tribution or gift of money, or the fair market value
of a contribution or gift of property, to—
‘‘(A) an individual who is a candidate for
nomination or election to any Federal elective
public office in any primary, general, or special
election, for use by such individual to further
the candidacy of the individual for nomination
or election to such office,
‘‘(B) any committee, association, or organi-
zation (whether or not incorporated) organized
and operated exclusively for the purposes of in-
fluencing, or attempting to influence, the nomi-
nation or election of one or more individuals
who are candidates for nomination or election
to any Federal elective public office, for use by
such committee, association, or organization to
further the candidacy of such individual or indi-
viduals for nomination or election to such office,
or
‘‘(C) the national committee of a national
political party, the State committee of a na-
tional political party as designated by the na-
tional committee of such party, or a local com-
mittee of a national political party as des-
ignated by the State committee of such party
designated under this subparagraph, for use by
such committee to further the candidacy of
such individual or individuals for nomination or
election to such office.
‘‘(d) CROSS REFERENCES.—
‘‘For transfer of appreciated property to a politi-
cal organization, see section 84.
‘‘For certain indirect contributions to political
parties, see section 276.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 25A the following new item:
‘‘Sec. 25B. Contributions to Federal campaigns.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to contributions paid or incurred
after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable
years ending after such date.
SEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS MAK-
ING CERTAIN PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS RE-
GARDING CANDIDATES AND PARTIES.
(a) REPORTS
TO FEDERAL ELECTION COMMIS-
SION.—Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by section 3(c), is
further amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
‘‘(e)(1) In addition to any other information required
to be reported under this Act, any person who makes pay-
ments described in paragraph (2) during the 60-day pe-
riod which ends on the date of a general election for Fed-
eral office (not including any days during such period
which occur prior to any primary election in which the
candidate involved appears on the ballot) shall report such
payments and the source of the funds used to make such
payments to the Commission in the same manner and
under the same terms and conditions as a principal cam-
paign committee of a candidate reporting expenditures
and contributions to the Commission under this section.
‘‘(2) A payment described in this paragraph is a pay-
ment for a communication to the general public which
mentions a political party or a clearly identified candidate
for election for Federal office by name, image, or likeness,
other than a payment which would be described in section
301(9)(B)(i) if the payment were an expenditure under
such section.’’.
(b) REQUIRING BROADCASTERS TO MAKE INFORMA-
TION AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.—Section 317 of the Com-
munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 317) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
subsections (e) and (f); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(d) Notwithstanding subsection (e), any other provi-
sion of this Act, or any rule or order of the Commission,
any broadcasting station that broadcasts a communication
described in section 304(e)(2) of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 during the 60-day period which
ends on the date of a general election for Federal office
for which any money, service, or other valuable consider-
ation is directly or indirectly paid or promised to, or
charged or accepted by such station, shall—
‘‘(1) announce, at the time the communication
is broadcast—
‘‘(A) that the communication is sponsored,
paid for, or furnished, either in whole or in
part; and
‘‘(B) by whom such consideration was sup-
plied; and
‘‘(2) maintain and make available a record re-
garding such broadcast, consideration, and person
supplying the consideration in the same manner and
to the same extent that the station is required to
maintain and make available records regarding paid
advertisements for specific political candidates.’’.
SEC. 6. BENEFITS FOR CANDIDATES VOLUNTARILY LIMIT-
ING EXPENDITURES.
(a) REQUIREMENTS FOR ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.—
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following
new title:
‘‘TITLE V—VOLUNTARY LIMITA-
TIONS ON EXPENDITURES IN
HOUSE 
OF 
REPRESENTA-
TIVES ELECTIONS
‘‘SEC. 501. AVAILABILITY OF REDUCED POSTAGE RATES
FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CANDIDATE.
‘‘An eligible House of Representatives candidate shall
be entitled to reduced postage rates in accordance with
section 3626(e)(2) of title 39, United States Code.
‘‘SEC. 502. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BY ELIGIBLE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An eligible House of Representa-
tives candidate may not, with respect to an election, make
expenditures totaling more than $700,000.
‘‘(b) INCREASE IN LIMIT FOR CANDIDATES AGAINST
WHOM INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES ARE MADE.—In
the case of an eligible House of Representatives candidate
against whom independent expenditures are made in an
election, the reference in subsection (a) to ‘$700,000’ shall
be deemed to be a reference to ‘$1,400,000’.
‘‘(c) INDEXING.—Each of the amounts specified in
subsections (a) and (b) shall be adjusted in the same man-
ner as provided in section 315(c), except that the base pe-
riod shall be calendar year 1998.
‘‘SEC. 503. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘As used in this title, the term ‘eligible House of Rep-
resentatives candidate’ means a candidate for the office
of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commis-
sioner to, the Congress, who, as determined by the Com-
mission, complies with section 502.’’.
(b) REDUCED POSTAGE RATES FOR ELIGIBLE CAN-
DIDATES.—Section 3626(e)(2) of title 39, United States
Code, is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and the
National Republican Congressional Committee’’ and
inserting ‘‘the National Republican Congressional
Committee, and the principal campaign committee of
an eligible House of Representatives candidate’’;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon;
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period
and inserting a semicolon; and
(4) by adding after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs:
‘‘(D) the term ‘principal campaign committee’
has the meaning given such term in section 301 of
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; and
‘‘(E) the term ‘eligible House of Representa-
tives candidate’ has the meaning given such term in
section 503 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971.’’.
SEC. 7. PROMOTING EFFICIENCY IN FEC ENFORCEMENT.
(a) 
REQUIRING
ELECTRONIC
FILING.—Section
304(a)(11)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking
‘‘The Commission shall permit reports required by this
Act to be filed’’ and inserting ‘‘Reports required by this
Act shall be filed’’.
(b) PROHIBITING REDUCTIONS IN ANNUAL APPRO-
PRIATION FOR COMMISSION.—Section 314 of such Act (2
U.S.C. 439c) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There are authorized’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized’’;
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(b) PROHIBITING REDUCTION IN ANNUAL APPRO-
PRIATION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
the amount appropriated to the Commission under sub-
section (a) with respect to any fiscal year (beginning with
fiscal year 1999) may not be less than the amount appro-
priated to the Commission under such subsection with re-
spect to the previous fiscal year.’’.
(c) SHORTENING DEADLINE FOR RIGHT TO BRING
PRIVATE ACTION.—Section 309(a)(8)(A) of such Act (2
U.S.C. 437g(a)(8)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘120-day’’
and inserting ‘‘90-day’’.
(d) REQUIRING CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE HELD IN ES-
CROW PENDING PROVISION OF REQUIRED INFORMATION
TO COMMISSION.—Section 302 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 432)
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section:
‘‘(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title,
upon receipt of a contribution an authorized committee of
a candidate shall hold the contribution in an escrow ac-
count until the committee submits to the Commission all
information required to be reported to the Commission
with respect to the contribution under this Act.
(e) ESTABLISHMENT OF 10-YEAR TERM FOR COM-
MISSIONERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 306(a)(2)(A) of such
Act (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)), as amended by section
512(a) of the Treasury and General Government Ap-
propriations Act, 1998, is amended by striking ‘‘6
years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 years’’.
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to terms
beginning after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 8. RAISING THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING INFORMA-
TION ON PERSONS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS.
Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by striking ‘‘$250’’
each place it appears in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (c)
and inserting ‘‘$50’’.
SEC. 9. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PERSONS CON-
DUCTING POLLS DURING FEDERAL ELEC-
TION CAMPAIGNS.
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 2(e)
and section 3(a), is further amended by adding at the end
the following new section:
‘‘DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY PERSONS
CONDUCTING POLLS BY TELEPHONE
‘‘SEC. 325. (a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who con-
ducts a poll by telephone or electronic means to interview
individuals on opinions relating to any election for Federal
office (other than an election for President or Vice Presi-
dent) in which the number of households surveyed is equal
to or greater than the applicable threshold described in
subsection (b) shall disclose to each respondent to the poll
the identity of the person sponsoring the poll or paying
the expenses associated with the poll.
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE THRESHOLD
OF HOUSEHOLDS
SURVEYED.—For purposes of subsection (a), the ‘applica-
ble threshold’ with respect to a poll is—
‘‘(1) 2,500 households, in the case of a poll re-
lating to an election for the office of Senator or of
Representative from a State which is entitled to only
one Representative; or
‘‘(2) 1,000 households, in the case of a poll re-
lating to an election for the office of Representative
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress from any other State.’’.
SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.
Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made
by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring
after January 1999.
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