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tablished under section 9006(a) of such Code amounts 
equal to the amounts donated under this section. 
TITLE V—OTHER CAMPAIGN 
FINANCE REFORMS 
SEC. 501. REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO BEST EFFORTS 
FOR IDENTIFYING PERSONS MAKING CON-
TRIBUTIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall pro-
mulgate regulations with respect to what constitutes best 
efforts under section 302(i) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) for determining the 
identification of persons making contributions to political 
committees, including the identifications of persons mak-
ing contributions over the Internet or by credit card. Such 
regulations shall include a requirement that in the case 
of contributions made by a credit card, the political com-
mittee shall ensure that the name on the credit card used 
to make the contribution matches the name of the person 
making the contribution. 
SEC. 502. PROHIBITION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(e) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(e)) is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) No authorized committee of a candidate may es-
tablish a joint fundraising committee with a political com-
mittee other than an authorized committee of a can-
didate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2014. 
SEC. 503. DISCLOSURE OF BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
section 304(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(i)) are amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS BY LOBBYISTS.—Each committee 
described in paragraph (6) shall include in the 
first report required to be filed under this sec-
tion after each covered period (as defined in 
paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
reasonably known by the committee to be a per-
son described in paragraph (7) who provided 2 
or more bundled contributions to the committee 
in an aggregate amount greater than the appli-
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cable threshold (as defined in paragraph (3)) 
during the covered period, and the aggregate 
amount of the bundled contributions provided 
by each such person during the covered period. 
‘‘(B) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS
TO
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGNS.— 
Each committee which is an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate for the office of President 
or for nomination to such office shall include in 
the first report required to be filed under this 
section after each covered period (as defined in 
paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
who provided 2 or more bundled contributions 
to the committee in an aggregate amount great-
er than the applicable threshold (as defined in 
paragraph (3)) during the election cycle, and 
the aggregate amount of the bundled contribu-
tions provided by each such person during the 
covered period and such election cycle. Such 
schedule shall include a separate listing of the 
name, address, and employer of each person in-
cluded on such schedule who is reasonably 
known by the committee to be a person de-
scribed in paragraph (7), together with the ag-
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gregate amount of bundled contributions pro-
vided by such person during such period and 
such cycle. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PERIOD.—In this subsection, a 
‘covered period’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a committee which is 
an authorized committee of a candidate for the 
office of President or for nomination to such of-
fice— 
‘‘(i) the 4-year election cycle ending 
with the date of the election for the office 
of the President; and 
‘‘(ii) any reporting period applicable 
to the committee under this section during 
which any person provided 2 or more bun-
dled contributions to the committee; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any other com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) the period beginning January 1 
and ending June 30 of each year; 
‘‘(ii) the period beginning July 1 and 
ending December 31 of each year; and 
‘‘(iii) any reporting period applicable 
to the committee under this section during 
which any person described in paragraph 
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(7) provided 2 or more bundled contribu-
tions to the committee in an aggregate 
amount greater than the applicable thresh-
old. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE THRESHOLD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
‘applicable threshold’ is— 
‘‘(i) $50,000 in the case of a com-
mittee which is an authorized committee of 
a candidate for the office of President or 
for nomination to such office; and 
‘‘(ii) $15,000 in the case of any other 
committee. 
In determining whether the amount of bundled 
contributions provided to a committee by a per-
son exceeds the applicable threshold, there shall 
be excluded any contribution made to the com-
mittee by the person or the person’s spouse. 
‘‘(B) INDEXING.—In any calendar year 
after 2017, section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to 
each amount applicable under subparagraph 
(A) in the same manner as such section applies 
to the limitations established under subsections 
(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such 
section, except that for purposes of applying 
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such section to the amount applicable under 
subparagraph (A), the ‘base period’ shall be 
2016. 
‘‘(C) AGGREGATION
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FROM COSPONSORS OF FUNDRAISING EVENT.— 
For purposes of determining the amount of 
bundled contributions provided by a person to a 
committee which were received by the person at 
a fundraising event sponsored by the person, or 
in response to an invitation to attend a fund-
raising event sponsored by the person, each per-
son who is a sponsor of the event shall be con-
sidered to have provided to the committee the 
aggregate amount of all bundled contributions 
which were provided to the committee by all 
sponsors of the event.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 304(i) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘described in 
paragraph (7)’’ each place it appears in subpara-
graphs (C) and (D); 
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘(other than 
a candidate for the office of President or for nomi-
nation to such office)’’ after ‘‘candidate’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (8)(A)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘, with respect to a com-
mittee described in paragraph (6) and a person 
described in paragraph (7),’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
with respect to a committee described in para-
graph (6) or an authorized committee of a can-
didate for the office of President or for nomina-
tion to such office,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘by the person’’ in clause 
(i) thereof and inserting ‘‘by any person’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘the person’’ each place it 
appears in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘such per-
son’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to reports filed under 
section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
after January 1, 2014. 
SEC. 504. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ACTIONS RELATED TO CAM-
PAIGN FINANCE LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 451 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 406 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 407. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If any action is brought for de-
claratory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitu-
tionality of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 
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96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or is brought 
to with respect to any action of the Commission under 
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
the following rules shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The action shall be filed in the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia 
and an appeal from the decision of the district court 
may be taken to the Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Circuit. 
‘‘(2) In the case of an action relating to declar-
atory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitu-
tionality of a provision— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the complaint shall be deliv-
ered promptly to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Sen-
ate; and 
‘‘(B) it shall be the duty of the United 
States District Court for the District of Colum-
bia, the Court of Appeals for the District of Co-
lumbia, and the Supreme Court of the United 
States to advance on the docket and to expedite 
to the greatest possible extent the disposition of 
the action and appeal. 
‘‘(b) INTERVENTION BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 
In any action in which the constitutionality of any provi-
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sion of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is raised, any member of the House 
of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to the Congress) or Senate shall have the right 
to intervene either in support of or opposition to the posi-
tion of a party to the case regarding the constitutionality 
of the provision. To avoid duplication of efforts and reduce 
the burdens placed on the parties to the action, the court 
in any such action may make such orders as it considers 
necessary, including orders to require interveners taking 
similar positions to file joint papers or to be represented 
by a single attorney at oral argument. 
‘‘(c) CHALLENGE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Any 
Member of Congress may bring an action, subject to the 
special rules described in subsection (a), for declaratory 
or injunctive relief to challenge the constitutionality of any 
provision of this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) Section 310 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437h) is re-
pealed. 
(B) Section 9011 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 9011. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘For provisions relating to judicial review of certifi-
cations, determinations, and actions by the Commission 
under this chapter, see section 407 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
(C) Section 9041 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 9041. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘For provisions relating to judicial review of actions 
by the Commission under this chapter, see section 407 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.’’. 
(D) Section 403 of the Bipartisan Cam-
paign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (2 U.S.C. 
437h note) is repealed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to actions brought on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2014. 
TITLE VI—SEVERABILITY; 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
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 
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amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
SEC. 602. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions occurring after January 1, 2014. 
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