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PROBLEM: SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Apprenticeships can help veterans bridge the gap 
        between service in the Armed Forces and civilian employment 
        by--
                    (A) receiving on-the-job training under the direct 
                supervision of a professional and classroom 
                instruction;
                    (B) implementing skills the veterans acquired while 
                in the Armed Forces;
                    (C) providing practical work experience to the 
                veterans; and
                    (D) forming professional connections to fellow 
                members of skilled occupations.
            (2) According to the Employment and Training Administration 
        of the Department of Labor, in fiscal year 2016--
                    (A) more than 21,000 apprenticeship programs across 
                the United States are registered with the 
                Administration;
                    (B) approximately 1,700 new apprenticeship programs 
                were established in the United States;
                    (C) more than 206,000 individuals across the United 
                States entered an apprenticeship program;
                    (D) more than 505,000 apprentices sought to acquire 
                skills to earn the wages necessary for financial 
                security; and
                    (E) approximately 49,000 individuals graduated from 
                apprenticeship programs.

SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS WHO PURSUE CERTAIN 
              APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

    Section 3313(g)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(E) In the case of an individual pursuing a 
                program of apprenticeship (that is registered with the 
                Employment and Training Administration of the 
                Department of Labor) on more than a half-time but less 
                than full-time basis, an annual stipend for tuition and 
                fees not to exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the actual net cost for tuition and 
                        fees for the program of apprenticeship after 
                        the application of any waiver of, or reduction 
                        in, tuition and fees; or
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the amount calculated 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).
                    ``(F) In the case of an individual pursuing a 
                program of apprenticeship (that is registered with the 
                Employment and Training Administration of the 
                Department of Labor and for which the individual 
                provides proof of current registration to the 
                Secretary) that is not sponsored by the employer of the 
                individual, an annual stipend for tuition and fees not 
                to exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the actual net cost for tuition and 
                        fees for the program of apprenticeship after 
                        the application of any waiver of, or reduction 
                        in, tuition and fees; or
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the amount calculated 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are 
not sponsored by employers of participants in such programs should 
supply professional development resources and interview training to the 
participants.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WHO PURSUE COMPUTER NUMERICALLY 
              CONTROLLED MACHINING CERTIFICATIONS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry 
out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide eligible 
veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in 
computer numerically controlled machining.
    (b) Eligibility.--For purposes of the pilot program under this 
section, an eligible veteran is a veteran who is entitled to 
educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary.
    (c) Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out subsection 
        (a), by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into contracts 
        with multiple qualified providers of certification programs in 
        computer numerically controlled machining for the provision of 
        such programs to eligible veterans under the pilot program.
            (2) Payment of contractors.--A contract under this 
        subsection shall provide that the Secretary shall pay to a 
        provider--
                    (A) 25 percent of the cost of providing the 
                certification program upon the enrollment of an 
                eligible veteran in the program;
                    (B) 25 percent of such cost upon the completion of 
                the program by the veteran; and
                    (C) 50 percent of such cost upon the employment of 
                the veteran following completion of the program.
            (3) Qualified providers.--For purposes of the pilot 
        program, a provider of a certification program in computer 
        numerically controlled machining is qualified if the provider 
        has been operational for at least two years.
            (4) Tuition reimbursement.--In entering into contracts to 
        carry out the pilot program, the Secretary shall give 
        preference to a qualified provider that offers tuition 
        reimbursement for any student who--
                    (A) completes a certification program offered by 
                the provider; and
                    (B) does not find full-time meaningful employment 
                within the 180-day period beginning on the date the 
                student completes the program.
    (d) Housing Stipend.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
veteran who is enrolled in a certification program in computer 
numerically controlled machining under the pilot program on a full-time 
basis a monthly housing stipend equal to the product of--
            (1) in the case of--
                    (A) a veteran pursuing resident training, the 
                monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing 
                payable under section 403 of title 37, United States 
                Code, for a member with dependents in pay grade E-5 who 
                resides in the military housing area that encompasses 
                all or the majority of the ZIP code area in which the 
                campus at which the veteran attends training or classes 
                is located; or
                    (B) a veteran pursuing a certification program 
                through distance learning, a monthly amount equal to 50 
                percent of the amount payable under subparagraph (A); 
                and
            (2) the lesser of--
                    (A) 1.0; or
                    (B) the number of course hours carried by the 
                individual in pursuit of the certification program 
                involved, divided by the minimum number of course hours 
                required for full-time pursuit of such certification 
                program, rounded to the nearest tenth.
    (e) Certification Program in Computer Numerically Controlled 
Machining Defined.--In this section, the term ``certification program 
in computer numerically controlled machining'' means a training program 
that--
            (1) is offered by an entity--
                    (A) other than an institution of higher learning; 
                or
                    (B) that is a professional organization;
            (2) does not lead to a degree; and
            (3) leads to a National Institute for Metalworking Skills 
        credential or certification in computer numerically controlled 
        machining.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Secretary of veterans affairs.--Not later than one year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
        the pilot program under this section.
            (2) Comptroller general.--
                    (A) Interim report.--Not later than three years 
                after the date on which the Secretary first enters into 
                a contract under this section, the Comptroller General 
                of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
                containing the results of the interim assessment of the 
                Comptroller General. Such report shall include the 
                recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
                improving the pilot program and an assessment of each 
                of the following:
                            (i) The manufacturing and training 
                        experience of the directors and instructors of 
                        the providers of certification programs in 
                        computer numerically controlled machining under 
                        the pilot program.
                            (ii) Whether the providers followed 
                        training curricula commonly used in the 
                        industry (including curricula from the National 
                        Institute for Metalworking Skills) for the 
                        certification programs.
                            (iii) Whether the providers use open source 
                        curricula for the certification programs.
                            (iv) The admittance rate into the pilot 
                        program.
                            (v) The job placement rate for veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program.
                            (vi) The average salary of veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program and were subsequently employed.
                            (vii) The average age of veterans who 
                        participated in the pilot program.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than five years after 
                the date on which the Secretary first enters into a 
                contract under this section, the Comptroller General 
                shall submit to Congress a final report on the pilot 
                program. Such report shall include the recommendation 
                of the Comptroller General with respect to whether the 
                program should be extended and an assessment of each of 
                the following:
                            (i) Each item described in clauses (i) 
                        through (vii) of subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) The percentage of veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program who were subsequently employed 
                        for a period of six months or longer.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $5,000,000 for each 
fiscal year during which the Secretary carries out a pilot program 
under this section.
    (h) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 
date on which the Secretary first enters into a contract under this 
section.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CAREER TECHNICAL TRAINING 
              TRACK OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
review of the career technical training track of the Transition 
Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (specifically 
with regard to the effectiveness of educating participants about 
apprenticeship opportunities) and submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller 
General for improving the program.

SOLUTION: This bill provides educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs registered with the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are not sponsored by program participants' employers should provide the participants with professional development resources and interview training.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall carry out a pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress regarding the career technical training track of the VA's Transition Assistance Program, including its effectiveness in educating participants about apprenticeship opportunities. 

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act 
of 2006''.

SEC. 2. JUDICIAL EDUCATION FUND.

    (a) Establishment.--Chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 630. Judicial Education Fund
    ``(a) In this section, the term--
            ``(1) `institution of higher education' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            ``(2) `private judicial seminar'--
                    ``(A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    ``(B) does not include--
                            ``(i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            ``(ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            ``(iii) seminars of any length conducted 
                        by, and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            ``(3) `national bar association' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            ``(4) `State or local bar association' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    ``(b) There is established within the United States Treasury a fund 
to be known as the `Judicial Education Fund' (in this section referred 
to as the `Fund').
    ``(c) Amounts in the Fund may be made available for the payment of 
necessary expenses, including reasonable expenditures for 
transportation, food, lodging, private judicial seminar fees and 
materials, incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private 
judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center. 
Necessary expenses shall not include expenditures for recreational 
activities or entertainment other than that provided to all attendees 
as an integral part of the private judicial seminar. Any payment from 
the Fund shall be approved by the Board.
    ``(d) The Board may approve a private judicial seminar after 
submission of information by the sponsor of that private judicial 
seminar that includes--
            ``(1) the content of the private judicial seminar 
        (including a list of presenters, topics, and course materials); 
        and
            ``(2) the litigation activities of the sponsor and the 
        presenters at the private judicial seminar (including the 
        litigation activities of the employer of each presenter) on the 
        topic related to those addressed at the private judicial 
        seminar.
    ``(e) If the Board approves a private judicial seminar, the Board 
shall make the information submitted under subsection (d) relating to 
the private judicial seminar available to judges and the public by 
posting the information on the Internet.
    ``(f) The Judicial Conference shall promulgate guidelines to ensure 
that the Board only approves private judicial seminars that are 
conducted in a manner so as to maintain the public's confidence in an 
unbiased and fair-minded judiciary.
    ``(g) There are authorized to be appropriated for deposit in the 
Fund $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, to 
remain available until expended.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
chapter 42 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``630. Judicial Education Fund.''.

SEC. 3. PRIVATE JUDICIAL SEMINAR GIFTS PROHIBITED.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section, the term--
            (1) ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning 
        given under section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
        (20 U.S.C. 1001(a));
            (2) ``private judicial seminar''--
                    (A) means a seminar, symposia, panel discussion, 
                course, or a similar event that provides continuing 
                legal education to judges; and
                    (B) does not include--
                            (i) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by, and on the campus of, an 
                        institute of higher education;
                            (ii) seminars that last 1 day or less and 
                        are conducted by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations for the benefit 
                        of the bar association membership; or
                            (iii) seminars of any length conducted by, 
                        and on the campus of an institute of higher 
                        education or by national bar associations or 
                        State or local bar associations, where a judge 
                        is a presenter and at which judges constitute 
                        less than 25 percent of the participants;
            (3) ``national bar association'' means a national 
        organization that is open to general membership to all members 
        of the bar; and
            (4) ``State or local bar association'' means a State or 
        local organization that is open to general membership to all 
        members of the bar in the specified geographic region.
    (b) In General.--Not later than 240 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States 
shall promulgate regulations to apply section 7353(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of 
anything of value in connection with a private judicial seminar.
    (c) Exception.--The prohibition under the regulations promulgated 
under subsection (b) shall not apply if--
            (1) the judge participates in a private judicial seminar as 
        a speaker, panel participant, or otherwise presents 
        information;
            (2) Federal judges are not the primary audience at the 
        private judicial seminar; and
            (3) the thing of value accepted is--
                    (A) reimbursement from the private judicial seminar 
                sponsor of reasonable transportation, food, or lodging 
                expenses on any day on which the judge speaks, 
                participates, or presents information, as applicable;
                    (B) attendance at the private judicial seminar on 
                any day on which the judge speaks, participates, or 
                presents information, as applicable; or
                    (C) anything excluded from the definition of a gift 
                under regulations of the Judicial Conference of the 
                United States under sections 7351 and 7353 of title 5, 
                United States Code, as in effect on the date of 
                enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. RECUSAL LISTS.

    Section 455 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1) Each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States 
shall maintain a list of all financial interests that would require 
disqualification under subsection (b)(4).
    ``(2) Each list maintained under paragraph (1) shall be made 
available to the public at the office of the clerk for the court at 
which a justice, judge, or magistrate is assigned.''.

SOLUTION: Federal Judiciary Ethics Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the federal judicial code to: (1) establish within the Treasury a Judicial Education Fund for the payment of necessary expenses incurred by a judge or justice in attending a private judicial seminar approved by the Board of the Federal Judicial Center; and (2) require each justice, judge, and magistrate of the United States to maintain a list (to be made available to the public) of all financial interests that would require disqualification in any proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.

Directs the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate regulations to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of anything in value in connection with a private judicial seminar, with specified exceptions.

PROBLEM: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 
1998''.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC PRESERVATION AND FILING OF FEDERAL 
              ELECTION COMMISSION REPORTS; ACCESS THROUGH INTERNET 
              SITE.

    (a) Electronic Filing Through the Internet.--Section 304(a)(11) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(11)(A) Through a competitive bidding process, the Commission 
shall establish a public Internet site not later than January 1, 1999, 
with the following features:
            ``(i) Any person filing a report required by this Act may 
        post the report directly on the site.
            ``(ii) Any member of the public may obtain the reports 
        posted on the site (together with any other information the 
        Commission may make available through the site) at any time.
            ``(iii) Any information in a report posted on the site 
        shall be subject to the same prohibition on sale and use as 
        information from a report or statement under paragraph (4).
            ``(iv) All information posted on the site shall be 
        integrated in a manner which permits users to search the 
        information across categories and sources.
    ``(B) Each person required to file a report under this Act shall 
file the report by posting it directly on the Internet site established 
under subparagraph (A), or by filing it by such electronic method as 
the Commission may designate to enable the Commission to post the 
report on such site immediately upon receipt.
    ``(C) The Commission shall provide for one or more methods (other 
than requiring a signature on the report being filed) for verification 
of reports filed in accordance with the methods described in 
subparagraph (B). Any verification under the preceding sentence shall 
be treated for all purposes (including penalties for perjury) in the 
same manner as a verification by signature.
    ``(D) As used in this paragraph, the term ``report'' means, with 
respect to the Commission, a report, designation, or statement required 
by this Act to be filed with the Commission.''.
    (b) Requiring Commission To Make Software Available.--Section 
311(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 438(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) through competitive bidding, obtain and provide for 
        computer software required to carry out section 304(a)(11).''.
    (c) Internet Defined.--Section 301 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431) is 
amended by striking paragraph (19) and inserting the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(19) The term `Internet' means the international computer network 
of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet-switched data 
networks.''.

SEC. 3. EXPANDING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) Requiring Reporting of All Contributions of $200 or More Within 
10 Days of Receipt.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(d)(1) Each political committee which receives a contribution of 
$200 or more shall notify the Commission of the contribution not later 
than 10 days after receipt, and shall include the identification of the 
contributor, the date of receipt and amount of the contribution, and 
(in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate) the name of the 
candidate and the office sought by the candidate.
    ``(2) The report required under this subsection shall be in 
addition to all other reports required under this Act.''.
    (b) Expanding Types of Contributions to Principal Campaign 
Committees Subject to Expedited Reporting.--Section 304(a)(6)(A) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$200''; and
            (2) by striking ``20th day'' and inserting ``90th day''.

SEC. 4. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACCEPTED BY HOUSE 
              CANDIDATES TO COME FROM IN-STATE RESIDENTS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not accept 
contributions with respect to an election from persons other than 
individuals residing in the State involved totaling in excess of the 
aggregate amount of contributions accepted with respect to the election 
from individuals residing in the State involved.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to contributions 
from a political committee of a national, State, or local political 
party (including any subordinate committee thereof).''.

SEC. 5. WAIVER OF ``BEST EFFORTS'' EXCEPTION FOR INFORMATION ON 
              IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTORS.

    Section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(i) When the treasurer'' and inserting 
        ``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), when the 
        treasurer''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to information 
regarding the identification of any person who makes a contribution or 
contributions aggregating more than $200 during a calendar year (as 
required to be provided under subsection (c)(3)).''.

SEC. 6. LOWERING THRESHOLD FOR CASH CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 321 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441g) is amended by striking ``exceed $100'' and inserting ``exceed 
$20''.

SEC. 7. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOTING AGE.

    Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(9)(A) For purposes of the limitations imposed by this section, 
any contribution made by a dependent minor shall be treated as follows:
            ``(i) If the dependent minor is the dependent of one other 
        individual, the contribution shall be treated as a contribution 
        made by such other individual.
            ``(ii) If the dependent minor is the dependent of another 
        individual and such other individual's spouse, the contribution 
        shall be allocated among such individuals in such manner as 
        such other individuals may determine.
    ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `dependent minor' means an 
individual who--
            ``(i) is a dependent of another individual; and
            ``(ii) has not, as of the time of making the contribution 
        involved, attained the legal age for voting in elections for 
        Federal office in the State in which such individual 
        resides.''.

SEC. 8. PROHIBITING NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS 
              IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    Section 319(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and who is not lawfully 
admitted'' and all that follows and inserting a period.

SEC. 9. MANDATORY SUBMISSION OF MONTHLY REPORTS BY NATIONAL POLITICAL 
              PARTY COMMITTEES.

    Section 304(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``monthly reports'' and inserting ``in the 
        case of a national committee of a political party and any other 
        political committee (other than an authorized committee of a 
        candidate) not filing quarterly reports under subparagraph (A), 
        monthly reports''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``except that in the case of a national committee of 
        a political party, the committee shall file the reports due in 
        November and December of such year together with such a pre-
        general election report, post-general election report, and year 
        end report.''.

SEC. 10. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SOFT MONEY EXPENDITURES OF 
              POLITICAL PARTIES.

    (a) Transfers of Funds by National Political Parties.--Section 
304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
434(b)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
            (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) in the case of a political committee of a 
                national political party, all funds transferred to any 
                political committee of a State or local political 
                party, without regard to whether or not the funds are 
                otherwise treated as contributions or expenditures 
                under this title;''.
    (b) Disclosure by State Political Parties of Information Reported 
Under State Law.--Section 304 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by 
section 3(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) If a political committee of a State political party is 
required under a State or local law, rule, or regulation to submit a 
report on its disbursements to an entity of the State or local 
government, the committee shall file a copy of the report with the 
Commission at the time it submits the report to such an entity.''.

SEC. 11. UNION DISCLOSURE.

    (a) In General.--Section 201(b) of the Labor Management Reporting 
and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5); and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) an itemization of amounts spent by the labor 
        organization for--
                    ``(A) contract negotiation and administration;
                    ``(B) organizing activities;
                    ``(C) strike activities;
                    ``(D) political activities;
                    ``(E) lobbying and promotional activities; and
                    ``(F) market recovery and job targeting programs; 
                and
            ``(8) all transactions involving a single source or payee 
        for each of the activities described in subparagraphs (A) 
        through (F) of paragraph (7) in which the aggregate cost 
        exceeds $10,000.''.
    (b) Computer Network Access.--Section 201(c) of the Labor 
Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is 
amended by inserting ``including availability of such reports via a 
public Internet site or another publicly accessible computer network,'' 
after ``its members,''.
    (c) Reporting by Secretary.--Section 205(a) of the Labor Management 
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 435(a)) is amended by 
inserting after ``and the Secretary'' the following: ``shall make the 
reports and documents filed pursuant to section 201(b) available via a 
public Internet site or another publicly accessible computer network. 
The Secretary''.

SEC. 12. PROHIBITING INVOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT OF EMPLOYEE FUNDS FOR 
              POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary 
authorization of each individual, it shall be unlawful--
            ``(A) for any national bank or corporation described in 
        this section to collect from or assess its stockholders or 
        employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a 
        condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or 
        payment will be used for political activity in which the 
        national bank or corporation is engaged; and
            ``(B) for any labor organization described in this section 
        to collect from or assess its members or nonmembers any dues, 
        initiation fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee, 
        or payment will be used for political activity in which the 
        labor organization is engaged.
    ``(2) An authorization described in paragraph (1) shall remain in 
effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time. Each entity 
collecting from or assessing amounts from an individual with an 
authorization in effect under such paragraph shall provide the 
individual with a statement that the individual may at any time revoke 
the authorization.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term `political 
activity' means any activity carried out for the purpose of influencing 
(in whole or in part) any election for Federal office, influencing the 
consideration or outcome of any Federal legislation or the issuance or 
outcome of any Federal regulations, or educating individuals about 
candidates for election for Federal office or any Federal legislation, 
law, or regulations.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to amounts collected or assessed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 13. SOLICITATIONS BY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND 
              PERSONNEL OF MEMBER CORPORATIONS.

    Section 316(b)(4)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(4)(D)) is amended by striking ``to the extent that'' 
and all that follows and inserting a period.

SEC. 14. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to elections and transactions occurring after 
December 31, 1998.

SOLUTION:
Campaign Finance Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to require the Federal Election Commission to:  (1) establish a specified public Internet site by January 1, 1999; (2) permit persons required to file reports under FECA to file such reports by directly posting them on the Internet site or by filing them electronically to enable the Commission to post reports on such site immediately upon receipt; (3) provide for one or more methods (other than requiring a signature on the reports being filed) for verification of reports filed in accordance with the methods described in the preceding; and (4) obtain and provide for computer software required to carry out this Act through competitive bidding. 
(Sec. 3) Requires each political committee which receives a contribution of $200 or more to report the contribution not later than ten days after receipt and include the contributor's identification, the date of receipt and the contribution amount, and (in the case of a candidate's authorized committee) the candidate's name and the office sought by the candidate. 
Expands the types of contributions required to be reported by principal campaign committees and changes the deadline for reporting such contributions by any authorized committee of a candidate. 
(Sec. 4) Prohibits House of Representatives candidates from accepting contributions in an election from persons other than in-State residents totaling in excess of the aggregate amount of contributions accepted in the election from such residents, with the exception of contributions from national, State, and local political parties. 
(Sec. 5) Waives the "best efforts" exception with respect to information on the identification of any person who makes a contribution or contributions aggregating more than $200 in a year. 
(Sec. 6) Lowers the threshold for U.S. and foreign cash contributions from $100 to $20. 
(Sec. 7) Sets forth requirements for the treatment of contributions made by dependent minors. 
(Sec. 8) Redefines foreign national to include any individual who is not a U.S. citizen, whether in the U.S. lawfully or unlawfully. 
(Sec. 9) Requires the submission of monthly reports by national political party committees and any other political committees (other than candidates' authorized committees) not filing quarterly reports. 
Requires national political party committees to file the reports due in November and December of any year in which a regularly scheduled general election is held, together with the pre-general election report, post-general election report, and year end report. 
(Sec. 10) Requires the disclosure of all fund transfers by national political parties to State and local political parties, without regard to whether or not the funds are otherwise treated as contributions or expenditures. 
Requires disclosure by State political parties of disbursements required to be reported under State or local law. 
(Sec. 11) Amends the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 to:  (1) require the inclusion of specified expenditures in the annual financial reports of labor organizations; and (2) make information contained in labor organization reports and annual financial reports available via a public Internet site or another publicly accessible computer network. 
(Sec. 12) Amends FECA to make it unlawful, except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary authorization of each individual, for:  (1) national banks or corporations to collect from or assess its stockholders or employees any dues, initiation fee, or other payment as a condition of employment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the national bank or corporation is engaged; and (2) labor organizations to collect from or assess its members or nonmembers any dues, fee, or other payment if any part of such dues, fee, or payment will be used for political activities in which the labor organization is engaged. 
States that an authorization shall remain in effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time.  Requires each entity collecting from or assessing amounts from an individual with an authorization in effect to provide the individual with a statement that the individual may at any time revoke the authorization. 
(Sec. 13) Removes the conditions on the solicitation of contributions by trade associations from shareholders and personnel (and their families) of member corporations of such associations.