(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 513. CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE PRESIDENTIAL CAM-
PAIGN SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) PROHIBITING CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE LIM-
ITS.—
‘‘(1) VIOLATION OF LIMITS DESCRIBED.—If a
candidate for election to the office of President or
Vice President who receives amounts from the Presi-
dential Election Campaign Fund under chapter 95
or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the
agent of such a candidate, seeks to avoid the spend-
ing limits applicable to the candidate under such
chapter or under the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 by soliciting, receiving, transferring, or di-
recting funds from any source other than such Fund
for the direct or indirect benefit of such candidate’s
campaign, such candidate or agent shall be fined not
more than $1,000,000, or imprisoned for a term of
not more than 3 years, or both.
‘‘(2) CONSPIRACY
TO
VIOLATE
LIMITS
DE-
FINED.—If two or more persons conspire to violate
paragraph (1), and one or more of such persons do
any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, or impris-
oned for a term of not more than 3 years, or both.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 514. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND DO-
NATIONS IN TREASURY ACCOUNT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by sections 101, 401, 507, and 510, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND
DONATIONS TO BE RETURNED TO DONORS
‘‘SEC. 327. (a) TRANSFER TO COMMISSION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, if a political committee intends
to return any contribution or donation given to the
political committee, the committee shall transfer the
contribution or donation to the Commission if—
‘‘(A) the contribution or donation is in an
amount equal to or greater than $500 (other
than a contribution or donation returned within
60 days of receipt by the committee); or
‘‘(B) the contribution or donation was
made in violation of section 315, 316, 317, 319,
320, or 325 (other than a contribution or dona-
tion returned within 30 days of receipt by the
committee).
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
INCLUDED
WITH
TRANS-
FERRED CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION.—A political
committee shall include with any contribution or do-
nation transferred under paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) a request that the Commission return
the contribution or donation to the person mak-
ing the contribution or donation; and
‘‘(B) 
information 
regarding 
the 
cir-
cumstances surrounding the making of the con-
tribution or donation and any opinion of the po-
litical committee concerning whether the con-
tribution or donation may have been made in
violation of this Act.
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall
establish a single interest-bearing escrow ac-
count for deposit of amounts transferred under
paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) 
DISPOSITION
OF
AMOUNTS
RE-
CEIVED.—On receiving an amount from a polit-
ical committee under paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall—
‘‘(i) deposit the amount in the escrow
account established under subparagraph
(A); and
‘‘(ii) notify the Attorney General and
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service of the receipt of the amount from
the political committee.
‘‘(C) USE OF INTEREST.—Interest earned
on amounts in the escrow account established
under subparagraph (A) shall be applied or
used for the same purposes as the donation or
contribution on which it is earned.
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
RETURNED
CONTRIBU-
TION OR DONATION AS A COMPLAINT.—The transfer
of any contribution or donation to the Commission
under this section shall be treated as the filing of a
complaint under section 309(a).
‘‘(b) USE
OF AMOUNTS PLACED
IN ESCROW TO
COVER FINES AND PENALTIES.—The Commission or the
Attorney General may require any amount deposited in
the escrow account under subsection (a)(3) to be applied
toward the payment of any fine or penalty imposed under
this Act or title 18, United States Code, against the per-
son making the contribution or donation.
‘‘(c) RETURN
OF CONTRIBUTION
OR DONATION
AFTER DEPOSIT IN ESCROW.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall re-
turn a contribution or donation deposited in the es-
crow account under subsection (a)(3) to the person
making the contribution or donation if—
‘‘(A) within 180 days after the date the
contribution or donation is transferred, the
Commission has not made a determination
under section 309(a)(2) that the Commission
has reason to investigate whether that the mak-
ing of the contribution or donation was made in
violation of this Act; or
‘‘(B)(i) the contribution or donation will
not be used to cover fines, penalties, or costs
pursuant to subsection (b); or
‘‘(ii) if the contribution or donation will be
used for those purposes, that the amounts re-
quired for those purposes have been withdrawn
from the escrow account and subtracted from
the returnable contribution or donation.
‘‘(2) NO EFFECT ON STATUS OF INVESTIGA-
TION.—The return of a contribution or donation by
the Commission under this subsection shall not be
construed as having an effect on the status of an in-
vestigation by the Commission or the Attorney Gen-
eral of the contribution or donation or the cir-
cumstances surrounding the contribution or dona-
tion, or on the ability of the Commission or the At-
torney General to take future actions with respect to
the contribution or donation.’’.
(b) AMOUNTS USED TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.—Section 309(a) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (9) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) For purposes of determining the amount of a
civil penalty imposed under this subsection for violations
of section 326, the amount of the donation involved shall
be treated as the amount of the contribution involved.’’.
(c) DISGORGEMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 309 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Any conciliation agreement, civil action, or crimi-
nal action entered into or instituted under this section
may require a person to forfeit to the Treasury any con-
tribution, donation, or expenditure that is the subject of
the agreement or action for transfer to the Commission
for deposit in accordance with section 326.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to contributions or do-
nations refunded on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act, without regard to whether the Federal Elec-
tion Commission or Attorney General has issued regula-
tions to carry out section 326 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by subsection (a)) by
such date.
SEC. 515. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLEARINGHOUSE OF IN-
FORMATION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WITH-
IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be established
within the Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse
of public information regarding the political activities of
foreign principals and agents of foreign principals. The in-
formation comprising this clearinghouse shall include only
the following:
(1) All registrations and reports filed pursuant
to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.) during the preceding 5-year period.
(2) All registrations and reports filed pursuant
to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), during the preceding 5-year
period.
(3) The listings of public hearings, hearing wit-
nesses, and witness affiliations printed in the Con-
gressional Record during the preceding 5-year pe-
riod.
(4) Public information disclosed pursuant to the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives
regarding honoraria, the receipt of gifts, travel, and
earned and unearned income.
(5) All reports filed pursuant to title I of the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
during the preceding 5-year period.
(6) All public information filed with the Federal
Election Commission pursuant to the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.)
during the preceding 5-year period.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF OTHER INFORMATION PROHIB-
ITED.—The disclosure by the clearinghouse, or any officer
or employee thereof, of any information other than that
set forth in subsection (a) is prohibited, except as other-
wise provided by law.
(c) DIRECTOR OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—
(1) DUTIES.—The clearinghouse shall have a
Director, who shall administer and manage the re-
sponsibilities and all activities of the clearinghouse.
In carrying out such duties, the Director shall—
(A) develop a filing, coding, and cross-in-
dexing system to carry out the purposes of this
section (which shall include an index of all per-
sons identified in the reports, registrations, and
other information comprising the clearing-
house);
(B) notwithstanding any other provision of
law, make copies of registrations, reports, and
other information comprising the clearinghouse
available for public inspection and copying, be-
ginning not later than 30 days after the infor-
mation is first available to the public, and per-
mit copying of any such registration, report, or
other information by hand or by copying ma-
chine or, at the request of any person, furnish
a copy of any such registration, report, or other
information upon payment of the cost of mak-
ing and furnishing such copy, except that no in-
formation contained in such registration or re-
port and no such other information shall be
sold or used by any person for the purpose of
soliciting contributions or for any profit-making
purpose; and
(C) not later than 150 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act and at any time
thereafter, to prescribe, in consultation with the
Comptroller General, such rules, regulations,
and forms, in conformity with the provisions of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, as are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section in the most effective and efficient man-
ner.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall be ap-
pointed by the Federal Election Commission.
(3) TERM
OF
SERVICE.—The Director shall
serve a single term of a period of time determined
by the Commission, but not to exceed 5 years.
(d) PENALTIES
FOR DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMA-
TION.—Any person who discloses information in violation
of subsection (b), and any person who sells or uses infor-
mation for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for
any profit-making purpose in violation of subsection
(c)(1)(B), shall be imprisoned for a period of not more
than 1 year, or fined in the amount provided in title 18,
United States Code, or both.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to conduct the activities of the clearinghouse.
(f) FOREIGN PRINCIPAL.—In this section, the term
‘‘foreign principal’’ shall have the same meaning given the
term ‘‘foreign national’’ under section 319 of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e), as in
effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 516. ENFORCEMENT OF SPENDING LIMIT ON PRESI-
DENTIAL 
AND 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CAN-
DIDATES WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) ILLEGAL SOLICITATION OF SOFT MONEY.—No
candidate for election to the office of President or Vice
President may receive amounts from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund under this chapter or chapter
96 unless the candidate certifies that the candidate shall
not solicit any funds for the purposes of influencing such
election, including any funds used for an independent ex-
penditure under the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971, unless the funds are subject to the limitations, pro-
hibitions, and reporting requirements of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 517. CLARIFICATION OF RIGHT OF NATIONALS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO MAKE POLITICAL CON-
TRIBUTIONS.
Section 319(d)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(d)(2)), as amended and redes-
ignated by sections 506(b) and 511(a), is further amended
by inserting after ‘‘United States’’ the following: ‘‘or a na-
tional of the United States (as defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act)’’.
TITLE VI—INDEPENDENT COM-
MISSION ON CAMPAIGN FI-
NANCE REFORM
SEC. 601. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the
‘‘Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform’’
(referred to in this title as the ‘‘Commission’’). The pur-
poses of the Commission are to study the laws relating
to the financing of political activity and to report and rec-
ommend legislation to reform those laws.
SEC. 602. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.
(a) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 12 members appointed within 15 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act by the President from
among individuals who are not incumbent Members of
Congress and who are specially qualified to serve on the
Commission by reason of education, training, or experi-
ence.
(b) APPOINTMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Members shall be appointed
as follows:
(A) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(B) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the ma-
jority leader of the Senate.
(C) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives.
(D) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the mi-
nority leader of the Senate.
(2) FAILURE TO SUBMIT LIST OF NOMINEES.—
If an official described in any of the subparagraphs
of paragraph (1) fails to submit a list of nominees
to the President during the 15-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act—
(A) such subparagraph shall no longer
apply; and
(B) the President shall appoint three mem-
bers (one of whom shall be a political inde-
pendent) who meet the requirements described
in subsection (a) and such other criteria as the
President may apply.
(3) POLITICAL
INDEPENDENT
DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘political independent’’
means an individual who at no time after January
1992—
(A) has held elective office as a member of
the Democratic or Republican party;
(B) has received any wages or salary from
the Democratic or Republican party or from a
Democratic or Republican party office-holder or
candidate; or
(C) has provided substantial volunteer
services or made any substantial contribution to
the Democratic or Republican party or to a
Democratic or Republican party office-holder or
candidate.
(c) CHAIRMAN.—At the time of the appointment, the
President shall designate one member of the Commission
as Chairman of the Commission.
(d) TERMS.—The members of the Commission shall
serve for the life of the Commission.
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall
be filled in the manner in which the original appointment
was made.
(f) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Not more than four
members of the Commission may be of the same political
party.
SEC. 603. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and act
at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence
as the Commission considers appropriate. In carrying out
the preceding sentence, the Commission shall ensure that
a substantial number of its meetings are open meetings,
with significant opportunities for testimony from members
of the general public.
(b) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
hearings. The approval of at least nine members of the
Commission is required when approving all or a portion
of the recommended legislation. Any member of the Com-
mission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
action which the Commission is authorized to take under
this section.
SEC. 604. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS.—(1)
Each member of the Commission shall be paid at a rate
equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day
(including travel time) during which the member is en-
gaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.
(b) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, with-
out regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States
Code, appoint a staff director, who shall be paid at the
rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) STAFF OF COMMISSION; SERVICES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—With the approval of the
Commission, the staff director of the Commission
may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel.
The Director may make such appointments without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and any personnel so appointed may be paid
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except
that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay
payable for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure by contract the temporary or
intermittent services of experts or consultants pursu-
ant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 605. REPORT AND RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the
180-day period which begins on the date on which the sec-
ond session of the One Hundred Sixth Congress adjourns
sine die, the Commission shall submit to the President,
the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate a report of the activities of the Commission.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS; DRAFT OF LEGISLATION.—
The report under subsection (a) shall include any rec-
ommendations for changes in the laws (including regula-
tions) governing the financing of political activity (taking
into account the provisions of this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act), including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, to
which nine or more members of the Commission may
agree, together with drafts of—
(1) any legislation (including technical and con-
forming provisions) recommended by the Commis-
sion to implement such recommendations; and
(2) any proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion recommended by the Commission as necessary
to implement such recommendations, except that if
the Commission includes such a proposed amend-
ment in its report, it shall also include recommenda-
tions (and drafts) for legislation which may be im-
plemented prior to the adoption of such proposed
amendment.
(c) GOALS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND LEGISLA-
TION.—In making recommendations and preparing drafts
of legislation under this section, the Commission shall con-
sider the following to be its primary goals:
(1) Encouraging fair and open Federal elections
which provide voters with meaningful information
about candidates and issues.
(2) Eliminating the disproportionate influence
of special interest financing of Federal elections.
(3) Creating a more equitable electoral system
for challengers and incumbents.
SEC. 606. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION
OF LEGISLATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 605(b) (including a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
tion), subject to subsection (b), the provisions of section
2908 (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the con-
sideration of the legislation in the same manner as such
provisions apply to a joint resolution described in section
2908(a) of such Act.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of applying sub-
section (a) with respect to such provisions, the following
rules shall apply:
(1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and any
reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(2) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a ref-
erence to the date on which the recommendation in-
volved is submitted under section 605(b).
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of sec-
tion 2908 of such Act—
(A) debate on the legislation in the House
of Representatives, and on all debatable mo-
tions and appeals in connection with the legisla-
tion, shall be limited to not more than 10
hours, divided equally between those favoring
and those opposing the legislation;
(B) debate on the legislation in the Senate,
and on all debatable motions and appeals in
connection with the legislation, shall be limited
to not more than 10 hours, divided equally be-
tween those favoring and those opposing the
legislation; and
(C) debate in the Senate on any single de-
batable motion and appeal in connection with
the legislation shall be limited to not more than
1 hour, divided equally between the mover and
the manager of the bill (except that in the event
the manager of the bill is in favor of any such
motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto
shall be controlled by the minority leader or his
designee), and the majority and minority leader
may each allot additional time from time under
such leader’s control to any Senator during the
consideration of any debatable motion or ap-
peal.
SEC. 607. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after
the date of the submission of its report under section 605.
SEC. 608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties
under this title.
TITLE VII—PROHIBITING USE OF
WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PO-
LITICAL FUNDRAISING
SEC. 701. PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POLITICAL FUND-
RAISING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations
at White House for political fundraising
‘‘(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to provide
or offer to provide any meals or accommodations at the
White House in exchange for any money or other thing
of value, or as a reward for the provision of any money
or other thing of value, in support of any political party
or the campaign for electoral office of any candidate.
‘‘(b) Any person who violates this section shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years,
or both.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, any official resi-
dence or retreat of the President (including private resi-
dential areas and the grounds of such a residence or re-
treat) shall be treated as part of the White House.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations at White House for political
fundraising.’’.
TITLE VIII—SENSE OF THE CON-
GRESS 
REGARDING 
FUND-
RAISING ON FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT PROPERTY
SEC. 801. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPLICA-
BILITY OF CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY
TO FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT PROPERTY.
It is the sense of the Congress that Federal law clear-
ly demonstrates that ‘‘controlling legal authority’’ under
title 18, United States Code, prohibits the use of Federal
Government property to raise campaign funds.
TITLE IX—PROHIBITING SOLICI-
TATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS
TO CERTAIN FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT PROPERTY
SEC. 901. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OR SOLICI-
TATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section:
‘‘§ 226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to
certain Federal Government property
‘‘Whoever solicits or receives anything of value in con-
sideration of providing a person with access to Air Force
One, Marine One, Air Force Two, Marine Two, the White
House, or the Vice President’s residence, shall be fined
under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year,
or both.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to certain Federal Government
property.’’.
TITLE X—REIMBURSEMENT FOR
USE OF GOVERNMENT PROP-
ERTY FOR CAMPAIGN ACTIV-
ITY
SEC. 1001. REQUIRING NATIONAL PARTIES TO REIMBURSE
AT COST FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR
POLITICAL FUNDRAISING.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101,
401, 507, 510, and 515, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘REIMBURSEMENT BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR USE OF
AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL FUNDRAISING
‘‘SEC. 328. (a) IN GENERAL.—If the President, Vice
President, or the head of any executive department (as
defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code) uses
Air Force One for transportation for any travel which in-
cludes a fundraising event for the benefit of any political
committee of a national political party, such political com-
mittee shall reimburse the Federal Government for the
fair market value of the transportation of the individual
involved, based on the cost of an equivalent commercial
chartered flight.
‘‘(b) AIR FORCE ONE DEFINED.—In subsection (a),
the term ‘Air Force One’ means the airplane operated by
the Air Force which has been specially configured to carry
out the mission of transporting the President.’’.
SEC. 1002. REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT
EQUIPMENT FOR CAMPAIGN-RELATED TRAV-
EL.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101,
401, 507, 510, 515, and 1001, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section:
‘‘REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT
EQUIPMENT FOR CAMPAIGN-RELATED TRAVEL
‘‘SEC. 329. If a candidate for election for Federal of-
fice (other than a candidate who holds Federal office) uses
Federal government property as a means of transportation
for purposes related (in whole or in part) to the campaign
for election for such office, the principal campaign com-
mittee of the candidate shall reimburse the Federal gov-
ernment for the costs associated with providing the trans-
portation.’’.
TITLE XI—PROHIBITING USE OF
WALKING AROUND MONEY
SEC. 1101. PROHIBITING CAMPAIGNS FROM PROVIDING
CURRENCY TO INDIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES
OF ENCOURAGING TURNOUT ON DATE OF
ELECTION.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101,
401, 507, 510, 515, and 1001, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITING USE OF CURRENCY TO PROMOTE
ELECTION DAY TURNOUT
‘‘SEC. 329. It shall be unlawful for any political com-
mittee to provide currency to any individual (directly or
through an agent of the committee) for purposes of en-
couraging the individual to appear at the polling place for
the election.’’.
TITLE 
XII—ENHANCING 
EN-
FORCEMENT 
OF 
CAMPAIGN
LAW
SEC. 1201. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN FI-
NANCE LAW.
(a) MANDATORY
IMPRISONMENT
FOR
CRIMINAL
CONDUCT.—Section 309(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)(1)(A)) is
amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be
fined, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or
both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be imprisoned for not
fewer than 1 year and not more than 10 years’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(b) CONCURRENT AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL TO BRING CRIMINAL ACTIONS.—Section 309(d) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In addition to the authority to bring cases re-
ferred pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the Attorney General
may at any time bring a criminal action for a violation
of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to actions brought
with respect to elections occurring after January 2001.
TITLE 
XIII—BAN 
ON 
COORDI-
NATED SOFT MONEY ACTIVI-
TIES BY PRESIDENTIAL CAN-
DIDATES
SEC. 1301. BAN ON COORDINATION OF SOFT MONEY FOR
ISSUE ADVOCACY BY PRESIDENTIAL CAN-
DIDATES RECEIVING PUBLIC FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) BAN ON COORDINATION OF SOFT MONEY FOR
ISSUE ADVOCACY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No candidate for election
to the office of President or Vice President who is
certified to receive amounts from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund under this chapter or
chapter 96 may coordinate the expenditure of any
funds for issue advocacy with any political party un-
less the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibi-
tions, and reporting requirements of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971.
‘‘(2) ISSUE ADVOCACY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘issue advocacy’ means any activity
carried out for the purpose of influencing the consid-
eration or outcome of any Federal legislation or the