I 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3032 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates 
for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will be 
authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees 
of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2007 
Mr. JONES of North Carolina 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 
permit candidates for election for Federal office to des-
ignate an individual who will be authorized to disburse 
funds of the authorized campaign committees of the can-
didate in the event of the death of the candidate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED TO 
MAKE 
CAMPAIGN 
COMMITTEE 
DISBURSE-
MENTS IN EVENT OF DEATH OF CANDIDATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(j)(1) Each candidate may, with respect to each au-
thorized committee of the candidate, designate an indi-
vidual who shall be responsible for disbursing funds in the 
accounts of the committee in the event of the death of 
the candidate. 
‘‘(2) Upon the death of a candidate who has des-
ignated an individual for purposes of paragraph (1), funds 
in the accounts of each authorized committee of the can-
didate may be disbursed only under the direction and in 
accordance with the instructions of such individual, sub-
ject to the terms and conditions applicable to the disburse-
ment of such funds under this Act or any other applicable 
Federal or State law. 
‘‘(3) Nothing in paragraph (2) may be construed to 
affect the responsibility of the treasurer of an authorized 
committee for which funds are disbursed in accordance 
with such paragraph to file reports of the disbursements 
of such funds under section 304(a).’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF DESIGNATION IN STATEMENT OF 
ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEE.—Section 303(b) of the 
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Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 433(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) in the case of an authorized committee of 
a candidate who has designated an individual under 
section 302(j) to disburse funds from the accounts 
of the committee in the event of the death of the 
candidate, the name and address of the individual.’’. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to authorized campaign committees which are des-
ignated under section 302(e)(1) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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