Congress and the authorized committees of the can-
didate may not accept contributions from a multi-
candidate political committee that does not have
members in the congressional district in which the
election is held; and
‘‘(6) a candidate for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress may not make contributions of more than
$10,000 to the campaign of the candidate with re-
spect to an election cycle.
‘‘SEC. 504. PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIONAL, STATE,
AND LOCAL POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES
WITH RESPECT TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES ELECTIONS.
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act—
‘‘(1) no national political party committee may
make expenditures with respect to an election for the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress;
‘‘(2) no State political party committee may
make expenditures with respect to an election for the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress; and
‘‘(3) a local political party committee may not
make contributions of more than $100 to a can-
didate for the office of Representative in, or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress and
the authorized committees of the candidate with re-
spect to an election cycle.
‘‘SEC. 505. PENALTY ASSESSMENT FOR EXCEEDING SPEND-
ING LIMITATIONS.
‘‘(a) MONETARY PENALTIES.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Act, any candidate or authorized
committee that makes an expenditure in excess of a limita-
tion under this title—
‘‘(1) in the case of an expenditure that exceeds
a limitation by not more than 10 percent, shall be
assessed a penalty in an amount equal to 10 times
the amount of the excess expenditure; and
‘‘(2) in the case of an expenditure that exceeds
a limitation by more than 10 percent, shall be as-
sessed a penalty in an amount equal to 20 times the
amount of the excess expenditure.
‘‘(b) 
ADDITIONAL
PENALTIES.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, if a candidate or author-
ized committee makes an expenditure in excess of 20 per-
cent of a limitation under this title—
‘‘(1) in the case of a candidate who wins the
election, the candidate shall forfeit the office in-
volved; and
‘‘(2) in the case of a candidate who loses the
election, the candidate shall be ineligible to hold any
Federal office for 10 years after the violation.
‘‘SEC. 506. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR USE OF SOFT MONEY
OR CONTRIBUTIONS IN KIND.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of the Act—
‘‘(1) no person may use soft money with respect
to an election for the office of Senator or Represent-
ative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the Congress; and
‘‘(2) no person may make or accept a contribu-
tion in kind with respect to an election for the office
of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resi-
dent Commissioner to, the Congress.
‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—Whoever violates sub-
section (a) shall be fined in accordance with title 18, Unit-
ed States Code, imprisoned not more than one year, or
both.
‘‘SEC. 507. PAYMENT OF PENALTIES.
‘‘Any monetary penalties paid under this title shall
be deposited in the Treasury.
‘‘SEC. 508. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this title—
‘‘(1) the term ‘election cycle’ means—
‘‘(A) in the case of a candidate or the au-
thorized committees of a candidate, the term
beginning on the day after the date of the most
general election for the specific office or seat
which such candidate seeks and ending on the
date of the next general election for such office
or seat; or
‘‘(B) for all other persons, the term begin-
ning on the first day following the date of the
last general election and ending on the date of
the next general election.
‘‘(2) the term ‘soft money’ means—an expendi-
ture for a campaign activity with the preponderant
purpose or effect of which is to promote a political
party rather than any particular Federal or non-
Federal candidate.’’.
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