441a(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘$17,500’’ and inserting
‘‘$90,000’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.—
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
amendments made by this section shall apply to cal-
endar years beginning after December 31, 2001.
(2) The amendments made by subsection (c)
shall apply to calendar years after December 31,
2002.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF POLITICAL
PARTY SOFT MONEY IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 607 of title 18, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘within the
meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF CONTRIBUTION.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘contribution’ means a gift, subscription,
loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value
made by any person in connection with—
‘‘(1) any election or elections for Federal office;
‘‘(2) any political committee (as defined in sec-
tion 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971); or
‘‘(3) any State, district, or local committee of a
political party.’’.
(b) AMENDMENT OF TITLE 18 TO INCLUDE PROHI-
BITION OF DONATIONS.—Section 602(a)(4) of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘within the
meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971’’ and inserting ‘‘(as defined in section
607(c))’’.
SEC. 302. UPDATE OF PENALTY AMOUNTS.
Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(e) ADJUSTMENT OF DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR IN-
FLATION.—In the case of any calendar year after 2001—
‘‘(1) each amount specified under subsection (a)
or the second sentence of subsection (d)(1)(A) shall
be increased based on the increase in the price index
determined under section 315(c), except that the
base period shall be calendar year 2001; and
‘‘(2) each amount so increased shall be the
amount in effect for the calendar year.’’.
SEC. 303. ACTIVITIES OF MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
AND THEIR AFFILIATES.
(a) PERMITTING CORPORATE MEMBERS OF TRADE
ASSOCIATION
TO APPROVE SOLICITATIONS
BY MORE
THAN ONE TRADE ASSOCIATION.—Section 316(b)(4)(D)
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441b(b)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘, and such mem-
ber corporation’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod.
(b) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND OTH-
ERS AS EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL.—
Section 316(b)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(7)) is
amended by striking ‘‘responsibilities.’’ and inserting the
following: ‘‘responsibilities (without regard to whether the
individual is a member or affiliate of a labor organization),
and includes salaried foremen or others having direct su-
pervision over employees paid on an hourly basis, and any
individuals with professional responsibilities who are paid
by the corporation as consultants or independent contrac-
tors (without regard to whether such individuals are clas-
sified as employees of the corporation for any other pur-
pose).’’.
SEC. 304. FILING OF SENATE REPORTS WITH THE FEDERAL
ELECTION COMMISSION.
(a) SECTION 302 AMENDMENT.—Section 302 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432)
is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(g) PLACE
OF FILING.—All designations, state-
ments, and reports required to be filed under this Act shall
be filed with the Commission.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title III of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431
et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 304—
(A) in subsection (a)(6)(A), by striking
‘‘Secretary or the Commission’’ through ‘‘as ap-
propriate’’ and inserting ‘‘Commission and Sec-
retary of State’’,
(B) in the third sentence of subsection
(c)(2), by striking ‘‘the Secretary or’’, and
(C) in the fourth sentence of subsection
(c)(2), by striking ‘‘the Secretary, the Commis-
sion,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Commission’’; and
(2) in section 311(a)(4), by striking ‘‘Secretary
or the’’.
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