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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform 
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. PROMOTING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN SPENDING.

    (a) Requiring Intermediaries and Conduits To Report on Bundled 
Contributions.--Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(8)'' and inserting ``(8)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) Any person acting as an intermediary or conduit for the 
collection or delivery of contributions on behalf of a candidate shall 
file reports with the Commission (at the same time and in the same 
manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of 
a candidate is required to file reports under section 304(a)(4)) on the 
contributions collected or delivered and on related activities 
conducted on the candidate's behalf.''.
    (b) Treatment of Certain Communications as Independent Expenditures 
for Reporting Purposes.--Section 301(17) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(17)) 
is amended by striking ``identified candidate'' and inserting the 
following: ``identified candidate, or any payment for any communication 
made during the 90-day period ending on the date of an election which 
includes the name or likeness of a candidate,''.
    (c) Mandatory Electronic Filing for Persons Meeting Certain 
Threshold.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) 
is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, except that in the case of any person reporting an 
amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount 
exceeding a threshold established by the Commission, the person shall 
file all reports required under this Act by such electronic means, 
format, or method.''.

SEC. 3. ENHANCING ENFORCEMENT ABILITIES OF FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    (a) Permitting FEC To Impose Filing Fee for Reports.--Section 307 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437d) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f)(1) The Commission shall require each political committee 
filing a report under this title to include with the report a payment 
(in an amount established by the Commission) if the amount of 
contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report 
exceeds a threshold established by the Commission.
    ``(2) In establishing the amount of payment required to be included 
with a report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall take into 
account the costs to the Commission which are associated with the 
submission of reports under this title.
    ``(3) The Commission may waive the application of paragraph (1) 
with respect to a political committee if the Commission determines that 
the payment required would result in a financial hardship to the 
committee.
    ``(4) The Commission may charge a nominal fee for the distribution 
of documents to the public.
    ``(5) The amount appropriated to the Commission for a fiscal year 
pursuant to the authorization under section 314 may not be adjusted to 
take into account any amounts anticipated to be received by the 
Commission during the year pursuant to this subsection.''.
    (b) Revised Standard for Referral of Certain Violations to Attorney 
General.--Section 309(a)(5)(C) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(C)) is 
amended by striking ``by an affirmative vote of 4 of its members, 
determined that there is probable cause to believe'' and inserting 
``believes''.
    (c) Permitting Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
438(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission shall conduct 
random audits of the reports of political committees during the 1-year 
period which begins on the date of a general election, in accordance 
with such criteria as the Commission may establish.''.

SEC. 4. REDUCED BROADCAST RATES FOR CANDIDATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 315(b)(1) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``the lowest unit 
charge'' and inserting ``the applicable percentage of the lowest unit 
charge''.
    (b) Applicable Percentage Defined.--Section 315(c) of such Act (47 
U.S.C. 315(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the term `applicable percentage' means--
                    ``(A) 70 percent, in the case of a small broadcast 
                station (as determined by the Commission in accordance 
                with ratings, market area analysis, and such other 
                criteria as the Commission may establish), or
                    ``(B) 50 percent, in the case of any other 
                candidate and any other broadcast station.''.

SEC. 5. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.

    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 new section:

               ``restrictions on use of non-federal funds

    ``Sec. 323. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
no funds which are not subject to the limitations and prohibitions of 
this Act may be expended or disbursed by any person for any activity 
which significantly affects an election for Federal office or which 
promotes or identifies (in whole or in part) any candidate for election 
for Federal office, including any get-out-the-vote drive which 
identifies or targets supporters of a candidate for election for 
Federal office, or any voter registration drive or development or 
maintenance of voter files which occurs during an even-numbered year.
    ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to 
any of the following activities:
            ``(1) The construction, maintenance, or operation of 
        buildings or broadcast facilities for political parties.
            ``(2) State or local political party conventions.
            ``(3) State or local political party administration.
            ``(4) Generic campaign activity to promote a political 
        party.
            ``(5) Any activity which would be described in clause (i), 
        (iii), or (v) of section 301(9)(B) if payment for the activity 
        were an expenditure under such section.''.

SEC. 6. APPOINTMENT AND SERVICE OF MEMBERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Appointment of Additional, Independent Commissioner.--
            (1) In general.--Section 306(a)(1) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)'';
                    (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``6 members 
                appointed by the President,'' and inserting the 
                following: ``7 members appointed by the President, of 
                whom one shall be a political independent nominated for 
                appointment by the other members serving on the 
                Commission,''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) In subparagraph (A), the term `political independent' means 
an individual who at no time after January 1992--
            ``(i) has held elective office as a member of the 
        Democratic or Republican party;
            ``(ii) has received any wages or salary from the Democratic 
        or Republican party or from a Democratic or Republican party 
        office-holder or candidate; or
            ``(iii) has provided substantial volunteer services or made 
        any substantial contribution to the Democratic or Republican 
        party or to a Democratic or Republican party office-holder or 
        candidate.''.
            (2) Deadline for initial appointment.--The members of the 
        Federal Election Commission shall provide the President with a 
        nominee for appointment to the Commission under section 
        306(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as 
        amended by paragraph (1)) not later than 90 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Limiting Commissioners to Single Term.--Section 306(a)(2)(A) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``terms'' and 
inserting ``a single term''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
elections occurring after January 1999.
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Public Voice Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to provide for:  (1) intermediaries and conduits to report on bundled contributions in the same time and manner as a political committee which is not an authorized committee of the candidate; (2) certain communications to be treated as independent expenditures; and (3) mandatory electronic filing for persons reporting contributions, expenditures, or disbursements in an amount exceeding a threshold established by the Federal Election Commission. 
(Sec. 3) Directs the Commission to require each political committee filing a report to include with the report a filing fee when the amount of contributions, expenditures, or disbursements covered by the report exceeds a threshold established by the Commission. 
Revises the standard for referral of certain violations to the Attorney General. 
Requires the Commission to conduct random audits of the reports of political committees. 
(Sec. 4) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for reduced broadcast media rates for candidates. 
(Sec. 5) Amends FECA to set forth restrictions on the use of non-Federal funds. 
(Sec. 6) Revises requirements for the composition of the Commission and terms of Commissioners and replaces them with new requirements, including one that Commissioners serve no more than a single term.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Air Service Modernization 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 41742(a)(2) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$75,000,000''.

SEC. 3. TERMINATION NOTICE.

    Section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following--
    ``(f) Termination Notice.--If the Secretary decides to terminate 
basic essential service to an eligible place, the Secretary shall 
notify the affected community not less than 90 days before such service 
is to be terminated.''.

SEC. 4. JOINT PROPOSALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 41740 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall 
facilitate and assist in establishing negotiations between major and 
national air carriers and air carriers that provide essential air 
service to an eligible place in order to determine equitable joint 
fares.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall transmit a report to Congress regarding the 
progress and effectiveness of implementation of the amendment made by 
subsection (a).

SEC. 5. COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL CHOICE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 41745. Community and regional choice program
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish an alternate essential air service program in accordance with 
the requirements of this section.
    ``(b) Compensation to Eligible Places.--In carrying out the 
program, the Secretary, instead of paying compensation to an air 
carrier to provide essential air service to an eligible place, may pay 
compensation directly to a unit of local government having jurisdiction 
over the eligible place or a State within the boundaries of which the 
eligible place is located.
    ``(c) Use of Compensation.--A unit of local government or State 
receiving compensation for an eligible place under the program shall 
use the compensation for any of the following purposes:
            ``(1) To provide assistance to an air carrier to provide 
        scheduled air service to and from the eligible place, without 
        being subject to the requirements of 41732(b).
            ``(2) To provide assistance to a person to provide 
        scheduled or on-demand air taxi service to and from the 
eligible place and a non-hub or a small, medium, or large hub.
            ``(3) To provide assistance to a person to provide 
        scheduled or on-demand surface transportation to and from the 
        eligible place and a non-hub or a small, medium, or large hub.
            ``(4) In combination with other units of local government 
        in the same region, to provide transportation services to and 
        from all the eligible places in that region at an airport or 
        other transportation center that can serve all the eligible 
        places in that region.
    ``(d) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--A unit of local government or State 
        seeking to participate in the program for an eligible place 
        shall submit to the Secretary an application in such form and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Required information.--At a minimum, the application 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) a statement of the amount of compensation 
                required; and
                    ``(B) a description of how the compensation will be 
                used.
    ``(e) Participation Requirements.--An eligible place for which 
compensation is received under the program in a fiscal year shall not 
be eligible to receive in that fiscal year the essential air service 
that it would otherwise be entitled to under this subchapter.
    ``(f) Subsequent Participation.--A unit of local government 
participating in the program under this section in a fiscal year shall 
not be prohibited from participating in the basic essential air service 
program under this chapter in a subsequent fiscal year if such unit is 
otherwise eligible to participate in such basic program.
    ``(g) Funding.--Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to 
carry out the essential air service program under this subchapter shall 
be available to carry out this section.
``Sec. 41746. Compensation for units of local government
    ``Of the amounts made available under section 41742(a) the 
Secretary shall pay directly to a unit of local government having 
jurisdiction over the eligible place not less than $5,000 for such 
fiscal year to promote public use of the air service or transportation 
for which compensation is being paid.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 41744 the following:

``41745. Community and regional choice program.
``41746. Compensation for units of local government.''.
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Essential Air Service Modernization Act of 2003 - Increases the authorization of appropriations to carry out the essential air service program.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) notify an affected community at least 90 days before the basic essential service to that community is terminated: (2) facilitate and assist in negotiations between major and national air carriers and carriers that provide essential air service in order to determine equitable joint fares; (3) establish an alternate essential air service program which would provide compensation directly to local governments, instead of to air carriers, to use to obtain air service, to obtain surface transportation to and from air hubs, or to participate with other local governments in providing regional transportation services to airports; and (4) pay $5,000 to local governments to promote public use of air service or transportation for which compensation is received under the program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Business With Terrorists Act of 
2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Control in fact.--The term ``control in fact'', with 
        respect to a corporation or other legal entity, includes--
                    (A) in the case of--
                            (i) a corporation, ownership or control (by 
                        vote or value) of at least 50 percent of the 
                        capital structure of the corporation; and
                            (ii) any other kind of legal entity, 
                        ownership or control of interests representing 
                        at least 50 percent of the capital structure of 
                        the entity; or
                    (B) control of the day-to-day operations of a 
                corporation or entity.
            (2) Person subject to the jurisdiction of the united 
        states.--The term ``person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
        United States'' means--
                    (A) an individual, wherever located, who is a 
                citizen or resident of the United States;
                    (B) a person actually within the United States;
                    (C) a corporation, partnership, association, or 
                other organization or entity organized under the laws 
                of the United States, or of any State, territory, 
                possession, or district of the United States;
                    (D) a corporation, partnership, association, or 
                other organization, wherever organized or doing 
                business, that is owned or controlled in fact by a 
                person or entity described in subparagraph (A) or (C); 
                and
                    (E) a successor, subunit, or subsidiary of an 
                entity described in subparagraph (C) or (D).
            (3) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means--
                    (A) an individual who is an alien;
                    (B) a corporation, partnership, association, or any 
                other organization or entity that is organized under 
                the laws of a foreign country or has its principal 
                place of business in a foreign country;
                    (C) a foreign governmental entity operating as a 
                business enterprise; and
                    (D) a successor, subunit, or subsidiary of an 
                entity described in subparagraph (B) or (C).

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF SANCTIONS.

    (a) Prohibitions on Engaging in Transactions With Foreign 
Persons.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of a person subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States that is prohibited as 
        described in subsection (b) from engaging in a transaction with 
        a foreign person, that prohibition shall also apply to--
                    (A) each subsidiary and affiliate, wherever 
                organized or doing business, of the person prohibited 
                from engaging in such a transaction; and
                    (B) any other entity, wherever organized or doing 
                business, that is controlled in fact by that person.
            (2) Prohibition on control.--A person subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States that is prohibited as 
        described in subsection (b) from engaging in a transaction with 
        a foreign person shall also be prohibited from controlling in 
        fact any foreign person that is engaged in such a transaction 
        whether or not that foreign person is subject to the 
        jurisdiction of the United States.
    (b) IEEPA Sanctions.--Subsection (a) applies in any case in which--
            (1) the President takes action under the International 
        Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or the 
        Trading with the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App.) to prohibit a 
        person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from 
        engaging in a transaction with a foreign person; or
            (2) the Secretary of State has determined that the 
        government of a country that has jurisdiction over a foreign 
        person has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
        international terrorism under section 6(j) of the Export 
        Administration Act of 1979 (as in effect pursuant to the 
        International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et 
        seq.)), or any other provision of law, and because of that 
        determination a person subject to the jurisdiction of the 
        United States is prohibited from engaging in transactions with 
        that foreign person.
    (c) Cessation of Applicability by Divestiture or Termination of 
Business.--
            (1) In general.--In any case in which the President has 
        taken action described in subsection (b) and such action is in 
        effect on the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of 
        this section shall not apply to a person subject of the 
        jurisdiction of the United States if such person divests or 
        terminates its business with the government or person 
        identified by such action within 90 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
            (2) Actions after date of enactment.--In any case in which 
        the President takes action described in subsection (b) on or 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the provisions of this 
        section shall not apply to a person subject to the jurisdiction 
        of the United States if such person divests or terminates its 
        business with the government or person identified by such 
        action within 90 days after the date of such action.
    (d) Publication in Federal Register.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall publish in the 
Federal Register a list of persons with respect to whom there is in 
effect a sanction described in section 3(b) and shall publish notice of 
any change to that list in a timely manner.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS OF TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION BY 
              OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.

    (a) Requirement for Notification.--The Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section:

``SEC. 42. NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS OF TERMINATION OF INVESTIGATION BY 
              OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.

    ``The Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control shall notify 
Congress upon the termination of any investigation by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury if any 
sanction is imposed by the Director of such office as a result of the 
investigation.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in subsection (b) of 
such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

        ``Sec. 42. Notification of Congress of termination of 
                            investigation by Office of Foreign Assets 
                            Control.''.

SEC. 5. ANNUAL REPORTING.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
investors and the public should be informed of activities engaged in by 
a person that may threaten the national security, foreign policy, or 
economy of the United States, so that investors and the public can use 
the information in their investment decisions.
    (b) Regulations.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
        shall issue regulations that require any person subject to the 
        annual reporting requirements of section 13 of the Securities 
        Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) to disclose in that 
        person's annual reports--
                    (A) any ownership stake of at least 10 percent (or 
                less if the Commission deems appropriate) in a foreign 
                person that is engaging in a transaction prohibited 
                under section 3(a) of this Act or that would be 
                prohibited if such person were a person subject to the 
                jurisdiction of the United States; and
                    (B) the nature and value of any such transaction.
            (2) Person described.--A person described in this section 
        is an issuer of securities, as that term is defined in section 
        3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c), that 
        is subject to the jurisdiction of the United Sates and to the 
        annual reporting requirements of section 13 of the Securities 
        Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m).
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Stop Business With Terrorists Act of 2005 - States that, in the case of a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States that is prohibited from engaging in a transaction with a foreign person, such prohibition shall also apply to: (1) each subsidiary or affiliate of the person so prohibited; and (2) any other entity that is controlled in fact by that person. Prohibits such a person from controlling in fact any foreign person who is engaged in such a transaction whether or not the foreign person is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Defines as a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States: (1) a citizen or resident of the United States; (2) a person actually within the United States; (3) a corporation, partnership, or other organization or entity organized under the laws of the United States or any state, territory, or possession thereof; (4) a corporation, partnership, or other organization owned or controlled in fact by a person or entity described in (1) or (3).

Makes the prohibition applicable in any case in which: (1) the President takes action under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or the Trading With the Enemy Act to prohibit a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States from engaging in a transaction with a foreign person; or (2) the Secretary of State has determined that the government of a country that has jurisdiction over a foreign person has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. Allows a subject person 90 days to divest or terminate the prohibited business with the foreign person. Requires the President to publish a list of foreign persons under sanction.

Requires the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control to notify Congress if any sanction is imposed by such Office as a result of an investigation.

Expresses the sense of Congress that investors and the public should be informed of activities engaged in by a person that may threaten the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States.