a political party during a calendar year in which a
Federal election is held, for any activity which might
affect the outcome of a Federal election, including
but not limited to any voter registration or get-out-
the-vote activity, any generic campaign activity, and
any communication that refers to a candidate (re-
gardless of whether a candidate for State or local of-
fice is also mentioned or identified) shall be made
from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions
and reporting requirements of this Act.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply to expenditures or disbursements made by a
State, district or local committee of a political party
for—
‘‘(A) a contribution to a candidate for
State or local office, if the contribution is not
designated or otherwise earmarked to pay for
activities described in paragraph (1);
‘‘(B) the costs of a State, district, or local
political convention;
‘‘(C) the non-Federal share of a State, dis-
trict or local party committee’s administrative
and overhead expenses (but not including the
compensation in any month of any individual
who spends more than 20 percent of his or her
time on activity during such month which may
affect the outcome of a Federal election), except
that for purposes of this subparagraph the non-
Federal share of a party committee’s adminis-
trative and overhead expenses shall be deter-
mined by applying the ratio of the non-Federal
disbursements to the total Federal expenditures
and non-Federal disbursements made by the
committee during the previous presidential elec-
tion year to the committee’s administrative and
overhead expenses in the election year in ques-
tion;
‘‘(D) the costs of grassroots campaign ma-
terials, including buttons, bumper stickers, and
yard signs, which materials solely name or de-
pict a State or local candidate; or
‘‘(E) the cost of any campaign activity con-
ducted solely on behalf of a clearly identified
State or local candidate, provided that such ac-
tivity is not a get out the vote activity or any
other activity covered by paragraph (1).
‘‘(3) AMOUNTS EXPENDED FOR FUNDRAISING
TO FINANCE ACTIVITIES.—Any amount spent by a
national, State, district or local committee of a polit-
ical party to raise funds that are used, in whole or
in part, to pay the costs of any activity covered by
paragraph (1) shall be made from funds subject to
the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting require-
ments of this Act.
‘‘(4) INCLUDING
ALL
RELATED
AND
CON-
NECTED
ENTITIES.—In this subsection, the term
‘State, district, or local committee of a political
party’ shall include any entity that is directly or in-
directly established, financed, maintained, or con-
trolled by a State, district, or local committee of a
political party, and any officer or agent acting on
behalf of any such committee or entity.
‘‘(c) PROHIBITING SOLICITATION OR DONATION OF
FUNDS
FROM
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.—No na-
tional, State, district or local committee of a political
party, including any entity described in subsection (a) or
subsection (b)(3) and any officer or agent acting on behalf
of any such party committee or entity, shall solicit any
funds for or make any donations to any organization that
is exempt from Federal taxation under section 501(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
‘‘(d) ALL CANDIDATES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No candidate for Federal
office, individual holding Federal office, or any agent
of such candidate or officeholder, may solicit, re-
ceive, transfer, or spend—
‘‘(A) any funds in connection with any
Federal election unless such funds are subject
to the limitations, prohibitions and reporting re-
quirements of this Act;
‘‘(B) any funds that are to be expended in
connection with any election for other than a
Federal election unless such funds are not in
excess of the amounts permitted with respect to
contributions to Federal candidates and politi-
cal committees under section 315(a) (1) and
(2), and are not from sources prohibited from
making contributions by this Act with respect
to election for Federal office; or
‘‘(C) any funds on behalf of any person
which are not subject to the limitations, prohi-
bitions, and reporting requirements of this Act
if such funds are for the purpose of financing
any campaign-related activity or any commu-
nication which refers to a clearly identified can-
didate for election for Federal office.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.—
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the solicitation or
receipt of funds by an individual who is a candidate
for a non-Federal office if the solicitation or receipt
of such funds is permitted under State law for such
individual’s non-Federal campaign committee.
‘‘(e) PROHIBITING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
FOR
CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No candidate for Federal
office or individual holding Federal office may raise
funds for any organization described in section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if the
activities of the organization include voter registra-
tion or get-out-the-vote campaigns.
‘‘(2) CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TREATED AS HOLD-
ING FEDERAL OFFICE.—For purposes of this para-
graph, the term ‘individual holding Federal office’
includes any individual who holds a position de-
scribed in level I of the Executive Schedule under
5312 of title 5, United States Code.’’.
SEC. 102. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR INDIVID-
UAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL POLITI-
CAL PARTIES.
Section 315(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘$20,000 (or, in the case of an individual, $25,000)’’.
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 new sub-
section:
‘‘(f)(1) A political committee other than a national
committee of a political party, any congressional campaign
committee of a political party, and any subordinate com-
mittee of either, to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall
report all receipts and disbursements.
‘‘(2) Any political committee other than the commit-
tees of a political party shall report any receipts or dis-
bursements that are used in connection with a Federal
election.
‘‘(3) If a political committee has receipts or disburse-
ments to which this subsection applies from 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 sub-
section (b)(3)(A), (5), or (6).
‘‘(4) Reports required to be filed under this sub-
section shall be filed for the same time periods required
for political committees under subsection (a).’’.
(b) 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 further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) In lieu of any report 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 re-
quired to be filed under State law if the Commission deter-
mines such reports contain substantially the same infor-
mation.’’.
(c) 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 new
subparagraph:
‘‘(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—
(A) by striking ‘‘within the calendar year’’;
and
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and the election to
which the operating expenditure relates’’ after
‘‘operating expenditure’’.
SEC. 104. BUILDING FUND EXCEPTION TO THE DEFINITION
OF THE TERM ‘‘CONTRIBUTION’’.
Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal 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 (xiv)
as clauses (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
Subtitle B—Soft Money of Persons
Other Than Political Parties
SEC. 111. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITI-
CAL PARTIES.
Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by sections 103(a)
and 103(b), is further amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(h)(1)(A)(i) If any person to which section 323 does
not apply makes (or obligates to make) disbursements for
activities described in section 323(b)(1) in excess of
$2,000, such person shall file a statement—
‘‘(I) within 48 hours after the disbursements
(or obligations) are made; or
‘‘(II) in the case of disbursements (or obliga-
tions) that are required to be made within 20 days
of the election, within 24 hours after such disburse-
ment (or obligations) are made.
‘‘(ii) An additional statement shall be filed each time
additional disbursements aggregating $2,000 are made (or
obligated to be made) by a person described in clause (i).
‘‘(B) This paragraph shall not apply to—
‘‘(i) a candidate or a candidate’s authorized
committees; or
‘‘(ii) an independent expenditure (as defined in
section 301(17)).
‘‘(2) Any statement under this section shall be filed
with the Commission and shall contain such information
as the Commission shall prescribe, including whether the
disbursement is in support of, or in opposition to, 1 or
more candidates or any political party.’’.
TITLE II—ENFORCEMENT AND
DISCLOSURE
Subtitle A—Improving
Enforcement
SEC. 201. AUDITS.
(a) RANDOM AUDITS.—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 new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission
may conduct random audits and investigations to ensure
voluntary compliance with this Act. The subjects of such
audits and investigations shall be selected on the basis of
criteria established by vote of at least 4 members of the
Commission to ensure impartiality in the selection process.
This paragraph does not apply to an authorized committee
of a candidate for President or Vice President subject to
audit under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.’’.
(b) EXTENSION OF PERIOD DURING WHICH CAM-
PAIGN AUDITS MAY BE BEGUN.—Section 311(b) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b))
is amended by striking out ‘‘6 months’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof ‘‘12 months’’.
SEC. 202. INDEPENDENT LITIGATION AUTHORITY.
Section 306(f)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(f)(4)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(4)(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of para-
graph (2) or of any other provision of law, the Com-
mission is authorized to appear on its own behalf in
any action related to the exercise of its statutory du-
ties or powers in any court as either a party or as
amicus curiae, either—
‘‘(i) by attorneys employed in its office, or
‘‘(ii) by counsel whom it may appoint, on
a temporary basis as may be necessary for such
purpose, without regard to the provisions of
title 5, United States Code, governing appoint-
ments in the competitive service, and whose
compensation it may fix without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of
chapter 53 of such title, and whose compensa-
tion shall be paid out of any funds otherwise
available to pay the compensation of employees
of the Commission.
‘‘(B) The authority granted under subpara-
graph (A) includes the power to appeal from, and
petition the Supreme Court for certiorari to review,
judgments or decrees entered with respect to actions
in which the Commission appears pursuant to the
authority provided in this section.’’.
SEC. 203. TERM LIMITS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION.
Section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘terms’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘no more than one
term’’.
SEC. 204. 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 new
paragraph:
‘‘(13)(A) If, at any time in a proceeding described
in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), the Commission believes
that—
‘‘(i) there is a substantial likelihood that a vio-
lation of this Act is occurring or is about to occur;
‘‘(ii) the failure to act expeditiously will result
in irreparable harm to a party affected by the poten-
tial violation;
‘‘(iii) expeditious action will not cause undue
harm or prejudice to the interests of others; and
‘‘(iv) the public interest would be best served by
the issuance of an injunction,
the Commission may initiate a civil action for a temporary
restraining order or a temporary injunction pending the
outcome of the proceedings described in paragraphs (1),
(2), (3), and (4).
‘‘(B) An action under subparagraph (A) shall be
brought in the United States district court for the district
in which the defendant resides, transacts business, or may
be found, or in which the violation is occurring, has oc-
curred, or is about to occur.’’;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘(5) or (6)’’
and inserting ‘‘(5), (6), or (13)’’; and
(3) in paragraph (11), by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(6) or (13)’’.
SEC. 205. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.
Section 309(a) of Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)), as amended by section 204, is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed
within 60 days immediately preceding a general election,
(2), (3), and (4) as necessary to allow the matter to
be resolved in sufficient time before the election to
avoid harm or prejudice to the interests of the par-
ties; or
‘‘(ii) if the Commission determines that there is
insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the
election, summarily dismiss the complaint.’’.
SEC. 206. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR KNOWING AND WILL-
FUL VIOLATIONS.
(a) VIOLATION
UNDER
CONCILIATION
AGREE-
MENT.—Section 308(a)(5)(B) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(B)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the greater of $10,000 or an
amount equal to 200 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the greater
of $15,000 or an amount equal to 300 percent’’.
(b) VIOLATION
UNDER
CIVIL
ACTION.—Section
308(a)(6)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(6)(C)) is
amended by striking ‘‘the greater of $10,000 or an
amount equal to 200 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘the greater
of $15,000 or an amount equal to 300 percent’’.
Subtitle B—Increasing Disclosure
SEC. 211. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CAL-
ENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN ELECTION CYCLE
BASIS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and
(7) of section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b) (2)–(7)) are amended by
inserting ‘‘(election cycle, in the case of an authorized
committee of a candidate for Federal office)’’ after ‘‘cal-
endar year’’ each place it appears.
(b) ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED.—Section 301 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(20) The term ‘election cycle’ means—
‘‘(A) in the case of a candidate or the au-
thorized committees of a candidate, the period
beginning on the day after the date of the most
recent general election for the specific office or
seat that the candidate seeks and ending on the
date of the next general election for that office
or seat; and
‘‘(B) in the case of all other persons, the
period beginning on the first day following the
date of the last general election and ending on
the date of the next general election.’’.
SEC. 212. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL AND CONSULTING
SERVICES.
(a) REPORTING BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—Sec-
tion 304(b)(5)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) is amended by adding
before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, except
that if a person to whom an expenditure is made by a
candidate or the candidate’s authorized committees is
merely providing personal or consulting services and is in
turn making expenditures to other persons (not including
its owners or employees) who provide goods or services to
the candidate or the candidate’s authorized committees,
the name and address of such other person, together with
the date, amount, and purpose of such expenditure shall
also be disclosed’’.
(b) RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING BY PERSONS
TO WHOM EXPENDITURES ARE PASSED THROUGH.—
Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) The person described in section 304(b)(5)(A)
who is providing personal or consulting services and who
is in turn making expenditures to other persons (not in-
cluding employees) for goods or services provided to a can-
didate shall maintain records of and shall provide to a po-
litical committee the information necessary to enable the
political committee to report the information described in
section 304(b)(5)(A).’’.
SEC. 213. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING AND PRESER-
VATION OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
REPORTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection 304(a)(11)(A) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434(a)(11)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘permit reports required by’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘require reports
under’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tences: ‘‘With respect to reports of amounts of con-
tributions, amounts of expenditures, or other dollar
amounts, the Commission may provide for excep-
tions to the requirement of the preceding sentence in
the case of small amounts, the levels of which the
Commission shall prescribe by regulation. Such ex-
ceptions shall permit filing and preservation by
means of electronic format or method by persons to
whom the exceptions apply.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports for peri-
ods beginning after the expiration of the 60-day period
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 214. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING AMENDMENTS.
Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—
(i) by striking ‘‘Whenever’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Whenever a political committee makes
a disbursement for the purpose of financ-
ing any communication through any broad-
casting station, newspaper, magazine, out-
door advertising facility, mailing, phone
bank or any other type of general public
political advertising, or whenever’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘an expenditure’’ and
inserting ‘‘a disbursement’’; and
(iii) by striking ‘‘direct’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘and
permanent street address’’ after ‘‘name’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections:
‘‘(c) Any printed communication described in sub-
section (a) shall be—
‘‘(1) of sufficient type size to be clearly read-
able by the recipient of the communication;
‘‘(2) contained in a printed box set apart from
the other contents of the communication; and
‘‘(3) consist of a reasonable degree of color con-
trast between the background and the printed state-
ment.
‘‘(d)(1) Any broadcast or cablecast communication
described in subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2) shall
include, in addition to the requirements of those sub-
sections, an audio statement by the candidate that identi-
fies the candidate and states that the candidate is respon-
sible for the content of the advertisement.
‘‘(2) If a broadcast or cablecast communication de-
scribed in paragraph (1) is broadcast or cablecast by
means of television, the communication shall include, in
addition to the audio statement under paragraph (1), a
written statement which—
‘‘(A) appears at the end of the communication
in a clearly readable manner with a reasonable de-
gree of color contrast between the background and
the printed statement, for a period of at least 4 sec-
onds; and
‘‘(B) is accompanied by a clearly identifiable
photographic or similar image of the candidate.
‘‘(e) Any broadcast or cablecast communication de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3) shall include, in addition to
the requirements of those subsections, in a clearly spoken
manner, the following statement: ‘
is
responsible for the content of this advertisement.’ (with
the blank to be filled in with the name of the political
committee or other person paying for the communication
and the name of any connected organization of the payor).
If broadcast or cablecast by means of television, the state-
ment shall also appear in a clearly readable manner with
a reasonable degree of color contrast between the back-
ground and the printed statement, for a period of at least
4 seconds.’’.
SEC. 215. USE OF CANDIDATES’ NAMES.
Section 302(e)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(e)(4)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall
include the name of the candidate who authorized the com-
mittee under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) A political committee which is not an authorized
committee may not—
‘‘(i) include the name of any candidate in its
name; or
‘‘(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or
local party committee, use the name of any can-
didate in any activity on behalf of such committee
in such a context as to suggest that the committee
is an authorized committee of the candidate or that
the use of the candidate’s name has been authorized
by the candidate.’’.
SEC. 216. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) OPTION TO FILE MONTHLY REPORTS.—Section
304(a)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting the following new subparagraph
at the end:
‘‘(C) in lieu of the reports required by subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), the treasurer may file monthly
reports in all calendar years, which shall be filed no
later than the 20th day after the last day of the
month and shall be complete as of the last day of
the month, except that, in lieu of filing the reports
otherwise due in November and December of any
year in which a regularly scheduled general election
is held, a pre-primary election report and a pre-gen-
eral election report shall be filed in accordance with
subparagraph (A)(i), a post-general election report
shall be filed in accordance with subparagraph
(A)(ii), and a year end report shall be filed no later
than January 31 of the following calendar year.’’.
(b) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—Section 304(a)(4) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434(a)(4)) is amended in subparagraph (A)(i) by inserting
‘‘, and except that if at any time during the election year
a committee receives contributions in excess of $100,000
or makes disbursements in excess of $100,000, monthly
reports on the 20th day of each month after the month
in which that amount of contributions is first received or
that amount of disbursements is first anticipated to be
made during that year’’ before the semicolon.
(c) INCOMPLETE OR FALSE CONTRIBUTOR INFORMA-
TION.—Section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(i)’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘submit’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
port’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) A treasurer shall be considered to have used best
efforts under this section only if—
‘‘(A) all written solicitations include a clear and
conspicuous request for the contributor’s identifica-
tion and inform the contributor of the committee’s
obligation to report the identification in a statement
prescribed by the Commission;
‘‘(B) the treasurer makes at least 1 additional
request for the contributor’s identification for each
contribution received that aggregates in excess of
$200 per calendar year and which does not contain
all of the information required by this Act; and
‘‘(C) the treasurer reports all information in the
committee’s possession regarding contributor identi-
fications.’’.
(d) WAIVER.—Section 304 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by
sections 103(a), 103(b), and 111, is further amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(i) The Commission may relieve any category of po-
litical committees of the obligation to file 1 or more re-
ports required by this section, or may change the due
dates of such reports, if it determines that such action
is consistent with the purposes of this Act. The Commis-
sion may waive requirements to file reports in accordance
with this subsection through a rule of general applicability
or, in a specific case, may waive or extend the due date
of a report by notifying all political committees affected.’’.
SEC. 217. SIMULTANEOUS REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATE
AND 
CANDIDATE’S 
PRINCIPAL 
CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE.
Section 303(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 433(a)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking ‘‘no later than 10 days after designation’’ and
inserting ‘‘on the date of its designation’’.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. REGULATIONS RELATING TO USE OF NON-FED-
ERAL MONEY.
Section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) The Commission shall promulgate regulations to
prohibit 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.’’.
SEC. 302. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by
this Act, or the application of such provision or amend-
ment to any other person or circumstance is held to be
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act, and the application of the provi-
sions of such to any other person or circumstance shall
not be affected thereby.
SEC. 303. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.
(a) DIRECT APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.—An ap-
peal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the
United States from any interlocutory order or final judg-
ment, decree, or order issued by any court ruling on the
constitutionality of any provision of this Act or amend-
ment made by this Act.
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND EXPEDITION.—The Supreme
Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question
addressed in the ruling below, accept jurisdiction over, ad-
vance on the docket, and expedite the appeal to the great-
est extent possible.
SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by, and the provisions of, this Act shall take
effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 305. REGULATIONS.
The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any
regulations required to carry out this Act not later than
9 months after the effective date of this Act.
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