striking ‘‘and who is not lawfully admitted’’ and all that
follows and inserting the following: ‘‘or a national of the
United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contributions or
expenditures made on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
SEC. 512. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PROHIBITION
AGAINST FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), notwith-
standing any other provision of this title any person who
violates subsection (a) shall be sentenced to a term of im-
prisonment which may not be more than 10 years, fined
in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, or both.
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to
any violation of subsection (a) arising from a contribution
or donation made by an individual who is lawfully admit-
ted for permanent residence (as defined in section
101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act).’’.
(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.
SEC. 513. EXPEDITED COURT REVIEW OF CERTAIN AL-
LEGED VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL ELECTION
CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 309 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, if a candidate (or the candidate’s authorized commit-
tee) believes that a violation described in paragraph (2)
has been committed with respect to an election during the
90-day period preceding the date of the election, the can-
didate or committee may institute a civil action on behalf
of the Commission for relief (including injunctive relief)
against the alleged violator in the same manner and under
the same terms and conditions as an action instituted by
the Commission under subsection (a)(6), except that the
court involved shall issue a decision regarding the action
as soon as practicable after the action is instituted and
to the greatest extent possible issue the decision prior to
the date of the election involved.
‘‘(2) A violation described in this paragraph is a vio-
lation of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to—
‘‘(A) whether a contribution is in excess of an
applicable limit or is otherwise prohibited under this
Act; or
‘‘(B) whether an expenditure is an independent
expenditure under section 301(17).’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 514. CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE PRESIDENTIAL CAM-
PAIGN SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(g) PROHIBITING CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE LIM-
ITS.—
‘‘(1) VIOLATION OF LIMITS DESCRIBED.—If a
candidate for election to the office of President or
Vice President who receives amounts from the Presi-
dential 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 spend-
ing limits applicable to the candidate under such
chapter or under the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 by soliciting, receiving, transferring, or di-
recting 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.
SEC. 515. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND DO-
NATIONS IN TREASURY ACCOUNT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended
by sections 101, 401, 507, and 510, is further amended
by adding at the end the following new section:
‘‘TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND
DONATIONS TO BE RETURNED TO DONORS
‘‘SEC. 327. (a) TRANSFER TO COMMISSION.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, if a political committee intends
to return any contribution or donation given to the
political committee, the committee shall transfer the
contribution or donation to the Commission if—
‘‘(A) the contribution or donation is in an
amount equal to or greater than $500 (other
than a contribution or donation returned within
60 days of receipt by the committee); or
‘‘(B) the contribution or donation was
made in violation of section 315, 316, 317, 319,
320, or 325 (other than a contribution or dona-
tion returned within 30 days of receipt by the
committee).
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
INCLUDED
WITH
TRANS-
FERRED CONTRIBUTION OR DONATION.—A political
committee shall include with any contribution or do-
nation transferred under paragraph (1)—
‘‘(A) a request that the Commission return
the contribution or donation to the person mak-
ing the contribution or donation; and
‘‘(B) 
information 
regarding 
the 
cir-
cumstances surrounding the making of the con-
tribution or donation and any opinion of the po-
litical committee concerning whether the con-
tribution or donation may have been made in
violation of this Act.
‘‘(3) ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCROW ACCOUNT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall
establish a single interest-bearing escrow ac-
count for deposit of amounts transferred under
paragraph (1).
‘‘(B) 
DISPOSITION
OF
AMOUNTS
RE-
CEIVED.—On receiving an amount from a polit-
ical committee under paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall—
‘‘(i) deposit the amount in the escrow
account established under subparagraph
(A); and
‘‘(ii) notify the Attorney General and
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service of the receipt of the amount from
the political committee.
‘‘(C) USE OF INTEREST.—Interest earned
on amounts in the escrow account established
under subparagraph (A) shall be applied or
used for the same purposes as the donation or
contribution on which it is earned.
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
RETURNED
CONTRIBU-
TION OR DONATION AS A COMPLAINT.—The transfer
of any contribution or donation to the Commission
under this section shall be treated as the filing of a
complaint under section 309(a).
‘‘(b) USE
OF AMOUNTS PLACED
IN ESCROW TO
COVER FINES AND PENALTIES.—The Commission or the
Attorney General may require any amount deposited in
the escrow account under subsection (a)(3) to be applied
toward the payment of any fine or penalty imposed under
this Act or title 18, United States Code, against the per-
son making the contribution or donation.
‘‘(c) RETURN
OF CONTRIBUTION
OR DONATION
AFTER DEPOSIT IN ESCROW.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall re-
turn a contribution or donation deposited in the es-
crow account under subsection (a)(3) to the person
making the contribution or donation if—
‘‘(A) within 180 days after the date the
contribution or donation is transferred, the
Commission has not made a determination
under section 309(a)(2) that the Commission
has reason to investigate whether that the mak-
ing of the contribution or donation was made in
violation of this Act; or
‘‘(B)(i) the contribution or donation will
not be used to cover fines, penalties, or costs
pursuant to subsection (b); or
‘‘(ii) if the contribution or donation will be
used for those purposes, that the amounts re-
quired for those purposes have been withdrawn
from the escrow account and subtracted from
the returnable contribution or donation.
‘‘(2) NO EFFECT ON STATUS OF INVESTIGA-
TION.—The return of a contribution or donation by
the Commission under this subsection shall not be
construed as having an effect on the status of an in-
vestigation by the Commission or the Attorney Gen-
eral of the contribution or donation or the cir-
cumstances surrounding the contribution or dona-
tion, or on the ability of the Commission or the At-
torney General to take future actions with respect to
the contribution or donation.’’.
(b) AMOUNTS USED TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.—Section 309(a) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (9) the following new paragraph:
‘‘(10) For purposes of determining the amount of a
civil penalty imposed under this subsection for violations
of section 326, the amount of the donation involved shall
be treated as the amount of the contribution involved.’’.
(c) DONATION DEFINED.—Section 301 of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 431), as amended by sections 201(b) and
307(b), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(22) DONATION.—The term ‘donation’ means a gift,
subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or any-
thing else of value made by any person to a national com-
mittee of a political party or a Senatorial or Congressional
Campaign Committee of a national political party for any
purpose, but does not include a contribution (as defined
in paragraph (8)).’’.
(d) DISGORGEMENT AUTHORITY.—Section 309 of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) Any conciliation agreement, civil action, or crimi-
nal action entered into or instituted under this section
may require a person to forfeit to the Treasury any con-
tribution, donation, or expenditure that is the subject of
the agreement or action for transfer to the Commission
for deposit in accordance with section 326.’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to contributions
or donations refunded on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, without regard to whether the Federal
Election Commission or Attorney General has issued regu-
lations to carry out section 326 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by subsection (a)) by
such date.
SEC. 516. ESTABLISHMENT OF A CLEARINGHOUSE OF IN-
FORMATION ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WITH-
IN THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There shall be established
within the Federal Election Commission a clearinghouse
of public information regarding the political activities of
foreign principals and agents of foreign principals. The in-
formation comprising this clearinghouse shall include only
the following:
(1) All registrations and reports filed pursuant
to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C.
1601 et seq.) during the preceding 5-year period.
(2) All registrations and reports filed pursuant
to the Foreign Agents Registration Act, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), during the preceding 5-year
period.
(3) The listings of public hearings, hearing wit-
nesses, and witness affiliations printed in the Con-
gressional Record during the preceding 5-year pe-
riod.
(4) Public information disclosed pursuant to the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives
regarding honoraria, the receipt of gifts, travel, and
earned and unearned income.
(5) All reports filed pursuant to title I of the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)
during the preceding 5-year period.
(6) All public information filed with the Federal
Election Commission pursuant to the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.)
during the preceding 5-year period.
(b) DISCLOSURE OF OTHER INFORMATION PROHIB-
ITED.—The disclosure by the clearinghouse, or any officer
or employee thereof, of any information other than that
set forth in subsection (a) is prohibited, except as other-
wise provided by law.
(c) DIRECTOR OF CLEARINGHOUSE.—
(1) DUTIES.—The clearinghouse shall have a
Director, who shall administer and manage the re-
sponsibilities and all activities of the clearinghouse.
In carrying out such duties, the Director shall—
thereafter, to prescribe, in consultation with the
Comptroller General, such rules, regulations,
and forms, in conformity with the provisions of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, as are
necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section in the most effective and efficient man-
ner.
(2) APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall be ap-
pointed by the Federal Election Commission.
(3) TERM
OF
SERVICE.—The Director shall
serve a single term of a period of time determined
by the Commission, but not to exceed 5 years.
(d) PENALTIES
FOR DISCLOSURE
OF INFORMA-
TION.—Any person who discloses information in violation
of subsection (b), and any person who sells or uses infor-
mation for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for
any profit-making purpose in violation of subsection
(c)(1)(B), shall be imprisoned for a period of not more
than 1 year, or fined in the amount provided in title 18,
United States Code, or both.
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to conduct the activities of the clearinghouse.
(f) FOREIGN PRINCIPAL.—Foreign principal shall
have the same meaning given the term ‘‘foreign national’’
in section 441e of title 2, United States Code, as that term
was defined on July 31, 1998.
SEC. 517. PERMITTING PERMANENT RESIDENT ALIENS
SERVING IN ARMED FORCES TO MAKE CON-
TRIBUTIONS.
Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
an individual who is lawfully admitted for permanent resi-
dence (as defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act) and who is a member of the Armed
Forces (including a reserve component of the Armed
Forces) shall not be subject to the prohibition under this
section.’’.
SEC. 518. ENFORCEMENT OF SPENDING LIMIT ON PRESI-
DENTIAL 
AND 
VICE 
PRESIDENTIAL 
CAN-
DIDATES WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by add-
ing 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
Election Campaign Fund under this chapter or chapter
96 unless the candidate certifies that the candidate shall
not solicit any funds for the purposes of influencing such
election, including any funds used for an independent ex-
penditure under the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971, unless the funds are subject to the limitations, pro-
hibitions, and reporting requirements of the Federal Elec-
tion 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.
TITLE VI—SEVERABILITY; CON-
STITUTIONALITY; EFFECTIVE
DATE; REGULATIONS
SEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be
affected by the holding.
SEC. 602. REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.
An appeal may be taken directly to the Supreme
Court of the United States from any final judgment, de-
cree, or order issued by any court ruling on the constitu-
tionality of any provision of this Act or amendment made
by this Act.
SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and
the amendments made by this Act take effect January 1,
1999.
SEC. 604. REGULATIONS.
The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any
regulations required to carry out this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act.
TITLE VII—INDEPENDENT COM-
MISSION ON CAMPAIGN FI-
NANCE REFORM
SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.
There is established a commission to be known as the
‘‘Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform’’
(referred to in this title as the ‘‘Commission’’). The pur-
poses of the Commission are to study the laws relating
to the financing of political activity and to report and rec-
ommend legislation to reform those laws.
SEC. 702. MEMBERSHIP OF COMMISSION.
(a) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be com-
posed of 12 members appointed within 15 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act by the President from
among individuals who are not incumbent Members of
Congress and who are specially qualified to serve on the
Commission by reason of education, training, or experi-
ence.
(b) APPOINTMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Members shall be appointed
as follows:
(A) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(B) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the ma-
jority leader of the Senate.
(C) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the mi-
nority leader of the House of Representatives.
(D) Three members (one of whom shall be
a political independent) shall be appointed from
among a list of nominees submitted by the mi-
nority leader of the Senate.
(2) FAILURE TO SUBMIT LIST OF NOMINEES.—
If an official described in any of the subparagraphs
of paragraph (1) fails to submit a list of nominees
to the President during the 15-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act—
(A) such subparagraph shall no longer
apply; and
(B) the President shall appoint three mem-
bers (one of whom shall be a political independ-
ent) who meet the requirements described in
subsection (a) and such other criteria as the
President may apply.
(3) POLITICAL
INDEPENDENT
DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘political independent’’
means an individual who at no time after January
1992—
(A) has held elective office as a member of
the Democratic or Republican party;
(B) has received any wages or salary from
the Democratic or Republican party or from a
Democratic or Republican party office-holder or
candidate; or
(C) has provided substantial volunteer
services or made any substantial contribution to
the Democratic or Republican party or to a
Democratic or Republican party office-holder or
candidate.
(c) CHAIRMAN.—At the time of the appointment, the
President shall designate one member of the Commission
as Chairman of the Commission.
(d) TERMS.—The members of the Commission shall
serve for the life of the Commission.
(e) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission shall
be filled in the manner in which the original appointment
was made.
(f) POLITICAL AFFILIATION.—Not more than four
members of the Commission may be of the same political
party.
SEC. 703. POWERS OF COMMISSION.
(a) HEARINGS.—The Commission may, for the pur-
pose of carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and act
at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence
as the Commission considers appropriate. In carrying out
the preceding sentence, the Commission shall ensure that
a substantial number of its meetings are open meetings,
with significant opportunities for testimony from members
of the general public.
(b) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commission
shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number may hold
hearings. The approval of at least nine members of the
Commission is required when approving all or a portion
of the recommended legislation. Any member of the Com-
mission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any
action which the Commission is authorized to take under
this section.
SEC. 704. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
(a) PAY AND TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS.—(1)
Each member of the Commission shall be paid at a rate
equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic
pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under
section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day
(including travel time) during which the member is en-
gaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the
Commission.
(2) Members of the Commission shall receive travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in ac-
cordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United
States Code.
(b) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Commission shall, with-
out regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States
Code, appoint a staff director, who shall be paid at the
rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States
Code.
(c) STAFF OF COMMISSION; SERVICES.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—With the approval of the
Commission, the staff director of the Commission
may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel.
The Director may make such appointments without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and any personnel so appointed may be paid
without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and
subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates, except
that an individual so appointed may not receive pay
in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay
payable for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule
under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.—The Com-
mission may procure by contract the temporary or
intermittent services of experts or consultants pursu-
ant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 705. REPORT AND RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than the expiration of the
180-day period which begins on the date on which the sec-
ond session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress adjourns
sine die, the Commission shall submit to the President,
the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the majority and minority leaders of the
Senate a report of the activities of the Commission.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS; DRAFT OF LEGISLATION.—
The report under subsection (a) shall include any rec-
ommendations for changes in the laws (including regula-
tions) governing the financing of political activity (taking
into account the provisions of this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act), including any changes in the
rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, to
which nine or more members of the Commission may
agree, together with drafts of—
(1) any legislation (including technical and con-
forming provisions) recommended by the Commis-
sion to implement such recommendations; and
(2) any proposed amendment to the Constitu-
tion recommended by the Commission as necessary
to implement such recommendations, except that if
the Commission includes such a proposed amend-
ment in its report, it shall also include recommenda-
tions (and drafts) for legislation which may be im-
plemented prior to the adoption of such proposed
amendment.
(c) GOALS OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND LEGISLA-
TION.—In making recommendations and preparing drafts
of legislation under this section, the Commission shall con-
sider the following to be its primary goals:
(1) Encouraging fair and open Federal elections
which provide voters with meaningful information
about candidates and issues.
(2) Eliminating the disproportionate influence
of special interest financing of Federal elections.
(3) Creating a more equitable electoral system
for challengers and incumbents.
SEC. 706. EXPEDITED CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION
OF LEGISLATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any legislation is introduced the
substance of which implements a recommendation of the
Commission submitted under section 705(b) (including a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
tion), subject to subsection (b), the provisions of section
2908 (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Clo-
sure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the con-
sideration of the legislation in the same manner as such
provisions apply to a joint resolution described in section
2908(a) of such Act.
(b) SPECIAL RULES.—For purposes of applying sub-
section (a) with respect to such provisions, the following
rules shall apply:
(1) Any reference to the Committee on Armed
Services of the House of Representatives shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on House
Oversight of the House of Representatives and any
reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the
Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
(2) Any reference to the date on which the
President transmits a report shall be deemed a ref-
erence to the date on which the recommendation in-
volved is submitted under section 705(b).
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (d)(2) of sec-
tion 2908 of such Act—
(A) debate on the legislation in the House
of Representatives, and on all debatable mo-
tions and appeals in connection with the legisla-
tion, shall be limited to not more than 10
hours, divided equally between those favoring
and those opposing the legislation;
(B) debate on the legislation in the Senate,
and on all debatable motions and appeals in
connection with the legislation, shall be limited
to not more than 10 hours, divided equally be-
tween those favoring and those opposing the
legislation; and
(C) debate in the Senate on any single de-
batable motion and appeal in connection with
the legislation shall be limited to not more than
1 hour, divided equally between the mover and
the manager of the bill (except that in the event
the manager of the bill is in favor of any such
motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto
shall be controlled by the minority leader or his
designee), and the majority and minority leader
may each allot additional time from time under
such leader’s control to any Senator during the
consideration of any debatable motion or ap-
peal.
SEC. 707. TERMINATION.
The Commission shall cease to exist 90 days after
the date of the submission of its report under section 705.
SEC. 708. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Com-
mission such sums as are necessary to carry out its duties
under this title.
TITLE VIII—PROHIBITING USE
OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR PO-
LITICAL FUNDRAISING
SEC. 801. PROHIBITING USE OF WHITE HOUSE MEALS AND
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR POLITICAL FUND-
RAISING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 29 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations
at White House for political fundraising
‘‘(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to provide
or offer to provide any meals or accommodations at the
White House in exchange for any money or other thing
of value, or as a reward for the provision of any money
or other thing of value, in support of any political party
or the campaign for electoral office of any candidate.
‘‘(b) Any person who violates this section shall be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three
years, or both.
‘‘(c) For purposes of this section, any official resi-
dence or retreat of the President (including private resi-
dential areas and the grounds of such a residence or re-
treat) shall be treated as part of the White House.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘612. Prohibiting use of meals and accommodations at White House for political
fundraising.’’.
TITLE IX—SENSE OF THE CON-
GRESS 
REGARDING 
FUND-
RAISING ON FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT PROPERTY
SEC. 901. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING APPLICA-
BILITY OF CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY
TO FUNDRAISING ON FEDERAL GOVERN-
MENT PROPERTY.
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:
(1) On March 2, 1997, the Washington Post re-
ported that Vice President Gore ‘‘played the central
role in soliciting millions of dollars in campaign
money for the Democratic Party during the 1996
election’’ and that he was known as the administra-
tion’s ‘‘solicitor-in-chief’’.
(2) The next day, Vice President Gore held a
nationally televised press conference in which he ad-
mitted making numerous calls from the White
House in which he solicited campaign contributions.
(3) The Vice President said that there was ‘‘no
controlling legal authority’’ regarding the use of
Federal Government telephones and properties for
the use of campaign fundraising.
(4) Documents that the White House released
reveal that Vice President Gore made 86 fundraising
calls from his White House office, and these new
records reveal that Vice President Gore made 20 of
these calls at taxpayer expense.
(5) Section 641 of title 18, United States Code,
(prohibiting the conversion of Federal Government
property to personal use) clearly prohibits the use of
Federal Government property to raise campaign
funds.
(6) On its face, the conduct to which Vice
President Gore admitted appears to be a clear viola-
tion of section 607 of title 18, United States Code,
which makes it unlawful for ‘‘any person to solicit
* * * any (campaign) contribution * * * in any
room or building occupied in the discharge of official
(government) duties’’.
(b) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the sense of
the Congress that Federal law clearly demonstrates that
‘‘controlling legal authority’’ prohibits the use of Federal
Government property to raise campaign funds.
TITLE X—PROHIBITING SOLICI-
TATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS
TO CERTAIN FEDERAL GOV-
ERNMENT PROPERTY
SEC. 1001. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OR SOLICI-
TATION TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO CERTAIN FED-
ERAL GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 11 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing new section:
‘‘§ 226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to
certain Federal Government property
‘‘Whoever solicits or receives anything of value in con-
sideration of providing a person with access to Air Force
One, Marine One, Air Force Two, Marine Two, the White
House, or the Vice President’s residence, shall be fined
under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year,
or both.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new item:
‘‘226. Acceptance or solicitation to obtain access to certain Federal Government
property.’’.
TITLE 
XI—REIMBURSEMENT
FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE
FOR 
POLITICAL 
FUNDRAIS-
ING
SEC. 1101. REQUIRING NATIONAL PARTIES TO REIMBURSE
AT COST FOR USE OF AIR FORCE ONE FOR
POLITICAL FUNDRAISING.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101,
401, 507, 510, and 515, is further amended by adding
at the end the following new section:
‘‘REIMBURSEMENT BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR USE OF
AIR FORCE ONE FOR POLITICAL FUNDRAISING
‘‘SEC. 328. (a) IN GENERAL.—If the President, Vice
President, or the head of any executive department (as
defined in section 101 of title 5, United States Code) uses
Air Force One for transportation for any travel which in-
cludes a fundraising event for the benefit of any political
committee of a national political party, such political com-
mittee shall reimburse the Federal Government for the ac-
tual costs incurred as a result of the use of Air Force
One for the transportation of the individual involved.
‘‘(b) AIR FORCE ONE DEFINED.—In subsection (a),
the term ‘Air Force One’ means the airplane operated by
the Air Force which has been specially configured to carry
out the mission of transporting the President.’’.
TITLE XII—PROHIBITING USE OF
WALKING AROUND MONEY
SEC. 1201. PROHIBITING CAMPAIGNS FROM PROVIDING
CURRENCY TO INDIVIDUALS FOR PURPOSES
OF ENCOURAGING TURNOUT ON DATE OF
ELECTION.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101,
401, 507, 510, 515, and 1101, is further amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section:
‘‘PROHIBITING USE OF CURRENCY TO PROMOTE
ELECTION DAY TURNOUT
‘‘SEC. 329. It shall be unlawful for any political com-
mittee to provide currency to any person for purposes of
carrying out activities on the date of an election to encour-
age or assist individuals to appear at the polling place for
the election.’’.
TITLE 
XIII—ENHANCING 
EN-
FORCEMENT 
OF 
CAMPAIGN
LAW
SEC. 1301. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT OF CAMPAIGN
FINANCE LAW.
(a) MANDATORY
IMPRISONMENT
FOR
CRIMINAL
CONDUCT.—Section 309(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)(1)(A)) is
amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘shall be
fined, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or
both’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be imprisoned for not
fewer than 1 year and not more than 10 years’’; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(b) CONCURRENT AUTHORITY OF ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL TO BRING CRIMINAL ACTIONS.—Section 309(d) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
‘‘(4) In addition to the authority to bring cases re-
ferred pursuant to subsection (a)(5), the Attorney General
may at any time bring a criminal action for a violation
of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply with respect to actions brought
with respect to elections occurring after January 1999.
TITLE 
XIV—BAN 
ON 
COORDI-
NATED SOFT MONEY ACTIVI-
TIES BY PRESIDENTIAL CAN-
DIDATES
SEC. 1401. BAN ON COORDINATION OF SOFT MONEY FOR
ISSUE ADVOCACY BY PRESIDENTIAL CAN-
DIDATES RECEIVING PUBLIC FINANCING.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9003 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) BAN ON COORDINATION OF SOFT MONEY FOR
ISSUE ADVOCACY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No candidate for election
to the office of President or Vice President who is
certified to receive amounts from the Presidential
Election Campaign Fund under this chapter or
chapter 96 may coordinate the expenditure of any
funds for issue advocacy with any political party un-
less the funds are subject to the limitations, prohibi-
tions, and reporting requirements of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971.
‘‘(2) ISSUE ADVOCACY DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘issue advocacy’ means any activity
carried out for the purpose of influencing the consid-
eration or outcome of any Federal 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 (without regard to whether the activity is
carried out for the purpose of influencing any elec-
tion for Federal office).’’.
(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 XV—POSTING NAMES OF
CERTAIN 
AIR 
FORCE 
ONE
PASSENGERS ON INTERNET
SEC. 1501. REQUIREMENT THAT NAMES OF PASSENGERS
ON AIR FORCE ONE AND AIR FORCE TWO BE
MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE INTERNET.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall make avail-
able through the Internet the name of any non-Govern-
ment person who is a passenger on an aircraft designated
as Air Force One or Air Force Two not later than 30 days
after the date that the person is a passenger on such air-
craft.
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply in
a case in which the President determines that compliance
with such subsection would be contrary to the national se-
curity interests of the United States. In any such case,
not later than 30 days after the date that the person
whose name will not be made available through the Inter-
net was a passenger on the aircraft, the President shall
submit to the chairman and ranking member of the Per-
manent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
Representatives and of the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate—
(1) the name of the person; and
(2) the justification for not making such name
available through the Internet.
(c) DEFINITION OF PERSON.—As used in this Act,
the term ‘‘non-Government person’’ means a person who
is not an officer or employee of the United States, a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces, or a Member of Congress.
TITLE 
XVI—EXPULSION 
PRO-
CEEDINGS FOR HOUSE MEM-
BERS 
RECEIVING 
FOREIGN
CONTRIBUTIONS
SEC. 1601. PERMITTING CONSIDERATION OF PRIVILEGED
MOTION TO EXPEL HOUSE MEMBER ACCEPT-
ING ILLEGAL FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—If a Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives is convicted of a violation of section 319 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (or any suc-
cessor provision prohibiting the solicitation, receipt, or ac-
ceptance of a contribution from a foreign national), the
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, shall imme-
diately consider the conduct of the Member and shall make
a report and recommendations to the House forthwith
concerning that Member which may include a rec-
ommendation for expulsion.
Passed the House of Representatives August 6,
1998.
Attest:
Clerk.