‘‘(3) EFFECT
OF
FAILURE
TO
REQUEST
A 
HEARING.—If no hearing is requested, the Adminis-
tration shall make a finding on the charges, and 
shall issue whatever relief the Administration deems 
appropriate under sections 375 and 376. 
‘‘(c) CONCILIATION.— 
‘‘(1) PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING INTO CON-
CILIATION AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If the respondent re-
quests a hearing under subsection (b)(2), the 
Administration shall attempt, for a period that 
does not exceed 60 days (or 15 days if the hear-
ing is requested within 60 days of an election), 
to correct or prevent such violation by informal 
methods of conference, conciliation, and persua-
sion, and to enter into a conciliation agreement 
with the respondent. In the case of a hearing 
that is requested at a time other than within 60 
days of an election, the period for conciliation 
shall not be less than 30 days unless an agree-
ment is reached before then. 
‘‘(B) INCLUSION OF CIVIL MONETARY PEN-
ALTIES.—A conciliation agreement may include 
a requirement that the person involved in such 
conciliation shall pay a civil monetary penalty 
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that does not exceed the amounts set forth in 
subsection (a) of section 375 or, in the case of 
a knowing and willful violation, the amounts set 
forth in subsection (b) of such section. The con-
ciliation agreement may also include the re-
quirement that the person involved consent to 
the terms of a cease-and-desist order, as pro-
vided in section 376. 
‘‘(C) 
REPRESENTATION
BY
GENERAL 
COUNSEL.—The general counsel shall represent 
the Administration in any negotiations for a 
conciliation agreement and any such concilia-
tion agreement shall be subject to the approval 
of the Administration. 
‘‘(D) BAR TO FURTHER ACTION.—A con-
ciliation agreement, unless violated, is a com-
plete bar to any further action by the Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(2) CONFIDENTIALITY.—No action by the Ad-
ministration or any other person, and no informa-
tion derived in connection with any conciliation at-
tempt by the Administration may be made public by 
the Administration, without the written consent of 
the respondent, except that if a conciliation agree-
ment is agreed upon and signed by the Administra-
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tion and the respondent, the Administration shall 
make such agreement public. 
‘‘(3) VIOLATION
OF
CONCILIATION
AGREE-
MENT.—In any case in which a person has entered 
into a conciliation agreement with the Administra-
tion under paragraph (1), the Administration may 
institute a civil action for relief if the Administration 
believes the person has violated any provision of 
such conciliation agreement. Such civil action shall 
be brought in the Federal district court for the dis-
trict in which the respondent resides or has its prin-
cipal place of business, or for the District of Colum-
bia. Such court shall have jurisdiction to issue any 
relief appropriate under sections 375 and 376. For 
the Administration to obtain relief in any such ac-
tion, the Administration need only establish that the 
person has violated, in whole or in part, any require-
ment of such conciliation agreement. 
‘‘(d) HEARING.—At the request of any respondent, 
a hearing on the charges served under subsection (b)(1) 
shall be conducted before an administrative law judge, who 
shall make such findings of fact and conclusions of law 
as the administrative law judge deems appropriate. The 
administrative law judge shall also have the authority to 
impose a civil monetary penalty on the respondent, issue 
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a cease-and-desist order, or both. The decision of the ad-
ministrative law judge shall constitute final agency action 
unless an appeal is taken under subsection (e). 
‘‘(e) APPEAL TO ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) RIGHT TO APPEAL.—The general counsel 
and each respondent shall each have a right to ap-
peal to the Administration from any final determina-
tion made by an administrative law judge. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW
OF
ALJ
DETERMINATIONS.—In 
the event of an appeal under paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministration shall review the determination of the 
administrative law judge to determine whether— 
‘‘(A) a finding of material fact is not sup-
ported by substantial evidence; 
‘‘(B) a conclusion of law is erroneous; 
‘‘(C) the determination of the administra-
tive law judge is contrary to law or to the duly 
promulgated rules or decisions of the Adminis-
tration; 
‘‘(D) a prejudicial error of procedure was 
committed; or 
‘‘(E) the decision or the relief ordered is 
otherwise arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of 
discretion. 
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‘‘(3) FINAL AGENCY ACTION.—The decision of 
the Administration shall constitute final agency ac-
tion. 
‘‘(f) JUDICIAL REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any party aggrieved by a 
final agency action and who has exhausted all ad-
ministrative remedies, including requesting a hearing 
before an administrative law judge and appealing an 
adverse decision of an administrative law judge to 
the Administration, may obtain judicial review of 
such action in the United States Court of Appeals 
for any circuit wherein such person resides or has its 
principal place of business, or in the United States 
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir-
cuit. 
‘‘(2) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—For purposes of con-
ducting the judicial review described in paragraph 
(1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall apply. 
‘‘(3) PETITION FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW.—To ob-
tain judicial review under paragraph (1), an ag-
grieved party described in such paragraph shall file 
a petition with the court during the 30-day period 
beginning on the date on which the order was 
issued. A copy of such petition shall be transmitted 
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forthwith by the clerk of the court to the Adminis-
tration, and thereupon the Administration shall file 
in the court the record upon which the order com-
plained of was entered, as provided in section 2112 
of title 28, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 374. NOTIFICATION OF NONFILERS. 
‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION.—Before taking any action under 
section 373 against any person who has failed to file a 
report required under section 304(a)(2)(A)(iii) for the cal-
endar quarter immediately preceding the election involved, 
or in accordance with section 304(a)(2)(A)(i), the Admin-
istration shall notify the person of such failure to file the 
required reports. 
‘‘(b) OPPORTUNITY FOR RESPONSE.—If a satisfac-
tory response is not received within 4 business days after 
the date of notification, the Administration shall, pursuant 
to section 367(a)(6), publish before the election the name 
of the person and the report or reports such person has 
failed to file. 
‘‘SEC. 375. CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates this 
Act, or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
monetary penalty for each violation which does not exceed 
the greater of $5,000 or an amount equal to any contribu-
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tion or expenditure involved in such violation. Such pen-
alty shall be imposed by the Administration pursuant to 
section 373. 
‘‘(b) KNOWING
AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.—Any 
person who commits a knowing and willful violation of this 
Act, or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, shall be liable to the United States for a civil 
monetary penalty for each violation which does not exceed 
the greater of $10,000 or an amount equal to 200 percent 
of any contribution or expenditure involved in such viola-
tion (or, in the case of a violation of section 320, which 
is not less than 300 percent of the amount involved in 
the violation and is not more than the greater of $50,000 
or 1,000 percent of the amount involved in the violation). 
Such penalty shall be imposed by the Administration pur-
suant to section 373. 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION
OF CIVIL MONETARY PEN-
ALTY.—In determining the amount of a civil monetary 
penalty under this section with respect to a violation de-
scribed in this section, the Administration or an adminis-
trative law judge shall take into account the nature, cir-
cumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation and, with 
respect to the violator, any prior violation, the degree of 
culpability, and such other matters as justice may require. 
‘‘(d) REFERRAL TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administration de-
termines that a knowing and willful violation of this 
Act which is subject to section 379, or a knowing 
and willful violation of chapter 95 or 96 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, has occurred or is about 
to occur, the Administration may refer such appar-
ent violation to the Attorney General without regard 
to any limitations set forth under section 373. 
‘‘(2) REPORTING
BY
THE
ATTORNEY
GEN-
ERAL.—Whenever the Administration refers an ap-
parent violation to the Attorney General, the Attor-
ney General shall report to the Administration any 
action taken by the Attorney General regarding the 
apparent violation. Each report shall be transmitted 
within 60 days after the date the Administration re-
fers an apparent violation, and every 30 days there-
after until the final disposition of the apparent viola-
tion. 
‘‘SEC. 376. CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Administration finds, 
after notice and opportunity for hearing under section 
373, that any person is violating, has violated, or is about 
to violate any provision of this Act, or chapter 95 or 96 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any rule or regu-
lation thereunder, the Administration may publish any 
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findings and enter an order requiring such person, or any 
other person that is, was, or would be a cause of the viola-
tion due to an act or omission the person knew or should 
have known would contribute to such violation, to cease 
and desist from committing or causing such violation and 
any future violation of the same provision, rule, or regula-
tion. Such order may, in addition to requiring a person 
to cease and desist from committing or causing a violation, 
require such person to comply (or to take steps to effect 
compliance) with such provision, rule, or regulation, upon 
such terms and conditions and within such time as the 
Administration may specify in such order. 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY ORDER.—Whenever the Adminis-
tration determines that an alleged violation or threatened 
violation specified in the notice initiating a civil enforce-
ment action under section 373, or the continuation there-
of, is likely to result in violation of this Act, or of chapter 
95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and sub-
stantial harm to the public interest, the Administration 
may apply to the Federal district court for the district in 
which the respondent resides or has its principal place of 
business, in which the alleged or threatened violation oc-
curred or is about to occur, or for the District of Colum-
bia, for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary 
injunction requiring the respondent to cease and desist 
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from the violation or threatened violation and to take such 
action to prevent the violation or threatened violation. The 
Administration may apply for such order without regard 
to any limitation under section 373. 
‘‘SEC. 377. COLLECTION. 
‘‘If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil 
penalty— 
‘‘(1) after the order making the assessment has 
become a final order and such person has not timely 
filed a petition for judicial review of the order in ac-
cordance with section 373(f)(3) or if the order of the 
Administration is upheld after judicial review; or 
‘‘(2) after a court in an action brought under 
section 373(c)(3) has entered a final judgment no 
longer subject to appeal in favor of the Administra-
tion, 
the Attorney General shall recover the amount assessed 
(plus interest at currently prevailing rates from the date 
of the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in section 
373(f)(3) or the date of such final judgment, as the case 
may be) in an action brought in any appropriate district 
court of the United States. In such an action, the validity, 
amount, and appropriateness of such penalty shall not be 
subject to review. 
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‘‘SEC. 378. CONFIDENTIALITY. 
‘‘(a) PRIOR
TO
A
FINDING
OF
REASONABLE 
GROUNDS.—Any proceedings conducted by the Adminis-
tration prior to a finding that there are reasonable 
grounds to believe a violation of the law has occurred or 
is about to occur, including any investigation pursuant to 
section 371 or pursuant to a complaint filed under section 
372, shall be confidential and none of the Administration’s 
records concerning the complaint shall be made public, ex-
cept that the person filing a complaint pursuant to section 
372 is permitted to make such complaint public. 
‘‘(b) 
AFTER
A
FINDING
OF
REASONABLE 
GROUNDS.—Except as provided in subsection (d), if the 
Administration makes a finding pursuant to section 371 
or 372 that there are reasonable grounds to believe that 
a violation of law has occurred or is about to occur— 
‘‘(1) the finding of the Administration as well 
as any complaint filed under section 372, any notice 
of charges, and any answer or similar documents 
filed with the Administration shall be made public; 
and 
‘‘(2) all proceedings conducted before an admin-
istrative law judge under section 373, and all docu-
ments used during such proceedings, shall be made 
public. 
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‘‘(c) AFTER DISMISSAL OF A COMPLAINT OR CON-
CLUSION OF PROCEEDINGS FOLLOWING A FINDING OF 
REASONABLE GROUNDS.—Subject to subsection (d), fol-
lowing the Administration’s dismissal of a complaint filed 
under section 372 or the termination of proceedings fol-
lowing a finding of reasonable grounds under section 371 
or 372, the Administration shall, not later than the date 
that is 30 days after such dismissal or termination, make 
public— 
‘‘(1) the complaint, any notice of charges, and 
any answer or similar documents filed with the Ad-
ministration (unless such information has already 
been made public under subsection (b)(1)); 
‘‘(2) any order setting forth the Administra-
tion’s final action on the complaint; 
‘‘(3) any findings made by the Administration 
in relation to the action; and 
‘‘(4) all documentary materials and testimony 
constituting the record on which the Administration 
relied in taking its actions. 
Subject to subsection (d), the affirmative disclosure re-
quirement of this subsection is without prejudice to the 
right of any person to request and obtain records relating 
to an investigation under section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
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‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF RECORDS
AND PRO-
CEEDINGS OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration shall 
issue regulations providing for the protection of in-
formation the disclosure of which under subsection 
(b) or (c) would impair any person’s constitutionally 
protected right of privacy, freedom of speech, or 
freedom of association. The Administration shall 
also issue regulations addressing the application of 
exemptions from disclosure contained in section 552 
of title 5, United States Code, to records comprising 
the Administration’s investigative files. Such regula-
tions shall consider the need to protect any person’s 
constitutionally protected rights to privacy, freedom 
of speech, and freedom of association, as well as the 
need to make information about the Administra-
tion’s activities and decisions widely accessible to the 
public. 
‘‘(2) 
PETITION
TO
MAINTAIN
CONFIDEN-
TIALITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any person who would 
be adversely affected by any disclosure of infor-
mation about the person made pursuant to sub-
section (b) or (c), or by the conduct in public 
of a hearing or other proceeding conducted pur-
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suant to section 373, shall have the right to pe-
tition the Administration to maintain the con-
fidentiality of such information or such pro-
ceeding on the ground that such information 
falls within the scope of any exemption from 
disclosure contained in section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, or is prohibited from dis-
closure under the Administration’s regulations, 
the Constitution, or any other provision of law. 
Upon the receipt of such petition, the Adminis-
tration shall make a prompt determination 
whether the information should be kept con-
fidential, and shall withhold such information 
from disclosure pending this determination. The 
Administration shall notify the petitioner in 
writing of the determination. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Administration 
shall prescribe regulations governing the consid-
eration of petitions under this paragraph. Such 
regulations shall provide for public notice of the 
pendancy of any petition filed under subpara-
graph (A) and the right of any interested party 
to respond to or comment on such petition. 
‘‘(e) PENALTIES.—Any member or employee of the 
Administration, or any other person, who violates the pro-
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visions of this section shall be fined not more than $2,000. 
Any such member, employee, or other person who know-
ingly and willfully violates the provisions of this section 
shall be fined not more than $5,000. 
‘‘SEC. 379. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
‘‘(a) KNOWING
AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.—Any 
person who knowingly and willfully commits a violation of 
any provision of this Act that involves the making, receiv-
ing, or reporting of any contribution, donation, or expendi-
ture— 
‘‘(1) aggregating $25,000 or more during a cal-
endar year shall be fined under title 18, United 
States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 
years, or both; or 
‘‘(2) aggregating $2,000 or more (but less than 
$25,000) during a calendar year shall be fined under 
such title, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, 
or both. 
‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS
OR EXPENDITURES
BY NA-
TIONAL BANKS, CORPORATIONS, OR LABOR ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—In the case of a knowing and willful violation of 
section 316(b)(3), the penalties set forth in subsection (a) 
shall apply to each violation involving an amount aggre-
gating $250 or more during a calendar year. Such a viola-
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tion of section 316(b)(3) may incorporate a violation of 
section 317(a), 320, or 321. 
‘‘(c) FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION OF CAM-
PAIGN AUTHORITY.—In the case of a knowing and willful 
violation of section 322, the penalties set forth in sub-
section (a) shall apply without regard to whether the mak-
ing, receiving, or reporting of a contribution or expendi-
ture of $1,000 or more is involved. 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN NAME OF 
ANOTHER.—Any person who knowingly and willfully com-
mits a violation of section 320 involving an amount aggre-
gating more than $10,000 during a calendar year shall 
be— 
‘‘(1) imprisoned for not more than 2 years if 
the amount is less than $25,000 and subject to im-
prisonment under subsection (a) if the amount is 
$25,000 or more; 
‘‘(2) fined not less than 300 percent of the 
amount involved in the violation and not more than 
the greater of— 
‘‘(A) $50,000; or 
‘‘(B) 1,000 percent of the amount involved 
in the violation; or 
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‘‘(3) both imprisoned as provided under para-
graph (1) and fined as provided under paragraph 
(2). 
‘‘(e) EFFECT OF CONCILIATION AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) EVIDENCE OF LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND 
INTENT.—In any criminal action brought for a viola-
tion of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 
96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any de-
fendant may evidence their lack of knowledge or in-
tent to commit the alleged violation by introducing 
as evidence a conciliation agreement entered into be-
tween the defendant and the Administration under 
section 373(c)(1) which specifically deals with the 
act or failure to act constituting such violation and 
which is still in effect. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION
BY
COURTS.—In any 
criminal action brought for a violation of any provi-
sion of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986, the court before which 
such action is brought shall take into account, in 
weighing the seriousness of the violation and in con-
sidering the appropriateness of the penalty to be im-
posed if the defendant is found guilty, whether— 
‘‘(A) the specific act or failure to act which 
constitutes the violation for which the action 
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was brought is the subject of a conciliation 
agreement entered into between the defendant 
and the Administration under section 373(c)(1); 
‘‘(B) the conciliation agreement is in ef-
fect; and 
‘‘(C) the defendant is, with respect to the 
violation involved, in compliance with the concil-
iation agreement. 
‘‘SEC. 380. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS. 
‘‘No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished 
for any violation of this Act, unless the indictment is found 
or the information is instituted within 5 years after the 
date of the violation. 
‘‘SEC. 381. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For each fiscal year, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Administration such sums as may be 
necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions 
under this Act and under chapters 95 and 96 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
SEC. 102. EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE POSITIONS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE LEVEL III POSITION.— 
Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Chair, Federal Election Administration.’’. 
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sources that the Attorney General would require to effec-
tively enforce such criminal provisions. 
SEC. 104. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON APPROPRIATE 
FUNDING LEVELS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct an ongoing study on the level of fund-
ing that constitutes an adequate level of resources for the 
Federal Election Administration to competently execute 
the responsibilities imposed on the Administration by this 
Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and once every 2 years there-
after, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget and Congress 
a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) to-
gether with recommendations for such legislation and ad-
ministrative action as the Comptroller General determines 
to be appropriate. 
SEC. 105. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT AGENCY.—Section 104 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) the Federal Election Administration.’’. 
(b) COVERAGE UNDER INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT.— 
Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Election 
Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Election Administra-
tion’’. 
(c) COVERAGE
OF
PERSONNEL
UNDER
HATCH 
ACT.—Section 7323(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Federal Elec-
tion Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Election 
Administration’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I), by striking ‘‘Fed-
eral Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
Election Administration’’. 
(d) REMOVAL OF EXCLUSION FROM SENIOR EXECU-
TIVE SERVICE.—Section 3132(a)(1) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and 
by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as sub-
paragraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively. 
(e) SUBTITLE A.—Title III of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting before section 301 the following: 
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‘‘Subtitle A—General Provisions’’. 
TITLE II—TRANSITION 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 201. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS OF FEDERAL ELEC-
TION COMMISSION. 
There are transferred to the Federal Election Admin-
istration established under section 351 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 101) 
all functions that the Federal Election Commission exer-
cised before the date described in section 206(a). 
SEC. 202. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY, RECORDS, AND PER-
SONNEL. 
(a) PROPERTY AND RECORDS.—The contracts, liabil-
ities, records, property, and other assets and interests of, 
or made available in connection with, the offices and func-
tions of the Federal Election Commission which are trans-
ferred by this title are transferred to the Federal Election 
Administration. 
(b) PERSONNEL.—The personnel employed in con-
nection with the offices and functions of the Federal Elec-
tion Commission which are transferred by this title are 
transferred to the Federal Election Administration. 
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SEC. 203. REPEALS. 
(a) PROVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAM-
PAIGN ACT OF 1971.—The following provisions of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 are repealed: 
(1) Section 306 (52 U.S.C. 30106). 
(2) Section 307 (52 U.S.C. 30107). 
(3) Section 308 (52 U.S.C. 30108). 
(4) Section 309 (52 U.S.C. 30109). 
(5) Section 310 (52 U.S.C. 30110). 
(6) Section 311 (52 U.S.C. 30111). 
(7) Section 314 (52 U.S.C. 30115). 
(8) Section 406 (52 U.S.C. 30145). 
(b) OTHER PROVISIONS.—Section 403 of the Bipar-
tisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 30110 
note) is repealed. 
SEC. 204. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 301, by striking paragraph (10) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(10) The term ‘Administration’ means the Federal 
Election Administration.’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commission’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Administration’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
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(3) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and inserting 
‘‘Administration’’ each place it appears. 
(b) Section 3502(1)(B) of title 44, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Election Administration’’. 
(c) Section 207(j)(7)(B)(i) of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘the Federal Election Com-
mission by a former officer or employee of the Federal 
Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Election 
Administration by a former officer or employee of the Fed-
eral Election Commission or the Federal Election Admin-
istration’’. 
(d) Section 103 of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Election Administration’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘the Federal 
Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Election Administration’’. 
(e)(1) Section 9002(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Administration’ means the Fed-
eral Election Administration established under sec-
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tion 351 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971.’’. 
(2) Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministration’’ each place it appears. 
(f)(1) Section 9032(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘Administration’ means the Fed-
eral Election Administration established under sec-
tion 351 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971.’’. 
(2) Chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Ad-
ministration’’ each place it appears. 
(g) Section 3(c) of the Voting Accessibility for the 
Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(c)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Federal Election Commis-
sion’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Election Adminis-
tration’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Commission’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Administration’’; and 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Federal Elec-
tion Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Election 
Administration’’. 
(h) Section 6(a)(9) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)(9)) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Election Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
Election Administration’’. 
SEC. 205. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS. 
(a) REGULATIONS ON DISCLOSURE OF ELECTION-
EERING COMMUNICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date that is 
90 days after enactment of this Act, the regulations 
on disclosure of electioneering communications 
adopted by the Federal Election Commission and 
published in the Federal Register at page 419 of vol-
ume 68 on January 3, 2003, and at page 5057 of 
volume 68 on January 31, 2003, as amended at 
page 72913 of volume 72 on December 26, 2007, 
are repealed. 
(2) NEW
REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Federal Election Commission shall promulgate new 
regulations on disclosure of electioneering commu-
nications under section 304(f) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)). 
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The regulations promulgated under this paragraph 
shall require the disclosure of the identification of all 
persons who make a contribution to a person who 
makes an electioneering communication and shall 
not limit such disclosure to only to persons who 
make contributions for the purpose of furthering 
electioneering communications, or any similar limita-
tion on the scope of such disclosure. 
(b) REGULATIONS ON SOLICITATIONS AT NON-FED-
ERAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective on the date that is 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the regulations on participation by Federal can-
didates and officeholders at non-Federal fundraising 
events adopted by the Federal Election Commission 
and published in the Federal Register at page 24383 
of volume 75 on May 5, 2010, are repealed. 
(2) NEW
REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 
days after enactment of this Act, the Federal Elec-
tion Commission shall promulgate new regulations 
on participation by Federal candidates and office-
holders in non-Federal fundraising events. The regu-
lations shall limit the participation by Federal can-
didates and officeholders in such events to attend-
ing, speaking, or being a featured guest at a fund-
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raising event for a State, district, or local committee 
of a political party, and shall not allow Federal can-
didates and officeholders to participate in or solicit 
funds at any other fundraising event where non-Fed-
eral funds are raised. 
SEC. 206. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in section 205, 
this title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) TERMINATION OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION COM-
MISSION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of, or 
amendment made by, this Act, the members of the Federal 
Election Commission shall be removed from office on the 
date described in subsection (a). 
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