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113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5660 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a 
limitation on the time for the use of contributions or donations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 
Mr. TAKANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
provide for a limitation on the time for the use of con-
tributions or donations, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TIMEFRAME FOR AND PRIORITIZATION OF DIS-
POSAL OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR DONATIONS. 
Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
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(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DISPOSAL.— 
‘‘(1) TIMEFRAME.—Contributions or donations 
described in subsection (a) may only be used, in the 
case of an individual who is not a candidate with re-
spect to an election for any Federal office for a 6- 
year period beginning on the day after the date of 
the most recent such election in which the individual 
was a candidate for any such office, during such 6- 
year period. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—Beginning on the date 
the 6-year period described in paragraph (1) ends, 
contributions or donations that remain available to 
an individual described in such paragraph shall be 
disposed of, not later than 30 days after such date, 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) First, to pay any debts or obligations 
owed in connection with the campaign for elec-
tion for Federal office of the individual. 
‘‘(B) Second, to the extent such contribu-
tion or donations remain available after the ap-
plication of subparagraph (A), to return such 
contributions or donations to the individuals, 
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entities, or both, who made such contributions 
or donations. 
‘‘(C) Third, to the extent such contribu-
tions or donations remain available after the 
application of subparagraphs (A) and (B), to 
make contributions to an organization described 
in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
‘‘(D) Fourth, to the extent such contribu-
tions or donations remain available after the 
application of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), 
to make transfers to a national, State, or local 
committee of a political party.’’. 
SEC. 2. 1-YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an individual de-
scribed in subsection (b), any contributions or donations 
remaining available to the individual shall be disposed of— 
(1) not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; and 
(2) in accordance with the prioritization speci-
fied in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
(c)(2) of section 313 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30114), as amended 
by section 1. 
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