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contained in all reports filed by the com-
mittee under section 304 during such pe-
riod); and 
‘‘(ii) in applying paragraph (5), the 
‘Top 5 Funders list’ shall be a list of the 
5 persons who are identified as providing 
the largest aggregate amounts of contribu-
tions, donations, or payments to the polit-
ical committee during such 12-month pe-
riod (as determined on the basis of the in-
formation contained in all such reports). 
‘‘(B) 
POLITICAL
COMMITTEE
DE-
SCRIBED.—A political committee described in 
this subparagraph is a political committee 
which receives or accepts contributions or dona-
tions which do not comply with the contribution 
limits or source prohibitions of this Act. 
‘‘(8) APPLICABLE
INDIVIDUAL
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘applicable individual’ 
means, with respect to a communication to which 
this paragraph applies— 
‘‘(A) if the communication is paid for by 
an individual or if the significant funder of the 
communication under paragraph (4) is an indi-
vidual, the individual involved; 
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‘‘(B) if the communication is paid for by a 
corporation or if the significant funder of the 
communication under paragraph (4) is a cor-
poration, the chief executive officer of the cor-
poration (or, if the corporation does not have a 
chief executive officer, the highest ranking offi-
cial of the corporation); 
‘‘(C) if the communication is paid for by a 
labor organization or if the significant funder of 
the communication under paragraph (4) is a 
labor organization, the highest ranking officer 
of the labor organization; or 
‘‘(D) if the communication is paid for by 
any other person or if the significant funder of 
the communication under paragraph (4) is any 
other person, the highest ranking official of 
such person. 
‘‘(9) COVERED
ORGANIZATION
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered organization’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Any corporation which is subject to 
section 316(a), other than a corporation which 
is an organization described in paragraph (3) of 
section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) 
of such Code. 
‘‘(B) Any labor organization (as defined in 
section 316). 
‘‘(C) Any organization described in para-
graph (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, 
other than an exempt section 501(c)(4) organi-
zation (as defined in section 301(27)). 
‘‘(D) Any political organization under sec-
tion 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
other than a political committee under this Act. 
‘‘(10) OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—In this sub-
section, the terms ‘campaign-related activity’ and 
‘unrestricted donor payment’ have the meaning 
given such terms in section 325.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION
TO
CERTAIN
MASS
MAIL-
INGS.—Section 318(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
441d(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) if not authorized by a candidate, an au-
thorized political committee of a candidate, or its 
agents, shall clearly state— 
‘‘(A) the name and permanent street ad-
dress, telephone number, or World Wide Web 
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address of the person who paid for the commu-
nication; 
‘‘(B) if the communication is an inde-
pendent expenditure consisting of a mass mail-
ing (as defined in section 301(23)) which is 
paid for in whole or in part with a payment 
which is treated as a disbursement by a covered 
organization for campaign-related activity under 
section 325, or which is paid for in whole or in 
part by a political committee described in sub-
section (e)(7)(B), the name and permanent 
street address, telephone number, or World 
Wide Web address of— 
‘‘(i) the significant funder of the com-
munication, if any (as determined in ac-
cordance with subsection (e)(4)(C)(i) or 
(e)(7)(A)(i); and 
‘‘(ii) each person who would be in-
cluded in the Top 5 Funders list which 
would be submitted with respect to the 
communication if the communication were 
transmitted through television, if any (as 
determined in accordance with subsection 
(e)(5) or (e)(7)(A)(ii)); and 
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‘‘(C) that the communication is not au-
thorized by any candidate or candidate’s com-
mittee.’’. 
(4) APPLICATION TO POLITICAL ROBOCALLS.— 
Section 318 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d), as amend-
ed by paragraph (2), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES FOR POLITICAL ROBOCALLS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS TO INCLUDE 
CERTAIN DISCLAIMER STATEMENTS.—Any commu-
nication consisting of a political robocall which 
would be subject to the requirements of subsection 
(e) if the communication were transmitted through 
radio or television shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The individual disclosure statement 
described in subsection (e)(2) (if the person 
paying for the communication is an individual) 
or the organizational disclosure statement de-
scribed in subsection (e)(3) (if the person pay-
ing for the communication is not an individual). 
‘‘(B) If the communication is an election-
eering communication or an independent ex-
penditure consisting of a public communication 
and is paid for in whole or in part with a pay-
ment which is treated as a disbursement by a 
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