tributions under this Act, and all such contribu-
tions in excess of $200 shall be reported.’’.
(c) REPORTING OF EXEMPT EXPENDITURES.—Sec-
tion 301(9) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 431(9)) is amended by inserting at the end
thereof the following:
‘‘(C) The exclusions provided in clause (iv)
of subparagraph (B) shall not apply for pur-
poses of any requirement to report expenditures
under this Act, and all such expenditures in ex-
cess of $200 shall be reported.’’.
(d) CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF POLITI-
CAL COMMITTEES.—Section 301(4) of FECA (2 U.S.C.
431(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘For purposes of this paragraph, the receipt of contribu-
tions or the making of, or obligating to make, expenditures
shall be determined by the Commission on the basis of
facts and circumstances, in whatever combination, dem-
onstrating a purpose of influencing any election for Fed-
eral office, including, but not limited to, the representa-
tions made by any person soliciting funds about their in-
tended uses; the identification by name of individuals who
are candidates for Federal office or of any political party,
in general public political advertising; and the proximity
to any primary, runoff, or general election of general pub-
lic political advertising designed or reasonably calculated
to influence voter choice in that election.’’.
(e) REPORTS BY STATE COMMITTEES.—Section 304
of FECA (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by subsection (a),
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subsection:
‘‘(e) FILING OF STATE REPORTS.—In lieu of any re-
port 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 required to be filed under State
law if the Commission determines such reports contain
substantially the same information.’’.
TITLE IV—CONTRIBUTIONS
SEC. 401. CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES
AND CONDUITS.
Section 315(a)(8) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(8) For the purposes of this subsection:
‘‘(A) Contributions made by a person, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular
candidate, including contributions that are in any
way earmarked or otherwise directed through an
intermediary or conduit to a candidate, shall be
treated as contributions from the person to the can-
didate.
‘‘(B) Contributions made directly or indirectly
by a person to or on behalf of a particular candidate
through an intermediary or conduit, including con-
tributions made or arranged to be made by an
intermediary or conduit, shall be treated as contribu-
tions from the intermediary or conduit to the can-
didate if—
‘‘(i) the contributions made through the
intermediary or conduit are in the form of a
check or other negotiable instrument made pay-
able to the intermediary or conduit rather than
the intended recipient; or
‘‘(ii) the intermediary or conduit is—
‘‘(I) a political committee with a con-
nected organization;
‘‘(II) an officer, employee, or agent of
such a political committee;
‘‘(III) a political party;
‘‘(IV) a partnership or sole proprietor-
ship;
‘‘(V) a person required to register
under section 308 of the Federal Regula-
tion of Lobbying Act (2 U.S.C. 267) or the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938
(22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.); or
‘‘(VI) an organization prohibited from
making contributions under section 316, or
an officer, employee, or agent of such an
organization acting on the organization’s
behalf.
‘‘(C)(i) The term ‘intermediary or conduit’ does
not include—
‘‘(I) a candidate or representative of a can-
didate receiving contributions to the candidate’s
principal campaign committee or authorized
committee;
‘‘(II) 
a 
professional 
fundraiser 
com-
pensated for fundraising services at the usual
and customary rate;
‘‘(III) a volunteer hosting a fundraising
event at the volunteer’s home, in accordance
with section 301(8)(B); or
‘‘(IV) an individual who transmits a con-
tribution from the individual’s spouse.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘representative’ means an indi-
vidual who is expressly authorized by the candidate
to engage in fundraising, and who occupies a signifi-
cant position within the candidate’s campaign orga-
nization, provided that the individual is not de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(ii).
‘‘(iii) The term ‘contributions made or arranged
to be made’ includes—
‘‘(I) contributions delivered to a particular
candidate or the candidate’s authorized commit-
tee or agent; and
‘‘(II) contributions directly or indirectly ar-
ranged to be made to a particular candidate or
the candidate’s authorized committee or agent,
in a manner that identifies directly or indirectly
to the candidate or authorized committee or
agent the person who arranged the making of
the contributions or the person on whose behalf
such person was acting.
‘‘(iv) The term ‘acting on the organization’s be-
half’ includes the following activities by an officer,
employee or agent of a person described in subpara-
graph (B)(ii)(IV):
‘‘(I) Soliciting or directly or indirectly ar-
ranging the making of a contribution to a par-
ticular candidate in the name of, or by using
the name of, such a person.
‘‘(II) Soliciting or directly or indirectly ar-
ranging the making of a contribution to a par-
ticular candidate using other than incidental re-
sources of such a person.
‘‘(III) Soliciting contributions for a par-
ticular candidate by substantially directing the
solicitations to other officers, employees, or
agents of such a person.
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit—
‘‘(i) bona fide joint fundraising efforts con-
ducted solely for the purpose of sponsorship of
a fundraising reception, dinner, or other similar
event, in accordance with rules prescribed by
the Commission, by—
‘‘(I) 2 or more candidates;
‘‘(II) 2 or more national, State, or
local committees of a political party within
the meaning of section 301(4) acting on
their own behalf; or
‘‘(III) a special committee formed by
2 or more candidates, or a candidate and
a national, State, or local committee of a
political party acting on their own behalf;
or
‘‘(ii) fundraising efforts for the benefit of
a candidate that are conducted by another can-
didate.
‘‘(iii) bona fide fundraising efforts con-
ducted by and solely on behalf of an individual
for the purpose of sponsorship of a fundraising
reception, dinner, or other similar event, but
only if all contributions are made directly to a
candidate or a representative of a candidate.
When a contribution is made to a candidate through an
intermediary or conduit, the intermediary or conduit shall
report the original source and the intended recipient of
the contribution to the Commission and to the intended
recipient.’’.
SEC. 402. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOT-
ING AGE.
Section 315 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended
by section 313(b), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(n) For purposes of this section, any contribution
by an individual who—
‘‘(1) is a dependent of another individual; and
‘‘(2) has not, as of the time of such contribu-
tion, attained the legal age for voting for elections
to Federal office in the State in which such individ-
ual resides,
shall be treated as having been made by such other indi-
vidual. If such individual is the dependent of another indi-
vidual and such other individual’s spouse, the contribution
shall be allocated among such individuals in the manner
determined by them.’’.
SEC. 403. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FROM STATE
AND LOCAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PAR-
TIES TO BE AGGREGATED.
Section 315(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(9) A candidate for Federal office may not accept,
with respect to an election, any contribution from a State
or local committee of a political party (including any sub-
ordinate committee of such committee), if such contribu-
tion, when added to the total of contributions previously
accepted from all such committees of that political party,
exceeds a limitation on contributions to a candidate under
this section.’’.
SEC. 404. LIMITED EXCLUSION OF ADVANCES BY CAM-
PAIGN WORKERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF
THE TERM ‘‘CONTRIBUTION’’.
Section 301(8)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the
end and inserting: ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(xv) any advance voluntarily made on behalf of
an authorized committee of a candidate by an indi-
vidual in the normal course of such individual’s re-
sponsibilities as a volunteer for, or employee of, the
committee, if the advance is reimbursed by the com-
mittee within 10 days after the date on which the
advance is made, and the value of advances on be-
half of a committee does not exceed $500 with re-
spect to an election.’’.
TITLE V—REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 501. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CAL-
ENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN ELECTION CYCLE
BASIS.
Paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 304(b) of
FECA (2 U.S.C. 434(b) (2)–(7)) are amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘calendar year’’ each place it appears the follow-
ing: ‘‘(election cycle, in the case of an authorized commit-
tee of a candidate for Federal office)’’.
SEC. 502. PERSONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES.
Section 
304(b)(5)(A) 
of 
FECA 
(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 is merely providing personal
or consulting services and is in turn making expenditures
to other persons (not including employees) who provide
goods or services to the candidate or his or her authorized
committees, the name and address of such other person,
together with the date, amount and purpose of such ex-
penditure shall also be disclosed’’.
SEC. 503. REDUCTION IN THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION BY PERSONS OTHER
THAN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
Section 
304(b)(3)(A) 
of 
FECA 
(2 
U.S.C.
434(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$50’’.
SEC. 504. COMPUTERIZED INDICES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 311(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 438(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(11) maintain computerized indices of con-
tributions of $50 or more.’’.
TITLE VI—FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION
SEC. 601. USE OF CANDIDATES’ NAMES.
Section 302(e)(4) of FECA (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 that is not an authorized
committee shall not include the name of any candidate in
its name or use the name of any candidate in any activity
on behalf of such committee in such a context as to sug-
gest 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. 602. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) OPTION TO FILE MONTHLY REPORTS.—Section
304(a)(2) of FECA (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 15th 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) FILING DATE.—Section 304(a)(4)(B) of FECA
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘20th’’
and inserting ‘‘15th’’.
SEC. 603. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE GENERAL COUN-
SEL OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUN-
SEL.—Section 306(f) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437c(f)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) In the event of a vacancy in the office of general
counsel, the next highest ranking enforcement official in
the general counsel’s office shall serve as acting general
counsel with full powers of the general counsel until a suc-
cessor is appointed.’’.
(b) PAY
OF
THE
GENERAL
COUNSEL.—Section
306(f)(1) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437c(f)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the general counsel’’ after
‘‘staff director’’ in the second sentence; and
(2) by striking the third sentence.
SEC. 604. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) BASIS FOR ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.—Sec-
tion 309(a)(2) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘it has reason to believe that a person has
committed, or is about to commit’’ and inserting ‘‘facts
have been alleged or ascertained that, if true, give reason
to believe that a person may have committed, or may be
about to commit’’.
(b) AUTHORITY TO SEEK INJUNCTION.—(1) Section
309(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended 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 or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 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.’’.
(2) Section 309(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘(5) or (6)’’
and inserting ‘‘(5), (6), or (13)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(6) or (13)’’.
SEC. 605. PENALTIES.
(a) PENALTIES
PRESCRIBED
IN
CONCILIATION
AGREEMENTS.—(1) Section 309(a)(5)(A) of FECA (2
U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘which does
not exceed the greater of $5,000 or an amount equal to
any contribution or expenditure involved in such violation’’
and inserting ‘‘which is—
‘‘(i) not less than 50 percent of all contribu-
tions and expenditures involved in the violation (or
such lesser amount as the Commission provides if
necessary to ensure that the penalty is not unjustly
disproportionate to the violation); and
‘‘(ii) not greater than all contributions and ex-
penditures involved in the violation’’.
(2) Section 309(a)(5)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘which does not
exceed the greater of $10,000 or an amount equal to 200
percent of any contribution or expenditure involved in such
violation’’ and inserting ‘‘which is—
‘‘(i) not less than all contributions and expendi-
tures involved in the violation; and
‘‘(ii) not greater than 150 percent of all con-
tributions and expenditures involved in the viola-
tion’’.
(b) PENALTIES
WHEN
VIOLATIONS
ARE
ADJU-
DICATED IN COURT.—(1) Section 309(a)(6)(A) of FECA
‘‘(ii) not greater than 250 percent of all con-
tributions and expenditures involved in the viola-
tion.’’.
SEC. 606. RANDOM AUDITS.
Section 311(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amend-
ed—
(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 from time to time conduct random audits and inves-
tigations to ensure voluntary compliance with this Act.
The subjects of such audits and investigations shall be se-
lected 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 an eligible House of Rep-
resentatives candidate subject to audit under section
505(a).’’.
SEC. 607. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO
SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 322 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441h) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘SEC. 322.’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘(a)’’; and
year shall be filed no later than January 31 of the
following calendar year; and
‘‘(ii) preballot initiative reports, which shall be
filed 5 days before the occurrence of each ballot ini-
tiative in which the ballot initiative committee plans
to make or has made a ballot initiative expenditure
or plans to receive or has received a ballot initiative
contribution; or
‘‘(B) monthly reports in all calendar years
which shall be filed no later than the 15th day after
the last day of the month and shall be complete as
of the last day of the month.
‘‘(3) If a designation, report, or statement filed pur-
suant to this section (other than under paragraph
(2)(A)(ii)) is sent by registered or certified mail, the Unit-
ed States postmark shall be considered the date of filing
of the designation, report, or statement.
‘‘(4) The reports required to be filed by this section
shall be cumulative during the calendar year to which they
relate, but where there has been no change in an item
reported in a previous report during each year, only the
amount need be carried forward.
‘‘(b) Each report under this section shall disclose—
‘‘(1) the amount of cash on hand at the begin-
ning of the reporting period;