Union Calendar No. 263
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3485
[Report No. 105–457, Part I]
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 to reform the financing of campaigns for
election for Federal office, and for other pur-
poses.
MARCH 23, 1998
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and Ways
and Means for a period ending not later than March
23, 1998, for consideration of such provisions of the
bill and amendment reported from the Committee on
House Oversight as fall within the jurisdiction of those
committees pursuant to clause 1 (j) and (s), rule X
MARCH 23, 1998
Reported from the Committee on House Oversight with
an amendment
MARCH 23, 1998
The Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and Means
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be
printed
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Union Calendar No. 263
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3485
[Report No. 105–457, Part I]
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the financing
of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1998
Mr. THOMAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Oversight
MARCH 23, 1998
Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and Means for a pe-
riod ending not later than March 23, 1998, for consideration of such pro-
visions of the bill and amendment reported from the Committee on House
Oversight as fall within the jurisdiction of those committees pursuant to
clause 1 (j) and (s), rule X
MARCH 23, 1998
Reported from the Committee on House Oversight with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
MARCH 23, 1998
The Committees on the Judiciary and Ways and Means discharged; committed
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 18, 1998]
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
reform the financing of campaigns for election for Fed-
eral office, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act of 1998’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for
this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I—VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
Sec. 101. Prohibiting involuntary use of funds of employees of corporations and
other employers and members of unions and organizations for
political activities.
TITLE II—BANNING NONCITIZEN CONTRIBUTIONS
Sec. 201. Prohibiting noncitizen individuals from making contributions in con-
nection with Federal elections.
Sec. 202. Increase in penalty for violations of ban.
TITLE III—IMPROVING REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 301. Expediting reporting of information.
Sec. 302. Expansion of type of information reported.
Sec. 303. Promoting effective enforcement by Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 304. Banning acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100.
Sec. 305. Protecting confidentiality of small contributions by employees of cor-
porations and members of labor organizations.
Sec. 306. Disclosure and reports relating to polling by telephone or electronic de-
vice.
TITLE IV—EXCESSIVE SPENDING BY CANDIDATES FROM PERSONAL
FUNDS
Sec. 401. Modification of limitations on contributions when candidates spend or
contribute large amounts of personal funds.
TITLE V—ELECTION INTEGRITY
Subtitle A—Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program
Sec. 501. Voter eligibility pilot confirmation program.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.
Subtitle B—Other Measures to Protect Election Integrity
Sec. 511. Requiring inclusion of citizenship check-off and information with all
applications for voter registration.
Sec. 512. Improving administration of voter removal programs.
TITLE VI—REVISION AND INDEXING OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION
LIMITS AND PENALTIES
Sec. 601. Increase in certain contribution limits.
Sec. 602. Indexing limits on certain contributions.
Sec. 603. Indexing amount of penalties and fines.
TITLE VII—RESTRICTIONS ON SOFT MONEY
Sec. 701. Ban on soft money of national political parties and candidates.
Sec. 702. Ban on disbursements of soft money by foreign nationals.
Sec. 703. Enforcement of spending limit on presidential and vice presidential
candidates who receive public financing.
Sec. 704. Conspiracy to violate presidential campaign spending limits.
TITLE VIII—DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
Sec. 801. Disclosure of certain communications.
TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATE
Sec. 901. Effective date.
TITLE I—VOLUNTARY
CONTRIBUTIONS
SEC. 101. PROHIBITING INVOLUNTARY USE OF FUNDS OF
EMPLOYEES OF CORPORATIONS AND OTHER
EMPLOYERS AND MEMBERS OF UNIONS AND
ORGANIZATIONS FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 316 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c)(1)(A) Except with the separate, prior, written,
voluntary authorization of the individual involved, it shall
be unlawful—
‘‘(i) for any national bank or corporation de-
scribed in this section to collect from or assess a stock-
holder or employee any portion of any dues, initi-
ation fee, or other payment made as a condition of
employment which will be used for political activity
in which the national bank or corporation is engaged;
and
‘‘(ii) for any labor organization described in this
section to collect from or assess a member or nonmem-
ber any portion of any dues, initiation fee, or other
payment which will be used for political activity in
which the labor organization is engaged.
‘‘(B) An authorization described in subparagraph (A)
shall remain in effect until revoked and may be revoked
at any time. Each entity collecting from or assessing
amounts from an individual with an authorization in effect
under such subparagraph shall provide the individual with
a statement that the individual may at any time revoke
the authorization.
‘‘(2)(A) Prior to the beginning of any 12-month period
(as determined by the corporation), each corporation de-
scribed in this section shall provide each of its shareholders
with a notice containing the following:
‘‘(i) The proposed aggregate amount for disburse-
ments for political activities by the corporation for
the period.
‘‘(ii) The individual’s applicable percentage and
applicable pro rata amount for the period.
‘‘(iii) A form that the individual may complete
and return to the corporation to indicate the individ-
ual’s objection to the disbursement of amounts for po-
litical activities during the period.
‘‘(B) It shall be unlawful for a corporation to which
subparagraph (A) applies to make disbursements for politi-
cal activities during the 12-month period described in such
subparagraph in an amount greater than—
‘‘(i) the proposed aggregate amount for such dis-
bursements for the period, as specified in the notice
provided under subparagraph (A); reduced by
‘‘(ii) the sum of the applicable pro rata amounts
for such period of all shareholders who return the
form described in subparagraph (A)(iii) to the cor-
poration prior to the beginning of the period.
‘‘(C) In this paragraph, the following definitions shall
apply:
‘‘(i) The term ‘applicable percentage’ means,
with respect to a shareholder of a corporation, the
amount (expressed as a percentage) equal to the num-
‘‘(ii) The term ‘applicable pro rata amount’
means, with respect to a member for a 12-month pe-
riod, the product of the member’s applicable percent-
age for the period and the proposed aggregate amount
for disbursements for political activities by the orga-
nization for the period, as specified in the notice pro-
vided under subparagraph (A).
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘political
activity’ means any activity carried out for the purpose of
influencing (in whole or in part) any election for Federal
office, influencing the consideration or outcome of any Fed-
eral legislation or the issuance or outcome of any Federal
regulations, or educating individuals about candidates for
election for Federal office or any Federal legislation, law,
or regulations.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to amounts collected or assessed on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE II—BANNING NONCITIZEN
CONTRIBUTIONS
SEC. 201. PROHIBITING NONCITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM
MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS IN CONNECTION
WITH FEDERAL ELECTIONS.
(a) PROHIBITION
APPLICABLE
TO
ALL
NONCITI-
ZENS.—Section 319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by
striking ‘‘and who is not lawfully admitted’’ and all that
follows and inserting a period.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to contributions or ex-
penditures made on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 202. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF BAN.
(a) APPLICATION OF PENALTY TO FOREIGN NATION-
ALS AND CITIZENS WHO SOLICIT OR ACCEPT FOREIGN
PAYMENTS.—Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection
(c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following
new subsection:
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
the amount or duration of any penalty, fine, or sentence
imposed on any person who violates subsection (a) shall be
200 percent of the amount or duration which is otherwise
provided for under this Act or any other applicable law.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to violations occurring on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE III—IMPROVING
REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 301. EXPEDITING REPORTING OF INFORMATION.
(a) PERMITTING CANDIDATES TO ELECT TO FILE RE-
PORTS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES MADE
WITHIN 90 DAYS OF ELECTION WITHIN 24 HOURS AND
POST ON INTERNET.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(12)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, any authorized political committee of a candidate may
notify the Commission that, with respect to each contribu-
tion received or expenditure made by the committee during
the period which begins on the 90th day before an election
and ends at the time the polls close for such election, the
candidate elects to file any information required to be filed
with the Commission under this section with respect to such
contribution or expenditure within 24 hours after the re-
ceipt of the contribution or the making of the expenditure.
‘‘(B) The Commission shall make the information filed
under this paragraph available on the Internet immediately
upon receipt.’’.
(2) INTERNET
DEFINED.—Section 301(19) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(19)) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(19) The term ‘Internet’ means the international
computer network of both Federal and non-Federal inter-
operable packet-switched data networks.’’.
(b) REQUIRING REPORTS FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS
MADE WITHIN 20 DAYS OF ELECTION; REQUIRING RE-
PORTS
TO
BE
MADE
WITHIN
24 HOURS.—Section
304(a)(6)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by striking ‘‘after the 20th day, but more
than 48 hours before any election’’ and inserting
‘‘during the period which begins on the 20th day be-
fore an election and ends at the time the polls close
for such election’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘48 hours’’ the second place it
appears and inserting the following: ‘‘24 hours (or, if
earlier, by midnight of the day on which the contribu-
tion is deposited)’’.
(c) REQUIRING ACTUAL RECEIPT OF CERTAIN INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURE REPORTS WITHIN 24 HOURS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(c)(2) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 434(c)(2)) is amended in the matter follow-
ing subparagraph (C)—
(A) by striking ‘‘shall be reported’’ and in-
serting ‘‘shall be filed’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
sentence: ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the
time at which the statement under this sub-
section is received by the Secretary, the Commis-
sion, or any other recipient to whom the notifi-
cation is required to be sent shall be considered
the time of filing of the statement with the recip-
ient.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
304(a)(5) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(5)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or (4)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘or
(4)(A)(ii), or the second sentence of subsection (c)(2)’’.
(d) REQUIRING REPORTS OF CERTAIN FILERS TO BE
TRANSMITTED ELECTRONICALLY; CERTIFICATION OF PRI-
VATE SECTOR SOFTWARE.—Section 304(a)(11)(A) of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking the
period at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that
in the case of a report submitted by a person who reports
an aggregate amount of contributions or expenditures (as
the case may be) in all reports filed with respect to the elec-
tion involved (taking into account the period covered by the
report) in an amount equal to or greater than $50,000, the
Commission shall require the report to be filed and pre-
served by such means, format, or method. The Commission
shall certify (on an ongoing basis) private sector computer
software which may be used for filing reports by such
means, format, or method.’’.
(e) CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CAL-
ENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN ELECTION CYCLE BASIS.—Sec-
tion 304(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is amended by
inserting ‘‘(or election cycle, in the case of an authorized
committee of a candidate for Federal office)’’ after ‘‘cal-
endar year’’ each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3),
(4), (6), and (7).
SEC. 302. EXPANSION OF TYPE OF INFORMATION RE-
PORTED.
(a) REQUIRING RECORD KEEPING AND REPORT OF
SECONDARY PAYMENTS BY CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.—
(1) REPORTING.—Section 304(b)(5)(A) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking the semicolon at
the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, and, if such
person in turn makes expenditures which aggregate
$500 or more in an election cycle to other persons
(not including employees) who provide goods or serv-
ices to the candidate or the candidate’s authorized
committees, the name and address of such other per-
sons, together with the date, amount, and purpose of
such expenditures;’’.
(2) RECORD KEEPING.—Section 302 of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(j) A person described in section 304(b)(5)(A) who
makes expenditures which aggregate $500 or more in an
election cycle to other persons (not including employees)
who provide goods or services to a candidate or a can-
didate’s authorized committees shall provide to a political
committee the information necessary to enable the commit-
tee to report the information described in such section.’’.
(3) NO EFFECT ON OTHER REPORTS.—Nothing
in the amendments made by this subsection may be
construed to affect the terms of any other record-
keeping or reporting requirements applicable to can-
didates or political committees under title III of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
(b) INCLUDING REPORT ON CUMULATIVE CONTRIBU-
TIONS AND EXPENDITURES IN POST ELECTION REPORTS.—
Section 304(a)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(7)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(7)’’ and inserting ‘‘(7)(A)’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(B) In the case of any report required to be filed by
this subsection which is the first report required to be filed
after the date of an election, the report shall include a state-
ment of the total contributions received and expenditures
made as of the date of the election.’’.
(c) INCLUDING INFORMATION ON AGGREGATE CON-
TRIBUTIONS IN REPORT ON ITEMIZED CONTRIBUTIONS.—
Section 304(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)) is
amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after
‘‘such contribution’’ the following: ‘‘and the total
amount of all such contributions made by such person
with respect to the election involved’’; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after
‘‘such contribution’’ the following: ‘‘and the total
amount of all such contributions made by such com-
mittee with respect to the election involved’’.
SEC. 303. PROMOTING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT BY FED-
ERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) REQUIRING FEC TO PROVIDE WRITTEN RE-
SPONSES TO QUESTIONS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 308 the following
new section:
‘‘OTHER WRITTEN RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS
‘‘SEC. 308A. (a) PERMITTING RESPONSES.—In addi-
tion to issuing advisory opinions under section 308, the
Commission shall issue written responses pursuant to this
section with respect to a written request concerning the ap-
plication of this Act, chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, a rule or regulation prescribed
by the Commission, or an advisory opinion issued by the
Commission under section 308, with respect to a specific
transaction or activity by the person, if the Commission
finds the application of the Act, chapter, rule, regulation,
or advisory opinion to the transaction or activity to be clear
and unambiguous.
‘‘(b) PROCEDURE FOR RESPONSE.—
‘‘(1) ANALYSIS BY STAFF.—The staff of the Com-
mission shall analyze each request submitted under
this section. If the staff believes that the standard de-
scribed in subsection (a) is met with respect to the re-
quest, the staff shall circulate a statement to that ef-
fect together with a draft response to the request to the
members of the Commission.
‘‘(2) ISSUANCE OF RESPONSE.—Upon the expira-
tion of the 3-day period beginning on the date the
statement and draft response is circulated (excluding
weekends or holidays), the Commission shall issue the
response, unless during such period any member of
the Commission objects to issuing the response.
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF RESPONSE.—
‘‘(1) SAFE HARBOR.—Notwithstanding any other
provisions of law, any person who relies upon any
provision or finding of a written response issued
under this section and who acts in good faith in ac-
cordance with the provisions and findings of such re-
sponse shall not, as a result of any such act, be subject
to any sanction provided by this Act or by chapter
95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.
‘‘(2) NO
RELIANCE
BY
OTHER
PARTIES.—Any
written response issued by the Commission under this
section may only be relied upon by the person in-
volved in the specific transaction or activity with re-
spect to which such response is issued, and may not
be applied by the Commission with respect to any
other person or used by the Commission for enforce-
ment or regulatory purposes.
‘‘(d) PUBLICATION OF REQUESTS AND RESPONSES.—
The Commission shall make public any request for a writ-
ten response made, and the responses issued, under this sec-
tion. In carrying out this subsection, the Commission may
not make public the identity of any person submitting a
request for a written response unless the person specifically
authorizes the Commission to do so.
‘‘(e) COMPILATION OF INDEX.—The Commission shall
compile, publish, and regularly update a complete and de-
tailed index of the responses issued under this section
through which responses may be found on the basis of the
subjects included in the responses.’’.
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
307(a)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437d(a)(7)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘and other
written responses under section 308A’’.
(b) STANDARD
FOR
INITIATION
OF
ACTIONS
BY
FEC.—Section 309(a)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2))
is amended by striking ‘‘it has reason to believe’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘of 1954,’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘it has a reason to investigate a possible violation of this
Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 that has occurred or is about to occur (based
on the same criteria applicable under this paragraph prior
to the enactment of the Campaign Reform and Election In-
tegrity Act of 1998),’’.
(c) STANDARD FORM FOR COMPLAINTS; STRONGER
DISCLAIMER LANGUAGE.—
(1) STANDARD FORM.—Section 309(a)(1) of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)) is amended by inserting
after ‘‘shall be notarized,’’ the following: ‘‘shall be in
a standard form prescribed by the Commission, shall
not include (but may refer to) extraneous materials,’’.
(2) DISCLAIMER LANGUAGE.—Section 309(a)(1)
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(a)(1)’’ and inserting
‘‘(a)(1)(A)’’; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
‘‘(B) The written notice of a complaint provided by
the Commission under subparagraph (A) to a person alleged
to have committed a violation referred to in the complaint
shall include a cover letter (in a form prescribed by the
Commission) and the following statement: ‘The enclosed
complaint has been filed against you with the Federal Elec-
tion Commission. The Commission has not verified or given
official sanction to the complaint. The Commission will
make no decision to pursue the complaint for a period of
at least 15 days from your receipt of this complaint. You
may, if you wish, submit a written statement to the Com-
mission explaining why the Commission should take no ac-
tion against you based on this complaint. If the Commis-
sion should decide to investigate, you will be notified and
be given further opportunity to respond.’’’.
SEC. 304. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS
GREATER THAN $100.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(i) No candidate or political committee may accept
any contributions of currency of the United States or cur-
rency of any foreign country from any person which, in
the aggregate, exceed $100.’’.
SEC. 305. PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF SMALL CON-
TRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYEES OF CORPORA-
TIONS AND MEMBERS OF LABOR ORGANIZA-
TIONS.
Section 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(8)(A) Any corporation or labor organization (or sep-
arate segregated fund established by such a corporation or
such a labor organization) making solicitations of contribu-
tions shall make such solicitations in a manner that ensures
that the corporation, organization, or fund cannot deter-
mine who makes a contribution of $100 or less as a result
of such solicitation and who does not make such a contribu-
tion.
‘‘(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect
to any solicitation of contributions of a corporation from
its stockholders.’’.
SEC. 306. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO POLL-
ING BY TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO POLLING BY
TELEPHONE OR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
‘‘SEC. 323. (a) DISCLOSURE OF IDENTITY OF PERSON
PAYING EXPENSES OF POLL.—Any person who conducts a
Federal election poll by telephone or electronic device shall
disclose to each respondent the identity of the person paying
the expenses of the poll. The disclosure shall be made at the
end of the interview involved.
‘‘(b) REPORTING CERTAIN INFORMATION.—In the case
of any Federal election poll taken by telephone or electronic
device during the 90-day period which ends on the date of
the election involved—
‘‘(1) if the results are not to be made public, the
person who conducts the poll shall report to the Com-
mission the total cost of the poll and all sources of
funds for the poll; and
‘‘(2) the person who conducts the poll shall re-
port to the Commission the total number of households
contacted and include with such report a copy of the
poll questions.
‘‘(c) FEDERAL ELECTION POLL DEFINED.—As used in
this section, the term ‘Federal election poll’ means a sur-
vey—
‘‘(1) in which the respondent is asked to state a
preference in a future election for Federal office; and
‘‘(2) in which more than 1,200 households are
surveyed.’’.
TITLE IV—EXCESSIVE SPENDING
BY CANDIDATES FROM PER-
SONAL FUNDS
SEC. 401. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBU-
TIONS WHEN CANDIDATES SPEND OR CON-
TRIBUTE LARGE AMOUNTS OF PERSONAL
FUNDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sec-
tion 304, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(j)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if in a general
election a House candidate makes expenditures of personal
funds (including contributions by the candidate to the can-
didate’s authorized campaign committee) in an amount in
excess of the amount of the limitation established under sub-
section (a)(1)(A) and less than or equal to $150,000 (as
reported under section 304(a)(2)(A)), a political party com-
mittee may make contributions to an opponent of the House
candidate without regard to any limitation otherwise ap-
plicable to such contributions under subsection (a), except
that no opponent may accept aggregate contributions under
this paragraph in an amount greater than the greatest
amount of personal funds expended (including contribu-
tions to the candidate’s authorized campaign committee) by
any House candidate (other than such opponent) with re-
spect to the election, less any personal funds expended by
such opponent (as reported in a notification submitted
under section 304(a)(6)(B)).
‘‘(2) If a House candidate makes expenditures of per-
sonal funds (including contributions by the candidate to the
candidate’s authorized campaign committee) with respect
to an election in an amount greater than $150,000 (as re-
ported under section 304(a)(2)(A)), the following rules shall
apply:
‘‘(A) In the case of a general election, the limita-
tions under subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) (in-
sofar as such limitations apply to political party
committees and to individuals, and to other political
committees to the extent that the amount contributed
does not exceed 10 times the amount of the limitation
otherwise applicable under such subsection) shall not
apply to contributions to any opponent of the can-
didate, except that no opponent may accept aggregate
contributions under this subparagraph and para-
graph (1) in an amount greater than the greatest
amount of personal funds (including contributions to
the candidate’s authorized campaign committee) ex-
pended by any House candidate with respect to the
election, less any personal funds expended by such op-
ponent (as reported in a notification submitted under
section 304(a)(6)(B)).
‘‘(B) In the case of an election other than a gen-
eral election, the limitations under subsections (a)(1)
and (a)(2) (insofar as such limitations apply to indi-
viduals and to political committees other than politi-
cal party committees to the extent that the amount
contributed does not exceed 10 times the amount of
the limitation otherwise applicable under such sub-
section) shall not apply to contributions to any oppo-
nent of the candidate, except that no opponent may
accept aggregate contributions under this subpara-
graph in an amount greater than the greatest amount
of personal funds (including contributions to the can-
didate’s authorized campaign committee) expended by
any House candidate with respect to the election, less
any personal funds expended by such opponent (as re-
ported in a notification submitted under section
304(a)(6)(B)).
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘House candidate’
means a candidate in an election for the office of Represent-
ative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Con-
gress.’’.
(b) NOTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES OF PERSONAL
FUNDS.—Section 304(a)(6) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
434(a)(6)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub-
paragraph (C); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(B)(i) The principal campaign committee of a House
candidate (as defined in section 315(j)(3)) shall submit the
following notifications relating to expenditures of personal
funds by such candidate (including contributions by the
candidate to such committee):
‘‘(I) A notification of the first such expenditure
(or contribution) by which the aggregate amount of
personal funds expended (or contributed) with respect
to an election exceeds the amount of the limitation es-
tablished under section 315(a)(1)(A) for elections in
the year involved.
‘‘(II) A notification of each such expenditure (or
contribution) which, taken together with all such ex-
penditures (and contributions) in any amount not in-
cluded in the most recent report under this subpara-
graph, totals $5,000 or more.
‘‘(III) A notification of the first such expenditure
(or contribution) by which the aggregate amount of
personal funds expended with respect to the election
exceeds the level applicable under section 315(j)(2) for
elections in the year involved.
‘‘(ii) Each of the notifications submitted under clause
(i)—
‘‘(I) shall be submitted not later than 24 hours
after the expenditure or contribution which is the sub-
ject of the notification is made;
‘‘(II) shall include the name of the candidate, the
office sought by the candidate, and the date of the ex-
penditure or contribution and amount of the expendi-
ture or contribution involved; and
‘‘(III) shall include the total amount of all such
expenditures and contributions made with respect to
the same election as of the date of expenditure or con-
tribution which is the subject of the notification.’’.
TITLE V—ELECTION INTEGRITY
Subtitle A—Voter Eligibility
Verification Pilot Program
SEC. 501. VOTER ELIGIBILITY PILOT CONFIRMATION PRO-
GRAM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General, in consulta-
tion with the Commissioner of Social Security, shall estab-
lish a pilot program to test a confirmation system through
which they—
(1) respond to inquiries, made by State and
local officials (including voting registrars) with re-
sponsibility for determining an individual’s quali-
fication to vote in a Federal, State, or local election,
to verify the citizenship of an individual who has sub-
mitted a voter registration application, and
(2) maintain such records of the inquiries made
and verifications provided as may be necessary for
pilot program evaluation.
In order to make an inquiry through the pilot program with
respect to an individual, an election official shall provide
the name, date of birth, and last 4 digits of the social secu-
rity account number of the individual.
(b) INITIAL RESPONSE.—The pilot program shall pro-
vide for a confirmation or a tentative nonconfirmation of
an individual’s citizenship by the Commissioner of Social
Security as soon as practicable after an initial inquiry to
the Commissioner.
(c) SECONDARY VERIFICATION PROCESS IN CASE OF
TENTATIVE NONCONFIRMATION.—In cases of tentative non-
confirmation, the Attorney General shall specify, in con-
sultation with the Commissioner of Social Security and the
Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Serv-
ice, an available secondary verification process to confirm
the validity of information provided and to provide a final
confirmation or nonconfirmation as soon as practicable
after the date of the tentative nonconfirmation.
(d) DESIGN AND OPERATION OF PILOT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The pilot program shall be de-
signed and operated—
(A) to apply in, at a minimum, the States
of California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Il-
linois;
(B) to be used on a voluntary basis, as a
supplementary information source, by State and
local election officials for the purpose of assess-
ing, through citizenship verification, the eligi-
bility of an individual to vote in Federal, State,
or local elections;
(C) to respond to an inquiry concerning
citizenship only in a case where determining
whether an individual is a citizen is—
(i) necessary for determining whether
the individual is eligible to vote in an elec-
tion for Federal, State, or local office; and
(ii) part of a program or activity to
protect the integrity of the electoral process
that is uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in
compliance with the Voting Rights Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.);
(D) to maximize its reliability and ease of
use, consistent with insulating and protecting
the privacy and security of the underlying infor-
mation;
(E) to permit inquiries to be made to the
pilot program through a toll-free telephone line
or other toll-free electronic media;
(F) to respond to all inquiries made by au-
thorized persons and to register all times when
the pilot program is not responding to inquiries
because of a malfunction;
(G) with appropriate administrative, tech-
nical, and physical safeguards to prevent unau-
thorized disclosure of personal information, in-
cluding violations of the requirements of section
205(c)(2)(C)(viii) of the Social Security Act; and
(H) to have reasonable safeguards against
the pilot program’s resulting in unlawful dis-
criminatory practices based on national origin
or citizenship status, including the selective or
unauthorized use of the pilot program.
(2) USE
OF
EMPLOYMENT
ELIGIBILITY
CON-
FIRMATION SYSTEM.—To the extent practicable, in es-
tablishing the confirmation system under this section,
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Com-
missioner of Social Security, shall use the employ-
ment eligibility confirmation system established under
section 404 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–208; 110 Stat. 3009–664).
(e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF SO-
CIAL SECURITY.—As part of the pilot program, the Com-
missioner of Social Security shall establish a reliable, secure
method which compares the name, date of birth, and last
4 digits of the social security account number provided in
an inquiry against such information maintained by the
Commissioner, in order to confirm (or not confirm) the cor-
respondence of the name, date of birth, and number pro-
vided and whether the individual is shown as a citizen of
the United States on the records maintained by the Com-
missioner (including whether such records show that the in-
dividual was born in the United States). The Commissioner
shall not disclose or release social security information
(other than such confirmation or nonconfirmation).
(f) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE.—As part of
the pilot program, the Commissioner of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service shall establish a reliable, secure
method which compares the name and date of birth which
are provided in an inquiry against information main-
tained by the Commissioner in order to confirm (or not con-
firm) the validity of the information provided, the cor-
respondence of the name and date of birth, and whether the
individual is a citizen of the United States.
(g) UPDATING INFORMATION.—The Commissioner of
Social Security and the Commissioner of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service shall update their information
in a manner that promotes the maximum accuracy and
shall provide a process for the prompt correction of erro-
neous information, including instances in which it is
brought to their attention in the secondary verification
process described in subsection (c) or in any action by an
individual to use the process provided under this subsection
upon receipt of notification from an election official under
subsection (i).
(h) LIMITATION ON USE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM AND
ANY RELATED SYSTEMS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to permit or allow any department, bureau, or
other agency of the United States Government to uti-
lize any information, data base, or other records as-
sembled under this section for any other purpose other
than as provided for under this section.
(2) NO NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to authorize, di-
rectly or indirectly, the issuance or use of national
identification cards or the establishment of a national
identification card.
(3) NO NEW DATA BASES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to authorize, directly or indi-
rectly, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of
Social Security to create any joint computer data
base that is not in existence on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act.
(i) ACTIONS
BY ELECTION OFFICIALS UNABLE
TO
CONFIRM CITIZENSHIP.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If an election official receives
a notice of final nonconfirmation under subsection (c)
with respect to an individual, the official—
(A) shall notify the individual in writing;
and
(B) shall inform the individual in writing
of the individual’s right to use—
(i) the process provided under sub-
section (g) for the prompt correction of erro-
neous information in the pilot program; or
(ii) any other process for establishing
eligibility to vote provided under State or
Federal law.
(2) REGISTRATION APPLICANTS.—In the case of
an individual who is an applicant for voter registra-
tion, and who receives a notice from an official under
paragraph (1), the official may (subject to, and in a
manner consistent with, State law) reject the applica-
tion (subject to the right to reapply), but only if the
following conditions have been satisfied:
(A) The 30-day period beginning on the
date the notice was mailed or otherwise provided
to the individual has elapsed.
(B) During such 30-day period, the official
did not receive adequate confirmation of the citi-
zenship of the individual from—
(i) a source other than the pilot pro-
gram established under this section; or
(ii) such pilot program, pursuant to a
new inquiry to the pilot program made by
the official upon receipt of information
(from the individual or through any other
reliable source) that erroneous or incomplete
material information previously in the pilot
program has been updated, supplemented,
or corrected.
(3) INELIGIBLE VOTER REMOVAL PROGRAMS.—In
the case of an individual who is registered to vote,
and who receives a notice from an official under
paragraph (1) in connection with a program to re-
move the names of ineligible voters from an official
list of eligible voters, the official may (subject to, and
in a manner consistent with, State law) remove the
name of the individual from the list (subject to the
right to submit another voter registration applica-
tion), but only if the following conditions have been
satisfied:
(A) The 30-day period beginning on the
date the notice was mailed or otherwise provided
to the individual has elapsed.
(B) During such 30-day period, the official
did not receive adequate confirmation of the citi-
zenship of the individual from a source described
in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(B).
(j) AUTHORITY TO USE SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT
NUMBERS.—Any State (or political subdivision thereof)
may, for the purpose of making inquiries under the pilot
program in the administration of any voter registration
law within its jurisdiction, use the last 4 digits of the social
security account numbers issued by the Commissioner of So-
cial Security, and may, for such purpose, require any indi-
vidual who is or appears to be affected by a voter registra-
tion law of such State (or political subdivision thereof) to
furnish to such State (or political subdivision thereof) or
any agency thereof having administrative responsibility for
such law, the last 4 digits of the social security account
number (or numbers, if the individual has more than one
such number) issued to the individual by the Commissioner.
Nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit or
limit the application of any voter registration program
which is in compliance with any applicable Federal or
State law.
(k) TERMINATION AND REPORT.—The pilot program
shall terminate September 30, 2001. The Attorney General
and the Commissioner of Social Security shall each submit
to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Fi-
nance of the Senate reports on the pilot program not later
than December 31, 2001. Such reports shall—
(1) assess the degree of fraudulent attesting of
United States citizenship in jurisdictions covered by
the pilot program;
(2) assess the appropriate staffing and funding
levels which would be required for full, permanent,
and nationwide implementation of the pilot program,
including the estimated total cost for national imple-
mentation per individual record;
(3) include an assessment by the Commissioner
of Social Security of the advisability and ramifica-
tions of disclosure of social security account numbers
to the extent provided for under the pilot program
and upon full, permanent, and nationwide implemen-
tation of the pilot program;
(4) assess the degree to which the records main-
tained by the Commissioner of Social Security and
the Commissioner of the Immigration and Natu-
ralization Service are able to be used to reliably deter-
mine the citizenship of individuals who have submit-
ted voter registration applications;
(5) assess the effectiveness of the pilot program’s
safeguards against unlawful discriminatory practices;
(6) include recommendations on whether or not
the pilot program should be continued or modified;
and
(7) include such other information as the Attor-
ney General or the Commissioner of Social Security
may determine to be relevant.
SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Justice, for the Immigration and Naturalization
Service, for fiscal years beginning on or after October 1,
1998, such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions
of this subtitle.
Subtitle B—Other Measures to
Protect Election Integrity
SEC. 511. REQUIRING INCLUSION OF CITIZENSHIP CHECK-
OFF AND INFORMATION WITH ALL APPLICA-
TIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9 of the National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) CITIZENSHIP CHECK-OFF AND OTHER INFORMA-
TION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective January 1, 2000—
‘‘(A) the mail voter registration form devel-
oped under subsection (a)(2) and each applica-
tion for voter registration of a State shall in-
clude 2 boxes for the applicant to indicate wheth-
er or not the applicant is a citizen of the United
States, and no application for voter registration
may be considered to be completed unless the ap-
plicant has checked the box indicating that the
applicant is a citizen of the United States; and
‘‘(B) such form and each application for
voter registration of a State shall require the ap-
plicant to provide—
‘‘(i) the city, State or province (if
any), and nation of the individual’s birth;
and
‘‘(ii) if the individual is a naturalized
citizen of the United States, the year in
which the individual was admitted to citi-
zenship and the location where the admis-
sion to citizenship occurred (if applicable).
‘‘(2) STATE OPT-OUT.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to applications for voter registra-
tion of any State which notifies the Federal Election
Commission prior to January 1, 2000, that it elects
to reject the application of such paragraph to appli-
cations for voter registration of the State.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The National Voter
Registration Act of 1993 is amended by striking ‘‘require-
ment;’’ each place it appears in section 5(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42
U.S.C. 1973gg–3(c)(2)(C)(ii)), section 7(a)(6)(A)(i)(II) (42
U.S.C. 1973gg–5(a)(6)(A)(i)(II)), and section 9(b)(2)(B)
(42 U.S.C. 1973gg–7(b)(2)(B), and inserting ‘‘requirement
(consistent with section 9(c));’’.
SEC. 512. IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION OF VOTER RE-
MOVAL PROGRAMS.
(a) PERMITTING STATE TO REQUIRE AFFIRMATION OF
ADDRESS OF REGISTRANTS NOT VOTING IN 2 CONSECUTIVE
GENERAL FEDERAL ELECTIONS.—Section 8(e) of the Na-
tional Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–
6(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
‘‘(4)(A) If a registrant has not voted or appeared to
vote in two consecutive general elections for Federal office,
a State may send the registrant a notice consisting of—
‘‘(i) a postage prepaid and pre-addressed return
card, sent by forwardable mail, on which the reg-
istrant may state his or her current address; and
‘‘(ii) a notice that if the card is not returned,
oral or written affirmation of the registrant’s identi-
fication and address may be required before the reg-
istrant is permitted to vote in a subsequent Federal
election.
‘‘(B) If a registrant to whom a State has sent a notice
under subparagraph (A) has not returned the card provided
in the notice and appears at a polling place to cast a vote
in a Federal election, the State may require the registrant
to provide oral or written affirmation of the registrant’s
identification and address before an election official at the
polling place as a condition for casting the vote.’’.
(b) PERMITTING STATE TO PLACE REGISTRANTS WITH
INAPPLICABLE ADDRESSES ON INACTIVE LIST.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8(d)(1)(B)(i) of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg–6(d)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by
striking ‘‘paragraph (2);’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(2), or has provided a mailing address which the
Postal Services indicates is no longer applicable and
has provided no other applicable address;’’.
(2) REQUIRING
CONFIRMATION
OF
ADDRESS
PRIOR
TO
VOTING.—Section 8(d) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1973gg–6(d)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) The second sentence of paragraph (2)(A) shall
apply to an individual described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)
who has provided a mailing address which the Postal Serv-
ices indicates is no longer applicable and has provided no
other applicable address in the same manner as such sen-
tence applies to an individual who has failed to respond
to a notice described in paragraph (2).’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall take effect January 1, 1999, and shall apply
with respect to general elections for Federal office held on
or after January 1, 1998.
TITLE VI—REVISION AND INDEX-
ING OF CERTAIN CONTRIBU-
TION LIMITS AND PENALTIES
SEC. 601. INCREASE IN CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.
(a) CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS.—
(1) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
CANDIDATES.—Section
315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,000’’.
(2) CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE OR LOCAL POLITI-
CAL
PARTIES.—Section 315(a)(1) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B);
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as
subparagraph (D); and
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the
following new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) to the political committees established and
maintained by a State or local political party, which
are not the authorized political committees of any
candidate, in any calendar year which, in the aggre-
gate, exceed $15,000; or’’.
(3) CONTRIBUTIONS
TO
NATIONAL
POLITICAL
PARTIES.—Section 315(a)(1)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and
inserting ‘‘$60,000’’.
(4) AGGREGATE
ANNUAL
LIMIT
ON
ALL
CON-
TRIBUTIONS.—Section 315(a)(3) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘$25,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$75,000’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTIONS BY POLITICAL PARTIES.—Section
315(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)), as amended
by subsection (a)(2), is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph
(C);
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (E); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(D) in the case of contributions made to a can-
didate and any authorized committee of the candidate
by a political committee of a national, State, or local
political party which is not the authorized political
committee of any candidate, in any calendar year
which, in the aggregate, exceed $15,000; or’’.
SEC. 602. INDEXING LIMITS ON CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(c) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(3)(A) The amount of each limitation established
under subsection (a) (other than any limitation under
paragraph (1)(E) or (2)) shall be adjusted as follows:
‘‘(i) For calendar year 2001, each such amount
shall be equal to the amount described in such sub-
section, increased (in a compounded manner) by the
percentage increase in the price index (as defined in
paragraph (2)) for 1999 and 2000.
‘‘(ii) For calendar year 2003 and each second
subsequent year, each such amount shall be equal to
the amount for the second previous year (as adjusted
under this subparagraph), increased (in a com-
pounded manner) by the percentage increase in the
price index for the previous year and the second pre-
vious year.
‘‘(B) In the case of any amount adjusted under this
subparagraph which is not a multiple of $100, the amount
shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.’’.
(b) APPLICATION OF INDEXING TO SUPPORT OF CAN-
DIDATE’S COMMITTEES.—Section 302(e)(3)(B) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 432(e)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end
the following new sentence: ‘‘The amount described in the
previous sentence shall be adjusted (for years beginning
with 1999) in the same manner as the amounts of limita-
tions on contributions under section 315(a) are adjusted
under section 315(c)(3).’’.
SEC. 603. INDEXING AMOUNT OF PENALTIES AND FINES.
(a) INDEXING TO ACCOUNT FOR PAST INFLATION.—
(1) PENALTIES.—Section 309(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is
amended—
(A) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’;
(B) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’;
(C) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’;
(D) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$15,000’’; and
(E) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000’’.
(2) FINES.—Section 309 of such Act (2 U.S.C.
437g) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a)(12)(B)—
(i) by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$6,000’’, and
(ii) by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$15,000’’; and
(B) in the second sentence of subsection
(d)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$75,000’’.
(b) INDEXING FOR FUTURE YEARS.—Section 309 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(13) Each amount referred to in this subsection shall
be adjusted (for years beginning with 2001) in the same
manner as the amounts of limitations on contributions
under section 315(a) are adjusted under section 315(c)(3).’’;
and
(2) in the second sentence of subsection (d)(1)(A),
as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting after
‘‘$75,000’’ the following: ‘‘(adjusted for years begin-
ning with 2001 in the same manner as the amounts
of limitations on contributions under section 315(a)
are adjusted under section 315(c)(3))’’.
TITLE VII—RESTRICTIONS ON
SOFT MONEY
SEC. 701. BAN ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL
PARTIES AND CANDIDATES.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 306, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY BY NATIONAL POLITICAL
PARTIES AND CANDIDATES
‘‘SEC. 324. (a) NATIONAL PARTIES.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No political committee of a
national political party may solicit, receive, or direct
any contributions, donations, or transfers of funds, or
spend any funds, which are not subject to the limita-
tions, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this
Act.
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall apply
to any entity which is established, financed, main-
tained, or controlled (directly or indirectly) by, or
which acts on behalf of, a political committee of a na-
tional political party, including any national con-
Federal office or any communication which re-
fers to a clearly identified candidate for election
for Federal office.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION
FOR
CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES.—
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to—
‘‘(A) the solicitation, receipt, or direction of
funds by an individual who is a candidate for
a non-Federal office if such activity is permitted
under State law for such individual’s non-Fed-
eral campaign committee; or
‘‘(B) the attendance by an individual who
holds Federal office at a fundraising event for a
State or local committee of a political party of
the State which the individual represents as a
Federal officeholder, if the event is held in such
State.
‘‘(c) 
APPLICABILITY
TO
FUNDS
FROM
ALL
SOURCES.—This section shall apply with respect to funds
of any individual, corporation, labor organization, or other
person.’’.
SEC. 702. BAN ON DISBURSEMENTS OF SOFT MONEY BY
FOREIGN NATIONALS.
(a) PROHIBITION ON DISBURSEMENTS BY FOREIGN
NATIONALS FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES.—Section 319 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONTRIBUTIONS’’
and inserting ‘‘DISBURSEMENTS’’;
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘contribution’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘disbursement’’;
and
(3) in subsection (a), by striking the semicolon
and inserting the following: ‘‘, including any dis-
bursement to a political committee of a political
party and any disbursement for an independent ex-
penditure;’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply with respect to disbursements made on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 703. ENFORCEMENT OF SPENDING LIMIT ON PRESI-
DENTIAL 
AND 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CAN-
DIDATES WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) ILLEGAL SOLICITATION OF SOFT MONEY.—No
candidate for election to the office of President or Vice
President may receive amounts from the Presidential Elec-
tion Campaign Fund under this chapter or chapter 96 un-
less the candidate certifies that the candidate shall not so-
licit any funds for purposes of influencing (directly or indi-
rectly) such election, including any funds used for an inde-
pendent expenditure under the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971, unless the funds are subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to elections occurring on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 704. CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE PRESIDENTIAL CAM-
PAIGN SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Reve-
nue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003), as amended by section
703, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(g) PROHIBITING CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE LIMITS.—
‘‘(1) VIOLATION
OF
LIMITS
DESCRIBED.—If a
candidate for election to the office of President or Vice
President who receives amounts from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund under chapter 95 or 96 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the agent of
such a candidate, seeks to avoid the spending limits
applicable to the candidate under such chapter or
under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by
soliciting, receiving, transferring, or directing funds
from any source other than such Fund for the direct
or indirect benefit of such candidate’s campaign, such
candidate or agent shall be fined not more than
$1,000,000, or imprisoned for a term of not more
than 3 years, or both.
‘‘(2) CONSPIRACY
TO
VIOLATE
LIMITS
DE-
FINED.—If two or more persons conspire to violate
paragraph (1), and one or more of such persons do
any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each
shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, or impris-
oned for a term of not more than 3 years, or both.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by this
section shall apply with respect to elections occurring on
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VIII—DISCLOSURE OF
CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS
SEC. 801. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.
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:
‘‘(d)(1) In addition to any other information required
to be reported under this Act, any person who makes pay-
ments described in paragraph (2) in an aggregate amount
or value in excess of $250 during a calendar year shall re-
port such payments and the source of the funds used to
make such payments to the Commission in the same man-
ner and under the same terms and conditions as a political
committee reporting expenditures and contributions to the
Commission under this section, except that if such person
makes such payments in an aggregate amount or value of
$1,000 or more after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours,
before any election, such person shall report such informa-
tion within 24 hours after such payments are made.
‘‘(2) A payment described in this paragraph is a pay-
ment for any communication which is made during the 90-
day period ending on the date of an election and which
mentions a clearly identified candidate for election for Fed-
eral office or the political party of such a candidate, or
which contains the likeness of such a candidate, other than
a payment which would be described in clause (i), (iii),
or (v) of section 301(9)(B) if the payment were an expendi-
ture under such section.’’.
TITLE IX—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 901. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and
the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect
to elections occurring after January 1999.