(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(xv) any uncompensated personal services re-
lated to Internet activities, or use of equipment or 
services for uncompensated Internet activities, that 
are engaged in by any individual, group of individ-
uals, or corporation wholly owned by one or more in-
dividuals that engages primarily in Internet activi-
ties and does not derive a substantial portion of its 
revenue from sources other than income from its 
Internet activities, other than— 
‘‘(I) any payment for a public communica-
tion (other than a nominal fee), 
‘‘(II) any payment for the purchase or 
rental of an email address list made at the di-
rection of a political committee, or 
‘‘(III) any payment for an email address 
list that is transferred to a political com-
mittee.’’. 
(B) EXEMPTION FROM TREATMENT AS EX-
PENDITURE.—Section 301(9)(B) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of 
clause (ix); 
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(ii) by striking the period at the end 
of clause (x) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new clause: 
‘‘(xi) any uncompensated personal services re-
lated to Internet activities, or use of equipment or 
services for uncompensated Internet activities, that 
are engaged in by any individual, group of individ-
uals, or corporation wholly owned by one or more in-
dividuals that engages primarily in Internet activi-
ties and does not derive a substantial portion of its 
revenue from sources other than income from its 
Internet activities, other than— 
‘‘(I) any payment for a public communica-
tion (other than a nominal fee), 
‘‘(II) any payment for the purchase or 
rental of an email address list made at the di-
rection of a political committee, or 
‘‘(III) any payment for an email address 
list that is transferred to a political com-
mittee.’’. 
(2) INTERNET
ACTIVITY
DEFINED.—Section 
301 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(27) INTERNET ACTIVITY.—The term ‘Internet ac-
tivity’ includes sending or forwarding electronic messages, 
providing a hyperlink or other direct access to another per-
son’s Web site, blogging, creating, maintaining, or hosting 
a Web site, paying a nominal fee for the use of another 
person’s Web site, and any other form of communication 
distributed over the Internet.’’. 
(b) COVERAGE OF BLOGS AND OTHER INTERNET 
AND
ELECTRONIC
PUBLICATIONS
UNDER
GENERAL 
MEDIA EXEMPTION.—Section 301(9)(B)(i) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 431(9)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting ‘‘including 
any Internet or electronic publication (including a blog),’’ 
after ‘‘periodical publication,’’. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to expenditures and disbursements made during 
2010 or any succeeding year. 
Æ 
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