committee, as appropriate, and the date, time, and 
place of the public meeting.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph 
(B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C) 
through (F) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), re-
spectively. 
(2) Section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39, United 
States Code, as redesignated by paragraph (1), is 
amended by striking ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (C)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and (B)’’. 
TITLE 
III—RESPONSIBILITIES 
OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION 
COMMISSION 
SEC. 301. PETITION FOR CERTIORARI. 
Section 307(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(6)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘(including a proceeding before the Supreme Court on 
certiorari)’’ after ‘‘appeal’’. 
SEC. 302. PROMOTING EXPEDITED AVAILABILITY OF FEC 
REPORTS. 
(a) MANDATORY
ELECTRONIC
FILING.—Section 
304(a)(11) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘under 
this Act—’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘under this Act shall be required to maintain and 
file such designation, statement, or report in elec-
tronic form accessible by computers.’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘48 
hours’’ and all that follows through ‘‘filed electroni-
cally)’’ and inserting ‘‘24 hours’’; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(b) REQUIRING REPORTS FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS 
MADE TO ANY POLITICAL COMMITTEE WITHIN 90 DAYS 
OF ELECTION; REQUIRING REPORTS TO BE MADE WITH-
IN 24 HOURS.—Section 304(a)(6)(A) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(6)(A) Each political committee shall notify the 
Commission and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, 
in writing, of any contribution received by the committee 
during the period which begins on the 90th day before an 
election and ends at the time the polls close for such elec-
tion. This notification shall be made within 24 hours (or, 
if earlier, by midnight of the day on which the contribution 
is deposited) after the receipt of such contribution and 
shall include the name of the candidate involved (as appro-
priate) and the office sought by the candidate, the identi-
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fication of the contributor, and the date of receipt and 
amount of the contribution.’’. 
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
SEC. 402. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. 
An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme 
Court of the United States from any final judgment, de-
cree, or order issued by any court ruling on the constitu-
tionality of any provision of this Act or amendment made 
by this Act. 
SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided for in this Act, this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on January 1, 2010. 
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