‘‘(ii) serving as an officer of the can-
didate’s authorized committees; or
‘‘(iii) receiving any form of compensation
or reimbursement from the candidate, the can-
didate’s authorized committees, or the can-
didate’s agent;
‘‘(C) the person making the expenditure (in-
cluding any officer, director, employee or agent of
such person) has communicated with, advised, or
counseled the candidate or the candidate’s agents at
any time on the candidate’s plans, projects, or needs
relating to the candidate’s pursuit of nomination for
election, or election to Federal office, in the same
election cycle, including any advice relating to the
candidate’s decision to seek Federal office;
‘‘(D) the person making the expenditure retains
the professional services of any individual or other
person also providing those services to the candidate
in connection with the candidate’s pursuit of nomi-
nation for election, or election to Federal office, in
the same election cycle, including any services relat-
ing to the candidate’s decision to seek Federal office;
‘‘(E) the person making the expenditure (in-
cluding any officer, director, employee or agent of
such person) has communicated or consulted at any
time during the same election cycle about the can-
didate’s plans, projects, or needs relating to the can-
didate’s pursuit of election to Federal office, with:
(i) any officer, director, employee or agent of a party
committee that has made or intends to make ex-
penditures or contributions, pursuant to subsection
(a), (d), or (h) of section 315 in connection with the
candidate’s campaign; or (ii) any person whose pro-
fessional services have been retained by a political
party committee that has made or intends to make
expenditures or contributions pursuant to subsection
(a), (d), or (h) of section 315 in connection with the
candidate’s campaign; and
‘‘(F) the expenditure is based on information
provided to the person making the expenditure di-
rectly or indirectly by the candidate or the can-
didate’s agents about the candidate’s plans, projects,
or needs, provided that the candidate or the can-
didate’s agent is aware that the other person has
made or is planning to make expenditures expressly
advocating the candidate’s election.’’.
(b) Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following:
‘‘(13) Within 3 days after the Commission receives
a complaint, filed pursuant to this section, which alleges
that an independent expenditure was made with the co-
operation or consultation of a candidate, or an authorized
committee or agent of such candidate, or was made in con-
cert with or at the request or suggestion of an authorized
committee or agent of such candidate, the Commission
shall provide for a hearing to determine such matter.’’.
CANDIDATE EXPENDITURES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS
SEC. 7. (a) Section 315 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section
2(b) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
thereof the following:
‘‘(j)(1)(A) Within 15 days after a candidate qualifies
for the primary election ballot, under applicable State law,
such candidate shall file with the Commission and each
other candidate who has qualified for such ballot, a dec-
laration stating whether or not such candidate intends to
expend funds and incur personal loans for the primary and
general election a total amount, in the aggregate of
$100,000 or more from the following sources: (i) his per-
sonal funds, (ii) the funds of his immediate family, and
(iii) personal loans incurred in connection with his cam-
paign for such office.
‘‘(B) The statement required by this subsection shall
be in such form, and contain such information, as the
Commission may, by regulation, require.
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in
any election in which a candidate declares that he intends
to expend or incur, in the aggregate, $100,000 or more
by expending from personal funds and funds of his imme-
diate family and incurring personal loans for his cam-
paign, or does expend funds and incur loans in a total
in excess of such amount, or fails to file the declarations
required by this subsection, the limitations on contribu-
tions in subsection (a) of this section, as they apply to
all other individuals running for such office, shall be in-
creased for such election as follows:
‘‘(A) The limitations provided in subsection
(a)(1)(A) shall be increased to $10,000.
‘‘(B) The limitations provided in subsection
(a)(3) shall be increased to an amount equal to 150
percent of such limitation, but only to the extent
that contributions above such limitation are made to
candidates affected by the increased level provided
in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(3) If the limitations in this section are increased
pursuant to paragraph (2) for a convention or a primary
election as they relate to an individual candidate, and if
such individual candidate is not a candidate in any subse-
quent election in such campaign, including the general
election, the provisions of subparagraph (A) of paragraph
(2) shall cease to apply.
‘‘(4) Any candidate who—
‘‘(A) declares, pursuant to paragraph (1) that
he does not intend to expend and incur, by expend-
ing from his personal funds and the funds of his im-
mediate family and incurring personal loans in con-
nection with his campaign an amount which in the
aggregate totals $100,000 or more; and
‘‘(B) subsequently does spend funds or incur
loans in excess of such amount, or intends to spend
funds or incur loans in excess of such amount;
shall notify and file an amended declaration with the Com-
mission and shall notify all other candidates for such office
within 24 hours after changing such declaration or exceed-
ing such limits, whichever first occurs, by sending such
notice by certified mail, return receipt requested.
‘‘(5) Any candidate who makes expenditures from his
personal funds or the personal funds of his immediate
family, or incurs personal loans in connection with his
campaign for election to office may repay such loan for
such expenditures, to himself or to his immediate family,
from contributions made to such candidate or any author-
ized committee of such candidate, except that such loan
shall be repaid only to the extent of the actual amount
of the loan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
repayment of any such loan shall not include any interest
on the principal amount of such loan.
‘‘(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
candidate may make expenditures from his personal funds
or the personal funds of his immediate family, or incur
personal loans in connection with his campaign for election
to such office at any time after 60 days before the date
of such election. The provisions of this paragraph shall
apply to all candidates regardless of whether such can-
didate has reached the limits provided in this subsection.
‘‘(7) The Commission shall take such action as it
deems necessary under the enforcement provisions of this
Act to assure compliance with the provisions of this sub-
section.
‘‘(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
no candidate who, in connection with his campaign for
election to Federal office, makes expenditures from his
personal funds or the personal funds of his immediate
family to his campaign committee, or makes a loan from
such funds to such committee, shall use any other con-
tributions which are made by any other person, after the
election, to such candidate or the principal campaign com-
Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Commit-
tee, and the National Republican Congressional Commit-
tee, and any other such committees as determined by the
Commission.’’.
REPORTING BY POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES
SEC. 9. (a) Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(2)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (J), by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (K), by inserting ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(L) for a national committee of a political
party, all contributions, loans, transfers, and
other receipts from any source to the committee
and to any account financed, established, main-
tained, or controlled by such national commit-
tee, regardless of whether such account is a po-
litical committee;’’.
(b) Section 304(b)(3) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(2) in subparagraph (G), by inserting ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(H) person who provides any contribu-
tion, loan, transfer, service, or any other benefit
or thing of value to a national committee of a
political party or to any account financed, es-
tablished, maintained, or controlled by such na-
tional committee, regardless of whether such ac-
count is a political committee, in an aggregate
amount or value in excess of $200 within the
calendar year, together with the date and
amount or value of such contribution, loan,
transfer, service, or other benefit or thing of
value;’’.
(c) Section 304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end thereof;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(J) for a national committee of a political
party, all disbursements made by the committee
or from any account financed, established,
maintained, or controlled by such national com-
mittee, regardless of whether such account is a
political committee;’’.
INTERMEDIARY OR CONDUIT
SEC. 10. (a) Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(8) For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) contributions made by a person, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular
candidate, including contributions which are in any
way earmarked or otherwise directed through an
intermediary or conduit to such candidate, shall be
treated as contributions from such person to such
candidate; and
‘‘(B) contributions made by a person either di-
rectly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular
candidate, through an intermediary or conduit, in-
cluding all contributions delivered or arranged to be
delivered by such intermediary or conduit, shall also
be treated as contributions from the intermediary or
conduit, if—
‘‘(i) the contributions made through the
intermediary or conduit are in the form of a
check or other negotiable instrument made pay-
able to the conduit or intermediary rather than
the intended recipient; or
‘‘(ii) the conduit or intermediary is (I) a
political committee, other than an authorized
committee of a candidate, within the meaning
of section 301(4), or an officer, employee or
other agent of such a political committee or
candidate, or a national political party commit-
tee, or (II) an officer, employee or other agent
of a connected organization, within the meaning
of section 301(7), acting in its behalf.
In all cases where contributions are made by a person ei-
ther directly or indirectly to or on behalf of a particular
candidate through an intermediary or conduit, the
intermediary or conduit shall report the original source
and the intended recipient of such contribution to the
Commission and to the intended recipient.’’.
(b) Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following:
‘‘(9) When any person, political committee, or na-
tional committee of a political party—
‘‘(A) solicits or accepts contributions in the
form of a check or money order from any source,
and
‘‘(B) combines the amount of any such con-
tributions and contributes such combined amount
(or any portion of any such amount or contribution)
to a candidate for Federal office, or to the author-
ized agent or authorized political committee of such
candidate,
then all such solicited or accepted contributions made
through a check or money order shall be made payable
to a specific payee by the original drawer of the check or
money order.’’.
SEVERABILITY
SEC. 11. If any provision of this Act or any amend-
ment made by this Act, or the application of any such
provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the validity of any other such provision, and the applica-
tion of such provision to other 
persons 
and 
cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby.
EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 12. This Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall become effective on January 1, 1996, and shall
apply to all contributions and expenditures made on or
after such date.
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