‘‘(6) METHOD
OF
CONVEYANCE
OF
STATE-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) 
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMITTED 
THROUGH RADIO.—In the case of a communica-
tion to which this subsection applies which is 
transmitted through radio, the disclosure state-
ments required under paragraph (1) shall be 
made by audio by the applicable individual in 
a clearly spoken manner. 
‘‘(B) 
COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMITTED 
THROUGH TELEVISION.—In the case of a commu-
nication to which this subsection applies which 
is transmitted through television, the informa-
tion required under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) shall appear in writing at the end 
of the communication in a clearly readable 
manner, with a reasonable degree of color 
contrast between the background and the 
printed statement, for a period of at least 6 
seconds; and 
‘‘(ii) except in the case of a Top 5 
Funders list described in paragraph (5), 
shall also be conveyed by an unobscured, 
full-screen view of the applicable individual, 
or by the applicable individual making the 
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statement in voice-over accompanied by a 
clearly identifiable photograph or similar 
image of the individual. 
‘‘(7) APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘applicable individual’ means, 
with respect to a communication to which this para-
graph applies— 
‘‘(A) if the communication is paid for by an 
individual or if the significant funder of the 
communication under paragraph (4) is an indi-
vidual, the individual involved; 
‘‘(B) if the communication is paid for by a 
corporation or if the significant funder of the 
communication under paragraph (4) is a cor-
poration, the chief executive officer of the cor-
poration (or, if the corporation does not have a 
chief executive officer, the highest ranking official 
of the corporation); 
‘‘(C) if the communication is paid for by a 
labor organization or if the significant funder of 
the communication under paragraph (4) is a 
labor organization, the highest ranking officer of 
the labor organization; or 
‘‘(D) if the communication is paid for by 
any other person or if the significant funder of 
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the communication under paragraph (4) is any 
other person, the highest ranking official of such 
person. 
‘‘(8) COVERED ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered organization’ means any 
of the following: 
‘‘(A) Any corporation which is subject to 
section 316(a). 
‘‘(B) Any labor organization (as defined in 
section 316). 
‘‘(C) Any organization described in para-
graph (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 
‘‘(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.’’. 
(3) APPLICATION TO CERTAIN MASS MAILINGS.— 
Section 318(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d(a)(3)) 
is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(3) if not authorized by a candidate, an author-
ized political committee of a candidate, or its agents, 
shall clearly state— 
‘‘(A) the name and permanent street ad-
dress, telephone number, or World Wide Web ad-
dress of the person who paid for the communica-
tion; 
‘‘(B) if the communication is an inde-
pendent expenditure consisting of a mass mail-
ing (as defined in section 301(23)) which is paid 
for in whole or in part with a payment which 
is treated as a disbursement by a covered organi-
zation for campaign-related activity under sec-
tion 325, the name and permanent street ad-
dress, telephone number, or World Wide Web ad-
dress of— 
‘‘(i) the significant funder of the com-
munication, if any (as determined in ac-
cordance with subsection (e)(4)(C)(i)); and 
‘‘(ii) each person who would be in-
cluded in the Top 5 Funders list which 
would be submitted with respect to the com-
munication if the communication were 
transmitted through television, if any (as 
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determined in accordance with subsection 
(e)(5)); and 
‘‘(C) that the communication is not author-
ized by any candidate or candidate’s com-
mittee.’’. 
(4) APPLICATION TO POLITICAL ROBOCALLS.— 
Section 318 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441d), as amended 
by paragraph (2), is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SPECIAL RULES FOR POLITICAL ROBOCALLS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRING COMMUNICATIONS TO INCLUDE 
CERTAIN
DISCLAIMER
STATEMENTS.—Any commu-
nication consisting of a political robocall which would 
be subject to the requirements of subsection (e) if the 
communication were transmitted through radio or tel-
evision shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The individual disclosure statement 
described in subsection (e)(2) (if the person pay-
ing for the communication is an individual) or 
the organizational disclosure statement described 
in subsection (e)(3) (if the person paying for the 
communication is not an individual). 
‘‘(B) If the communication is an election-
eering communication or an independent ex-
penditure consisting of a public communication 
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and is paid for in whole or in part with a pay-
ment which is treated as a disbursement by a 
covered organization for campaign-related activ-
ity under section 325, the significant funder dis-
closure statement described in subsection (e)(4) 
(if applicable). 
‘‘(2) TIMING
OF
CERTAIN
STATEMENT.—The 
statement required to be included under paragraph 
(1)(A) shall be made at the beginning of the political 
robocall. 
‘‘(3) POLITICAL
ROBOCALL
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘political robocall’ means any 
outbound telephone call— 
‘‘(A) in which a person is not available to 
speak with the person answering the call, and 
the call instead plays a recorded message; and 
‘‘(B) which promotes, supports, attacks, or 
opposes a candidate for election for Federal of-
fice.’’. 
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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 amended— 
(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 
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 can-
didate being supported or opposed and the 
amount spent supporting or opposing each such 
candidate; 
‘‘(H) the amount of any electioneering com-
munication (as defined in section 304(f)(3) of 
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such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)) equal to or greater 
than $1,000 made by such person or organiza-
tion, and for each such communication the name 
of the candidate referred to in the communica-
tion and whether the communication involved 
was in support of or in opposition to the can-
didate; and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to reports for semiannual 
periods described in section 5(d)(1) of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 that begin after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
TITLE III—DISCLOSURE BY COV-
ERED ORGANIZATIONS OF IN-
FORMATION 
ON 
CAMPAIGN- 
RELATED ACTIVITY 
SEC. 301. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE BY COVERED ORGANIZA-
TIONS OF INFORMATION ON CAMPAIGN-RE-
LATED ACTIVITY. 
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 213, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 327. DISCLOSURES BY COVERED ORGANIZATIONS TO 
SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, AND DONORS OF 
INFORMATION ON DISBURSEMENTS FOR CAM-
PAIGN-RELATED ACTIVITY. 
‘‘(a) INCLUDING INFORMATION IN REGULAR PERIODIC 
REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A covered organization 
which submits regular, periodic reports to its share-
holders, members, or donors on its finances or activi-
ties shall include in each such report the information 
described in paragraph (2) with respect to the dis-
bursements made by the organization for campaign- 
related activity during the period covered by the re-
port. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION
DESCRIBED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is, for each disburse-
ment for campaign-related activity— 
‘‘(A) the date of the independent expendi-
ture or electioneering communication involved; 
‘‘(B) the amount of the independent expend-
iture or electioneering communication involved; 
‘‘(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 inde-
pendent expenditure or electioneering commu-
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nication involved was in support of or in opposi-
tion to the candidate; 
‘‘(D) in the case of a transfer of funds to 
another person, the information required by sub-
paragraphs (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 Commis-
sion determines is appropriate to further the 
purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(b) HYPERLINK TO INFORMATION INCLUDED IN RE-
PORTS FILED WITH COMMISSION.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRING POSTING OF HYPERLINK.—If a 
covered organization maintains an Internet site, the 
organization shall post on such Internet site a 
hyperlink from its homepage to the location on the 
Internet site of the Commission which contains the 
following information: 
‘‘(A) The information the organization is 
required to report under section 304(g)(5)(A) 
with respect to public independent expenditures. 
‘‘(B) The information the organization is 
required to include in a statement of disburse-
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ments for electioneering communications under 
section 304(f)(6). 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE; DURATION
OF
POSTING.—The 
covered organization shall post the hyperlink de-
scribed in paragraph (1) not later than 24 hours after 
the Commission posts the information described in 
such paragraph on the Internet site of the Commis-
sion, and shall ensure that the hyperlink remains on 
the Internet site of the covered organization until the 
expiration of the 1-year period which begins on the 
date of the election with respect to which the public 
independent expenditures or electioneering commu-
nications are made. 
‘‘(c) COVERED ORGANIZATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘covered organization’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(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 section 
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 CON-
STITUTIONAL GROUNDS.—If any action is brought for de-
claratory 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 District of Co-
lumbia Circuit. 
(2) A copy of the complaint shall be delivered 
promptly to the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
and the Secretary of the Senate. 
(3) It shall be the duty of the United States Dis-
trict Court for the District of Columbia, the Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the 
Supreme Court of the United States to advance on the 
docket and to expedite to the greatest possible extent 
the disposition of the action and appeal. 
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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 af-
fected by the holding. 
SEC. 403. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the amend-
ments made by this Act shall take effect upon the expiration 
of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and shall take effect without regard to 
whether or not the Federal Election Commission has pro-
mulgated regulations to carry out such amendments. 
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Union Calendar No. 280 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5175 
[Report No. 111–492, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal 
elections, to prohibit government contractors 
from making expenditures with respect to such 
elections, and to establish additional disclosure 
requirements with respect to spending in such 
elections, and for other purposes. 
MAY 25, 2010 
Reported from the Committee on House Administration 
with an amendment 
MAY 25, 2010 
Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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