‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—Reports or other 
information described in subsection (a) shall be available 
to the public, except that— 
‘‘(1) copies shall be made available without cost, 
upon request, to agencies and branches of the Fed-
eral Government; and 
‘‘(2) information made available as a result of 
the application of paragraph (7) of such subsection 
shall be made available to the public only upon the 
payment of the cost thereof. 
‘‘SEC. 368. AUDITS AND FIELD EXAMINATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration may, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this section, conduct audits 
and field investigations of any political committee required 
to file a report under section 304. 
‘‘(b) PRIORITY.—All audits and field investigations 
concerning the verification for, and receipt and use of, any 
payments received by a candidate or committee under 
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
shall be given priority. 
‘‘(c) AUDITS
AND FIELD EXAMINATIONS WHERE 
THRESHOLDS NOT MET.— 
‘‘(1) INTERNAL REVIEW.—The Administration 
shall conduct an internal review of reports filed by 
selected committees to determine if the reports filed 
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by a particular committee meet the threshold re-
quirements for substantial compliance with the Act. 
Such thresholds for compliance shall be established 
by the Administration. 
‘‘(2) AUDITS AND FIELD EXAMINATIONS.—The 
Administration may vote to conduct an audit and 
field investigation of any committee which it deter-
mines under paragraph (1) does not meet the 
threshold requirements established by the Adminis-
tration. Such audits shall be commenced within 30 
days of such vote, except that any audit under the 
provisions of this subsection of an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate shall be commenced within 6 
months of the election for which such committee is 
authorized. 
‘‘(d) RANDOM AUDITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any audits 
conducted under subsection (c), the Administration 
may, subject to paragraph (2), conduct audits of any 
committee selected at random to ensure compliance 
with this Act. The selection of any committee under 
this paragraph shall be based on standards and pro-
cedures adopted by the Administration, except that 
in any calendar year such audits may be initiated 
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against no more than 3 percent of all authorized 
candidate campaign committees. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE RULES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Administration 
selects a committee for audit under paragraph 
(1), the Administration shall promptly notify 
the committee of the selection and commence 
the audit within 30 days of the selection. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL
RULES
FOR
AUTHORIZED 
COMMITTEES.—If the committee selected under 
paragraph (1) is an authorized committee of a 
candidate, the audit— 
‘‘(i) shall be commenced and actively 
undertaken within 6 months of the election 
for which the committee is authorized; and 
‘‘(ii) may examine compliance with 
this Act only with respect to that election. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—This subsection shall not 
apply to an authorized committee of a candidate for 
President or Vice President subject to audit under 
section 9007 or 9038 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986. 
‘‘SEC. 369. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit, re-
strict, or diminish any investigatory, informational, over-
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sight, supervisory, or disciplinary authority or function of 
Congress or any committee of Congress with respect to 
elections for Federal office. 
‘‘CHAPTER 3—ENFORCEMENT 
‘‘SEC. 371. INITIATION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY AD-
MINISTRATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administration may initiate 
a civil enforcement action under section 373 if, after con-
ducting an investigation, the Administration finds reason-
able grounds to believe that a violation of this Act or of 
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
has occurred or is about to occur. 
‘‘(b) BASIS
FOR FINDINGS.—The Administration 
may make a finding under subsection (a) based on any 
information available to the Administration, including the 
filing of a complaint under section 372. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE 
NO VIOLATION.—Prior to initiating an enforcement action 
under subsection (a), the Administration shall give any 
person under investigation notice and the opportunity to 
demonstrate that there are no reasonable grounds to be-
lieve a violation has occurred or is about to occur, but the 
Administration’s decision on such matter shall not be sub-
ject to judicial review. 
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‘‘SEC. 372. COMPLAINT TO INITIATE ENFORCEMENT AC-
TION. 
‘‘(a) FILING OF COMPLAINT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person may file a com-
plaint with the Administration alleging a violation of 
this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS.—A complaint 
filed under paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) in writing, signed, and sworn to by 
the person filing such complaint; 
‘‘(B) notarized; and 
‘‘(C) made under penalty of perjury and 
subject to the provisions of section 1001 of title 
18, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) ACTION BY THE ADMINISTRATION.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (4), based on the allegations in a 
complaint filed under paragraph (1), and such inves-
tigations the Administration deems necessary and 
appropriate, the Administration may— 
‘‘(A) initiate a civil enforcement action 
under section 373 if the Administration finds 
reasonable grounds to believe a violation has oc-
curred or is about to occur; or 
‘‘(B) dismiss the complaint. 
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