SEC. 110. REQUIRING ACTUAL RECEIPT OF CERTAIN INDE-
PENDENT EXPENDITURE REPORTS WITHIN 24
HOURS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 304(c)(2) (2 U.S.C.
434(c)(2)) is amended in the matter following subpara-
graph (C)—
(1) by striking ‘‘shall be reported’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘shall be filed’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the time
at which the statement under this subsection is re-
ceived by the Secretary, the Commission, or any
other recipient to whom the notification is required
to be sent shall be considered the time of filing of
the statement with the recipient.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(a)(5)
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘or
(4)(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (4)(A)(ii), or the second sen-
tence of subsection (c)(2)’’.
SEC. 111. REQUIRING MONTHLY FILING FOR CERTAIN
MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL ACTION COM-
MITTEES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(a)(3) (2 U.S.C.
434(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),
by striking ‘‘President—’’ and inserting ‘‘President
or is a multicandidate political committee described
in section 315(a)(4)—’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (A);
(3) in subparagraph (B) in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘calendar year,’’ and
inserting ‘‘calendar year in the case of a committee
which is the principal campaign committee of a can-
didate for the office of President,’’;
(4) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; and’’;
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C) in any other calendar year in the case of
a multicandidate political committee described in
section 315(a)(4), the treasurer shall file reports in
accordance with paragraph (4).’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 304(a)(4)
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)) is amended in the matter preceding
subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘All political committees’’
and inserting ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in this sub-
section, all political committees’’.
TITLE II—CONTRIBUTIONS AND
EXPENDITURES
SEC. 201. APPLICATION OF AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION
LIMIT ON CALENDAR YEAR BASIS DURING
NON-ELECTION YEARS.
Section 315(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended
by striking the second sentence.
SEC. 202. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOREIGN NATIONALS.
Section 319 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended—
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONTRIBU-
TIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘DONATIONS AND EXPENDI-
TURES’’; and
(2) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘contribution’’
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘donation or ex-
penditure’’.
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF LINES OF CREDIT OBTAINED BY
CANDIDATES AS COMMERCIALLY REASON-
ABLE LOANS.
Section 
301(8)(B) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
431(8)(B)) 
is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (xiii);
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause
(xiv) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(xv) any loan of money derived from an ad-
vance on a candidate’s brokerage account, credit
card, home equity line of credit, or other line of
credit available to the candidate, if such loan is
made in accordance with applicable law and under
commercially reasonable terms and if the person
making such loan makes loans in the normal course
of the person’s business.’’.
SEC. 204. BROADER PROHIBITION AGAINST FORCE AND RE-
PRISALS.
Section 
316(b)(3) 
(2 
U.S.C. 
441b(b)(3)) 
is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through
(C) as subparagraphs (B) through (D); and
(2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so
redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(A) for such a fund to cause another person
to make a contribution or expenditure by physical
force, job discrimination, financial reprisals, or the
threat of force, job discrimination, or financial re-
prisal;’’.
SEC. 205. REPEAL SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REPORTS ON
DISTRICT-SPECIFIC POPULATION.
(a) REPEAL REPORT BY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE
ON DISTRICT-SPECIFIC VOTING AGE POPULATION.—Sec-
tion 315(e) (2 U.S.C. 441a(e)) is amended by striking
‘‘States, of each State, and of each congressional district’’
and inserting ‘‘States and of each State’’.
(b) DEADLINE FOR REPORTING OF CERTAIN AN-
NUAL ESTIMATES TO COMMISSION.—
(1) PRICE INDEX.—Section 315(c)(1) (2 U.S.C.
441a(c)(1)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘At the beginning’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Not later than February 15’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘as there become available
necessary data from the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics of the Department of Labor,’’.
(2) VOTING AGE POPULATION.—Section 315(e)
(2 U.S.C. 441a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘During
the first week of January 1975, and every subse-
quent year,’’ and inserting ‘‘Not later than February
15 of 1975 and each subsequent year,’’.
SEC. 206. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING TREAT-
MENT OF HONORARIA.
Section 301(8)(B) (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)), as amended
by section 203, is further amended—
(1) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (xiii);
(2) by striking clause (xiv); and
(3) by redesignating clause (xv) as clause (xiv).
SEC. 207. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBU-
TIONS GREATER THAN $100.
Section 315 (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.’’.
TITLE 
III—PROMOTING 
EN-
FORCEMENT 
OF 
CAMPAIGN
FINANCE LAWS
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF FEC TO ISSUE IMMUNITY OR-
DERS.
Section 6001(1) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ‘‘the Federal Election Commission,’’
after ‘‘the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,’’.
SEC. 302. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSITION OF
PENALTIES FOR REPORTING VIOLATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 309(a)(4) (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘clause
(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and subparagraph
(C)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the
case of a violation of any requirement under this Act relat-
ing to the reporting of receipts or disbursements, the Com-
mission may—
‘‘(I) find that a person committed such a viola-
tion on the basis of information obtained pursuant
to the procedures described in paragraphs (1) and
(2); and
‘‘(II) based on such finding, require the person
to pay a civil money penalty in an amount deter-
mined under a schedule of penalties which is estab-
lished and published by the Commission and which
takes into account the amount of the violation in-
volved, the existence of previous violations by the
person, and such other factors as the Commission
considers appropriate.
‘‘(ii) The Commission may not make any determina-
tion adverse to a person under clause (i) until the person
has been given written notice and an opportunity for the
determination to be made on the record.
‘‘(iii) Any person against whom an adverse deter-
mination is made under this subparagraph may obtain a
review of such determination by filing in the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia (prior to the
expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date
the person receives notification of the determination) a
written petition requesting that the determination be
modified or set aside.’’.
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section
309(a)(6)(A) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(6)(A)) is amended by
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph
(4)’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to violations occurring
on or after January 1, 2001.
SEC. 303. EXTENSION OF POST-ELECTION PERIOD FOR AU-
DITS FOR CAUSE.
The sixth sentence of section 311(b) (2 U.S.C.
438(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘6 months’’ and inserting
‘‘12 months’’.
SEC. 304. STANDARD FOR INITIATION OF ACTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 309(a)(2) (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘it has reason to be-
lieve’’ and all that follows through ‘‘of 1954,’’ and insert-
ing 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 FEC
Reform and Reauthorization Act of 1999),’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to complaints filed
on or after January 1, 2001.
SEC. 305. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF COM-
MISSION FOR SUBPOENAS AND REASON-TO-
BELIEVE NOTIFICATION.
(a) ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.—Section 307(a)(3) (2
U.S.C. 437d(a)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘signed by the
chairman or the vice chairman’’ and inserting ‘‘signed by
any member of the Commission’’.
(b) NOTIFICATIONS OF ALLEGED VIOLATION.—Sec-
tion 309(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘through its chairman or vice chairman’’ and inserting
‘‘through any of its members’’.
TITLE 
IV—PUBLIC 
FINANCING
OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
CAMPAIGNS
SEC. 401. ELIGIBILITY THRESHOLD FOR PRIMARY MATCH-
ING FUNDS.
Section 9033(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (26 U.S.C. 9033(b)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘20
States’’ and inserting ‘‘30 States’’.
SEC. 402. ELIMINATION OF STATE-SPECIFIC EXPENDITURE
LIMITS FOR PRIMARY CANDIDATES.
Section 315(b)(1)(A) (2 U.S.C. 441a(b)(1)(A)) is
amended by striking ‘‘, except the aggregate’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘$200,000’’.
SEC. 403. ELIMINATION OF SEPARATE LIMIT ON EXPENDI-
TURES FOR FUNDRAISING FOR PRIMARY
CANDIDATES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(9)(B)(vi) (2 U.S.C.
431(9)(B)(vi)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘with respect to a general elec-
tion’’ after ‘‘such a candidate’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘section 315(b)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 315(b)(1)(B)’’.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF UNIFIED EXPENDITURE
LIMITATION.—Section 
315(b)(1)(A) 
(2 
U.S.C.
441a(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’
and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000’’.
SEC. 404. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC FI-
NANCING.
(a) ELIGIBILITY FOR GENERAL ELECTION.—Section
9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C.
9003) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(f) INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CANDIDATES.—A
candidate shall not be eligible to receive payments under
section 9006 if—
‘‘(1) the candidate has been convicted of will-
fully violating any provision of this chapter or chap-
ter 96;
‘‘(2) the candidate has failed to make any re-
payment required under section 9007 or section
9038; or
‘‘(3) the candidate would not be eligible to serve
as President if elected.’’.
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS.—Section
9033 of such Code (26 U.S.C. 9033) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(d) INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CANDIDATES.—A
candidate shall not be eligible to receive payments under
section 9037 if—
‘‘(1) the candidate has been convicted of will-
fully violating any provision of this chapter or chap-
ter 95;
‘‘(2) the candidate has failed to make any re-
payment required under section 9007 or section
9038; or
‘‘(3) the candidate would not be eligible to serve
as President if elected.’’.
SEC. 405. DEPOSIT OF REPAYMENTS INTO PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND.
Section 9007(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (26 U.S.C. 9007(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘in the
general fund of the Treasury’’ and inserting ‘‘in the fund’’.
SEC. 406. BANNING CONTRIBUTIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES CERTIFIED TO RECEIVE PUBLIC
FINANCING.
Section 315 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section
207, is further amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
‘‘(j) Except to the extent permitted under sections
9003(b)(2) and 9003(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, no person may make any contribution to a can-
didate for election for President who is eligible to receive
benefits with respect to such election under chapter 95
of such Code by making a certification described in section
9003(b) and section 9003(c) of such Code.’’.
TITLE V—OTHER
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FED-
ERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
The second sentence of section 314 (2 U.S.C. 439c)
is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘1978’’; and
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘, and $38,516,000 for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2000.’’.
SEC. 502. REQUIRING FEC TO UPDATE NATIONAL VOTING
SYSTEMS STANDARDS.
The Federal Election Commission shall (directly or
by contract) update the current national voting systems
standards and conduct ongoing analyses of the techno-
logical advances to the equipment, and shall publish the
updated standards for such equipment.
SEC. 503. ABOLITION OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP OF
CLERK OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND SECRETARY OF SENATE ON COMMIS-
SION.
Section 306(a) (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Secretary
of the Senate and the Clerk’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘right to vote, and’’; and
(2) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking
‘‘(other than the Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the House of Representatives)’’ each place
it appears.
TITLE VI—EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring
after January 2001.
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