such receipt and the address and occupation (if
an individual) of the person; and
‘‘(F) person who provides any dividend, in-
terest, or other receipt to the reporting commit-
tee in an aggregate value or amount in excess
of $200 within the calendar year, together with
the date and amount of any such receipt and
the address and occupation (if an individual) of
the person;
‘‘(4) for the reporting period and the calendar
year, the total amount of disbursements, and all dis-
bursements in the following categories:
‘‘(A) ballot initiative expenditures;
‘‘(B) transfers to affiliated political com-
mittees or ballot initiative political committees;
‘‘(C) ballot initiative contribution refunds
and other offsets to ballot initiative contribu-
tions;
‘‘(D) loans made by the reporting commit-
tee and the name of the person receiving the
loan together with the date of the loan and the
address and occupation (if an individual) of the
person; and
‘‘(E) independent expenditures; and
‘‘(5) the total sum of all ballot initiative con-
tributions to such ballot initiative political commit-
tee.’’.
SEC. 706. ENFORCEMENT AMENDMENT.
Section 309 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) The civil penalties of this Act shall apply to the
organization, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements
of a ballot initiative political committee under section
302A or 304B, insofar as such committee conducts activi-
ties solely for the purpose of influencing a ballot initiative
and not for the purpose of influencing any election for
Federal office.’’.
SEC. 707. PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NAME
OF ANOTHER.
Section 320 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441f) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE NAME OF
ANOTHER
‘‘SEC. 320. No person shall make a contribution or
ballot initiative contribution in the name of another person
or knowingly permit his name to be used to effect such
a contribution or ballot initiative contribution, and no per-
son shall knowingly accept a contribution or ballot initia-
tive contribution made by one person in the name of an-
other person.’’.
SEC. 708. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY.
Section 321 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441g) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTION OF CURRENCY
‘‘SEC. 321. No person shall make contributions or
ballot initiative contributions of currency of the United
States or currency of any foreign country which in the
aggregate, exceed $100, to or for the benefit of—
‘‘(1) any candidate for nomination for election,
or for election, to Federal office;
‘‘(2) any political committee (other than a bal-
lot initiative political committee) for the purpose of
influencing an election for Federal office; or
‘‘(3) any ballot initiative political committee for
the purpose of influencing a ballot initiative.’’.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS
SEC. 801. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.
Section 302(e) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(3) No political committee that supports or has sup-
ported more than one candidate may be designated as an
authorized committee, except that—
‘‘(A) a candidate for the office of President
nominated by a political party may designate the na-
tional committee of such political party as the can-
didate’s principal campaign committee, but only if
that national committee maintains separate books of
account with respect to its functions as a principal
campaign committee; and
‘‘(B) a candidate may designate a political com-
mittee established solely for the purpose of joint
fundraising by such candidates as an authorized
committee.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(6)(A) A candidate for Federal office or any individ-
ual holding Federal office may not establish, maintain, or
control any political committee other than a principal cam-
paign committee of the candidate, authorized committee,
party committee, or other political committee designated
in accordance with paragraph (3). A candidate for more
than one Federal office may designate a separate principal
campaign committee for each Federal office.
‘‘(B) For one year after the effective date of this
paragraph, any such political committee may continue to
make contributions. At the end of that period such politi-
cal committee shall disburse all funds by one or more of
the following means: making contributions to an entity
qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986; making a contribution to the treasury of
the United States; contributing to the national, State or
local committees of a political party; or making contribu-
tions not to exceed $1,000 to candidates for elective of-
fice.’’.
SEC. 802. POLLING DATA CONTRIBUTED TO CANDIDATES.
Section 301(8) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)), as
amended by section 314(b), is amended by inserting at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) A contribution of polling data to a can-
didate shall be valued at the fair market value of the
data on the date the poll was completed, depreciated
at a rate not more than 1 percent per day from such
date to the date on which the contribution was
made.’’.
SEC. 803. DEBATES BY GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
WHO RECEIVE AMOUNTS FROM THE PRESI-
DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND.
Section 315(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3)(A) The candidates of a political party for
the offices of President and Vice President who are
eligible under section 9003 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to receive payments from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall not receive such pay-
ments unless both of such candidates agree in writ-
ing—
‘‘(i) that the candidate for the office of
President will participate in at least 4 debates,
sponsored by a nonpartisan or bipartisan orga-
nization, with all other candidates for that of-
fice who are eligible under that section; and
‘‘(ii) that the candidate of the party for the
office of Vice President will participate in at
least 1 debate, sponsored by a nonpartisan or
bipartisan organization, with all other can-
didates for that office who are eligible under
that section.
‘‘(B) If the Commission determines that either
of the candidates of a political party failed to par-
ticipate in a debate under subparagraph (A) and
was responsible at least in part for such failure, the
candidate of the party involved shall—
‘‘(i) be ineligible to receive payments under
section 9006 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986; and
‘‘(ii) pay to the Secretary of the Treasury
an amount equal to the amount of the pay-
SEC. 805. AMENDMENT TO FECA SECTION 316.
Section 316(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ at the beginning of para-
graph (2) and redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
(2) at the beginning of the first sentence in
subparagraph (A), by inserting the following: ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B),’’; and
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following:
‘‘(B) Expenditures by a corporation or
labor organization for candidate appearances,
candidate debates and voter guides directed to
the general public shall be considered contribu-
tions unless—
‘‘(i) in the case of a candidate appear-
ance, the appearance takes place on cor-
porate or labor organization premises or at
a meeting or convention of the corporation
or labor organization, and all candidates
for election to that office are notified that
they may make an appearance under the
same or similar conditions;
‘‘(ii) in the case of a candidate debate,
the organization staging the debate is ei-
ther an organization described in section
301 whose broadcasts or publications are
supported by commercial advertising, sub-
scriptions or sales to the public, including
a noncommercial educational broadcaster,
or a nonprofit organization exempt from
Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)
or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 that does not endorse, support, or
oppose candidates or political parties; and
‘‘(iii) in the case of a voter guide, the
guide is prepared and distributed by a cor-
poration or labor organization and consists
of questions posed to at least two can-
didates for election to that office,
except that no communication made by a cor-
poration or labor organization in connection
with the candidate appearance, candidate de-
bate or voter guide contains express advocacy,
or that no candidate is favored through the
structure or format of the candidate appear-
ance, candidate debate or voter guide.’’.
SEC. 806. TELEPHONE VOTING BY PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.
(a) STUDY OF SYSTEMS TO PERMIT PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Election Com-
mission shall conduct a study to determine the fea-
sibility of developing a system or systems by which
persons with disabilities may be permitted to vote by
telephone.
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Federal Election
Commission shall conduct the study described in
paragraph (1) in consultation with State and local
election officials, representatives of the telecommuni-
cations industry, representatives of persons with dis-
abilities, and other concerned members of the public.
(3) CRITERIA.—The system or systems devel-
oped pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
(A) propose a description of the kinds of
disabilities that impose such difficulty in travel
to polling places that a person with a disability
who may desire to vote is discouraged from un-
dertaking such travel;
(B) propose procedures to identify persons
who are so disabled; and
(C) describe procedures and equipment
that may be used to ensure that—
(i) only those persons who are entitled
to use the system are permitted to use it;
(ii) the votes of persons who use the
system are recorded accurately and remain
secret;
(iii) the system minimizes the possibil-
ity of vote fraud; and
(iv) the system minimizes the finan-
cial costs that State and local governments
would incur in establishing and operating
the system.
(4) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.—In developing
a system described in paragraph (1), the Federal
Election Commission may request proposals from
private contractors for the design of procedures and
equipment to be used in the system.
(5) PHYSICAL ACCESS.—Nothing in this section
is intended to supersede or supplant efforts by State
and local governments to make polling places phys-
ically accessible to persons with disabilities.
(6) DEADLINE.—The Federal Election Commis-
sion shall submit to Congress the study required by
this section not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 807. PROHIBITION OF USE OF GOVERNMENT AIR-
CRAFT IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS
FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by section 312(c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF USE OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT IN
CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
‘‘SEC. 325. (a) No aircraft that is owned or operated
by the Government (including any aircraft that is owned
or operated by the Department of Defense) may be used
in connection with an election for Federal office.
‘‘(b)(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to travel pro-
vided to the President or Vice President.
‘‘(2) The portion of the cost of any travel provided
to the President or Vice President that is allocable to ac-
tivities in connection with an election for Federal office
shall be paid by the authorized committee of the Presi-
dent. Such portion shall be paid within 10 days of the
travel. For purposes of this section, travel which is in any
part related to campaign activity, shall be treated as in
connection with an election for Federal office, and the pay-
ment for such travel shall be sufficient to reflect that por-
tion which is campaign-related.
‘‘(3) The actual costs and payment for costs of any
travel provided to the President and Vice President shall
be disclosed in accordance with section 304.’’.
SEC. 808. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
The Congress should consider legislation that would
provide for an amendment to the Constitution to set rea-
sonable limits on campaign expenditures in Federal elec-
tions.
TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATES;
AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by, and the provisions of, this Act shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act but shall
not apply with respect to activities in connection with any
election occurring before January 1, 1994.
SEC. 902. BUDGET NEUTRALITY.
(a) DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.—The provisions of
this Act (other than this section) shall not be effective
until the estimated costs under section 252 of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
have been offset by the enactment of subsequent legisla-
tion effectuating this Act.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that subsequent legislation effectuating this Act
shall not provide for general revenue increases, reduce ex-
penditures for any existing Federal program, or increase
the Federal budget deficit.
SEC. 903. SEVERABILITY.
Except as provided in section 121(b), if any provision
of this Act (including any amendment made by this Act),
or the application of any such provision to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of any other pro-
vision of this Act, or the application of such provision to
other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 904. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.
(a) DIRECT APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.—An ap-
peal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the
United States from any interlocutory order or final judg-
ment, decree, or order issued by any court ruling on the
constitutionality of any provision of this Act or amend-
ment made by this Act.
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND EXPEDITION.—The Supreme
Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question
addressed in the ruling below, accept jurisdiction over, ad-
vance on the docket, and expedite the appeal to the great-
est extent possible.
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