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Calendar No. 558
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 2183
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
AUGUST 31, 1998
Received and read the first time
SEPTEMBER 9, 1998
Read the second time and placed on the calendar
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
reform the financing of campaigns for elections for Fed-
eral office, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1998’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—REDUCTION OF SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE
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Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increased contribution limits for State committees of political parties
and aggregate contribution limit for individuals.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.
TITLE II—INDEPENDENT AND COORDINATED EXPENDITURES
Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Civil penalty.
Sec. 203. Reporting requirements for certain independent expenditures.
Sec. 204. Independent versus coordinated expenditures by party.
Sec. 205. Coordination with candidates.
TITLE III—DISCLOSURE
Sec. 301. Filing of reports using computers and facsimile machines.
Sec. 302. Prohibition of deposit of contributions with incomplete contributor in-
formation.
Sec. 303. Audits.
Sec. 304. Reporting requirements for contributions of $50 or more.
Sec. 305. Use of candidates’ names.
Sec. 306. Prohibition of false representation to solicit contributions.
Sec. 307. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
Sec. 308. Campaign advertising.
TITLE IV—PERSONAL WEALTH OPTION
Sec. 401. Voluntary personal funds expenditure limit.
Sec. 402. Political party committee coordinated expenditures.
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 501. Codification of Beck decision.
Sec. 502. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes.
Sec. 503. Limit on congressional use of the franking privilege.
Sec. 504. Prohibition of fundraising on Federal property.
Sec. 505. Penalties for knowing and willful violations.
Sec. 506. Ban on campaign contributions by noncitizens.
Sec. 507. Prohibition of contributions by minors.
Sec. 508. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 509. Initiation of enforcement proceeding.
Sec. 510. Protecting equal participation of eligible voters in campaigns and
elections.
Sec. 511. Prohibiting noncitizen individuals from making contributions in con-
nection with Federal elections.
Sec. 512. Penalty for violation of prohibition against foreign contributions.
Sec. 513. Expedited court review of certain alleged violations of Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971.
Sec. 514. Conspiracy to violate Presidential campaign spending limits.
Sec. 515. Deposit of certain contributions and donations in treasury account.
Sec. 516. Establishment of a clearinghouse of information on political activities
within the Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 517. Permitting permanent resident aliens serving in Armed Forces to
make contributions.
Sec. 518. Enforcement of spending limit on Presidential and Vice Presidential
candidates who receive public financing.
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TITLE VI—SEVERABILITY; CONSTITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE
DATE; REGULATIONS
Sec. 601. Severability.
Sec. 602. Review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 603. Effective date.
Sec. 604. Regulations.
TITLE VII—INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CAMPAIGN FINANCE
REFORM
Sec. 701. Establishment and purpose of Commission.
Sec. 702. Membership of Commission.
Sec. 703. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 704. Administrative provisions.
Sec. 705. Report and recommended legislation.
Sec. 706. Expedited congressional consideration of legislation.
Sec. 707. Termination.
Sec. 708. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VIII—PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POLITICAL FUNDRAISING
Sec. 801. Prohibiting use of White House meals and accommodations for politi-
cal fundraising.
TITLE IX—SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDRAISING
ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
Sec. 901. Sense of the Congress regarding applicability of controlling legal au-
thority to fundraising on Federal Government property.
TITLE X—PROHIBITING SOLICITATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO
CERTAIN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
Sec. 1001. Prohibition against acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to cer-
tain Federal Government property.
TITLE XI—REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR
POLITICAL FUNDRAISING
Sec. 1101. Requiring national parties to reimburse at cost for use of Air Force
One for political fundraising.
TITLE XII—PROHIBITING USE OF WALKING AROUND MONEY
Sec. 1201. Prohibiting campaigns from providing currency to individuals for
purposes of encouraging turnout on date of election.
TITLE XIII—ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN LAW
Sec. 1301. Enhancing enforcement of campaign finance law.
TITLE XIV—BAN ON COORDINATED SOFT MONEY ACTIVITIES BY
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Sec. 1401. Ban on coordination of soft money for issue advocacy by Presi-
dential candidates receiving public financing.
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TITLE XV—POSTING NAMES OF CERTAIN AIR FORCE ONE
PASSENGERS ON INTERNET
Sec. 1501. Requirement that names of passengers on Air Force One and Air
Force Two be made available through the internet.
TITLE XVI—EXPULSION PROCEEDINGS FOR HOUSE MEMBERS
RECEIVING FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Sec. 1601. Permitting consideration of privileged motion to expel House Mem-
ber accepting illegal foreign contribution.
TITLE I—REDUCTION OF
SPECIAL INTEREST INFLUENCE
SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
‘‘SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) NATIONAL COMMITTEES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A national committee of a
political party (including a national congressional
campaign committee of a political party) and any of-
ficers or agents of such party committees, shall not
solicit, receive, or direct to another person a con-
tribution, donation, or transfer of funds, or spend
any funds, that are not subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall
apply to an entity that is directly or indirectly estab-
lished, financed, maintained, or controlled by a na-
tional committee of a political party (including a na-
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tional congressional campaign committee of a politi-
cal party), or an entity acting on behalf of a national
committee, and an officer or agent acting on behalf
of any such committee or entity.
‘‘(b) STATE, DISTRICT, AND LOCAL COMMITTEES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An amount that is ex-
pended or disbursed by a State, district, or local
committee of a political party (including an entity
that is directly or indirectly established, financed,
maintained, or controlled by a State, district, or
local committee of a political party and an officer or
agent acting on behalf of such committee or entity)
for Federal election activity shall be made from
funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and re-
porting requirements of this Act.
‘‘(2) FEDERAL ELECTION ACTIVITY.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘Federal
election activity’ means—
‘‘(i) voter registration activity during
the period that begins on the date that is
120 days before the date a regularly sched-
uled Federal election is held and ends on
the date of the election;
‘‘(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-
vote activity, or generic campaign activity