for review and reconsideration within 5 business days of 
such denial. 
‘‘SEC. 503. QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTION DEFINED. 
‘‘In this title, the term ‘qualified contribution’ means, 
with respect to a candidate, a contribution that meets each 
of the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) The contribution is in an amount that is 
not greater than the limit on the amount of a con-
tribution that may be accepted by a participating 
candidate from an individual under section 521(a). 
‘‘(2) The contribution is made by an individual 
who is not otherwise prohibited from making a con-
tribution under this Act. 
‘‘(3) The contribution is not— 
‘‘(A) forwarded from the contributor by 
any person other than an individual; or 
‘‘(B) received by the candidate or an au-
thorized committee of the candidate from a con-
tributor or contributors, but credited by the 
committee or candidate to another person who 
is not an individual through records, designa-
tions, or other means of recognizing (whether in 
writing or not in writing) that a certain amount 
of money has been raised by such person. 
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‘‘(4) The contribution meets the requirements 
of section 512(b). 
‘‘Subtitle B—Eligibility and 
Certification 
‘‘SEC. 511. ELIGIBILITY. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A candidate for the office of 
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be certified 
as a participating candidate under this title with respect 
to an election if the candidate meets the following require-
ments: 
‘‘(1) During the election cycle for the office in-
volved, the candidate files with the Commission a 
statement of intent to seek certification as a partici-
pating candidate. 
‘‘(2) The candidate meets the qualified con-
tribution requirements of section 512 and submits to 
the Commission a report disclosing each qualified 
contribution received by the candidate and stating 
the aggregate amount of all such qualified contribu-
tions received. 
‘‘(3) Not later than the last day of the quali-
fying period, the candidate files with the Commis-
sion an affidavit signed by the candidate and the 
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treasurer of the candidate’s principal campaign com-
mittee declaring that the candidate— 
‘‘(A) has complied and, if certified, will 
comply with the contribution and expenditure 
requirements of section 521; 
‘‘(B) if certified, will run only as a partici-
pating candidate for all elections for the office 
that such candidate is seeking during the elec-
tion cycle; and 
‘‘(C) has either qualified or will take steps 
to qualify under State law to be on the ballot. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL ELECTION.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), a candidate shall not be eligible to receive a 
payment under this title for a general election or a general 
runoff election unless the candidate’s party nominated the 
candidate to be placed on the ballot for the general elec-
tion or the candidate is otherwise qualified to be on the 
ballot under State law. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFYING
PERIOD
DEFINED.—The term 
‘qualifying period’ means, with respect to any candidate 
for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate 
or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the 120-day 
period (during the election cycle for such office) which be-
gins on the date on which the candidate files a statement 
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of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that such period 
may not continue after the date that is 60 days before— 
‘‘(1) the date of the primary election; or 
‘‘(2) in the case of a State that does not hold 
a primary election, the date prescribed by State law 
as the last day to qualify for a position on the gen-
eral election ballot. 
‘‘SEC. 512. QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘(a) RECEIPT OF QUALIFIED CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A candidate meets the re-
quirements of this section if, during the qualifying 
period described in section 511(c), the candidate ob-
tains— 
‘‘(A) a single qualified contribution from a 
number of individuals equal to or greater 
than— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a candidate for 
election the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress, 400, or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a candidate for the 
office of Senator, the product of 400 and 
the number of Congressional districts in 
the State involved as of the date of the 
election; and 
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‘‘(B) a total dollar amount of qualified 
contributions equal to or greater than— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a candidate for 
election the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress, 
$40,000, 
disregarding 
any 
amount of contributions from any person 
to the extent that the total of the amounts 
contributed by such person for the election 
exceeds $250, or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a candidate for the 
office of Senator, the product of $40,000 
and the number of Congressional districts 
in the State involved as of the date of the 
election, disregarding any amount of con-
tributions from any person to the extent 
that the total of the amounts contributed 
by such person for the election exceeds 
$250. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSION
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM 
OUT-OF-STATE
RESIDENTS.—In determining the 
number of qualified contributions obtained by a can-
didate under paragraph (1)(A) and the dollar 
amount of qualified contributions obtained by a can-
didate under paragraph (1)(B), there shall be ex-
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cluded any contributions made by an individual who 
does not have a primary residence in the State in 
which such candidate is seeking election. 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO RECEIPT
OF 
QUALIFIED
CONTRIBUTION.—Each qualified contribu-
tion— 
‘‘(1) may be made by means of a personal 
check, money order, debit card, credit card, or elec-
tronic payment account; 
‘‘(2) shall be accompanied by a signed state-
ment containing the contributor’s name and the con-
tributor’s address in the State in which the primary 
residence of the contributor is located; and 
‘‘(3) shall be acknowledged by a receipt that is 
sent to the contributor with a copy kept by the can-
didate for the Commission and a copy kept by the 
candidate for the election authorities in the State 
with respect to which the candidate is seeking elec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITING PAYMENT ON COMMISSION BASIS 
OF INDIVIDUALS COLLECTING QUALIFIED CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—No person may be paid a commission on a per 
qualified contribution basis for collecting qualified con-
tributions. 
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tification (other than a candidate certified as a 
participating candidate with respect to a pri-
mary election who fails to qualify to appear on 
the ballot for a subsequent election in that elec-
tion cycle); or 
‘‘(B) a candidate otherwise fails to comply 
with the requirements of this title, including 
any regulatory requirements prescribed by the 
Commission. 
‘‘(2) REPAYMENT
OF
BENEFITS.—If certifi-
cation is revoked under paragraph (1), the candidate 
shall repay to the Empowering Citizens Payment Ac-
count of the Presidential Election Campaign Fund 
(established under section 9051 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986) an amount equal to the value 
of benefits received under this title with respect to 
the election cycle involved plus interest (at a rate de-
termined by the Commission) on any such amount 
received. 
‘‘(c) PARTICIPATING CANDIDATE DEFINED.—In this 
title, a ‘participating candidate’ means a candidate for the 
office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress who is certified under 
this section as eligible to receive benefits under this title. 
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‘‘Subtitle C—Requirements for Can-
didates 
Certified 
as 
Partici-
pating Candidates 
‘‘SEC. 521. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS 
AND EXPENDITURES. 
‘‘(a) REDUCTION IN OTHERWISE APPLICABLE CON-
TRIBUTION LIMITS.—In the case of a candidate who is 
certified as a participating candidate under this title with 
respect to an election, the limit applicable under para-
graph (1)(A) or paragraph (2)(A) of section 315(a) to the 
amount of a contribution which may be made to the can-
didate and any authorized committee of the candidate with 
respect to the election shall be equal to $1,000 for the 
election. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
BUNDLED
BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS.—A candidate 
who is certified as a participating candidate under this 
title with respect to an election, and any authorized com-
mittee of such a candidate, may not accept any contribu-
tion with respect to the election which is a bundled con-
tribution (as defined in section 304(i)(8)) forwarded by 
or credited to a person described in section 304(i)(7). 
‘‘(c) LIMIT
ON EXPENDITURES FROM PERSONAL 
FUNDS.—A candidate who is certified as a participating 
candidate under this title may not make expenditures from 
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personal funds (as defined in section 304(a)(6)(B)) in an 
aggregate amount exceeding $50,000 with respect to any 
election in the election cycle involved. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITING SOLICITATION OF FUNDS FOR PO-
LITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES.—A candidate who is cer-
tified as a participating candidate under this title may not 
solicit funds for any political committee of a political 
party, except that the candidate may solicit funds for a 
separate account of the committee which is established 
under section 315(d)(5). 
‘‘SEC. 522. REMITTING UNSPENT FUNDS AFTER ELECTION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the date that is 
60 days after the last election for which a candidate cer-
tified as a participating candidate qualifies to be on the 
ballot during the election cycle involved, such participating 
candidate shall remit to the Commission for deposit in the 
Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presi-
dential Election Campaign Fund (established under sec-
tion 9051 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) an 
amount equal to the lesser of— 
‘‘(1) the amount of money in the candidate’s 
campaign account; or 
‘‘(2) the amount of the payments received by 
the candidate under this title. 
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‘‘(b) EXCEPTION
FOR EXPENDITURES INCURRED 
BUT NOT PAID AS OF DATE OF REMITTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (a), a 
candidate may withhold from the amount required to 
be remitted under paragraph (1) of such subsection 
the amount of any authorized expenditures which 
were incurred in connection with the candidate’s 
campaign but which remain unpaid as of the dead-
line applicable to the candidate under such sub-
section, except that any amount withheld pursuant 
to this paragraph shall be remitted to the Commis-
sion not later than 120 days after the date of the 
election to which such subsection applies. 
‘‘(2) DOCUMENTATION
REQUIRED.—A can-
didate may withhold an amount of an expenditure 
pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the candidate sub-
mits documentation of the expenditure and the 
amount to the Commission not later than the dead-
line applicable to the candidate under subsection (a). 
‘‘Subtitle D—Administrative 
Provisions 
‘‘SEC. 531. ADMINISTRATION BY COMMISSION. 
‘‘The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry 
out the purposes of this title, including regulations to es-
tablish procedures for— 
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‘‘(1) verifying the amount of qualified contribu-
tions with respect to a candidate; 
‘‘(2) effectively and efficiently monitoring and 
enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified con-
tributions; 
‘‘(3) effectively and efficiently monitoring and 
enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by 
participating candidates; and 
‘‘(4) monitoring the use of payments under this 
title through audits of not fewer than 1⁄3 of all par-
ticipating candidates or other mechanisms. 
‘‘SEC. 532. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. 
‘‘(a) CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CONTRIBU-
TION
AND EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS.—If a can-
didate who has been certified as a participating candidate 
accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is 
prohibited under section 521, the Commission shall assess 
a civil penalty against the candidate in an amount that 
is not more than 3 times the amount of the contribution 
or expenditure. Any amounts collected under this sub-
section shall be deposited into the Empowering Citizens 
Payment Account of the Presidential Election Campaign 
Fund (established under section 9051 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986). 
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‘‘(b) REPAYMENT FOR IMPROPER USE OF EMPOW-
ERING CITIZENS PAYMENT ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission deter-
mines that any benefit made available to a partici-
pating candidate was not used as provided for in 
this title or that a participating candidate has vio-
lated any of the dates for remission of funds con-
tained in this title, the Commission shall so notify 
the candidate and the candidate shall pay to the 
Empowering Citizens Payment Account of the Presi-
dential Election Campaign Fund an amount equal 
to— 
‘‘(A) the amount of benefits so used or not 
remitted, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) interest on any such amounts (at a 
rate determined by the Commission). 
‘‘(2) OTHER
ACTION
NOT
PRECLUDED.—Any 
action by the Commission in accordance with this 
subsection shall not preclude enforcement pro-
ceedings by the Commission in accordance with sec-
tion 309(a), including a referral by the Commission 
to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent 
knowing and willful violation of this title. 
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‘‘SEC. 533. ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED. 
‘‘In this title, the term ‘election cycle’ means, with 
respect to an election for the office of Senator or Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
the Congress, the period beginning on the day after the 
date of the most recent general election for that office (or, 
if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the 
date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the 
next general election for that office (or, if the general elec-
tion resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff 
election).’’. 
SEC. 202. PERMITTING UNLIMITED COORDINATED EXPEND-
ITURES BY POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES 
ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES 
IF 
EXPENDITURES 
ARE 
DERIVED 
FROM 
SMALL DOLLAR CONTRIBUTIONS. 
Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)), as amended by section 
101(b) of Division N of the Consolidated and Further 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113– 
235; 128 Stat. 2773), is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) In determining the amount of expenditures 
made by a committee under paragraph (3) in connection 
with the campaign of a candidate who is certified as a 
participating candidate under title V, there shall be ex-
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cluded any expenditures which are derived from a separate 
account established by the committee for which the only 
sources of funds are contributions made during the elec-
tion cycle in an amount which does not exceed $1,000 per 
contributor.’’. 
SEC. 203. PROHIBITING USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY PAR-
TICIPATING 
CANDIDATES 
FOR 
PURPOSES 
OTHER THAN CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTION. 
Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) RESTRICTIONS ON PERMITTED USES OF FUNDS 
BY
CANDIDATES
RECEIVING
MATCHING
PUBLIC 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (2), (3), or (4) of 
subsection (a), if a candidate for election for the office 
of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress is certified as a partici-
pating candidate under title V with respect to the election, 
any contribution which the candidate is permitted to ac-
cept under such title may be used only for authorized ex-
penditures in connection with the candidate’s campaign 
for such office.’’. 
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TITLE III—COORDINATED 
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY 
SEC. 301. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF COORDI-
NATED EXPENDITURES AS CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO CANDIDATES. 
(a) TREATMENT
AS
CONTRIBUTION
TO
CAN-
DIDATE.—Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101(8)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) any payment made by any person 
(other than a candidate, an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate, or a political committee 
of a political party) for a coordinated expendi-
ture (as such term is defined in section 324) 
which is not otherwise treated as a contribution 
under clause (i) or clause (ii).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 324 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30126) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 324. PAYMENTS FOR COORDINATED EXPENDITURES. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of section 
301(8)(A)(iii), the term ‘coordinated expenditure’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any expenditure, or any payment for 
a covered communication described in sub-
section (d), which is made in cooperation, con-
sultation, or concert with, or at the request or 
suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate, a political committee of 
a political party, or agents of the candidate or 
committee, as defined in subsection (b); or 
‘‘(B) any payment for any communication 
which republishes, disseminates, or distributes, 
in whole or in part, any video or broadcast or 
any written, graphic, or other form of campaign 
material prepared by the candidate or com-
mittee or by agents of the candidate or com-
mittee (including any excerpt or use of any 
video from any such broadcast or written, 
graphic, or other form of campaign material). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
COMMUNICATIONS.—A payment for a communication 
(including a covered communication described in 
subsection (d) shall not be treated as a coordinated 
expenditure under this subsection if— 
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‘‘(A) the communication appears in a news 
story, commentary, or editorial distributed 
through the facilities of any broadcasting sta-
tion, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical 
publication, unless such facilities are owned or 
controlled by any political party, political com-
mittee, or candidate; or 
‘‘(B) the communication constitutes a can-
didate debate or forum conducted pursuant to 
regulations adopted by the Commission pursu-
ant to section 304(f)(3)(B)(iii), or which solely 
promotes such a debate or forum and is made 
by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the de-
bate or forum. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, a payment is made ‘in cooperation, consulta-
tion, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion 
of,’ a candidate, an authorized committee of a can-
didate, a political committee of a political party, or 
agents of the candidate or committee, if the pay-
ment, or any communication for which the payment 
is made, is not made entirely independently of the 
candidate, committee, or agents. For purposes of the 
previous sentence, a payment or communication not 
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made entirely independently of the candidate or 
committee includes any payment or communication 
made pursuant to any general or particular under-
standing with, or pursuant to any communication 
with, the candidate, committee, or agents about the 
payment or communication. 
‘‘(2) NO
FINDING
OF
COORDINATION
BASED 
SOLELY ON SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING 
LEGISLATIVE OR POLICY POSITION.—For purposes 
of this section, a payment shall not be considered to 
be made by a person in cooperation, consultation, or 
concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a 
candidate or committee, solely on the grounds that 
the person or the person’s agent engaged in discus-
sions with the candidate or committee, or with any 
agent of the candidate or committee, regarding that 
person’s position on a legislative or policy matter 
(including urging the candidate or committee to 
adopt that person’s position), so long as there is no 
communication between the person and the can-
didate or committee, or any agent of the candidate 
or committee, regarding the candidate’s or commit-
tee’s campaign advertising, message, strategy, pol-
icy, polling, allocation of resources, fundraising, or 
other campaign activities. 
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‘‘(3) NO
EFFECT
ON
PARTY
COORDINATION 
STANDARD.—Nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to affect the determination of coordination 
between a candidate and a political committee of a 
political party for purposes of section 315(d). 
‘‘(4) NO
SAFE
HARBOR
FOR
USE
OF
FIRE-
WALL.—A person shall be determined to have made 
a payment in cooperation, consultation, or concert 
with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate 
or committee, in accordance with this section with-
out regard to whether or not the person established 
and used a firewall or similar procedures to restrict 
the sharing of information between individuals who 
are employed by or who are serving as agents for the 
person making the payment. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENTS BY COORDINATED SPENDERS FOR 
COVERED COMMUNICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PAYMENTS MADE IN COOPERATION, CON-
SULTATION, OR CONCERT WITH CANDIDATES.—For 
purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A), if the person who 
makes a payment for a covered communication, as 
defined in subsection (d), is a coordinated spender 
under paragraph (2) with respect to the candidate 
as described in subsection (d)(1), the payment for 
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the covered communication is made in cooperation, 
consultation, or concert with the candidate. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATED SPENDER DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this subsection, the term ‘coordinated 
spender’ means, with respect to a candidate or an 
authorized committee of a candidate, a person (other 
than a political committee of a political party) for 
which any of the following applies: 
‘‘(A) During the 4-year period ending on 
the date on which the person makes the pay-
ment, the person was directly or indirectly 
formed or established by or at the request or 
suggestion of, or with the encouragement of, 
the candidate (including an individual who later 
becomes a candidate) or committee or agents of 
the candidate or committee, including with the 
approval of the candidate or committee or 
agents of the candidate or committee. 
‘‘(B) The candidate or committee or any 
agent of the candidate or committee solicits 
funds, appears at a fundraising event, or en-
gages in other fundraising activity on the per-
son’s behalf during the election cycle involved, 
including by providing the person with names of 
potential donors or other lists to be used by the 
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person in engaging in fundraising activity, re-
gardless of whether the person pays fair market 
value for the names or lists provided. For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘election 
cycle’ means, with respect to an election for 
Federal office, the period beginning on the day 
after the date of the most recent general elec-
tion for that office (or, if the general election 
resulted in a runoff election, the date of the 
runoff election) and ending on the date of the 
next general election for that office (or, if the 
general election resulted in a runoff election, 
the date of the runoff election). 
‘‘(C) The person is established, directed, or 
managed by the candidate or committee or by 
any person who, during the 4-year period end-
ing on the date on which the person makes the 
payment, has been employed or retained as a 
political, campaign media, or fundraising ad-
viser or consultant for the candidate or com-
mittee or for any other entity directly or indi-
rectly controlled by the candidate or committee, 
or has held a formal position with the candidate 
or committee. 
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‘‘(D) The person has retained the profes-
sional services of any person who, during the 2- 
year period ending on the date on which the 
person makes the payment, has provided or is 
providing professional services relating to the 
campaign to the candidate or committee, with-
out regard to whether the person providing the 
professional services used a firewall. For pur-
poses of this subparagraph, the term ‘profes-
sional services’ includes any services in support 
of the candidate’s or committee’s campaign ac-
tivities, including advertising, message, strat-
egy, policy, polling, allocation of resources, 
fundraising, and campaign operations, but does 
not include accounting or legal services. 
‘‘(E) The person is established, directed, or 
managed by a member of the immediate family 
of the candidate, or the person or any officer or 
agent of the person has had more than inci-
dental discussions about the candidate’s cam-
paign with a member of the immediate family 
of the candidate. For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘immediate family’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 9004(e) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
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‘‘(d) COVERED COMMUNICATION DEFINED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered communication’ means, with 
respect to a candidate or an authorized committee of 
a candidate, a public communication (as defined in 
section 301(22)) which— 
‘‘(A) expressly advocates the election of the 
candidate or the defeat of an opponent of the 
candidate (or contains the functional equivalent 
of express advocacy); 
‘‘(B) promotes or supports the candidate, 
or attacks or opposes an opponent of the can-
didate (regardless of whether the communica-
tion expressly advocates the election or defeat 
of a candidate or contains the functional equiv-
alent of express advocacy); or 
‘‘(C) refers to the candidate or an oppo-
nent of the candidate but is not described in 
subparagraph (A) or subparagraph (B), but 
only if the communication is disseminated dur-
ing the applicable election period. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE ELECTION PERIOD.—In para-
graph (1)(C), the ‘applicable election period’ with re-
spect to a communication means— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a communication which 
refers to a candidate in a general, special, or 
runoff election, the 120-day period which ends 
on the date of the election; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a communication which 
refers to a candidate in a primary or preference 
election, or convention or caucus of a political 
party that has authority to nominate a can-
didate, the 60-day period which ends on the 
date of the election or convention or caucus. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES FOR COMMUNICATIONS IN-
VOLVING
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATES.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, a public communication 
shall not be considered to be a covered communica-
tion with respect to a candidate for election for an 
office other than the office of President or Vice 
President unless it is publicly disseminated or dis-
tributed in the jurisdiction of the office the can-
didate is seeking. 
‘‘(e) PENALTY.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—Any per-
son who knowingly and willfully commits a violation 
of this Act by making a contribution which consists 
of a payment for a coordinated expenditure shall be 
fined an amount equal to the greater of— 
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‘‘(A) in the case of a person who makes a 
contribution which consists of a payment for a 
coordinated expenditure in an amount exceeding 
the applicable contribution limit under this Act, 
300 percent of the amount by which the 
amount of the payment made by the person ex-
ceeds such applicable contribution limit; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a person who is prohib-
ited under this Act from making a contribution 
in any amount, 300 percent of the amount of 
the payment made by the person for the coordi-
nated expenditure. 
‘‘(2) JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY.—Any di-
rector, manager or officer of a person who is subject 
to a penalty under paragraph (1) shall be jointly and 
severally liable for any amount of such penalty that 
is not paid by the person prior to the expiration of 
the 1-year period which begins on the date the Com-
mission imposes the penalty or the 1-year period 
which begins on the date of the final judgment fol-
lowing any judicial review of the Commission’s ac-
tion, whichever is later.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXISTING REGULATIONS ON CO-
ORDINATION.—Effective upon the expiration of the 
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SEC. 302. CLARIFICATION OF BAN ON FUNDRAISING FOR 
SUPER PACS BY FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND 
OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 323(e)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30125(e)(1)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(A); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) solicit, receive, direct, or transfer 
funds to or on behalf of any political committee 
which accepts donations or contributions that 
do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, 
and reporting requirements of this Act (or to or 
on behalf of any account of a political com-
mittee which is established for the purpose of 
accepting such donations or contributions), or 
to or on behalf of any political organization 
under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 which accepts such donations or con-
tributions (other than a committee of a State or 
local political party or a candidate for election 
for State or local office).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 1, 2016. 
TITLE 
IV—USE 
OF 
PRESI-
DENTIAL 
ELECTION 
CAM-
PAIGN FUND FOR PUBLIC FI-
NANCING OF FEDERAL ELEC-
TIONS 
SEC. 401. USE OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
FUND FOR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. 
Subtitle H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 97—EMPOWERING CITIZENS 
PAYMENT ACCOUNT 
‘‘Sec. 9051. Payments to Congressional candidates. 
‘‘SEC. 9051. PAYMENTS TO CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.—The Secretary 
shall maintain in the Presidential Election Campaign 
Fund established by section 9006(a), in addition to any 
account which he maintains under such section, a separate 
account to be known as the Empowering Citizens Payment 
Account. The Secretary shall deposit into such Account 
the amount available after the Secretary determines that 
amounts for payments under section 9006(c) and for pay-
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ments under section 9037(b) are available for such pay-
ments. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUND FOR PAYMENTS TO CONGRES-
SIONAL CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC FINANC-
ING PROGRAM.—The Secretary shall transfer amounts in 
the Fund to the Federal Election Commission, at such 
times and in such amounts as the Federal Election Com-
mission may certify, for payments to candidates for elec-
tion to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who are 
participating candidates under title V of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS TO DESIGNATION OF INCOME TAX 
PAYMENTS BY INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS. 
(a) INCREASE IN AMOUNT DESIGNATED.—Section 
6096(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘$3’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘$20’’; and 
(2) in the second sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$6’’ and inserting ‘‘$40’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$3’’ and inserting ‘‘$20’’. 
(b) INDEXING.—Section 6096 of such Code is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(d) INDEXING OF AMOUNT DESIGNATED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each tax-
able year after 2015, each amount referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be increased by the percent dif-
ference described in paragraph (2), except that if 
any such amount after such an increase is not a 
multiple of $1, such amount shall be rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $1. 
‘‘(2) PERCENT DIFFERENCE DESCRIBED.—The 
percent difference described in this paragraph with 
respect to a taxable year is the percent difference 
determined under section 315(c)(1)(A) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to 
the calendar year during which the taxable year be-
gins, except that the base year involved shall be 
2014.’’. 
(c) ENSURING TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE DOES 
NOT PROVIDE AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION 
QUESTION.—Section 6096 of such Code, as amended by 
subsection (b), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ENSURING TAX PREPARATION SOFTWARE DOES 
NOT PROVIDE AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION 
QUESTION.—The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
to ensure that electronic software used in the preparation 
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or filing of individual income tax returns does not auto-
matically accept or decline a designation of a payment 
under this section.’’. 
(d) PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM ON DESIGNA-
TION.—Section 6096 of such Code, as amended by sub-
sections (b) and (c), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Election Com-
mission shall conduct a program to inform and edu-
cate the public regarding the purposes of the Presi-
dential Election Campaign Fund, the procedures for 
the designation of payments under this section, and 
the effect of such a designation on the income tax 
liability of taxpayers. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS FOR PROGRAM.—Amounts 
in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund shall be 
made available to the Federal Election Commission 
to carry out the program under this subsection.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect January 1, 2015. 
SEC. 403. DONATION TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN FUND. 
(a) GENERAL RULE.—Every taxpayer who makes a 
return of the tax imposed by subtitle A of the Internal 
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Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year ending after 
December 31, 2014, may donate an amount (not less than 
$1), in addition to any designation of income tax liability 
under section 6096 of such Code for such taxable year, 
which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treas-
ury. 
(b) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—Any do-
nation under subsection (a) for any taxable year— 
(1) shall be made at the time of filing the re-
turn of the tax imposed by subtitle A of such Code 
for such taxable year and in such manner as the 
Secretary may by regulation prescribe, except that— 
(A) the designation for such donation shall 
be either on the first page of the return or on 
the page bearing the taxpayer’s signature, and 
(B) the designation shall be by a box 
added to the return, and the text beside the box 
shall provide: 
‘‘By checking here, I signify that in 
addition to my tax liability (if any), I 
would like to donate the included payment 
to be used exclusively as a contribution to 
the 
Presidential 
Election 
Campaign 
Fund.’’, and 
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(2) shall be accompanied by a payment of the 
amount so designated. 
(c) TREATMENT OF AMOUNTS DONATED.—For pur-
poses of this title, the amount donated by any taxpayer 
under subsection (a) shall be treated as a contribution 
made by such taxpayer to the United States on the last 
date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by sub-
title A of such Code (determined without regard to exten-
sions) or, if later, the date the return is filed. 
(d) TRANSFERS TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN FUND.—The Secretary shall, from time to time, 
transfer to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund es-
tablished under section 9006(a) of such Code amounts 
equal to the amounts donated under this section. 
TITLE V—OTHER CAMPAIGN 
FINANCE REFORMS 
SEC. 501. REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO BEST EFFORTS 
FOR IDENTIFYING PERSONS MAKING CON-
TRIBUTIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall pro-
mulgate regulations with respect to what constitutes best 
efforts under section 302(i) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(i)) for determining 
the identification of persons making contributions to polit-
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ical committees, including the identifications of persons 
making contributions over the Internet or by credit card. 
Such regulations shall include a requirement that in the 
case of contributions made by a credit card, the political 
committee shall ensure that the name on the credit card 
used to make the contribution matches the name of the 
person making the contribution. 
SEC. 502. PROHIBITION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(e) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) No authorized committee of a candidate may es-
tablish, participate in, or have any involvement with any 
joint fundraising committee.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 503. DISCLOSURE OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
section 304(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(i)) are amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS BY LOBBYISTS.—Each committee 
described in paragraph (6) shall include in the 
first report required to be filed under this sec-
tion after each covered period (as defined in 
paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
reasonably known by the committee to be a per-
son described in paragraph (7) who provided 2 
or more bundled contributions to the committee 
in an aggregate amount greater than the appli-
cable threshold (as defined in paragraph (3)) 
during the covered period, and the aggregate 
amount of the bundled contributions provided 
by each such person during the covered period. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS
TO
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGNS.— 
Each committee which is an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate for the office of President 
or for nomination to such office shall include in 
the first report required to be filed under this 
section after each covered period (as defined in 
paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
who provided 2 or more bundled contributions 
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to the committee in an aggregate amount great-
er than the applicable threshold (as defined in 
paragraph (3)) during the election cycle, and 
the aggregate amount of the bundled contribu-
tions provided by each such person during the 
covered period and such election cycle. Such 
schedule shall include a separate listing of the 
name, address, and employer of each person in-
cluded on such schedule who is reasonably 
known by the committee to be a person de-
scribed in paragraph (7), together with the ag-
gregate amount of bundled contributions pro-
vided by such person during such period and 
such cycle. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PERIOD.—In this subsection, a 
‘covered period’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a committee which is 
an authorized committee of a candidate for the 
office of President or for nomination to such of-
fice— 
‘‘(i) the 4-year election cycle ending 
with the date of the election for the office 
of the President; and 
‘‘(ii) any reporting period applicable 
to the committee under this section during 
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which any person provided 2 or more bun-
dled contributions to the committee; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any other com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) the period beginning January 1 
and ending June 30 of each year; 
‘‘(ii) the period beginning July 1 and 
ending December 31 of each year; and 
‘‘(iii) any reporting period applicable 
to the committee under this section during 
which any person described in paragraph 
(7) provided 2 or more bundled contribu-
tions to the committee in an aggregate 
amount greater than the applicable thresh-
old. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE THRESHOLD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
‘applicable threshold’ is— 
‘‘(i) $50,000 in the case of a com-
mittee which is an authorized committee of 
a candidate for the office of President or 
for nomination to such office; and 
‘‘(ii) $15,000 in the case of any other 
committee. 
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In determining whether the amount of bundled 
contributions provided to a committee by a per-
son exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall 
be excluded any contribution made to the com-
mittee by the person or the person’s spouse. 
‘‘(B) INDEXING.—In any calendar year 
after 2017, section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to 
each amount applicable under subparagraph 
(A) in the same manner as such section applies 
to the limitations established under subsections 
(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such 
section, except that for purposes of applying 
such section to the amount applicable under 
subparagraph (A), the ‘base period’ shall be 
2016. 
‘‘(C) AGGREGATION
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FROM COSPONSORS OF FUNDRAISING EVENT.— 
For purposes of determining the amount of 
bundled contributions provided by a person to a 
committee which were received by the person at 
a fundraising event sponsored by the person, or 
in response to an invitation to attend a fund-
raising event sponsored by the person, each per-
son who is a sponsor of the event shall be con-
sidered to have provided to the committee the 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to reports filed under 
section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
after January 1, 2016. 
SEC. 504. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTIONS RELATED TO CAM-
PAIGN FINANCE LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30141 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 406 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 407. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any action is brought for de-
claratory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitu-
tionality of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 
96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or is brought 
to with respect to any action of the Commission under 
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
the following rules shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The action shall be filed in the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia 
and an appeal from the decision of the district court 
may be taken to the Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Circuit. 
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‘‘(2) In the case of an action relating to declar-
atory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitu-
tionality of a provision— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the complaint shall be deliv-
ered promptly to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(B) it shall be the duty of the United 
States District Court for the District of Colum-
bia, the Court of Appeals for the District of Co-
lumbia, and the Supreme Court of the United 
States to advance on the docket and to expedite 
to the greatest possible extent the disposition of 
the action and appeal. 
‘‘(b) INTERVENTION BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
In any action in which the constitutionality of any provi-
sion of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is raised, any member of the House 
of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to the Congress) or Senate shall have the right 
to intervene either in support of or opposition to the posi-
tion of a party to the case regarding the constitutionality 
of the provision. To avoid duplication of efforts and reduce 
the burdens placed on the parties to the action, the court 
in any such action may make such orders as it considers 
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necessary, including orders to require interveners taking 
similar positions to file joint papers or to be represented 
by a single attorney at oral argument. 
‘‘(c) CHALLENGE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Any 
Member of Congress may bring an action, subject to the 
special rules described in subsection (a), for declaratory 
or injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of any 
provision of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) Section 310 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30110) is re-
pealed. 
(B) Section 9011 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9011. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘For provisions relating to judicial review of certifi-
cations, determinations, and actions by the Commission 
under this chapter, see section 407 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
(C) Section 9041 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 9041. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘For provisions relating to judicial review of actions 
by the Commission under this chapter, see section 407 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
(D) Section 403 of the Bipartisan Cam-
paign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
30110 note) is repealed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to actions brought on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2016. 
TITLE VI—SEVERABILITY; 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions occurring after January 1, 2016. 
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