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103D CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 708
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to make Federal elections more competitive,
open, and honest.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 2, 1993
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly to the
Committees on House Administration and Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make Federal
elections more competitive, open, and honest.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SEC-
RETARY OF THE SENATE AND THE CLERK OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH RE-
SPECT TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION.
(a) ELIMINATION OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) The second sentence of section 306(a)(1) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ‘‘the
Secretary’’ and all that follows through ‘‘vote, and’’.
(2) Paragraph (3), paragraph (4), and para-
graph (5) of subsection (a) of section 306 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
437c(a) (3), (4), and (5)) are each amended by
striking out ‘‘(other than the Secretary of the Sen-
ate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives)’’.
(b) ALL REPORTS TO BE FILED WITH THE COMMIS-
SION.—Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘(g) All designations, statements, and reports re-
quired to be filed under this Act shall be filed with the
Commission.’’.
SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL USE OF LABOR ORGA-
NIZATION DUES AND AGENCY FEES.
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:
‘‘RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL USE OF LABOR
ORGANIZATION DUES AND AGENCY FEES
‘‘SEC. 324. (a) No labor organization may use dues
or agency fees for political purposes, unless the employee
paying the dues or fees approves the use in writing. The
employee may revoke such approval at any time.
‘‘(b) At least once in each year, any labor organiza-
tion that uses dues or agency fees for political purposes
shall provide written notice of the provisions of subsection
(a) to each employee paying dues or agency fees to the
labor organization.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘labor organiza-
tion’ has the meaning given that term in section
316(b)(1).’’.
SEC. 3. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITA-
TION ON CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PERSONS
OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.
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)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress
may not, with respect to a reporting period for an election,
accept contributions from persons other than local individ-
ual residents totaling in excess of the total of contributions
accepted from local individual residents.
‘‘(2) As used in this subsection, the term ‘local indi-
vidual resident’ means an individual who resides in a coun-
ty, any part of which is in the congressional district
involved.’’.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE PROVISION.
During any period with respect to which subsection
(i) of section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971, as added by section 3, is not in effect, such sub-
section shall be effective as so added, together with the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(3) For purposes of this subsection, an individual
may not be considered a resident of more than one con-
gressional district.’’.
SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL STATEMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO
MAKE INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.
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) Any individual who is required to file a state-
ment of independent expenditures under subsection (c)
shall include in such statement—
‘‘(1) a certification that expenditures covered in
the statement are from the personal funds of the in-
dividual; and
‘‘(2) if a check or similar instrument is used to
make any such expenditure, the name and address
of the financial institution on which the instrument
is drawn.’’.
SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDI-
TURES BY STATES IN ELECTIONS FOR FED-
ERAL OFFICE.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 3, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a
State may not—
‘‘(1) make any contribution or expenditure with
respect to an election for Federal office; or
‘‘(2) act as an intermediary or conduit with re-
spect to any such contribution.’’.
SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE OF DEBT SETTLEMENT AND LOAN SE-
CURITY AGREEMENTS.
Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end;
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking out the period
at the end, and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(9) for the reporting period, the terms of any
settlement agreement entered into with respect to a
loan or other debt, as evidenced by a copy of such
agreement filed as part of the report; and
‘‘(10) for the reporting period, the terms of any
security or collateral agreement entered into with re-
spect to a loan, as evidenced by a copy of such
agreement filed as part of the report.’’.
SEC. 8. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DRAFT AND ENCOURAGE-
MENT PURPOSES WITH RESPECT TO ELEC-
TIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A)) is
amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking out ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking out the period at
the end and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or
deposit of money or anything of value made by any
person for the purpose of drafting a clearly identi-
fied individual as a candidate for Federal office or
encouraging a clearly identified individual to become
a candidate for Federal office.’’.
(b) DRAFT AND ENCOURAGEMENT CONTRIBUTIONS
TO BE TREATED AS CANDIDATE CONTRIBUTIONS.—Sec-
tion 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
‘‘(9) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A) and para-
graph (2)(A), any contribution described in section
301(8)(A)(iii) shall be treated, with respect to the individ-
ual involved, as a contribution to a candidate, whether or
not the individual becomes a candidate.’’.
SEC. 9. CLARITY STANDARDS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF
SPONSORS OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED PO-
LITICAL ADVERTISING.
Section 318(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking out ‘‘SEC. 318. (a)’’ and insert-
ing in lieu thereof ‘‘SEC. 318. (a)(1)’’;
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
(3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), as so
redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by
striking out ‘‘, or’’ at the end and inserting in lieu
thereof a semicolon;
(4) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), as so
redesignated, by inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon
at the end;
(5) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so
redesignated, by striking out ‘‘clearly state’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘committee.’’ and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: ‘‘contain a clear statement
disclosing the name of the person paying for the
communication and the unauthorized nature of the
communication.
‘‘(2) As used in paragraph (1)(C), the term ‘clear
statement’ means a statement that—
‘‘(A) appears at the beginning and the end of
the communication;
‘‘(B) is easily readable or audible, as the case
may be;
‘‘(C) is in a format that unambiguously identi-
fies the person paying for the communication; and
‘‘(D) specifies that the communication is not
authorized by any candidate.’’.
SEC. 10. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE
TO A HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAN-
DIDATE IF AN OPPONENT MAKES LARGE EX-
PENDITURES OF PERSONAL FUNDS.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sections 3 and
6, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(k)(1) The Commission shall prescribe by regulation
procedures under which a candidate in an election for the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to, the Congress may certify to the Commission
the intention of the candidate to limit to $100,000 the
total of expenditures from the personal funds of the can-
didate and the personal funds of the immediate family of
the candidate.
‘‘(2) A certification under paragraph (1) may not be
revoked and, upon submission of the certification, a limita-
tion of $100,000 on the expenditures described in para-
graph (1) shall apply to the candidate for purposes of this
Act.
‘‘(3) If any candidate in such election—
‘‘(A) does not submit a certification under para-
graph (1); or
‘‘(B) makes an expenditure in violation of para-
graph (2);
no limitation on contributions under subsection (a)(1)(A)
or subsection (a)(2)(A) shall apply to any other candidate
in the election.’’.
SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON ELECTION-RELAT-
ED ACTIVITY BY CORPORATIONS AND LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS; 
DISCLOSURE 
OF 
PER-
MITTED ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITY.
(a) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ‘‘sub-
ject;’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘subject (other
than a communication for the purpose of influencing
any election for Federal office); and’’;
(2) by striking out ‘‘(B)’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘families; and’’; and
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (B).
(b) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.—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) Any corporation or labor organization that
makes a payment for a communication or other activity
that—
‘‘(1) relates to any election for Federal office;
and
‘‘(2) by reason of subparagraph (A) or (B) of
paragraph (2) of section 316(b), is not a contribu-
tion or expenditure;
shall report such payment to the Commission in the same
manner as a contribution or expenditure, as the case may
be, is reported by a principal campaign committee of a
candidate for the House of Representatives or the Senate
under this section.’’.
SEC. 12. BAN ON SOFT MONEY.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 2,
is further amended by adding at the end the following new
section:
‘‘LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
AMOUNTS PAID FOR MIXED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
‘‘SEC. 325. (a) Any payment by the national commit-
tee of a political party or a State committee of a political
party for a mixed political activity—
‘‘(1) shall be subject to limitation and reporting
under this Act as if such payment were an expendi-
ture; and
‘‘(2) may be paid only from an account that is
subject to the requirements of this Act.
‘‘(b) As used in this section, the term ‘mixed political
activity’ means, with respect to a payment by the national
committee of a political party or a State committee of a
political party, an activity, such as a voter registration
program, a get-out-the-vote drive, or general political ad-
vertising, that is both (1) for the purpose of influencing
an election for Federal office, and (2) for any purpose un-
related to influencing an election for Federal office.’’.
SEC. 13. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of sub-
chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is
amended by inserting after section 23 the following new
section:
‘‘SEC. 24. QUALIFIED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of an individual,
there shall be allowed, subject to the limitations of sub-
section (b), as a credit against the tax imposed by this
chapter for the taxable year, an amount equal to the
amount of qualified political contributions, payment of
which is made by the taxpayer within the taxable year.
‘‘(b) LIMITATIONS.—
‘‘(1) MAXIMUM CREDIT.—The credit allowed by
subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed
$250 ($500 in the case of a joint return under sec-
tion 6013).
‘‘(2) VERIFICATION.—The credit allowed by
subsection (a) shall be allowed, with respect to any
qualified political contribution, only if such contribu-
tion is verified in such manner as the Secretary shall
prescribe by regulations.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section:
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION.—
The term ‘qualified political contribution’ means a
contribution—
‘‘(A) by a taxpayer who is a resident of the
State involved, to a candidate for the office of
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate to,
the Congress;
‘‘(B) to the national committee of a na-
tional political party, the House of Representa-
tives campaign committee of a national political
party, or the Senate campaign committee of a
national political party;
‘‘(C) by a taxpayer who is a resident of the
State involved, to the State committee of a na-
tional political party as designated by the na-
tional committee of such party; or
‘‘(D) by a taxpayer who is a resident of the
State involved, to a local committee of a na-
tional political party as designated by the State
committee of such party designated under sub-
paragraph (C).
‘‘(2) CANDIDATE.—The term ‘candidate’ has
the meaning given that term in section 301 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
‘‘(3) NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY.—The term
‘national political party’ means—
‘‘(A) in the case of contributions made
during a taxable year of the taxpayer in which
the electors of President and Vice President are
chosen, a political party presenting candidates
or electors for such offices on the official elec-
tion ballot of 10 or more States, or
‘‘(B) in the case of contributions made
during any other taxable year of the taxpayer,
a political party which met the qualifications
described in subparagraph (A) in the last pre-
ceding election of a President and Vice Presi-
dent.
‘‘(4) STATE
AND
LOCAL.—The term ‘State’
means the various States and the District of Colum-
bia; and the term ‘local’ means a political subdivi-
sion or part thereof, or 2 or more political subdivi-
sions or parts thereof, of a State.
‘‘(d) CROSS REFERENCES.—
‘‘(1) For disallowance of credits to estates and
trusts, see section 642(a)(2).
‘‘(2) For treatment of Indian tribal governments as
States (and the political subdivisions of Indian trib-
al governments as political subdivisions of States),
see section 7871.’’
‘‘(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Subsection (a) of section 642 of such Code
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(a) CREDITS AGAINST TAX.—
‘‘(1) FOREIGN TAX CREDIT ALLOWED.—An es-
tate or trust shall be allowed the credit against tax
for taxes imposed by foreign countries and posses-
sions of the United States, to the extent allowed by
section 901, only in respect of so much of the taxes
described in such section as is not properly allocable
under such section to the beneficiaries.
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
POLITICAL
CONTRIBUTION
CREDIT NOT ALLOWED.—An estate or trust shall not
be allowed the credit against tax for qualified politi-
cal contributions provided by section 24.’’
(2) Paragraph (6) of section 7871(a) of such
Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs
(A) through (D) as subparagraphs (B) through (E),
respectively, and by inserting before subparagraph
(B) (as so redesignated) the following new subpara-
graph:
‘‘(A) section 24(c)(4) (defining State for
purposes of credit for qualified political con-
tributions),’’.
(3) The table of sections for subpart A of part
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 23 the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 24. Qualified political contributions.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 1992.
SEC. 14. ANNUAL LIMITATION ON TOTAL INDIVIDUAL CON-
TRIBUTIONS NOT TO BE APPLICABLE TO
CERTAIN 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO 
POLITICAL
PARTIES.
Section 315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by insert-
ing after the first sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘In
the computation of contributions for purposes of the limi-
tation in the preceding sentence, contributions by an indi-
vidual to national, State, and local committees of political
parties that, in the aggregate, do not exceed $25,000 in
a calendar year shall not be taken into account.’’.
SEC. 15. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON POLITI-
CAL PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS IN GENERAL
ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sections 3, 6,
and 10, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(l) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and subsection
(d)(3), no limitation shall apply to contributions in a gen-
eral election by a political committee of a political party
referred to in subsection (d)(3) or by a House of Rep-
resentatives or Senate campaign committee of a political
party.’’.
SEC. 16. ADDITIONAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED
EXPENDITURES TO OFFSET INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES IN CONGRESSIONAL ELEC-
TIONS.
Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In addition to the expenditures under paragraph
(3), the committees referred to in that paragraph may
make expenditures in connection with the general election
campaign of a candidate of that party for the office of
Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress in a total amount of not
more than the total amount of independent expenditures
expressly advocating the defeat of such candidate and
independent expenditures expressly advocating the election
of any other candidate.’’.
SEC. 17. LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
FOR SOFT MONEY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by sections 2 and 12, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:
‘‘LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
FEDERAL
ELECTION
PORTION
OF
AMOUNTS
PAID
FOR MIXED ACTIVITIES
‘‘SEC. 326. (a) Any payment by the national commit-
tee of a political party or a State committee of a political
party for the Federal election portion of a mixed political
activity—
‘‘(1) shall be subject to limitation and reporting
under this Act as if such payment were an expendi-
ture; and
‘‘(2) may be paid only from an account that is
subject to the requirements of this Act.
Subject to subsection (b), the amount of a payment for
the Federal election portion of a mixed political activity
shall be calculated by determining the percentage of the
mixed political activity that is reasonably attributable to
the purpose of influencing an election for Federal office.
‘‘(b)(1) In the case of the national committee of a
political party, the amount of a payment for the Federal
election portion of a mixed political activity—
‘‘(A) in a Presidential election year, shall be not
less than 67 percent of the total payment for the
mixed political activity; and
‘‘(B) in any other even-numbered year, shall be
not less than 33 percent of the total payment for the
mixed political activity.
‘‘(2) In the case of a State committee of a political
party the amount of a payment for the Federal election
portion of a mixed political activity—
‘‘(A) in a Presidential election year, shall be not
less than 33 percent of the total payment for the
mixed political activity; and
‘‘(B) in any other even-numbered year, shall be
not less than 20 percent of the total payment for the
mixed political activity.
‘‘(c) As used in this section, the term ‘mixed political
activity’ means, with respect to a payment by the national
committee of a political party or a State committee of a
political party, an activity, such as a voter registration
program, a get-out-the-vote drive, or general political ad-
vertising, that is both (1) for the purpose of influencing
an election for Federal office, and (2) for any purpose un-
related to influencing an election for Federal office.’’.
(b) BUILDING FUND EXCEPTION REPEAL.—Section
301(8)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended—
(1) by striking out clause (viii); and
(2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv)
as clauses (viii) through (xiii), respectively.
SEC. 18. INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL
PARTIES WITH AUTHORITY TO MAKE UNLIM-
ITED CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
WITH RESPECT TO CONGRESSIONAL ELEC-
TIONS.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 301 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(20) The term ‘local committee’ means the organiza-
tion which, by virtue of the rules of a political party, is
responsible (independently of the State committee) for the
day-to-day operation of such political party at the city,
county, or other political subdivision level, or at the dis-
trict, neighborhood, ward, or similar area level, as deter-
mined by the Commission.’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTION PROVISION.—Section 315(a) of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
‘‘(9) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) and para-
graph (2)(A), a local committee of a political party may
make contributions without limitation to any candidate
who—
‘‘(A) is affiliated with that party; and
‘‘(B) is a candidate for the office of Senator or
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress in the State involved.’’.
(c) COORDINATED EXPENDITURE PROVISION.—Sec-
tion 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(d)), as amended by section 4, is further
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph:
‘‘(5) A local committee of a political party may make
expenditures without limitation in connection with the
general election campaign of any candidate who—
‘‘(A) is affiliated with that party; and
‘‘(B) is a candidate for the office of Senator or
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress in the State involved.’’.
SEC. 19. REDUCTION IN THE LIMITATION APPLICABLE TO
NONPARTY 
MULTICANDIDATE 
POLITICAL
COMMITTEE 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO 
CAN-
DIDATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended
by sections 3, 6, 10, and 15, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(m) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(A), no
nonparty multicandidate political committee may make
contributions referred to in that subparagraph which, in
the aggregate, exceed $1,000.’’.
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 315(a)(2)(A)
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘(A)’’ the
following: ‘‘except as provided in subsection (i),’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to elections for Fed-
eral office taking place after November 8, 1994.
SEC. 20. PROHIBITION OF SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND
BUNDLING 
OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO 
CAN-
DIDATES.
Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) No separate segregated fund (as described in
subsection (b)(2)(C)) may act as an intermediary or con-
duit with respect to a contribution to a candidate for Fed-
eral office.’’.
SEC. 21. PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS AMONG NONCAN-
DIDATE, NONPARTY POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sections 3, 6,
10, 15, and 19, is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(n) A noncandidate, nonparty political committee
may not make contributions, or otherwise transfer funds,
to any other noncandidate, nonparty political committee.
As used in this subsection, the term ‘noncandidate,
nonparty political committee’ means a political committee
that is not an authorized committee of a candidate for
Federal office and is not a political committee of a political
party.’’.
SEC. 22. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES; RE-
STRICTION ON CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.
(a) LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE PROHIBITION.—Sec-
tion 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection:
‘‘(j) A candidate for Federal office may not establish,
maintain, finance, or control a political committee, other
than the principal campaign committee of the candidate.’’.
(b) PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE RESTRIC-
TION.—Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sections 1, 3,
6, 10, 15, 19, and 21, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(o) A principal campaign committee of a candidate
for Federal office may not make any contribution to any
other principal campaign committee (other than the prin-
cipal campaign committee of the same individual as a can-
didate for another Federal office).’’.
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