‘‘(D) Any political organization under sec-
tion 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
other than a political committee under this Act. 
‘‘(9) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, 
the terms ‘campaign-related activity’ and ‘unre-
stricted donor payment’ have the meaning given 
such terms in section 325.’’. 
Subtitle 
C—Reporting 
Require-
ments for Registered Lobbyists 
SEC. 221. REQUIRING REGISTERED LOBBYISTS TO REPORT 
INFORMATION ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDI-
TURES AND ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(d)(1) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(d)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (F); 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as sub-
paragraph (I); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(G) the amount of any independent ex-
penditure (as defined in section 301(17) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
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U.S.C. 431(17)) equal to or greater than 
$1,000 made by such person or organization, 
and for each such expenditure the name of each 
candidate being supported or opposed and the 
amount spent supporting or opposing each such 
candidate; 
‘‘(H) the amount of any electioneering 
communication (as defined in section 304(f)(3) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)) equal to or 
greater than $1,000 made by such person or or-
ganization, and for each such communication 
the name of the candidate referred to in the 
communication and whether the communication 
involved was in support of or in opposition to 
the candidate; and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to reports for semi-
annual periods described in section 5(d)(1) of the Lob-
bying Disclosure Act of 1995 that begin after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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TITLE III—DISCLOSURE BY COV-
ERED ORGANIZATIONS OF IN-
FORMATION ON CAMPAIGN- 
RELATED ACTIVITY 
SEC. 301. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE BY COVERED ORGANI-
ZATIONS OF INFORMATION ON CAMPAIGN- 
RELATED ACTIVITY. 
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 213, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 327. DISCLOSURES BY COVERED ORGANIZATIONS TO 
SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, AND DONORS OF 
INFORMATION 
ON 
DISBURSEMENTS 
FOR 
CAMPAIGN-RELATED ACTIVITY. 
‘‘(a) INCLUDING INFORMATION IN REGULAR PERI-
ODIC REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A covered organization 
which submits regular, periodic reports to its share-
holders, members, or donors on its finances or ac-
tivities shall include in each such report the informa-
tion described in paragraph (2) with respect to the 
disbursements made by the organization for cam-
paign-related activity during the period covered by 
the report. 
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‘‘(2) INFORMATION DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is, for each dis-
bursement for campaign-related activity— 
‘‘(A) the date of the independent expendi-
ture or electioneering communication involved; 
‘‘(B) the amount of the independent ex-
penditure or electioneering communication in-
volved; 
‘‘(C) the name of the candidate identified 
in the independent expenditure or electioneering 
communication involved, the office sought by 
the candidate, and (if applicable) whether the 
independent expenditure or electioneering com-
munication involved was in support of or in op-
position to the candidate; 
‘‘(D) in the case of a transfer of funds to 
another person, the information required by 
subparagraphs (A) through (C), as well as the 
name of the recipient of the funds and the date 
and amount of the funds transferred; 
‘‘(E) the source of such funds; and 
‘‘(F) such other information as the Com-
mission determines is appropriate to further the 
purposes of this subsection. 
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‘‘(b) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION OF CERTAIN INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) INFORMATION INCLUDED IN REPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRING
DISSEMINATION.—If a 
covered organization maintains an Internet site, 
the organization shall post on such Internet 
site, in a machine-readable, searchable, sortable, 
and downloadable manner and through a direct 
link from the homepage of the organization, the 
following information: 
‘‘(i) The information the organization 
is 
required 
to 
report 
under 
section 
304(g)(5)(A) with respect to public inde-
pendent expenditures. 
‘‘(ii) The information the organization 
is required to include in a statement of dis-
bursements for electioneering communica-
tions under section 304(f)(6). 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE; 
DURATION
OF
POST-
ING.—The covered organization shall post the 
information described in subparagraph (A) not 
later than 24 hours after the organization files 
the information with the Commission under the 
applicable provision of this Act, and shall en-
sure that the information remains on the 
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website until the expiration of the 1-year period 
which begins on the date of the election with re-
spect to which the public independent expendi-
tures or electioneering communications are 
made. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
ON
BREAKDOWN
OF
DIS-
BURSEMENTS AMONG TYPES OF RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRING
DISSEMINATION.—If a 
covered organization maintains an Internet site, 
the organization shall post on such Internet 
site, in a machine-readable, searchable, sortable, 
and downloadable manner and through a direct 
link from the homepage of the organization, the 
following information with respect to the aggre-
gate amount of disbursements made by the or-
ganization for campaign-related activity during 
a calendar year: 
‘‘(i) A breakdown by political party of 
the total amount disbursed in support of 
and in opposition to candidates of each po-
litical party. 
‘‘(ii) The total amount disbursed in 
support of or opposition to— 
‘‘(I) incumbent candidates; 
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‘‘(II) candidates challenging in-
cumbent candidates; and 
‘‘(III) candidates for election to 
an office for which no incumbent is 
seeking re-election. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE; 
DURATION
OF
POST-
ING.—A covered organization shall post the in-
formation described in subparagraph (A) with 
respect to a calendar year not later than the 
first January 31 which follows that calendar 
year, and shall ensure that the information re-
mains on the website until the end of the cal-
endar year in which the information is posted. 
‘‘(c) COVERED ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘covered organization’ means any of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Any corporation which is subject to section 
316(a). 
‘‘(2) Any labor organization (as defined in sec-
tion 316). 
‘‘(3) Any organization described in paragraph 
(4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under sec-
tion 501(a) of such Code. 
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‘‘(4) Any political organization under section 
527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, other 
than a political committee under this Act.’’. 
TITLE IV—OTHER PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
(a) SPECIAL RULES
FOR ACTIONS BROUGHT
ON 
CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.—If any action is brought for 
declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge the constitu-
tionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment 
made by this Act, the following rules shall apply: 
(1) The action shall be filed in the United 
States District Court for the District of Columbia, 
and an appeal from a decision of the District Court 
may be taken to the Court of Appeals for the Dis-
trict of Columbia Circuit. 
(2) A copy of the complaint shall be delivered 
promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives and the Secretary of the Senate. 
(3) It shall be the duty of the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia, the 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir-
cuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States to 
advance on the docket and to expedite to the great-
est possible extent the disposition of the action and 
appeal. 
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(b) INTERVENTION BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—In 
any action in which the constitutionality of any provision 
of this Act or any amendment made by this Act is raised, 
any member of the House of Representatives (including 
a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or 
Senate shall have the right to intervene either in support 
of or opposition to the position of a party to the case re-
garding the constitutionality of the provision or amend-
ment. To avoid duplication of efforts and reduce the bur-
dens placed on the parties to the action, the court in any 
such action may make such orders as it considers nec-
essary, including orders to require intervenors taking simi-
lar positions to file joint papers or to be represented by 
a single attorney at oral argument. 
(c) CHALLENGE BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Any 
Member of the House of Representatives (including a Del-
egate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) or Sen-
ate may bring an action, subject to the special rules de-
scribed in subsection (a), for declaratory or injunctive re-
lief to challenge the constitutionality of any provision of 
this Act or any amendment made by this Act. 
SEC. 402. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
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tional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made 
by this Act, and the application of the provisions and 
amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be 
affected by the holding. 
SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the 
expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and shall take effect without 
regard to whether or not the Federal Election Commission 
has promulgated regulations to carry out such amend-
ments. 
Æ 
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