‘‘(A) a copy of the complaint shall be deliv-
ered promptly to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(B) it shall be the duty of the United 
States District Court for the District of Colum-
bia, the Court of Appeals for the District of Co-
lumbia, and the Supreme Court of the United 
States to advance on the docket and to expedite 
to the greatest possible extent the disposition of 
the action and appeal. 
‘‘(b) INTERVENTION BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
In any action in which the constitutionality of any provi-
sion of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is raised, any member of the House 
of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to the Congress) or Senate shall have the right 
to intervene either in support of or opposition to the posi-
tion of a party to the case regarding the constitutionality 
of the provision. To avoid duplication of efforts and reduce 
the burdens placed on the parties to the action, the court 
in any such action may make such orders as it considers 
necessary, including orders to require interveners taking 
similar positions to file joint papers or to be represented 
by a single attorney at oral argument. 
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‘‘(c) CHALLENGE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Any 
Member of Congress may bring an action, subject to the 
special rules described in subsection (a), for declaratory 
or injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of any 
provision of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) Section 310 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437h) is re-
pealed. 
(B) Section 9011 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9011. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘For provisions relating to judicial review of certifi-
cations, determinations, and actions by the Commission 
under this chapter, see section 407 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
(C) Section 9041 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9041. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘For provisions relating to judicial review of actions 
by the Commission under this chapter, see section 407 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
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(D) Section 403 of the Bipartisan Cam-
paign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (2 U.S.C. 
437h note) is repealed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to actions brought on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2013. 
TITLE VI—SEVERABILITY; 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions occurring after January 1, 2013. 
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