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fice (regardless of whether the communica-
tion expressly advocates a vote for or
against a candidate); or
‘‘(iv) services provided during any
month by an employee of a State, district,
or local committee of a political party who
spends more than 25 percent of that indi-
vidual’s compensated time during that
month on activities in connection with a
Federal election.
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED
ACTIVITY.—The term
‘Federal election activity’ does not include an
amount expended or disbursed by a State, dis-
trict, or local committee of a political party
for—
‘‘(i) a public communication that re-
fers solely to a clearly identified candidate
for State or local office, if the communica-
tion is not a Federal election activity de-
scribed in subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii);
‘‘(ii) a contribution to a candidate for
State or local office, provided the contribu-
tion is not designated to pay for a Federal
election activity described in subparagraph
(A);
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‘‘(iii) the costs of a State, district, or
local political convention; and
‘‘(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign
materials, including buttons, bumper stick-
ers, and yard signs, that name or depict
only a candidate for State or local office.
‘‘(21) GENERIC
CAMPAIGN
ACTIVITY.—The
term ‘generic campaign activity’ means a campaign
activity that promotes a political party and does not
promote a candidate or non-Federal candidate.
‘‘(22) PUBLIC
COMMUNICATION.—The term
‘public communication’ means a communication by
means of any broadcast, cable, or satellite commu-
nication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising
facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank to the gen-
eral public, or any other form of general public polit-
ical advertising.
‘‘(23) MASS MAILING.—The term ‘mass mail-
ing’ means a mailing by United States mail or fac-
simile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an
identical or substantially similar nature within any
30-day period.
‘‘(24) TELEPHONE BANK.—The term ‘telephone
bank’ means more than 500 telephone calls of an
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identical or substantially similar nature within any
30-day period.’’.
SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR STATE
COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(other than a committee
described in subparagraph (D))’’ after ‘‘com-
mittee’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) to a political committee established and
maintained by a State committee of a political party
in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed
$10,000.’’.
SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 304 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(e) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—
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‘‘(1) NATIONAL
AND
CONGRESSIONAL
POLIT-
ICAL
COMMITTEES.—The national committee of a
political party, any national congressional campaign
committee of a political party, and any subordinate
committee of either, shall report all receipts and dis-
bursements during the reporting period.
‘‘(2) OTHER POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO WHICH
SECTION 323 APPLIES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to any
other reporting requirements applicable under
this Act, a political committee (not described in
paragraph (1)) to which section 323(b)(1) ap-
plies shall report all receipts and disbursements
made 
for 
activities 
described 
in 
section
301(20)(A), unless the aggregate amount of
such receipts and disbursements during the cal-
endar year is less than $5,000.
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DISCLOSURE BY STATE AND
LOCAL
PARTIES
OF
CERTAIN
NONFEDERAL
AMOUNTS PERMITTED TO BE SPENT ON FED-
ERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY.—Each report by a
political committee under subparagraph (A) of
receipts and disbursements made for activities
described in section 301(20)(A) shall include a
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disclosure of all receipts and disbursements de-
scribed in section 323(b)(2)(A) and (B).
‘‘(3) ITEMIZATION.—If a political committee
has receipts or disbursements to which this sub-
section applies from or to any person aggregating in
excess of $200 for any calendar year, the political
committee shall separately itemize its reporting for
such person in the same manner as required in para-
graphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
‘‘(4) REPORTING
PERIODS.—Reports required
to be filed under this subsection shall be filed for the
same time periods required for political committees
under subsection (a)(4)(B).’’.
(b) BUILDING FUND EXCEPTION TO THE DEFINI-
TION OF CONTRIBUTION.—Section 301(8)(B) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B))
is amended—
(1) by striking clause (viii); and
(2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xv)
as clauses (viii) through (xiv), respectively.