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ing the importance of voter involvement, the 
need to assure adequate incentives for partici-
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: 
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‘‘(A) 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. 
‘‘(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. 
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‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this section. 
‘‘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. 
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‘‘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 
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). 
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‘‘(2) OTHER
ACTION
NOT
PRECLUDED.—Any 
action by the Commission in accordance with this 
subsection shall not preclude enforcement pro-
ceedings by the Commission in accordance with sec-
tion 309(a), including a referral by the Commission 
to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent 
knowing and willful violation of this title. 
‘‘(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 
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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-
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 2024, 
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 2024. 
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‘‘(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-
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). 
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‘‘(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). 
‘‘(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 
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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 
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— 
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(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: 
‘‘(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)(9); 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-
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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 
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 2.75 percent of any fine im-
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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 
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 2.75 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.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9707. Special assessments for Freedom From Influ-
ence Fund 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Any entity of the Fed-
eral Government which is authorized under any law, 
rule, or regulation to impose a civil penalty shall as-
sess on each person, other than a natural person 
who is not a corporate officer or person with equiva-
lent authority in any other organization, on whom 
such a penalty is imposed an amount equal to 2.75 
percent of the amount of the penalty. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.—Any entity 
of the Federal Government which is authorized 
under any law, rule, or regulation to impose an ad-
ministrative penalty shall assess on each person, 
other than a natural person who is not a corporate 
officer or person with equivalent authority in any 
other organization, on whom such a penalty is im-
posed an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the penalty. 
‘‘(3) SETTLEMENTS.—Any entity of the Federal 
Government which is authorized under any law, rule, 
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or regulation to enter into a settlement agreement or 
consent decree with any person, other than a natural 
person who is not a corporate officer or person with 
equivalent authority in any other organization, in 
satisfaction of any allegation of an action or omis-
sion by the person which would be subject to a civil 
penalty or administrative penalty shall assess on 
such person an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the settlement. 
‘‘(b) MANNER
OF COLLECTION.—An amount as-
sessed under subsection (a) shall be collected— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an amount assessed under 
paragraph (1) of such subsection, in the manner in 
which civil penalties are collected by the entity of the 
Federal Government involved; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an amount assessed under 
paragraph (2) of such subsection, in the manner in 
which administrative penalties are collected by the 
entity of the Federal Government involved; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of an amount assessed under 
paragraph (3) of such subsection, in the manner in 
which amounts are collected pursuant to settlement 
agreements or consent decrees entered into by the 
entity of the Federal Government involved. 
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‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with sec-
tion 3302(b) of this title, 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. 
‘‘(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: 
‘‘9707. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS RELATING
TO CERTAIN PEN-
ALTIES UNDER
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 
1986.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 68 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subchapter: 
‘‘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 
2.75 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 ths 
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 
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effect under section 1 with respect to such taxpayer 
for such taxable year. 
‘‘(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.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to convictions, agreements, 
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 
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(2) submit to Congress a report that discuses 
whether such amounts are sufficient to meet the 
goals of the program. 
(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 2026 
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, 2024, 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 C—Presidential Elections 
SEC. 5200. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Empower Act of 
2019’’. 
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— 
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(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)— 
‘‘(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 
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‘‘(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 
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. 
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‘‘(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 
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 
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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.— 
(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.— 
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