I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1580 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the require-
ments for the disclosure of identifying information within authorized 
campaign communications which are printed, to apply certain require-
ments regarding the disclosure of identifying information within commu-
nications made through the Internet, to apply certain disclosure require-
ments to prerecorded telephone calls, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2005 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. SIM-
MONS, Mr. BASS, Mrs. MALONEY, and Mr. ALLEN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administra-
tion 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
clarify the requirements for the disclosure of identifying 
information within authorized campaign communications 
which are printed, to apply certain requirements regard-
ing the disclosure of identifying information within com-
munications made through the Internet, to apply certain 
disclosure requirements to prerecorded telephone calls, 
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. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stand By Your Inter-
net Ad Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PRESENTATION OF IDENTI-
FYING INFORMATION WITHIN AUTHORIZED 
PRINTED CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION
TO
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANS-
MITTED THROUGH THE INTERNET.—Section 318(c) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441d(c)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1) by striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘subsection (a), including the text of any commu-
nication described in such subsection which is transmitted 
through the Internet,’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF CLEARLY READABLE IDENTI-
FYING STATEMENT.—Section 318(c) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(c)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(2); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) in the case of a communication described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) of such subsection, include
a clearly readable statement identifying the can-
didate and stating that the candidate has approved 
the communication which occupies not less than 10 
percent of the total area of the communication (or, 
in the case of the text of a communication trans-
mitted through the Internet, is continuously visible 
and occupies such portion of the visible screen as 
may be necessary to be clearly legible based on the 
Internet connection of the recipient of the commu-
nication).’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS 
FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS 
TO AUDIO AND VIDEO PORTIONS OF COMMU-
NICATIONS TRANSMITTED THROUGH INTER-
NET. 
Section 318(d)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)(1)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) AUDIO
AND
VIDEO
PORTIONS
OF 
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMITTED
THROUGH 
INTERNET.—In the case of a communication 
described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
(a) which is transmitted through the Internet— 
‘‘(i) any audio portion of the commu-
nication shall meet the requirements appli-
cable under subparagraph (A) to commu-
nications transmitted through radio; and 
‘‘(ii) any video portion of the commu-
nication shall meet the requirements appli-
cable under subparagraph (B) to commu-
nications transmitted through television.’’. 
SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN COM-
MUNICATIONS 
MADE 
THROUGH 
PRERECORDED TELEPHONE CALLS. 
(a) 
APPLICATION
OF
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
318(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441d(a)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘mailing,’’ 
each place it appears the following: ‘‘telephone call which 
consists in substantial part of a prerecorded audio mes-
sage,’’. 
(b) TREATMENT AS AUDIO COMMUNICATION.—Sec-
tion 318(d)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)(1)), as 
amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 
PRERECORDED
TELEPHONE 
CALLS.—Any communication described in para-
graph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) which is a 
telephone call which consists in substantial part 
of a prerecorded audio message shall meet the 
requirements applicable under subparagraph
(A) to communications transmitted through 
radio, except that the statement required under 
such subparagraph shall be made at the begin-
ning of the telephone call.’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to communications made on or after the expiration 
of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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