agent, and an officer or agent acting on behalf of any such
party committee or entity, shall not solicit any funds for,
or make or direct any donations to, an organization that
is described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code (or has submitted an application to
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service for de-
termination of tax-exemption under such section).
‘‘(e) CANDIDATES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A candidate, individual
holding Federal office, agent of a candidate or indi-
vidual holding Federal office, or an entity directly or
indirectly established, financed, maintained or con-
trolled by or acting on behalf of one or more can-
didates or individuals holding Federal office, shall
not—
‘‘(A) solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or
spend funds in connection with an election for
Federal office, including funds for any Federal
election activity, unless the funds are subject to
the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting re-
quirements of this Act; or
‘‘(B) solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or
spend funds in connection with any election
other than an election for Federal office or dis-
burse funds in connection with such an election
unless the funds—
‘‘(i) are not in excess of the amounts
permitted with respect to contributions to
candidates and political committees under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 315(a);
and
‘‘(ii) are not from sources prohibited
by this Act from making contributions with
respect to an election for Federal office.
‘‘(2) STATE
LAW.—Paragraph (1) does not
apply to the solicitation, receipt, or spending of
funds by an individual who is a candidate for a
State or local office in connection with such election
for State or local office if the solicitation, receipt, or
spending of funds is permitted under State law for
any activity other than a Federal election activity.
‘‘(3) FUNDRAISING EVENTS.—Notwithstanding
paragraph (1), a candidate may attend, speak, or be
a featured guest at a fundraising event for a State,
district, or local committee of a political party.’’.
SEC. 402. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR STATE
COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES AND
AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR INDI-
VIDUALS.
(a) CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR STATE COMMITTEES
OF POLITICAL PARTIES.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1))
is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or’’ at
the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘(other than a committee
described in subparagraph (D))’’ after ‘‘com-
mittee’’; and
(B) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) to a political committee established and
maintained by a State committee of a political party
in any calendar year that, in the aggregate, exceed
$10,000’’.
(b) AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION LIMIT
FOR INDI-
VIDUAL.—Section 315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by
striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’.
SEC. 403. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 304 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434)
(as amended by sections 103 and 303(b)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(f) POLITICAL COMMITTEES.—
‘‘(1) NATIONAL
AND
CONGRESSIONAL
POLIT-
ICAL
COMMITTEES.—The national committee of a
political party, any national congressional campaign
committee of a political party, and any subordinate
committee of either, shall report all receipts and dis-
bursements during the reporting period.
‘‘(2) OTHER POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO WHICH
SECTION 323 APPLIES.—In addition to any other re-
porting requirements applicable under this Act, a
political committee (not described in paragraph (1))
to which section 323(b)(1) applies shall report all re-
ceipts and disbursements made for activities de-
scribed in paragraphs (2)(A) and (2)(B)(v) of sec-
tion 323(b).
‘‘(3) ITEMIZATION.—If a political committee
has receipts or disbursements to which this sub-
section applies from any person aggregating in ex-
cess of $200 for any calendar year, the political
committee shall separately itemize its reporting for
such person in the same manner as required in para-
graphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
‘‘(4) REPORTING
PERIODS.—Reports required
to be filed under this subsection shall be filed for the
same time periods required for political committees
under subsection (a).’’.
(b) BUILDING FUND EXCEPTION TO THE DEFINI-
TION OF CONTRIBUTION.—Section 301(8)(B) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B))
is amended—
(1) by striking clause (viii); and
(2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv)
as clauses (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
TITLE V—RESTRUCTURING AND
STRENGTHENING 
OF 
THE
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION
SEC. 501. APPOINTMENT AND TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 306(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) There is established’’
and inserting ‘‘(1)(A) There is established’’;