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Union Calendar No. 375 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3032 
[Report No. 110–602] 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates 
for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be 
authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees 
of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2007 
Mr. JONES of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
permit candidates for election for Federal office to des-
ignate an individual who will be authorized to disburse 
funds of the authorized campaign committees of the can-
didate in the event of the death of the candidate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED TO 
MAKE
CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE
DISBURSE-
MENTS IN EVENT OF DEATH OF CANDIDATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(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 of 
the candidate. 
‘‘(2) Upon the death of a candidate who has des-
ignated an individual for purposes of paragraph (1), funds 
in the accounts of each authorized committee of the can-
didate may be disbursed only under the direction and in 
accordance with the instructions of such individual, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions applicable to the disburse-
ment of such funds under this Act or any other applicable 
Federal or State law. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) 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 reports of the disbursements 
of such funds under section 304(a).’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF DESIGNATION IN STATEMENT OF 
ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE.—Section 303(b) of the 
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 433(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 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) in the case of an authorized committee of 
a candidate who has designated an individual under 
section 302(j) to disburse funds from the accounts 
of the committee in the event of the death of the 
candidate, the name and address of the individual.’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to authorized campaign committees which are des-
ignated 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. 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED TO 
MAKE 
CAMPAIGN 
COMMITTEE 
DISBURSE-
MENTS IN EVENT OF DEATH OF CANDIDATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(j)(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 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 unwillingness of the des-
ignated individual to carry out the responsibilities. 
‘‘(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) that contains the name and address 
of the individual and the name of the authorized committee 
for which the designation shall apply, and that may con-
tain the candidate’s instructions regarding the disburse-
ment of the funds involved by the individual. At any time 
after filing the statement, the candidate may revoke the des-
ignation of an individual by filing with the Commission 
a signed written statement of revocation (in a standardized 
form developed by the Commission). 
‘‘(3) Upon the death of a candidate who has designated 
an individual for purposes of paragraph (1), funds in the 
accounts of each authorized committee of the candidate may 
be disbursed only under the direction and in accordance 
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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 provision of State law which authorizes 
any person other than such individual to direct the dis-
bursement of such funds). 
‘‘(4) Nothing in paragraph (3) 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 the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 433(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(j) (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).’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to authorized campaign committees which are des-
ignated 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. 
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Union Calendar No. 375 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3032 
[Report No. 110–602] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to permit candidates for election for Fed-
eral office to designate an individual who will be 
authorized to disburse funds of the authorized 
campaign committees of the candidate in the 
event of the death of the candidate. 
APRIL 22, 2008 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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