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[Q]: SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) the Las Vegas Valley in the State of Nevada is the 
        fastest growing community in the United States;
            (2) helicopter tour operations are conflicting with the 
        needs of long-established residential communities in the 
        Valley; and
            (3) the designation of a public heliport in the Valley that 
        would reduce conflicts between helicopter tour operators and 
        residential communities is in the public interest.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to provide a suitable 
location for the establishment of a commercial service heliport 
facility to serve the Las Vegas Valley in the State of Nevada while 
minimizing and mitigating the impact of air tours on the Sloan Canyon 
National Conservation Area and North McCullough Mountains Wilderness.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Conservation area.--The term ``Conservation Area'' 
        means the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area established 
        by section 604(a) of the Clark County Conservation of Public 
        Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2010).
            (2) County.--The term ``County'' means Clark County, 
        Nevada.
            (3) Helicopter tour.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``helicopter tour'' means 
                a commercial helicopter tour operated for profit.
                    (B) Exclusion.--The term ``helicopter tour'' does 
                not include a helicopter tour that is carried out to 
                assist a Federal, State, or local agency.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.
            (5) Wilderness.--The term ``Wilderness'' means the North 
        McCullough Mountains Wilderness established by section 
        202(a)(13) of the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and 
        Natural Resources Act of 2002 (116 Stat. 2000).
    (d) Conveyance.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall convey to the County, subject to valid 
existing rights, for no consideration, all right, title, and interest 
of the United States in and to the parcel of land described in 
subsection (e).
    (e) Description of Land.--The parcel of land to be conveyed under 
subsection (d) is the parcel of approximately 229 acres of land 
depicted as tract A on the map entitled ``Clark County Public Heliport 
Facility'' and dated May 3, 2004.
    (f) Use of Land.--
            (1) In general.--The parcel of land conveyed under 
        subsection (d)--
                    (A) shall be used by the County for the operation 
                of a heliport facility under the conditions stated in 
                paragraphs (2) and (3); and
                    (B) shall not be disposed of by the County.
            (2) Imposition of fees.--
                    (A) In general.--Any operator of a helicopter tour 
                originating from or concluding at the parcel of land 
                described in subsection (e) shall pay to the Clark 
                County Department of Aviation a $3 conservation fee for 
                each passenger on the helicopter tour if any portion of 
                the helicopter tour occurs over the Conservation Area.
                    (B) Disposition of funds.--Any amounts collected 
                under subparagraph (A) shall be deposited in a special 
                account in the Treasury of the United States, which 
                shall be available to the Secretary, without further 
                appropriation, for the management of cultural, 
                wildlife, and wilderness resources on public land in 
                the State of Nevada.
            (3) Flight path.--Except for safety reasons, any helicopter 
        tour originating or concluding at the parcel of land described 
        in subsection (e) that flies over the Conservation Area shall 
        not fly--
                    (A) over any area in the Conservation Area except 
                the area that is between 3 and 5 miles north of the 
                latitude of the southernmost boundary of the 
                Conservation Area;
                    (B) lower than 1,000 feet over the eastern segments 
                of the boundary of the Conservation Area; or
                    (C) lower than 500 feet over the western segments 
                of the boundary of the Conservation Area.
            (4) Reversion.--If the County ceases to use any of the land 
        described in subsection (d) for the purpose described in 
        paragraph (1)(A) and under the conditions stated in paragraphs 
        (2) and (3)--
                    (A) title to the parcel shall revert to the United 
                States, at the option of the United States; and
                    (B) the County shall be responsible for any 
                reclamation necessary to revert the parcel to the 
                United States.
    (g) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary shall require, as a 
condition of the conveyance under subsection (d), that the County pay 
the administrative costs of the conveyance, including survey costs and 
any other costs associated with the transfer of title.
[A]: Requires the Secretary of the Interior to convey a specified parcel of Federal land to Clark County, Nevada, for operation of a commercial heliport facility. Prohibits the disposal of such conveyed land by the County.

Establishes a conservation fee for, and restricts the flight path of, helicopter tours originating from or concluding at the conveyed land which fly over the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area. Requires collected fees to be deposited into a special account in the Treasury for use by the Secretary for cultural, wildlife, and wilderness resources management on public lands in Nevada.

Provides that title to the conveyed land shall revert to the United States if the County ceases to use the land for the purpose described in this Act. Makes the County responsible for any reclamation necessary for reversion.

Directs the Secretary to require the County to pay the administrative costs of conveying the land.


[Q]: SECTION 1. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 is 
amended by inserting after section 115 (7 U.S.C. 1445k) the following 
new section:
``SEC. 116. CONSERVATION FLEX PROGRAM OPTION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a voluntary 
conservation flex program option to assist producers of agricultural 
commodities in adopting integrated, site-specific farm management plans 
through the reduction of farm program barriers to resource stewardship 
practices and systems.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            ``(1) The term `program' means the conservation flex 
        program option established under this section.
            ``(2) The term `plan' means a site-specific farm management 
        plan prepared by the producer and approved by the Secretary.
            ``(3) The term `alternative crops' means experimental and 
        industrial crops which conserve soil and water.
            ``(4) The term `breeding cattle' means bulls, dams, and 
        heifers held solely for the production of calves, but shall not 
        include weaned calves being grown for slaughter or dairy 
        cattle.
            ``(5) The term `legume' means any legume, including 
        alfalfa, clover, lentils, lupine, medic, peas, soybeans, and 
        vetch grown for use as a forage, green manure, or biomass 
        feedstock, but not including any pulse crop from which the 
        seeds are harvested and sold for purposes other than use as 
        seed for planting.
            ``(6) The term `resource-conserving crop' means legumes, 
        grasses, brassica cover crops and forages, alternative crops, 
        any interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops, any 
        interseeded or relay-planted combination of such crops and 
        small grains, and such other crops as the Secretary may 
        designate.
            ``(7) The term `resource-conserving crop rotation' means a 
        crop rotation which includes at least one resource-conserving 
        crop and that reduces erosion, maintains or improves soil 
        fertility, tilth and structure, interrupts pest cycles, or 
        conserves water.
            ``(8) The term `rotational grazing' means planting forage, 
        dividing pastures into paddocks, and using grazing rotations to 
        increase forage quality and production, improve vegetative 
        cover, and reduce sediment and nutrient runoff.
            ``(9) The term `small grains' means any small grain, 
        including barley, buckwheat, oats, rye, spelt, and triticale, 
        but not including wheat, except for wheat grown for nonhuman 
        consumption.
            ``(10) The term `special conservation practices' means 
        field borders, contour grass strips, grass waterways, filter 
        strips, grass windbreaks, buffer areas, wildlife habitat 
        plantings, habitat plantings for beneficial organisms that aid 
        in the control of pests, and such other practices as the 
        Secretary may designate.
    ``(c) Eligible Producers.--To be eligible to participate in the 
program, a producer must prepare and submit to the Secretary for 
approval a site-specific farm management plan, which may at the 
producer's option be integrated with any conservation plan developed 
pursuant to section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3812) and any other conservation or natural resource plan required for 
producer participation in any program within the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary.
    ``(d) Agreements.--Upon the approval of a plan submitted by a 
producer under subsection (c), the Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with the producer that specifies the crop acreage bases being 
enrolled in the program. The agreement shall be for a period of not 
less than one year, nor more than seven years, as determined by the 
producer. The agreement may be renewed upon the mutual agreement of the 
Secretary and the producer.
    ``(e) Producer Responsibilities Under Agreement.--Under the terms 
of an agreement entered into under subsection (d), a producer shall 
agree--
            ``(1) to actively comply with the terms and conditions of 
        the applicable plan, as approved by the Secretary;
            ``(2) to devote to a resource-conserving crop--
                    ``(A) not less than 15 percent of the crop acreage 
                bases of the producer enrolled under such program; or
                    ``(B) not less than 15 percent of the producer's 
                total crop acres, if the sum of resource-conserving 
                crop acres on non-base acres and total crop acreage 
                bases on the farm does not exceed the county average 
                base-to-cropland ratio; and
            ``(3) to keep such records as the Secretary may reasonably 
        require for purposes of program evaluation.
    ``(f) Requirements of the Plan.--To be approved by the Secretary, a 
plan submitted by a producer must--
            ``(1) specify the crop acreage bases the producer chooses 
        to enroll in the program;
            ``(2) describe the resource-conserving crop rotation, 
        special conservation practices, rotational grazing, or biomass 
        production operations and practices to be implemented and 
        maintained on such acreage during the agreement period which 
        fulfill the purposes of the program;
            ``(3) contain a schedule for the implementation, 
        improvement and maintenance of the resource-conserving crop 
        rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing, 
        or biomass operations and practices described in the plan; and
            ``(4) contain such other terms as the Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(g) Program Administration, Certification, and Termination.--
            ``(1) Program administration, technical assistance, and 
        flexibility.--
                    ``(A) Administration.--The program shall be 
                administered by the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Technical assistance.--In administering the 
                program, the Secretary, in consultation with the local 
                conservation districts and any State or local 
                authorities deemed appropriate by the Secretary, shall 
                provide technical assistance to a producer in 
                developing and implementing a plan, evaluating the 
                effectiveness of a plan, and assessing the costs and 
                benefits of farming operations and practices. If 
                requested by a producer, the Secretary shall provide 
                technical assistance to help the producer comply with 
                Federal, State, and local requirements designed to 
                protect soil, wetlands, wildlife habitat, the quality 
                of ground water and surface water, or other natural 
                resources.
                    ``(C) Flexibility.--In administering the program, 
                the Secretary shall provide sufficient flexibility for 
                a producer to revise the producer's plan to respond to 
                changes in market conditions, weather, or technology or 
                to adjust and modify the farming operation, except that 
                such revisions must be consistent with the purposes of 
                the program and approved by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary shall certify producer 
        compliance with the terms and conditions of the plan.
            ``(3) Termination.--The Secretary may terminate an 
        agreement entered into with a producer under this program if--
                    ``(A) the producer agrees to such termination; or
                    ``(B) the producer violates the terms and 
                conditions of such agreement.
    ``(h) Program Rules.--
            ``(1) Base and yield protection.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce crop acreage 
        bases or farm program payment yields as a result of the 
        planting of a resource-conserving crop.
            ``(2) Payment acres.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, the Secretary shall not reduce any farm program loans, 
        payments, or benefits of a program participant as a result of 
        the planting of a resource-conserving crop.
            ``(3) Payment rate.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Secretary shall provide deficiency payments on 
        resource-conserving crop acreage eligible for payments at a 
        rate not less than the projected deficiency payment rate, as 
        determined and announced each year by the Secretary prior to 
        the period during which producers may agree to participate in 
        the program.
            ``(4) Payment acre protection.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, the Secretary shall not reduce the payment 
        acres or the established price for a program participant who 
        has entered into an agreement with the Secretary for a fixed 
        period of time.
            ``(5) Resource-conserving crops on normal flex acreage.--
        Acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this program 
        may, at the discretion of the producer, be designated as normal 
        flex acreage.
            ``(6) Adjustments in production adjustment requirements.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
        make fair and equitable adjustments in acreage limitation 
        requirements applicable to a producer participating in the 
        program giving due consideration to crop rotation, special 
        conservation practices, rotational grazing, biomass production, 
        and other appropriate factors resulting from the implementation 
        of a plan. If the Secretary determines that the reduction in 
        program crop production on a participating farm referred to in 
        the preceding sentence will equal or exceed any reduction in 
        crop production which, in the absence of participation in the 
        program, would occur as a result of acreage limitation 
        requirements, the Secretary shall waive such acreage limitation 
        requirements for the farm. If the resource conserving crop 
        includes a farm program feed grain crop planted on the base 
        acres of another farm program feed grain crop, the Secretary 
        shall take into account the established or county average yield 
        of the two feed grains for the purposes of making the 
        adjustment or waiver.
            ``(7) Total base acreage flexibility.--Notwithstanding any 
        other provision of law, the Secretary shall allow participants 
        in this program to plant farm program crops and oilseeds in any 
        proportion on a producer's total acreage of farm program crop 
        base and historic oilseeds acreage without affecting farm 
        program payments.
            ``(8) Crop insurance.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of law, acreage devoted to resource-conserving crops under this 
        program shall be eligible for crop insurance pursuant to the 
        Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
            ``(9) Haying and grazing restriction.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall not make any 
                farm program payments to a producer, who is otherwise 
                eligible to receive such payments, for acreage enrolled 
                in the program if the producer, during the consecutive 
                five month period in each State in which haying and 
                grazing of conserving use acres may be prohibited under 
                the provisions of this Act, grazes breeding cattle or 
                nursing calves or harvests and sells hay on payment 
                acres.
                    ``(B) Transition option.--The restriction in 
                subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of a 
                producer who agrees to retire all base acreage enrolled 
                in the program at the end of the agreement period.
                    ``(C) Emergency haying and grazing.--The Secretary 
                shall release acreage devoted to resource-conserving 
                crops for emergency haying and grazing as the result of 
                a natural disaster when the Secretary permits unlimited 
                haying and grazing on--
                            ``(i) reduced acreage under this Act;
                            ``(ii) acreage devoted to a conservation 
                        use under this Act;
                            ``(iii) acreage diverted from production 
                        under a land diversion program established 
                        under this Act; or
                            ``(iv) acreage enrolled in the conservation 
                        reserve program under the Food Security Act of 
                        1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).''.
    (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1451 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5822) is repealed.
[A]: Amends the Agricultural Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary conservation flex program which will permit producers to adopt integrated site-specific farm management plans.  Includes within such plans resource-conserving crops, crop rotation, and rotational grazing.


[Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Reform and 
Disclosure Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) Election cycle.--The term `election cycle' means--
                    ``(A) in the case of a candidate or the authorized 
                committees of a candidate, the period beginning on the 
                day after the date of the most recent general election 
                for the specific office or seat that the candidate 
                seeks and ending on the date of the next general 
                election for that office or seat; and
                    ``(B) in the case of all other persons, the period 
                beginning on the first day following the date of the 
                last general election and ending on the date of the 
                next general election.
            ``(21) Senate candidate.--The term `Senate candidate' means 
        a candidate who seeks nomination for election, or election, to 
        the Senate.
            ``(22) Campaign expense.--The term `campaign expense' means 
        an expense that is attributable solely to a bona fide campaign 
        purpose.
            ``(23) Inherently personal purpose.--The term `inherently 
        personal purpose' means a purpose that, by its nature, confers 
        a personal benefit on a candidate, including a home mortgage 
        rent or utility payment, clothing purchase, noncampaign 
        automobile expense, country club membership, vacation, or trip 
        of a noncampaign nature, household food item, tuition payment, 
        admission to a sporting event, concert, theater, or other form 
        of entertainment not associated with a campaign, dues, fees, or 
        contribution to a health club or recreational facility, and any 
        other inherently personal living expense as determined under a 
        regulation issued under section 326.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF OUT-OF-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS BY 
              SENATE CANDIDATES.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 324. LIMITATION ON ACCEPTANCE OF OUT-OF-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS BY 
              SENATE CANDIDATES.

    ``A Senate candidate and the candidate's authorized committees 
shall not accept, during an election cycle, contributions from persons 
other than individuals residing in the candidate's State in an amount 
exceeding 40 percent of the total amount of contributions accepted 
during the election cycle.''.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT FROM CAMPAIGNS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS BY 
              SENATE CANDIDATES AND IMMEDIATE FAMILIES OF SENATE 
              CANDIDATES.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.) (as amended by section 3) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 325. LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT FROM CAMPAIGNS FOR 
              CONTRIBUTIONS BY SENATE CANDIDATES AND IMMEDIATE FAMILIES 
              OF SENATE CANDIDATES.

    ``(a) In General.--The aggregate amount of contributions to an 
eligible Senate candidate or the candidate's authorized committees from 
the sources described in subsection (b) that may be reimbursed during 
an election cycle to the candidate or the candidate's immediate family 
shall not exceed $250,000.
    ``(b) Sources.--A source is described in this subsection if the 
source is--
            ``(1) personal funds of the candidate and members of the 
        candidate's immediate family; or
            ``(2) personal loans incurred by the candidate and members 
        of the candidate's immediate family.
    ``(c) Indexing.--The $250,000 amount under subsection (a) shall be 
increased as of the beginning of each calendar year based on the 
increase in the price index determined under section 315(c), except 
that the base period shall be calendar year 1996.''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTION ON USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS BY SENATE CANDIDATES FOR 
              PERSONAL PURPOSES.

    (a) Restriction.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) (as amended by section 4) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 326. RESTRICTION ON USE OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS BY SENATE CANDIDATES 
              FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Restriction.--A Senate candidate who accepts a contribution--
            ``(1) shall use the contribution only to pay a legitimate 
        and verifiable campaign expense; and
            ``(2) shall not use the contributions to pay any inherently 
        personal purpose.
    ``(b) Regulation.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue a regulation 
implementing subsection (a).''.
    (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply to all contributions possessed by a candidate on the date 
of enactment of this Act and thereafter.

SEC. 6. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL USE OF THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE.

    Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
                    ``(A) A Member of Congress shall not mail any mass 
                mailing as franked mail during a year in which there 
                will be an election for the seat held by the Member 
                during the period between January 1 of that year and 
                the date of the general election for that Office, 
                unless the Member has made a public announcement that 
                the Member will not be a candidate for election to any 
                Federal office in that year (including the office held 
                by the Member).''.

SEC. 7. DECREASE IN PAC CONTRIBUTION LIMIT; INDEXING OF LIMITS.

    Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ``$5,000'' and 
        inserting ``$1,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) Indexing.--The $1,000 amounts under paragraphs (1)(A) 
        and (2)(A) shall be increased as of the beginning of each 
        calendar year based on the increase in the price index 
        determined under subsection (c), except that the base period 
        shall be calendar year 1996.''.

SEC. 8. RESTRICTION ON ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY POLITICAL PARTY 
              COMMITTEES.

    Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431 et seq.) (as amended by section 5) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``SEC. 327. RESTRICTION ON ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY POLITICAL 
              PARTY COMMITTEES.

    ``It shall be unlawful for a committee of a political party to 
accept a contribution on the condition that the contribution be used to 
make a contribution to or an expenditure on behalf of a particular 
candidate.''.

SEC. 9. UNLIMITED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A POLITICAL PARTY AND MEMBERS 
              OF THE POLITICAL PARTY.

    Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4)(A) For purposes of applying the limitations under paragraphs 
(2) and (3), in determining the amount of expenditures made by a 
national committee of a political party or a State committee of a 
political party (including any subordinate committee of a State 
committee), there shall be excluded any amount spent by the committee 
for communications to the extent the communications are made to members 
of the political party.
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual shall be 
considered to be a `member' of a political party if--
            ``(i) the individual is registered to vote as a member of 
        the party;
            ``(ii) there is a public record that the individual voted 
        in the primary election of the political party in the most 
        recent primary election; or
            ``(iii) the individual has indicated in writing that the 
        individual is a member of the political party.''.

SEC. 10. PROMOTION OF STATE AND LOCAL PARTY ACTIVITY.

    (a) Contributions.--Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (xiii) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (xiv) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(xv) the payment by a State or local committee of a 
        political party for--
                    ``(I) the listing of the slate of the political 
                party's candidates, including the communication of the 
                slate to the public;
                    ``(II) the mailing of materials for or on behalf of 
                specific candidates by volunteers (including labeling 
                envelopes or affixing postage or other indicia to 
                particular pieces of mail), other than the mailing of 
                materials to a commercial list;
                    ``(III) conducting a telephone bank for or on 
                behalf of specific candidates staffed by volunteers; or
                    ``(IV) the distribution of collateral materials 
                (such as pins, bumper stickers, handbills, brochures, 
                posters, party tabloids, and yard signs) for or on 
                behalf of specific candidates (whether by volunteers or 
                otherwise).''.
    (b) Expenditures.--Section 301(9)(B) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ix) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (x) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(xi) the payment by a State or local committee of a 
        political party for--
                    ``(I) the listing of the slate of the political 
                party's candidates, including the communication of the 
                slate to the public;
                    ``(II) the mailing of materials for or on behalf of 
                specific candidates by volunteers (including labeling 
                envelopes or affixing postage or other indicia to 
                particular pieces of mail), other than the mailing of 
                materials to a commercial list;
                    ``(III) conducting a telephone bank for or on 
                behalf of specific candidates staffed by volunteers; or
                    ``(IV) the distribution of collateral materials 
                (such as pins, bumper stickers, handbills, brochures, 
                posters, party tabloids, and yard signs) for or on 
                behalf of specific candidates (whether by volunteers or 
                otherwise).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 301(8)(B)(x) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)(x)) is amended by 
striking ``in connection with volunteer activities on behalf of 
nominees of such party'' and inserting ``in connection with State or 
local activities, other than any payment described in clause (xv)''.
    (2) Section 301(9)(B)(viii) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)(viii)) is amended by striking ``in connection 
with volunteer activities on behalf of nominees of such party'' and 
inserting ``in connection with State or local activities, other than 
any payment described in clause (xi)''.

SEC. 11. RELIEF OF SMALL PACS FROM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 304(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``political committee'' 
the following: ``(except a multicandidate political committee or 
separate segregated fund that has not, during an election cycle, as of 
any date within the election cycle, accepted contributions or made 
expenditures in an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000)''.

SEC. 12. RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES RELATING TO THE PAYMENT AND USE OF LABOR 
              ORGANIZATION DUES.

    (a) Payment of Dues.--
            (1) Rights of employees.--Section 7 of the National Labor 
        Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking 
        ``membership'' and all that follows and inserting the 
        following: ``the payment to a labor organization of dues or 
        fees related to collective bargaining, contract administration, 
        or grievance adjustment necessary to performing the duties of 
        exclusive representation as a condition of employment as 
        authorized in section 8(a)(3).''.
            (2) Unfair labor practices.--Section 8(a)(3) of the 
        National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(3)) is amended 
        by striking ``membership therein'' and inserting ``the payment 
        to such labor organization of dues or fees related to 
        collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance 
        adjustment necessary to performing the duties of exclusive 
        representation''.
    (b) Requirements for Use of Dues for Certain Purposes.--
            (1) Written agreement.--Section 8 of the National Labor 
        Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
    ``(h)(1) An employee subject to an agreement between an employer 
and a labor organization requiring the payment of dues or fees to such 
organization as authorized in subsection (a)(3) may not be required to 
pay to such organization, nor may such organization accept payment of, 
any dues or fees not related to collective bargaining, contract 
administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to performing the 
duties of exclusive representation unless the employee has agreed to 
pay such dues or fees in a signed written agreement that shall be 
renewed between the first day of September and the first day of October 
of each year.
    ``(2) Such signed written agreement shall include a ratio, 
certified by an independent auditor, of the dues or fees related to 
collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment 
necessary to performing the duties of exclusive representation and the 
dues or fees related to other purposes.''.
            (2) Written assignment.--Section 302(c)(4) of the Labor 
        Management Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 186) is amended by 
        inserting before the semicolon the following: ``: Provided 
        further, That no amount may be deducted for dues unrelated to 
        collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance 
        adjustment necessary to performing the duties of exclusive 
        representation unless a written assignment authorizes such a 
        deduction''.
    (c) Notice to Employees Relating to the Payment and Use of Dues.--
Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) (as 
amended by subsection (b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(i)(1) An employer shall post a notice that informs the employees 
of their rights under section 7 of this Act and clarifies to such 
employees that an agreement requiring the payment of dues or fees to a 
labor organization as a condition of employment as authorized in 
subsection (a)(3) may only require that employees pay to such 
organization any dues or fees related to collective bargaining, 
contract administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to 
performing the duties of exclusive representation. A copy of such 
notice shall be provided to each employee not later than 10 days after 
the first day of employment.
    ``(2) The notice described in paragraph (1) shall be of such size 
and in such form as the Board shall prescribe and shall be posted in 
conspicuous places in and about the plants and offices of such 
employer, including all places where notices to employees are 
customarily posted.''.
    (d) Employee Participation in the Affairs of a Labor 
Organization.--Section 8(b)(1) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 158(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``therein;'' and inserting the 
following: ``therein, except that, an employee who is subject to an 
agreement between an employer and a labor organization requiring as a 
condition of employment the payment of dues or fees to such 
organization as authorized in subsection (a)(3) and who pays such dues 
or fees shall have the same right to participate in the affairs of the 
organization related to collective bargaining, contract administration, 
or grievance adjustment as any member of the organization;''.
    (e) Disclosure to Employees.--
            (1) Expenses reporting.--Section 201(b) of the Labor-
        Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
        431(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Every 
        labor organization shall be required to attribute and report 
        expenses by function classification in such detail as necessary 
        to allow the members of such organization or the employees 
        required to pay any dues or fees to such organization to 
        determine whether such expenses were related to collective 
        bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment 
        necessary to performing the duties of exclusive representation 
        or were related to other purposes.''.
            (2) Report information.--Section 201(c) of the Labor-
        Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
        431(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``and employees required to pay 
                any dues or fees to such organization'' after 
                ``members'';
                    (B) by striking ``suit of any member of such 
                organization'' and inserting ``suit of any member of 
                such organization or employee required to pay any dues 
                or fees to such organization''; and
                    (C) by striking ``such member'' and inserting 
                ``such member or employee''.
            (3) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe 
        such regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments 
        made by this subsection not later than 120 days after the date 
        of enactment of this Act.
    (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, except that the requirements contained in the 
amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall take effect 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 13. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    (a) Civil Action.--The Federal Election Commission, a political 
committee under title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
or any individual eligible to vote in any election for the office of 
President of the United States may bring a civil action in United 
States district court to determine the constitutionality of any 
provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
    (b) Hearing by 3-Judge Court.--Immediately upon commencement of a 
civil action under subsection (a), a district court of 3 judges shall 
be convened to decide the action pursuant to section 2284 of title 28, 
United States Code.
    (c) Direct Appeal to Supreme Court.--An appeal of an interlocutory 
order or final judgment, decree, or order in a civil action under 
subsection (a) may be taken directly to the Supreme Court not later 
than 20 days after the entry of the judgment, decree, or order.
    (d) Expedited Review by Supreme Court.--The Supreme Court shall 
accept jurisdiction over, advance on the docket, and expedite to the 
greatest extent possible an appeal under subsection (c).
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Campaign Finance Reform and Disclosure Act of 1996 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit acceptance of out-of-State contributions by Senate candidates. 
Limits reimbursement from campaigns for contributions by Senate candidates and the immediate families of Senate candidates.  Restricts the use of campaign funds by Senate candidates for personal purposes. 
Limits congressional use of the franking privilege during a year in which there will be an election for the seat held by the member unless the member makes a public announcement that the Member will not be a candidate for election to any Federal office in that year. 
Decreases and indexes the PAC contribution limit. 
Restricts the acceptance of contributions by political party committees. 
Exempts communications between a political party and members of the political party from specified spending limitations. 
Excludes from the definition of contribution State or local political party committee payments for certain State and local activities. 
Excepts from receipt and disbursement reporting requirements PACs which have accepted contributions or made expenditures aggregating less than $25,000 during an election cycle. 
Amends the National Labor Relations Act to revise the rights of employees relating to the payment and use of labor organization dues. 
Provides for expedited Supreme Court review of constitutional issues of this Act or any amendment made by this Act.