I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4054 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the sponsors 
of certain general public political advertisements to include in the adver-
tisements information on the persons who provided the funding for such 
advertisements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
require the sponsors of certain general public political 
advertisements to include in the advertisements informa-
tion on the persons who provided the funding for such 
advertisements, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stand By Every Ad 
Act’’. 
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(b) CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER REQUIRE-
MENT.—Subsection (a) of section 318 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30120(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘shall clearly state’’ each place 
it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and in-
serting ‘‘shall state in a clear and conspicuous man-
ner’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following flush 
sentence: ‘‘For purposes of this section, a commu-
nication does not make a statement in a clear and 
conspicuous manner if it is difficult to read or hear 
or if the placement is easily overlooked.’’. 
(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR QUALIFIED INTERNET OR 
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 318 of such Act (52 
U.S.C. 30120) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR QUALIFIED INTERNET OR 
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SPECIAL RULES WITH RESPECT TO STATE-
MENTS.—In the case of any qualified internet or 
digital communication which is disseminated through 
a medium in which the provision of all of the infor-
mation specified in this section is not possible, the 
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communication shall, in a clear and conspicuous 
manner— 
‘‘(A) state the name of the person who 
paid for the communication; and 
‘‘(B) provide a means for the recipient of 
the communication to obtain the remainder of 
the information required under this section with 
minimal effort and without receiving or viewing 
any additional material other than such re-
quired information. 
‘‘(2) SAFE HARBOR FOR DETERMINING CLEAR 
AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER.—A statement in quali-
fied internet or digital communication shall be con-
sidered to be made in a clear and conspicuous man-
ner as provided in subsection (a) if the communica-
tion meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) TEXT
OR
GRAPHIC
COMMUNICA-
TIONS.—In the case of a text or graphic com-
munication, the statement— 
‘‘(i) appears in letters at least as large 
as the majority of the text in the commu-
nication; and 
‘‘(ii) meets the requirements of para-
graphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c). 
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‘‘(B) AUDIO
COMMUNICATIONS.—In the 
case of an audio communication, the statement 
is spoken in a clearly audible and intelligible 
manner at the beginning or end of the commu-
nication and lasts at least 3 seconds. 
‘‘(C) VIDEO
COMMUNICATIONS.—In the 
case of a video communication which also in-
cludes audio, the statement— 
‘‘(i) is included at either the beginning 
or the end of the communication; and 
‘‘(ii) is made both in— 
‘‘(I) a written format that meets 
the requirements of subparagraph (A) 
and appears for at least 4 seconds; 
and 
‘‘(II) an audible format that 
meets the requirements of subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(D) OTHER
COMMUNICATIONS.—In the 
case of any other type of communication, the 
statement is at least as clear and conspicuous 
as the statement specified in subparagraph (A), 
(B), or (C). 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED INTERNET OR DIGITAL COM-
MUNICATION DEFINED.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the 
term ‘qualified internet or digital communica-
tion’ means any communication which is placed 
or promoted for a fee on an online platform. 
‘‘(B) ONLINE
PLATFORM.—For purposes 
of this paragraph, the term ‘online platform’ 
means any public-facing website, web applica-
tion, or digital application (including a social 
network, ad network, or search engine) which— 
‘‘(i) sells qualified political advertise-
ments; and 
‘‘(ii) has 50,000,000 or more unique 
monthly United States visitors or users for 
a majority of months during the preceding 
12 months. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
POLITICAL
ADVERTISE-
MENT.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘qualified political advertisement’ means 
any advertisement (including search engine 
marketing, display advertisements, video adver-
tisements, native advertisements, and sponsor-
ships) that— 
‘‘(i) is made by or on behalf of a can-
didate; or 
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‘‘(ii) communicates a message relating 
to any political matter of national impor-
tance, including— 
‘‘(I) a candidate; 
‘‘(II) any election to Federal of-
fice; or 
‘‘(III) a national legislative issue 
of public importance.’’. 
(2) NONAPPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
EXCEP-
TIONS.—The 
exceptions 
provided 
in 
section 
110.11(f)(1)(i) and (ii) of title 11, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor to such rules, shall 
have no application to qualified internet or digital 
communications (as defined in section 318(e)(3) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 
added by paragraph (1)). 
(d) MODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 
FOR CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.—Section 318(d) of such 
Act (52 U.S.C. 30120(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘which is transmitted 
through radio’’ and inserting ‘‘which is in an 
audio format’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘BY RADIO’’ in the heading 
and inserting ‘‘AUDIO FORMAT’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (1)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘which is transmitted 
through television’’ and inserting ‘‘which is in 
video format’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘BY TELEVISION’’ in the 
heading and inserting ‘‘VIDEO FORMAT’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘transmitted through radio 
or television’’ and inserting ‘‘made in audio or 
video format’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘through television’’ in the 
second sentence and inserting ‘‘in video for-
mat’’. 
SEC. 3. DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICA-
TIONS CONSISTING OF CAMPAIGN-RELATED 
DISBURSEMENTS. 
(a) DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS FOR CAMPAIGN-RE-
LATED DISBURSEMENTS.—Section 318(a) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30120(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for the purpose of financing commu-
nications expressly advocating the election or defeat of a 
clearly identified candidate’’ and inserting ‘‘for a cam-
paign-related disbursement, as defined in subsection (f), 
consisting of a public communication’’. 
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(b) 
CAMPAIGN-RELATED
DISBURSEMENTS
DE-
FINED.—Section 318 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30120), as 
amended by section 2(c)(1), is further amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) 
CAMPAIGN-RELATED
DISBURSEMENT
DE-
FINED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘campaign-related disbursement’ means a disburse-
ment by a covered organization for any of the fol-
lowing (regardless of the intent of the person mak-
ing the disbursement): 
‘‘(A) An independent expenditure which ex-
pressly advocates the election or defeat of a 
clearly identified candidate for election for Fed-
eral office, or is the functional equivalent of ex-
press advocacy because, when taken as a whole, 
it can be interpreted by a reasonable person 
only as advocating the election or defeat of a 
candidate for election for Federal office. 
‘‘(B) Any public communication which re-
fers to a clearly identified candidate for election 
for Federal office and which promotes or sup-
ports the election of a candidate for that office, 
or attacks or opposes the election of a candidate 
for that office, without regard to whether the 
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communication expressly advocates a vote for or 
against a candidate for that office. 
‘‘(C) An electioneering communication, as 
defined in section 304(f)(3). 
‘‘(D) A covered transfer. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
ORGANIZATION
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘covered organization’ 
means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A corporation (other than an organi-
zation described in section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986). 
‘‘(B) A limited liability corporation that is 
not otherwise treated as a corporation for pur-
poses of this Act (other than an organization 
described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986). 
‘‘(C) An organization described in section 
501(c) of such Code and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code (other than 
an organization described in section 501(c)(3) 
of such Code). 
‘‘(D) A labor organization (as defined in 
section 316(b)). 
‘‘(E) Any political organization under sec-
tion 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
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other than a political committee under this Act 
(except as provided in subparagraph (F)). 
‘‘(F) A political committee with an account 
that accepts donations or contributions that do 
not comply with the contribution limits or 
source prohibitions under this Act, but only 
with respect to such accounts. 
‘‘(3) COVERED TRANSFER DEFINED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘covered transfer’ means any transfer or 
payment of funds by a covered organization to 
another person if the covered organization— 
‘‘(i) designates, requests, or suggests 
that the amounts be used for— 
‘‘(I) campaign-related disburse-
ments (other than covered transfers); 
or 
‘‘(II) making a transfer to an-
other person for the purpose of mak-
ing or paying for such campaign-re-
lated disbursements; 
‘‘(ii) made such transfer or payment 
in response to a solicitation or other re-
quest for a donation or payment for— 
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‘‘(I) the making of or paying for 
campaign-related 
disbursements 
(other than covered transfers); or 
‘‘(II) making a transfer to an-
other person for the purpose of mak-
ing or paying for such campaign-re-
lated disbursements; 
‘‘(iii) engaged in discussions with the 
recipient of the transfer or payment re-
garding— 
‘‘(I) the making of or paying for 
campaign-related 
disbursements 
(other than covered transfers); or 
‘‘(II) donating or transferring 
any amount of such transfer or pay-
ment to another person for the pur-
pose of making or paying for such 
campaign-related disbursements; 
‘‘(iv) made campaign-related disburse-
ments (other than a covered transfer) in 
an aggregate amount of $50,000 or more 
during the 2-year period ending on the 
date of the transfer or payment, or knew 
or had reason to know that the person re-
ceiving the transfer or payment made such 
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disbursements 
in 
such 
an 
aggregate 
amount during that 2-year period; or 
‘‘(v) knew or had reason to know that 
the person receiving the transfer or pay-
ment would make campaign-related dis-
bursements in an aggregate amount of 
$50,000 or more during the 2-year period 
beginning on the date of the transfer or 
payment. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘covered 
transfer’ does not include any of the following: 
‘‘(i) A disbursement made by a cov-
ered organization in a commercial trans-
action in the ordinary course of any trade 
or business conducted by the covered orga-
nization or in the form of investments 
made by the covered organization. 
‘‘(ii) A disbursement made by a cov-
ered organization if— 
‘‘(I) the covered organization 
prohibited, in writing, the use of such 
disbursement 
for 
campaign-related 
disbursements; and 
‘‘(II) the recipient of the dis-
bursement agreed to follow the prohi-
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bition and deposited the disbursement 
in an account which is segregated 
from any account used to make cam-
paign-related disbursements. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
RULE
REGARDING
TRANS-
FERS AMONG AFFILIATES.— 
‘‘(i) SPECIAL RULE.—A transfer of an 
amount by one covered organization to an-
other covered organization which is treated 
as a transfer between affiliates under 
clause (iii) shall be considered a covered 
transfer by the covered organization which 
transfers the amount only if the aggregate 
amount transferred during the year by 
such covered organization to that same 
covered organization is equal to or greater 
than $50,000. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF 
CERTAIN PAYMENTS AMONG AFFILIATES.— 
In determining the amount of a transfer 
between affiliates for purposes of clause 
(i), to the extent that the transfer consists 
of funds attributable to dues, fees, or as-
sessments which are paid by individuals on 
a regular, periodic basis in accordance with 
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‘‘(I) the governing instrument of 
the organization requires it to be 
bound by decisions of the other orga-
nization; 
‘‘(II) the governing board of the 
organization includes persons who are 
specifically designated representatives 
of the other organization or are mem-
bers of the governing board, officers, 
or paid executive staff members of the 
other organization, or whose service 
on the governing board is contingent 
upon the approval of the other organi-
zation; or 
‘‘(III) the organization is char-
tered by the other organization. 
‘‘(v) COVERAGE
OF
TRANSFERS
TO 
AFFILIATED SECTION 501(c)(3) ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—This subparagraph shall apply 
with respect to an amount transferred by 
a covered organization to an organization 
described in paragraph (3) of section 
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code in the same manner 
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as this subparagraph applies to an amount 
transferred by a covered organization to 
another covered organization.’’. 
SEC. 4. STAND BY EVERY AD. 
(a) EXPANDED DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS
FOR 
CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.—Section 318 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30120), as 
amended by section 2(c)(1) and section 3(b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) EXPANDED DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS FOR 
COMMUNICATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY CANDIDATES OR 
COMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (6), any communication described in para-
graph (3) of subsection (a) which is transmitted in 
an audio or video format (including an Internet or 
digital communication), or which is an Internet or 
digital communication transmitted in a text or 
graphic format, shall include, in addition to the re-
quirements of paragraph (3) of subsection (a), the 
following: 
‘‘(A) The individual disclosure statement 
described in paragraph (2)(A) (if the person 
paying for the communication is an individual) 
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or the organizational disclosure statement de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(B) (if the person pay-
ing for the communication is not an individual). 
‘‘(B) If the communication is transmitted 
in a video format, or is an Internet or digital 
communication which is transmitted in a text or 
graphic format, and is paid for in whole or in 
part with a payment which is treated as a cam-
paign-related disbursement under subsection 
(f)— 
‘‘(i) the Top Five Funders list (if ap-
plicable); or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a communication 
which, as determined on the basis of cri-
teria established in regulations issued by 
the Commission, is of such short duration 
that including the Top Five Funders list in 
the communication would constitute a 
hardship to the person paying for the com-
munication by requiring a disproportionate 
amount of the content of the communica-
tion to consist of the Top Five Funders 
list, the name of a website which contains 
the Top Five Funders list (if applicable) 
or, in the case of an Internet or digital 
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communication, 
a 
hyperlink 
to 
such 
website. 
‘‘(C) If the communication is transmitted 
in an audio format and is paid for in whole or 
in part with a payment which is treated as a 
campaign-related 
disbursement 
under 
sub-
section (f)— 
‘‘(i) the Top Two Funders list (if ap-
plicable); or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a communication 
which, as determined on the basis of cri-
teria established in regulations issued by 
the Commission, is of such short duration 
that including the Top Two Funders list in 
the communication would constitute a 
hardship to the person paying for the com-
munication by requiring a disproportionate 
amount of the content of the communica-
tion to consist of the Top Two Funders 
list, the name of a website which contains 
the Top Two Funders list (if applicable). 
‘‘(2) DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) INDIVIDUAL
DISCLOSURE
STATE-
MENTS.—The individual disclosure statement 
described in this subparagraph is the following: 
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‘I am llllllll, and I approve this 
message.’, with the blank filled in with the 
name of the applicable individual. 
‘‘(B) 
ORGANIZATIONAL
DISCLOSURE 
STATEMENTS.—The organizational disclosure 
statement described in this subparagraph is the 
following: 
‘I 
am 
llllllll, 
the 
llllllll of llllllll, and 
llllllll approves this message.’, 
with— 
‘‘(i) the first blank to be filled in with 
the name of the applicable individual; 
‘‘(ii) the second blank to be filled in 
with the title of the applicable individual; 
and 
‘‘(iii) the third and fourth blank each 
to be filled in with the name of the organi-
zation or other person paying for the com-
munication. 
‘‘(3) METHOD
OF
CONVEYANCE
OF
STATE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) 
COMMUNICATIONS
IN
TEXT
OR 
GRAPHIC FORMAT.—In the case of a commu-
nication to which this subsection applies which 
is transmitted in a text or graphic format, the 
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disclosure statements required under paragraph 
(1) shall appear in letters at least as large as 
the majority of the text in the communication. 
‘‘(B) COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTED IN 
AUDIO FORMAT.—In the case of a communica-
tion to which this subsection applies which is 
transmitted in an audio format, the disclosure 
statements required under paragraph (1) shall 
be made by audio by the applicable individual 
in a clear and conspicuous manner. 
‘‘(C) COMMUNICATIONS TRANSMITTED IN 
VIDEO FORMAT.—In the case of a communica-
tion to which this subsection applies which is 
transmitted in a video format, the information 
required under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) shall appear in writing at the end 
of the communication or in a crawl along 
the bottom of the communication in a clear 
and conspicuous manner, with a reasonable 
degree of color contrast between the back-
ground and the printed statement, for a 
period of at least 6 seconds; and 
‘‘(ii) shall also be conveyed by an 
unobscured, full-screen view of the applica-
ble individual or by the applicable indi-
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vidual making the statement in voice-over 
accompanied by a clearly identifiable pho-
tograph or similar image of the individual, 
except in the case of a Top Five Funders 
list. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—The 
term ‘applicable individual’ means, with respect to a 
communication to which this subsection applies— 
‘‘(A) if the communication is paid for by 
an individual, the individual involved; 
‘‘(B) if the communication is paid for by a 
corporation, the chief executive officer of the 
corporation (or, if the corporation does not have 
a chief executive officer, the highest ranking of-
ficial of the corporation); 
‘‘(C) if the communication is paid for by a 
labor organization, the highest ranking officer 
of the labor organization; and 
‘‘(D) if the communication is paid for by 
any other person, the highest ranking official of 
such person. 
‘‘(5) TOP FIVE FUNDERS LIST AND TOP TWO 
FUNDERS LIST DEFINED.— 
‘‘(A) TOP FIVE FUNDERS LIST.—The term 
‘Top Five Funders list’ means, with respect to 
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end of the communication, or in a crawl 
along the bottom of the communication, in 
a clear and conspicuous manner, with a 
reasonable degree of color contrast between 
the background and the printed statement, 
for a period of at least 4 seconds. 
‘‘(iii) The communication shall in-
clude, in a clear and conspicuous manner, 
a website address with a landing page 
which will provide all of the information 
described in paragraph (1) with respect to 
the communication. Such address shall ap-
pear for the full duration of the commu-
nication. 
‘‘(iv) To the extent that the format in 
which the communication is made permits 
the use of a hyperlink, the communication 
shall include a hyperlink to the website ad-
dress described in clause (iii).’’. 
(b) EXCEPTION FOR COMMUNICATIONS PAID FOR BY 
POLITICAL PARTIES AND CERTAIN POLITICAL COMMIT-
TEES.—Section 318(d)(2) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 
30120(d)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OTHERS’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CERTAIN POLITICAL COMMITTEES’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘Any communication’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(A) Any communication’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘which (except to the extent 
provided in subparagraph (B)) is paid for by a polit-
ical committee (including a political committee of a 
political party) and’’ after ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘or other person’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) This paragraph does not apply to a 
communication paid for in whole or in part during 
a calendar year with a campaign-related disburse-
ment, but only if the covered organization making 
the campaign-related disbursement made campaign- 
related disbursements (as defined in subsection (f)) 
aggregating more than $10,000 during such cal-
endar year. 
‘‘(ii) For purposes of clause (i), in determining 
the amount of campaign-related disbursements made 
by a covered organization during a year, there shall 
be excluded the following: 
‘‘(I) Any amounts received by the covered 
organization in the ordinary course of any trade 
or business conducted by the covered organiza-
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tion or in the form of investments in the cov-
ered organization. 
‘‘(II) Any amounts received by the covered 
organization from a person who prohibited, in 
writing, the organization from using such 
amounts for campaign-related disbursements, 
but only if the covered organization agreed to 
follow the prohibition and deposited the 
amounts in an account which is segregated 
from any account used to make campaign-re-
lated disbursements.’’. 
SEC. 5. DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMUNICA-
TIONS MADE THROUGH PRERECORDED TELE-
PHONE CALLS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 318(a) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30120(a)), as amended by section 2(a)(1), is further 
amended by inserting after ‘‘public communication’’ 
each place it appears the following: ‘‘(including a 
telephone call consisting in substantial part of a 
prerecorded audio message)’’. 
(2) APPLICATION
TO
COMMUNICATIONS
SUB-
JECT TO EXPANDED DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS.— 
Section 
318(g)(1) 
of 
such 
Act 
(52 
U.S.C. 
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30120(e)(1)), as added by section 4(a), is amended 
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by strik-
ing ‘‘which is transmitted in an audio or video for-
mat’’ and inserting ‘‘which is transmitted in an 
audio or video format or which consists of a tele-
phone call consisting in substantial part of a 
prerecorded audio message’’. 
(b) TREATMENT AS COMMUNICATION TRANSMITTED 
IN AUDIO FORMAT.— 
(1) COMMUNICATIONS BY CANDIDATES OR AU-
THORIZED PERSONS.—Section 318(d) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 30120(d)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) PRERECORDED TELEPHONE CALLS.—Any 
communication described in paragraph (1), (2), or 
(3) of subsection (a) (other than a communication 
which is subject to subsection (e)) which is a tele-
phone call consisting in substantial part of a 
prerecorded audio message shall include, in addition 
to the requirements of such paragraph, the audio 
statement required under subparagraph (A) of para-
graph (1) or the audio statement required under 
paragraph (2) (whichever is applicable), except that 
the statement shall be made at the beginning of the 
telephone call.’’. 
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(2) COMMUNICATIONS SUBJECT TO EXPANDED 
DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 318(g)(3) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30120(e)(3)), as added by sec-
tion 4(a), is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) 
PRERECORDED
TELEPHONE 
CALLS.—In the case of a communication to 
which this subsection applies which is a tele-
phone call consisting in substantial part of a 
prerecorded audio message, the communication 
shall be considered to be transmitted in an 
audio format.’’. 
SEC. 6. NO EXPANSION OF PERSONS SUBJECT TO DIS-
CLAIMER 
REQUIREMENTS 
ON 
INTERNET 
COMMUNICATIONS. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act may be construed to require any person who is not 
required under section 318 of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (as provided under section 110.11 of 
title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations) to include 
a disclaimer on communications made by the person 
through the internet to include any disclaimer on any such 
communications. 
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SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to communications made on or after January 1, 
2020, and shall take effect without regard to whether or 
not the Federal Election Commission has promulgated 
regulations to carry out such amendments. 
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