background and the printed statement, for a period
of at least 4 seconds; and
‘‘(2) be accompanied by a clearly identifiable
photographic or similar image of the candidate.
‘‘(e) Any broadcast or cablecast communication de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3) shall include, in addition to
the requirements of those subsections, in a clearly spoken
manner, the following statement—
‘
is responsible for the content of
this advertisement.’
with the blank to be filled in with the name of the political
committee or other person paying for the communication
and the name of any connected organization of the payor;
and, if broadcast or cablecast by means of television, shall
also appear in a clearly readable manner with a reasonable
degree of color contrast between the background and the
printed statement, for a period of at least 4 seconds.’’.
SEC. 802. AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF
1934.
Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 315), as amended by section 801, is further
amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(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’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and
(e) as subsections (d), (e) and (f), respectively; and
(3) 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 paragraph 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 IX—CONTRIBUTION
SOLICITATION
SEC. 901. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO
SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441h) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘SEC. 322.’’ the follow-
ing: ‘‘(a)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(b) No person shall solicit contributions by falsely
representing himself as a candidate or as a representative
of a candidate, a political committee, or a political party.’’.
TITLE X—REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
SEC. 1001. 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. 1002. REPORTING OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES BY
CATEGORY.
Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by section 504 of
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(e) The Commission shall require, with respect to
reports under this section, that operating expenditures be
reported on an election cycle basis, by category, as speci-
fied by the Commission.’’.
SEC. 1003. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CAL-
ENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN ELECTION CYCLE
BASIS.
Paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (b) of sec-
tion 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 434(b)(2)–(7)) are amended by inserting after
‘‘calendar year’’ each place it appears the following:
‘‘(election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee
of a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress)’’.
SEC. 1004. 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.’’.
TITLE XI—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 1101. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provi-
sions of, and the amendments made by, this Act shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act but shall
not apply with respect to any election occurring before
January 1, 1993.
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