury Inspector General, Tax Administration] deter-
mined was unnecessary to the agency’s determination 
of their tax-exempt status, was wrong.’’. 
(15) It is antithetical to the First Amendment 
that the IRS or any Federal Government agency 
would ever be used to target an organization because 
of its political beliefs, or who its donors might be. As 
such, these organizations need to be protected to pre-
vent events like what transpired at the IRS between 
2010 and 2013. 
SEC. 308. PROTECTING PRIVACY OF DONORS TO TAX-EX-
EMPT ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Speech Privacy Act of 2023’’. 
(b) RESTRICTIONS ON COLLECTION OF DONOR INFOR-
MATION.— 
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(1) RESTRICTIONS.—An entity of the Federal 
Government may not collect or require the submission 
of information on the identification of any donor to 
a tax-exempt organization. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to the following: 
(A) The Internal Revenue Service, acting 
lawfully pursuant to section 6033 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor provision. 
(B) The Secretary of the Senate and the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting 
lawfully pursuant to section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604). 
(C) The Federal Election Commission, act-
ing lawfully pursuant to section 510 of title 36, 
United States Code. 
(D) An entity acting pursuant to a lawful 
order of a court or administrative body which 
has the authority under law to direct the entity 
to collect or require the submission of the infor-
mation, but only to the extent permitted by the 
lawful order of such court or administrative 
body. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF DONOR INFORMA-
TION.— 
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(1) RESTRICTIONS.—An entity of the Federal 
Government may not disclose to the public informa-
tion revealing the identification of any donor to a 
tax-exempt organization. 
(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to the following: 
(A) The Internal Revenue Service, acting 
lawfully pursuant to section 6104 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor provision. 
(B) The Secretary of the Senate and the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives, acting 
lawfully pursuant to section 3 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604). 
(C) The Federal Election Commission, act-
ing lawfully pursuant to section 510 of title 36, 
United States Code. 
(D) An entity acting pursuant to a lawful 
order of a court or administrative body which 
has the authority under law to direct the entity 
to disclose the information, but only to the extent 
permitted by the lawful order of such court or 
administrative body. 
(E) An entity which discloses the informa-
tion as authorized by the organization. 
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(d) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, a ‘‘tax-exempt organization’’ means an organiza-
tion which is described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of such Code. Nothing in this subsection may 
be construed to treat a political organization under section 
527 of such Code as a tax-exempt organization for purposes 
of this section. 
(e) PENALTIES.—It shall be unlawful for any officer 
or employee of the United States, or any former officer or 
employee, willfully to disclose to any person, except as au-
thorized in this section, any information revealing the iden-
tification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization. Any 
violation of this section shall be a felony punishable upon 
conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding $250,000, 
or imprisonment of not more than 5 years, or both, together 
with the costs of prosecution, and if such offense is com-
mitted by any officer or employee of the United States, he 
shall, in addition to any other punishment, be dismissed 
from office or discharged from employment upon conviction 
for such offense. 
SEC. 309. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR TAX-EXEMPT 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Don’t Weaponize the IRS Act’’. 
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(b) ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REPORTING.— 
(1) GROSS RECEIPTS THRESHOLD.—Clause (ii) 
of section 6033(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$50,000’’. 
(2) ORGANIZATIONS DESCRIBED.—Subparagraph 
(C) of section 6033(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(v), 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (vi) and inserting a semicolon, and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(vii) any other organization described 
in section 501(c) (other than a private foun-
dation or a supporting organization de-
scribed in section 509(a)(3)); and 
‘‘(viii) any organization (other than a 
private foundation or a supporting organi-
zation described in section 509(a)(3)) which 
is not described in section 170(c)(2)(A), or 
which is created or organized in a posses-
sion of the United States, which has no sig-
nificant activity (including lobbying and 
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political activity and the operation of a 
trade or business) other than investment ac-
tivity in the United States.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION TO SECTION 527 
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
6033(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘This section’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, 
this section’’, and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for the taxable year.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for the taxable year in the same man-
ner as to an organization exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a).’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) REPORTING OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CON-
TRIBUTORS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
6033(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
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amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Except 
as provided in subsections (b)(5) and (g)(2)(B), such 
annual return shall not be required to include the 
names and addresses of contributors to the organiza-
tion.’’. 
(2) APPLICATION
TO
SECTION
527
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Paragraph (2) of section 6033(g) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A), 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C), and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) containing the names and addresses of 
all substantial contributors, and’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 310. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS FOR DETER-
MINING ELIGIBILITY OF SECTION 501(C)(4) 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Department of the Treasury, 
including the Internal Revenue Service, may not issue, re-
vise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other 
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guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to 
the standard which is used to determine whether an organi-
zation is operated exclusively for the promotion of social 
welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (including the proposed regulations pub-
lished at 78 Fed. Reg. 71535 (November 29, 2013)). 
(b) APPLICATION OF CURRENT STANDARDS AND DEFI-
NITIONS.—The standard and definitions as in effect on 
January 1, 2010, which are used to make determinations 
described in subsection (b) shall apply after the date of the 
enactment of this Act for purposes of determining status 
under section 501(c)(4) of such Code of organizations cre-
ated on, before, or after such date. 
Subtitle B—Prohibition on Use of 
Federal Funds for Congressional 
Campaigns 
SEC. 311. PROHIBITING USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PAY-
MENTS IN SUPPORT OF CONGRESSIONAL 
CAMPAIGNS. 
No Federal funds, including amounts attributable to 
the collection of fines and penalties, may be used to make 
any payment in support of a campaign for election for the 
office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress. 
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Subtitle C—Registration and 
Reporting Requirements 
SEC. 321. ELECTRONIC FILING OF ELECTIONEERING COM-
MUNICATION REPORTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Modernizing Electioneering Communications Reporting 
Act’’. 
(b) 
REQUIRING
ELECTRONIC
FILING.—Section 
304(a)(11)(A)(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(11)(A)(i)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘or makes electioneering communications’’ after ‘‘ex-
penditures’’. 
SEC. 322. INCREASED QUALIFYING THRESHOLD AND ESTAB-
LISHING PURPOSE FOR POLITICAL COMMIT-
TEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(4) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(4)) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘political committee’ means— 
‘‘(A) any committee, club, association, or other 
group of persons, including any local committee of a 
political party, which receives contributions aggre-
gating in excess of $25,000 during a calendar year or 
which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of 
$25,000 during a calendar year and which is under 
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the control of a candidate or has the major purpose 
of nominating or electing a candidate; or 
‘‘(B) any separate segregated fund established 
under the provisions of section 316(b).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION.—Section 301 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30101) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(27) MAJOR
PURPOSE
OF
NOMINATING
OR 
ELECTING A CANDIDATE.—The term ‘major purpose of 
nominating or electing a candidate’ means, with re-
spect to a group of persons described in paragraph 
(4)(A)— 
‘‘(A) a group whose central organizational 
purpose is to expressly advocate for the nomina-
tion, election, or defeat of a candidate; or 
‘‘(B) a group for which the majority of its 
spending throughout its lifetime of existence has 
been on contributions, expenditures, or inde-
pendent expenditures.’’. 
(c) PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT FOR POLITICAL COM-
MITTEE THRESHOLD.—Section 315(c) of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30116(c)), as amended by section 304(b), is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(E) In any calendar year after 2024— 
‘‘(i) a threshold established by sections 301(4)(A) 
or 301(4)(C) shall be increased by the percent dif-
ference determined under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) each amount so increased shall remain in 
effect for the calendar year; and 
‘‘(iii) if any amount after adjustment under 
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) for purposes of sections 301(4)(A) and 
301(4)(C), calendar year 2024.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
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SEC. 323. INCREASED THRESHOLD WITH RESPECT TO INDE-
PENDENT 
EXPENDITURE 
REPORTING 
RE-
QUIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(c)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(c)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘$250’’ and inserting ‘‘$1,000’’. 
(b) PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT FOR INDEPENDENT 
EXPENDITURE REPORTING THRESHOLD.—Section 315(c) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30116(c)), as amended by sections 304(b) and 322(c), is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) In any calendar year after 2024— 
‘‘(i) a threshold established by section 304(c)(1) 
shall be increased by the percent difference determined 
under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) each amount so increased shall remain in 
effect for the calendar year; and 
‘‘(iii) if any amount after adjustment under 
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(v) for purposes of section 304(c)(1), cal-
endar year 2024.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
SEC. 324. INCREASED QUALIFYING THRESHOLD WITH RE-
SPECT TO CANDIDATES. 
(a) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD.—Section 301(2) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30101(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(b) PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT FOR EXEMPTION OF 
CERTAIN AMOUNTS AS CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 315(c) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)), as amended by sections 
304(b), 322(c), and 323(b), is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) In any calendar year after 2024— 
‘‘(i) a threshold established by sections 301(2) 
shall be increased by the percent difference determined 
under subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(ii) each amount so increased shall remain for 
the 2-year period that begins on the first day fol-
lowing the date of the general election in the year pre-
ceding the year in which the amount is increased and 
ending on the date of the next general election; and 
‘‘(iii) if any amount after adjustment under 
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (iv), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (v), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vi) for purposes of section 301(2), cal-
endar year 2024.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
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SEC. 325. REPEAL REQUIREMENT OF PERSONS MAKING 
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES TO REPORT 
IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN DONORS. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 304(c)(2) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(c)(2)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (C). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(c)(1) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the information required under subsection (b)(3)(A) for all 
contributions received by such person’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
information required under paragraph (2)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to independent expenditures 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle D—Exclusion of Certain 
Amounts 
From 
Treatment 
as 
Contributions or Expenditures 
SEC. 331. INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR EXEMPTION OF 
CERTAIN AMOUNTS AS CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY EXEMPTION.— 
Section 301(8)(B)(ii) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(B)(ii)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’. 
(b) 
TRAVEL
EXPENSES
EXEMPTION.—Section 
301(8)(B)(iv) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(B)(iv)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000’’. 
(c) PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENT FOR EXEMPTION OF 
CERTAIN AMOUNTS AS CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 315(c) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)), as amended by sections 
304(b), 322(c), 323(b), and 324(b) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) In any calendar year after 2024— 
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‘‘(i) the exemption amounts established by sec-
tions 301(8)(B)(ii) or 301(8)(B)(iv) shall be increased 
by the percent difference determined under subpara-
graph (A); 
‘‘(ii) each amount so increased shall remain for 
the 2-year period that begins on the first day fol-
lowing the date of the general election in the year pre-
ceding the year in which the amount is increased and 
ending on the date of the next general election; and 
‘‘(iii) if any amount after adjustment under 
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (vi), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(vii) for purposes of section 301(8)(B)(ii) 
or 301(8)(B)(iv), calendar year 2024.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
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SEC. 332. EXEMPTION OF UNCOMPENSATED INTERNET 
COMMUNICATIONS 
FROM 
TREATMENT 
AS 
CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE. 
(a) EXEMPTIONS.— 
(1) EXEMPTION FROM TREATMENT AS CONTRIBU-
TION.—Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(B)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(xiii); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (xiv) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(xv) any payment by any person in producing 
and disseminating any information or communica-
tion on the Internet, Internet platform or other Inter-
net-enabled application, unless the information or 
communication is disseminated for a fee on another 
person’s website, platform or other Internet-enabled 
application, whether coordinated or not.’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION FROM TREATMENT AS EXPENDI-
TURE.—Section 301(9)(B) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30101(9)(B)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause 
(ix); 
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(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (x) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(xi) any cost incurred by any person in pro-
ducing and disseminating any information or com-
munication on the Internet, Internet platform or 
other Internet-enabled application, unless the infor-
mation or communication is disseminated for a fee on 
another person’s website, platform or other Internet- 
enabled application.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO DEFINITION OF PUBLIC COMMU-
NICATIONS.—Section 301(22) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30101(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘In the previous sentence, the terms ‘public communication’ 
and ‘general public political advertising’ do not include 
communications disseminated over the Internet or via an 
Internet platform or other Internet-enabled application, un-
less the communication or advertising is disseminated for 
a fee on another person’s website, platform or other internet- 
enabled application.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
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SEC. 333. MEDIA EXEMPTION. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF
EXEMPTION
TO
ADDITIONAL 
FORMS OF MEDIA.—Section 301(9)(B)(i) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(9)(B)(i)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(i) any news story, commentary, or edi-
torial distributed through the facilities of any 
broadcasting, cable, satellite, or internet-based 
station, programmer, operator or producer; 
newspaper, magazine, or other periodical pub-
lisher; electronic publisher, platform, or applica-
tion; book publisher; or filmmaker or film pro-
ducer, distributor or exhibitor, unless such facili-
ties are owned or controlled by any political 
party, political committee, or candidate;’’. 
(b) 
APPLICATION
TO
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 
301(8)(B) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(B)), as amended 
by section 332(a)(1), is amended— 
(1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (xv) as 
clauses (ii) through (xvi); and 
(2) by inserting before clause (ii) (as so redesig-
nated) the following new clause: 
‘‘(i) any payment for any news story, com-
mentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities 
of any broadcasting, cable, satellite, or internet-based 
station, programmer, operator or producer; news-
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paper, magazine, or other periodical publisher; elec-
tronic publisher, platform, or application; book pub-
lisher; or filmmaker or film producer, distributor or 
exhibitor;’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to elections held during 
2024 or any succeeding year. 
Subtitle E—Prohibition on Issuance 
of Regulations on Political Con-
tributions 
SEC. 341. PROHIBITION ON ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS ON 
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) From 2010 through 2013, the Internal Rev-
enue Service targeted conservative organizations seek-
ing tax-exempt status. The result of this targeting was 
obvious—to discourage conservative organizations 
and individuals associated with them from engaging 
in the 2012 presidential election after an incredibly 
successful 2010 midterm election. 
(2) In response to this treatment, a large number 
of conservative organizations sued the Internal Rev-
enue Service. In 2017, a settlement was reached and 
the Internal Revenue Service was required to issue an 
apology for its actions. 
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(3) Congress quickly recognized that the Internal 
Revenue Service was not the only government agency 
that could question or threaten the tax-exempt status 
of disfavored political groups. The Securities and Ex-
change Commission, an independent government 
agency, also enjoys some regulatory power in this 
area. 
(4) Beginning in 2015, Congress has included in 
every appropriations bill that has funded the Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission, an appropriations 
rider prohibiting the agency from using any of the 
funds made available to ‘‘finalize, issue, or implement 
any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure 
of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt 
organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.’’ 
See Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, H.R. 
2029, 114th Cong. § 1 (2015); Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2017, H.R. 244, 115th Cong. § 1 
(2017); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, H.R. 
1625, 115th Cong. § 2 (2018); Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2019, H.J. Res. 31, 116th Cong. § 1 
(2019); Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, H.R. 
1158, 116th Cong. § 1 (2019); Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2021, H.R. 133, 116th Cong. § 2 
(2020); Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022, H.R. 
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2471, 117th Cong. § 2 (2022); Consolidated Appro-
priations Act 2023, H.R. 2617, 117th Cong. § 2 
(2022). 
(5) This prohibition is too important to be sub-
ject to yearly renewal. Instead, it must be enacted 
into permanent law so political organizations of both 
political parties can rest assured the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will not target them. 
(b) PROHIBITION.—The Securities and Exchange 
Commission may not finalize, issue, or implement any rule, 
regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political 
contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or 
dues paid to trade associations. 
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous 
Provisions 
SEC. 351. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF FINES FOR QUALI-
FIED 
DISCLOSURE 
REQUIREMENT 
VIOLA-
TIONS. 
Section 309(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘, and that end on or before December 31, 
2023’’. 
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SEC. 352. PERMITTING POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO MAKE 
DISBURSEMENTS BY METHODS OTHER THAN 
CHECK. 
Section 302(h)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(h)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘except by check drawn on such accounts in accordance 
with this section’’ and inserting ‘‘except from such ac-
counts’’. 
SEC. 353. DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED TO 
MAKE 
CAMPAIGN 
COMMITTEE 
DISBURSE-
MENTS IN EVENT OF DEATH OR INCAPACITY 
OF CANDIDATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102), as amended by 
section 306(b), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(k)(1) Each candidate may, with respect to each au-
thorized committee of the candidate, designate an indi-
vidual who shall be responsible for disbursing funds in the 
accounts of the committee in the event of the death or inca-
pacity of the candidate, and may also designate another 
individual to carry out the responsibilities of the designated 
individual under this subsection in the event of the death 
or incapacity of the designated individual or the unwilling-
ness of the designated individual to carry out the respon-
sibilities. 
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‘‘(2) In order to designate an individual under this 
subsection, the candidate shall file with the Commission a 
signed written statement (in a standardized form developed 
by the Commission, and including any applicable sup-
porting documentation, including a will or trust document) 
that contains the name and address of the individual and 
the name of the authorized committee for which the designa-
tion shall apply, and that may contain the candidate’s in-
structions regarding the lawful disbursement of the funds 
involved by the individual. At any time after filing the 
statement, the candidate may revoke the designation of an 
individual by filing with the Commission a signed written 
statement of revocation (in a standardized form developed 
by the Commission). 
‘‘(3)(A) Upon the death or incapacity of a candidate 
who has designated an individual for purposes of para-
graph (1), funds in the accounts of each authorized com-
mittee of the candidate may be disbursed only under the 
direction and in accordance with the instructions of such 
individual, subject to the terms and conditions applicable 
to the disbursement of such funds under this Act or any 
other applicable Federal or State law (other than any pro-
vision of State law which authorizes any person other than 
such individual to direct the disbursement of such funds). 
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‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) does not apply with respect 
to an authorized committee if, at the time of the candidate’s 
death or incapacity, the authorized committee has a treas-
urer or a designated agent of the treasurer as described in 
section 302(a), unless the treasurer or designated agent is 
incapacitated or cannot be reached by the authorized com-
mittee. 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to 
grant any authority to an individual who is designated 
pursuant to this subsection other than the authority to di-
rect the disbursement of funds as provided in such para-
graph, or may be construed to affect the responsibility of 
the treasurer of an authorized committee for which funds 
are disbursed in accordance with such paragraph to file re-
ports of the disbursements of such funds under section 
304(a).’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF DESIGNATION IN STATEMENT OF 
ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE.—Section 303(b) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30103(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
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‘‘(7) in the case of an authorized committee of a 
candidate who has designated an individual under 
section 302(k) (including a second individual des-
ignated to carry out the responsibilities of that indi-
vidual under such section in the event of that individ-
ual’s death or incapacity or unwillingness to carry 
out the responsibilities) to disburse funds from the ac-
counts of the committee in the event of the death of 
the candidate, a copy of the statement filed by the 
candidate with the Commission under such section 
(as well as a copy of any subsequent statement of rev-
ocation filed by the candidate with the Commission 
under such section).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to authorized campaign 
committees which are designated under section 302(e)(1) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 before, on, or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 354. PROHIBITING AIDING OR ABETTING MAKING OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS IN NAME OF ANOTHER. 
Section 320 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30122) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘No person shall knowingly di-
rect, help, or assist any person in making a contribution 
in the name of another person.’’. 
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SEC. 355. UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF COMMISSION MEMBERS 
REQUIRED FOR COMMISSION TO REFUSE TO 
DEFEND ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST COM-
MISSION. 
(a) UNANIMOUS CONSENT.—Section 307 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30107) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Com-
mission shall defend each action brought against the Com-
mission under this Act or chapter 95 and 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986— 
‘‘(A) through the General Counsel, as provided in 
subsection (a)(6); 
‘‘(B) by appointing counsel as provided in sec-
tion 306(f)(4); or 
‘‘(C) by referral to the Attorney General in the 
case of a criminal action. 
‘‘(2) The Commission may refuse to defend an action 
brought against the Commission pursuant to the unani-
mous vote of its Members.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to actions brought on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 356. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION MEMBER PAY. 
(a) DETERMINATION
OF
RATE
OF
PAY.—Section 
306(a)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(52 U.S.C. 30106(a)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(4) Members’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
members’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘equivalent to the compensation 
paid at level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 
5315)’’ and inserting ‘‘at an annual rate of basic pay 
of $186,300, as adjusted under section 5318 of title 5, 
United States Code, in the same manner as the an-
nual rate of pay for positions at each level of the Ex-
ecutive Schedule, which may not be varied or sus-
pended by executive action’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) A member who serves on the Commission after 
the expiration of the member’s term because the member’s 
successor has not taken office may not receive any increase 
in compensation under this subsection for any pay period 
occurring after the expiration of the 4-year period which 
begins on the date of the expiration of the member’s term. 
A member shall no longer be subject to the previous sentence 
if the member is appointed to a new term and takes office 
pursuant to that appointment. 
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‘‘(C) A member shall be permitted to hold a position 
at an institution of higher education (as such term is de-
fined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001) if— 
‘‘(i) the General Counsel of the Commission de-
termines that such position does not create a conflict 
of interest with the member’s position as a sitting 
member of the Commission and grants the member 
approval to hold the position; and 
‘‘(ii) the annual rate of compensation received by 
the individual from such institution is not greater 
than the amount equal to 49.9% of the annual rate 
of basic pay paid to the member under this para-
graph.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SERVE ADDI-
TIONAL TERMS.—Section 306(a)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30106(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘shall serve for a sin-
gle term of 6 years’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be appointed for 
terms of 6 years’’. 
SEC. 357. UNIFORM STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR PRO-
CEEDINGS TO ENFORCE FEDERAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971. 
(a) 5-YEAR LIMITATION.—Section 406(a) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30145(a)) 
is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘(a)(1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(2) No person shall be subject to a civil penalty for 
any violation of title III of this Act unless the proceeding 
is initiated in accordance with section 309 not later than 
5 years after the date on which the violation occurred.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to violations occurring 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 358. THEFT FROM POLITICAL COMMITTEE AS A FED-
ERAL CRIME. 
(a) FEDERAL CRIME.—Chapter 29 of title 18, United 
States Code, as amended by section 161(b), is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 613. Theft from political committee 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful to remove, 
without appropriate authorization, any funds or any other 
item of value from an account maintained for the benefit 
of a candidate for Federal office or the candidate’s political 
committee (as such term is defined in section 301 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101)). 
‘‘(b) PENALTY.—Any person who violates subsection 
(a) shall be fined not more than $250,000, imprisoned for 
not more than 5 years, or both.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘613. Theft from political committee.’’. 
SEC. 359. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS OF LAW. 
(a) PROVISIONS HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP
OF
SECRETARY
OF
SENATE 
AND CLERK OF HOUSE ON FEDERAL ELECTION COM-
MISSION.—Section 306(a)(1) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30106(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the Secretary of the Senate and 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives or their des-
ignees, ex officio and without the right to vote, and’’. 
(2) PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BY MINORS.— 
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is 
amended by striking section 324 (52 U.S.C. 30126). 
(3) INCREASE
IN
CONTRIBUTION
LIMITS
FOR 
CANDIDATES IN RESPONSE TO PERSONAL FUND EX-
PENDITURES BY OPPONENTS.— 
(A) HOUSE
CANDIDATES.—The Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by 
striking section 315A (52 U.S.C. 30117). 
(B) SENATE CANDIDATES.—Section 315 of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116) is amended— 
(i) by striking subsection (i); and 
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(ii) by redesignating subsection (j) as 
subsection (i). 
(C) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO 
NOTIFICATION.—Section 304(a)(6) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30104(a)(6)) is amended— 
(i) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (E) 
as subparagraph (B). 
(D) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING 
TO DEFINITIONS.—Section 301(25) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30101(25)) is amended by striking 
‘‘For purposes of sections 315(i) and 315A and 
paragraph (26), the term’’ and inserting ‘‘The 
term’’. 
(E) OTHER
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.— 
Section 315(a)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30116(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in subsection (i) and section 315A, no 
person’’ and inserting ‘‘No person’’. 
(4) ELECTIONEERING
COMMUNICATIONS
AND 
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES BY CORPORATIONS AND 
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 316 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30117) is amended— 
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(A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘or for 
any applicable electioneering communication’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subsection (c). 
(5) LIMITATION ON REPAYMENT OF PERSONAL 
LOANS.—Section 315 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116) 
is amended by striking subsection (i), as redesignated 
by paragraph (4)(B)(ii). 
(b) PROVISIONS RELATING TO USE OF PRESIDENTIAL 
ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND FOR PARTY NOMINATING CON-
VENTIONS.—Section 9008 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3); 
and 
(2) by striking subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), 
and (h). 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.— 
(1) Sections 307 and 309 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30107 and 30109) 
are each amended by striking ‘‘subpena’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘subpoena’’. 
(2) Section 309(a)(7) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(7)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘subpenas’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
poenas’’. 
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SEC. 360. DEADLINE FOR PROMULGATION OF PROPOSED 
REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall publish 
in the Federal Register proposed regulations to carry out 
this title and the amendments made by this title. 
TITLE IV—ELECTION SECURITY 
Subtitle A—Promoting Election 
Security 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Election Security As-
sistance Act’’. 
SEC. 402. REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON FOREIGN THREATS 
TO ELECTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and 30 days after the end 
of each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security and the Director of National Intelligence, in co-
ordination with the heads of the appropriate Federal enti-
ties, shall submit a joint report to the appropriate congres-
sional committees and the chief State election official of 
each State on foreign threats to elections in the United 
States, including physical and cybersecurity threats. 
(b) VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION BY STATES.—The Sec-
retary shall solicit and consider voluntary comments from 
all State election agencies. Participation by an election 
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agency in the report under this section shall be voluntary 
and at the discretion of the State. 
(c) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL ENTITIES.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘appropriate Federal entities’’ means— 
(1) the Department of Commerce, including the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology; 
(2) the Department of Defense; 
(3) the Department of Homeland Security, in-
cluding the component of the Department that reports 
to the Under Secretary responsible for overseeing crit-
ical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, and other 
related programs of the Department; 
(4) the Department of Justice, including the Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation; 
(5) the Election Assistance Commission; and 
(6) the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence, the National Security Agency, and such other 
elements of the intelligence community (as defined in 
section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3003)) as the Director of National Intelligence 
determines are appropriate. 
(d) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
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(A) the Committee on Rules and Adminis-
tration, the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs, the Select Committee 
on Intelligence, and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on House Administra-
tion, the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; 
(2) the term ‘‘chief State election official’’ means, 
with respect to a State, the individual designated by 
the State under section 10 of the National Voter Reg-
istration Act of 1993 (52 U.S.C. 20509) to be respon-
sible for coordination of the State’s responsibilities 
under such Act; 
(3) the term ‘‘election agency’’ means any com-
ponent of a State or any component of a unit of local 
government of a State that is responsible for admin-
istering Federal elections; 
(4) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; and 
(5) the term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 901 of the Help America Vote Act of 
2002 (52 U.S.C. 21141). 
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SEC. 403. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title may be construed as authorizing 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out the admin-
istration of an election for Federal office. 
Subtitle B—Cybersecurity for 
Election Systems 
SEC. 411. CYBERSECURITY ADVISORIES RELATING TO ELEC-
TION SYSTEMS. 
(a) CYBERSECURITY ADVISORIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the De-
partment of Homeland Security (in this subtitle re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Director’’) shall provide notification 
to the Election Assistance Commission (in this sub-
title referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) if the Director 
is determining whether an advisory relating to the cy-
bersecurity of election systems used in the administra-
tion of elections for Federal office or the cybersecurity 
of elections for Federal office generally is necessary. If 
such a determination is made in the affirmative, the 
Director shall coordinate with the Election Assistance 
Commission on the timing of the release of the advi-
sory. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—The Director may not issue 
an advisory described in paragraph (1) unless the 
Commission has provided input relating thereto. 
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(b) NOTIFICATION.—If the Director issues an advisory 
described in subsection (a), the Director, in collaboration 
with the Commission, shall provide to appropriate State 
election officials and vendors of covered voting systems noti-
fication relating thereto. 
SEC. 
412. 
PROCESS 
TO 
TEST 
FOR 
CYBERSECURITY 
VULNERABILITIES IN ELECTION EQUIPMENT. 
(a) PROCESS FOR COVERED VOTING SYSTEMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director and the Com-
mission (in consultation with the Technical Guide-
lines Development Committee and the Standards 
Board of the Commission), shall jointly establish a 
voluntary process to test covered voting systems for 
cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Such process shall in-
clude the following: 
(A) Mitigation strategies and other rem-
edies. 
(B) Notice to the Commission and appro-
priate entities of the results of testing conducted 
pursuant to such process. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Director shall im-
plement the process established under paragraph (1) 
at the request of the Commission. 
(b) LABELING FOR VOTING SYSTEMS.—The Commis-
sion (in consultation with the Technical Guidelines Devel-
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opment Committee and the Standards Board of the Com-
mission), shall establish a process to provide for the deploy-
ment of appropriate labeling available through the website 
of the Commission to indicate that covered voting systems 
passed the most recent cybersecurity testing pursuant to the 
process established under subsection (a). 
(c) RULES
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The process estab-
lished under subsection (a), including the results of any 
testing carried out pursuant to this section, shall not af-
fect— 
(1) the certification status of equipment used in 
the administration of an election for Federal office 
under the Help America Vote Act of 2002; or 
(2) the authority of the Commission to so certify 
such equipment under such Act. 
(d) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OF ELECTION ASSISTANCE 
COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO GUIDELINES AND CER-
TIFICATION OF COVERED VOTING SYSTEMS.—No entity of 
the Federal Government other than the Election Assistance 
Commission may issue guidelines with respect to the min-
imum standards for the testing, certification, decertifica-
tion, and recertification of covered voting systems. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
voting systems’’ means equipment used in the administra-
tion of an election for Federal office that is certified in ac-
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cordance with versions of Voluntary Voting System Guide-
lines under the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and in-
cludes any related nonvoting election technology, as defined 
in section 298C of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, as 
added by section 129(b). 
SEC. 413. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NEED TO NO-
TIFY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS OF ELEC-
TION CYBERSECURITY INCIDENTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, because the Constitu-
tion tasks the Federal Government with the primary re-
sponsibility to protect national security and reserves to the 
States and tasks them with the duty to establish election 
law and to administer Federal elections, it is imperative 
that the relevant Federal officials communicate regularly 
and clearly with State and local officials who are admin-
istering Federal elections. 
TITLE V—CONGRESSIONAL 
REDISTRICTING 
SEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON AUTHORITY TO ESTAB-
LISH MAPS OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that, while Congress is au-
thorized under the Constitution of the United States to en-
sure that congressional redistricting is carried out in a 
manner consistent with the Constitution, only a State has 
the authority to establish maps of the congressional districts 
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