‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The maximum expenditure 
for a major party candidate in a congressional dis-
trict shall bear the same ratio to the maximum 
amount under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, as 
the total popular vote in the same precincts in which 
the general election will be held for candidates of the 
party in all House of Representatives general elec-
tions occurring during the period described in para-
graph (3) bears to the total popular vote in such 
precincts for candidates of all major parties in all 
such elections, except that in determining the total 
popular vote in such precincts for candidates of any 
party in elections occurring during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (3), votes cast in any House of 
Representatives general election for which there were 
fewer than 2 major party candidates shall not be 
taken into account. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION FOR DISTRICTS WITH NO CON-
TESTED
ELECTIONS.—If, during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (3), no House of Representa-
tives general election for which there were at least 
2 major party candidates was held in any of the 
same precincts in which the general election will be 
held, the maximum expenditure for a major party 
candidate in the district shall bear the same ratio to
the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c), as 
applicable, as the total popular vote in all such pre-
cincts for candidates of the party in all elections for 
the office of Senator occurring during the period de-
scribed in paragraph (3) bears to the total popular 
vote in all such precincts for candidates of all major 
parties in all such elections. 
‘‘(3) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—With respect to a 
House of Representatives general election in a con-
gressional district, the period described in this para-
graph is the period beginning on the date of the sec-
ond most recent House of Representatives general 
election held in the district and ending on the day 
before the date of the election. 
‘‘SEC. 504. DISTRICT LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BY 
THIRD 
PARTY 
AND 
INDEPENDENT 
CAN-
DIDATES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sections 
505 and 507, the maximum amounts of expenditures by 
third party and independent candidates in House of Rep-
resentatives general elections shall be the amount allo-
cated under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATION.—The maximum expenditure for a 
third party or independent candidate in a congressional 
district shall be the greater of the following amounts:
‘‘(1) The amount that bears the same ratio to 
the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of 
section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote 
in the district for candidates of the third party or 
for all independent candidates (as the case may be) 
in House of Representatives general elections bears 
to the total popular vote for all candidates in elec-
tions held during the period described in section 
503(d)(3). 
‘‘(2) The amount that bears the same ratio to 
the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of 
section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote 
in the State involved for candidates of the third 
party or for all independent candidates (as the case 
may be) in elections for Federal office other than 
Presidential elections bears to the total popular vote 
for all candidates in elections held during the period 
described in section 503(d)(3). 
‘‘(3) The amount that bears the same ratio to 
the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of 
section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote 
in the State involved for candidates of the third 
party or for all independent candidates (as the case 
may be) in Presidential elections bears to the total 
popular vote for all candidates in Presidential elec-
tions held during the period described in section 
503(d)(3). 
‘‘SEC. 505. PERMITTING ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES BY 
CERTAIN ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. 
‘‘(a) ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The maximum amount cal-
culated under section 503 or 504 for any eligible 
candidate described in paragraph (2) shall be in-
creased in accordance with subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this section, an ‘eli-
gible candidate’ is a major party, third party, 
or independent candidate in a House of Rep-
resentatives general election who presents to the 
Commission petitions containing the signatures 
of individuals eligible to vote in the election (as 
verified by the Commission), except that the 
highest funded candidate in the election may 
not be an eligible candidate for purposes of this 
section. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITING USE OF PAID SIGNA-
TURE COLLECTORS.—The Commission may not 
verify a signature presented under this section 
if any person received a direct or indirect pay-
ment to collect the signature.
‘‘(3) 
HIGHEST
FUNDED
CANDIDATE
DE-
SCRIBED.—In this section, the ‘highest funded can-
didate’ is, with respect to an election, the major 
party, third party, or independent candidate who is 
permitted to make the greatest maximum amount of 
expenditures under this title, as calculated under ei-
ther section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase 
in the amount under this section and any additional 
amount permitted under section 507). 
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN 
MAXIMUM EXPENDITURE AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) DETERMINATION.—The increase in the 
maximum amount for an eligible candidate in a 
House of Representatives general election provided 
under this section shall be determined as follows: 
‘‘(A) If the number of signatures presented 
by the candidate to the Commission under sub-
section (a)(2) is equal to or greater than 20 
percent of the total number of votes cast in the 
most recent comparable election in the same 
precincts in which the House of Representatives 
general election is held (as verified by the Com-
mission), the maximum amount for the can-
didate shall be increased by an amount equal to 
the difference between—