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107TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3680
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require persons
who make disbursements for certain electioneering communications and
certain mass communications to file information with the Federal Elec-
tion Commission regarding the source of the funds used for the disburse-
ments, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 5, 2002
Ms. HART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on House Administration
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
require persons who make disbursements for certain elec-
tioneering communications and certain mass communica-
tions to file information with the Federal Election Com-
mission regarding the source of the funds used for the
disbursements, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Full Disclosure Cam-
paign Reform Act of 2002’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF SOURCES OF ELECTIONEERING
COMMUNICATIONS 
AND 
TARGETED 
MASS
COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304 of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) DISCLOSURE OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICA-
TIONS AND TARGETED MASS COMMUNICATIONS.—
‘‘(1) STATEMENT
REQUIRED.—Every person
who makes a disbursement for the direct costs of
producing and airing electioneering communications
or targeted mass communications in an aggregate
amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar
year shall, within 24 hours of each disclosure date,
file with the Commission a statement containing the
information described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF STATEMENT.—Each state-
ment required to be filed under this subsection shall
be made under penalty of perjury and shall contain
the following information:
‘‘(A) The identification of the person mak-
ing the disbursement, of any person sharing or
exercising direction or control over the activities
of such person, and of the custodian of the
books and accounts of the person making the
disbursement.
‘‘(B) The principal place of business of the
person making the disbursement, if not an indi-
vidual.
‘‘(C) The amount of each disbursement of
more than $200 during the period covered by
the statement and the identification of the per-
son to whom the disbursement was made.
‘‘(D) The elections to which the election-
eering communications or targeted mass com-
munications pertain and the names (if known)
of the candidates identified or to be identified.
‘‘(E) If the disbursements were paid out of
a segregated bank account which consists of
funds contributed solely by individuals who are
United States citizens or nationals or lawfully
admitted for permanent residence as defined in
section 1101(a)(2) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(2)) directly to
this account for electioneering communications
or targeted mass communications, the names
and addresses of all contributors who contrib-
uted an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more to
that account during the period beginning on the
first day of the preceding calendar year and
ending on the disclosure date. Nothing in this
subparagraph is to be construed as a prohibi-
tion on the use of funds in such a segregated
account for a purpose other than electioneering
communications or targeted mass communica-
tions.
‘‘(F) If the disbursements were paid out of
funds not described in subparagraph (E), the
names and addresses of all contributors who
contributed an aggregate amount of $1,000 or
more to the person making the disbursement
during the period beginning on the first day of
the preceding calendar year and ending on the
disclosure date.
‘‘(3) ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATION.—For
purposes of this subsection—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—(i) The term ‘election-
eering communication’ means any broadcast,
cable, or satellite communication which refers to
a clearly identified candidate for Federal office.
‘‘(ii) If clause (i) is held to be constitu-
tionally insufficient by final judicial decision to
support any regulation promulgated to carry
out the definition of the term ‘electioneering
communication’ under such clause, the term
‘electioneering 
communication’ 
means 
any