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transfer, service, or other benefit or thing of
value;’’.
(c) Section 304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Cam-
paign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (H), by striking out ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon at the end thereof;
(2) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘and’’
after the semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph:
‘‘(J) for a national committee of a political
party, all disbursements made by the committee
or from any account financed, established,
maintained, or controlled by such national com-
mittee, regardless of whether such account is a
political committee;’’.
COMMUNICATIONS
SEC. 11. Section 315 of the Communications Act of
1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ‘‘class
and’’;
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
(3) by inserting immediately after subsection
(b) the following new subsection:
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‘‘(c) A licensee shall not preempt the use, dur-
ing any period specified in subsection (b)(1), of a
broadcasting station by a legally qualified candidate
for public office who has purchased such use pursu-
ant to the provisions of subsection (b)(1).’’.
INTERMEDIARY OR CONDUIT
SEC. 12. (a) Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(8) For purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) contributions made by a person, either di-
rectly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular
candidate, including contributions which are in any
way earmarked or otherwise directed through an
intermediary or conduit to such candidate, shall be
treated as contributions from such person to such
candidate; and
‘‘(B) contributions made by a person either di-
rectly or indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular
candidate, through an intermediary or conduit, in-
cluding all contributions delivered or arranged to be
delivered by such intermediary or conduit, shall also
be treated as contributions from the intermediary or
conduit, if—
‘‘(i) the contributions made through the
intermediary or conduit are in the form of a
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check or other negotiable instrument made pay-
able to the conduit or intermediary rather than
the intended recipient; or
‘‘(ii) the conduit or intermediary is (I) a
political committee, other than an authorized
committee of a candidate, within the meaning
of section 301(4), or an officer, employee or
other agent of such a political committee or
candidate, or a national political party commit-
tee, or (II) an officer, employee or other agent
of a connected organization, within the meaning
of section 301(7), acting in its behalf.
In all cases where contributions are made by a person ei-
ther directly or indirectly to or on behalf of a particular
candidate through an intermediary or conduit, the
intermediary or conduit shall report the original source
and the intended recipient of such contribution to the
Commission and to the intended recipient.’’.
(b) Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following:
‘‘(9) When any person, political committee, or
national committee of a political party—
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‘‘(A) solicits or accepts contributions in the
form of a check or money order from any
source, and
‘‘(B) combines the amount of any such
contributions and contributes such combined
amount (or any portion of any such amount or
contribution) to a candidate for Federal office,
or to the authorized agent or authorized politi-
cal committee of such candidate,
then all such solicited or accepted contributions
made through a check or money order shall be made
payable to a specific payee by the original drawer of
the check or money order.’’.
SEVERABILITY
SEC. 13. If any provision of this Act or any amend-
ment made by this Act, or the application of any such
provision to any person or circumstance is held invalid,
the validity of any other such provision, and the applica-
tion of such provision to other 
persons 
and 
cir-
cumstances shall not be affected thereby.
EFFECTIVE DATE
SEC. 14. This Act and the amendments made by this
Act shall become effective on November 4, 1992, and shall
apply to all contributions and expenditures made after
such date.