SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Handling of 
Internet Electronic Donations Act’’ or the ‘‘SHIELD 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF CARD VERIFICATION 
VALUE AS CONDITION OF ACCEPTANCE OF 
ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE USING CRED-
IT OR DEBIT CARDS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Section 302 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j)(1) No political committee shall accept any Inter-
net credit or debit card contribution unless— 
‘‘(A) the individual or entity making such con-
tribution is required, at the time such individual 
makes such contribution, to disclose the card 
verification value of such credit or debit card; and 
‘‘(B)(i) the billing address associated with such 
credit or debit card is located in the United States; 
or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a contribution made by an 
individual who is a United States national or lawful 
permanent resident living outside of the United 
States, the individual provides the committee with— 
‘‘(I) the United States mailing address the 
individual uses for voter registration purposes; 
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‘‘(II) a copy of the individual’s United 
States passport; 
‘‘(III) a copy of the individual’s permanent 
resident card; or 
‘‘(IV) a copy of a comparable acceptable 
identification document, or the unique identi-
fying number from such a document, for the in-
dividual. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c), in the 
case of an Internet credit or debit card contribution— 
‘‘(A) no later than 10 days after receiving the 
contribution, the person who receives the contribu-
tion shall forward to the treasurer such contribution, 
the name and address of the person making the con-
tribution, and the date of receipt; and 
‘‘(B) the treasurer of a political committee shall 
keep an account of the name and address of any 
person making any such contribution, together with 
the date and amount of such contribution by any 
person. 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘Internet credit or 
debit card contribution’ means a contribution that— 
‘‘(A) is made using a credit or debit card; and 
‘‘(B) is received through an Internet website.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.— 
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(1) DEADLINE.—Not later than 10 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal 
Election Commission shall promulgate regulations to 
carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). 
(2) CONSULTATION WITH CREDIT CARD PAY-
MENT
NETWORKS.—In promulgating regulations 
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall consult 
with representatives of payment card networks, as 
defined under section 921(c) of the Electronic Fund 
Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693o–2(c)). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contributions 
made after the expiration of the 180-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
MADE USING GIFT CARDS AND PREPAID 
CREDIT CARDS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 302 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102), as amend-
ed by section 2(a), is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(k) No political committee shall accept a contribu-
tion made through the use of a general-use prepaid card, 
gift certificate, or store gift card, as such terms are de-
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fined, respectively, under section 915(a) of the Electronic 
Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693l–1(a)).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to contributions 
made after the expiration of the 180-day period which be-
gins on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING AIDING OR ABETTING MAKING OF 
CONTRIBUTION IN THE NAME OF ANOTHER. 
Section 320 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30122) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘No person shall know-
ingly direct, help, or assist any person in making a con-
tribution in the name of another person.’’. 
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