(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) No person shall solicit contributions by falsely
representing himself as a candidate or as a representative
of a candidate, a political committee, or a political party.’’.
SEC. 608. REGULATIONS RELATING TO USE OF NON-FED-
ERAL MONEY.
Section 306 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437c) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) The Commission shall promulgate rules to pro-
hibit devices or arrangements which have the purpose or
effect of undermining or evading the provisions of this Act
restricting the use of non-Federal money to affect Federal
elections.’’.
TITLE VII—BALLOT INITIATIVE
COMMITTEES
SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO BALLOT INITIATIVES.
Section 301 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431), as amended
by section 312(d), is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(32) The term ‘ballot initiative political committee’
means any committee, club, association, or other group of
persons which makes ballot initiative expenditures or re-
ceives ballot initiative contributions in excess of $1,000
during a calendar year.
‘‘(33) The term ‘ballot initiative contribution’ means
any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money
or anything of value made by any person for the purpose
of influencing the outcome of any referendum or other bal-
lot initiative voted on at the State, commonwealth, terri-
tory, or District of Columbia level which involves—
‘‘(A) interstate commerce;
‘‘(B) the election of candidates for Federal of-
fice and the permissible terms of those so elected;
‘‘(C) Federal taxation of individuals, corpora-
tions, or other entities; or
‘‘(D) the regulation of speech or press, or any
other right guaranteed under the United States Con-
stitution.
‘‘(34) The term ‘ballot initiative expenditure’ means
any purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, de-
posit or gift of money or anything of value made by any
person for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any
referendum or other ballot initiative voted on at the state,
commonwealth, territory, or District of Columbia level
which involves—
‘‘(A) interstate commerce;
‘‘(B) the election of candidates for Federal of-
fice and the permissible terms of those so elected;
‘‘(C) Federal taxation of individuals, corpora-
tions, or other entities; or
‘‘(D) the regulation of speech or press, or any
other right guaranteed under the United States Con-
stitution.’’.
SEC. 702. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF CONTRIBUTION.
Section 301(8)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)),
as amended by section 404, is amended—
(1) in clause (xiv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (xv), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(xvi) a ballot initiative contribution.’’.
SEC. 703. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF EXPENDITURE.
Section 301(9)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (ix)(3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (x), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(xi) a ballot initiative expenditure.’’.
SEC. 704. ORGANIZATION OF BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMIT-
TEES.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 302 (2 U.S.C. 432) the following
new section:
‘‘ORGANIZATION OF BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEES
‘‘SEC. 302A. (a) Every ballot initiative political com-
mittee shall have a treasurer. No ballot initiative contribu-
tion shall be accepted or ballot initiative expenditure shall
be made by or on behalf of a ballot initiative political com-
mittee during any period in which the office of treasurer
is vacant.
‘‘(b)(1) Every person who receives a ballot initiative
contribution for a ballot initiative political committee
shall—
‘‘(A) if the amount is $50 or less, forward to
the treasurer such contribution no later than 30
days after receiving the contribution; and
‘‘(B) if the amount of the ballot initiative con-
tribution is in excess of $50, forward to the treas-
urer such contribution, the name, address, and occu-
pation of the person making such contribution, and
the date of receiving such contribution, no later than
10 days after receiving such contribution.
‘‘(2) All funds of a ballot initiative political committee
shall be segregated from, and may not be commingled
with, the personal funds of any individual.
‘‘(3) The treasurer of a ballot initiative political com-
mittee shall keep an account for—
‘‘(A) all ballot initiative contributions received
by or on behalf of such ballot initiative political com-
mittee;
‘‘(B) the name and address of any person who
makes a ballot initiative contribution in excess of
$50, together with the date and amount of such bal-
lot initiative contribution by any person;
‘‘(C) the identification of any person who makes
a ballot initiative contribution or ballot initiative
contributions aggregating more than $200 during a
calendar year, together with the date and amount of
any such contribution;
‘‘(D) the identification of any political commit-
tee or ballot initiative political committee which
makes a ballot initiative contribution, together with
the date and amount of any such contribution; and
‘‘(E) the name and address of every person to
whom any ballot initiative expenditure is made, the
date, amount and purpose of such ballot initiative
expenditure, and the name of the ballot initiative(s)
to which the ballot initiative expenditure pertained.
‘‘(c) The treasurer shall preserve all records required
to be kept by this section 3 years after the report is filed.’’.
SEC. 705. BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 304 (2 U.S.C. 434) the following
new section:
‘‘BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 304A. (a)(1) Each treasurer of a ballot initia-
tive political committee shall file reports of receipts and
disbursements in accordance with the provisions of this
subsection. The treasurer shall sign each such report.
‘‘(2) All ballot initiative political committees shall file
either—
‘‘(A)(i) quarterly reports in each calendar year
when a ballot initiative is slated regarding which the
ballot initiative committee plans to make or makes
a ballot initiative expenditure or plans to receive or
receives a ballot initiative contribution, which shall
be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day
of each calendar quarter: except that the report for
the quarter ending on December 31 of such calendar
‘‘(2) for the reporting period and the calendar
year, the total amount of all receipts, and the total
amount of all receipts in the following categories:
‘‘(A) ballot initiative contributions from
persons other than political committees;
‘‘(B) ballot initiative contributions from
political party committees;
‘‘(C) ballot initiative contributions from
other political committees and ballot initiative
political committees;
‘‘(D) transfers from affiliated political
committees;
‘‘(E) loans;
‘‘(F) rebates, refunds, and other offsets to
operating expenditures; and
‘‘(G) dividends, interest, and other forms
of receipts;
‘‘(3) the identification of each—
‘‘(A) person (other than a political commit-
tee or ballot initiative political committee) who
makes a ballot initiative contribution to the re-
porting committee during the reporting period,
whose ballot initiative contribution or ballot ini-
tiative contributions have an aggregate amount
or value in excess of $50 within the calendar
year, or in any lesser amount if the reporting
committee should so elect, together with the
date and amount of any such contribution and
the address and occupation (if an individual) of
the person;
‘‘(B) political committee or ballot initiative
political committee which makes a ballot initia-
tive contribution to the reporting committee
during the reporting period, together with the
date and amount of any such contribution;
‘‘(C) affiliated political committee or affili-
ated ballot initiative political committee which
makes a transfer to the reporting committee
during the reporting period;
‘‘(D) person who makes a loan to the re-
porting committee during the reporting period,
together with the identification of any endorser
or guarantor of such loan, and the date and
amount or value of such loan and the address
and occupation (if an individual) of the person;
‘‘(E) person who provides a rebate, refund,
or other offset to operating expenditures to the
reporting committee in an aggregate amount or
value in excess of $200 within the calendar
year, together with the date and amount of
such receipt and the address and occupation (if
an individual) of the person; and
‘‘(F) person who provides any dividend, in-
terest, or other receipt to the reporting commit-
tee in an aggregate value or amount in excess
of $200 within the calendar year, together with
the date and amount of any such receipt and
the address and occupation (if an individual) of
the person;
‘‘(4) for the reporting period and the calendar
year, the total amount of disbursements, and all dis-
bursements in the following categories:
‘‘(A) ballot initiative expenditures;
‘‘(B) transfers to affiliated political com-
mittees or ballot initiative political committees;
‘‘(C) ballot initiative contribution refunds
and other offsets to ballot initiative contribu-
tions;
‘‘(D) loans made by the reporting commit-
tee and the name of the person receiving the
loan together with the date of the loan and the
address and occupation (if an individual) of the
person; and
‘‘(E) independent expenditures; and
‘‘(5) the total sum of all ballot initiative con-
tributions to such ballot initiative political commit-
tee.’’.
SEC. 706. ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT.
Section 309 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) The civil penalties of this Act shall apply to the
organization, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements
of a ballot initiative political committee under section
302A or 304B, insofar as such committee conducts activi-
ties solely for the purpose of influencing a ballot initiative
and not for the purpose of influencing any election for
Federal office.’’.
SEC. 707. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NAME
OF ANOTHER.
Section 320 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441f) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NAME OF
ANOTHER
‘‘SEC. 320. No person shall make a contribution or
ballot initiative contribution in the name of another person
or knowingly permit his name to be used to effect such
a contribution or ballot initiative contribution, and no per-
son shall knowingly accept a contribution or ballot initia-
tive contribution made by one person in the name of an-
other person.’’.
SEC. 708. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY.
Section 321 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441g) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY
‘‘SEC. 321. No person shall make contributions or
ballot initiative contributions of currency of the United
States or currency of any foreign country which in the
aggregate, exceed $100, to or for the benefit of—
‘‘(1) any candidate for nomination for election,
or for election, to Federal office;
‘‘(2) any political committee (other than a bal-
lot initiative political committee) for the purpose of
influencing an election for Federal office; or
‘‘(3) any ballot initiative political committee for
the purpose of influencing a ballot initiative.’’.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.
Section 302(e) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) No political committee that supports or has sup-
ported more than one candidate may be designated as an
authorized committee, except that—
‘‘(A) a candidate for the office of President
nominated by a political party may designate the na-