II 
Calendar No. 448 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5175 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 28, 2010 
Received and read the first time 
JUNE 29, 2010 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit 
government contractors from making expenditures with 
respect to such elections, and to establish additional dis-
closure requirements with respect to spending in such 
elections, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spend-
ing in Elections Act’’ or the ‘‘DISCLOSE Act’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—REGULATION OF CERTAIN POLITICAL SPENDING 
Sec. 101. Prohibiting independent expenditures and electioneering communica-
tions by government contractors. 
Sec. 102. Application of ban on contributions and expenditures by foreign na-
tionals to foreign-controlled domestic corporations. 
Sec. 103. Treatment of payments for coordinated communications as contribu-
tions. 
Sec. 104. Treatment of political party communications made on behalf of can-
didates. 
Sec. 105. Restriction on internet communications treated as public communica-
tions. 
TITLE II—PROMOTING EFFECTIVE DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN- 
RELATED ACTIVITY 
Subtitle A—Treatment of Independent Expenditures and Electioneering 
Communications Made by All Persons 
Sec. 201. Independent expenditures. 
Sec. 202. Electioneering communications. 
Sec. 203. Mandatory electronic filing by persons making independent expendi-
tures or electioneering communications exceeding $10,000 at 
any time. 
Subtitle B—Expanded Requirements for Corporations and Other 
Organizations 
Sec. 211. Additional information required to be included in reports on disburse-
ments by covered organizations. 
Sec. 212. Rules regarding use of general treasury funds by covered organiza-
tions for campaign-related activity. 
Sec. 213. Optional use of separate account by covered organizations for cam-
paign-related activity. 
Sec. 214. Modification of rules relating to disclaimer statements required for 
certain communications. 
Sec. 215. Indexing of certain amounts. 
Subtitle C—Reporting Requirements for Registered Lobbyists 
Sec. 221. Requiring registered lobbyists to report information on independent 
expenditures and electioneering communications. 
TITLE III—DISCLOSURE BY COVERED ORGANIZATIONS OF 
INFORMATION ON CAMPAIGN-RELATED ACTIVITY 
Sec. 301. Requiring disclosure by covered organizations of information on cam-
paign-related activity. 
TITLE IV—OTHER PROVISIONS 
Sec. 401. Judicial review. 
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Sec. 402. No Effect on Protections Against Threats, Harassments, and Repris-
als. 
Sec. 403. Severability. 
Sec. 404. Effective date. 
TITLE I—REGULATION OF 
CERTAIN POLITICAL SPENDING 
SEC. 101. PROHIBITING INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND 
ELECTIONEERING 
COMMUNICATIONS 
BY 
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. 
(a) PROHIBITION APPLICABLE
TO GOVERNMENT 
CONTRACTORS.— 
(1) PROHIBITION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Section 317(a)(1) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441c(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘purpose or use; or’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘purpose or use, to make any inde-
pendent expenditure, or to disburse any funds 
for an electioneering communication; or’’. 
(B) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
heading of section 317 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
441c) is amended by striking ‘‘CONTRIBU-
TIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTRIBUTIONS, INDE-
PENDENT
EXPENDITURES, 
AND
ELECTION-
EERING COMMUNICATIONS’’. 
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(2) THRESHOLD FOR APPLICATION OF BAN.— 
Section 317 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441c) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subsections (b) and 
(c) as subsections (c) and (d); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) To the extent that subsection (a)(1) prohibits 
a person who enters into a contract described in such sub-
section from making any independent expenditure or dis-
bursing funds for an electioneering communication, such 
subsection shall apply only if the value of the contract is 
equal to or greater than $10,000,000.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION TO RECIPIENTS OF ASSISTANCE 
UNDER TROUBLED ASSET PROGRAM.—Section 317(a) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 441c(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) who enters into negotiations for financial 
assistance under title I of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq.) 
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(relating to the purchase of troubled assets by the 
Secretary of the Treasury), during the period— 
‘‘(A) beginning on the later of the com-
mencement of the negotiations or the date of 
the enactment of the Democracy is Strength-
ened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections 
Act; and 
‘‘(B) ending with the later of the termi-
nation of such negotiations or the repayment of 
such financial assistance; 
directly or indirectly to make any contribution of 
money or other things of value, or to promise ex-
pressly or impliedly to make any such contribution 
to any political party, committee, or candidate for 
public office or to any person for any political pur-
pose or use, to make any independent expenditure, 
or to disburse any funds for an electioneering com-
munication; or’’. 
(c) APPLICATION
TO PERSONS HOLDING LEASES 
FOR DRILLING IN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF.—Sec-
tion 317(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441c(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
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(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) who enters into negotiations for a lease for 
exploration for, and development and production of, 
oil and gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), during the period— 
‘‘(A) beginning on the later of the com-
mencement of the negotiations or the date of 
the enactment of the Democracy is Strength-
ened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections 
Act; and 
‘‘(B) ending with the later of the termi-
nation of such negotiations or the termination 
of such lease; 
directly or indirectly to make any contribution of 
money or other things of value, or to promise ex-
pressly or impliedly to make any such contribution 
to any political party, committee, or candidate for 
public office or to any person for any political pur-
pose or use, to make any independent expenditure, 
or to disburse any funds for an electioneering com-
munication; or’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 317 of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 441c) is amended by striking ‘‘section 321’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 316’’. 
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SEC. 102. APPLICATION OF BAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND 
EXPENDITURES BY FOREIGN NATIONALS TO 
FOREIGN-CONTROLLED 
DOMESTIC 
COR-
PORATIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF BAN.—Section 319(b) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441e(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph 
(1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) any corporation which is not a foreign na-
tional described in paragraph (1) and— 
‘‘(A) in which a foreign national described 
in paragraph (1) or (2) directly or indirectly 
owns or controls— 
‘‘(i) 5 percent or more of the voting 
shares, if the foreign national is a foreign 
country, a foreign government official, or a 
corporation principally owned or controlled 
by a foreign country or foreign government 
official; or 
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‘‘(ii) 20 percent or more of the voting 
shares, if the foreign national is not de-
scribed in clause (i); 
‘‘(B) in which two or more foreign nation-
als described in paragraph (1) or (2), each of 
whom owns or controls at least 5 percent of the 
voting shares, directly or indirectly own or con-
trol 50 percent or more of the voting shares; 
‘‘(C) with respect to which the majority of 
the members of the board of directors are for-
eign nationals described in paragraph (1) or 
(2); 
‘‘(D) over which one or more foreign na-
tionals described in paragraph (1) or (2) has 
the power to direct, dictate, or control the deci-
sion-making process of the corporation with re-
spect to its interests in the United States; or 
‘‘(E) over which one or more foreign na-
tionals described in paragraph (1) or (2) has 
the power to direct, dictate, or control the deci-
sion-making process of the corporation with re-
spect to activities in connection with a Federal, 
State, or local election, including— 
‘‘(i) the making of a contribution, do-
nation, expenditure, independent expendi-
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ture, or disbursement for an electioneering 
communication (within the meaning of sec-
tion 304(f)(3)); or 
‘‘(ii) the administration of a political 
committee established or maintained by the 
corporation.’’. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.—Section 319 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
OF COMPLIANCE REQUIRED 
PRIOR TO CARRYING OUT ACTIVITY.—Prior to the mak-
ing in connection with an election for Federal office of any 
contribution, donation, expenditure, independent expendi-
ture, or disbursement for an electioneering communication 
by a corporation during a year, the chief executive officer 
of the corporation (or, if the corporation does not have 
a chief executive officer, the highest ranking official of the 
corporation), shall file a certification with the Commission, 
under penalty of perjury, that the corporation is not pro-
hibited from carrying out such activity under subsection 
(b)(3), unless the chief executive officer has previously 
filed such a certification during the year. Nothing in this 
subsection shall be construed to apply to any contribution, 
donation, expenditure, independent expenditure, or dis-
bursement from a separate segregated fund established 
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and administered by a corporation under section 
316(b)(2)(C).’’. 
(c) NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DOMES-
TIC CORPORATIONS.—Section 319 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
441e), as amended by subsection (b), is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) NO EFFECT ON CERTAIN ACTIVITIES OF DO-
MESTIC CORPORATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to prohibit any cor-
poration which is not a foreign national described in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) from establishing, 
administering, and soliciting contributions to a sepa-
rate segregated fund under section 316(b)(2)(C), so 
long as none of the amounts in the fund are pro-
vided by any foreign national described in paragraph 
(1) or (2) of subsection (b) and no foreign national 
described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) 
has the power to direct, dictate, or control the estab-
lishment or administration of the fund. 
‘‘(2) STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to prohibit any cor-
poration which is not a foreign national described in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) from making a con-
tribution or donation in connection with a State or 
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local election to the extent permitted under State or 
local law, so long as no foreign national described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) has the power 
to direct, dictate, or control such contribution or do-
nation. 
‘‘(3) OTHER
PERMISSIBLE
CORPORATE
CON-
TRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to prohibit any corpora-
tion which is not a foreign national described in 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) from carrying out 
any activity described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
section 316(b)(2), so long as none of the amounts 
used to carry out the activity are provided by any 
foreign national described in paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (b) and no foreign national described in 
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) has the power 
to direct, dictate, or control such activity.’’. 
(d) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Section 319 of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 441e), as amended by subsections (b) 
and (c), is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) NO EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect the determination of 
whether a corporation is treated as a foreign national for 
purposes of any law other than this Act.’’. 
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SEC. 103. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR COORDINATED 
COMMUNICATIONS AS CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(8)(A) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(ii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) any payment made by any person 
(other than a candidate, an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate, or a political committee 
of a political party) for a coordinated commu-
nication (as determined under section 324).’’. 
(b) COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS DESCRIBED.— 
Section 324 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441k) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 324. COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS DEFINED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this Act, 
the term ‘coordinated communication’ means— 
‘‘(A) a covered communication which, sub-
ject to subsection (c), is made in cooperation, 
consultation, or concert with, or at the request 
or suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized 
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committee of a candidate, or a political com-
mittee of a political party; or 
‘‘(B) any communication that republishes, 
disseminates, or distributes, in whole or in part, 
any broadcast or any written, graphic, or other 
form of campaign material prepared by a can-
didate, an authorized committee of a candidate, 
or their agents. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘coordinated com-
munication’ does not include— 
‘‘(A) a communication appearing in a news 
story, commentary, or editorial distributed 
through the facilities of any broadcasting sta-
tion, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical 
publication, unless such facilities are owned or 
controlled by any political party, political com-
mittee, or candidate; or 
‘‘(B) a communication which constitutes a 
candidate debate or forum conducted pursuant 
to the regulations adopted by the Commission 
to carry out section 304(f)(3)(B)(iii), or which 
solely promotes such a debate or forum and is 
made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring 
the debate or forum. 
‘‘(b) COVERED COMMUNICATION DEFINED.— 
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‘‘(B) in the case of a communication which 
refers to a candidate for any other Federal of-
fice, the period— 
‘‘(i) beginning with the date that is 90 
days before the earliest of the primary 
election, preference election, or nominating 
convention with respect to the nomination 
for the office that the candidate is seeking; 
and 
‘‘(ii) ending with the date of the gen-
eral election for such office. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION 
OF
COMMUNICATIONS
INVOLVING
CONGRESSIONAL 
CANDIDATES.—For purposes of paragraph (1), in 
the case of a communication involving a candidate 
for an office other than President or Vice President, 
the communication shall be considered to be publicly 
distributed or publicly disseminated only if the dis-
semination or distribution occurs in the jurisdiction 
of the office that the candidate is seeking. 
‘‘(c) NO FINDING OF COORDINATION BASED SOLELY 
ON SHARING OF INFORMATION REGARDING LEGISLATIVE 
OR POLICY POSITION.—For purposes of subsection (a)(1), 
a covered communication shall not be considered to be 
made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at 
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the request or suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized 
committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a 
political party solely on the grounds that a person or an 
agent thereof engaged in discussions with to the candidate 
or committee regarding that person’s position on a legisla-
tive or policy matter (including urging the candidate or 
party to adopt that person’s position), so long as there 
is no discussion between the person and the candidate or 
committee regarding the candidate’s campaign plans, 
projects, activities, or needs. 
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN SAFE HARBORS 
AND FIREWALLS.—Nothing in this section may be con-
strued to affect 11 CFR 109.21(g) or (h), as in effect on 
the date of the enactment of the Democracy is Strength-
ened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF COORDINATION WITH POLIT-
ICAL PARTIES
FOR COMMUNICATIONS REFERRING
TO 
CANDIDATES.—For purposes of this section, if a commu-
nication which refers to any clearly identified candidate 
or candidates of a political party or any opponent of such 
a candidate or candidates is determined to have been made 
in cooperation, consultation, or concert with or at the re-
quest or suggestion of a political committee of the political 
party but not in cooperation, consultation, or concert with 
or at the request or suggestion of such clearly identified 
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candidate or candidates, the communication shall be treat-
ed as having been made in cooperation, consultation, or 
concert with or at the request or suggestion of the political 
committee of the political party but not with or at the 
request or suggestion of such clearly identified candidate 
or candidates.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect 
to payments made on or after the expiration of the 
30-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, without regard to whether or not 
the Federal Election Commission has promulgated 
regulations to carry out such amendments. 
(2) TRANSITION
RULE
FOR
ACTIONS
TAKEN 
PRIOR TO ENACTMENT.—No person shall be consid-
ered to have made a payment for a coordinated com-
munication under section 324 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended by sub-
section (b)) by reason of any action taken by the 
person prior to the date of the enactment of this 
Act. Nothing in the previous sentence shall be con-
strued to affect any determination under any other 
provision of such Act which is in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act regarding whether a 
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communication is made in cooperation, consultation, 
or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, 
a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, 
or a political committee of a political party. 
SEC. 104. TREATMENT OF POLITICAL PARTY COMMUNICA-
TIONS MADE ON BEHALF OF CANDIDATES. 
(a) TREATMENT OF PAYMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMU-
NICATION AS CONTRIBUTION IF MADE UNDER CONTROL 
OR DIRECTION OF CANDIDATE.—Section 301(8)(A) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431(8)(A)), as amended by section 103(a), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) any payment by a political committee 
of a political party for the direct costs of a pub-
lic communication (as defined in paragraph 
(22)) made on behalf of a candidate for Federal 
office who is affiliated with such party, but only 
if the communication is controlled by, or made 
at the direction of, the candidate or an author-
ized committee of the candidate.’’. 
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(b) REQUIRING CONTROL OR DIRECTION BY CAN-
DIDATE FOR TREATMENT AS COORDINATED PARTY EX-
PENDITURE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (4) of section 
315(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR DIRECT COSTS OF COMMU-
NICATIONS.—The direct costs incurred by a political com-
mittee of a political party for a communication made in 
connection with the campaign of a candidate for Federal 
office shall not be subject to the limitations contained in 
paragraphs (2) and (3) unless the communication is con-
trolled by, or made at the direction of, the candidate or 
an authorized committee of the candidate.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) 
of section 315(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to pay-
ments made on or after the expiration of the 30-day period 
which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
without regard to whether or not the Federal Election 
Commission has promulgated regulations to carry out 
such amendments. 
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SEC. 105. RESTRICTION ON INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS 
TREATED AS PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301(22) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(22)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
‘‘A communication which is disseminated through the 
Internet shall not be treated as a form of general public 
political advertising under this paragraph unless the com-
munication was placed for a fee on another person’s Web 
site.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE 
II—PROMOTING 
EFFEC-
TIVE DISCLOSURE OF CAM-
PAIGN-RELATED ACTIVITY 
Subtitle 
A—Treatment 
of 
Inde-
pendent Expenditures and Elec-
tioneering 
Communications 
Made by All Persons 
SEC. 201. INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES. 
(a) REVISION OF DEFINITION.—Subparagraph (A) of 
section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) that, when taken as a whole, ex-
pressly advocates the election or defeat of a 
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clearly identified candidate, or is the functional 
equivalent of express advocacy because it can be 
interpreted by a reasonable person only as ad-
vocating the election or defeat of a candidate, 
taking into account whether the communication 
involved mentions a candidacy, a political party, 
or a challenger to a candidate, or takes a posi-
tion on a candidate’s character, qualifications, 
or fitness for office; and’’. 
(b) UNIFORM 24-HOUR REPORTING FOR PERSONS 
MAKING
INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES
EXCEEDING 
$10,000 AT ANY TIME.—Section 304(g) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 434(g)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and 
(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) INDEPENDENT
EXPENDITURES
EXCEED-
ING THRESHOLD AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—A person (includ-
ing a political committee) that makes or con-
tracts to make independent expenditures in an 
aggregate amount equal to or greater than the 
threshold amount described in subparagraph 
(C) shall electronically file a report describing 
the expenditures within 24 hours. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—After a per-
son files a report under subparagraph (A), the 
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person shall electronically file an additional re-
port within 24 hours after each time the person 
makes or contracts to make independent ex-
penditures in an aggregate amount equal to or 
greater than the threshold amount with respect 
to the same election as that to which the initial 
report relates. 
‘‘(C) THRESHOLD AMOUNT DESCRIBED.— 
In this paragraph, the ‘threshold amount’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) during the period up to and in-
cluding the 20th day before the date of an 
election, $10,000; or 
‘‘(ii) during the period after the 20th 
day, but more than 24 hours, before the 
date of an election, $1,000. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, the Commission 
shall ensure that the information required to be dis-
closed under this subsection is publicly available 
through the Commission website not later than 24 
hours after receipt in a manner that is downloadable 
in bulk and machine readable.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contribu-
tions and expenditures made on or after the expira-
tion of the 30-day period which begins on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, without regard to 
whether or not the Federal Election Commission has 
promulgated regulations to carry out such amend-
ments. 
(2) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (b) shall apply with re-
spect to reports required to be filed after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 202. ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) EXPANSION
OF PERIOD COVERING GENERAL 
ELECTION.—Section 304(f)(3)(A)(i)(II)(aa) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
434(f)(3)(A)(i)(II)(aa)) is amended by striking ‘‘60 days’’ 
and inserting ‘‘120 days’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION
FOR COMMU-
NICATIONS MADE PRIOR TO ENACTMENT.—The amend-
ment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
communications made on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, without regard to whether or not the 
Federal Election Commission has promulgated regulations 
to carry out such amendments, except that no communica-
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tion which is made prior to the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall be treated as an electioneering communica-
tion under section 304(f)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (as amended by subsection 
(a)) unless the communication would be treated as an elec-
tioneering communication under such section if the 
amendment made by subsection (a) did not apply. 
SEC. 203. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING BY PERSONS 
MAKING INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES OR 
ELECTIONEERING 
COMMUNICATIONS 
EX-
CEEDING $10,000 AT ANY TIME. 
Section 304(d)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(d)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or (g)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Not-
withstanding any other provision of this section, any 
person who is required to file a statement under 
subsection (f) or subsection (g) shall file the state-
ment in electronic form accessible by computers, in 
a manner which ensures that the information pro-
vided is searchable, sortable, and downloadable.’’. 
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Subtitle 
B—Expanded 
Require-
ments 
for 
Corporations 
and 
Other Organizations 
SEC. 211. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE IN-
CLUDED IN REPORTS ON DISBURSEMENTS BY 
COVERED ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE REPORTS.—Sec-
tion 304(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 434(g)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) DISCLOSURE
OF
ADDITIONAL
INFORMA-
TION
BY
COVERED
ORGANIZATIONS
MAKING
PAY-
MENTS
FOR
PUBLIC
INDEPENDENT
EXPENDI-
TURES.— 
‘‘(A) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.—If a 
covered organization makes or contracts to 
make public independent expenditures in an ag-
gregate amount equal to or exceeding $10,000 
in a calendar year, the report filed by the orga-
nization under this subsection shall include, in 
addition to the information required under 
paragraph (3), the following information (sub-
ject to subparagraph (B)(iv)): 
‘‘(i) If any person made a donation or 
payment to the covered organization dur-
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specific public independent expendi-
ture, a description of the expenditure. 
‘‘(ii) The identification of each person 
who made unrestricted donor payments to 
the organization during the covered organi-
zation reporting period— 
‘‘(I) in an aggregate amount 
equal to or exceeding $600 during 
such period, if any of the disburse-
ments made by the organization for 
any of the public independent expendi-
tures which are covered by the report 
were not made from the organization’s 
Campaign-Related Activity Account 
under section 326; or 
‘‘(II) in an aggregate amount 
equal to or exceeding $6,000 during 
such period, if the disbursements 
made by the organization for all of 
the public independent expenditures 
which are covered by the report were 
made exclusively from the organiza-
tion’s Campaign-Related Activity Ac-
count under section 326 (but only if 
the organization has made deposits 
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described in subparagraph (D) of sec-
tion 326(a)(2) into that Account dur-
ing such period in an aggregate 
amount equal to or greater than 
$10,000), 
presented in the order of the aggregate 
amount of payments made by such persons 
during such period (with the identification 
of the person making the largest payment 
appearing first). 
‘‘(B) TREATMENT
OF
TRANSFERS
MADE 
TO OTHER PERSONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(iii), for purposes of the requirement to file 
reports under this subsection (including 
the requirement under subparagraph (A) 
to include additional information in such 
reports), a covered organization which 
transfers amounts to another person (other 
than the covered organization itself) for 
the purpose of making a public inde-
pendent expenditure by that person or by 
any other person, or (in accordance with 
clause (ii)) which is deemed to have trans-
ferred amounts to another person (other 
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than the covered organization itself) for 
the purpose of making a public inde-
pendent expenditure by that person or by 
any other person, shall be considered to 
have made a public independent expendi-
ture. 
‘‘(ii) RULES
FOR
DEEMING
TRANS-
FERS MADE FOR PURPOSE OF MAKING EX-
PENDITURES.—For purposes of clause (i), 
in determining whether a covered organiza-
tion which transfers amounts to another 
person shall be deemed to have transferred 
the amounts for the purpose of making a 
public independent expenditure, the fol-
lowing rules apply: 
‘‘(I) The covered organization 
shall be deemed to have transferred 
the amounts for the purpose of mak-
ing a public independent expenditure 
if— 
‘‘(aa) the covered organiza-
tion designates, requests, or sug-
gests that the amounts be used 
for public independent expendi-
tures and the person to whom 
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the amounts were transferred 
agrees to do so; 
‘‘(bb) the person making the 
public independent expenditure 
or another person acting on that 
person’s behalf expressly solicited 
the covered organization for a do-
nation or payment for making or 
paying for any public inde-
pendent expenditures; 
‘‘(cc) the covered organiza-
tion and the person to whom the 
amounts were transferred en-
gaged in written or oral discus-
sion regarding the person either 
making, or paying for, any public 
independent expenditure, or do-
nating 
or 
transferring 
the 
amounts to another person for 
that purpose; 
‘‘(dd) the covered organiza-
tion which transferred the funds 
knew or had reason to know that 
the person to whom the amounts 
were 
transferred 
intended 
to 
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make public independent expendi-
tures; or 
‘‘(ee) the covered organiza-
tion which transferred the funds 
or the person to whom the 
amounts were transferred made 
one or more public independent 
expenditures in an aggregate 
amount of $50,000 or more dur-
ing the 2-year period which ends 
on 
the 
date 
on 
which 
the 
amounts were transferred. 
‘‘(II) The covered organization 
shall not be deemed to have trans-
ferred the amounts for the purpose of 
making a public independent expendi-
ture if— 
‘‘(aa) the transfer was a 
commercial transaction occurring 
in the ordinary course of business 
between the covered organization 
and the person to whom the 
amounts were transferred, unless 
there is affirmative evidence that 
the amounts were transferred for 
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the purpose of making a public 
independent expenditure; or 
‘‘(bb) the covered organiza-
tion and the person to whom the 
amounts were transferred mutu-
ally agreed (as provided in sec-
tion 325(b)(1)) that the person 
will not use the amounts for cam-
paign-related activity. 
‘‘(iii) 
SPECIAL
RULE
REGARDING 
TRANSFERS AMONG AFFILIATES.— 
‘‘(I) SPECIAL RULE.—In the case 
of an amount transferred by one cov-
ered organization to another covered 
organization which is treated as a 
transfer between affiliates under sub-
clause (II), clause (i) and (ii) shall 
apply to 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) DESCRIPTION
OF
TRANS-
FERS
BETWEEN
AFFILIATES.—A 
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(c) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN SECTION 501(C)(4) OR-
GANIZATIONS.—Section 301 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(27) EXEMPT
SECTION
501(C)(4)
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘exempt section 501(c)(4) organi-
zation’ means, with respect to disbursements made 
by an organization during a calendar year, an orga-
nization for which the chief executive officer of the 
organization certifies to the Commission (prior to 
the first disbursement made by the organization dur-
ing the year) that each of the following applies: 
‘‘(A) The organization is described in para-
graph (4) of section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
section 501(a) of such Code, and was so de-
scribed and so exempt during each of the 10 
previous calendar years. 
‘‘(B) The organization has at least 
500,000 individuals who paid membership dues 
during the previous calendar year (determined 
as of the last day of that year). 
‘‘(C) The dues-paying membership of the 
organization includes at least one individual 
from each State. For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘State’ means each of the sev-
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‘‘(B) Any labor organization (as defined in 
section 316). 
‘‘(C) Any organization described in para-
graph (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, 
other than an exempt section 501(c)(4) organi-
zation (as defined in section 301(27)). 
‘‘(D) Any political organization under sec-
tion 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
other than a political committee under this Act. 
‘‘(2) CAMPAIGN-RELATED ACTIVITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘campaign- 
related activity’ means— 
‘‘(i) an independent expenditure con-
sisting of a public communication (as de-
fined in section 301(22)), a transfer of 
funds to another person (other than the 
transferor itself) for the purpose of making 
such an independent expenditure by that 
person or by any other person (subject to 
subparagraph (C)), or (in accordance with 
subparagraph (B) and subject to subpara-
graph (C)) a transfer of funds to another 
person (other than the transferor itself) 
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