Code of 1986; making a contribution to the treasury of
the United States; contributing to the national, State or
local committees of a political party; or making contribu-
tions not to exceed $1,000 to candidates for elective of-
fice.’’.
SEC. 802. POLLING DATA CONTRIBUTED TO CANDIDATES.
Section 301(8) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431(8)), as
amended by section 314(b), is amended by inserting at
the end the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) A contribution of polling data to a can-
didate shall be valued at the fair market value of the
data on the date the poll was completed, depreciated
at a rate not more than 1 percent per day from such
date to the date on which the contribution was
made.’’.
SEC. 803. DEBATES BY GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES
WHO RECEIVE AMOUNTS FROM THE PRESI-
DENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND.
Section 315(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441a(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(3)(A) The candidates of a political party for
the offices of President and Vice President who are
eligible under section 9003 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to receive payments from the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall not receive such pay-
ments unless both of such candidates agree in writ-
ing—
‘‘(i) that the candidate for the office of
President will participate in at least 4 debates,
sponsored by a nonpartisan or bipartisan orga-
nization, with all other candidates for that of-
fice who are eligible under that section; and
‘‘(ii) that the candidate of the party for the
office of Vice President will participate in at
least 1 debate, sponsored by a nonpartisan or
bipartisan organization, with all other can-
didates for that office who are eligible under
that section.
‘‘(B) If the Commission determines that either
of the candidates of a political party failed to par-
ticipate in a debate under subparagraph (A) and
was responsible at least in part for such failure, the
candidate of the party involved shall—
‘‘(i) be ineligible to receive payments under
section 9006 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986; and
‘‘(ii) pay to the Secretary of the Treasury
an amount equal to the amount of the pay-
ments made to the candidate under that sec-
tion.’’.
SEC. 804. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED
ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN NATIONALS.
Section 319 of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsections:
‘‘(c) A foreign national shall not directly or indirectly
direct, control, influence or participate in any person’s
election-related activities, such as the making of contribu-
tions or expenditures in connection with elections for any
local, State, or Federal office or the administration of a
political committee.
‘‘(d) A nonconnected political committee or the sepa-
rate segregated fund established in accordance with sec-
tion 316(b)(2)(C) or any other organization or committee
involved in the making of contributions or expenditures
in connection with elections for any Federal, State, or
local office shall include the following statement on all
printed materials produced for the purpose of soliciting
contributions:
‘‘ ‘It is unlawful for a foreign national to make
any contribution of money or other thing of value to
a political committee.’.’’.
SEC. 805. AMENDMENT TO FECA SECTION 316.
Section 316(b) of FECA (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ at the beginning of para-
graph (2) and redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively;
(2) at the beginning of the first sentence in
subparagraph (A), by inserting the following: ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in subparagraph (B),’’; and
(3) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the
following:
‘‘(B) Expenditures by a corporation or
labor organization for candidate appearances,
candidate debates and voter guides directed to
the general public shall be considered contribu-
tions unless—
‘‘(i) in the case of a candidate appear-
ance, the appearance takes place on cor-
porate or labor organization premises or at
a meeting or convention of the corporation
or labor organization, and all candidates
for election to that office are notified that
they may make an appearance under the
same or similar conditions;
‘‘(ii) in the case of a candidate debate,
the organization staging the debate is ei-
ther an organization described in section
301 whose broadcasts or publications are
supported by commercial advertising, sub-
scriptions or sales to the public, including
a noncommercial educational broadcaster,
or a nonprofit organization exempt from
Federal taxation under section 501(c)(3)
or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 that does not endorse, support, op-
pose candidates or political parties; and
‘‘(iii) in the case of a voter guide, the
guide is prepared and distributed by a cor-
poration or labor organization and consists
of questions posed to at least two can-
didates for election to that office,
except that no communication made by a cor-
poration or labor organization in connection
with the candidate appearance, candidate de-
bate or voter guide contains express advocacy,
or that no candidate is favored through the
structure or format of the candidate appear-
ance, candidate debate or voter guide.’’.
SEC. 806. TELEPHONE VOTING BY PERSONS WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.
(a) STUDY OF SYSTEMS TO PERMIT PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES TO VOTE BY TELEPHONE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Election Com-
mission shall conduct a study to determine the fea-
sibility of developing a system or systems by which
persons with disabilities may be permitted to vote by
telephone.
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Federal Election
Commission shall conduct the study described in
paragraph (1) in consultation with State and local
election officials, representatives of the telecommuni-
cations industry, representatives of persons with dis-
abilities, and other concerned members of the public.
(3) CRITERIA.—The system or systems devel-
oped pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
(A) propose a description of the kinds of
disabilities that impose such difficulty in travel
to polling places that a person with a disability
who may desire to vote is discouraged from un-
dertaking such travel;
(B) propose procedures to identify persons
who are so disabled; and
(C) describe procedures and equipment
that may be used to ensure that—
(i) only those persons who are entitled
to use the system are permitted to use it;
(ii) the votes of persons who use the
system are recorded accurately and remain
secret;
(iii) the system minimizes the possibil-
ity of vote fraud; and
(iv) the system minimizes the finan-
cial costs that State and local governments
would incur in establishing and operating
the system.
(4) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS.—In developing
a system described in paragraph (1), the Federal
Election Commission may request proposals from
private contractors for the design of procedures and
equipment to be used in the system.
(5) PHYSICAL ACCESS.—Nothing in this section
is intended to supersede or supplant efforts by State
and local governments to make polling places phys-
ically accessible to persons with disabilities.
(6) DEADLINE.—The Federal Election Commis-
sion shall submit to Congress the study required by
this section not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 807. PROHIBITION OF USE OF GOVERNMENT AIR-
CRAFT IN CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS
FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
Title III of FECA (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by section 312(c) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITION OF USE OF GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT IN
CONNECTION WITH ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE
‘‘SEC. 325. (a) No aircraft that is owned or operated
by the Government (including any aircraft that is owned
or operated by the Department of Defense) may be used
in connection with an election for Federal office.
‘‘(b)(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to travel pro-
vided to the President or Vice President.
‘‘(2) The portion of the cost of any travel provided
to the President or Vice President that is allocable to ac-
tivities in connection with an election for Federal office
shall be paid by the authorized committee of the Presi-
dent. Such portion shall be paid within 10 days of the
travel. For purposes of this section, travel which is in any
part related to campaign activity, shall be treated as in
connection with an election for Federal office, and the pay-
ment for such travel shall be sufficient to reflect that por-
tion which is campaign-related.
‘‘(3) The actual costs and payment for costs of any
travel provided to the President and Vice President shall
be disclosed in accordance with section 304.’’.
SEC. 808. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.
The Congress should consider legislation that would
provide for an amendment to the Constitution to set rea-
sonable limits on campaign expenditures in Federal elec-
tions.
TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATES;
AUTHORIZATIONS
SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by, and the provisions of, this Act shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act but shall
not apply with respect to activities in connection with any
election occurring before January 1, 1993.
SEC. 902. BUDGET NEUTRALITY.
(a) DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.—The provisions of
this Act (other than this section) shall not be effective
until the estimated costs under section 252 of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
have been offset by the enactment of subsequent legisla-
tion effectuating this Act.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the
Congress that subsequent legislation effectuating this Act
shall not provide for general revenue increases, reduce ex-
penditures for any existing Federal program, or increase
the Federal budget deficit.
SEC. 903. SEVERABILITY.
Except as provided in section 101(b), if any provision
of this Act (including any amendment made by this Act),
or the application of any such provision to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of any other pro-
vision of this Act, or the application of such provision to
other persons and circumstances, shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 904. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.
(a) DIRECT APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT.—An ap-
peal may be taken directly to the Supreme Court of the
United States from any interlocutory order or final judg-
ment, decree, or order issued by any court ruling on the
constitutionality of any provision of this Act or amend-
ment made by this Act.
(b) ACCEPTANCE AND EXPEDITION.—The Supreme
Court shall, if it has not previously ruled on the question
addressed in the ruling below, accept jurisdiction over, ad-
vance on the docket, and expedite the appeal to the great-
est extent possible.
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