in support of that candidate or in opposition to an-
other candidate for that office.
‘‘(iii) An expenditure if there is any arrange-
ment, coordination, or direction with respect to the
expenditure between the candidate or the candidate’s
agent and the person making the expenditure.
‘‘(iv) An expenditure if, in the same election
cycle, the person making the expenditure is or has
been—
‘‘(I) authorized to raise or expend funds on
behalf of the candidate or the candidate’s au-
thorized committees; or
‘‘(II) serving as a member, employee, or
agent of the candidate’s authorized committees
in an executive or policymaking position.
‘‘(v) An expenditure if the person making the
expenditure has advised or counseled the candidate
or the candidate’s agents at any time on the can-
didate’s plans, projects, or needs relating to the can-
didate’s pursuit of nomination for election, or elec-
tion, to Federal office, in the same election cycle, in-
cluding any advice relating to the candidate’s deci-
sion to seek Federal office.
‘‘(vi) An expenditure if the person making the
expenditure retains the professional services of any
individual or other person also providing those serv-
ices in the same election cycle to the candidate in
connection with the candidate’s pursuit of nomina-
tion for election, or election, to Federal office, in-
cluding any services relating to the candidate’s deci-
sion to seek Federal office.
‘‘(vii) An expenditure if the person making the
expenditure has consulted at any time during the
same election cycle about the candidate’s plans,
projects, or needs relating to the candidate’s pursuit
of nomination for election, or election, to Federal of-
fice, with—
‘‘(I) any officer, director, employee or
agent of a party committee that has made or
intends to make expenditures or contributions,
pursuant to subsections (a), (d), or (h) of sec-
tion 315 in connection with the candidate’s
campaign; or
‘‘(II) any person whose professional serv-
ices have been retained by a political party com-
mittee that has made or intends to make ex-
penditures or contributions pursuant to sub-
sections (a), (d), or (h) of section 315 in con-
nection with the candidate’s campaign.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the person making the
expenditure shall include any officer, director, employee,
or agent of such person.
‘‘(18) The term ‘express advocacy’ means, when a
communication is taken as a whole, an expression of sup-
port for or opposition to a specific candidate, to a specific
group of candidates, or to candidates of a particular politi-
cal party, or a suggestion to take action with respect to
an election, such as to vote for or against, make contribu-
tions to, or participate in campaign activity.’’.
(b) CONTRIBUTION DEFINITION AMENDMENT.—Sec-
tion 301(8)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A)) is amended—
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ after the
semicolon at the end;
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(iii) any payment or other transaction referred
to in paragraph (17)(A)(i) that does not qualify as
an 
independent 
expenditure 
under 
paragraph
(17)(A)(ii).’’.
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that each candidate for
the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress should comply with the
contribution limitations and the expenditure limitations
under title V of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.
Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by striking out para-
graph (19) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new
paragraphs:
‘‘(19) The term ‘general election’ means any election
which will directly result in the election of a person to a
Federal office, but does not include an open primary elec-
tion.
‘‘(20) The term ‘general election period’ means, with
respect to any candidate, the period beginning on the day
after the date of the primary or runoff election for the
specific office the candidate is seeking, whichever is later,
and ending on the earlier of—
‘‘(A) the date of such general election; or
‘‘(B) the date on which the candidate withdraws
from the campaign or otherwise ceases actively to
seek election.
‘‘(21) The term ‘primary election’ means an election
which may result in the selection of a candidate for the
ballot in a general election for a Federal office.
‘‘(22) The term ‘runoff election’ means an election
held after a primary election which is prescribed by appli-
cable State law as the means for deciding which candidate
will be on the ballot in the general election for a Federal
office.
‘‘(23) The term ‘eligible House of Representatives
candidate’ means a candidate for election to the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner
to, the Congress, who, as determined by the Commission
agrees to comply with the requirements of title V.
‘‘(24) The term ‘election cycle’ means—
‘‘(A) in the case of a candidate or the author-
ized committees of a candidate, the term beginning
on the day after the date of the most recent general
election for the specific office or seat which such
candidate seeks and ending on the date of the next
general election for such office or seat; or
‘‘(B) for all other persons, the term beginning
on the first day following the date of the last general