(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iii) for purposes of subsection (d)(2), cal-
endar year 2027.’’. 
SEC. 205. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIFORM DATE FOR RE-
LEASE OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) DATE FOR PAYMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9006(b) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND.—If the Secretary 
of the Treasury receives a certification from the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment to the eligible can-
didates of a political party, the Secretary shall pay to such 
candidates out of the Fund the amount certified by the 
Commission on the later of— 
‘‘(1) the last Friday occurring before the first 
Monday in September; or 
‘‘(2) 24 hours after receiving the certifications 
for the eligible candidates of all major political par-
ties. 
Amounts paid to any such candidates shall be under the 
control of such candidates.’’. 
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(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The first sen-
tence of section 9006(c) of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘the time of a certification by the Commis-
sion under section 9005 for payment’’ and inserting 
‘‘the time of making a payment under subsection 
(b)’’. 
(b) TIME FOR CERTIFICATION.—Section 9005(a) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
‘‘10 days’’ and inserting ‘‘24 hours’’. 
SEC. 206. AMOUNTS IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN FUND. 
Section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘In making a determination of whether there are 
insufficient moneys in the Fund for purposes of the pre-
vious sentence, the Secretary shall take into account in 
determining the balance of the Fund for a Presidential 
election year the Secretary’s best estimate of the amount 
of moneys which will be deposited into the Fund during 
the year, except that the amount of the estimate may not 
exceed the average of the annual amounts deposited in the 
Fund during the previous 3 years.’’. 
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SEC. 207. USE OF GENERAL ELECTION PAYMENTS FOR GEN-
ERAL ELECTION LEGAL AND ACCOUNTING 
COMPLIANCE. 
Section 9002(11) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (A), an expense 
incurred by a candidate or authorized committee for gen-
eral election legal and accounting compliance purposes 
shall be considered to be an expense to further the election 
of such candidate.’’. 
SEC. 208. USE OF FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 95 of subtitle H of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 9013. USE OF FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of this chapter, effective with respect to the Presi-
dential election held in 2028 and each succeeding Presi-
dential election, all payments made under this chapter 
shall be made from the Freedom From Influence Fund 
established under title III of the Empower Act of 2019. 
‘‘(b) MANDATORY REDUCTION
OF PAYMENTS
IN 
CASE OF INSUFFICIENT AMOUNTS IN FUND.— 
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‘‘(1) ADVANCE AUDITS BY COMMISSION.—Not 
later than 90 days before the first day of each Presi-
dential election cycle (beginning with the cycle for 
the election held in 2028), the Commission shall— 
‘‘(A) audit the Fund to determine whether, 
after first making payments to candidates 
under chapter 96, the amounts remaining in 
the Fund will be sufficient to make payments to 
candidates under this chapter in the amounts 
provided under this chapter during such elec-
tion cycle; and 
‘‘(B) submit a report to Congress describ-
ing the results of the audit. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTIONS IN AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) AUTOMATIC
REDUCTION
ON
PRO 
RATA BASIS.—If, on the basis of the audit de-
scribed in paragraph (1), the Commission deter-
mines that the amount anticipated to be avail-
able in the Fund with respect to the Presi-
dential election cycle involved is not, or may not 
be, sufficient to satisfy the full entitlements of 
candidates to payments under this chapter for 
such cycle, the Commission shall reduce each 
amount which would otherwise be paid to a can-
didate under this chapter by such pro rata 
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amount as may be necessary to ensure that the 
aggregate amount of payments anticipated to 
be made with respect to the cycle will not ex-
ceed the amount anticipated to be available for 
such payments in the Fund with respect to such 
cycle. 
‘‘(B) RESTORATION
OF
REDUCTIONS
IN 
CASE OF AVAILABILITY OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS 
DURING ELECTION CYCLE.—If, after reducing 
the amounts paid to candidates with respect to 
an election cycle under subparagraph (A), the 
Commission determines that there are sufficient 
amounts in the Fund to restore the amount by 
which such payments were reduced (or any por-
tion thereof), to the extent that such amounts 
are available, the Commission may make a pay-
ment on a pro rata basis to each such candidate 
with respect to the election cycle in the amount 
by which such candidate’s payments were re-
duced under subparagraph (A) (or any portion 
thereof, as the case may be). 
‘‘(C) NO USE OF AMOUNTS FROM OTHER 
SOURCES.—In any case in which the Commis-
sion determines that there are insufficient mon-
eys in the Fund to make payments to can-
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didates under this chapter, moneys shall not be 
made available from any other source for the 
purpose of making such payments. 
‘‘(3) NO EFFECT ON AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED 
FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—This sec-
tion does not apply to the transfer of funds under 
section 9008(i). 
‘‘(4) PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION
CYCLE
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘Presidential elec-
tion cycle’ means, with respect to a Presidential elec-
tion, the period beginning on the day after the date 
of the previous Presidential general election and 
ending on the date of the Presidential election.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 9013. Use of Freedom From Influence Fund as source of payments.’’. 
TITLE III—FREEDOM FROM 
INFLUENCE FUND 
SEC. 301. FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘‘Freedom From In-
fluence Fund’’. 
(b) AMOUNTS HELD BY FUND.—The Fund shall con-
sist of the following amounts: 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date of the enactment of this title. 
SEC. 302. ASSESSMENTS AGAINST FINES AND PENALTIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENTS RELATING
TO CRIMINAL OF-
FENSES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 201 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3015. Special assessments for Freedom From Influ-
ence Fund 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) CONVICTIONS OF CRIMES.—In addition to 
any assessment imposed under this chapter, the 
court shall assess on any organizational defendant or 
any defendant who is a corporate officer or person 
with equivalent authority in any other organization 
who is convicted of a criminal offense under Federal 
law an amount equal to 2.75 percent of any fine im-
posed on that defendant in the sentence imposed for 
that conviction. 
‘‘(2) SETTLEMENTS.—The court shall assess on 
any organizational defendant or defendant who is a 
corporate officer or person with equivalent authority 
in any other organization who has entered into a 
settlement agreement or consent decree with the 
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United States in satisfaction of any allegation that 
the defendant committed a criminal offense under 
Federal law an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the settlement. 
‘‘(b) MANNER
OF COLLECTION.—An amount as-
sessed under subsection (a) shall be collected in the man-
ner in which fines are collected in criminal cases. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with sec-
tion 3302(b) of title 31, there shall be transferred from 
the General Fund of the Treasury to the Freedom From 
Influence Fund under title III of the Empower Act of 
2019 an amount equal to the amount of the assessments 
collected under this section.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 201 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3015. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 
(b) ASSESSMENTS
RELATING
TO
CIVIL
PEN-
ALTIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 97 of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 9707. Special assessments for Freedom From Influ-
ence Fund 
‘‘(a) ASSESSMENTS.— 
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‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Any entity of the Fed-
eral Government which is authorized under any law, 
rule, or regulation to impose a civil penalty shall as-
sess on each person, other than a natural person 
who is not a corporate officer or person with equiva-
lent authority in any other organization, on whom 
such a penalty is imposed an amount equal to 2.75 
percent of the amount of the penalty. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.—Any entity 
of the Federal Government which is authorized 
under any law, rule, or regulation to impose an ad-
ministrative penalty shall assess on each person, 
other than a natural person who is not a corporate 
officer or person with equivalent authority in any 
other organization, on whom such a penalty is im-
posed an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the penalty. 
‘‘(3) SETTLEMENTS.—Any entity of the Federal 
Government which is authorized under any law, rule, 
or regulation to enter into a settlement agreement or 
consent decree with any person, other than a natural 
person who is not a corporate officer or person with 
equivalent authority in any other organization, in 
satisfaction of any allegation of an action or omis-
sion by the person which would be subject to a civil 
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penalty or administrative penalty shall assess on 
such person an amount equal to 2.75 percent of the 
amount of the settlement. 
‘‘(b) MANNER
OF COLLECTION.—An amount as-
sessed under subsection (a) shall be collected— 
‘‘(1) in the case of an amount assessed under 
paragraph (1) of such subsection, in the manner in 
which civil penalties are collected by the entity of the 
Federal Government involved; 
‘‘(2) in the case of an amount assessed under 
paragraph (2) of such subsection, in the manner in 
which administrative penalties are collected by the 
entity of the Federal Government involved; and 
‘‘(3) in the case of an amount assessed under 
paragraph (3) of such subsection, in the manner in 
which amounts are collected pursuant to settlement 
agreements or consent decrees entered into by the 
entity of the Federal Government involved. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFERS.—In a manner consistent with sec-
tion 3302(b) of this title, there shall be transferred from 
the General Fund of the Treasury to the Freedom From 
Influence Fund under title III of the Empower Act of 
2019 an amount equal to the amount of the assessments 
collected under this section. 
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‘‘(d) EXCEPTION
FOR PENALTIES
AND SETTLE-
MENTS UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
CODE OF 1986.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—No assessment shall be 
made under subsection (a) with respect to any civil 
or administrative penalty imposed, or any settlement 
agreement or consent decree entered into, under the 
authority of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(2) CROSS
REFERENCE.—For application of 
special assessments for the Freedom From Influence 
Fund with respect to certain penalties under the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986, see section 6761 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions of chapter 97 of title 31, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘9707. Special assessments for Freedom From Influence Fund.’’. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS RELATING
TO CERTAIN PEN-
ALTIES UNDER
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
OF 
1986.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 68 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subchapter: 
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‘‘Subchapter D—Special Assessments for 
Freedom From Influence Fund 
‘‘SEC. 6761. SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FREEDOM FROM 
INFLUENCE FUND. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each person required to pay a 
covered penalty shall pay an additional amount equal to 
2.75 percent of the amount of such penalty. 
‘‘(b) COVERED PENALTY.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered penalty’ means any addition to tax, 
additional amount, penalty, or other liability provided 
under subchapter A or B. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxpayer 
who is an individual, subsection (a) shall not apply 
to any covered penalty if such taxpayer is an exempt 
taxpayer for the taxable year for which such covered 
penalty is assessed. 
‘‘(2) EXEMPT TAXPAYER.—For purposes of this 
subsection, a taxpayer is an exempt taxpayer for any 
taxable year if the taxable income of such taxpayer 
for such taxable year does not exceed the dollar 
amount at which begins the highest rate bracket in 
effect under section 1 with respect to such taxpayer 
for such taxable year. 
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‘‘(d) APPLICATION OF CERTAIN RULES.—Except as 
provided in subsection (e), the additional amount deter-
mined under subsection (a) shall be treated for purposes 
of this title in the same manner as the covered penalty 
to which such additional amount relates. 
‘‘(e) TRANSFER
TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE 
FUND.—The Secretary shall deposit any additional 
amount under subsection (a) in the General Fund of the 
Treasury and shall transfer from such General Fund to 
the Freedom From Influence Fund established under title 
III of the Empower Act of 2019 an amount equal to the 
amounts so deposited (and, notwithstanding subsection 
(d), such additional amount shall not be the basis for any 
deposit, transfer, credit, appropriation, or any other pay-
ment, to any other trust fund or account). Rules similar 
to the rules of section 9601 shall apply for purposes of 
this subsection.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sub-
chapters for chapter 68 of such Code is amended by 
adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER D—SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE 
FUND’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to convictions, agreements, 
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and penalties which occur on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) ASSESSMENTS RELATING TO CERTAIN PEN-
ALTIES UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.—The amendments made by subsection (c) 
shall apply to covered penalties assessed after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE IV—OTHER CAMPAIGN 
FINANCE REFORMS 
SEC. 401. RULES RELATING TO JOINT FUNDRAISING COM-
MITTEES. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES FOR CANDIDATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 302(e) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30102(e)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) No authorized committee of a candidate may es-
tablish, participate in, or have any involvement with any 
joint fundraising committee.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
302(e)(3)(A) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30102(e)(3)) is 
amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the candidate’’ and inserting 
‘‘except that the candidate’’, 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe-
riod, and 
(C) by striking clause (ii). 
(b) LIMITATION ON JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMIT-
TEES FOR PARTY COMMITTEES.—Section 302 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(j) PARTICIPATION
OF PARTY COMMITTEES
IN 
JOINT FUNDRAISING COMMITTEES.—No committee of a 
political party may establish, participate in, or have any 
involvement with any joint fundraising committee other 
than a joint fundraising committee that consists of the 
national committee of a political party and one other com-
mittee of the political party.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020. 
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SEC. 402. REPEAL OF SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL PARTIES FOR 
CERTAIN PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘, or, in 
the case of contributions made to any of the ac-
counts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 per-
cent of the amount otherwise applicable under this 
subparagraph with respect to such calendar year’’, 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘, or, in 
the case of contributions made to any of the ac-
counts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 per-
cent of the amount otherwise applicable under this 
subparagraph with respect to such calendar year’’, 
and 
(3) by striking paragraph (9). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 315(d) of 
such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(d)) is amended by striking 
paragraph (5). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) 
RETURN
OF
PREVIOUSLY
CONTRIBUTED 
AMOUNTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
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enactment of this Act, each political committee established 
and maintained by a political party shall distribute all 
amounts in accounts described in section 315(a)(9) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30116(a)(9)) to individuals who made contributions to 
such accounts. The amount distributed to any contributor 
from any account shall bear the same ratio to the amount 
of contributions made by such contributor to such account 
as the balance of such account on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act bears to the total amount of contributions 
made to such account. 
TITLE V—EFFECTIVE DATE 
SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided, this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to the Presidential election held in 2028 and 
each succeeding Presidential election, without regard to 
whether or not the Federal Election Commission has pro-
mulgated the final regulations necessary to carry out this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act by the deadline 
set forth in subsection (b). 
(b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later than 
June 30, 2026, the Federal Election Commission shall 
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promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry 
out this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
Æ 
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