SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) ELIMINATION OF LIMITATIONS; EXCEPTION FOR 
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO CANDIDATES
OF OVER $50,000 
WITHIN 5 DAYS OF ELECTION.—Section 315(a) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) No person shall make contributions to any can-
didate and the candidate’s authorized committees with re-
spect to any election for Federal office which, in the aggre-
gate, exceed $50,000 during the 5-day period ending on 
the date of the election. 
‘‘(10) The limitations provided under this subsection, 
other than the limitation provided under paragraph (9), 
shall not apply with respect to any election held on or after 
January 1, 2013.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO NA-
TIONAL PARTY SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.— 
Section 315 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by 
striking subsection (h). 
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SEC. 3. REQUIRING CONTROL OR DIRECTION BY CAN-
DIDATE AS CONDITION OF TREATMENT OF 
POLITICAL PARTY EXPENDITURES AS CO-
ORDINATED EXPENDITURES. 
(a) CONTROL
OR DIRECTION REQUIRED.—Para-
graph (4) of section 315(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
441a(d)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR DIRECT COSTS OF COMMU-
NICATIONS.—The direct costs incurred by a political com-
mittee of a political party for a communication made in 
connection with the campaign of a candidate for Federal 
office shall not be subject to the limitations contained in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) unless the communication is con-
trolled by, or made at the direction of, the candidate or 
an authorized committee of the candidate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 315(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’. 
SEC. 4. REQUIRING CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES TO POST CON-
TRIBUTION INFORMATION ON COMMITTEE 
WEBSITES. 
Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
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‘‘(j) POSTING OF CONTRIBUTION INFORMATION ON 
COMMITTEE WEBSITES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Each political committee 
shall post on the official public website of the com-
mittee the information required to be reported under 
subsection (b)(3). 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE
FOR
POSTING.—A political 
committee shall post the information required under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a contribution not 
later than 7 business days after receiving the con-
tribution, except that if the aggregate amount or 
value of the contribution or contributions made by 
the person during the calendar year or election cycle 
involved (as the case may be) exceeds $10,000, the 
committee shall post the information not later than 
2 business days after receiving the contribution. 
‘‘(3) FORMAT.—A political committee shall post 
the information required under paragraph (1) in a 
searchable, sortable, and downloadable format.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring on or after January 1, 2013. 
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