SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 
FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS 
TO AUDIO AND VIDEO PORTIONS OF COMMU-
NICATIONS TRANSMITTED THROUGH INTER-
NET OR ELECTRONIC MAIL. 
(a) COMMUNICATIONS BY CANDIDATES OR AUTHOR-
IZED PERSONS.—Section 318(d)(1) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) AUDIO
AND
VIDEO
PORTIONS
OF 
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMITTED
THROUGH 
INTERNET OR ELECTRONIC MAIL.—In the case 
of a communication described in paragraph (1) 
or (2) of subsection (a) which is transmitted 
through the Internet or through any form of 
electronic mail— 
‘‘(i) any audio portion of the commu-
nication shall meet the requirements appli-
cable under subparagraph (A) to commu-
nications transmitted through radio; and 
‘‘(ii) any video portion of the commu-
nication shall meet the requirements appli-
cable under subparagraph (B) to commu-
nications transmitted through television.’’. 
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(b) 
COMMUNICATIONS
BY
OTHERS.—Section 
318(d)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 44d(d)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of a com-
munication described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) 
which is transmitted through the Internet or through any 
form of electronic mail, any audio portion of the commu-
nication shall meet the requirements applicable under this 
paragraph to communications transmitted through radio 
and any video portion of the communication shall meet 
the requirements applicable under this paragraph to com-
munications transmitted through television.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN COM-
MUNICATIONS 
MADE 
THROUGH 
PRERECORDED TELEPHONE CALLS. 
(a) 
APPLICATION
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
318(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441d(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘mailing,’’ 
each place it appears the following: ‘‘telephone call which 
consists in substantial part of a prerecorded audio mes-
sage,’’. 
(b) TREATMENT AS AUDIO COMMUNICATION.— 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS BY CANDIDATES OR AU-
THORIZED PERSONS.—Section 318(d)(1) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 441d(d)(1)), as amended by section 2(a), 
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is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 
PRERECORDED
TELEPHONE 
CALLS.—Any communication described in para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) which is a 
telephone call which consists in substantial part 
of a prerecorded audio message shall meet the 
requirements applicable under subparagraph 
(A) to communications transmitted through 
radio, except that the statement required under 
such subparagraph shall be made at the begin-
ning of the telephone call.’’. 
(2) COMMUNICATIONS
BY
OTHERS.—Section 
318(d)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)(2)), as 
amended by section 2(b), is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following: ‘‘Any communication 
described in paragraph (3) of subsection (a) which 
is a telephone call which consists in substantial part 
of a prerecorded audio message shall meet the re-
quirements applicable under this paragraph to com-
munications transmitted through radio, except that 
the statement required shall be made at the begin-
ning of the telephone call.’’. 
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SEC. 4. NO EXPANSION OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO DIS-
CLAIMER 
REQUIREMENTS 
ON 
INTERNET 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act may be construed to require any person who is not 
required under section 318 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (as provided under section 110.11 of 
title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations) to include 
a disclaimer on communications made by the person 
through the Internet to include any disclaimer on any such 
communications. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to communications made on or after the expiration 
of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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