I
103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1396
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a
voluntary system of spending limits and partial public financing for
House of Representatives election campaigns, to prohibit contributions
by multicandidate political committees, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1993
Mr. BEILENSON (for himself and Mr. LEACH) introduced the following bill;
which was referred jointly to the Committees on House Administration,
Post Office and Civil Service, and Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
provide for a voluntary system of spending limits and
partial public financing for House of Representatives
election 
campaigns, 
to 
prohibit 
contributions 
by
multicandidate political committees, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘House of Representa-
tives Election Campaign Reform Act of 1993’’.
TITLE I—EXPENDITURE LIMITA-
TIONS, CONTRIBUTION LIMI-
TATIONS, MATCHING FUNDS,
REDUCED THIRD-CLASS MAIL
RATE, AND REDUCED BROAD-
CAST RATES FOR ELIGIBLE
HOUSE 
OF 
REPRESENTA-
TIVES CANDIDATES
SEC. 101. NEW TITLE OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN ACT OF 1971.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new title:
‘‘TITLE V—EXPENDITURE LIMI-
TATIONS, 
CONTRIBUTION
LIMITATIONS, 
AND 
MATCH-
ING 
FUNDS 
FOR 
ELIGIBLE
HOUSE 
OF 
REPRESENTA-
TIVES CANDIDATES
‘‘SEC. 501. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible House of Representa-
tives candidate may not, in an election cycle, make expend-
itures aggregating more than $350,000.
‘‘(b) RUNOFF ELECTION AND SPECIAL ELECTION
AMOUNTS.—
‘‘(1) RUNOFF ELECTION AMOUNT.—In addition
to the expenditures under subsection (a), an eligible
House of Representatives candidate who is a can-
didate in a runoff election may make expenditures
aggregating not more than $100,000 in the general
election period.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL ELECTION AMOUNT.—An eligible
House of Representatives candidate who is a can-
didate in a special election may make expenditures
aggregating not more than $350,000 with respect to
the special election.
‘‘(c) COMPETITIVE PRIMARY.—If, as determined by
the Commission, an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate in a contested primary election has at least one op-
ponent who receives contributions or makes expenditures
of $50,000, subject to the general election period limita-
tion in subsection (a), the candidate may make additional
expenditures of not more than $150,000 in the general
election period. The additional expenditures shall be from
contributions described in section 503(h) and payments
described in section 504(g).
‘‘(d) NONPARTICIPATING OPPONENT PROVISIONS.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION EXCEPTION.—The limitations
imposed by subsections (a) and (b) do not apply in
the case of an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate if any other candidate seeking nomination or
election to that office—
‘‘(A) is not an eligible House of Represent-
atives candidate; and
‘‘(B) receives contributions or makes ex-
penditures in excess of $350,000.
‘‘(2) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY AND ADDITIONAL
MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible House of Represent-
atives candidate referred to in paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) shall continue to be eligible for all
benefits under this title; and
‘‘(B) shall receive matching funds without
regard to the ceiling under section 504(a).
‘‘(3) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—A candidate
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress who—
‘‘(A) is not an eligible House of Represent-
atives candidate; and
‘‘(B) receives contributions or makes ex-
penditures in excess of $350,000;
shall report that the threshold has been reached to
the Commission not later than 48 hours after reach-
ing the threshold. Not later than 48 hours after the
Commission receives a report under this paragraph,
the Commission shall transmit a copy of the report
to each other candidate in the election.
‘‘(e) INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURE
PROVISION.—
The limitation imposed by subsection (a) does not apply
to an eligible House of Representatives candidate if inde-
pendent expenditures totaling $10,000 are made in the
same election in favor of another candidate or against the
eligible House of Representatives candidate.
‘‘(f) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COSTS AND TAXES.—
Payments up to $25,000 for legal and accounting compli-
ance costs and Federal and State taxes shall not be con-
sidered in the computation of amounts subject to limita-
tion under this section.
‘‘(g) CIVIL PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) LOW
AMOUNT
OF
EXCESS
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any eligible House of Representatives can-
didate who makes expenditures that exceed a limita-
tion under subsection (a) or subsection (b) by 2.5
percent or less shall pay to the Secretary of the
Treasury, for deposit in the House of Representa-
tives Election Campaign Fund, an amount equal to
the amount of the excess expenditures.
‘‘(2) MEDIUM AMOUNT OF EXCESS EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any eligible House of Representatives can-
didate who makes expenditures that exceed a limita-
tion under subsection (a) or subsection (b) by more
than 2.5 percent and less than 5 percent shall pay
to the Secretary of the Treasury, for deposit in the
House of Representatives Election Campaign Fund,
an amount equal to three times the amount of the
excess expenditures.
‘‘(3) LARGE
AMOUNT
OF
EXCESS
EXPENDI-
TURES.—Any eligible House of Representatives can-
didate who makes expenditures that exceed a limita-
tion under subsection (a) or subsection (b) by 5 per-
cent or more shall pay to the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, for deposit in the House of Representatives
Election Campaign Fund, the amount of matching
payments received under section 504 and an amount
equal to three times the amount of the excess ex-
penditures plus a civil penalty in an amount deter-
mined by the Commission.
‘‘(h) INDEXING.—The dollar amounts specified in
subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) shall be adjusted in the
manner provided in section 315(c), except that, for the
purposes of such adjustment, the base period shall be cal-
endar year 1993.’’.
‘‘SEC. 502. STATEMENT OF PARTICIPATION; CONTINUING
ELIGIBILITY.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall determine
whether a candidate is in compliance with this title and,
by reason of such compliance, is eligible to receive benefits
under this title. Such determination shall—
‘‘(1) in the case of an initial determination, be
based on a statement of participation submitted by
the candidate; and
‘‘(2) in the case of a determination of continu-
ing eligibility, be based on relevant additional infor-
mation submitted in such form and manner as the
Commission may require.
‘‘(b) FILING.—The statement of participation re-
ferred to in subsection (a) shall be filed not later than
January 31 of the election year or on the date on which
the candidate files a statement of candidacy, whichever is
later.
‘‘SEC. 503. CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS.
‘‘(a) ELIGIBLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAN-
DIDATE LIMITATION.—An eligible House of Representa-
tives candidate may not, with respect to an election cycle,
accept contributions aggregating in excess of $350,000.
‘‘(b) TRANSFER PROVISIONS.—A candidate for the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or President Com-
missioner to, the Congress may not transfer more than
$25,000 from an election cycle to a later election cycle.
Any balance in excess of $25,000 on the last day of Feb-
ruary of the year after the election shall, on March 1 of
such year, be paid to the Secretary of the Treasury, for
deposit in the House of Representatives Election Cam-
paign Fund.
‘‘(c) RUNOFF AMOUNT.—In addition to the contribu-
tions under subsection (a), an eligible House of Represent-
atives candidate who is a candidate in a runoff election
may accept contributions aggregating not more than
$100,000 in the general election period.
‘‘(d) PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible House of Rep-
resentatives candidate may not, with respect to an
election cycle, make contributions to his or her own
campaign totaling more than $30,000 from the per-
sonal funds of the candidate. Contributions from the
personal funds of a candidate may not be matched
under section 504.
‘‘(2) LIMITATION EXCEPTION.—The limitation
imposed by paragraph (1) does not apply in the case
of an eligible House of Representatives candidate if
any other candidate—
‘‘(A) is not an eligible House of Represent-
atives candidate; and
‘‘(B) receives contributions or makes ex-
penditures in excess of $350,000.
‘‘(e) CIVIL PENALTIES.—
‘‘(1) LOW
AMOUNT
OF
EXCESS
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Any eligible House of Representatives can-
didate who accepts contributions that exceed the lim-
itation under subsection (a) by 2.5 percent or less
shall refund the excess contributions to the persons
who made the contributions.
‘‘(2) MEDIUM AMOUNT OF EXCESS CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Any eligible House of Representatives can-
didate who accepts contributions that exceed a limi-
tation under subsection (a) by more than 2.5 per-
cent and less than 5 percent shall pay to the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, for deposit in the House of
Representatives 
Election 
Campaign 
Fund, 
an
amount equal to three times the amount of the ex-
cess contributions.
‘‘(3) LARGE
AMOUNT
OF
EXCESS
CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—Any eligible House of Representatives can-
didate who accepts contributions that exceed a limi-
tation under subsection (a) by 5 percent or more
shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, for de-
posit in the House of Representatives Election Cam-
paign Fund, the amount of matching payments re-
ceived under section 504 and an amount equal to
three times the amount of the excess contributions
plus a civil penalty in an amount determined by the
Commission.
‘‘(f) EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COSTS AND TAXES.—
Any amount—
‘‘(1) accepted by a candidate for the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress; and
‘‘(2) up to $25,000 used for legal and account-
ing compliance costs and Federal and State taxes
shall not be considered in the computation of
amounts subject to limitation under subsection (a).
‘‘(g) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PROVISION.—
The limitation imposed by subsection (a) does not apply
to an eligible House of Representatives candidate if inde-
pendent expenditures totaling $10,000 are made in the
same election in favor of another candidate or against the
eligible House of Representatives candidate.
‘‘(h) COMPETITIVE PRIMARY.—If, as determined by
the Commission, an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate in a contested primary election has at least one op-
ponent who receives contributions or makes expenditures
of $50,000, notwithstanding the limitation in subsection
(a), the candidate may, in the general election period, ac-
cept additional contributions of not more than $150,000.
‘‘(i) 
PROHIBITION
OF
ACCEPTANCE
OF
MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBU-
TIONS BY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES.—
A candidate for the office of Representative in, or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not
accept any contribution from a multicandidate political
committee.
‘‘(j) ALTERNATIVE LIMITATION.—If the prohibition
under subsection (i) is held unconstitutional, a candidate
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress may accept not more than
$1,000 from a multicandidate political committee in an
election cycle, but not more than a total of $70,000 from
all multicandidate political committees, except that a can-
didate may accept an additional $30,000 in the case of
a competitive primary and $20,000 in the case of a runoff.
‘‘(k) LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBU-
TIONS BY CANDIDATES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ELECTIONS.—A candidate in a House of Representatives
election may not accept contributions totaling more than
$500 from any one individual in an election cycle.
‘‘(l) INDEXING.—The dollar amounts specified in
subsections (a), (c), (d), (g), and (h) shall be adjusted in
the manner provided in section 315(c), except that, for
the purposes of such adjustment, the base period shall be
calendar year 1993.’’.
‘‘SEC. 504. MATCHING FUNDS.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible House of Representa-
tives candidate shall be entitled to receive an amount equal
to the amount of contributions from individuals residing
in the State in which the candidate is seeking election re-
ceived by the candidate, but not more than $175,000, and
not to the extent that contributions from any individual
during the election cycle exceed $500 in the aggregate.
‘‘(b) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE PROVISION.—If,
with respect to a general election involving an eligible
House of Representatives candidate, independent expendi-
tures totaling $10,000 are made against the eligible House
of Representatives candidate or in favor of another can-
didate, the eligible House of Representatives candidate
shall be entitled, in addition to any amount received under
subsection (a), to a matching payment of $10,000 and ad-
ditional matching payments equal to the amount of such
independent expenditures above $10,000, and expendi-
tures may be made from such payments without regard
to the limitations in section 501.
‘‘(c) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.—A candidate for the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress may receive matching funds
under subsection (a) only if the candidate—
‘‘(1) in an election cycle, has received $10,000
in contributions from individuals;
‘‘(2) qualifies for the primary or general elec-
tion ballot;
‘‘(3) has an opponent on the primary or general
election ballot; and
‘‘(4) files a statement of participation in which
the candidate agrees to—
‘‘(A) comply with the limitations under
sections 501 and 503;
‘‘(B) cooperate in the case of any audit by
the Commission by furnishing such campaign
records and other information as the Commis-
sion may require; and
‘‘(C) comply with any repayment require-
ment under section 505.
‘‘(d) WRITTEN INSTRUMENT REQUIREMENT.—No
contribution in any form other than a gift of money made
by a written instrument that identifies the individual mak-
ing the contribution may be used as a basis for any match-
ing payment under this section.
‘‘(e) HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN FUND.—There is established in the Treasury a
fund, to be known as the ‘House of Representatives Elec-
tion Campaign Fund’, consisting of such amounts as may
be appropriated by law.
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION AND PAYMENT.—
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION.—Except as provided in
paragraphs (2) and (3), not later than 5 days after
receiving a request for payment, the Commission
shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a cer-
tification for payment of the amount requested
under subsection (a) or (b).
‘‘(2) PAYMENTS.—The initial payment under
subsection (a) to an eligible candidate shall be
$10,000. All payments shall be—
‘‘(A) made not later than 48 hours after
certification under paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) subject to proportional reduction in
the case of an insufficient balance in the Fund
established by subsection (e).
‘‘(3) INCORRECT REQUEST.—If the Commission
determines that any portion of a request is incorrect,
the Commission shall withhold the certification for
that portion only and inform the candidate as to
how the candidate may correct the request.
‘‘(g) COMPETITIVE PRIMARY.—If, as determined by
the Commission, an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate in a contested primary election has at least one op-
ponent who receives contributions or makes expenditures
of $50,000, the candidate shall be entitled to matching
funds totaling not more than $75,000, in addition to any
other amount received under this section.
‘‘(h) RUNOFF.—In the case of a runoff election, an
eligible House of Representatives candidate shall be enti-
tled to matching funds totaling not more than $50,000,
in addition to any other amount received under this sec-
tion.
‘‘(i) INDEXING.—The dollar amounts specified in
subsections (a), (b), and (c) (other than the amount in
subsection (c) to be taken into account per individual),
and subsections (f) and (g) shall be adjusted in the man-
ner provided in section 315(c), except that, for the pur-
poses of such adjustment, the base period shall be cal-
endar year 1993.’’.
‘‘SEC. 505. EXAMINATION AND AUDITS; REPAYMENTS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL ELECTION.—After each general elec-
tion, the Commission shall conduct an examination and
audit of the campaign accounts of 10 percent of the eligi-
ble House of Representatives candidates, as designated by
the Commission through the use of an appropriate statis-
tical method of random selection, to determine whether
such candidates have complied with the conditions of eligi-
bility and other requirements of this title. No other factors
shall be considered in carrying out such an examination
and audit. In selecting the accounts to be examined and
audited, the Commission shall select all eligible candidates
from a congressional district where any eligible candidate
is selected for examination and audit.
‘‘(b) SPECIAL ELECTION.—After each special elec-
tion, the Commission shall conduct an examination and
audit of the campaign accounts of all eligible candidates
in the election to determine whether the candidates have
complied with the conditions of eligibility and other re-
quirements of this title.
‘‘(c) AFFIRMATIVE VOTE.—The Commission may
conduct an examination and audit of the campaign ac-
counts of any eligible House of Representatives candidate
in a general election if the Commission, by an affirmative
vote of 4 members, determines that there exists reason
to believe that such candidate has violated any provision
of this title.
‘‘(d) PAYMENTS.—If the Commission determines that
any amount of a payment to a candidate under this title
was in excess of the aggregate payments to which such
candidate was entitled, the Commission shall so notify the
candidate, and the candidate shall pay to the Secretary
an amount equal to the excess.
‘‘SEC. 506. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
‘‘(a) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—Any agency action by the
Commission made under the provisions of this title shall
be subject to review by the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit upon petition filed in
such court within 30 days after the agency action by the
Commission for which review is sought.
‘‘(b) APPLICATION OF TITLE 5.—The provisions of
chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to
judicial review of any agency action by the Commission.
‘‘(c) AGENCY ACTION.—For purposes of this section,
the term ‘agency action’ has the meaning given such term
by section 551(13) of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘SEC. 507. PARTICIPATION BY COMMISSION IN JUDICIAL
PROCEEDINGS.
‘‘(a) APPEARANCES.—The Commission is authorized
to appear in and defend against any action instituted
under this section and under section 506 either by attor-
neys employed in its office or by counsel whom it may ap-
point without regard to the provisions of title 5, United
States Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and whose compensation it may fix without regard
to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chap-
ter 53 of such title.
‘‘(b) INSTITUTION OF ACTIONS.—The Commission is
authorized, through attorneys and counsel described in
subsection (a), to institute actions in the district courts
of the United States to seek recovery of any amounts de-
termined under this title to be payable to the Secretary.
‘‘(c) APPEALS.—The Commission is authorized on
behalf of the United States to appeal from, and to petition
the Supreme Court for certiorari to review, judgments or
decrees entered with respect to actions in which it appears
pursuant to the authority provided in this section.
‘‘SEC. 508. REPORTS TO CONGRESS; CERTIFICATIONS; REG-
ULATIONS.
‘‘(a) REPORTS.—The Commission shall, as soon as
practicable after each election, submit a full report to the
House of Representatives setting forth—
‘‘(1) the expenditures (shown in such detail as
the Commission determines appropriate) made by
each eligible candidate and the authorized commit-
tees of such candidate;
‘‘(2) the aggregate amount of matching fund
payments certified by the Commission under section
504 for each eligible candidate; and
‘‘(3) the amount of repayments, if any, required
under section 505, and the reasons for each repay-
ment required.
Each report submitted pursuant to this section shall be
printed as a House document.
‘‘(b) DETERMINATIONS BY COMMISSION.—All deter-
minations (including certifications under section 504)
made by the Commission under this title shall be final and
conclusive, except to the extent that they are subject to
examination and audit by the Commission under section
505 or judicial review under section 506.
‘‘(c) RULES AND REGULATIONS.—The Commission is
authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of subsection (d), to conduct
such audits, examinations and investigations, and to re-
quire the keeping and submission of such books, records,
and information, as it deems necessary to carry out the
functions and duties imposed on it by this title.
‘‘(d) REPORT
OF PROPOSED REGULATIONS.—The
Commission shall submit to the House of Representatives
a report containing a detailed explanation and justification
of each rule, regulation, and form of the Commission
under this title. No such rule, regulation, or form may
take effect until a period of 30 legislative days has elapsed
after the report is received. As used in this subsection—
‘‘(1) the term ‘legislative day’ means any cal-
endar day on which the House of Representatives is
in session; and
‘‘(2) the terms ‘rule’ and ‘regulation’ mean a
provision or series of interrelated provisions stating
a single, separable rule of law.’’.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.
Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by striking out para-
graph (19) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(19) The term ‘eligible House of Representatives
candidate’ means a candidate for election to the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress, who, as determined by the Commission
under section 502, is eligible to receive matching payments
and other benefits under title V by reason of filing a state-
ment of participation and complying with the continuing
eligibility requirements under section 502.
‘‘(20) The term ‘general election period’ means, with
respect to any candidate, the period beginning on the day
after the date of the primary election for the specific office
the candidate is seeking, whichever is later, and ending
on the earlier of—
‘‘(A) the date of such general election; or
‘‘(B) the date on which the candidate withdraws
from the campaign or otherwise ceases actively to
seek election; and
‘‘(21) The term ‘election cycle’ means—
‘‘(A) in the case of a candidate or the author-
ized committees of a candidate, the term beginning
on the day after the date of the most recent general
election for the specific office or seat which such
candidate seeks and ending on the date of the next
general election for such office or seat; or
‘‘(B) for all other persons, the term beginning
on the first day following the date of the last general
election and ending on the date of the next general
election.’’.
SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF REDUCED THIRD-CLASS MAILING
RATES TO ELIGIBLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES CANDIDATES.
Section 3626(e) of title 39, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘and the National’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘the National’’;
and
(B) by striking out ‘‘Committee;’’ and in-
serting in lieu thereof ‘‘Committee, and, subject
to paragraph (3), the principal campaign com-
mittee of an eligible House of Representatives
candidate;’’;
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking out the pe-
riod and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
(4) by adding after paragraph (2)(C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) the terms ‘eligible House of Rep-
resentatives candidate’ and ‘principal campaign
committee’ have the meanings given those
terms in section 301 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971.’’; and
(5) by adding after paragraph (2) the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(3) The rate made available under this subsection
with respect to an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate shall apply only to that number of pieces of mail
equal to 3 times the number of individuals in the voting
age population of the congressional district (as certified
under section 315(e) of such Act).’’.
SEC. 104. BROADCAST RATES AND PREEMPTION.
(a) BROADCAST RATES.—Section 315(b) of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking out ‘‘forty-five’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘30’’;
(B) by striking out ‘‘sixty’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘45’’; and
(C) by striking out ‘‘lowest unit charge of
the station for the same class and amount of
time for the same period’’ and insert ‘‘lowest
charge of the station for the same amount of
time for the same period on the same date’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence:
‘‘In the case of an eligible House of Representatives can-
didate (as defined in section 301(19) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971), the charges during the gen-
eral election period (as defined in section 301(21) of such
Act) shall not exceed 50 percent of the lowest charge de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’.
(b) PREEMPTION; ACCESS.—Section 315 of such Act
(47 U.S.C. 315) is amended by redesignating subsections
(c) and (d) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and
by inserting immediately after subsection (b) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a li-
censee shall not preempt the use, during any period speci-
fied in subsection (b)(1), of a broadcasting station by a
legally qualified candidate for public office who has pur-
chased and paid for such use pursuant to the provisions
of subsection (b)(1).
‘‘(2) If a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting
station is preempted because of circumstances beyond the
control of the broadcasting station, any candidate adver-
tising spot scheduled to be broadcast during that program
may also be preempted.’’.
TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS PRO-
VISIONS RELATING TO THE
FEDERAL 
ELECTION 
CAM-
PAIGN ACT OF 1971
SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(i)(1) An amount of up to $25,000—
‘‘(A) accepted by a candidate for the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to the Congress; and
‘‘(B) used for legal and accounting compliance
costs and Federal and State taxes shall be subject
to the limitations of this Act.
‘‘(2) In addition to any other contributions under this
subsection, if, as determined by the Commission, an eligi-
ble House of Representatives candidate in a contested pri-
mary election, has at least one opponent who receives con-
tributions or makes expenditures of $50,000, the can-
didate may, in the general election period, accept contribu-
tions of not more than $150,000.
‘‘(3) The dollar amount specified in paragraph (2)
(other than the amount relating to contribution totals)
shall be adjusted in the manner provided in section 315(c),
except that, for the purposes of such adjustment, the base
period shall be calendar year 1993.’’.
SEC. 202. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURES.
Section 304(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the undes-
ignated matter after subparagraph (C);
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (5); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as amend-
ed by paragraph (1), the following new paragraphs:
‘‘(3)(A) Any independent expenditure (including
those described in subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) of this section)
aggregating $1,000 or more made after the 20th day, but
more than 24 hours, before any election shall be reported
within 24 hours after such independent expenditure is
made.
‘‘(B) Any independent expenditure aggregating
$10,000 or more made at any time up to and including
the 20th day before any election shall be reported within
48 hours after such independent expenditure is made. An
additional statement shall be filed each time independent
expenditures aggregating $10,000 are made with respect
to the same election as the initial statement filed under
this section.
‘‘(C) Such statement shall be filed with the Clerk of
the House of Representatives and the Secretary of State
of the State involved and shall contain the information re-
quired by subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) of this section, includ-
ing whether the independent expenditure is in support of,
or in opposition to, the candidate involved. The Clerk of
the House of Representatives shall as soon as possible (but
not later than 4 working hours of the Commission) after
receipt of a statement transmit it to the Commission. Not
later than 48 hours after the Commission receives a re-
port, the Commission shall transmit a copy of the report
to each candidate seeking nomination or election to that
office.
‘‘(D) For purposes of this section, the term ‘made’
includes any action taken to incur an obligation for pay-
ment.
shall certify eligibility to receive benefits under section
504(a) or section 604(b).
‘‘(7) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall
make any statement received under this subsection avail-
able for public inspection and copying in the same manner
as the Commission under section 311(a)(4), and shall pre-
serve such statements in the same manner as the Commis-
sion under section 311(a)(5).’’.
SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS RELATING TO
INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.
(a) 
INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURE
DEFINITION
AMENDMENT.—Section 301 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by striking
out paragraphs (17) and (18) and inserting in lieu thereof
the following:
‘‘(17)(A) The term ‘independent expenditure’ means
an expenditure for an advertisement or other communica-
tion that—
‘‘(i) contains express advocacy; and
‘‘(ii) is made without the participation or co-
operation of a candidate or a candidate’s representa-
tive.
‘‘(B) The following shall not be considered an inde-
pendent expenditure:
‘‘(i) An expenditure made by a political commit-
tee of a political party.
‘‘(ii) An expenditure made by a person who,
during the election cycle, has communicated with or
received information from a candidate or a rep-
resentative of that candidate regarding activities
that have the purpose of influencing that candidate’s
election to Federal office, where the expenditure is
in support of that candidate or in opposition to an-
other candidate for that office.
‘‘(iii) An expenditure if there is any arrange-
ment, coordination, or direction with respect to the
expenditure between the candidate or the candidate’s
agent and the person making the expenditure.
‘‘(iv) An expenditure if, in the same election
cycle, the person making the expenditure is or has
been—
‘‘(I) authorized to raise or expend funds on
behalf of the candidate or the candidate’s au-
thorized committees; or
‘‘(II) serving as a member, employee, or
agent of the candidate’s authorized committees
in an executive or policymaking position.
‘‘(v) An expenditure if the person making the
expenditure has advised or counseled the candidate
or the candidate’s agents at any time on the can-
didate’s plans, projects, or needs relating to the can-
didate’s pursuit of nomination for election, or elec-
tion, to Federal office, in the same election cycle, in-
cluding any advice relating to the candidate’s deci-
sion to seek Federal office.
‘‘(vi) An expenditure if the person making the
expenditure retains the professional services of any
individual or other person also providing those serv-
ices in the same election cycle to the candidate in
connection with the candidate’s pursuit of nomina-
tion for election, or election, to Federal office, in-
cluding any services relating to the candidate’s deci-
sion to seek Federal office.
‘‘(vii) An expenditure if the person making the
expenditure has consulted at any time during the
same election cycle about the candidate’s plans,
projects, or needs relating to the candidate’s pursuit
of nomination for election, or election, to Federal of-
fice, with—
‘‘(I) any officer, director, employee or
agent of a party committee that has made or
intends to make expenditures or contributions,
pursuant to subsections (a), (d), or (h) of sec-
tion 315 in connection with the candidate’s
campaign; or
‘‘(II) any person whose professional serv-
ices have been retained by a political party com-
mittee that has made or intends to make ex-
penditures or contributions pursuant to sub-
sections (a), (d), or (h) of section 315 in con-
nection with the candidate’s campaign.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the person making the
expenditure shall include any officer, director, employee,
or agent of such person.
‘‘(18) The term ‘express advocacy’ means, when a
communication is taken as a whole, an expression of sup-
port for or opposition to a specific candidate, to a specific
group of candidates, or to candidates of a particular politi-
cal party, or a suggestion to take action with respect to
an election, such as to vote for or against, make contribu-
tions to, or participate in campaign activity.’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTION DEFINITION AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking out ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking out the period at
the end and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) any payment or other transaction referred
to in paragraph (17)(A)(i) that does not qualify as
an 
independent 
expenditure 
under 
paragraph
(17)(A)(ii).’’.
SEC. 204. CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL PARTY COMMIT-
TEES.
(a) 
INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
STATE
PARTY.—Paragraph (1) of section 315(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is
amended by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph
(D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following
new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) to political committees established and
maintained by a State committee of a political party
in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed
$10,000; or’’.
(b) MULTICANDIDATE COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS
TO STATE PARTY.—Paragraph (2) of section 315(a) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)(2)) is amended by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the end
of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C)
as subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph
(B) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) to political committees established and
maintained by a State committee of a political party
in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed
$10,000; or’’.
(c) INCREASE IN OVERALL LIMIT.—Paragraph (3) of
section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The limitation under this
paragraph shall be increased (but not by more than
$5,000) by the amount of contributions made by an indi-
vidual during a calendar year to political committees
which are taken into account for purposes of paragraph
(1)(C).’’.
SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIONAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL PARTY COMMITTEES.
(a) EXPENDITURES BY STATE COMMITTEES IN CON-
NECTION
WITH
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGNS.—Section
315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph:
‘‘(4) A State committee of a political party, including
subordinate committees of that State committee, shall not
make expenditures in connection with the general election
campaign of a candidate for President of the United
States who is affiliated with such party which, in the ag-
gregate, exceed an amount equal to 4 cents multiplied by
the voting age population of the State, as certified under
subsection (e). This paragraph shall not authorize a com-
mittee to make expenditures for audio broadcasts (includ-
ing television broadcasts) in excess of the amount which
could have been made without regard to this paragraph.’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTION
AND
EXPENDITURE
EXCEP-
TIONS.—(1) Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amend-
ed—
(A) in clause (xi), by striking out ‘‘direct mail’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘mail’’; and
(B) by repealing clauses (x) and (xii).
(2) Section 301(9)(B) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is amended by
repealing clauses (viii) and (ix).
(c) SOFT MONEY OF COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL
PARTIES.—(1) Title III of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 is amended by inserting after section 323 the
following new section:
‘‘POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES
‘‘SEC. 324. (a) Any amount solicited, received, or ex-
pended directly or indirectly by a national, State, district,
or local committee of a political party (including any sub-
ordinate committee) with respect to an activity which, in
whole or in part, is in connection with an election to Fed-
eral office shall be subject in its entirety to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
‘‘(b) For purposes of subsection (a)—
‘‘(1) Any activity which is solely for the purpose
of influencing an election for Federal office is in
connection with an election for Federal office.
‘‘(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any
of the following activities during a Federal election
period shall be treated as in connection with an elec-
tion for Federal office:
‘‘(A) Voter registration and get-out-the-
vote activities.
‘‘(B) Campaign activities, including broad-
casting, newspaper, magazine, billboard, mass
mail, and newsletter communications, and simi-
lar kinds of communications or public advertis-
ing that—
‘‘(i) are generic campaign activities; or
‘‘(ii) identify a Federal candidate re-
gardless of whether a State or local can-
didate is also identified.
‘‘(C) The preparation and dissemination of
campaign materials that are part of a generic
campaign activity or that identify a Federal
candidate, regardless of whether a State or
local candidate is also identified.
‘‘(D) Development and maintenance of
voter files.
‘‘(E) Any other activity affecting (in whole
or in part) an election for Federal office.
‘‘(3) The following shall not be treated as in
connection with a Federal election:
‘‘(A) Any amount described in section
301(8)(B)(viii).
‘‘(B) Any amount contributed to a can-
didate for other than Federal office.
‘‘(C) Any amount received or expended in
connection with a State or local political con-
vention.
‘‘(D) Campaign activities, including broad-
casting, newspaper, magazine, billboard, mass
mail, and newsletter communications, and simi-
lar kinds of communications or public advertis-
ing that are exclusively on behalf of State or
local candidates and are not activities described
in paragraph (2)(A).
‘‘(E) Administrative expenses of a State or
local committee of a political party, including
expenses for—
‘‘(i) overhead;
‘‘(ii) staff (other than individuals de-
voting a substantial portion of their activi-
ties to elections for Federal office);
‘‘(iii) meetings; and
‘‘(iv) conducting party elections or
caucuses.
‘‘(F) Research pertaining solely to State
and local candidates and issues.
‘‘(G) Development and maintenance of
voter files other than during a Federal election
period.
‘‘(H) Activities described in paragraph
(2)(A) which are conducted other than during
a Federal election period.
‘‘(I) Any other activity which is solely for
the purpose of influencing, and which solely af-
fects, an election for non-Federal office.
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term
‘Federal election period’ means the period—
‘‘(A) beginning on June 1, of any even-
numbered calendar year (April 1 if an election
to the office of President occurs in such year),
and
‘‘(B) ending on the date during such year
on which regularly scheduled general elections
for Federal office occur.
In the case of a special election, the Federal election
period shall include at least the 60-day period end-
ing on the date of the election.
‘‘(c) SOLICITATION
OF COMMITTEES.—A national
committee of a political party may not solicit or accept
contributions not subject to the limitations, prohibitions,
and reporting requirements of this Act.
‘‘(d) AMOUNTS RECEIVED FROM STATE AND LOCAL
CANDIDATE COMMITTEES.—(1) For purposes of sub-
section (a), any amount received by a national, State, dis-
trict, or local committee of a political party (including any
subordinate committee) from a State or local candidate
committee shall be treated as meeting the requirements
of subsection (a) and section 304(d) if—
‘‘(A) such amount is derived from funds which
meet the requirements of this Act with respect to
any limitation or prohibition as to source or dollar
amount, and
‘‘(B) the State or local candidate committee—
‘‘(i) maintains, in the account from which
payment is made, records of the sources and
amounts of funds for purposes of determining
whether such requirements are met, and
‘‘(ii) certifies to the other committee that
such requirements were met.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any committee
receiving any contribution described in paragraph (1) from
a State or local candidate committee shall be required to
meet the reporting requirements of this Act with respect
to receipt of the contribution from such candidate commit-
tee.
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, a State or local
candidate committee is a committee established, financed,
maintained, or controlled by a candidate for other than
Federal office.’’.
(2) Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)), as amended by subsection
(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(5)(A) The national committee of a political
party, the congressional campaign committees of a
political party, and a State or local committee of a
political party, including a subordinate committee of
any of the preceding committees, shall not make ex-
penditures during any calendar year for activities
described in section 324(b)(2) with respect to such
State which, in the aggregate, exceed an amount
equal to 30 cents multiplied by the voting age popu-
lation of the State (as certified under subsection
(e)).
‘‘(B) Expenditures authorized under this para-
graph shall be in addition to other expenditures al-
lowed under this subsection, except that this para-
graph shall not authorize a committee to make ex-
penditures to which paragraph (3) or (4) applies in
excess of the limit applicable to such expenditures
under paragraph (3) or (4).
‘‘(C) No adjustment to the limitation under this
paragraph shall be made under subsection (c) before
1992 and the base period for purposes of any such
adjustment shall be 1990.
‘‘(D) For purposes of this paragraph—
‘‘(i) a local committee of a political party
shall only include a committee that is a political
committee (as defined in section 301(4)); and
‘‘(ii) a State committee shall not be re-
quired to record or report under this Act the
expenditures of any other committee which are
made independently from the State commit-
tee.’’.
(3) Section 301(4) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sentence:
‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (C), any payments
for get-out-the-vote activities on behalf of candidates
for office other than Federal office shall be treated
as payments exempted from the definition of expend-
iture under paragraph (9) of this section.’’.
(4) Section 301(8)(B)(viii) of the Federal Elec-
tion 
Campaign 
Act 
of 
1971 
(2 
U.S.C.
431(8)(B)(viii)) is amended by striking out ‘‘defray’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘pay indebtedness in-
curred prior to January 1, 1993, for the purpose of
defraying’’.
(d) GENERIC ACTIVITIES.—Section 301 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(31) The term ‘generic campaign activity’
means a campaign activity the preponderant purpose
or effect of which is to promote a political party
rather than any particular Federal or non-Federal
candidate.’’.
SEC. 206. RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDRAISING BY CANDIDATES
AND OFFICEHOLDERS.
(a) STATE FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES.—Section 315
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(i) LIMITATIONS ON FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES OF
FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND OFFICEHOLDERS AND CER-
TAIN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—(1) For purposes of this
Act, a candidate for Federal office (or an individual hold-
ing Federal office) may not solicit funds to, or receive
funds on behalf of, any Federal or non-Federal candidate
or political committee—
‘‘(A) which are to be expended in connection
with any election for Federal office unless such
funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions,
and requirements of this Act; or
‘‘(B) which are to be expended in connection
with any election for other than Federal office unless
such funds are not in excess of amounts permitted
with respect to Federal candidates and political com-
mittees under this Act, and are not from sources
prohibited by this Act with respect to elections to
Federal office.
‘‘(2)(A) The aggregate amount which a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) may solicit from a
multicandidate political committee for State committees
described in subsection (a)(1)(C) (including subordinate
committees) for any calendar year shall not exceed the dol-
lar amount in effect under subsection (a)(2)(B) for the
calendar year.
‘‘(B) A person is described in this subparagraph if
such person is a candidate for Federal office, an individual
holding Federal office, or any national, State, district, or
local committee of a political party (including subordinate
committees).
‘‘(3) The appearance or participation by a candidate
or individual in any activity (including fundraising) con-
ducted by a committee of a political party or a candidate
for other than Federal office shall not be treated as a so-
licitation for purposes of paragraph (1) if—
‘‘(A) such appearance or participation is other-
wise permitted by law; and
‘‘(B) such candidate or individual does not so-
licit or receive, or make expenditures from, any
funds resulting from such activity.
‘‘(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the solicitation
or receipt of funds, or disbursements, by an individual who
is a candidate for other than Federal office if such activity
is permitted under State law.
‘‘(5) For purposes of this subsection, an individual
shall be treated as holding Federal office if such individual
is described in section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978.’’.
(b) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.—Section 315 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS.—(1) If during
any period an individual is a candidate for, or holds, Fed-
eral office, such individual may not during such period so-
licit contributions to, or on behalf of, any organization
which is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 if a significant portion of the activities
of such organization include voter registration or get-out-
the-vote campaigns.
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, an individual
shall be treated as holding Federal office if such individual
is described in section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978.’’.
SEC. 207. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 304 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(d) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—(1) The national
committee of a political party and any congressional cam-
paign committee, and any subordinate committee of ei-
ther, shall report all receipts and disbursements during
the reporting period, whether or not in connection with
an election for Federal office.
‘‘(2) A political committee (not described in para-
graph (1)) to which section 324 applies shall report all
receipts and disbursements in connection with a Federal
election (as determined under section 324).
‘‘(3) Any political committee to which section 324 ap-
plies shall include in its report under paragraph (1) or
(2) the amount of any transfer described in section 324(c)
and the reason for the transfer.
‘‘(4) Any political committee to which paragraph (1)
or (2) does not apply shall report any receipts or disburse-
ments which are used in connection with a Federal elec-
tion.
‘‘(5) If any receipt or disbursement to which this sub-
section applies exceeds $200, the political committee shall
include identification of the person from whom, or to
whom, such receipt or disbursement was made.
‘‘(6) Reports required to be filed by this subsection
shall be filed for the same time periods required for politi-
cal committees under subsection (a).’’.
purpose of influencing any election for Federal office, in-
cluding, but not limited to, the representations made by
any person soliciting funds about their intended uses; the
identification by name of individuals who are candidates
for Federal office or of any political party, in general pub-
lic political advertising; and the proximity to any primary,
runoff, or general election of general public political adver-
tising designed or reasonably calculated to influence voter
choice in that election.’’.
(e) REPORTS BY STATE COMMITTEES.—Section 304
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) FILING OF STATE REPORTS.—In lieu of any re-
port required to be filed by this Act, the Commission may
allow a State committee of a political party to file with
the Commission a report required to be filed under State
law if the Commission determines such reports contain
substantially the same information.’’.
SEC. 208. CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES
AND CONDUITS.
Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(8) For the purposes of this subsection:
‘‘(A) Contributions made by a person, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular
candidate, including contributions that are in any
way earmarked or otherwise directed through an
intermediary or conduit to a candidate, shall be
treated as contributions from the person to the can-
didate.
‘‘(B) Contributions made directly or indirectly
by a person to or on behalf of a particular candidate
through an intermediary or conduit, including con-
tributions made or arranged to be made by an
intermediary or conduit, shall be treated as contribu-
tions from the intermediary or conduit to the can-
didate if—
‘‘(i) the contributions made through the
intermediary or conduit are in the form of a
check or other negotiable instrument made pay-
able to the intermediary or conduit rather than
the intended recipient; or
‘‘(ii) the intermediary or conduit is—
‘‘(I) a political committee with a con-
nected organization;
‘‘(II) an officer, employee, or agent of
such a political committee;
‘‘(III) a political party;
‘‘(IV) a partnership or sole proprietor-
ship;
‘‘(V) a lobbyist; or
‘‘(VI) an organization prohibited from
making contributions under section 316, or
an officer, employee, or agent of such an
organization acting on the organization’s
behalf.
‘‘(C)(i) Except as specified in subparagraph
(B)(ii)(V), the term ‘intermediary or conduit’ does
not include—
‘‘(I) a candidate or representative of a can-
didate receiving contributions to the candidate’s
principal campaign committee or authorized
committee;
‘‘(II) 
a 
professional 
fundraiser 
com-
pensated for fundraising services at the usual
and customary rate;
‘‘(III) a volunteer hosting a fundraising
event at the volunteer’s home, in accordance
with section 301(8)(B); or
‘‘(IV) an individual who transmits a con-
tribution from the individual’s spouse.
‘‘(ii) The term ‘representative’ means an indi-
vidual who is expressly authorized by the candidate
to engage in fundraising, and who occupies a signifi-
cant position within the candidate’s campaign orga-
nization, provided that the individual is not de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(ii).
‘‘(iii) The term ‘contributions made or arranged
to be made’ includes—
‘‘(I) contributions delivered to a particular
candidate or the candidate’s authorized commit-
tee or agent; and
‘‘(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—
‘‘(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.
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. 209. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOT-
ING AGE.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 313, is
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(k) 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.’’.
SEC. 210. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FROM STATE
AND LOCAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PAR-
TIES TO BE AGGREGATED.
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(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. 211. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.
Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended—
(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-
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) Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this paragraph, such political 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 Code of 1986;
making a contribution to the treasury of the United
States; contributing to the national, State or local commit-
tees of a political party; or making contributions not to
exceed $1,000 to candidates for elective office.’’.
SEC. 212. REDUCTION IN THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING OF
CERTAIN INFORMATION BY PERSONS OTHER
THAN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A)) is amended
by striking out ‘‘$200’’ and inserting in lieu thereof
‘‘$50’’.
SEC. 213. COMPUTERIZED INDICES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 311(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (9);
(2) by striking out the period at the end of
paragraph (10) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(11) maintain computerized indices of con-
tributions of $50 or more.’’.
SEC. 214. RANDOM AUDITS.
Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended—
(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 House of Rep-
resentatives candidate subject to audit under section
505(a).’’.
SEC. 215. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RE-
GARDING FINANCING OF SENATE ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS.
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that
the Senate should consider legislation establishing a cor-
responding system of campaign financing for Senate elec-
tions which provides for the following: voluntary spending
limits, partial public financing, a prohibition of contribu-
tions from multicandidate political committees, an individ-
ual contribution limit of $500 per candidate per election
cycle, and a strict limit on the amount of campaign funds
that may be carried from one election cycle to the next.
SEC. 216. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act (including any amend-
ment 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 appli-
cation of such provision to other persons and cir-
cumstances, shall not be affected thereby.
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