prescribe by rules or regulations, that the candidates 
and the authorized committees of such candidates 
will not accept any bundled contribution (as defined 
in section 304(i)(8) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971) forwarded by or credited to a 
person described in section 304(i)(7) of such Act.’’. 
SEC. 2002. REPEAL OF EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS AND 
USE OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBU-
TIONS. 
(a) USE OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 
WITHOUT EXPENDITURE LIMITS; APPLICATION OF SAME 
REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR, MINOR, AND NEW PAR-
TIES.—Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) USE OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO DEFRAY EXPENSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to be eligible to 
receive any payments under section 9006, the can-
didates of a party in a presidential election shall cer-
tify to the Commission, under penalty of perjury, 
that— 
‘‘(A) such candidates and their authorized 
committees have not and will not accept any 
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contributions to defray qualified campaign ex-
penses other than— 
‘‘(i) qualified campaign contributions, 
and 
‘‘(ii) contributions to the extent nec-
essary to make up any deficiency payments 
received out of the fund on account of the 
application of section 9006(c), and 
‘‘(B) such candidates and their authorized 
committees have not and will not accept any 
contribution to defray expenses which would be 
qualified campaign expenses but for subpara-
graph (C) of section 9002(11). 
‘‘(2) TIMING
OF
CERTIFICATION.—The can-
didate shall make the certification required under 
this subsection at the same time the candidate 
makes the certification required under subsection 
(a)(3).’’. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CON-
TRIBUTION.—Section 9002 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(13) QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION.— 
The term ‘qualified campaign contribution’ means, 
with respect to any election for the office of Presi-
dent of the United States, a contribution from an in-
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dividual to a candidate or an authorized committee 
of a candidate which— 
‘‘(A) does not exceed $1,000 for the elec-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to which the candidate 
has certified in writing that— 
‘‘(i) the individual making such con-
tribution has not made aggregate contribu-
tions (including such qualified contribu-
tion) to such candidate and the authorized 
committees of such candidate in excess of 
the amount described in subparagraph (A), 
and 
‘‘(ii) such candidate and the author-
ized committees of such candidate will not 
accept contributions from such individual 
(including such qualified contribution) ag-
gregating more than the amount described 
in subparagraph (A) with respect to such 
election.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXPENDITURE LIMITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30116) is amended by striking subsection (b). 
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(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
315(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘, (b)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9007(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and redesignating para-
graphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4), respectively. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Para-
graph (2) of section 9007(b) of such Code, as 
redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a major party’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a party’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘qualified contribu-
tions and’’ after ‘‘contributions (other 
than’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(other than qualified 
campaign expenses with respect to which 
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payment is required under paragraph 
(2))’’. 
(3) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
(A) REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR EXCESS EX-
PENSES.—Section 9012 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection 
(a). 
(B) PENALTY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF DIS-
ALLOWED
CONTRIBUTIONS; APPLICATION
OF 
SAME PENALTY FOR CANDIDATES OF MAJOR, 
MINOR, AND NEW PARTIES.—Subsection (b) of 
section 9012 of such Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE OF DISALLOWED CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—It shall be unlawful for an eligible can-
didate of a party in a presidential election or any of 
his authorized committees knowingly and willfully to 
accept any contribution to defray qualified campaign 
expenses, except to the extent necessary to make up 
any deficiency in payments received out of the fund 
on account of the application of section 9006(c), or 
to defray expenses which would be qualified cam-
paign expenses but for subparagraph (C) of section 
9002(11). 
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‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any person who violates para-
graph (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000, or 
imprisoned not more than one year, or both. In the 
case of a violation by an authorized committee, any 
officer or member of such committee who knowingly 
and willfully consents to such violation shall be fined 
not more than $5,000, or imprisoned not more than 
one year, or both.’’. 
SEC. 2003. MATCHING PAYMENTS AND OTHER MODIFICA-
TIONS TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS; APPLICATION OF 
SAME AMOUNT FOR CANDIDATES OF MAJOR, MINOR, 
AND NEW PARTIES.—Subsection (a) of section 9004 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of this 
chapter, the eligible candidates of a party in a presidential 
election shall be entitled to equal payment under section 
9006 in an amount equal to 600 percent of the amount 
of each matchable contribution received by such candidate 
or by the candidate’s authorized committees (disregarding 
any amount of contributions from any person to the extent 
that the total of the amounts contributed by such person 
for the election exceeds $200), except that total amount 
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to which a candidate is entitled under this paragraph shall 
not exceed $300,000,000.’’. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
SEPARATE
LIMITATIONS
FOR 
CANDIDATES OF MINOR AND NEW PARTIES; INFLA-
TION ADJUSTMENT.—Subsection (b) of section 9004 
of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any applica-
ble period beginning after 2019, the $300,000,000 
dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount; multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year following the year which such applicable 
period begins, determined by substituting ‘cal-
endar year 2018’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in 
subparagraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
PERIOD.—For purposes of 
this subsection, the term ‘applicable period’ means 
the 4-year period beginning with the first day fol-
lowing the date of the general election for the office 
of President and ending on the date of the next such 
general election. 
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‘‘(3) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted 
under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, 
such amount shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $10,000.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
9005(a) of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The Commission 
shall make such additional certifications as may be 
necessary to receive payments under section 9004.’’. 
(b) MATCHABLE CONTRIBUTION.—Section 9002 of 
such Code, as amended by section 2002, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) MATCHABLE CONTRIBUTION.—The term 
‘matchable contribution’ means, with respect to the 
election to the office of President of the United 
States, a contribution by an individual to a can-
didate or an authorized committee of a candidate 
with respect to which the candidate has certified in 
writing that— 
‘‘(A) the individual making such contribu-
tion has not made aggregate contributions (in-
cluding such matchable contribution) to such 
candidate and the authorized committees of 
such candidate in excess of $1,000 for the elec-
tion; 
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‘‘(B) such candidate and the authorized 
committees of such candidate will not accept 
contributions from such individual (including 
such matchable contribution) aggregating more 
than the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
with respect to such election; and 
‘‘(C) such contribution was not— 
‘‘(i) forwarded from the contributor 
by any person other than an individual, or 
‘‘(ii) received by the candidate or com-
mittee from a contributor or contributors, 
but credited by the committee or candidate 
to another person who is not an individual 
through records, designations, or other 
means of recognizing (whether in writing 
or not in writing) that a certain amount of 
money has been raised by such person.’’. 
SEC. 2004. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON COORDINATED PARTY 
EXPENDITURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(d)(2) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)(2)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2)(A) The national committee of a political party 
may not make any expenditure in connection with the gen-
eral election campaign of any candidate for President of 
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the United States who is affiliated with such party which 
exceeds $100,000,000. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) any expenditure made by or on behalf of a 
national committee of a political party and in con-
nection with a presidential election shall be consid-
ered to be made in connection with the general elec-
tion campaign of a candidate for President of the 
United States who is affiliated with such party; and 
‘‘(ii) any communication made by or on behalf 
of such party shall be considered to be made in con-
nection with the general election campaign of a can-
didate for President of the United States who is af-
filiated with such party if any portion of the commu-
nication is in connection with such election. 
‘‘(C) Any expenditure under this paragraph shall be 
in addition to any expenditure by a national committee 
of a political party serving as the principal campaign com-
mittee of a candidate for the office of President of the 
United States.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO TIM-
ING OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(c)(1) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(1)), as amended by section 
2002(c)(1)(B), is amended— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(d)(3)’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) In any calendar year after 2018— 
‘‘(i) the dollar amount in subsection (d)(2) shall 
be increased by the percent difference determined 
under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) the amount so increased shall remain in 
effect for the calendar year; and 
‘‘(iii) if the amount after adjustment under 
clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount 
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’. 
(2) BASE YEAR.—Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(2)(B)), as amended by sec-
tion 2002(c)(1)(B), is amended— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d)(3)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
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‘‘(iii) for purposes of subsection (d)(2), cal-
endar year 2017.’’. 
SEC. 2005. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM DATE FOR RE-
LEASE OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) DATE FOR PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9006(b) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND.—If the Secretary 
of the Treasury receives a certification from the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment to the eligible can-
didates of a political party, the Secretary shall pay to such 
candidates out of the fund the amount certified by the 
Commission on the later of— 
‘‘(1) the last Friday occurring before the first 
Monday in September; or 
‘‘(2) 24 hours after receiving the certifications 
for the eligible candidates of all major political par-
ties. 
Amounts paid to any such candidates shall be under the 
control of such candidates.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sen-
tence of section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘the time of a certification by the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment’’ and inserting 
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‘‘the time of making a payment under subsection 
(b)’’. 
(b) TIME FOR CERTIFICATION.—Section 9005(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘10 days’’ and inserting ‘‘24 hours’’. 
SEC. 2006. AMOUNTS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN FUND. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUND.—Sec-
tion 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘In making a determination of whether there are insuffi-
cient moneys in the fund for purposes of the previous sen-
tence, the Secretary shall take into account in determining 
the balance of the fund for a Presidential election year 
the Secretary’s best estimate of the amount of moneys 
which will be deposited into the fund during the year, ex-
cept that the amount of the estimate may not exceed the 
average of the annual amounts deposited in the fund dur-
ing the previous 3 years.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL RULE FOR FIRST CAMPAIGN CYCLE 
UNDER THIS ACT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9006 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(c), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
fund, as repayable advances, such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of the fund during 
the period ending on the first presidential election 
occurring after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(2) REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Advances made to the 
fund shall be repaid, and interest on such ad-
vances shall be paid, to the general fund of the 
Treasury when the Secretary determines that 
moneys are available for such purposes in the 
fund. 
‘‘(B) RATE OF INTEREST.—Interest on ad-
vances made to the fund shall be at a rate de-
termined by the Secretary of the Treasury (as 
of the close of the calendar month preceding the 
month in which the advance is made) to be 
equal to the current average market yield on 
outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States with remaining periods to matu-
rity comparable to the anticipated period during 
which the advance will be outstanding and shall 
be compounded annually.’’. 
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(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection shall take effect January 1, 2018. 
SEC. 2007. USE OF GENERAL ELECTION PAYMENTS FOR 
GENERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNT-
ING COMPLIANCE. 
Section 9002(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (A), an expense 
incurred by a candidate or authorized committee for gen-
eral election legal and accounting compliance purposes 
shall be considered to be an expense to further the election 
of such candidate.’’. 
TITLE III—OTHER CAMPAIGN 
FINANCE REFORMS 
SEC. 3001. REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO BEST EFFORTS 
FOR IDENTIFYING PERSONS MAKING CON-
TRIBUTIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall pro-
mulgate regulations with respect to what constitutes best 
efforts under section 302(i) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102(i)) for determining 
the identification of persons making contributions to polit-
ical committees, including the identifications of persons 
making contributions over the Internet or by credit card. 
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Such regulations shall include a requirement that in the 
case of contributions made by a credit card, the political 
committee shall ensure that the name on the credit card 
used to make the contribution matches the name of the 
person making the contribution. 
SEC. 3002. RULES RELATING TO JOINT FUNDRAISING COM-
MITTEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES FOR CANDIDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(e) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30102(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) No authorized committee of a candidate may es-
tablish, participate in, or have any involvement with any 
joint fundraising committee.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
302(e)(3)(A) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(3)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the candidate’’ and inserting 
‘‘except that the candidate’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod, and 
(C) by striking clause (ii). 
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(b) LIMITATION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES FOR PARTY COMMITTEES.—Section 302 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) PARTICIPATION
OF PARTY COMMITTEES
IN 
JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEES.—No committee of a 
political party may establish, participate in, or have any 
involvement with any joint fundraising committee other 
than a joint fundraising committee that consists of the 
national committee of a political party and one other com-
mittee of the political party.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2018. 
SEC. 3003. DISCLOSURE OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CAMPAIGNS; 
INCREASE 
IN 
THRESHOLD FOR BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS 
BY LOBBYISTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
section 304(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(i)) are amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS BY LOBBYISTS.—Each committee 
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described in paragraph (6) shall include in the 
first report required to be filed under this sec-
tion after each covered period (as defined in 
paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
reasonably known by the committee to be a per-
son described in paragraph (7) who provided 
two or more bundled contributions to the com-
mittee in an aggregate amount greater than the 
applicable threshold (as defined in paragraph 
(3)) during the covered period, and the aggre-
gate amount of the bundled contributions pro-
vided by each such person during the covered 
period. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS
BY
POLITICAL
COMMITTEES.— 
Each committee described in paragraph (6) 
shall include in the first report required to be 
filed under this section after each covered pe-
riod (as defined in paragraph (2)) a separate 
schedule setting forth the name of each political 
committee (other than a committee of a polit-
ical party) which provided two or more bundled 
contributions to the committee in an aggregate 
amount greater than the applicable threshold 
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which any person described in paragraph 
(7) provided two or more bundled contribu-
tions to the committee in an aggregate 
amount greater than the applicable thresh-
old. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE THRESHOLD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
‘applicable threshold’ is— 
‘‘(i) $50,000 in the case of a com-
mittee which is an authorized committee of 
a candidate for the office of President or 
for nomination to such office; and 
‘‘(ii) $25,000 in the case of any other 
committee. 
In determining whether the amount of bundled 
contributions provided to a committee by a per-
son exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall 
be excluded any contribution made to the com-
mittee by the person or the person’s spouse. 
‘‘(B) INDEXING.—In any calendar year 
after 2018, section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to 
each amount applicable under subparagraph 
(A) in the same manner as such section applies 
to the limitations established under subsections 
(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such 
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section, except that for purposes of applying 
such section to the amount applicable under 
subparagraph (A), the ‘base period’ shall be 
2017. 
‘‘(C) AGGREGATION
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FROM COSPONSORS OF FUNDRAISING EVENT.— 
For purposes of determining the amount of 
bundled contributions provided by a person to a 
committee which were received by the person at 
a fundraising event sponsored by the person, or 
in response to an invitation to attend a fund-
raising event sponsored by the person, each per-
son who is a sponsor of the event shall be con-
sidered to have provided to the committee the 
aggregate amount of all bundled contributions 
which were provided to the committee by all 
sponsors of the event.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 304(i) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30104(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘described in 
paragraph (7)’’ each place it appears in subpara-
graphs (C) and (D); 
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
a candidate for the office of President or for nomi-
nation to such office)’’ after ‘‘candidate’’; and 
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(3) in paragraph (8)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, with respect to a com-
mittee described in paragraph (6) and a person 
described in paragraph (7),’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
with respect to a committee described in para-
graph (6) or an authorized committee of a can-
didate for the office of President or for nomina-
tion to such office,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the person’’ in clause 
(i) thereof and inserting ‘‘by any person’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the person’’ each place it 
appears in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘such per-
son’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to reports filed under 
section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
after January 1, 2018. 
SEC. 3004. REPEAL OF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL PARTIES FOR 
CERTAIN PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)), as 
amended by section 2101(b) of Division N of the Consoli-
dated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 
(Public Law 113–235; 128 Stat. 2773), is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘, or, in 
the case of contributions made to any of the ac-
counts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 per-
cent of the amount otherwise applicable under this 
subparagraph with respect to such calendar year’’, 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘, or, in 
the case of contributions made to any of the ac-
counts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 per-
cent of the amount otherwise applicable under this 
subparagraph with respect to such calendar year’’, 
and 
(3) by striking paragraph (9). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 315(d) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)), as amended by section 
3002, is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) 
RETURN
OF
PREVIOUSLY
CONTRIBUTED 
AMOUNTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, each political committee established 
and maintained by a political party shall distribute all 
amounts in accounts described in section 315(a)(9) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30116(a)(9)) to individuals who made contributions to 
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such accounts. The amount distributed to any contributor 
form any account shall bear the same ratio to the amount 
of contributions made by such contributor to such account 
as the balance of such account on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act bears to the total amount of contributions 
made to such account. 
SEC. 3005. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTIONS RELATED TO 
CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30141 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 406 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 407. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 373(f), 
if any action is brought for declaratory or injunctive relief 
to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of this 
Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, or is brought to with respect to any action of 
the Commission under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, the following rules shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The action shall be filed in the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia 
and an appeal from the decision of the district court 
may be taken to the Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Circuit. 
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‘‘(2) In the case of an action relating to declar-
atory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitu-
tionality of a provision— 
‘‘(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 
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necessary, including orders to require interveners taking 
similar positions to file joint papers or to be represented 
by a single attorney at oral argument. 
‘‘(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 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.’’. 
(B) 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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(C) Section 403 of the Bipartisan Cam-
paign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
30110 note) is repealed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to actions brought on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2018. 
SEC. 3006. TREATMENT OF INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS 
MADE BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES AS PUB-
LIC COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (22) of section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30101(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘Such term shall include communications 
to the general public made over the Internet by a political 
committee.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to communications made on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3007. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CON-
TRIBUTION LIMITS TO CERTAIN POLITICAL 
COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) to any other political committee (other than a 
committee described in subparagraph (D)), including to 
a political committee that makes only independent expend-
itures or electioneering communications (or a combination 
thereof) or to any account of a political committee estab-
lished for the purpose of making only independent expend-
itures or electioneering communications (or a combination 
thereof), in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, ex-
ceed $5,000; or’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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