580 
‘‘(A) section 521(c)(1)(B) (relating to ex-
ceptions to contribution requirements); 
‘‘(B) section 523 (relating to remittance of 
unused payments from the Fund); and 
‘‘(C) section 544 (relating to violations). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUND TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO PAR-
TICIPATING CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(1) 
PAYMENTS
TO
PARTICIPATING
CAN-
DIDATES.—Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
without further appropriation or fiscal year limita-
tion to make payments to participating candidates 
as provided in this title. 
‘‘(2) MANDATORY REDUCTION OF PAYMENTS IN 
CASE OF INSUFFICIENT AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 
‘‘(A) ADVANCE AUDITS BY COMMISSION.— 
Not later than 90 days before the first day of 
each election cycle (beginning with the first 
election cycle that begins after the date of the 
enactment of this title), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(i) audit the Fund to determine 
whether the amounts in the Fund will be 
sufficient to make payments to partici-
pating candidates in the amounts provided 
in this title during such election cycle; and 
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‘‘(ii) submit a report to Congress de-
scribing the results of the audit. 
‘‘(B) REDUCTIONS
IN
AMOUNT
OF
PAY-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(i) AUTOMATIC REDUCTION ON PRO 
RATA BASIS.—If, on the basis of the audit 
described in subparagraph (A), the Com-
mission determines that the amount antici-
pated to be available in the Fund with re-
spect to the election cycle involved is not, 
or may not be, sufficient to satisfy the full 
entitlements of participating candidates to 
payments under this title for such election 
cycle, the Commission shall reduce each 
amount which would otherwise be paid to 
a participating candidate under this title 
by such pro rata amount as may be nec-
essary to ensure that the aggregate 
amount of payments anticipated to be 
made with respect to the election cycle will 
not exceed the amount anticipated to be 
available for such payments in the Fund 
with respect to such election cycle. 
‘‘(ii) RESTORATION
OF
REDUCTIONS 
IN CASE OF AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT 
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FUNDS
DURING
ELECTION
CYCLE.—If, 
after reducing the amounts paid to partici-
pating candidates with respect to an elec-
tion cycle under clause (i), the Commission 
determines 
that 
there 
are 
sufficient 
amounts in the Fund to restore the 
amount by which such payments were re-
duced (or any portion thereof), to the ex-
tent that such amounts are available, the 
Commission may make a payment on a pro 
rata basis to each such participating can-
didate with respect to the election cycle in 
the amount by which such candidate’s pay-
ments were reduced under clause (i) (or 
any portion thereof, as the case may be). 
‘‘(iii) NO
USE
OF
AMOUNTS
FROM 
OTHER SOURCES.—In any case in which 
the Commission determines that there are 
insufficient moneys in the Fund to make 
payments to participating candidates under 
this title, moneys shall not be made avail-
able from any other source for the purpose 
of making such payments. 
‘‘(d) USE OF FUND TO MAKE OTHER PAYMENTS.— 
In addition to the use described in subsection (d), amounts 
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in the Fund shall be available without further appropria-
tion or fiscal year limitation— 
‘‘(1) to make payments to States under the My 
Voice Voucher Program under the Government By 
the People Act of 2021, subject to reductions under 
section 5101(f)(3) of such Act; 
‘‘(2) to make payments to candidates under 
chapter 95 of subtitle H of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, subject to reductions under section 
9013(b) of such Code; and 
‘‘(3) to make payments to candidates under 
chapter 96 of subtitle H of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, subject to reductions under section 
9043(b) of such Code. 
‘‘(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take ef-
fect on the date of the enactment of this title. 
‘‘SEC. 542. REVIEWS AND REPORTS BY GOVERNMENT AC-
COUNTABILITY OFFICE. 
‘‘(a) REVIEW OF SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—After each regularly sched-
uled general election for Federal office, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall conduct a 
comprehensive review of the Small Dollar financing 
program under this title, including— 
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‘‘(A) the maximum and minimum dollar 
amounts of qualified small dollar contributions 
under section 504; 
‘‘(B) the number and value of qualified 
small dollar contributions a candidate is re-
quired to obtain under section 512(a) to be eli-
gible for certification as a participating can-
didate; 
‘‘(C) the maximum amount of payments a 
candidate may receive under this title; 
‘‘(D) the overall satisfaction of partici-
pating candidates and the American public with 
the program; and 
‘‘(E) such other matters relating to financ-
ing of campaigns as the Comptroller General 
determines are appropriate. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA
FOR
REVIEW.—In conducting 
the review under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller 
General shall consider the following: 
‘‘(A) QUALIFIED
SMALL
DOLLAR
CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—Whether the number and dollar 
amounts of qualified small dollar contributions 
required strikes an appropriate balance regard-
ing the importance of voter involvement, the 
need to assure adequate incentives for partici-
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pating, and fiscal responsibility, taking into 
consideration the number of primary and gen-
eral election participating candidates, the elec-
toral performance of those candidates, program 
cost, and any other information the Comptroller 
General determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(B) REVIEW
OF
PAYMENT
LEVELS.— 
Whether the totality of the amount of funds al-
lowed to be raised by participating candidates 
(including through qualified small dollar con-
tributions) and payments under this title are 
sufficient for voters in each State to learn about 
the candidates to cast an informed vote, taking 
into account the historic amount of spending by 
winning candidates, media costs, primary elec-
tion dates, and any other information the 
Comptroller General determines is appropriate. 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADJUSTMENT OF 
AMOUNTS.—Based on the review conducted under 
subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General may rec-
ommend to Congress adjustments of the following 
amounts: 
‘‘(A) The number and value of qualified 
small dollar contributions a candidate is re-
quired to obtain under section 512(a) to be eli-
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gible for certification as a participating can-
didate. 
‘‘(B) The maximum amount of payments a 
candidate may receive under this title. 
‘‘(b) REPORTS.—Not later than each June 1 which 
follows a regularly scheduled general election for Federal 
office for which payments were made under this title, the 
Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives a 
report— 
‘‘(1) containing an analysis of the review con-
ducted under subsection (a), including a detailed 
statement of Comptroller General’s findings, conclu-
sions, and recommendations based on such review, 
including any recommendations for adjustments of 
amounts described in subsection (a)(3); and 
‘‘(2) documenting, evaluating, and making rec-
ommendations relating to the administrative imple-
mentation and enforcement of the provisions of this 
title. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
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‘‘SEC. 543. ADMINISTRATION BY COMMISSION. 
‘‘The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry 
out the purposes of this title, including regulations to es-
tablish procedures for— 
‘‘(1) verifying the amount of qualified small dol-
lar contributions with respect to a candidate; 
‘‘(2) effectively and efficiently monitoring and 
enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified small 
dollar contributions; 
‘‘(3) effectively and efficiently monitoring and 
enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by 
participating candidates; and 
‘‘(4) monitoring the use of allocations from the 
Freedom From Influence Fund established under 
section 541 and matching contributions under this 
title through audits of not fewer than 1⁄10 (or, in the 
case of the first 3 election cycles during which the 
program under this title is in effect, not fewer than 
1⁄3) of all participating candidates or other mecha-
nisms. 
‘‘SEC. 544. 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 may assess 
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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 Freedom From Influ-
ence Fund established under section 541. 
‘‘(b) REPAYMENT FOR IMPROPER USE OF FREEDOM 
FROM INFLUENCE FUND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commission deter-
mines that any payment made to a participating 
candidate was not used as provided for in this title 
or that a participating candidate has violated any of 
the dates for remission of funds contained in this 
title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate 
and the candidate shall pay to the Fund an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(A) the amount of payments 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 
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to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent 
knowing and willful violation of this title. 
‘‘(c) PROHIBITING
CERTAIN
CANDIDATES
FROM 
QUALIFYING AS PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES.— 
‘‘(1) CANDIDATES WITH MULTIPLE CIVIL PEN-
ALTIES.—If the Commission assesses 3 or more civil 
penalties under subsection (a) against a candidate 
(with respect to either a single election or multiple 
elections), the Commission may refuse to certify the 
candidate as a participating candidate under this 
title with respect to any subsequent election, except 
that if each of the penalties were assessed as the re-
sult of a knowing and willful violation of any provi-
sion of this Act, the candidate is not eligible to be 
certified as a participating candidate under this title 
with respect to any subsequent election. 
‘‘(2) CANDIDATES SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PEN-
ALTY.—A candidate is not eligible to be certified as 
a participating candidate under this title with re-
spect to an election if a penalty has been assessed 
against the candidate under section 309(d) with re-
spect to any previous election. 
‘‘(d) IMPOSITION
OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—For 
criminal penalties for the failure of a participating can-
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didate to comply with the requirements of this title, see 
section 309(d). 
‘‘SEC. 545. APPEALS PROCESS. 
‘‘(a) REVIEW OF ACTIONS.—Any action by the Com-
mission in carrying out this title shall be subject to review 
by the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
of Columbia upon petition filed in the Court not later than 
30 days after the Commission takes the action for which 
the review is sought. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES.—The provisions of chapter 7 of 
title 5, United States Code, apply to judicial review under 
this section. 
‘‘SEC. 546. INDEXING OF AMOUNTS. 
‘‘(a) INDEXING.—In any calendar year after 2026, 
section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to each amount described 
in subsection (b) in the same manner as such section ap-
plies to the limitations established under subsections 
(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such section, ex-
cept that for purposes of applying such section to the 
amounts described in subsection (b), the ‘base period’ 
shall be 2026. 
‘‘(b) AMOUNTS DESCRIBED.—The amounts described 
in this subsection are as follows: 
‘‘(1) The amount referred to in section 
502(b)(1) (relating to the minimum amount of quali-
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fied small dollar contributions included in a request 
for payment). 
‘‘(2) The amounts referred to in section 
504(a)(1) (relating to the amount of a qualified 
small dollar contribution). 
‘‘(3) The amount referred to in section 
512(a)(2) (relating to the total dollar amount of 
qualified small dollar contributions). 
‘‘(4) The amount referred to in section 
521(a)(5) (relating to the aggregate amount of con-
tributions a participating candidate may accept from 
any individual with respect to an election). 
‘‘(5) The amount referred to in section 
521(b)(1)(A) (relating to the amount of personal 
funds that may be used by a candidate who is cer-
tified as a participating candidate). 
‘‘(6) The amounts referred to in section 
524(a)(2) (relating to the amount of unspent funds 
a candidate may retain for use in the next election 
cycle). 
‘‘(7) The amount referred to in section 
532(a)(3) (relating to the total dollar amount of 
qualified small dollar contributions for a candidate 
seeking an additional payment under subtitle D). 
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‘‘(8) The amount referred to in section 533(b) 
(relating to the limit on the amount of an additional 
payment made to a candidate under subtitle D). 
‘‘SEC. 547. ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED. 
‘‘In this title, the term ‘election cycle’ means, with 
respect to an election for an 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 end-
ing 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).’’. 
SEC. 5112. CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY MULTI-
CANDIDATE AND POLITICAL PARTY COMMIT-
TEES ON BEHALF OF PARTICIPATING CAN-
DIDATES. 
(a) AUTHORIZING CONTRIBUTIONS ONLY FROM SEP-
ARATE ACCOUNTS CONSISTING
OF QUALIFIED SMALL 
DOLLAR CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 315(a) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(10) In the case of a multicandidate political com-
mittee or any political committee of a political party, the 
committee may make a contribution to a candidate who 
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is a participating candidate under title V with respect to 
an election only if the contribution is paid from a separate, 
segregated account of the committee which consists solely 
of contributions which meet the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) Each such contribution is in an amount 
which meets the requirements for the amount of a 
qualified small dollar contribution under section 
504(a)(1) with respect to the election involved. 
‘‘(B) Each such contribution is made by an in-
dividual who is not otherwise prohibited from mak-
ing a contribution under this Act. 
‘‘(C) The individual who makes the contribution 
does not make contributions to the committee during 
the year in an aggregate amount that exceeds the 
limit described in section 504(a)(1).’’. 
(b) PERMITTING UNLIMITED COORDINATED EX-
PENDITURES FROM SMALL DOLLAR SOURCES BY POLIT-
ICAL PARTIES.—Section 315(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30116(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘The national 
committee’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
paragraph (6), the national committee’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) The limits described in paragraph (3) do not 
apply in the case of expenditures in connection with the 
general election campaign of a candidate for the office of 
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress who is a participating candidate under 
title V with respect to the election, but only if— 
‘‘(A) the expenditures are paid from a separate, 
segregated account of the committee which is de-
scribed in subsection (a)(10); and 
‘‘(B) the expenditures are the sole source of 
funding provided by the committee to the can-
didate.’’. 
SEC. 5113. 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 SMALL DOLLAR FINANC-
ING.—Notwithstanding paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of sub-
section (a), if a candidate for election for the office of Rep-
resentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, 
the Congress is certified as a participating candidate 
under title V with respect to the election, any contribution 
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which the candidate is permitted to accept under such title 
may be used only for authorized expenditures in connec-
tion with the candidate’s campaign for such office, subject 
to section 503(b).’’. 
SEC. 5114. ASSESSMENTS AGAINST FINES AND PENALTIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS RELATING
TO CRIMINAL OF-
FENSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 201 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3015. Special assessments for Freedom From Influ-
ence Fund 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CONVICTIONS OF CRIMES.—In addition to 
any assessment imposed under this chapter, the 
court shall assess on any organizational defendant or 
any defendant who is a corporate officer or person 
with equivalent authority in any other organization 
who is convicted of a criminal offense under Federal 
law an amount equal to 4.75 percent of any fine im-
posed on that defendant in the sentence imposed for 
that conviction. 
‘‘(2) SETTLEMENTS.—The court shall assess on 
any organizational defendant or defendant who is a 
corporate officer or person with equivalent authority 
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in any other organization who has entered into a 
settlement agreement or consent decree with the 
United States in satisfaction of any allegation that 
the defendant committed a criminal offense under 
Federal law an amount equal to 4.75 percent of the 
amount of the settlement. 
‘‘(b) MANNER
OF COLLECTION.—An amount as-
sessed under subsection (a) shall be collected in the man-
ner in which fines are collected in criminal cases. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with sec-
tion 3302(b) of title 31, there shall be transferred from 
the General Fund of the Treasury to the Freedom From 
Influence Fund under section 541 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 an amount equal to the amount 
of the assessments collected under this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3015. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 
(b) ASSESSMENTS
RELATING
TO
CIVIL
PEN-
ALTIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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Campaign Act of 1971 an amount equal to the amount 
of the assessments collected under this section. 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION
FOR PENALTIES
AND SETTLE-
MENTS UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE OF 1986.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No assessment shall be 
made under subsection (a) with respect to any civil 
or administrative penalty imposed, or any settlement 
agreement or consent decree entered into, under the 
authority of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) CROSS
REFERENCE.—For application of 
special assessments for the Freedom From Influence 
Fund with respect to certain penalties under the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, see section 6761 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘9706. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS RELATING
TO CERTAIN PEN-
ALTIES UNDER
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 
1986.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 68 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subchapter: 
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‘‘Subchapter D—Special Assessments for 
Freedom From Influence Fund 
‘‘SEC. 6761. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FREEDOM FROM 
INFLUENCE FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each person required to pay a 
covered penalty shall pay an additional amount equal to 
4.75 percent of the amount of such penalty. 
‘‘(b) COVERED PENALTY.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered penalty’ means any addition to tax, 
additional amount, penalty, or other liability provided 
under subchapter A or B. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxpayer 
who is an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any covered penalty if such taxpayer is an exempt 
taxpayer for the taxable year for which such covered 
penalty is assessed. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPT TAXPAYER.—For purposes of this 
subsection, a taxpayer is an exempt taxpayer for any 
taxable year if the taxable income of such taxpayer 
for such taxable year does not exceed the dollar 
amount at which begins the highest rate bracket in 
effect under section 1 with respect to such taxpayer 
for such taxable year. 
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Except as 
provided in subsection (e), the additional amount deter-
mined under subsection (a) shall be treated for purposes 
of this title in the same manner as the covered penalty 
to which such additional amount relates. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER
TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE 
FUND.—The Secretary shall deposit any additional 
amount under subsection (a) in the General Fund of the 
Treasury and shall transfer from such General Fund to 
the Freedom From Influence Fund established under sec-
tion 541 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
an amount equal to the amounts so deposited (and, not-
withstanding subsection (d), such additional amount shall 
not be the basis for any deposit, transfer, credit, appro-
priation, or any other payment, to any other trust fund 
or account). Rules similar to the rules of section 9601 
shall apply for purposes of this subsection.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sub-
chapters for chapter 68 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE 
FUND’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to convictions, agreements, 
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and penalties which occur on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PEN-
ALTIES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.—The amendments made by subsection (c) 
shall apply to covered penalties assessed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5115. STUDY AND REPORT ON SMALL DOLLAR FINANC-
ING PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the completion of the first election cycle in which 
the program established under title V of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section 5111, 
is in effect, the Federal Election Commission shall— 
(1) assess— 
(A) the amount of payment referred to in 
section 501 of such Act; and 
(B) the amount of a qualified small dollar 
contribution referred to in section 504(a)(1) of 
such Act; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report that discusses 
whether such amounts are sufficient to meet the 
goals of the program. 
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(b) UPDATE.—The Commission shall update and re-
vise the study and report required by subsection (a) on 
a biennial basis. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this section 
shall terminate ten years after the date on which the first 
study and report required by subsection (a) is submitted 
to Congress. 
SEC. 5116. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as may otherwise be pro-
vided in this part and in the amendments made by this 
part, this part and the amendments made by this part 
shall apply with respect to elections occurring during 2028 
or any succeeding year, without regard to whether or not 
the Federal Election Commission has promulgated the 
final regulations necessary to carry out this part and the 
amendments made by this part by the deadline set forth 
in subsection (b). 
(b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
June 30, 2026, the Federal Election Commission shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
out this part and the amendments made by this part. 
Subtitle C—Presidential Elections 
SEC. 5200. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Empower Act of 
2021’’. 
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PART 1—PRIMARY ELECTIONS 
SEC. 5201. INCREASE IN AND MODIFICATIONS TO MATCH-
ING PAYMENTS. 
(a) INCREASE AND MODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The first sentence of section 
9034(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an amount equal to the 
amount of each contribution’’ and inserting ‘‘an 
amount equal to 600 percent of the amount of 
each matchable contribution (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 $200)’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘authorized committees’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘$250’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘authorized committees’’. 
(2) 
MATCHABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS.—Section 
9034 of such Code is amended— 
(A) by striking the last sentence of sub-
section (a); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) MATCHABLE CONTRIBUTION DEFINED.—For 
purposes of this section and section 9033(b)— 
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‘‘(1) MATCHABLE
CONTRIBUTION.—The term 
‘matchable contribution’ means, with respect to the 
nomination for election to the office of President of 
the United States, a contribution by an individual to 
a candidate or an authorized committee of a can-
didate with respect to which the candidate has cer-
tified in writing that— 
‘‘(A) the individual making such contribu-
tion has not made aggregate contributions (in-
cluding such matchable contribution) to such 
candidate and the authorized committees of 
such candidate in excess of $1,000 for the elec-
tion; 
‘‘(B) such candidate and the authorized 
committees of such candidate will not accept 
contributions from such individual (including 
such matchable contribution) aggregating more 
than the amount described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(C) such contribution was a direct con-
tribution. 
‘‘(2) CONTRIBUTION.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘contribution’ means a gift of 
money made by a written instrument which identi-
fies the individual making the contribution by full 
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name and mailing address, but does not include a 
subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money, or 
anything of value or anything described in subpara-
graph (B), (C), or (D) of section 9032(4). 
‘‘(3) DIRECT CONTRIBUTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, 
the 
term 
‘direct 
contribution’ 
means, with respect to a candidate, a contribu-
tion which is made directly by an individual to 
the candidate or an authorized committee of the 
candidate and is not— 
‘‘(i) forwarded from the individual 
making the contribution to the candidate 
or committee by another person; or 
‘‘(ii) received by the candidate or com-
mittee with the knowledge that the con-
tribution was made at the request, sugges-
tion, or recommendation of another person. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—In subpara-
graph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the term ‘person’ does not include 
an individual (other than an individual de-
scribed in section 304(i)(7) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971), a polit-
ical committee of a political party, or any 
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political committee which is not a separate 
segregated 
fund 
described 
in 
section 
316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 and which does not make con-
tributions or independent expenditures, 
does not engage in lobbying activity under 
the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and is not estab-
lished by, controlled by, or affiliated with 
a registered lobbyist under such Act, an 
agent of a registered lobbyist under such 
Act, or an organization which retains or 
employs a registered lobbyist under such 
Act; and 
‘‘(ii) a contribution is not ‘made at 
the request, suggestion, or recommendation 
of another person’ solely on the grounds 
that the contribution is made in response 
to information provided to the individual 
making the contribution by any person, so 
long as the candidate or authorized com-
mittee does not know the identity of the 
person who provided the information to 
such individual.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
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(A) Section 9032(4) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 9034(a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 9034’’. 
(B) Section 9033(b)(3) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘matching contributions’’ 
and inserting ‘‘matchable contributions’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF PAYMENT LIMITATION.—Sec-
tion 9034(b) of such Code is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The total’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The total’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘shall not exceed’’ and all that 
follows 
and 
inserting 
‘‘shall 
not 
exceed 
$250,000,000.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any ap-
plicable period beginning after 2029, the dollar 
amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year following the year which such 
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applicable period begins, determined by 
substituting ‘calendar year 2028’ for ‘cal-
endar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE PERIOD.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘applicable period’ 
means the 4-year period beginning with the 
first day following the date of the general elec-
tion for the office of President and ending on 
the date of the next such general election. 
‘‘(C) ROUNDING.—If any amount as ad-
justed under subparagraph (1) is not a multiple 
of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to 
the nearest multiple of $10,000.’’. 
SEC. 5202. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MATCHING 
PAYMENTS. 
(a) AMOUNT OF AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTIONS PER 
STATE; DISREGARDING OF AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED IN 
EXCESS OF $200.—Section 9033(b)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$25,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘20 States’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘20 States (disregarding any amount of 
contributions from any such resident to the extent 
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that the total of the amounts contributed by such 
resident for the election exceeds $200)’’. 
(b) CONTRIBUTION LIMIT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 
9033(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) the candidate and the authorized commit-
tees of the candidate will not accept aggregate con-
tributions from any person with respect to the nomi-
nation for election to the office of President of the 
United States in excess of $1,000 for the election.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 9033(b) of such Code is 
amended by adding at the end the following 
new flush sentence: 
‘‘For purposes of paragraph (4), the term ‘contribution’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 301(8) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
(B) Section 9032(4) of such Code, as 
amended by section 5201(a)(3)(A), is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 9034’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 9033(b) or 9034’’. 
(c) PARTICIPATION IN SYSTEM FOR PAYMENTS FOR 
GENERAL ELECTION.—Section 9033(b) of such Code is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘, and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) if the candidate is nominated by a political 
party for election to the office of President, the can-
didate will apply for and accept payments with re-
spect to the general election for such office in ac-
cordance with chapter 95.’’. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES.—Section 9033(b) of such Code, as amended by sub-
section (c), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(4); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (5) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) the candidate will not establish a joint 
fundraising committee with a political committee 
other than another authorized committee of the can-
didate, except that candidate established a joint 
fundraising committee with respect to a prior elec-
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tion for which the candidate was not eligible to re-
ceive payments under section 9037 and the can-
didate does not terminate the committee, the can-
didate shall not be considered to be in violation of 
this paragraph so long as that joint fundraising 
committee does not receive any contributions or 
make any disbursements during the election cycle for 
which the candidate is eligible to receive payments 
under such section.’’. 
SEC. 5203. REPEAL OF EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 9035 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) PERSONAL EXPENDITURE LIMITATION.—No 
candidate shall knowingly make expenditures from his per-
sonal funds, or the personal funds of his immediate family, 
in connection with his campaign for nomination for elec-
tion to the office of President in excess of, in the aggre-
gate, $50,000.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 9033(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) the candidate will comply with the per-
sonal expenditure limitation under section 9035,’’. 
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SEC. 5204. PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY OF MATCHING PAY-
MENTS. 
Section 9032(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ‘‘the beginning of the cal-
endar year in which a general election for the office of 
President of the United States will be held’’ and inserting 
‘‘the date that is 6 months prior to the date of the earliest 
State primary election’’. 
SEC. 5205. EXAMINATION AND AUDITS OF MATCHABLE CON-
TRIBUTIONS. 
Section 9038(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘and matchable contribu-
tions accepted by’’ after ‘‘qualified campaign expenses of’’. 
SEC. 5206. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON CONTRIBU-
TIONS FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CAN-
DIDATES. 
Section 315(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(6)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘calendar year’’ and inserting ‘‘four-year election 
cycle’’. 
SEC. 5207. USE OF FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 96 of subtitle H of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 9043. USE OF FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this chapter, effective with respect to the Presi-
dential election held in 2028 and each succeeding Presi-
dential election, all payments made to candidates under 
this chapter shall be made from the Freedom From Influ-
ence Fund established under section 541 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (hereafter in this section 
referred to as the ‘Fund’). 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY REDUCTION
OF PAYMENTS
IN 
CASE OF INSUFFICIENT AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ADVANCE AUDITS BY COMMISSION.—Not 
later than 90 days before the first day of each Presi-
dential election cycle (beginning with the cycle for 
the election held in 2028), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) audit the Fund to determine whether, 
after first making payments to participating 
candidates under title V of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 and then making pay-
ments to States under the My Voice Voucher 
Program under the Government By the People 
Act of 2021, the amounts remaining in the 
Fund will be sufficient to make payments to 
candidates under this chapter in the amounts 
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provided under this chapter during such elec-
tion cycle; and 
‘‘(B) submit a report to Congress describ-
ing the results of the audit. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC
REDUCTION
ON
PRO 
RATA BASIS.—If, on the basis of the audit de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Commission deter-
mines that the amount anticipated to be avail-
able in the Fund with respect to the Presi-
dential election cycle involved is not, or may not 
be, sufficient to satisfy the full entitlements of 
candidates to payments under this chapter for 
such cycle, the Commission shall reduce each 
amount which would otherwise be paid to a can-
didate under this chapter by such pro rata 
amount as may be necessary to ensure that the 
aggregate amount of payments anticipated to 
be made with respect to the cycle will not ex-
ceed the amount anticipated to be available for 
such payments in the Fund with respect to such 
cycle. 
‘‘(B) RESTORATION
OF
REDUCTIONS
IN 
CASE OF AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS 
DURING ELECTION CYCLE.—If, after reducing 
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the amounts paid to candidates with respect to 
an election cycle under subparagraph (A), the 
Commission determines that there are sufficient 
amounts in the Fund to restore the amount by 
which such payments were reduced (or any por-
tion thereof), to the extent that such amounts 
are available, the Commission may make a pay-
ment on a pro rata basis to each such candidate 
with respect to the election cycle in the amount 
by which such candidate’s payments were re-
duced under subparagraph (A) (or any portion 
thereof, as the case may be). 
‘‘(C) NO USE OF AMOUNTS FROM OTHER 
SOURCES.—In any case in which the Commis-
sion determines that there are insufficient mon-
eys in the Fund to make payments to can-
didates under this chapter, moneys shall not be 
made available from any other source for the 
purpose of making such payments. 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED 
FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—This sec-
tion does not apply to the transfer of funds under 
section 9008(i). 
‘‘(4) PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
CYCLE
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Presidential elec-
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tion cycle’ means, with respect to a Presidential elec-
tion, the period beginning on the day after the date 
of the previous Presidential general election and 
ending on the date of the Presidential election.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9043. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments.’’. 
PART 2—GENERAL ELECTIONS 
SEC. 5211. MODIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 
FOR PUBLIC FINANCING. 
Subsection (a) of section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to receive 
any payments under section 9006, the candidates of a po-
litical party in a Presidential election shall meet the fol-
lowing requirements: 
‘‘(1) PARTICIPATION
IN
PRIMARY
PAYMENT 
SYSTEM.—The candidate for President received pay-
ments under chapter 96 for the campaign for nomi-
nation for election to be President. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS
WITH
COMMISSION.—The 
candidates, in writing— 
‘‘(A) agree to obtain and furnish to the 
Commission such evidence as it may request of 
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the qualified campaign expenses of such can-
didates, 
‘‘(B) agree to keep and furnish to the 
Commission such records, books, and other in-
formation as it may request, and 
‘‘(C) agree to an audit and examination by 
the Commission under section 9007 and to pay 
any amounts required to be paid under such 
section. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION
ON
JOINT
FUNDRAISING 
COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(A) PROHIBITION.—The candidates cer-
tifies in writing that the candidates will not es-
tablish a joint fundraising committee with a po-
litical committee other than another authorized 
committee of the candidate. 
‘‘(B) STATUS
OF
EXISTING
COMMITTEES 
FOR PRIOR ELECTIONS.—If a candidate estab-
lished a joint fundraising committee described 
in subparagraph (A) with respect to a prior 
election for which the candidate was not eligible 
to receive payments under section 9006 and the 
candidate does not terminate the committee, 
the candidate shall not be considered to be in 
violation of subparagraph (A) so long as that 
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joint fundraising committee does not receive 
any contributions or make any disbursements 
with respect to the election for which the can-
didate is eligible to receive payments under sec-
tion 9006.’’. 
SEC. 5212. REPEAL OF EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND 
USE OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) USE OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 
WITHOUT EXPENDITURE LIMITS; APPLICATION OF SAME 
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR, MINOR, AND NEW PAR-
TIES.—Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) USE OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO DEFRAY EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to 
receive any payments under section 9006, the can-
didates of a party in a Presidential election shall 
certify to the Commission, under penalty of perjury, 
that— 
‘‘(A) such candidates and their authorized 
committees have not and will not accept any 
contributions to defray qualified campaign ex-
penses other than— 
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‘‘(i) qualified campaign contributions, 
and 
‘‘(ii) contributions to the extent nec-
essary to make up any deficiency payments 
received out of the fund on account of the 
application of section 9006(c), and 
‘‘(B) such candidates and their authorized 
committees have not and will not accept any 
contribution to defray expenses which would be 
qualified campaign expenses but for subpara-
graph (C) of section 9002(11). 
‘‘(2) TIMING
OF
CERTIFICATION.—The can-
didate shall make the certification required under 
this subsection at the same time the candidate 
makes the certification required under subsection 
(a)(3).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CON-
TRIBUTION.—Section 9002 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION.— 
The term ‘qualified campaign contribution’ means, 
with respect to any election for the office of Presi-
dent of the United States, a contribution from an in-
dividual to a candidate or an authorized committee 
of a candidate which— 
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‘‘(A) does not exceed $1,000 for the elec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to which the candidate 
has certified in writing that— 
‘‘(i) the individual making such con-
tribution has not made aggregate contribu-
tions (including such qualified contribu-
tion) to such candidate and the authorized 
committees of such candidate in excess of 
the amount described in subparagraph (A), 
and 
‘‘(ii) such candidate and the author-
ized committees of such candidate will not 
accept contributions from such individual 
(including such qualified contribution) ag-
gregating more than the amount described 
in subparagraph (A) with respect to such 
election.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXPENDITURE LIMITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30116) is amended by striking subsection (b). 
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(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
315(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘, (b)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9007(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and redesignating para-
graphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4), respectively. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Para-
graph (2) of section 9007(b) of such Code, as 
redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a major party’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a party’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘contributions (other 
than’’ and inserting ‘‘contributions (other 
than qualified contributions’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(other than qualified 
campaign expenses with respect to which 
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payment is required under paragraph 
(2))’’. 
(3) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
(A) REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR EXCESS EX-
PENSES.—Section 9012 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection 
(a). 
(B) PENALTY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF DIS-
ALLOWED
CONTRIBUTIONS; APPLICATION
OF 
SAME PENALTY FOR CANDIDATES OF MAJOR, 
MINOR, AND NEW PARTIES.—Subsection (b) of 
section 9012 of such Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE OF DISALLOWED CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—It shall be unlawful for an eligible can-
didate of a party in a Presidential election or any of 
his authorized committees knowingly and willfully to 
accept— 
‘‘(A) any contribution other than a quali-
fied campaign contribution to defray qualified 
campaign expenses, except to the extent nec-
essary to make up any deficiency in payments 
received out of the fund on account of the ap-
plication of section 9006(c); or 
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‘‘(B) any contribution to defray expenses 
which would be qualified campaign expenses but 
for subparagraph (C) of section 9002(11). 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000, or 
imprisoned not more than one year, or both. In the 
case of a violation by an authorized committee, any 
officer or member of such committee who knowingly 
and willfully consents to such violation shall be fined 
not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 
one year, or both.’’. 
SEC. 5213. MATCHING PAYMENTS AND OTHER MODIFICA-
TIONS TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS; APPLICATION OF 
SAME AMOUNT FOR CANDIDATES OF MAJOR, MINOR, 
AND NEW PARTIES.—Subsection (a) of section 9004 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 
chapter, the eligible candidates of a party in a Presidential 
election shall be entitled to equal payment under section 
9006 in an amount equal to 600 percent of the amount 
of each matchable contribution received by such candidate 
or by the candidate’s authorized committees (disregarding 
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any amount of contributions from any person to the extent 
that the total of the amounts contributed by such person 
for the election exceeds $200), except that total amount 
to which a candidate is entitled under this paragraph shall 
not exceed $250,000,000.’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
SEPARATE
LIMITATIONS
FOR 
CANDIDATES OF MINOR AND NEW PARTIES; INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 9004 
of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any applica-
ble period beginning after 2029, the $250,000,000 
dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount; multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year following the year which such applicable 
period begins, determined by substituting ‘cal-
endar year 2028’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in 
subparagraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘applicable period’ means 
the 4-year period beginning with the first day fol-
lowing the date of the general election for the office 
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of President and ending on the date of the next such 
general election. 
‘‘(3) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted 
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, 
such amount shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $10,000.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
9005(a) of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Commission 
shall make such additional certifications as may be 
necessary to receive payments under section 9004.’’. 
(b) MATCHABLE CONTRIBUTION.—Section 9002 of 
such Code, as amended by section 5212(b), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) MATCHABLE CONTRIBUTION.—The term 
‘matchable contribution’ means, with respect to the 
election to the office of President of the United 
States, a contribution by an individual to a can-
didate or an authorized committee of a candidate 
with respect to which the candidate has certified in 
writing that— 
‘‘(A) the individual making such contribu-
tion has not made aggregate contributions (in-
cluding such matchable contribution) to such 
candidate and the authorized committees of 
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such candidate in excess of $1,000 for the elec-
tion; 
‘‘(B) such candidate and the authorized 
committees of such candidate will not accept 
contributions from such individual (including 
such matchable contribution) aggregating more 
than the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to such election; and 
‘‘(C) such contribution was a direct con-
tribution (as defined in section 9034(c)(3)).’’. 
SEC. 5214. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON COORDINATED PARTY 
EXPENDITURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(d)(2) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)(2)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The national committee of a political party 
may not make any expenditure in connection with the gen-
eral election campaign of any candidate for President of 
the United States who is affiliated with such party which 
exceeds $100,000,000. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) any expenditure made by or on behalf of a 
national committee of a political party and in con-
nection with a Presidential election shall be consid-
ered to be made in connection with the general elec-
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tion campaign of a candidate for President of the 
United States who is affiliated with such party; and 
‘‘(ii) any communication made by or on behalf 
of such party shall be considered to be made in con-
nection with the general election campaign of a can-
didate for President of the United States who is af-
filiated with such party if any portion of the commu-
nication is in connection with such election. 
‘‘(C) Any expenditure under this paragraph shall be 
in addition to any expenditure by a national committee 
of a political party serving as the principal campaign com-
mittee of a candidate for the office of President of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TIM-
ING OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(c)(1) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(d)(2)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) In any calendar year after 2028— 
‘‘(i) the dollar amount in subsection (d)(2) shall 
be increased by the percent difference determined 
under subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(ii) the amount so increased shall remain in 
effect for the calendar year; and 
‘‘(iii) if the amount after adjustment under 
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’. 
(2) BASE YEAR.—Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(2)(B)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d)(3)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) for purposes of subsection (d)(2), cal-
endar year 2027.’’. 
SEC. 5215. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM DATE FOR RE-
LEASE OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) DATE FOR PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9006(b) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND.—If the Secretary 
of the Treasury receives a certification from the Commis-
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sion under section 9005 for payment to the eligible can-
didates of a political party, the Secretary shall pay to such 
candidates out of the fund the amount certified by the 
Commission on the later of— 
‘‘(1) the last Friday occurring before the first 
Monday in September; or 
‘‘(2) 24 hours after receiving the certifications 
for the eligible candidates of all major political par-
ties. 
Amounts paid to any such candidates shall be under the 
control of such candidates.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sen-
tence of section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘the time of a certification by the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment’’ and inserting 
‘‘the time of making a payment under subsection 
(b)’’. 
(b) TIME FOR CERTIFICATION.—Section 9005(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘10 days’’ and inserting ‘‘24 hours’’. 
SEC. 5216. AMOUNTS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN FUND. 
Section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘In making a determination of whether there are 
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insufficient moneys in the fund for purposes of the pre-
vious sentence, the Secretary shall take into account in 
determining the balance of the fund for a Presidential 
election year the Secretary’s best estimate of the amount 
of moneys which will be deposited into the fund during 
the year, except that the amount of the estimate may not 
exceed the average of the annual amounts deposited in the 
fund during the previous 3 years.’’. 
SEC. 5217. USE OF GENERAL ELECTION PAYMENTS FOR 
GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNT-
ING COMPLIANCE. 
Section 9002(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (A), an expense 
incurred by a candidate or authorized committee for gen-
eral election legal and accounting compliance purposes 
shall be considered to be an expense to further the election 
of such candidate.’’. 
SEC. 5218. USE OF FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle H of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 9013. USE OF FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this chapter, effective with respect to the Presi-
dential election held in 2028 and each succeeding Presi-
dential election, all payments made under this chapter 
shall be made from the Freedom From Influence Fund 
established under section 541 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971. 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY REDUCTION
OF PAYMENTS
IN 
CASE OF INSUFFICIENT AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 
‘‘(1) ADVANCE AUDITS BY COMMISSION.—Not 
later than 90 days before the first day of each Presi-
dential election cycle (beginning with the cycle for 
the election held in 2028), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) audit the Fund to determine whether, 
after first making payments to participating 
candidates under title V of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 and then making pay-
ments to States under the My Voice Voucher 
Program under the Government By the People 
Act of 2021 and then making payments to can-
didates under chapter 96, the amounts remain-
ing in the Fund will be sufficient to make pay-
ments to candidates under this chapter in the 
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amounts provided under this chapter during 
such election cycle; and 
‘‘(B) submit a report to Congress describ-
ing the results of the audit. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC
REDUCTION
ON
PRO 
RATA BASIS.—If, on the basis of the audit de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Commission deter-
mines that the amount anticipated to be avail-
able in the Fund with respect to the Presi-
dential election cycle involved is not, or may not 
be, sufficient to satisfy the full entitlements of 
candidates to payments under this chapter for 
such cycle, the Commission shall reduce each 
amount which would otherwise be paid to a can-
didate under this chapter by such pro rata 
amount as may be necessary to ensure that the 
aggregate amount of payments anticipated to 
be made with respect to the cycle will not ex-
ceed the amount anticipated to be available for 
such payments in the Fund with respect to such 
cycle. 
‘‘(B) RESTORATION
OF
REDUCTIONS
IN 
CASE OF AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS 
DURING ELECTION CYCLE.—If, after reducing 
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the amounts paid to candidates with respect to 
an election cycle under subparagraph (A), the 
Commission determines that there are sufficient 
amounts in the Fund to restore the amount by 
which such payments were reduced (or any por-
tion thereof), to the extent that such amounts 
are available, the Commission may make a pay-
ment on a pro rata basis to each such candidate 
with respect to the election cycle in the amount 
by which such candidate’s payments were re-
duced under subparagraph (A) (or any portion 
thereof, as the case may be). 
‘‘(C) NO USE OF AMOUNTS FROM OTHER 
SOURCES.—In any case in which the Commis-
sion determines that there are insufficient mon-
eys in the Fund to make payments to can-
didates under this chapter, moneys shall not be 
made available from any other source for the 
purpose of making such payments. 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED 
FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—This sec-
tion does not apply to the transfer of funds under 
section 9008(i). 
‘‘(4) PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
CYCLE
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Presidential elec-
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tion cycle’ means, with respect to a Presidential elec-
tion, the period beginning on the day after the date 
of the previous Presidential general election and 
ending on the date of the Presidential election.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9013. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments.’’. 
PART 3—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 5221. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, this 
subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall 
apply with respect to the Presidential election held in 2028 
and each succeeding Presidential election, without regard 
to whether or not the Federal Election Commission has 
promulgated the final regulations necessary to carry out 
this part and the amendments made by this part by the 
deadline set forth in subsection (b). 
(b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
June 30, 2026, the Federal Election Commission shall 
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
out this part and the amendments made by this part. 
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Subtitle D—Personal Use Services 
as Authorized Campaign Ex-
penditures 
SEC. 5301. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS; PURPOSE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This subtitle may be cited as the 
‘‘Help America Run Act’’. 
(b) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Everyday Americans experience barriers to 
entry before they can consider running for office to 
serve their communities. 
(2) Current law states that campaign funds 
cannot be spent on everyday expenses that would 
exist whether or not a candidate were running for 
office, like childcare and food. While the law seems 
neutral, its actual effect is to privilege the independ-
ently wealthy who want to run, because given the de-
mands of running for office, candidates who must 
work to pay for childcare or to afford health insur-
ance are effectively being left out of the process, 
even if they have sufficient support to mount a via-
ble campaign. 
(3) Thus current practice favors those prospec-
tive candidates who do not need to rely on a regular 
paycheck to make ends meet. The consequence is 
that everyday Americans who have firsthand knowl-
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edge of the importance of stable childcare, a safety 
net, or great public schools are less likely to get a 
seat at the table. This governance by the few is anti-
thetical to the democratic experiment, but most im-
portantly, when lawmakers do not share the con-
cerns of everyday Americans, their policies reflect 
that. 
(4) These circumstances have contributed to a 
Congress that does not always reflect everyday 
Americans. The New York Times reported in 2019 
that fewer than 5 percent of representatives cite 
blue-collar or service jobs in their biographies. A 
2015 survey by the Center for Responsive Politics 
showed that the median net worth of lawmakers was 
just over $1 million in 2013, or 18 times the wealth 
of the typical American household. 
(5) These circumstances have also contributed 
to a governing body that does not reflect the nation 
it serves. For instance, women are 51 percent of the 
American population. Yet even with a record number 
of women serving in the One Hundred Sixteenth 
Congress, the Pew Research Center notes that more 
than three out of four Members of this Congress are 
male. The Center for American Women And Politics 
found that one third of women legislators surveyed 
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had been actively discouraged from running for of-
fice, often by political professionals. This type of dis-
couragement, combined with the prohibitions on 
using campaign funds for domestic needs like 
childcare, burdens that still fall disproportionately 
on American women, particularly disadvantages 
working mothers. These barriers may explain why 
only 10 women in history have given birth while 
serving in Congress, in spite of the prevalence of 
working parents in other professions. Yet working 
mothers and fathers are best positioned to create 
policy that reflects the lived experience of most 
Americans. 
(6) Working mothers, those caring for their el-
derly parents, and young professionals who rely on 
their jobs for health insurance should have the free-
dom to run to serve the people of the United States. 
Their networks and net worth are simply not the 
best indicators of their strength as prospective pub-
lic servants. In fact, helping ordinary Americans to 
run may create better policy for all Americans. 
(c) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this subtitle to 
ensure that all Americans who are otherwise qualified to 
serve this Nation are able to run for office, regardless of 
their economic status. By expanding permissible uses of 
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campaign funds and providing modest assurance that test-
ing a run for office will not cost one’s livelihood, the Help 
America Run Act will facilitate the candidacy of represent-
atives who more accurately reflect the experiences, chal-
lenges, and ideals of everyday Americans. 
SEC. 5302. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE 
AND OTHER PERSONAL USE SERVICES AS AU-
THORIZED CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE. 
(a) PERSONAL USE SERVICES AS AUTHORIZED CAM-
PAIGN EXPENDITURE.—Section 313 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amend-
ed by section 5113, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR CHILD CARE 
AND OTHER PERSONAL USE SERVICES AS AUTHORIZED 
CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a), the payment by an author-
ized committee of a candidate for any of the per-
sonal use services described in paragraph (3) shall 
be treated as an authorized expenditure if the serv-
ices are necessary to enable the participation of the 
candidate in campaign-connected activities. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) LIMIT ON TOTAL AMOUNT OF PAY-
MENTS.—The total amount of payments made 
by an authorized committee of a candidate for 
personal use services described in paragraph (3) 
may not exceed the limit which is applicable 
under any law, rule, or regulation on the 
amount of payments which may be made by the 
committee for the salary of the candidate (with-
out regard to whether or not the committee 
makes payments to the candidate for that pur-
pose). 
‘‘(B) 
CORRESPONDING
REDUCTION
IN 
AMOUNT OF SALARY PAID TO CANDIDATE.—To 
the extent that an authorized committee of a 
candidate makes payments for the salary of the 
candidate, any limit on the amount of such pay-
ments which is applicable under any law, rule, 
or regulation shall be reduced by the amount of 
any payments made to or on behalf of the can-
didate for personal use services described in 
paragraph (3), other than personal use services 
described in subparagraph (E) of such para-
graph. 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION
OF
CANDIDATES
WHO 
ARE OFFICEHOLDERS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
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apply with respect to an authorized committee 
of a candidate who is a holder of Federal office. 
‘‘(3) PERSONAL USE SERVICES DESCRIBED.— 
The personal use services described in this para-
graph are as follows: 
‘‘(A) Child care services. 
‘‘(B) Elder care services. 
‘‘(C) Services similar to the services de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or subparagraph 
(B) which are provided on behalf of any de-
pendent who is a qualifying relative under sec-
tion 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(D) Health insurance premiums.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Subtitle E—Empowering Small 
Dollar Donations 
SEC. 5401. PERMITTING POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES TO 
PROVIDE ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR CAN-
DIDATES 
THROUGH 
USE 
OF 
SEPARATE 
SMALL DOLLAR ACCOUNTS. 
(a) INCREASE IN LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CAN-
DIDATES.—Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(2)(A)) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘exceed $5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘ex-
ceed $5,000 or, in the case of a contribution made by a 
national committee of a political party from an account 
described in paragraph (11), exceed $10,000’’. 
(b) ELIMINATION OF LIMIT ON COORDINATED EX-
PENDITURES.—Section 315(d)(5) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30116(d)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(9)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(9) or subsection (a)(11)’’. 
(c) ACCOUNTS DESCRIBED.—Section 315(a) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)), as amended by section 5112(a), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(11) An account described in this paragraph is a 
separate, segregated account of a national committee of 
a political party (including a national congressional cam-
paign committee of a political party) consisting exclusively 
of contributions made during a calendar year by individ-
uals whose aggregate contributions to the committee dur-
ing the year do not exceed $200.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections held on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle F—Severability 
SEC. 5501. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
TITLE VI—CAMPAIGN FINANCE 
OVERSIGHT 
Subtitle A—Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections 
Sec. 6001. Short title. 
Sec. 6002. Membership of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 6003. Assignment of powers to Chair of Federal Election Commission. 
Sec. 6004. Revision to enforcement process. 
Sec. 6005. Permitting appearance at hearings on requests for advisory opinions 
by persons opposing the requests. 
Sec. 6006. Permanent extension of administrative penalty authority. 
Sec. 6007. Restrictions on ex parte communications. 
Sec. 6008. Clarifying authority of FEC attorneys to represent FEC in Supreme 
Court. 
Sec. 6009. Requiring forms to permit use of accent marks. 
Sec. 6010. Effective date; transition. 
Subtitle B—Stopping Super PAC-Candidate Coordination 
Sec. 6101. Short title. 
Sec. 6102. Clarification of treatment of coordinated expenditures as contribu-
tions to candidates. 
Sec. 6103. Clarification of ban on fundraising for super PACs by Federal can-
didates and officeholders. 
Subtitle C—Disposal of Contributions or Donations 
Sec. 6201. Timeframe for and prioritization of disposal of contributions or do-
nations. 
Sec. 6202. 1-year transition period for certain individuals. 
Subtitle D—Recommendations to Ensure Filing of Reports Before Date of 
Election 
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Sec. 6301. Recommendations to ensure filing of reports before date of election. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
Sec. 6401. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Restoring Integrity to 
America’s Elections 
SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring Integrity 
to America’s Elections Act’’. 
SEC. 6002. MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS; REMOVAL 
OF SECRETARY OF SENATE AND CLERK OF HOUSE AS 
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL; QUORUM.—Section 306(a)(1) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30106(a)(1)) is amended by striking the sec-
ond and third sentences and inserting the following: 
‘‘The Commission is composed of 5 members ap-
pointed by the President by and with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, of whom no more than 2 may 
be affiliated with the same political party. A member 
shall be treated as affiliated with a political party if 
the member was affiliated, including as a registered 
voter, employee, consultant, donor, officer, or attor-
ney, with such political party or any of its can-
didates or elected public officials at any time during 
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the 5-year period ending on the date on which such 
individual is nominated to be a member of the Com-
mission. A majority of the number of members of 
the Commission who are serving at the time shall 
constitute a quorum.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—(A) Section 
306(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(c)) is amended 
by striking the period at the end of the first sen-
tence and all that follows and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, except that an affirmative vote of a major-
ity of the members of the Commission who are serv-
ing at the time shall be required in order for the 
Commission to take any action in accordance with 
paragraph (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section 307(a) or 
with chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. A member of the Commission 
may not delegate to any person his or her vote or 
any decisionmaking authority or duty vested in the 
Commission by the provisions of this Act’’. 
(B) Such Act is further amended by striking 
‘‘affirmative vote of 4 of its members’’ and inserting 
‘‘affirmative vote of a majority of the members of 
the Commission who are serving at the time’’ each 
place it appears in the following sections: 
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(i) 
Section 
309(a)(2) 
(52 
U.S.C. 
30109(a)(2)). 
(ii) Section 309(a)(4)(A)(i) (52 U.S.C. 
30109(a)(4)(A)(i)). 
(iii) Section 309(a)(5)(C) (52 U.S.C. 
30109(a)(5)(C)). 
(iv) Section 309(a)(6)(A) (52 U.S.C. 
30109(a)(6)(A)). 
(v) Section 311(b) (52 U.S.C. 30111(b)). 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
REMOVAL
OF
EX
OFFICIO
MEMBERS.—Section 
306(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘(other than the Secretary of the Sen-
ate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives)’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (4) and (5). 
(b) TERMS OF SERVICE.—Section 306(a)(2) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(a)(2)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(2) TERMS OF SERVICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each member of the 
Commission shall serve for a single term of 6 
years. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR INITIAL APPOINT-
MENTS.—Of the members first appointed to 
serve terms that begin in January 2024, the 
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President shall designate 2 to serve for a 3-year 
term. 
‘‘(C) NO REAPPOINTMENT PERMITTED.— 
An individual who served a term as a member 
of the Commission may not serve for an addi-
tional term, except that— 
‘‘(i) an individual who served a 3-year 
term under subparagraph (B) may also be 
appointed to serve a 6-year term under 
subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) for purposes of this subpara-
graph, an individual who is appointed to 
fill a vacancy under subparagraph (D) 
shall not be considered to have served a 
term if the portion of the unexpired term 
the individual fills is less than 50 percent 
of the period of the term. 
‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy occurring 
in the membership of the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as in the case of the 
original appointment. Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), an individual appointed to 
fill a vacancy occurring other than by the expi-
ration of a term of office shall be appointed 
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only for the unexpired term of the member he 
or she succeeds. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATION ON SERVICE AFTER EX-
PIRATION OF TERM.—A member of the Com-
mission may continue to serve on the Commis-
sion after the expiration of the member’s term 
for an additional period, but only until the ear-
lier of— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the member’s 
successor has taken office as a member of 
the Commission; or 
‘‘(ii) the expiration of the 1-year pe-
riod that begins on the last day of the 
member’s term.’’. 
(c) QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 306(a)(3) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30106(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The President may 
select an individual for service as a member of 
the Commission if the individual has experience 
in election law and has a demonstrated record 
of integrity, impartiality, and good judgment. 
‘‘(B) ASSISTANCE OF BLUE RIBBON ADVI-
SORY PANEL.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the regu-
larly scheduled expiration of the term of a 
member of the Commission and upon the 
occurrence of a vacancy in the membership 
of the Commission prior to the expiration 
of a term, the President shall convene a 
Blue Ribbon Advisory Panel that includes 
individuals representing each major polit-
ical party and individuals who are inde-
pendent of a political party and that con-
sists of an odd number of individuals se-
lected by the President from retired Fed-
eral judges, former law enforcement offi-
cials, or individuals with experience in elec-
tion law, except that the President may not 
select any individual to serve on the panel 
who holds any public office at the time of 
selection. The President shall also make 
reasonable efforts to encourage racial, eth-
nic, and gender diversity on the panel. 
‘‘(ii) RECOMMENDATIONS.—With re-
spect to each member of the Commission 
whose term is expiring or each vacancy in 
the membership of the Commission (as the 
case may be), the Blue Ribbon Advisory 
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Panel shall recommend to the President at 
least one but not more than 3 individuals 
for nomination for appointment as a mem-
ber of the Commission. 
‘‘(iii) PUBLICATION.—At the time the 
President submits to the Senate the nomi-
nations for individuals to be appointed as 
members of the Commission, the President 
shall publish the Blue Ribbon Advisory 
Panel’s recommendations for such nomina-
tions. 
‘‘(iv) EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL AD-
VISORY
COMMITTEE
ACT.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
does not apply to a Blue Ribbon Advisory 
Panel convened under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITING
ENGAGEMENT
WITH 
OTHER
BUSINESS
OR
EMPLOYMENT
DURING 
SERVICE.—A member of the Commission shall 
not engage in any other business, vocation, or 
employment. Any individual who is engaging in 
any other business, vocation, or employment at 
the time of his or her appointment to the Com-
mission shall terminate or liquidate such activ-
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ity no later than 90 days after such appoint-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 6003. ASSIGNMENT OF POWERS TO CHAIR OF FED-
ERAL ELECTION COMMISSION. 
(a) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR BY PRESIDENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 306(a)(5) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30106(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) 
INITIAL
APPOINTMENT.—Of 
the 
members first appointed to serve terms that 
begin in January 2024, one such member (as 
designated by the President at the time the 
President submits nominations to the Senate) 
shall serve as Chair of the Commission. 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT APPOINTMENTS.—Any 
individual who is appointed to succeed the 
member who serves as Chair of the Commission 
for the term beginning in January 2024 (as 
well as any individual who is appointed to fill 
a vacancy if such member does not serve a full 
term as Chair) shall serve as Chair of the Com-
mission. 
‘‘(C) VICE CHAIR.—The Commission shall 
select, by majority vote of its members, one of 
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its members to serve as Vice Chair, who shall 
act as Chair in the absence or disability of the 
Chair or in the event of a vacancy in the posi-
tion of Chair.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
309(a)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘through its chairman or vice 
chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘through the Chair’’. 
(b) POWERS.— 
(1) ASSIGNMENT
OF
CERTAIN
POWERS
TO 
CHAIR.—Section 307(a) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30107(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS BETWEEN CHAIR 
AND COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) POWERS ASSIGNED TO CHAIR.— 
‘‘(A) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
POWERS.—The 
Chair of the Commission shall be the chief ad-
ministrative officer of the Commission and shall 
have the authority to administer the Commis-
sion and its staff, and (in consultation with the 
other members of the Commission) shall have 
the power— 
‘‘(i) to appoint and remove the staff 
director of the Commission; 
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‘‘(ii) to request the assistance (includ-
ing personnel and facilities) of other agen-
cies and departments of the United States, 
whose heads may make such assistance 
available to the Commission with or with-
out reimbursement; and 
‘‘(iii) to prepare and establish the 
budget of the Commission and to make 
budget requests to the President, the Di-
rector of the Office of Management and 
Budget, and Congress. 
‘‘(B) OTHER POWERS.—The Chair of the 
Commission shall have the power— 
‘‘(i) to appoint and remove the gen-
eral counsel of the Commission with the 
concurrence of at least 2 other members of 
the Commission; 
‘‘(ii) to require by special or general 
orders, any person to submit, under oath, 
such written reports and answers to ques-
tions as the Chair may prescribe; 
‘‘(iii) to administer oaths or affirma-
tions; 
‘‘(iv) to require by subpoena, signed 
by the Chair, the attendance and testimony 
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of witnesses and the production of all doc-
umentary evidence relating to the execu-
tion of its duties; 
‘‘(v) in any proceeding or investiga-
tion, to order testimony to be taken by 
deposition before any person who is des-
ignated by the Chair, and shall have the 
power to administer oaths and, in such in-
stances, to compel testimony and the pro-
duction of evidence in the same manner as 
authorized under clause (iv); and 
‘‘(vi) to pay witnesses the same fees 
and mileage as are paid in like cir-
cumstances in the courts of the United 
States. 
‘‘(2) POWERS ASSIGNED TO COMMISSION.—The 
Commission shall have the power— 
‘‘(A) to initiate (through civil actions for 
injunctive, declaratory, or other appropriate re-
lief), defend (in the case of any civil action 
brought under section 309(a)(8) of this Act) or 
appeal (including a proceeding before the Su-
preme Court on certiorari) any civil action in 
the name of the Commission to enforce the pro-
visions of this Act and chapter 95 and chapter 
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96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
through its general counsel; 
‘‘(B) to render advisory opinions under 
section 308 of this Act; 
‘‘(C) to develop such prescribed forms and 
to make, amend, and repeal such rules, pursu-
ant to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code, as are necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this Act and chapter 95 
and chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; 
‘‘(D) to conduct investigations and hear-
ings expeditiously, to encourage voluntary com-
pliance, and to report apparent violations to the 
appropriate law enforcement authorities; and 
‘‘(E) to transmit to the President and Con-
gress not later than June 1 of each year a re-
port which states in detail the activities of the 
Commission in carrying out its duties under 
this Act, and which includes any recommenda-
tions for any legislative or other action the 
Commission considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) PERMITTING
COMMISSION
TO
EXERCISE 
OTHER POWERS OF CHAIR.—With respect to any in-
vestigation, action, or proceeding, the Commission, 
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by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members 
who are serving at the time, may exercise any of the 
powers of the Chair described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO 
PERSONNEL
AUTHORITY.—Section 306(f) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(f)) is amended— 
(A) by amending the first sentence of 
paragraph (1) to read as follows: ‘‘The Com-
mission shall have a staff director who shall be 
appointed by the Chair of the Commission in 
consultation with the other members and a gen-
eral counsel who shall be appointed by the 
Chair with the concurrence of at least two other 
members.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘With 
the approval of the Commission’’ and inserting 
‘‘With the approval of the Chair of the Commis-
sion’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3). 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
BUDGET
SUBMISSION.—Section 307(d)(1) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30107(d)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘the Commission submits any budget’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Chair (or, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), the 
Commission) submits any budget’’. 
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(4) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sec-
tion 306(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30106(c)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘All decisions’’ and inserting 
‘‘Subject to section 307(a), all decisions’’. 
(5) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of 
section 307 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30107) is 
amended by striking ‘‘THE COMMISSION’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘THE CHAIR AND THE COMMISSION’’. 
SEC. 6004. REVISION TO ENFORCEMENT PROCESS. 
(a) STANDARD FOR INITIATING INVESTIGATIONS AND 
DETERMINING
WHETHER
VIOLATIONS
HAVE
OC-
CURRED.— 
(1) REVISION OF STANDARDS.—Section 309(a) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 
U.S.C. 30109(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs 
(2) and (3) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2)(A) The general counsel, upon receiving a com-
plaint filed with the Commission under paragraph (1) or 
upon the basis of information ascertained by the Commis-
sion in the normal course of carrying out its supervisory 
responsibilities, shall make a determination as to whether 
or not there is reason to believe that a person has com-
mitted, or is about to commit, a violation of this Act or 
chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, and as to whether or not the Commission should 
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either initiate an investigation of the matter or that the 
complaint should be dismissed. The general counsel shall 
promptly provide notification to the Commission of such 
determination and the reasons therefore, together with 
any written response submitted under paragraph (1) by 
the person alleged to have committed the violation. Upon 
the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the 
date the general counsel provides such notification, the 
general counsel’s determination shall take effect, unless 
during such 30-day period the Commission, by vote of a 
majority of the members of the Commission who are serv-
ing at the time, overrules the general counsel’s determina-
tion. If the determination by the general counsel that the 
Commission should investigate the matter takes effect, or 
if the determination by the general counsel that the com-
plaint should be dismissed is overruled as provided under 
the previous sentence, the general counsel shall initiate an 
investigation of the matter on behalf of the Commission. 
‘‘(B) If the Commission initiates an investigation 
pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Commission, through 
the Chair, shall notify the subject of the investigation of 
the alleged violation. Such notification shall set forth the 
factual basis for such alleged violation. The Commission 
shall make an investigation of such alleged violation, which 
may include a field investigation or audit, in accordance 
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with the provisions of this section. The general counsel 
shall provide notification to the Commission of any intent 
to issue a subpoena or conduct any other form of discovery 
pursuant to the investigation. Upon the expiration of the 
15-day period which begins on the date the general counsel 
provides such notification, the general counsel may issue 
the subpoena or conduct the discovery, unless during such 
15-day period the Commission, by vote of a majority of 
the members of the Commission who are serving at the 
time, prohibits the general counsel from issuing the sub-
poena or conducting the discovery. 
‘‘(3)(A) Upon completion of an investigation under 
paragraph (2), the general counsel shall promptly submit 
to the Commission the general counsel’s recommendation 
that the Commission find either that there is probable 
cause or that there is not probable cause to believe that 
a person has committed, or is about to commit, a violation 
of this Act or chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, and shall include with the rec-
ommendation a brief stating the position of the general 
counsel on the legal and factual issues of the case. 
‘‘(B) At the time the general counsel submits to the 
Commission the recommendation under subparagraph (A), 
the general counsel shall simultaneously notify the re-
spondent of such recommendation and the reasons there-
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fore, shall provide the respondent with an opportunity to 
submit a brief within 30 days stating the position of the 
respondent on the legal and factual issues of the case and 
replying to the brief of the general counsel. The general 
counsel and shall promptly submit such brief to the Com-
mission upon receipt. 
‘‘(C) Not later than 30 days after the general counsel 
submits the recommendation to the Commission under 
subparagraph (A) (or, if the respondent submits a brief 
under subparagraph (B), not later than 30 days after the 
general counsel submits the respondent’s brief to the Com-
mission under such subparagraph), the Commission shall 
approve or disapprove the recommendation by vote of a 
majority of the members of the Commission who are serv-
ing at the time.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
INITIAL RESPONSE TO FILING OF COMPLAINT.—Sec-
tion 309(a)(1) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(1)) 
is amended— 
(A) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘the 
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the general coun-
sel’’; and 
(B) by amending the fourth sentence to 
read as follows: ‘‘Not later than 15 days after 
receiving notice from the general counsel under 
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the previous sentence, the person may provide 
the general counsel with a written response that 
no action should be taken against such person 
on the basis of the complaint.’’. 
(b) REVISION OF STANDARD FOR REVIEW OF DIS-
MISSAL OF COMPLAINTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 309(a)(8) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(8)) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(8)(A)(i) Any party aggrieved by an order of the 
Commission dismissing a complaint filed by such party 
after finding either no reason to believe a violation has 
occurred or no probable cause a violation has occurred 
may file a petition with the United States District Court 
for the District of Columbia. Any petition under this sub-
paragraph shall be filed within 60 days after the date on 
which the party received notice of the dismissal of the 
complaint. 
‘‘(ii) In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the 
court shall determine by de novo review whether the agen-
cy’s dismissal of the complaint is contrary to law. In any 
matter in which the penalty for the alleged violation is 
greater than $50,000, the court should disregard any 
claim or defense by the Commission of prosecutorial dis-
cretion as a basis for dismissing the complaint. 
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‘‘(B)(i) Any party who has filed a complaint with the 
Commission and who is aggrieved by a failure of the Com-
mission, within one year after the filing of the complaint, 
to either dismiss the complaint or to find reason to believe 
a violation has occurred or is about to occur, may file a 
petition with the United States District Court for the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
‘‘(ii) In any proceeding under this subparagraph, the 
court shall treat the failure to act on the complaint as 
a dismissal of the complaint, and shall determine by de 
novo review whether the agency’s failure to act on the 
complaint is contrary to law. 
‘‘(C) In any proceeding under this paragraph the 
court may declare that the dismissal of the complaint or 
the failure to act is contrary to law, and may direct the 
Commission to conform with such declaration within 30 
days, failing which the complainant may bring, in the 
name of such complainant, a civil action to remedy the 
violation involved in the original complaint.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply— 
(A) in the case of complaints which are 
dismissed by the Federal Election Commission, 
with respect to complaints which are dismissed 
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on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) in the case of complaints upon which 
the Federal Election Commission failed to act, 
with respect to complaints which were filed on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6005. PERMITTING APPEARANCE AT HEARINGS ON RE-
QUESTS FOR ADVISORY OPINIONS BY PER-
SONS OPPOSING THE REQUESTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 308 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30108) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) To the extent that the Commission provides an 
opportunity for a person requesting an advisory opinion 
under this section (or counsel for such person) to appear 
before the Commission to present testimony in support of 
the request, and the person (or counsel) accepts such op-
portunity, the Commission shall provide a reasonable op-
portunity for an interested party who submitted written 
comments under subsection (d) in response to the request 
(or counsel for such interested party) to appear before the 
Commission to present testimony in response to the re-
quest.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to requests for advi-
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sory opinions under section 308 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 which are made on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 6006. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE 
PENALTY AUTHORITY. 
(a) 
EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORITY.—Section 
309(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘, and that end on or before December 31, 2023’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on December 31, 2020. 
SEC. 6007. RESTRICTIONS ON EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS. 
Section 306(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30106(e)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(e) The Commission’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(e)(1) The Commission’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Members and employees of the Commission shall 
be subject to limitations on ex parte communications, as 
provided in the regulations promulgated by the Commis-
sion regarding such communications which are in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this paragraph.’’. 
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SEC. 6008. CLARIFYING AUTHORITY OF FEC ATTORNEYS TO 
REPRESENT FEC IN SUPREME COURT. 
(a) CLARIFYING AUTHORITY.—Section 306(f)(4) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30106(f)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘any action instituted 
under this Act, either (A) by attorneys’’ and inserting 
‘‘any action instituted under this Act, including an action 
before the Supreme Court of the United States, either (A) 
by the General Counsel of the Commission and other at-
torneys’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to actions insti-
tuted before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 6009. REQUIRING FORMS TO PERMIT USE OF ACCENT 
MARKS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 311(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30111(a)(1)) is amended by striking the semicolon at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and shall ensure that 
all such forms (including forms in an electronic format) 
permit the person using the form to include an accent 
mark as part of the person’s identification;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect upon the expiration of the 
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90-day period which begins on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 6010. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, the 
amendments made by this subtitle shall apply beginning 
January 1, 2024. 
(b) TRANSITION.— 
(1) TERMINATION
OF
SERVICE
OF
CURRENT 
MEMBERS.—Notwithstanding any provision of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, the term of 
any individual serving as a member of the Federal 
Election Commission as of December 31, 2023, shall 
expire on that date. 
(2) NO EFFECT ON EXISTING CASES OR PRO-
CEEDINGS.—Nothing in this subtitle or in any 
amendment made by this subtitle shall affect any of 
the powers exercised by the Federal Election Com-
mission prior to December 31, 2023, including any 
investigation initiated by the Commission prior to 
such date or any proceeding (including any enforce-
ment action) pending as of such date. 
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Subtitle B—Stopping Super PAC- 
Candidate Coordination 
SEC. 6101. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Super PAC- 
Candidate Coordination Act’’. 
SEC. 6102. 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 326) 
which is not otherwise treated as a contribution 
under clause (i) or clause (ii).’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Title III of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30101 et seq.), as amended by section 4431 and section 
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4802(a), is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 327. PAYMENTS FOR COORDINATED EXPENDITURES. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATED EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(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). 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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-
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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. 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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-
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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 
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-
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rectly controlled by the candidate or committee, 
or has held a formal position with the candidate 
or committee (including a position as an em-
ployee of the office of the candidate at any time 
the candidate held any Federal, State, or local 
public office during the 4-year period). 
‘‘(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-
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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. 
‘‘(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 election of 
the candidate, or attacks or opposes the election 
of an opponent of the candidate (regardless of 
whether the communication expressly advocates 
the election or defeat of a candidate or contains 
the functional equivalent of express advocacy); 
or 
‘‘(C) refers to the candidate or an oppo-
nent of the candidate but is not described in 
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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— 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(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 
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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 
90-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act— 
(A) the regulations on coordinated commu-
nications adopted by the Federal Election Com-
mission which are in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act (as set forth in 11 CFR 
Part 109, Subpart C, under the heading ‘‘Co-
ordination’’) are repealed; and 
(B) the Federal Election Commission shall 
promulgate new regulations on coordinated 
communications which reflect the amendments 
made by this Act. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall apply with respect to payments 
made on or after the expiration of the 120-day pe-
riod which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, without regard to whether or not the Fed-
eral Election Commission has promulgated regula-
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tions in accordance with paragraph (1)(B) as of the 
expiration of such period. 
SEC. 6103. 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-
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tributions (other than a committee of a State or 
local political party or a candidate for election 
for State or local office).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 1, 2022. 
Subtitle C—Disposal of 
Contributions or Donations 
SEC. 6201. TIMEFRAME FOR AND PRIORITIZATION OF DIS-
POSAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS. 
Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended by section 5113 
and section 5302, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and 
(e) as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSAL.— 
‘‘(1) TIMEFRAME.—Contributions or donations 
described in subsection (a) may only be used— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an individual who is 
not a candidate with respect to an election for 
any Federal office for a 6-year period beginning 
on the day after the date of the most recent 
such election in which the individual was a can-
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didate for any such office, during such 6-year 
period; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an individual who be-
comes a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, before the date on 
which such individual becomes such a registered 
lobbyist. 
‘‘(2) MEANS OF DISPOSAL; PRIORITIZATION.— 
Beginning on the date the 6-year period described in 
subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) ends (or, in the 
case of an individual described in subparagraph (B) 
of such paragraph, the date on which the individual 
becomes a registered lobbyist under the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995), contributions or donations 
that remain available to an individual described in 
such paragraph shall be disposed of, not later than 
30 days after such date, as follows: 
‘‘(A) First, to pay any debts or obligations 
owed in connection with the campaign for elec-
tion for Federal office of the individual. 
‘‘(B) Second, to the extent such contribu-
tion or donations remain available after the ap-
plication of subparagraph (A), through any of 
the following means of disposal (or a combina-
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tion thereof), in any order the individual con-
siders appropriate: 
‘‘(i) Returning such contributions or 
donations to the individuals, entities, or 
both, who made such contributions or do-
nations. 
‘‘(ii) Making contributions to an orga-
nization described in section 170(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(iii) Making transfers to a national, 
State, or local committee of a political 
party.’’. 
SEC. 6202. 1-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN INDI-
VIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual de-
scribed in subsection (b), any contributions or donations 
remaining available to the individual shall be disposed of— 
(1) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this section; and 
(2) in accordance with the prioritization speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
(c)(2) of section 313 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended 
by section 6201. 
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(b) INDIVIDUALS DESCRIBED.—An individual de-
scribed in this subsection is an individual who, as of the 
date of the enactment of this section— 
(1)(A) is not a candidate with respect to an 
election for any Federal office for a period of not 
less than 6 years beginning on the day after the date 
of the most recent such election in which the indi-
vidual was a candidate for any such office; or 
(B) is an individual who becomes a registered 
lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; 
and 
(2) would be in violation of subsection (c) of 
section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended by section 
6201. 
Subtitle D—Recommendations to 
Ensure Filing of Reports Before 
Date of Election 
SEC. 6301. RECOMMENDATIONS TO ENSURE FILING OF RE-
PORTS BEFORE DATE OF ELECTION. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall 
submit a report to Congress providing recommendations, 
including recommendations for changes to existing law, on 
how to ensure that each political committee under the 
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, including a com-
mittee which accepts donations or contributions that do 
not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, and report-
ing requirements of such Act, will file a report under sec-
tion 304 of such Act prior to the date of the election for 
which the committee receives contributions or makes dis-
bursements, without regard to the date on which the com-
mittee first registered under such Act, and shall include 
specific recommendations to ensure that such committees 
will not delay until after the date of the election the re-
porting of the identification of persons making contribu-
tions that will be used to repay debt incurred by the com-
mittee. 
Subtitle E—Severability 
SEC. 6401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
DIVISION C—ETHICS 
TITLE VII—ETHICAL STANDARDS 
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics 
Sec. 7001. Code of conduct for Federal judges. 
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Subtitle B—Foreign Agents Registration 
Sec. 7101. Establishment of FARA investigation and enforcement unit within 
Department of Justice. 
Sec. 7102. Authority to impose civil money penalties. 
Sec. 7103. Disclosure of transactions involving things of financial value con-
ferred on officeholders. 
Sec. 7104. Ensuring online access to registration statements. 
Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure Reform 
Sec. 7201. Expanding scope of individuals and activities subject to require-
ments of Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
Sec. 7202. Prohibiting receipt of compensation for lobbying activities on behalf 
of foreign countries violating human rights. 
Sec. 7203. Requiring lobbyists to disclose status as lobbyists upon making any 
lobbying contacts. 
Subtitle D—Recusal of Presidential Appointees 
Sec. 7301. Recusal of appointees. 
Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on Lobbying Information 
Sec. 7401. Establishment of clearinghouse. 
Subtitle F—Severability 
Sec. 7501. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Supreme Court Ethics 
SEC. 7001. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR FEDERAL JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 57 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 964. Code of conduct 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Judicial Conference shall issue 
a code of conduct, which applies to each justice and judge 
of the United States, except that the code of conduct may 
include provisions that are applicable only to certain cat-
egories of judges or justices.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding after the item related to section 963 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘964. Code of conduct.’’. 
Subtitle B—Foreign Agents 
Registration 
SEC. 7101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FARA INVESTIGATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE. 
Section 8 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 618) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) DEDICATED ENFORCEMENT UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Attorney General shall establish a unit within 
the counterespionage section of the National Secu-
rity Division of the Department of Justice with re-
sponsibility for the enforcement of this Act. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—The unit established under this 
subsection is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) take appropriate legal action against 
individuals suspected of violating this Act; and 
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‘‘(B) coordinate any such legal action with 
the United States Attorney for the relevant ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In operating the unit es-
tablished under this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, as appropriate, consult with the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the activities of the unit established under this sub-
section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 7102. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE CIVIL MONEY PEN-
ALTIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHING AUTHORITY.—Section 8 of the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 618) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) REGISTRATION
STATEMENTS.—Whoever 
fails to file timely or complete a registration state-
ment as provided under section 2(a) shall be subject 
to a civil money penalty of not more than $10,000 
per violation. 
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‘‘(2) SUPPLEMENTS.—Whoever fails to file 
timely or complete supplements as provided under 
section 2(b) shall be subject to a civil money penalty 
of not more than $1,000 per violation. 
‘‘(3) OTHER VIOLATIONS.—Whoever knowingly 
fails to— 
‘‘(A) remedy a defective filing within 60 
days after notice of such defect by the Attorney 
General; or 
‘‘(B) comply with any other provision of 
this Act, 
shall upon proof of such knowing violation by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence, be subject to a civil 
money penalty of not more than $200,000, depend-
ing on the extent and gravity of the violation. 
‘‘(4) NO
FINES
PAID
BY
FOREIGN
PRIN-
CIPALS.—A civil money penalty paid under para-
graph (1) may not be paid, directly or indirectly, by 
a foreign principal. 
‘‘(5) USE OF FINES.—All civil money penalties 
collected under this subsection shall be used to de-
fray the cost of the enforcement unit established 
under subsection (i).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 7103. DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING 
THINGS OF FINANCIAL VALUE CONFERRED 
ON OFFICEHOLDERS. 
(a) REQUIRING
AGENTS
TO
DISCLOSE
KNOWN 
TRANSACTIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(a) of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 
U.S.C. 612(a)) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (11) and (12); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) To the extent that the registrant has 
knowledge of any transaction which occurred in the 
preceding 60 days and in which the foreign principal 
for whom the registrant is acting as an agent con-
ferred on a Federal or State officeholder any thing 
of financial value, including a gift, profit, salary, fa-
vorable regulatory treatment, or any other direct or 
indirect economic or financial benefit, a detailed 
statement describing each such transaction.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to state-
ments filed on or after the expiration of the 90-day 
period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE
FOR CURRENT 
REGISTRANTS.—Not later than the expiration of the 90- 
day period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, each registrant who (prior to the expiration of 
such period) filed a registration statement with the Attor-
ney General under section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 612(a)) and 
who has knowledge of any transaction described in para-
graph (10) of section 2(a) of such Act (as added by sub-
section (a)(1)) which occurred at any time during which 
the registrant was an agent of the foreign principal in-
volved, shall file with the Attorney General a supplement 
to such statement under oath, on a form prescribed by 
the Attorney General, containing a detailed statement de-
scribing each such transaction. 
SEC. 7104. ENSURING ONLINE ACCESS TO REGISTRATION 
STATEMENTS. 
(a) REQUIRING
STATEMENTS
FILED
BY
REG-
ISTRANTS TO BE IN DIGITIZED FORMAT.—Section 2(g) 
of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
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amended (22 U.S.C. 612(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘in 
electronic form’’ and inserting ‘‘in a digitized format 
which will enable the Attorney General to meet the re-
quirements of section 6(d)(1) (relating to public access to 
an electronic database of statements and updates)’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC DATABASE OF 
REGISTRATION STATEMENTS
AND UPDATES.—Section 
6(d)(1) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 616(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘to the extent technically practicable,’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘includes 
the information’’ and inserting ‘‘includes in a 
digitized format the information’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to statements filed 
on or after the expiration of the 180-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Lobbying Disclosure 
Reform 
SEC. 7201. EXPANDING SCOPE OF INDIVIDUALS AND AC-
TIVITIES SUBJECT TO REQUIREMENTS OF 
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING COUN-
SELING SERVICES.— 
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(1) TREATMENT OF COUNSELING SERVICES IN 
SUPPORT OF LOBBYING CONTACTS AS LOBBYING AC-
TIVITY.—Section 3(7) of the Lobbying Disclosure 
Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602(7)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘efforts’’ and inserting 
‘‘any efforts’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘research and other back-
ground work’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘counseling in support of such preparation and 
planning activities, research, and other back-
ground work’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LOBBYING CONTACT MADE 
WITH SUPPORT OF COUNSELING SERVICES AS LOB-
BYING CONTACT MADE BY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING 
SERVICES.—Section 3(8) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1602(8)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT
OF
PROVIDERS
OF 
COUNSELING
SERVICES.—Any individual, with 
authority to direct or substantially influence a 
lobbying contact or contacts made by another 
individual, and for financial or other compensa-
tion provides counseling services in support of 
preparation and planning activities which are 
treated as lobbying activities under paragraph 
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(7) for that other individual’s lobbying contact 
or contacts and who has knowledge that the 
specific lobbying contact or contacts were made, 
shall be considered to have made the same lob-
bying contact at the same time and in the same 
manner to the covered executive branch official 
or covered legislative branch official involved.’’. 
(b) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE EXEMPTION FOR 
DETERMINATION
OF THRESHOLD
OF LOBBYING CON-
TACTS REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUALS TO REGISTER AS 
LOBBYISTS.—Section 3(10) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1602(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘less than 20 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘less than 10 percent’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7202. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR 
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN 
COUNTRIES 
VIOLATING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 5 the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 5A. PROHIBITING RECEIPT OF COMPENSATION FOR 
LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF FOR-
EIGN 
COUNTRIES 
VIOLATING 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this Act, no person may accept financial or other 
compensation for lobbying activity under this Act on be-
half of a client who is a government which the President 
has determined is a government that engages in gross vio-
lations of human rights. 
‘‘(b) CLARIFICATION
OF TREATMENT
OF DIPLO-
MATIC OR CONSULAR OFFICERS.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to affect any activity of a duly accred-
ited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government 
who is so recognized by the Department of State, while 
said officer is engaged in activities which are recognized 
by the Department of State as being within the scope of 
the functions of such officer.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying activity 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 which occurs 
pursuant to contracts entered into on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 7203. REQUIRING LOBBYISTS TO DISCLOSE STATUS AS 
LOBBYISTS UPON MAKING ANY LOBBYING 
CONTACTS. 
(a) MANDATORY DISCLOSURE
AT TIME
OF CON-
TACT.—Section 14 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 
(2 U.S.C. 1609) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION AT TIME OF LOB-
BYING CONTACT.—Any person or entity that makes a lob-
bying contact with a covered legislative branch official or 
a covered executive branch official shall, at the time of 
the lobbying contact— 
‘‘(1) indicate whether the person or entity is 
registered under this chapter and identify the client 
on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made; and 
‘‘(2) indicate whether such client is a foreign 
entity and identify any foreign entity required to be 
disclosed under section 4(b)(4) that has a direct in-
terest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Subtitle D—Recusal of Presidential 
Appointees 
SEC. 7301. RECUSAL OF APPOINTEES. 
Section 208 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e)(1) Any officer or employee appointed by the 
President shall recuse himself or herself from any par-
ticular matter involving specific parties in which a party 
to that matter is— 
‘‘(A) the President who appointed the offi-
cer or employee, which shall include any entity 
in which the President has a substantial inter-
est; or 
‘‘(B) the spouse of the President who ap-
pointed the officer or employee, which shall in-
clude any entity in which the spouse of the 
President has a substantial interest. 
‘‘(2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), if an officer or 
employee is recused under paragraph (1), a career ap-
pointee in the agency of the officer or employee shall per-
form the functions and duties of the officer or employee 
with respect to the matter. 
‘‘(B)(i) In this subparagraph, the term ‘Commission’ 
means a board, commission, or other agency for which the 
authority of the agency is vested in more than 1 member. 
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‘‘(ii) If the recusal of a member of a Commission 
from a matter under paragraph (1) would result in there 
not being a statutorily required quorum of members of the 
Commission available to participate in the matter, not-
withstanding such statute or any other provision of law, 
the members of the Commission not recused under para-
graph (1) may— 
‘‘(I) consider the matter without regard to the 
quorum requirement under such statute; 
‘‘(II) delegate the authorities and responsibil-
ities of the Commission with respect to the matter 
to a subcommittee of the Commission; or 
‘‘(III) designate an officer or employee of the 
Commission who was not appointed by the President 
who appointed the member of the Commission 
recused from the matter to exercise the authorities 
and duties of the recused member with respect to 
the matter. 
‘‘(3) Any officer or employee who violates paragraph 
(1) shall be subject to the penalties set forth in section 
216. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this section, the term ‘particular 
matter’ shall have the meaning given the term in section 
207(i).’’. 
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Subtitle E—Clearinghouse on 
Lobbying Information 
SEC. 7401. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Attorney General shall 
establish and operate within the Department of Justice 
a clearinghouse through which members of the public may 
obtain copies (including in electronic form) of registration 
statements filed under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) and the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 
(b) FORMAT.—The Attorney General shall ensure 
that the information in the clearinghouse established 
under this Act is maintained in a searchable and sortable 
format. 
(c) AGREEMENTS WITH CLERK OF HOUSE AND SEC-
RETARY OF THE SENATE.—The Attorney General shall 
enter into such agreements with the Clerk of the House 
of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate as may 
be necessary for the Attorney General to obtain registra-
tion statements filed with the Clerk and the Secretary 
under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 for inclusion 
in the clearinghouse. 
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Subtitle F—Severability 
SEC. 7501. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title or amendment made by 
this title, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this title and amendments made 
by this title, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
TITLE 
VIII—ETHICS 
REFORMS 
FOR THE PRESIDENT, VICE 
PRESIDENT, 
AND 
FEDERAL 
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch Conflict of Interest 
Sec. 8001. Short title. 
Sec. 8002. Restrictions on private sector payment for government service. 
Sec. 8003. Requirements relating to slowing the revolving door. 
Sec. 8004. Prohibition of procurement officers accepting employment from gov-
ernment contractors. 
Sec. 8005. Revolving door restrictions on employees moving into the private 
sector. 
Sec. 8006. Guidance on unpaid employees. 
Sec. 8007. Limitation on use of Federal funds and contracting at businesses 
owned by certain Government officers and employees. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts of Interest 
Sec. 8011. Short title. 
Sec. 8012. Divestiture of personal financial interests of the President and Vice 
President that pose a potential conflict of interest. 
Sec. 8013. Initial financial disclosure. 
Sec. 8014. Contracts by the President or Vice President. 
Sec. 8015. Legal Defense Funds. 
Subtitle C—White House Ethics Transparency 
Sec. 8021. Short title. 
Sec. 8022. Procedure for waivers and authorizations relating to ethics require-
ments. 
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Subtitle D—Executive Branch Ethics Enforcement 
Sec. 8031. Short title. 
Sec. 8032. Reauthorization of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8033. Tenure of the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8034. Duties of Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
Sec. 8035. Agency ethics officials training and duties. 
Sec. 8036. Prohibition on use of funds for certain Federal employee travel in 
contravention of certain regulations. 
Sec. 8037. Reports on cost of Presidential travel. 
Sec. 8038. Reports on cost of senior Federal official travel. 
Subtitle E—Conflicts From Political Fundraising 
Sec. 8041. Short title. 
Sec. 8042. Disclosure of certain types of contributions. 
Subtitle F—Transition Team Ethics 
Sec. 8051. Short title. 
Sec. 8052. Presidential transition ethics programs. 
Subtitle G—Ethics Pledge For Senior Executive Branch Employees 
Sec. 8061. Short title. 
Sec. 8062. Ethics pledge requirement for senior executive branch employees. 
Subtitle H—Travel on Private Aircraft by Senior Political Appointees 
Sec. 8071. Short title. 
Sec. 8072. Prohibition on use of funds for travel on private aircraft. 
Subtitle I—Severability 
Sec. 8081. Severability. 
Subtitle A—Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest 
SEC. 8001. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Executive Branch 
Conflict of Interest Act’’. 
SEC. 8002. RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE SECTOR PAYMENT 
FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE. 
Section 209 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a); 
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(A) by striking ‘‘any salary’’ and inserting 
‘‘any salary (including a bonus)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘as compensation for his 
services’’ and inserting ‘‘at any time, as com-
pensation for serving’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), a pension, 
retirement, group life, health or accident insurance, 
profit-sharing, stock bonus, or other employee wel-
fare or benefit plan that makes payment of any por-
tion of compensation contingent on accepting a posi-
tion in the United States Government shall not be 
considered bona fide.’’. 
SEC. 8003. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO SLOWING THE RE-
VOLVING DOOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘TITLE 
VI—ENHANCED 
RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
EMPLOYEES 
‘‘§ 601. Definitions 
‘‘In this title: 
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‘‘(1) COVERED
AGENCY.—The term ‘covered 
agency’— 
‘‘(A) means an Executive agency, as de-
fined in section 105 of title 5, United States 
Code, the Postal Service and the Postal Rate 
Commission, but does not include the Govern-
ment Accountability Office or the Government 
of the District of Columbia; and 
‘‘(B) shall include the Executive Office of 
the President. 
‘‘(2) COVERED EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘covered 
employee’ means an officer or employee referred to 
in paragraph (2) of section 207(c) or paragraph (1) 
of section 207(d) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Office of Government Ethics. 
‘‘(4) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The term ‘execu-
tive branch’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 109. 
‘‘(5) FORMER CLIENT.—The term ‘former cli-
ent’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served personally as an agent, attor-
ney, or consultant during the 2-year period end-
ing on the date before the date on which the 
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covered employee begins service in the Federal 
Government; and 
‘‘(B) does not include any agency or in-
strumentality of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(6) FORMER EMPLOYER.—The term ‘former 
employer’— 
‘‘(A) means a person for whom a covered 
employee served as an employee, officer, direc-
tor, trustee, agent, attorney, consultant, or con-
tractor during the 2 year period ending on the 
date before the date on which the covered em-
ployee begins service in the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) an entity in the Federal Govern-
ment, including an executive branch agen-
cy; 
‘‘(ii) a State or local government; 
‘‘(iii) the District of Columbia; 
‘‘(iv) an Indian tribe, as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
5304); or 
‘‘(v) the government of a territory or 
possession of the United States. 
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‘‘(7) PARTICULAR
MATTER.—The term ‘par-
ticular matter’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 207(i) of title 18, United States Code. 
‘‘§ 602. Conflict of interest and eligibility standards 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee may not 
participate personally and substantially in a particular 
matter in which the covered employee knows or reasonably 
should have known that a former employer or former cli-
ent of the covered employee has a financial interest. 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) AGENCY HEADS.—With respect to the 
head of a covered agency who is a covered em-
ployee, the Designated Agency Ethics Official 
for the Executive Office of the President, in 
consultation with the Director, may grant a 
written waiver of the restrictions under sub-
section (a) before the head engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if 
the Designated Agency Ethics Official for the 
Executive Office of the President determines 
and certifies in writing that, in light of all the 
relevant circumstances, the interest of the Fed-
eral Government in the head’s participation 
outweighs the concern that a reasonable person 
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may question the integrity of the agency’s pro-
grams or operations. 
‘‘(B) OTHER COVERED EMPLOYEES.—With 
respect to any covered employee not covered by 
subparagraph (A), the head of the covered 
agency employing the covered employee, in con-
sultation with the Director, may grant a written 
waiver of the restrictions under subsection (a) 
before the covered employee engages in the ac-
tion otherwise prohibited by such subsection if 
the head of the covered agency determines and 
certifies in writing that, in light of all the rel-
evant circumstances, the interest of the Federal 
Government in the covered employee’s partici-
pation outweighs the concern that a reasonable 
person may question the integrity of the agen-
cy’s programs or operations. 
‘‘(2) PUBLICATION.—For any waiver granted 
under paragraph (1), the individual who granted the 
waiver shall— 
‘‘(A) provide a copy of the waiver to the 
Director not more than 48 hours after the waiv-
er is granted; and 
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‘‘(B) publish the waiver on the website of 
the applicable agency not more than 30 cal-
endar days after granting such waiver. 
‘‘(3) REVIEW.—Upon receiving a written waiver 
under paragraph (1)(A), the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) review the waiver to determine wheth-
er the Director has any objection to the 
issuance of the waiver; and 
‘‘(B) if the Director so objects— 
‘‘(i) provide reasons for the objection 
in writing to the head of the agency who 
granted the waiver not more than 15 cal-
endar days after the waiver was granted; 
and 
‘‘(ii) publish the written objection on 
the website of the Office of Government 
Ethics not more than 30 calendar days 
after the waiver was granted. 
‘‘§ 603. Penalties and injunctions 
‘‘(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any person who violates 
section 602 shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both. 
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‘‘(2) WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.—Any person who 
willfully violates section 602 shall be fined under 
title 18, United States Code, imprisoned for not 
more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may 
bring a civil action in an appropriate district court 
of the United States against any person who vio-
lates, or whom the Attorney General has reason to 
believe is engaging in conduct that violates, section 
602. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the court finds by 
a preponderance of the evidence that a person 
violated section 602, the court shall impose a 
civil penalty of not more than the greater of— 
‘‘(i) $100,000 for each violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of compensation the 
person received or was offered for the con-
duct constituting the violation. 
‘‘(B) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—A civil 
penalty under this subsection may be in addi-
tion to any other criminal or civil statutory, 
common law, or administrative remedy available 
to the United States or any other person. 
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‘‘(3) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In a civil action 
brought under paragraph (1) against a person, 
the Attorney General may petition the court for 
an order prohibiting the person from engaging 
in conduct that violates section 602. 
‘‘(B) STANDARD.—The court may issue an 
order under subparagraph (A) if the court finds 
by a preponderance of the evidence that the 
conduct of the person violates section 602. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The filing 
of a petition seeking injunctive relief under this 
paragraph shall not preclude any other remedy 
that is available by law to the United States or 
any other person.’’. 
SEC. 8004. PROHIBITION OF PROCUREMENT OFFICERS AC-
CEPTING EMPLOYMENT FROM GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTORS. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PROHIBITION ON ACCEPTANCE 
BY FORMER OFFICIALS OF COMPENSATION FROM CON-
TRACTORS.—Section 2104 of title 41, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘or consultant’’ and in-
serting 
‘‘attorney, 
consultant, 
subcon-
tractor, or lobbyist’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘one year’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘person-
ally made for the Federal agency’’ and inserting 
‘‘participated personally and substantially in’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION FROM AFFILI-
ATES AND SUBCONTRACTORS.—A former official respon-
sible for a Government contract referred to in paragraph 
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) may not accept compensa-
tion for 2 years after awarding the contract from any divi-
sion, affiliate, or subcontractor of the contractor.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT
FOR PROCUREMENT OFFICERS 
TO DISCLOSE JOB OFFERS MADE TO RELATIVES.—Sec-
tion 2103(a) of title 41, United States Code, is amended 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting after 
‘‘that official’’ the following: ‘‘, or for a relative (as defined 
in section 3110 of title 5) of that official,’’. 
(c) REQUIREMENT
ON AWARD
OF GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTS TO FORMER EMPLOYERS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 21 of division B of 
subtitle I of title 41, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2108. 
Prohibition 
on 
involvement 
by 
certain 
former contractor employees in procure-
ments 
‘‘An employee of the Federal Government may not 
participate personally and substantially in any award of 
a contract to, or the administration of a contract awarded 
to, a contractor that is a former employer of the employee 
during the 2-year period beginning on the date on which 
the employee leaves the employment of the contractor.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 
41, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘2108. Prohibition on involvement by certain former contractor employees 
in procurements.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 
Government Ethics, in consultation with the Adminis-
trator of General Services, shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out and ensure the enforcement of chapter 21 of 
title 41, United States Code, as amended by this section. 
(e) MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE.—The Adminis-
trator of General Services, in consultation with designated 
agency ethics officials (as that term is defined in section 
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109(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.)), shall monitor compliance with such chapter 21 by 
individuals and agencies. 
SEC. 8005. REVOLVING DOOR RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOY-
EES MOVING INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 207 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘ONE-YEAR’’ and inserting ‘‘TWO-YEAR’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘1 year’’ in each instance 
and inserting ‘‘2 years’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, or conducts any lob-
bying activity to facilitate any communication 
to or appearance before,’’ after ‘‘any commu-
nication to or appearance before’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘1-year’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2-year’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any individual covered by sub-
section (c) of section 207 of title 18, United States Code, 
separating from the civil service on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 8006. GUIDANCE ON UNPAID EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office 
of Government Ethics shall issue guidance on ethical 
standards applicable to unpaid employees of an agency. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agency’’ includes the Executive 
Office of the President and the White House; and 
(2) the term ‘‘unpaid employee’’ includes any 
individual occupying a position at an agency and 
who is unpaid by operation of section 3110 of title 
5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, 
but does not include any employee who is unpaid 
due to a lapse in appropriations. 
SEC. 8007. LIMITATION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS AND 
CONTRACTING AT BUSINESSES OWNED BY 
CERTAIN GOVERNMENT OFFICERS AND EM-
PLOYEES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS.—Beginning in 
fiscal year 2022 and in each fiscal year thereafter, no Fed-
eral funds may be obligated or expended for purposes of 
procuring goods or services at any business owned or con-
trolled by a covered individual or any family member of 
such an individual, unless such obligation or expenditure 
of funds is authorized under the Presidential Protection 
Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94–524). 
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(b) PROHIBITION
ON CONTRACTS.—No Executive 
agency may enter into or hold a contract with a business 
owned or controlled by a covered individual or any family 
member of such an individual. 
(c) DETERMINATION OF OWNERSHIP.—For purposes 
of this section, a business shall be deemed to be owned 
or controlled by a covered individual or any family member 
of such an individual if the covered individual or member 
of family (as the case may be)— 
(1) is a member of the board of directors or 
similar governing body of the business; 
(2) directly or indirectly owns or controls more 
than 50 percent of the voting shares of the business; 
or 
(3) is the beneficiary of a trust which owns or 
controls more than 50 percent of the business and 
can direct distributions under the terms of the trust. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
individual’’ means— 
(A) the President; 
(B) the Vice President; 
(C) the head of any Executive department 
(as that term is defined in section 101 of title 
5, United States Code); and 
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(D) any individual occupying a position 
designated by the President as a Cabinet-level 
position. 
(2) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ means an individual with any of the following 
relationships to a covered individual: 
(A) Spouse, and parents thereof. 
(B) Sons and daughters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(C) Parents, and spouses thereof. 
(D) Brothers and sisters, and spouses 
thereof. 
(E) Grandparents and grandchildren, and 
spouses thereof. 
(F) Domestic partner and parents thereof, 
including domestic partners of any individual in 
subparagraphs (A) through (E). 
(3) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
Subtitle B—Presidential Conflicts 
of Interest 
SEC. 8011. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Con-
flicts of Interest Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 8012. DIVESTITURE OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTER-
ESTS OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESI-
DENT THAT POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF 
INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding after title 
VI (as added by section 8003) the following: 
‘‘TITLE VII—DIVESTITURE OF FI-
NANCIAL CONFLICTS OF IN-
TERESTS OF THE PRESIDENT 
AND VICE PRESIDENT 
‘‘§ 701. Divestiture of financial interests posing a con-
flict of interest 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY TO THE PRESIDENT AND VICE 
PRESIDENT.—The President and Vice President shall, 
within 30 days of assuming office, divest of all financial 
interests that pose a conflict of interest because the Presi-
dent or Vice President, the spouse, dependent child, or 
general partner of the President or Vice President, or any 
person or organization with whom the President or Vice 
President is negotiating or has any arrangement con-
cerning prospective employment, has a financial interest, 
by— 
‘‘(1) converting each such interest to cash or 
other investment that meets the criteria established 
by the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
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through regulation as being an interest so remote or 
inconsequential as not to pose a conflict; or 
‘‘(2) placing each such interest in a qualified 
blind trust as defined in section 102(f)(3) or a diver-
sified trust under section 102(f)(4)(B). 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE EXEMPTION.—Subsection (a) shall 
not apply if the President or Vice President complies with 
section 102.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES.—Section 102(a) of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) With respect to any such report filed by 
the President or Vice President, for any corporation, 
company, firm, partnership, or other business enter-
prise in which the President, Vice President, or the 
spouse or dependent child of the President or Vice 
President, has a significant financial interest— 
‘‘(A) the name of each other person who 
holds a significant financial interest in the firm, 
partnership, association, corporation, or other 
entity; 
‘‘(B) the value, identity, and category of 
each liability in excess of $10,000; and 
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(7) in paragraph (9)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘ordering’’ and inserting 
‘‘receiving allegations of violations of this Act or 
regulations of the Office of Government Ethics 
and, when necessary, investigating an allegation 
to determine whether a violation occurred, and 
ordering’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semi-colon the 
following: ‘‘, and recommending appropriate 
disciplinary action’’; 
(8) in paragraph (12)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘evaluating, with the as-
sistance of’’ and inserting ‘‘promulgating, with 
input from’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the need for’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘conflict of interest and 
ethical problems’’ and inserting ‘‘conflict of in-
terest and ethics issues’’; 
(9) in paragraph (13)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘with the Attorney Gen-
eral’’ and inserting ‘‘with the Inspectors Gen-
eral and the Attorney General’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘violations of the conflict 
of interest laws’’ and inserting ‘‘conflict of in-
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terest issues and allegations of violations of eth-
ics laws and regulations and this Act’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘, as required by section 
535 of title 28, United States Code’’; 
(10) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(11) in paragraph (15)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with the 
Office of Personnel Management,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘title II’’ and inserting 
‘‘title I’’; and 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(12) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(16) directing and providing final approval, 
when determined appropriate by the Director, for 
designated agency ethics officials regarding the reso-
lution of conflicts of interest as well as any other 
ethics issues under the purview of this Act in indi-
vidual cases; and 
‘‘(17) reviewing and approving, when deter-
mined appropriate by the Director, any recusals, ex-
emptions, or waivers from the conflicts of interest 
and ethics laws, rules, and regulations and making 
approved recusals, exemptions, and waivers made 
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(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ‘covered contribution’ means a payment, 
advance, forbearance, rendering, or deposit of 
money, or any thing of value— 
‘‘(A)(i) that— 
‘‘(I) is— 
‘‘(aa) made by or on behalf of a 
covered individual; or 
‘‘(bb) solicited in writing by or at 
the request of a covered individual; 
and 
‘‘(II) is made— 
‘‘(aa) to a political organization, 
as defined in section 527 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(bb) to an organization— 
‘‘(AA) that is described in 
paragraph (4) or (6) of section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such 
Code; and 
‘‘(BB) that promotes or op-
poses changes in Federal laws or 
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