‘‘(II) contributions directly or indirectly ar-
ranged to be made to a particular candidate or
the candidate’s authorized committee or agent,
in a manner that identifies directly or indirectly
to the candidate or authorized committee or
agent the person who arranged the making of
the contributions or the person on whose behalf
such person was acting.
‘‘(iv) The term ‘acting on the organization’s be-
half’ includes the following activities by an officer,
employee or agent of a person described in subpara-
graph (B)(ii)(IV):
‘‘(I) Soliciting or directly or indirectly ar-
ranging the making of a contribution to a par-
ticular candidate in the name of, or by using
the name of, such a person.
‘‘(II) Soliciting or directly or indirectly ar-
ranging the making of a contribution to a par-
ticular candidate using other than incidental re-
sources of such a person.
‘‘(III) Soliciting contributions for a par-
ticular candidate by substantially directing the
solicitations to other officers, employees, or
agents of such a person.
‘‘(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit—
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‘‘(i) bona fide joint fundraising efforts con-
ducted solely for the purpose of sponsorship of
a fundraising reception, dinner, or other similar
event, in accordance with rules prescribed by
the Commission, by—
‘‘(I) 2 or more candidates;
‘‘(II) 2 or more national, State, or
local committees of a political party within
the meaning of section 301(4) acting on
their own behalf; or
‘‘(III) a special committee formed by
2 or more candidates, or a candidate and
a national, State, or local committee of a
political party acting on their own behalf;
or
‘‘(ii) fundraising efforts for the benefit of
a candidate that are conducted by another can-
didate.
‘‘(iii) bona fide fundraising efforts con-
ducted by and solely on behalf of an individual
for the purpose of sponsorship of a fundraising
reception, dinner, or other similar event, but
only if all contributions are made directly to a
candidate or a representative of a candidate.
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When a contribution is made to a candidate through an
intermediary or conduit, the intermediary or conduit shall
report the original source and the intended recipient of
the contribution to the Commission and to the intended
recipient.’’.
SEC. 402. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOT-
ING AGE.
Section 315 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended
by section 313(b), is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(n) For purposes of this section, any contribution
by an individual who—
‘‘(1) is a dependent of another individual; and
‘‘(2) has not, as of the time of such contribu-
tion, attained the legal age for voting for elections
to Federal office in the State in which such individ-
ual resides,
shall be treated as having been made by such other indi-
vidual. If such individual is the dependent of another indi-
vidual and such other individual’s spouse, the contribution
shall be allocated among such individuals in the manner
determined by them.’’.
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SEC. 403. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FROM STATE
AND LOCAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PAR-
TIES TO BE AGGREGATED.
Section 315(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(9) A candidate for Federal office may not accept,
with respect to an election, any contribution from a State
or local committee of a political party (including any sub-
ordinate committee of such committee), if such contribu-
tion, when added to the total of contributions previously
accepted from all such committees of that political party,
exceeds a limitation on contributions to a candidate under
this section.’’.
SEC. 404. LIMITED EXCLUSION OF ADVANCES BY CAM-
PAIGN WORKERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF
THE TERM ‘‘CONTRIBUTION’’.
Section 301(8)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (xiii), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the
end and inserting: ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
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‘‘(xv) any advance voluntarily made on behalf of
an authorized committee of a candidate by an indi-
vidual in the normal course of such individual’s re-
sponsibilities as a volunteer for, or employee of, the
committee, if the advance is reimbursed by the com-
mittee within 10 days after the date on which the
advance is made, and the value of advances on be-
half of a committee does not exceed $500 with re-
spect to an election.’’.
TITLE V—REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 501. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CAL-
ENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN ELECTION CYCLE
BASIS.
Paragraphs (2) through (7) of section 304(b) of
FECA (2 U.S.C. 434(b) (2)–(7)) are amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘calendar year’’ each place it appears the follow-
ing: ‘‘(election cycle, in the case of an authorized commit-
tee of a candidate for Federal office)’’.
SEC. 502. PERSONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES.
Section 
304(b)(5)(A) 
of 
FECA 
(2 
U.S.C.
434(b)(5)(A)) is amended by adding before the semicolon
at the end the following: ‘‘, except that if a person to
whom an expenditure is made is merely providing personal
or consulting services and is in turn making expenditures
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to other persons (not including employees) who provide
goods or services to the candidate or his or her authorized
committees, the name and address of such other person,
together with the date, amount and purpose of such ex-
penditure shall also be disclosed’’.
SEC. 503. REDUCTION IN THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION BY PERSONS OTHER
THAN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
Section 
304(b)(3)(A) 
of 
FECA 
(2 
U.S.C.
434(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$50’’.
SEC. 504. COMPUTERIZED INDICES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 311(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 438(a)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(9);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(11) maintain computerized indices of con-
tributions of $50 or more.’’.
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TITLE VI—FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION
SEC. 601. USE OF CANDIDATES’ NAMES.
Section 302(e)(4) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 432(e)(4)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall
include the name of the candidate who authorized the com-
mittee under paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) A political committee that is not an authorized
committee shall not include the name of any candidate in
its name or use the name of any candidate in any activity
on behalf of such committee in such a context as to sug-
gest that the committee is an authorized committee of the
candidate or that the use of the candidate’s name has been
authorized by the candidate.’’.
SEC. 602. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) OPTION TO FILE MONTHLY REPORTS.—Section
304(a)(2) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by inserting the following new subparagraph
at the end:
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‘‘(C) in lieu of the reports required by subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), the treasurer may file monthly
reports in all calendar years, which shall be filed no
later than the 15th day after the last day of the
month and shall be complete as of the last day of
the month, except that, in lieu of filing the reports
otherwise due in November and December of any
year in which a regularly scheduled general election
is held, a pre-primary election report and a pre-gen-
eral election report shall be filed in accordance with
subparagraph (A)(i), a post-general election report
shall be filed in accordance with subparagraph
(A)(ii), and a year end report shall be filed no later
than January 31 of the following calendar year.’’.
(b) FILING DATE.—Section 304(a)(4)(B) of FECA
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘20th’’
and inserting ‘‘15th’’.
SEC. 603. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE GENERAL COUN-
SEL OF THE COMMISSION.
(a) VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF GENERAL COUN-
SEL.—Section 306(f) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437c(f)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) In the event of a vacancy in the office of general
counsel, the next highest ranking enforcement official in
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the general counsel’s office shall serve as acting general
counsel with full powers of the general counsel until a suc-
cessor is appointed.’’.
(b) PAY
OF
THE
GENERAL
COUNSEL.—Section
306(f)(1) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437c(f)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘and the general counsel’’ after
‘‘staff director’’ in the second sentence; and
(2) by striking the third sentence.
SEC. 604. ENFORCEMENT.
(a) BASIS FOR ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDING.—Sec-
tion 309(a)(2) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended
by striking ‘‘it has reason to believe that a person has
committed, or is about to commit’’ and inserting ‘‘facts
have been alleged or ascertained that, if true, give reason
to believe that a person may have committed, or may be
about to commit’’.
(b) AUTHORITY TO SEEK INJUNCTION.—(1) Section
309(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(13)(A) If, at any time in a proceeding described
in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), the Commission believes
that—
‘‘(i) there is a substantial likelihood that a vio-
lation of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is occurring or
is about to occur;
‘‘(ii) the failure to act expeditiously will result
in irreparable harm to a party affected by the poten-
tial violation;
‘‘(iii) expeditious action will not cause undue
harm or prejudice to the interests of others; and
‘‘(iv) the public interest would be best served by
the issuance of an injunction,
the Commission may initiate a civil action for a temporary
restraining order or a temporary injunction pending the
outcome of the proceedings described in paragraphs (1),
(2), (3), and (4).
‘‘(B) An action under subparagraph (A) shall be
brought in the United States district court for the district
in which the defendant resides, transacts business, or may
be found.’’.
(2) Section 309(a) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (7) by striking ‘‘(5) or (6)’’
and inserting ‘‘(5), (6), or (13)’’; and
(B) in paragraph (11) by striking ‘‘(6)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(6) or (13)’’.
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SEC. 605. PENALTIES.
(a) PENALTIES
PRESCRIBED
IN
CONCILIATION
AGREEMENTS.—(1) Section 309(a)(5)(A) of FECA (2
U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘which does
not exceed the greater of $5,000 or an amount equal to
any contribution or expenditure involved in such violation’’
and inserting ‘‘which is—
‘‘(i) not less than 50 percent of all contribu-
tions and expenditures involved in the violation (or
such lesser amount as the Commission provides if
necessary to ensure that the penalty is not unjustly
disproportionate to the violation); and
‘‘(ii) not greater than all contributions and ex-
penditures involved in the violation’’.
(2) Section 309(a)(5)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘which does not
exceed the greater of $10,000 or an amount equal to 200
percent of any contribution or expenditure involved in such
violation’’ and inserting ‘‘which is—
‘‘(i) not less than all contributions and expendi-
tures involved in the violation; and
‘‘(ii) not greater than 150 percent of all con-
tributions and expenditures involved in the viola-
tion’’.
(b) PENALTIES
WHEN
VIOLATIONS
ARE
ADJU-
DICATED IN COURT.—(1) Section 309(a)(6)(A) of FECA
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(2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking all that
follows ‘‘appropriate order’’ and inserting ‘‘, including an
order for a civil penalty in the amount determined under
subparagraph (A) or (B) in the district court of the Unit-
ed States for the district in which the defendant resides,
transacts business, or may be found.’’.
(2) Section 309(a)(6)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(6)(B)) is amended by striking all that follows
‘‘other order’’ and inserting ‘‘, including an order for a
civil penalty which is—
‘‘(i) not less than all contributions and expendi-
tures involved in the violation; and
‘‘(ii) not greater than 200 percent of all con-
tributions and expenditures involved in the violation,
upon a proper showing that the person involved has com-
mitted, or is about to commit (if the relief sought is a
permanent or temporary injunction or a restraining
order), a violation of this Act or chapter 95 or chapter
96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(3) Section 309(a)(6)(C) of FECA (29 U.S.C.
437g(6)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘a civil penalty’’ and
all that follows and inserting ‘‘a civil penalty which is—
‘‘(i) not less than 200 percent of all contribu-
tions and expenditures involved in the violation; and
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‘‘(ii) not greater than 250 percent of all con-
tributions and expenditures involved in the viola-
tion.’’.
SEC. 606. RANDOM AUDITS.
Section 311(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Commis-
sion’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission
may from time to time conduct random audits and inves-
tigations to ensure voluntary compliance with this Act.
The subjects of such audits and investigations shall be se-
lected on the basis of criteria established by vote of at
least 4 members of the Commission to ensure impartiality
in the selection process. This paragraph does not apply
to an authorized committee of an eligible Senate candidate
subject to audit under section 505(a) or an authorized
committee of an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate subject to audit under section 605(a).’’.
SEC. 607. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO
SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 322 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441h) is amended—
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(1) by inserting after ‘‘SEC. 322.’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) No person shall solicit contributions by falsely
representing himself as a candidate or as a representative
of a candidate, a political committee, or a political party.’’.
SEC. 608. REGULATIONS RELATING TO USE OF NON-FED-
ERAL MONEY.
Section 306 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437c) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) The Commission shall promulgate rules to pro-
hibit devices or arrangements which have the purpose or
effect of undermining or evading the provisions of this Act
restricting the use of non-Federal money to affect Federal
elections.’’.
TITLE VII—BALLOT INITIATIVE
COMMITTEES
SEC. 701. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO BALLOT INITIATIVES.
Section 301 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431), as amended
by section 312(d), is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraphs:
‘‘(32) The term ‘ballot initiative political committee’
means any committee, club, association, or other group of
persons which makes ballot initiative expenditures or re-
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ceives ballot initiative contributions in excess of $1,000
during a calendar year.
‘‘(33) The term ‘ballot initiative contribution’ means
any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money
or anything of value made by any person for the purpose
of influencing the outcome of any referendum or other bal-
lot initiative voted on at the State, commonwealth, terri-
tory, or District of Columbia level which involves—
‘‘(A) interstate commerce;
‘‘(B) the election of candidates for Federal of-
fice and the permissible terms of those so elected;
‘‘(C) Federal taxation of individuals, corpora-
tions, or other entities; or
‘‘(D) the regulation of speech or press, or any
other right guaranteed under the United States Con-
stitution.
‘‘(34) The term ‘ballot initiative expenditure’ means
any purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, de-
posit or gift of money or anything of value made by any
person for the purpose of influencing the outcome of any
referendum or other ballot initiative voted on at the state,
commonwealth, territory, or District of Columbia level
which involves—
‘‘(A) interstate commerce;
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‘‘(B) the election of candidates for Federal of-
fice and the permissible terms of those so elected;
‘‘(C) Federal taxation of individuals, corpora-
tions, or other entities; or
‘‘(D) the regulation of speech or press, or any
other right guaranteed under the United States Con-
stitution.’’.
SEC. 702. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF CONTRIBUTION.
Section 301(8)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)),
as amended by section 404, is amended—
(1) in clause (xiv), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (xv), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(xvi) a ballot initiative contribution.’’.
SEC. 703. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF EXPENDITURE.
Section 301(9)(B) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (ix)(3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the
semicolon;
(2) in clause (x), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(xi) a ballot initiative expenditure.’’.
SEC. 704. ORGANIZATION OF BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMIT-
TEES.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended
by inserting after section 302 (2 U.S.C. 432) the following
new section:
‘‘ORGANIZATION OF BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEES
‘‘SEC. 302A. (a) Every ballot initiative political com-
mittee shall have a treasurer. No ballot initiative contribu-
tion shall be accepted or ballot initiative expenditure shall
be made by or on behalf of a ballot initiative political com-
mittee during any period in which the office of treasurer
is vacant.
‘‘(b)(1) Every person who receives a ballot initiative
contribution for a ballot initiative political committee
shall—
‘‘(A) if the amount is $50 or less, forward to
the treasurer such contribution no later than 30
days after receiving the contribution; and
‘‘(B) if the amount of the ballot initiative con-
tribution is in excess of $50, forward to the treas-
urer such contribution, the name, address, and occu-
pation of the person making such contribution, and
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the date of receiving such contribution, no later than
10 days after receiving such contribution.
‘‘(2) All funds of a ballot initiative political committee
shall be segregated from, and may not be commingled
with, the personal funds of any individual.
‘‘(3) The treasurer of a ballot initiative political com-
mittee shall keep an account for—
‘‘(A) all ballot initiative contributions received
by or on behalf of such ballot initiative political com-
mittee;
‘‘(B) the name and address of any person who
makes a ballot initiative contribution in excess of
$50, together with the date and amount of such bal-
lot initiative contribution by any person;
‘‘(C) the identification of any person who makes
a ballot initiative contribution or ballot initiative
contributions aggregating more than $200 during a
calendar year, together with the date and amount of
any such contribution;
‘‘(D) the identification of any political commit-
tee or ballot initiative political committee which
makes a ballot initiative contribution, together with
the date and amount of any such contribution; and
‘‘(E) the name and address of every person to
whom any ballot initiative expenditure is made, the
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date, amount and purpose of such ballot initiative
expenditure, and the name of the ballot initiative(s)
to which the ballot initiative expenditure pertained.
‘‘(c) The treasurer shall preserve all records required
to be kept by this section 3 years after the report is filed.’’.
SEC. 705. BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by section 103, is amended by inserting after section 30A
(2 U.S.C. 434) the following new section:
‘‘BALLOT INITIATIVE COMMITTEE REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
‘‘SEC. 304B. (a)(1) Each treasurer of a ballot initia-
tive political committee shall file reports of receipts and
disbursements in accordance with the provisions of this
subsection. The treasurer shall sign each such report.
‘‘(2) All ballot initiative political committees shall file
either—
‘‘(A)(i) quarterly reports in each calendar year
when a ballot initiative is slated regarding which the
ballot initiative committee plans to make or makes
a ballot initiative expenditure or plans to receive or
receives a ballot initiative contribution, which shall
be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day
of each calendar quarter: except that the report for
the quarter ending on December 31 of such calendar
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year shall be filed no later than January 31 of the
following calendar year; and
‘‘(ii) preballot initiative reports, which shall be
filed 5 days before the occurrence of each ballot ini-
tiative in which the ballot initiative committee plans
to make or has made a ballot initiative expenditure
or plans to receive or has received a ballot initiative
contribution; or
‘‘(B) monthly reports in all calendar years
which shall be filed no later than the 15th day after
the last day of the month and shall be complete as
of the last day of the month.
‘‘(3) If a designation, report, or statement filed pur-
suant to this section (other than under paragraph
(2)(A)(ii)) is sent by registered or certified mail, the Unit-
ed States postmark shall be considered the date of filing
of the designation, report, or statement.
‘‘(4) The reports required to be filed by this section
shall be cumulative during the calendar year to which they
relate, but where there has been no change in an item
reported in a previous report during each year, only the
amount need be carried forward.
‘‘(b) Each report under this section shall disclose—
‘‘(1) the amount of cash on hand at the begin-
ning of the reporting period;
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‘‘(2) for the reporting period and the calendar
year, the total amount of all receipts, and the total
amount of all receipts in the following categories:
‘‘(A) ballot initiative contributions from
persons other than political committees;
‘‘(B) ballot initiative contributions from
political party committees;
‘‘(C) ballot initiative contributions from
other political committees and ballot initiative
political committees;
‘‘(D) transfers from affiliated political
committees;
‘‘(E) loans;
‘‘(F) rebates, refunds, and other offsets to
operating expenditures; and
‘‘(G) dividends, interest, and other forms
of receipts;
‘‘(3) the identification of each—
‘‘(A) person (other than a political commit-
tee or ballot initiative political committee) who
makes a ballot initiative contribution to the re-
porting committee during the reporting period,
whose ballot initiative contribution or ballot ini-
tiative contributions have an aggregate amount
or value in excess of $50 within the calendar
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year, or in any lesser amount if the reporting
committee should so elect, together with the
date and amount of any such contribution and
the address and occupation (if an individual) of
the person;
‘‘(B) political committee or ballot initiative
political committee which makes a ballot initia-
tive contribution to the reporting committee
during the reporting period, together with the
date and amount of any such contribution;
‘‘(C) affiliated political committee or affili-
ated ballot initiative political committee which
makes a transfer to the reporting committee
during the reporting period;
‘‘(D) person who makes a loan to the re-
porting committee during the reporting period,
together with the identification of any endorser
or guarantor of such loan, and the date and
amount or value of such loan and the address
and occupation (if an individual) of the person;
‘‘(E) person who provides a rebate, refund,
or other offset to operating expenditures to the
reporting committee in an aggregate amount or
value in excess of $200 within the calendar
year, together with the date and amount of
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such receipt and the address and occupation (if
an individual) of the person; and
‘‘(F) person who provides any dividend, in-
terest, or other receipt to the reporting commit-
tee in an aggregate value or amount in excess
of $200 within the calendar year, together with
the date and amount of any such receipt and
the address and occupation (if an individual) of
the person;
‘‘(4) for the reporting period and the calendar
year, the total amount of disbursements, and all dis-
bursements in the following categories:
‘‘(A) ballot initiative expenditures;
‘‘(B) transfers to affiliated political com-
mittees or ballot initiative political committees;
‘‘(C) ballot initiative contribution refunds
and other offsets to ballot initiative contribu-
tions;
‘‘(D) loans made by the reporting commit-
tee and the name of the person receiving the
loan together with the date of the loan and the
address and occupation (if an individual) of the
person; and
‘‘(E) independent expenditures; and
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‘‘(5) the total sum of all ballot initiative con-
tributions to such ballot initiative political commit-
tee.’’.
SEC. 706. ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT.
Section 309 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) The civil penalties of this Act shall apply to the
organization, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements
of a ballot initiative political committee under section
302A or 304B, insofar as such committee conducts activi-
ties solely for the purpose of influencing a ballot initiative
and not for the purpose of influencing any election for
Federal office.’’.
SEC. 707. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NAME
OF ANOTHER.
Section 320 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441f) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NAME OF
ANOTHER
‘‘SEC. 320. No person shall make a contribution or
ballot initiative contribution in the name of another person
or knowingly permit his name to be used to effect such
a contribution or ballot initiative contribution, and no per-
son shall knowingly accept a contribution or ballot initia-
tive contribution made by one person in the name of an-
other person.’’.
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SEC. 708. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY.
Section 321 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441g) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY
‘‘SEC. 321. No person shall make contributions or
ballot initiative contributions of currency of the United
States or currency of any foreign country which in the
aggregate, exceed $100, to or for the benefit of—
‘‘(1) any candidate for nomination for election,
or for election, to Federal office;
‘‘(2) any political committee (other than a bal-
lot initiative political committee) for the purpose of
influencing an election for Federal office; or
‘‘(3) any ballot initiative political committee for
the purpose of influencing a ballot initiative.’’.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.
Section 302(e) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) No political committee that supports or has sup-
ported more than one candidate may be designated as an
authorized committee, except that—
‘‘(A) a candidate for the office of President
nominated by a political party may designate the na-
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tional committee of such political party as the can-
didate’s principal campaign committee, but only if
that national committee maintains separate books of
account with respect to its functions as a principal
campaign committee; and
‘‘(B) a candidate may designate a political com-
mittee established solely for the purpose of joint
fundraising by such candidates as an authorized
committee.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6)(A) A candidate for Federal office or any individ-
ual holding Federal office may not establish, maintain, or
control any political committee other than a principal cam-
paign committee of the candidate, authorized committee,
party committee, or other political committee designated
in accordance with paragraph (3). A candidate for more
than one Federal office may designate a separate principal
campaign committee for each Federal office.
‘‘(B) For one year after the effective date of this
paragraph, any such political committee may continue to
make contributions. At the end of that period such politi-
cal committee shall disburse all funds by one or more of
the following means: making contributions to an entity
qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
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Code of 1986; making a contribution to the treasury of
the United States; contributing to the national, State or
local committees of a political party; or making contribu-
tions not to exceed $1,000 to candidates for elective of-
fice.’’.
SEC. 802. POLLING DATA CONTRIBUTED TO CANDIDATES.
Section 301(8) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)), as
amended by section 314(b), is amended by inserting at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) A contribution of polling data to a can-
didate shall be valued at the fair market value of the
data on the date the poll was completed, depreciated
at a rate not more than 1 percent per day from such
date to the date on which the contribution was
made.’’.
SEC. 803. DEBATES BY GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
WHO RECEIVE AMOUNTS FROM THE PRESI-
DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND.
Section 315(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3)(A) The candidates of a political party for
the offices of President and Vice President who are
eligible under section 9003 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to receive payments from the Sec-
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retary of the Treasury shall not receive such pay-
ments unless both of such candidates agree in writ-
ing—
‘‘(i) that the candidate for the office of
President will participate in at least 4 debates,
sponsored by a nonpartisan or bipartisan orga-
nization, with all other candidates for that of-
fice who are eligible under that section; and
‘‘(ii) that the candidate of the party for the
office of Vice President will participate in at
least 1 debate, sponsored by a nonpartisan or
bipartisan organization, with all other can-
didates for that office who are eligible under
that section.
‘‘(B) If the Commission determines that either
of the candidates of a political party failed to par-
ticipate in a debate under subparagraph (A) and
was responsible at least in part for such failure, the
candidate of the party involved shall—
‘‘(i) be ineligible to receive payments under
section 9006 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986; and
‘‘(ii) pay to the Secretary of the Treasury
an amount equal to the amount of the pay-
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ments made to the candidate under that sec-
tion.’’.
SEC. 804. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED
ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN NATIONALS.
Section 319 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(c) A foreign national shall not directly or indirectly
direct, control, influence or participate in any person’s
election-related activities, such as the making of contribu-
tions or expenditures in connection with elections for any
local, State, or Federal office or the administration of a
political committee.
‘‘(d) A nonconnected political committee or the sepa-
rate segregated fund established in accordance with sec-
tion 316(b)(2)(C) or any other organization or committee
involved in the making of contributions or expenditures
in connection with elections for any Federal, State, or
local office shall include the following statement on all
printed materials produced for the purpose of soliciting
contributions:
‘‘ ‘It is unlawful for a foreign national to make
any contribution of money or other thing of value to
a political committee.’.’’.
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SEC. 805. AMENDMENT TO FECA SECTION 316.
Section 316(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ at the beginning of para-
graph (2) and redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
(2) at the beginning of the first sentence in
subparagraph (A), by inserting the following: ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B),’’; and
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following:
‘‘(B) Expenditures by a corporation or
labor organization for candidate appearances,
candidate debates and voter guides directed to
the general public shall be considered contribu-
tions unless—
‘‘(i) in the case of a candidate appear-
ance, the appearance takes place on cor-
porate or labor organization premises or at
a meeting or convention of the corporation
or labor organization, and all candidates
for election to that office are notified that
they may make an appearance under the
same or similar conditions;
‘‘(ii) in the case of a candidate debate,
the organization staging the debate is ei-
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ther an organization described in section
301 whose broadcasts or publications are
supported by commercial advertising, sub-
scriptions or sales to the public, including
a noncommercial educational broadcaster,
or a nonprofit organization exempt from
Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)
or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 that does not endorse, support, or
oppose candidates or political parties; and
‘‘(iii) in the case of a voter guide, the
guide is prepared and distributed by a cor-
poration or labor organization and consists
of questions posed to at least two can-
didates for election to that office,
except that no communication made by a cor-
poration or labor organization in connection
with the candidate appearance, candidate de-
bate or voter guide contains express advocacy,
or that no candidate is favored through the
structure or format of the candidate appear-
ance, candidate debate or voter guide.’’.
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SEC. 806. TELEPHONE VOTING BY PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.
(a) STUDY OF SYSTEMS TO PERMIT PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Election Com-
mission shall conduct a study to determine the fea-
sibility of developing a system or systems by which
persons with disabilities may be permitted to vote by
telephone.
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Federal Election
Commission shall conduct the study described in
paragraph (1) in consultation with State and local
election officials, representatives of the telecommuni-
cations industry, representatives of persons with dis-
abilities, and other concerned members of the public.
(3) CRITERIA.—The system or systems devel-
oped pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
(A) propose a description of the kinds of
disabilities that impose such difficulty in travel
to polling places that a person with a disability
who may desire to vote is discouraged from un-
dertaking such travel;
(B) propose procedures to identify persons
who are so disabled; and
(C) describe procedures and equipment
that may be used to ensure that—
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(i) only those persons who are entitled
to use the system are permitted to use it;
(ii) the votes of persons who use the
system are recorded accurately and remain
secret;
(iii) the system minimizes the possibil-
ity of vote fraud; and
(iv) the system minimizes the finan-
cial costs that State and local governments
would incur in establishing and operating
the system.
(4) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.—In developing
a system described in paragraph (1), the Federal
Election Commission may request proposals from
private contractors for the design of procedures and
equipment to be used in the system.
(5) PHYSICAL ACCESS.—Nothing in this section
is intended to supersede or supplant efforts by State
and local governments to make polling places phys-
ically accessible to persons with disabilities.
(6) DEADLINE.—The Federal Election Commis-
sion shall submit to Congress the study required by
this section not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 807. PROHIBITION OF USE OF GOVERNMENT AIR-
CRAFT IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS
FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by section 312(c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF USE OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT IN
CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
‘‘SEC. 325. (a) No aircraft that is owned or operated
by the Government (including any aircraft that is owned
or operated by the Department of Defense) may be used
in connection with an election for Federal office.
‘‘(b)(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to travel pro-
vided to the President or Vice President.
‘‘(2) The portion of the cost of any travel provided
to the President or Vice President that is allocable to ac-
tivities in connection with an election for Federal office
shall be paid by the authorized committee of the Presi-
dent. Such portion shall be paid within 10 days of the
travel. For purposes of this section, travel which is in any
part related to campaign activity, shall be treated as in
connection with an election for Federal office, and the pay-
ment for such travel shall be sufficient to reflect that por-
tion which is campaign-related.
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‘‘(3) The actual costs and payment for costs of any
travel provided to the President and Vice President shall
be disclosed in accordance with section 304.’’.
SEC. 808. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
The Congress should consider legislation that would
provide for an amendment to the Constitution to set rea-
sonable limits on campaign expenditures in Federal elec-
tions.
TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATES;
AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by, and the provisions of, this Act shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act but shall
not apply with respect to activities in connection with any
election occurring before January 1, 1993.
SEC. 902. BUDGET NEUTRALITY.
(a) DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.—The provisions of
this Act (other than this section) shall not be effective
until the estimated costs under section 252 of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
have been offset by the enactment of subsequent legisla-
tion effectuating this Act.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that subsequent legislation effectuating this Act
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shall not provide for general revenue increases, reduce ex-
penditures for any existing Federal program, or increase
the Federal budget deficit.
SEC. 903. SEVERABILITY.
Except as provided in sections 101(c) and 121(b), if
any provision of this Act (including any amendment made
by this Act), or the application of any such provision to
any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the validity
of any other provision of this Act, or the application of
such provision to other persons and circumstances, shall
not be affected thereby.
SEC. 904. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.
(a) DIRECT APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.—An ap-
peal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the
United States from any interlocutory order or final judg-
ment, decree, or order issued by any court ruling on the
constitutionality of any provision of this Act or amend-
ment made by this Act.
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND EXPEDITION.—The Supreme
Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question
addressed in the ruling below, accept jurisdiction over, ad-
vance on the docket, and expedite the appeal to the great-
est extent possible.
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