TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO IN-
TERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986 
SEC. 201. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CON-
TRIBUTIONS FOR GRASSROOTS GOOD CITI-
ZENSHIP FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns and 
records) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘PART 
IX—DESIGNATION 
OF 
OVERPAYMENTS 
AND 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
FOR 
GRASSROOTS 
GOOD CITIZENSHIP FUND 
‘‘Sec. 6097. Designation of overpayments for Grassroots Good Citizenship 
Fund. 
‘‘SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS FOR GRASS-
ROOTS GOOD CITIZENSHIP FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to each taxpayer’s 
return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by chapter 
1, such taxpayer may designate that— 
‘‘(1) an amount that is not less than $1 of any 
overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and 
‘‘(2) any contribution which the taxpayer in-
cludes with such return, 
shall be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship 
Fund under section 506 of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971. 
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‘‘(b) MANNER AND TIME OF DESIGNATION.—A des-
ignation under subsection (a) may be made with respect 
to any taxable year only at the time of filing the return 
of tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year. Such 
designation shall be made on the first page of the return. 
‘‘(c) OVERPAYMENTS TREATED AS REFUNDED.—For 
purposes of this title, any portion of an overpayment of 
tax designated under subsection (a) shall be treated as 
being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date pre-
scribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 
(determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the 
date the return is filed.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of parts for 
such subchapter A is amended by adding at the end there-
of the following new item: 
‘‘PART IX. DESIGNATION OF OVERPAYMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CER-
TAIN PURPOSES RELATING TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2012. 
SEC. 202. INCREASE IN CORPORATE INCOME TAX ON TAX-
ABLE INCOME ABOVE $10,000,000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (D) of section 
11(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘35.1 percent’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2012. 
(c) USE OF AMOUNTS RECEIVED.—Amounts received 
by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund 
under section 506 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971. 
TITLE III—INDEPENDENT 
EXPENDITURES 
SEC. 301. BAN ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS. 
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection; 
‘‘(k) No person may make any independent expendi-
ture with respect to an election for the office of Represent-
ative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress.’’. 
SEC. 302. BAN USE OF NONFEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
DISBURSEMENTS. 
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
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‘‘BAN ON USE OF NONFEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN 
DISBURSEMENTS 
‘‘SEC. 325. No person may make any disbursement 
in connection with a campaign for an election for the office 
of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress, or any disbursement in connection 
with any public communication made for purposes of sup-
porting, opposing, attacking, promoting, or mentioning a 
candidate in such an election, unless the funds used for 
the disbursement are subject to the limitations, prohibi-
tions, and reporting requirements of this Act.’’. 
TITLE IV—PROVISIONS RELAT-
ING 
TO 
HOUSE 
OF 
REP-
RESENTATIVES 
PRIMARY 
ELECTIONS 
SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS OTHER THAN 
GENERAL ELECTIONS. 
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 301, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(l)(1) The maximum expenditures for a candidate 
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress in any election other than 
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a general election may not exceed 1⁄3 of the maximum ap-
plicable to the candidate in a general election under title 
V. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of limitations under this Act, any 
expenditure by a candidate referred to in paragraph (1), 
including an expenditure for the preparation, production, 
or presentation of communications through electronic 
media or in written form, shall, regardless of when the 
expenditure is made, be attributed to the appropriate gen-
eral election, unless such expenditure is made solely for 
an election other than a general election.’’. 
TITLE V—CONSIDERATION OF 
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 
SEC. 501. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If any provision of this Act or any 
amendment made by this Act is found unconstitutional by 
the Supreme Court, the provisions of section 2908 (other 
than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and Re-
alignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of 
a joint resolution described in section 502 in the same 
manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution de-
scribed in section 2908(a) of such Act. 
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(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 the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives and any ref-
erence to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 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 Supreme Court finds 
a provision of this Act or an amendment made by 
this Act unconstitutional. 
SEC. 502. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT DESCRIBED. 
For purposes of section 501, a joint resolution de-
scribed in this section is a joint resolution proposing the 
following text as an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States: 
‘‘ARTICLE — 
‘‘SEC. 1. Congress may provide for reasonable restric-
tions on contributions, expenditures, and other disburse-
ments in campaigns for election for Federal office as nec-
essary to protect the integrity of the electoral process. 
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‘‘SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this 
article by appropriate legislation. No legislation enacted 
to enforce this article shall apply with respect to any elec-
tion held after the last day of the year of the fourth Presi-
dential election held after the date of the enactment of 
the legislation, unless the period in which such legislation 
is in effect is extended by an Act of Congress which is 
signed into law by the President.’’. 
TITLE VI—GENERAL EFFECTIVE 
DATE; SUNSET 
SEC. 601. GENERAL EFFECTIVE DATE; SUNSET. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act— 
(1) except as otherwise specifically provided, 
shall take effect January 1, 2013; and 
(2) shall remain in effect until December 31, 
2026. 
Æ 
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