An Act to impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a principal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and Presidential primary elections; and for other purposes.
PL 93-443 (S.3044), enacted 10/15/1974

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Public Law 93-443 
A N A C T 
October 15, 1974 
rs 3 044] 
To impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contribu- 
iJ 
i 
tions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a prin-
cipal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with 
respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change 
the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign exi)enditures and political 
contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating con-
ventions and Presidential primary elections; and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That this Act may be . Federal Eiec-
cited as the "Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974". 
A'°" Amendments 
of 1974. 
TITLE I—CRIMINAL CODE AMENDMENTS 
LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES 
SEC. 101. (a) Section 608 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
limitations on contributions and expenditures, is amended by striking 
out subsections (b) and (c) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"(b) (1) Except as otherwise provided by paragraphs (2) and (3), 
no person shall make contributions to any candidate with respect to 
any election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $1,000. 
" (2) No political committee (other than a principal campaign com-
mittee) shall make contributions to any candidate with respect to any 
election for Federal office which, in the aggregate, exceed $5,000. 
Contributions by the national committee of a political party serving 
as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the office of 
President of the United States shall not exceed the limitation imposed 
by the preceding sentence with respect to any other candidate for 
Federal office. For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'political 
committee' means an organization registered as a political commit-
tee under section 303 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 for 
a period of not less than 6 months which has received contributions 
from more than 50 persons and, except for any State political party 
organization, has made contributions to 5 or more candidates for 
Federal office. 
" (3) No individual shall make contributions aggregating more than 
$25,000 in any calendar year. For purposes of this paragraph, any 
contribution made in a year other than the calendar year in which 
the election is held with respect to which such contribution was made, 
is considered to be made during the calendar year in which such elec-
tion is held. 
" (4) For purposes of this subsection— 
" (A) contributions to a named candidate made to any political 
committee authorized by such candidate, in writing, to accept 
contributions on his behalf shall be considered to be contributions 
made to such candidate; and 
"(B) contributions made to or for the benefit of any candidate 
nominated by a political party for election to the office of Vice 
President of the United States shall be considered to be contribu-
tions made to or for the benefit of the candidate of such party for 
election to the office of President of the United States. 
"(5) The limitations imposed by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
subsection shall apply separately with respect to each election, except 
that all elections held in any calendar year for the office of President 
of the United States (except a general election for such office) shall 
be considered to be one election. 
"Political com-
mittee." 
Post, p. 1276. 
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"(6) For purposes of the limitations imposed by this section, all 
contributions made by a person, either directly or indirectly, on behalf 
of a particular candidate, including contributions which are in any 
way earmarked or otherwise directed through an intermediary or con-
duit to such candidate, shall be treated as contributions from such 
person to such candidate. The intermediary or conduit shall report 
the original source and the intended recipient of such contribution to 
the Commission and to the intended recipient. 
"(c) (1) No candidate shall make expenditures in excess of— 
" (A) $10,000,000, in the case of a candidate for nomination for 
election to the office of President of the United States, except that 
the aggregate of expenditures under this subparagraph in any 
one State shall not exceed twice the expenditure limitation appli-
cable in such State to a candidate for nomination for election to 
the office of Senator, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner, as the 
case may be; 
"(B) $20,000,000, in the case of a candidate for election to the 
office of President of the United States; 
"(C) in the case of any campaign for nomination for election by 
a candidate for the office of Senator or by a candidate for the office 
of Representative from a State which is entitled to only one Rep-
resentative, the greater of— 
" (i) 8 cents multiplied by the voting age population of the 
State (as certified under subsection (g)) ; or 
"(ii) $100,000; 
"(D) in the case of any campaign for election by a candidate 
for the office of Senator or by a candidate for the office of Repre-
sentative from a State which is entitled to only one Representative, 
the greater of— 
"(i) 12 cents multiplied by the voting age population of 
the State (as certified under subsection (g)) ; or 
"(ii) $150,000; 
"(E) $70,000, in the case of any campaign for nomination for 
election, or for election, by a candidate for the office of Representa-
tive in any other State, Delegate from the District of Columbia, 
or Resident Commissioner; or 
"(F) $15,000, in the case of any campaign for nomination for 
election, or for election, by a candidate for the office of Delegate 
from Guam or the Virgin Islands. 
" (2) For purposes of this subsection— 
" (A) expenditures made by or on behalf of any candidate nom-
inated by a political party for election to the office of Vice Presi-
dent of the United States shall be considered to be expenditures 
made by or on behalf of the candidate of such party for election to 
the office of President of the United States; and 
"(B) an expenditure is made on behalf of a candidate, includ-
ing a Vice Presidential candidate, if it is made by— 
"(i) an authorized committee or any other agent of the 
candidate for the purposes of making any expenditure; or 
"(ii) any person authorized or requested by the candidate, 
an authorized committee of the candidate, or an agent of the 
, 
candidate, to make the expenditure, 
"(3|) The limitations imposed by subparagraphs (C), (D), (E),and 
(F) 9f paragraph (1) of this subsection shall apply separately with 
respect to each election. 
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"(4) The Commission shall prescribe rules undftr which any expend-
iture by a candidate for Presidential nomination'for use in 2 or more 
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States shall be attributed to such candidate's expenditure limitation in 
each such State, based on the voting age population in such State 
which can reasonably be expected to be influenced by such expenditure. 
"(d) (1) At the beginning of each calendar year (commencing in 
1976), as there become available necessary data from the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, the Secretary of Labor 
shall certify to the Commission and publish in the Federal Register pedera'i'Regi'ster. 
the per centum diflerence between the price index for the 12 months 
preceding the beginning of such calendar year and the price index for 
the base period. Each limitation established by subsection (c) and 
subsection (f) shall be increased by such per centum dili'erence. Each 
amount so inci'eased shall be the amount in effect for such calendar 
year. 
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1) — 
"(A) the term 'price index' means the average over a calendar 
"Price index." 
year of the Consumer Price Index (all items—United States city 
average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; 
and 
"(B) the term 'base period' means the calendar year 1974. 
"Base period." 
"(e)(1) No person may make any expenditure (other than an 
expenditure made by or on behalf of a candidate within the meaning 
of subsection (c) (2) (B)) relative to a clearly identified candidate dur-
ing a calendar year w'hich, when added to all other expenditures made 
by such person during the year advocating the election or defeat of 
such candidate, exceeds $1,000. 
"(2) For purposes of paragraph (1) — 
" (A) 'clearly identified' means— 
nH'^^''" ''''"''' 
" (i) the candidate's name appears; 
" (ii) a photograph or drawing of the candidate appears; or 
"(iii) the identity of the candidate is apparent by unam-
biguous reference; and 
'"(B) 'expenditure' does not include any payment made or 
"Expenditure." 
incurred by a corporation or a labor organization which, under 
the provisions of the last paragraph of section 610, would not 
constitute an expenditure by such corporation or labor orga-
nization. 
"(f) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law with respect to 
limitations on expenditures or limitations on contributions, the 
national coumiittee of a political party and a State committee of a 
political party, including any subordinate committee of a State com-
mittee, may make expenditures in connection with the general election 
campaign of candidates for Federal office, subject to the limitations 
contained in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection. 
"(2) The national committee of a political party may not make any 
expenditure in connection with the general election campaign of any 
candidate for President of the United States w^ho is affiliated with such 
party which exceeds an amount equal to 2 cents multiplied by the vot-
ing age population of the United States (as certified under subsection 
(g)). Any expenditure under this paragraph shall be in addition to 
any expenditure by a national committee of a political party serving 
as the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the office of 
President of the United States. 
"(3) The national committee of a political party, or a State com-
mittee of a political party, including any subordinate committee of a 
State committee, may not make any expenditure in connection with 
the general election campaign of a candidate for Federal office in a 
State who is affiliated with such party which exceeds— 
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Voting age 
population esti-
mates, certifica-
tion and publica-
tion in Federal 
Register. 
"Voting age 
population." 
Violations, 
penalties. 
18 u s e 608 
note. 
"(A) in the case of a candidate for election to the office of 
Senator, or of Representative from a State which is entitled to 
only one Representative, the greater of— 
"(i) 2 cents multiplied by the voting age population of the 
State (as certified under subsection (g)) ; or 
"(ii) $20,000; and 
"(B) in the case of ^ candidate for election to the office of 
Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner in any other 
State, $10,000. 
"(g) During the first week of January 1975, and every subsequent 
year, the Secretary of Commerce shall certify to the Commission and 
publish in the Federal Register an estimate of the voting age popu-
lation of the United States, of each State, and of each congressional 
district as of the first day of July next preceding the date of certifica-
tion. The term 'voting age population' means resident population, 18 
years of age or older. 
"(h) No candidate or political committee shall knowingly accept 
any contribution or make any expenditure in violation of the pro-
visions of this section. No officer or employee of a political committee 
shall knowingly accept a contribution made for the benefit or use of a 
candidate, or knowingly make any expenditure on behalf of a can-
didate, in violation of any limitation imposed on contributions and 
expenditures under this section. 
"(i) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall 
be fined not more than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, 
or both.". 
(b) (1) Section 608(a) (1) of title 18, United States Code, relating 
to limitations on contributions and expenditures, is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(a)(1) No candidate may make expenditures from his personal 
funds, or the personal funds of his immediate fami'y, in connection 
with his campaigns during any calendar year for nomination for elec-
tion, or for election, to Federal office in excess of, in the aggregate— 
"(A) $50,000, in the case of a candidate for the office of Presi-
dent or Vice President of the United States; 
"(B) $35,000, in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator 
or for the office of Representative from a State which is entitled 
to only one Representative; or 
"(C) $25,000, in the case of a candidate for the office of Repre-
sentative, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner, in any other 
State. 
For purposes of this paragraph, any expenditure made in a year other 
than the calendar year in which the election is held with respect to 
which such expenditure was made, is considered to be made during the 
calendar year in which such election is held.". 
(2) Such section 608(a) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new paragraphs: 
"(3) No candidate or his immediate family may make loans or 
advances from their personal funds in connection with his campaign 
for nomination for election, or for election, to Federal office unless 
such loan or advance is evidenced by a written instrument fully dis-
closing the terms and conditions of such loan or advance. 
" (4) For purposes of this subsection, any such loan or advance shall 
be included in computing the total amount of such expenditures only 
to the extent of the balance of such loan or advance outstanding and 
unpaid.". 
(c) (1) Notwithstanding section 608(a) (1) of title 18, United States 
Code; relating to limitations on expenditures from personal funds, any 
individual may satisfy or discharge, out of his personal funds or the 
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personal funds of his immediate family, any debt or obligation which 
is outstanding on the date of the enactment of this Act and which was 
incurred by him or on his behalf by any political committee in connec-
tion with any campaign ending before the close of December 31,1972, 
for election to Federal office. 
(2) For purposes of this subsection— 
Definitions. 
(A) the terms "election", "Federal office", and "political com-
mittee" have the meanings given them by section 591 of title 18, 
United States Code; and 
^ 
Pos/. p. ueg. 
(B) the term "immediate family" has the meaning given it by 
section 608 (a) (2) of title 18, United States Code. 
(d) (1) The first paragraph of section 613 of title 18, United States 
Code, relating to contributions by certain foreign agents, is amended— 
(A) by striking out "an agent of a foreign principal" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "a foreign national"; and 
(B) by striking out ", either for or on behalf of such foreign 
principal or otherwise in his capacity as agent of such foreign 
principal,". 
(2) The second paragraph of such section 613 is amended by strik-
ing out "agent of a foreign principal or from such foreign principal" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "foreign national". 
(3) The fourth pai'agraph of such section 613 is amended to read 
"Foreign na-
as follows: 
"As used in this section, the term 'foreign national' means— 
"(1) a foreign principal, as such term is defined by section 
1(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 
611(b)), except that the term 'foreign national' shall not include 
any individual who is a citizen of the United States; or 
"(2) an individual who is not a citizen of the United States 
and who is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as 
defined by section 101(a) (20) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a) (20)).". 
(4r) (A) The heading of such section 613 is amended by striking out 
"agents of foreign principals" and inserting in lieu thereof "foreign 
nationals". 
(B) The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 613 and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"G13. Contributions by foreign nationals.". 
(e)(1) The second paragraph of section 610 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to penalties for violating prohibitions against 
contributions or expenditures by national banks, corporations, or labor 
organizations, is amended— 
(A) by striking out "$5,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$25,000"; and 
(B) by striking out "$10,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$50,000". 
(2) Section 611 of title 18, United States Code (as amended by sec-
tion 103 of this Act), relating to contributions by firms or individuals 
contracting with the United States, is amended in the first paragraph 
thereof by striking out "$5,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000". 
(3) The third paragraph of section 613 of title 18, United States 
Code (as amended by subsection (d) of this section), relating to con-
tributions by foreign nationals, is amended by striking out "$5,000" 
and inserting in lieu thereof "$25,000". 
(f) (1) Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, relating to elec-
tions and political activities, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
the following new sections: 
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18 use 614. 
penalty. 
18 use 615 
"§ 614. Prohibition of contributions in name of another 
"(a) No person shall make a contribution in the name of another 
person or knowingly permit his name to be used to effect such a con-
tribution, and no person shall knowingly accept a contribution made 
by one person in the name of another person. 
Violation, 
^^(h) Any person who violates this section shall be fined not more 
than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. 
"§ 615. Limitation on contributions of currency 
"(a) No person shall make contributions of currency of the United 
States or currency of any foreign country to or for the benefit of any 
candidate which, in the aggregate, exceed $100, with respect to any 
campaign of such candidate for nomination for election, or for elec-
tion, to Federal office. 
eniu^'°"' 
'C^) ^^y 
person who violates this section shall be fined not more 
than $25,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. 
18 use 616. 
«g QiQ Acceptance of excessive honorariums 
"Whoever, while an elected or appointed officer or employee of any 
branch of the Federal Government— 
"(1) accepts any honorarium of more than $1,000 (excluding 
amounts accepted for actual travel and subsistence expenses) for 
any appearance, speech, or article; or 
"(2) accepts honorariums (not prohibited by paragraph (1) of 
this section) aggregating more than $15,000 in any calendar year; 
Penalty. 
^hall be fiucd not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000. 
18 use 617. 
"§617. Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority 
"Whoever, being a candidate for Federal office or an employee or 
agent of such a candidate— 
"(1) fraudulently misrepresents himself or any committee or 
organization under his control as speaking or writing or other-
wise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political 
party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damag-
ing to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent 
thereof; or 
"(2) willfully and knowingly participates in or conspires to 
participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph 
Penalty. 
shall, for cach such offense, be fined not more than $25,000 or impris-
oned not more than one year, or both.". 
(2) Section 591 of title 18, United States Code, relating to defini-
tions, is amended by striking out the matter preceding paragraph (a) 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Except as otherwise specifically provided, when used in this sec-
tion and in sections 597, 599, 600, 602, 608, 610, 611, 614, 615, and 617 
of this title—". 
(3) The table of sections for chapter 29 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
items: 
"614. Prohibition of contributions in name of another. 
"615. Limitation on contributions of currency. 
"616. Acceptance of excessive honorariums. 
"617. Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority.". 
(4) Title I I I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is 
2 use 440. 
amended by striking out section 310, relating to prohibition of con-
tributions in the name of another. 
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CHANGES I N CRIMINAL CODE DEFINITIONS 
Definitions, 
SEC. 102. (a) Paragraph (a) of section 591 of title 18, United States 
Code, relating to the definition of election, is amended— 
(1) by inserting "or" before " (4)"; and 
(2) by striking out ", and (5) the election of delegates to a con-
stitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitu-
tion of the United States". 
use prec. title 
(b) Paragraph (2) of such section 591, relating to the definition of 
' 
political committee, is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) 'political committee' means any committee, club, associa-
tion, or other group of persons which receives contributions or 
makes expenditures during a calendar year in an aggregate 
amount exceeding $1,000;". 
(c) Paragraph (e) of such section 591, relating to the definition of 
contribution, is amended to read as follows: 
"(e) 'contribution'— 
"(1) means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit 
of money or anything of value (except a loan of money by a 
national or State bank made in accordance with the appli-
cable banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course 
of business, which shall be considered a loan by each endorser 
or guarantor, in that proportion of the unpaid balance thereof 
that each endorser or guarantor bears to the total number of 
endorsers or guarantors), made for the purpose of influencing 
the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Fed-
eral office or for the purpose of influencing the results of a 
primary held for the selection of delegates to a national nomi-
nating convention of a political party or for the expression of 
a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the 
office of President of the United States; 
"(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, express or 
implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a con-
tribution for such purposes; 
"(3) means funds received by a political committee which 
are transferred to such committee from another political com-
mittee or other source; 
"(4) means the payment, by any person other than a can-
didate or a political committee, of compensation for the per-
sonal services of another person which are rendered to such 
candidate or political committee without charge for any such 
purpose; but 
"(5) does not include— 
" (A) the value of services provided without compensa-
tion by individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their 
time on behalf of a candidate or political committee; 
"(B) the use of real or personal property and the cost 
of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided 
by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary 
personal services on the individual's residential premises 
for candidate-related activities; 
" (C) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for 
use m a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the 
normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a 
candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of such 
food or beverage to the vendor; 
"(D) any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses 
niade by an individual who on his own behalf volunteers 
his personal services to a candidate, or 
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"(E) the payment by a State or local committee of a 
political party of the costs of preparation, display, or 
mailing or other distribution incurred by such committee 
with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, 
or other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for 
any public office for which an election is held in the 
State in which such committee is organized, except that 
this clause shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by 
such committee with respect to a display of any such list-
ing made on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, 
magazines or other similar types of general public 
political advertising; 
to the extent that the cumulative value of activities by any 
person on behalf of any candidate under each of clauses (B), 
(C), and (D) does not exceed $500 with respect to any 
election;". 
?8 usc'TgV. 
(^) Paragraph (f) of such section 591, relating to the definition 
of expenditure, is amended to read as follows: 
"(f) 'expenditure'— 
"(1) means a purchase, payment, distribution, Joan, 
advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value 
(except a loan of money by a national or State bank made in 
accordance with the applicable banking laws and regulations 
and in the ordinary course of business), made for the purpose 
of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any 
person to Federal office or for the purpose of influencing the 
results of a primary held for the selection of delegates to a 
national nominating convention of a political party or for 
the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons 
for election to the office of President of the United States; 
"(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, express or 
implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make any 
expenditure; and 
"(3) means the transfer of funds by a political committee 
to another political committee; but 
"(4) does not include— 
"(A) any news story, commentary, or editorial dis-
tributed through the facilities of any broadcasting 
station, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publi-
cation, unless such facilities are owned or controlled by 
any political party, political committee, or candidate; 
"(B) nonpartisan activity designed to encourage indi-
viduals to register to vote or to vote; 
"(C) any communication by any membership orga-
nization or corporation to its members or stockholders, if 
such membership organization or corporation is not 
organized primarily for the purpose of influencing the 
nomination for election, or election, of any person to 
Federal office; 
"(D) the use of real or personal property and the cost 
of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided 
by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary 
personal services on the individual's residential premises 
for candidate-related activities; 
"(E) any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses 
made by an individual who on his own behalf volunteers 
his personal services to a candidate; 
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"(F) any communication by any person which is not 
made for the purpose of influencing the nomination for 
election, or election, of any person to Federal office; 
"(G) the payment by a State or local committee of a 
political party of the costs of preparation, displaj^, or 
mailing or other distribution incurred by such committee 
with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, or 
other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for any 
public office for which an election is held in the State in 
which such committee is organized, except that this clause 
shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by such com-
mittee with respect to a display of any such listing made 
on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, magazines 
or other similar types of general public political 
advertising; 
"(H) any costs incurred by a candidate in connection 
with the solicitation of contributions by such candidate, 
except that this clause shall not apply with respect to 
costs incurred by a candidate in excess of an amount 
equal to 20 percent of the expenditure limitation 
applicable to such candidate under section 608(c) of this 
title; or 
Ante, p. 1263. 
"(I) any costs incurred by a political committee (as 
such term is defined by section 608(b) (2) of this title) 
with respect to the solicitation of contributions to such 
political committee or to any general political fund con-
trolled by such political committee, except that this clause 
shall not apply to exempt costs incurred with respect to 
the solicitation of contributions to any such political com-
mittee made through broadcasting stations, newspapers, 
magazines, outdoor advertising facilities, and other simi-
lar types of general public political advertising; 
to the extent that the cumulative value of activities by any 
individual on behalf of any candidate under each of clauses 
(D) or (E) does not exceed $500 with respect to any 
election;", 
(e) Section 591 of title 18, United States Code, relating to defini- 
Definitions. 
tions, is amended— 
(1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (g); 
(2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (h) 
and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 
" (i) 'political party' means any association, committee, or orga-
nization which nominates a candidate for election to any Federal 
office whose name appears on the election ballot as the candidate 
of such association, committee, or organization; 
"(j) 'State committee' means the organization which, by virtue 
of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day 
operation of such political party at the State level, as determined 
by the Federal Election Commission; 
" ( k ) 'national committee' means the organization which, by 
virtue of the bylaws of the political party, is responsible for the 
day-to-day operation of such political party at the national level, 
as determined by the Federal Election Commission established 
under section 310(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971; and 
Post, p. 1280. 
"(1) 'principal campaign committee' means the principal cam-
paign committee designated by a candidate under section 302 
(f) (1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.". 
^°«^ p- 1275. 
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POLITICAL FUNDS OF CORPORATIONS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS 
SEC. 103. Section 611 of title 18, United States Code, relating to 
contributions by firms or individuals contracting with the United 
States, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
paragraphs: 
"This section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment 
or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any sepa-
rate segregated fund by any corporation or labor organization for the 
purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any 
person to Federal office, unless the provisions of section 610 of this title 
prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or 
the solicitation of contributions to, such fund. 
"For purposes of this section, the term 'labor organization' has the 
meaning given it by section 610 of this title.". 
18 u s e 591 
note. 
2 u s e 431. 
EFFECT ON STATE LAW 
SEC. 104. (a) The provisions of chapter 29 of title 18, L'nited States 
Code, relating to elections and political activities, supersede and pre-
empt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal 
office. 
(b) For purposes of this section, the terms "election", "Federal 
office", and "State" have the meanings given them by section 591 of 
title 18, United States Code. 
TITLE II—AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL ELECTION 
CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971 
CHANGES I N DEFINITIONS FOR REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE 
SEC. 201. (a) Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to definitions, is amended— 
(1) by inserting "and title IV of this Act" after "title"; 
(2) by striking out ", and (5) the election of delegates to a 
constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Con-
stitution of the United States" in paragraph (a), and by inserting 
"and" before " (4)" in such paragraph; 
(3) by amending paragraph (d) to read as follows: 
"(a) 'political committee' means any committee, club, associa-
tion, or other group of persons which receives contributions or 
makes expenditures during a calendar year in an aggregate 
amount exceeding $1,000;"; 
(4) by amending paragraph (e) to read as follows: 
"(e) 'contribution'— 
" (1) means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of 
money or anything of value made for the purpose of— 
"(A) influencing the nomination for election, or elec-
tion, of any person to Federal office or for the purpose of 
influencing the results of a primary held for the selection 
of delegates to a national nominating convention of a 
political party, or 
"(B) influencing the result of an election held for the 
expression of a preference for the nomination of persons 
for election to the office of President of the United States; 
"(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, expressed or 
implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a con-
tribution for such purposes; 
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"(3) means funds received by a political committee which 
are transferred to such committee from another political 
committee or other source; 
" (4) means the payment, by any person other than a candi-
date or a political committee, of compensation for the per-
sonal services of another person which are rendered to such 
candidate or political committee without charge for any such 
purpose; but 
"(5) does not include— 
"(A) the value of services provided without compen-
sation by individuals who volunteer a portion or all of 
their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee; 
"(B) the use of real or personal property and the cost 
of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided 
by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary 
personal services on the individual's residential premises 
for candidate-related activities; 
"(C) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for 
use in a candidate's campaign at a charge less than the 
normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a 
candidate's campaign is at least equal to the cost of such 
food or beverage to the vendor; 
"(D) any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses 
made by an individual who on his own behalf volunteers 
his personal services to a candidate; 
"(E) the payment by a State or local committee of a 
political party of the costs of preparation, display, or 
mailing or other distribution incurred by such committee 
with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, or 
other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for any pub-
lic office for which an election is held in the State in 
which such committee is organized, except that this clause 
shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by sucli 
committee with respect to a display of any such listing 
made on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, maga-
zines or other similar types of general public political 
advertising; or 
"(F) any payment made or obligation incurred by a 
corporation or a labor organization which, under the 
provisions of the last paragraph of section 610 of title 18, 
United States Code, would not constitute an expenditure 
by such corporation or labor organization; 
to the extent that the cumulative value of activities by any 
individual on behalf of any candidate under each of clauses 
(B), (C), and (D) does not exceed $500 with respect to any 
election;"; 
(5) by striking out paragraph (f) and inserting in lieu thereof 
^ ^^^ '*^^-
the following: 
"(f) 'expenditure'— 
"(1) 
means a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, 
advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, made 
for the purpose of— 
"(A) influencing the nomination for election, or the 
election, of any person to Federal office, or to the office 
of presidential and vice-presidential elector; or 
"(B) influencing the results of a primary election held 
for the selection of delegates to a national nominating 
convention of a political party or for the expression of 
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a preference for the nomination of persons for election 
to the office of President of the United States; 
"(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, express or 
implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make any 
expenditure; 
"(3) means the transfer of funds by a political committee 
to another political committee; but 
" (4) does not include— 
"(A) any news stor^, commentary, or editorial distrib-
uted through the facilities of any broadcasting station, 
newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, 
unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any 
political party, political committee, or candidate; 
"(B) nonpartisan activity designed to encourage indi-
viduals to register to vote or to vote; 
"(C) any communication by any membership organi-
zation or corporation to its members or stockholders, if 
such membership organization or corporation is not 
organized primarily for the purpose of influencing the 
nomination for election, or election, of any person to 
Federal office ; 
"(D) the use of real or personal property and the cost 
of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided 
by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary 
personal services on the individual's residential premises 
for candidate-related activities if the cumulative value of 
such activities by such individual on behalf of any can-
didate do not exceed $500 with respect to any election; 
"(E) any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses 
made by an individual who on his own behalf volunteers 
his personal services to a candidate if the cumulative 
amount for such individual incurred with respect to 
such candidate does not exceed $500 with respect to any 
election; 
"(F) any communication by any person which is not 
made for the purpose of influencing the nomination for 
election, or election, of any person to Federal office; or 
"(G) the payment by a State or local committee of a 
political party of the costs of preparation, display, or 
mailing or other distribution incurred by such commit-
tee with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, 
or other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for any 
public office for which an election is held in the State in 
which such committee is organized, except that this clause 
shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by such 
committee with respect to a display of any such listing 
made on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, maga-
zines or other similar types of general public political 
advertising; or 
"(H) any payment made or obligation incurred by a 
corporation or a labor organization which, under the 
provisions of the last paragraph of section 610 of title 18, 
United States Code, would not constitute an expenditure 
by such corporation or labor organization;"; 
^6) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (h); 
(7) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (i) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and 
(8) by adding at the end thereof the following new para-
graphs: 
2 use 431. 
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" (j) 'identification' means— 
"(1) in the case of an individual, his full name and the 
full address of his principal place of residence; and 
"(2) in the case of any other person, the full name and 
address of such person; 
"(k) 'national committee' means the organization which, by 
virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the 
day-to-day operation of such political party at the national level, 
as determined by the Commission; 
"(1) 'State committee' means the organization which, by virtue 
of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day 
operation of such political party at the State level, as determined 
by the Commission; 
"(m) 'political party' means an association, committee, or 
organization which nominates a candidate for election to any Fed-
eral office, whose name appears on the election ballot as the can-
didate of such association, committee, or organization; and 
"(n) 'principal campaign committee' means the principal cam-
paign committee designated by a candidate under section 302 
(f)(1);'. 
(b) (1) Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
relating to extension of credit by regulated industries, is amended by 
striking out "(as such term is defined in section 301(c) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971)". 
(2) Section 402 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
relating to prohibition against use of certain Federal funds for elec-
tion activities, is amended by striking out the last sentence. 
Definitions, 
Infra. 
2 u s e 451. 
2 u s e 431. 
2 u s e 452. 
ORGANIZATION OF POLITICAL COMMITTEES; PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN 
COMMITTEE 
SEC. 202. (a) (1) Section 302(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971, relating to reports of contributions in excess of $10, is 
amended by striking out ", the name and address (occupation and 
principal place of business, if any)" and inserting in lieu thereof "of 
the contribution and the identification". 
(2) Section 302(c) of such Act, relating to detailed accounts, is 
amended by striking out "full name and mailing address (occupation 
and the principal place of business, if any)" in paragraphs (2) and 
(4) and inserting in lieu thereof in each such paragraph "identifi-
cation". 
(3) Section 302(c) of such Act is further amended by striking out 
the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"and, if a person's contributions aggregate more than $100, the account 
shall include occupation, and the principal place of business (if any);". 
(b) Section 302(f) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
"(f)(1) Each individual who is a candidate for Federal office (other 
than the office of Vice President of the United States) shall designate 
a political committee to serve as his principal campaign commit-
tee. No political committee may be designated as the principal cam-
paign committee of more than one candidate, except that the candidate 
for the office of President of the United States nominated by a political 
party may designate the national committee of such political party as 
his principal campaign committee. Except as provided in the preced-
ing sentence, no political committee which supports more than one can-
didate may be designated as a principal campaign committee. 
"(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, each report 
or statement of contributions received or expenditures made by a 
political committee (other than a principal campaign committee) 
2 u s e 432. 
Reports, filing. 
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which is required to be filed with the Commission under this title shall 
be filed instead with the principal campaign committee for the candi-
date on whose behalf such contributions are accepted or such expendi-
tures are made. 
"(3) It shall be the duty of each principal campaign committee to 
receive all reports and statements required to be filed with it under par-
agraph (2) of this subsection and to compile and file such reports and 
statements, together with its own reports and statements, with the 
Commission in accordance with the provisions of this title.". 
REGISTRATION OF POLITICAI^ COMMITTEE; 
STATEMENTS 
SEC. 203. Section 303 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
2 use 433. 
1971, relating to registration of political committees and statements, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(e) In the case of a political committee which is not a principal 
campaign committee, reports and notifications required under this 
section to be filed with the Commission shall be filed instead with the 
appropriate principal campaign committee.". 
REPORTS BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND CANDIDATES 
SEC. 204. (a) Section 304(a) of the Federal Election Campaign 
2 use 434. 
^QI Qf 1971^ relating to reports by political committees and candidates, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting 
in lieu thereof the following: 
"The reports referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filed as 
follows: 
" (A) (i) In any calendar year in which an individual is a candi-
date for Federal office and an election for such Federal office is 
held in such year, such reports shall be filed not later than the 
tenth day before the date on which such election is held and shall 
be complete as of the fifteenth day before the da,te of such elec-
tion; except that any such report filed by registered or certified 
mail must be postmarked not later than the close of the twelfth 
day before the date of such election. 
"(ii) Such reports shall be filed not later than the thirtieth 
day arter the date of such election and shall be complete as of the 
twentieth day after the date of such election. 
"(B) In any other calendar year in which an individual is a 
candidate for Federal office, such reports shall be filed after 
December 31 of such calendar year, but not later than January 31 
of the following calendar year and shall be complete as of the 
close of the calendar year with respect to which the report is filed. 
"(C) Such reports shall be filed not later than the tenth day 
following the close of any calendar quarter in which the candidate 
or political committee concerned received contributions in excess 
of $1,000, or made expenditures in excess of $1,000, and shall be 
complete as of the close of such calendar quarter: except that any 
such report required to be filed after December 31 of any calendar 
year with respect to which a report is required to be filed under 
subparagraph (B) shall be filed as provided in such subparagraph. 
"(D) When the last day for filing any quarterly report required 
by subparagraph (C) occurs within 10 days of an election, the 
filing of such quarterly report shall be waived and superseded by 
the report required by subparagraph (A) (i). 
2 u s e 434. 
Waiver. 
5 u s e 701, 
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Any contribution of $1,000 or more received after the fifteenth day, 
but more than 48 hours, before any election shall be reported within 
48 hours after its receipt."; and 
(2) by striking out "Each" at the beginning of the first sentence 
of such section 304(a) and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) Except 
as provided by paragraph (2), each", and by adding at the end 
thereof the following new paragraphs: 
" (2) Each treasurer of a political committee which is not a principal 
campaign committee shall file the reports required under this section 
with the appropriate principal campaign committee. 
"(3) Upon a request made by a presidential candidate or a political 
committee which operates in more than one State, or upon its own 
motion, the Commission may waive the reporting dates set forth in 
paragraph (1) (other than the reporting date set forth in paragraph 
(1) (B)), and require instead that such candidate or political commit-
tee file reports not less frequently than monthly. The Commission may 
not lequire a presidential candidate or a political committee operating 
in more than one State to file more than 12 reports (not counting 
any report referred to in paragraph (1)(B)) during any calendar 
year. If the Commission acts on its own motion under this paragraph 
with respect to a candidate or a political committee, such candidate or 
committee may obtain judicial review in accordance with the provi-
sions of chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.". 
(b) (1) Section 304(b) (5) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971, relating to reports by political committees and candidates, is 
amended by striking out "lender and endorsers" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "lender, endorsers, and guarantors". 
(2) Section 304(b) (8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to reports by political committees and candidates, is 
amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end 
thereof the following: ", together with total receipts less transfers 
between political committees which support the same candidate and 
which do not support more than one candidate". 
(3) Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
relating to reports by political committees and candidates, is amended 
by striking out "full name and mailing address (occupation and the 
principal place of business, if any)" in paragraphs (9) and (10) and 
inserting in lieu thereof in each such paragraph "identification". 
(4) Section 304(b) (11) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to reports by political committees and candidates, is 
amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end 
thereof the following: ", together with total expenditures less trans-
fers between political committees which support the same candidate 
and which do not support more than one candidate". 
(5) Section 304(b) (12) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to reports by political committees and candidates, is 
amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon a comma and 
the following: ", together with a statement as to the circumstances 
and conditions under which any such debt or obligation is extinguished 
and the consideration therefor". 
(c) Such section 304 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
Members o
f 
following new subsections: 
fl^'fJ^^Zr'' 
"(d) This section does not require a Member of the Congress to 
report, as contributions received or as expenditures made, the value 
of photographic, matting, or recording services furnished to him by 
the Senate Recording Studio, the House Recording Studio, or by an 
individual whose pay is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives and who furnishes such services 
as his primary duty as an employee of the Senate or House of Rep-
ing exemption. 
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resentatives, or if such services were paid for by the Republican or 
Democratic 
Senatorial 
Campaign 
Committee, 
the 
Democratic 
National Congressional Committee, or the National Republican Con-
gressional Committee. This subsection does not apply to such recording 
services furnished during the calendar year before the year in which 
the Member's term expires. 
"(e) Every person (other than a political committee or candidate) 
who makes contributions or expenditures, other than by contribution 
to a political committee or candidate, in an aggregate amount in 
excess of $100 within a calendar year shall file with the Commission a 
statement containing the information required by this section. State-
ments required by this subsection shall be filed on the dates on which 
reports by political committees are filed but need not be cumulative.". 
(d) The heading for such section 304 is amended to read as follows: 
Savings pro-
vision. 
2 u s e 434 note. 
"REPORTS . 
(e) Notwithstanding the amendment to section 304 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to the time for filing reports, 
made by the foregoing provisions of this section, nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to waive the report required to be filed by the thirty-
first day of January of 1975 under the provisions of such section 304, as 
in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
2 u s e 435. 
CAMPAIGN 
ADVERTISEMENTS 
SEC. 205. (a) Section 305 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to reports by others than political committees, is 
amended to read as follows: 
Funds, solic 
tation, notice. 
Repeal. 
47 u s e 801-
805. 
2 u s e 436, 
Publication in 
Federal Register. 
Ante, 
p. 1276. 
REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CAMPAIGN 
ADVERTISING 
"SEC. 305. (a) No person who sells space in a newspaper or magazine 
to a candidate, or to the agent of a candidate, for use in connection 
with such candidate's campaign, may charge any amount for such 
space which exceeds the amount charged for comparable use of such 
space for other purposes. 
"(b) Each political committee shall include on the face or front 
page of all literature and advertisements soliciting contributions the 
following notice: 
" 'A copy of our report is filed with the Federal Election Com-
mission and is available for purchase from the Federal Election 
Commission, Washington, D.C.' ". 
(b) Title I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is 
repealed. 
WAIVER OF REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS 
SEC. 206. Section 306(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (as so redesignated by section 207 of this Act), relating to formal 
requirements respecting reports and statements, is amended to read 
as follows: 
" (b) The Commission may, by a rule of general applicability which 
is published in the Federal Register not less than 30 days before its 
effective date, relieve— 
"(1) any category of candidates of the obligation to comply 
personally with the reporting requirements of section 304, if it 
determines that such action is consistent with the purposes of this 
Act; and 
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"(2) any category of political committees of the obligation to 
comply with the reporting requirements of such section if such 
committees— 
"(A) primarily support persons seeking State or local 
ojfice; and 
"(B) do not operate in more than one State or do not 
operate on a statewide basis.". 
FORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTS AND STATEMENTS 
2 u s e 436. 
SEC. 207. Section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
relating to formal requirements respecting reports and statements, is 
amended by striking out subsection (a) ; by redesignating subsections 
(b), (c), and (d) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and 
by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(d) If a report or statement required by section 303, 304(a) (1) (A) 
(ii),304(a)(1)(B),304(a)(1)(C),or 304(e) of this title to be filed by 
Ante.p.in6. 
a treasurer of a political committee or by a candidate or by any other 
person, is delivered by registered or certified mail, to the Commission 
or principal campaign committee with which it is required to be filed, 
the United States postmark stamped on the cover of the envelope or 
other container in which such report or statement is so mailed shall 
be deemed to be the date of filing.". 
REPORTS BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS; FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION; 
CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORIES 
SEC. 208. (a) Title I I I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to disclosure of Federal campaign funds, is amended by 
redesignating sections 308 and 309 as sections 316 and 317, respectively; 43^^^*^ '*^^' 
by redesignating section 311 as section 321; and by inserting imme- 
2 use 441. 
diately after section 307 the following new sections: 
"REPORTS B Y CERTAIN PERSONS 
"SEC. 308. Any person (other than an individual) who expends any ^ "^^ '*^^^-
funds or commits any act directed to the public for the purpose of 
influencing the outcome of an election, or who publishes or broad-
casts to the public any material referring to a candidate (by name, 
description, or other reference) advocating the election or defeat 
of such candidate, setting forth the candidate's position on any pub-
lic issue, his voting record, or other official acts (in the case of a 
candidate who holds or has held Federal office), or otherwise designed 
to influence individuals to cast their votes for or against such candidate 
or to withhold their votes from such candidate shall file reports with 
the Commission as if such person were a political committee. The 
reports filed by such person shall set forth the source of the funds 
used in carrying out any activity described in the preceding sentence 
in the same detail as if the funds were contributions within the 
meaning of section 301(e), and payments of such funds in the same 
^"'«» P- 1272. 
detail as if they were expenditures within the meaning of section 301 
(f). The provisions of this section do not apply to any publication 
^"'^' P- ^2^^-
or broadcast of the United States Government or to any news story, 
commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of a broad-
casting station or a bona fide newspaper, magazine, or other periodical 
publication. A news story, commentary, or editorial is not considered 
to be distributed through a bona fide newspaper, magazine, or other 
periodical publication if— 
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"(1) such publication is primarily for distribution to individ-
uals affiliated by membership or stock ownership with the person 
(other than an individual) distributing it or causing it to be 
distributed, and not primarily for purchase by the public at news-
stands or by paid subscription; or 
"(2) the news story, commentary, or editorial is distributed by 
a person (other than an individual) who devotes a substantial 
part of his activities to attempting to influence the outcome of 
elections, or to influence public opinion with respect to matters of 
national or State policy or concern. 
26 u s e 9001. 
u 
CAMPAIGN DEPOSITORIES 
2 use 437b. 
"SEC. 309. (a)(1) Each candidate shall designate one or more 
national or State banks as his campaign depositories. The principal 
campaign committee of such candidate, and any other political com-
mittee authorized by him to receive contributions or to make expendi-
tures on his behalf, shall maintain a checking account at a depository 
designated by the candidate and shall deposit any contributions 
received by such committee into such account. A candidate shall 
deposit any payment received by him under chapter 95 or chapter 97 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 in the account maintained by his 
principal campaign committee. No expenditure may be made by any 
such committee on behalf of a candidate or to influence his election 
except by check drawn on such account, other than petty cash expendi-
tures as provided in subsection (b). 
"(2) The treasurer of each political committee (other than a politi-
cal committee authorized by a candidate to receive contributions or to 
make expenditures on his behalf) shall designate one or more national 
or State banks as campaign depositories of such committee, and shall 
maintain a checking account for the committee at each such depository. 
All contributions received by such committee shall be deposited in 
such accounts. No expenditure may be made by such committee except 
by check drawn on such accounts, other than petty cash expenditures 
as provided in subsection (b). 
"(b) A political committee may maintain a petty cash fund out of 
which it may make expenditures not in excess of $100 to any person 
in connection with a single purchase or transaction. A record of petty 
cash disbursements shall be kept in accordance with requirements 
established by the Commission, and such statements and reports there-
of shall be furnished to the Commission as it may require. 
"(c) A candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to the 
office of President of the ITnited States may establish one such deposi-
tory in each State, which shall be considered as his campaign deposi-
tory for such State by his principal campaign committee and any other 
political committee authorized by him to receive contributions or to 
make expenditures on his behalf in such State, under rules prescribed 
by the Commission. The campaign depository of the candidate of a 
political party for election to the office of Vice President of the United 
States shall be the campaign depository designated by the candidate 
of such party for- election to the office of President of the United 
States. 
"FEDERAIV ELECTION COMMISSION 
2^usc^4t77."'' 
"SE<^- ^1^- (a) (1) There is established a commission to be known as 
Membership! 
the Federal Election Commission. The Commission is composed of the 
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
ex officio and without the right to vote, and 6 members appointed as 
follows: 
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"(A) 2 shall be appointed, with the confirmation of a majority 
of both Houses of the Congress, by the President pro tempore of 
the Senate upon the recommendations of the majority leader of 
the Senate and the minority leader of the Senate; 
"(B) 2 shall be appointed, with the confirmation of a majority 
of both Houses of the Congress, by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, upon the recommendations of the majority leader 
of the House and the minority leader of the House; and 
"(C) 2 shall be appointed, with the confirmation of a majority 
of both Houses of the Congress, by the President of the United 
States. 
A member appointed under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) shall 
not be affiliated with the same political party as the other member 
appointed under such paragraph. 
"(2) Members of the Commission shall serve for terms of 6 years, 
except that of the members first appointed— 
"(A) one of the members appointed under paragraph (1) (A) 
shall be appointed for a term ending on the April 30 first occur-
ring more than 6 months after the date on which he is appointed; 
"(B) one of the members appointed under paragraph (1) 
(B) shall be appointed for a term ending 1 year after the April 30 
on which the term of the member referred to in subparagraph (A) 
of this paragraph ends; 
"(C) one of the members appointed under paragraph (1) (C) 
shall be appointed for a term ending 2 years thereafter; 
"(D) one of the members appointed under paragraph (1) (A) 
shall be appointed for a term ending 3 years thereafter; 
"(E) one of the members appointed under paragraph (1) (B) 
shall be appointed for a term ending 4 years thereafter; and 
"(F) one of the members appointed under paragraph (1) (C) 
shall be appointed for a term ending 5 years thereafter. 
An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring other than by the 
expiration of a term of office shall be appointed only for the unexpired 
term of the member he succeeds. Any vacancy occurring in the member-
ship of the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as in the case 
of the original appointment. 
"(3) Members shall be chosen on the basis of their maturity, expe-
rience, integrity, impartiality, and good judgment and shall be chosen 
from among individuals who, at the time of their appointment, are not 
elected or appointed officers or employees in the executive, legislative, 
or judicial branch of the Government of the United States. 
"(4) Members of the Commission (other than the Secretary of the 
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives) shall receive 
compensation equivalent to the compensation paid at level IV of the 
Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315). 
"(5) The Commission shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman 
from among its members (other than the Secretary of the Senate and 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives) for a term of one year. No 
member may serve as chairman more often than once during any 
term of office to which he is appointed. The chairman and the vice 
chairman shall not be affiliated with the same political party. The 
vice chairman shall act as chairman in the absence or disability of the 
chairman, or in the event of a vacancy in such office. 
"(b) The Commission shall administer, seek to obtain compliance 
with, and formulate policy with respect to this Act and sections 608, 
610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 617 of title 18, United States Code. 
The Commission has primary jurisdiction with respect to the civil 
enforcement of such provisions. 
Term, 
Vacancies. 
Compensation, 
83 Stat. 863. 
Chairman and 
vice chairman. 
Ante, 
pp. 1263, 
1268. 
Jurisdiction. 
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"(c) All decisions of the Commission with respect to the exercise of 
its duties and powers mider the provisions of this title shall be made 
by a majority vote of the members of the Commission. A member of 
the Commission may not delegate to any person his vote or any 
decisionmaking authority or duty vested in the Commission by the 
provisions of this title. 
Meetings. 
"(d) Thc Commlsslon shall meet at least once each month and also 
at the call of any member. 
^"^^^' 
"(e) The Commission shall prepare written rules for the conduct 
s^^i- 
of its activities, shall have an official seal which shall be judicially 
noticed, and shall have its principal office in or near the District of 
Columbia (but it may meet or exercise any of its powers anywhere in 
the United States). 
staff director 
"(f) ^ ) xhc Commissiou shall have a staff director and a general 
an^ genera coun- (jQ^j^ggj ^J^Q shall bc appointed by the Commission. The staff director 
shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay in effect for 
level IV of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5315). The general coun-
sel shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay in effect 
for level V of the Executive Schedule (5 U.S.C. 5316). With the 
approval of the Commission, the staff director may appoint and fix the 
pay of such additional personnel as he considers desirable. 
"(2) With the approval of the Commission, the staff director may 
procure temporary and intermittent services to the same extent as is 
authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at 
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual 
rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-15 of the General Schedule 
(5 U.S.C. 5332). 
"(3) In carrying out its responsibilities under this Act, the Com-
mission shall, to the fullest extent practicable, avail itself of the 
assistance, including personnel and facilities, of other agencies and 
departments of the United States Government. The heads of such 
agencies and departments may make available to the Commission 
such personnel, facilities, and other assistance, with or without reim-
bursement, as the Commission may request. 
83 Stat. 863. 
5 u s e 5332 
note. 
2 u s e 437d. 
li POWERS OF COMMISSION 
"SEC. 311. (a) The Commission has the power— 
"(1) to require, by special or general orders, any person to 
submit in writing such reports and answers to questions as the 
Commission may prescribe; and such submission shall be made 
within such a reasonable period of time and under oath or other-
wise as the Commission may determine; 
" (2) to administer oaths or affirmations; 
"(3) to require by subpena, signed by the chairman or the 
vice chairman, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and 
the production of all documentary evidence relating to the execu-
tion of its duties; 
"(4) in any proceeding or investigation, to order testimony to 
be taken by deposition before any person who is designated by 
the Commission and has the power to administer oaths and, in 
such instances, to compel testimony and the production of evi-
dence in the same manner as authorized under paragraph (3) of 
this subsection; 
"(5) to pay witnesses the same fees and mileage as are paid 
in like circumstances in the courts of the United States; 
"(6) to initiate (through civil proceedings for injunctive, 
declaratory, or other appropriate relief), defend, or appeal any 
civil action in the name of the Commission for the purpose of 
Infra. 
5 u s e 500. 
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enforcing the provisions of this Act, through its general 
counsel; 
" (7) to render advisory opinions under section 313; 
"(8) to make, amend, and repeal such rules, pursuant to the 
provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, as are 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act; 
" (9) to formulate general policy with respect to the administra-
tion of this Act and sections 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, and 
617 of title 18, United States Code; 
^"'e, pp. 1263, 
"(10) to develop prescribed forms under section 311(a)(1); ^^^*' 
and 
"(11) to conduct investigations and hearings expeditiously, to 
encourage voluntary compliance, and to report apparent viola-
tions to the appropriate law enforcement authorities. 
"(b) Any United States district court within the jurisdiction of 
which any inquiry is carried on, may, upon petition by the Commission, 
in case of refusal to obey a subpena or order of the Commission issued 
under subsection (a) of this section, issue an order requiring com-
pliance therewith. Any failure to obey the order of the court may be 
punished by the court as a contempt thereof. 
" (c) No person shall be subject to civil liability to any person (other 
than the Commission or the United States) for disclosing informa-
tion at the request of the Commission. 
"(d)(1) Whenever the Commission submits any budget estimate 
Budget esti-
or request to the President of the United States or the Office of Man- CopiesTtra^ns^mi^-^ 
agement and Budget, it shall concurrently transmit a copy of such esti- tai to congress. 
mate or request to the Congress. 
"(2) Whenever the Commission submits any legislative recom-
mendations, or testimony, or comments on legislation, requested by 
the Congress or by any Member of the Congress, to the President of 
the United States or the Office of Management and Budget, it shall 
concurrently transmit a copy thereof to the Congress or to the Member 
requesting the same. No officer or agency of the United States shall 
have any authority to require the Commission to submit its legisla-
tive recommendations, testimony, or comments on legislation, to any 
office or agency of the United States for approval, comments, or review, 
prior to the submission of such recommendations, testimony, or com-
ments to the Congress. 
"REPORTS 
"SEC. 312. The Commission shall transmit reports to the President p^^g?j°g^^j ^^^ 
of the United States and to each House of the Congress no later than cong'ret".^" 
March 31 of each year. Each such report shall contain a detailed state- 
2 use 437e. 
ment with respect to the activities of the Commission in carrying out 
its duties under this title, together with recommendations for such 
legislative or other action as the Commission considers appropriate. 
u 
ADVISORY 
OPINIONS 
"SEC. 313. (a) Upon written request to the Commission by any 
2 use 437f. 
individual holding Federal office, any candidate for Federal office, or 
any political committee, the Commission shall render an advisory 
opinion, in writing, within a reasonable time with respect to whether 
any specific transaction or activity by such individual, candidate, or 
political committee would constitute a violation of this Act, of chapter 
95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or of section 
If ^^^^ ^°°^-
608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, or 617 of title 18, United States Code. 
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person with 
respect to whom an advisory opinion is rendered under subsection (a) 
who acts in good faith in accordance with the provisions and findings 
Post, p. 1297. 
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26 use 9001. 
Post, p. 1297. 
Ante, pp. 1263, 
1268. 
Complaints, 
filing. 
2 u s e 437g. 
Hearing. 
Civil action 
for relief. 
18 use 591. 
of such advisory opinion shall be presumed to be in compliance with 
the provision of this Act, of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1954, or of section 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, or 
617 of title 18, United States Code, with respect to which such advisory 
opinion is rendered. 
"(c) Any re(juest made under subsection (a) shall be made public 
by the Commission. The Commission shall, before rendering an 
advisory opinion with respect to such request, provide any interested 
party with an opportunity to transmit written comments to the Com-
mission with respect to such request. 
"'ENFORCEMENT 
"SEC. 314. (a) (1) (A) Any person who believes a violation of this 
Act or of section 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, or 617 of title 18, 
United States Code, has occurred may file a complaint with the 
Commission. 
"(B) In any case in which the Clerk of the House of liepreEentatives 
or the Secretary of the Senate (who receive reports and statements as 
custodian for the Commission) has reason to believe a violation of this 
Act or section 608, 610, 611, 613, 614,615, 616, or 617 of title 18, United 
States Code, has occurred, he shall refer such apparent violation to 
the Commission. 
"(2) The Commission, upon receiving any complaint under para-
graph (1) (A), or a referral under paragraph (1) (B), or if it has 
reason to believe that any person has committed a violation of any 
such provision, shall notify the person involved of such apparent 
violation and shall— 
"(A) report such apparent violation to the Attorney General; 
or 
"(B) make an investigation of such apparent violation. 
"(3) Any investigation under paragraph (2) (B) shall be conducted 
expeditiously and shall include an investigation of reports and state-
ments filed by any complainant under this title, if such complainant is 
a candidate. Any notification or investigation made under paragraph 
(2) shall not be made public by the Commission or by any other per-
son without the written consent of the person receiving such notifica-
tion or the pei'son with respect to whom such investigation is made. 
"(4) The Commission shall, at the request of any person who 
receives notice of an apparent violation under paragraph (2), con-
duct a hearing with respect to such apparent violation. 
"(5) If the Commission determines, after investigation, that there 
is reason to believe that any person has engaged, or is about to engage 
in any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation 
of this Act, it may endeavor to correct such violation by informal 
methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. If the Commis-
sion fails to correct the violation through informal methods, it may 
institute a civil action for relief, including a permanent or temporary 
injunction, restraining order, or any other appropriate order in the 
district court of the United States for the district in which the person 
against whom such action is brought is found, resides, or transacts 
business. Upon a proper showing that such person has engaged or is 
about to engage in such acts or practices, the court, shall grant a per-
manent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order. 
"(6) The Commission shall refer apparent violations to the appro-
priate law enforcement authorities to the extent that violations of 
provisions of chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, are involved, 
or if the Commission is unable to correct apparent violations of this 
Act under the authority given it by paragraph (5), or if the Commis-
sion determines that any such referral is appropriate. 
Petition for 
judicial review. 
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"(7) Whenever in the judgment of the Commission, after affording 
due notice and an opportunity for a hearing, any person has engaged 
or is about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute or will 
constitute a violation of any provision of this Act or of section 608, 
610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, or 617 of title 18, United States Code, upon ^^^J'^' PP- i^ea. 
request by the Commission the Attorney General on behalf of the 
United States shall institute a civil action for relief, including a perma-
nent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or any other appro-
priate order in the district court of the United States for the district 
in which the person is found, resides, or transacts business. Upon a 
proper showing that such person has engaged or is about to engage in 
such acts or practices, a permanent or temporary injunction, restrain-
ing order, or other order shall be granted without bond by such court. 
"(8) In any action brought under paragraph (5) or (7) of this sub- 
subpenas. 
section, subpenas for witnesses who are required to attend a United 
States district court may run into any other district. 
"(9) Any party aggrieved by an order granted under paragraph 
(5) or (7) of this subsection may, at any time within 60 days after 
the date of entry thereof, file a petition with the United States court of 
appeals for the circuit in which such order was issued for judicial 
review of such order. 
"(10) The judgment of the court of appeals affirming or setting 
aside, in whole or in part, any such order of the district court shall be 
final, subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States 
upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, 
United States Code. 
"(11) Any action brought under this subsection shall be advanced 
on the docket of the court in which filed, and put ahead of all other 
actions (other than other actions brought under this subsection or 
under section 315). 
"(b) In any case in which the Commission refers an apparent viola- 
Report to com-
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tion to the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall respond by 
report to the Commission with respect to any action taken by the 
Attorney General regarding such apparent violation. Each report shall 
be transmitted no later than 60 days after the date the Commission 
refers any apparent violation, and at the close of every 30-day period 
thereafter until there is final disposition of such apparent violation. 
The Commission may from time to time prepare and publish reports 
on the status of such referrals. 
a 
JUDICIAL REVIEW 
"SEC. 315. (a) The Commission, the national committee of any 
2 use 437h. 
political party, or any individual eligible to vote in any election for 
the office of Pi-esident of the United States may institute such actions 
in the appropriate district court of the United States, including 
actions for declaratory judgment, as may be appropriate to construe 
the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or of section 608, 610, 
611, 613, 614, 615, 616, or 617 of title 18, United States Code. The 
district court immediately shall certify all questions of constitution-
ality of this Act or of section 608, 610, 611, 613, 614, 615, 616, or 617 
of title 18, United States Code to the United States court of appeals 
for the circuit involved, which shall hear the matter sitting en banc. 
"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any decision on 
a matter certified under subsection (a) shall be reviewable by appeal 
directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Such appeal shall 
be brought no later than 20 days after the decision of the court of 
appeals. 
38-194 0 - 7 6 - 8 4 Pt. 1 
2 use 437c 
note. 
47 use 801 
note 
26 use 9001. 
2 use 431. 
2 use 432. 
2 use 433. 
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" (c) It shall be the duty of the court of appeals and of the Supreme 
Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to expedite to 
the greatest possible extent the disposition of any matter certified 
under subsection (a).". 
(b) Until the appointment and qualification of all the members of 
the Federal Election Commission and its general counsel and until 
the transfer provided for in this subsection, the Comptroller General, 
the Secretary of the Senate, and the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives shall continue to carry out their responsibilities under title I and 
title I I I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as such titles 
2 use 431. 
existed on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. Upon the 
appointment of all the members of the Commission and its general 
counsel, the Comptroller General, the Secretary of the Senate, and 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall meet with the Com-
mission and arrange for the transfer, v^^ithin 30 days after the date 
on which all such members and the general counsel are appointed, of 
copies of all appropriate records, documents, memorandums, and other 
papers associated with carrying out their responsibilities under title 
I and title I I I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and 
chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. 
(c) Title I I I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is 
amended— 
(1) by amending section 301(g), relating to definitions, to read 
as follows: 
"(g) 'Commission' means the Federal Election Commission;"; 
(2) by striking out "supervisory officer" in section 302(d) and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; 
(3) by amending section 303, relating to registration of political 
committees; statements— 
(A) by striking out "supervisory officer" each time it 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; 
and 
(B) by striking out "he" in the second sentence of sub-
section (a) of such section and inserting in lieu thereof "it"; 
(4) by amending section 304, relating to reports by political 
committees and candidates— 
(A) by striking out "appropriate supervisory officer" and 
"him" in the first sentence thereof and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Commission" and "it", respectively; and 
(B) by striking out "supervisory officer" where it appears 
in paragraphs (12) and (13) of subsection (b) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "Commission ; 
(5) by striking out "supervisory officer" each place it appears 
in section 306, relating to formal requirements respecting reports 
and statements, and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; 
(6) by striking out "Comptroller General of the United States" 
2 use 43 7. 
g
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j "he" in section 307, relating to reports on convention financ-
ing, and inserting in lieu thereof "Federal Election Commission" 
and "it", respectively; 
(7) by amending the heading for section 316 (as redesignated 
by subsection (a) of this section), relating to duties of the super-
visory officer, to read as follows: "DUTIES" ; 
(8) by striking out "supervisory officer" in section 316(a) (as 
redesignated by subsection (a) of this section) the first time it 
appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; 
(9) by amending section 316(a) (as redesignated by subsection 
(a) of this section)— 
(A) by striking out "him" in paragraph (1) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "it": and 
2 use 434. 
2 use 436. 
2 use 438. 
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(B) by striking out "him" in paragraph (4) and inserting 
in lieu thereof "it"; and 
(10) by amending subsection (c) of section 316 (as redesignated 
^ "^^ '*^^-
by subsection (a) of this section) — 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission" 
and striking out "his" in the second sentence of such subsec-
tion and inserting in lieu thereof "its"; and 
(B) by striking out the last sentence tliereof; and 
(11) by striking out "a supervisory officer" in section 317(a) 
of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (a) of this Act) and 
^ ^^^ ^^'^' 
inserting in lieu thereof "the Commission". 
DUTIES AND 
REGULATIONS 
SEC. 209. (a) (1) Section 316(a) of the Federal Election Campaigii 
Act of 1971 (as redesignated and amended by section 208(a) of this 
Act), relating to duties of the Commission, is amended by strik-
ing out paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), and by redesignating 
paragraphs (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), 
respectively, and by inserting immediately after paragraph (5) the 
following new paragraphs: 
" (6) to compile and maintain a cumulative index of reports and aJd't^tateLen^s'*^ 
statements filed with it, which shall be published in the Federal 
publication in 
Register at regular intervals and which shall be available for Federal Register. 
purchase directly or by mail for a reasonable price; 
"(7) to prepare and publish from time to time special reports 
special reports, 
listing those candidates for whom reports were filed as required ^" 
by this title and those candidates for whom such reports were not 
filed as so required;". 
(2) Notwithstanding section 308(a)(7) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (relating to an annual report by the supervisory 
^ ^^^ '*^^ "°^^-
officer), as in effect on the day before the effective date of the amend-
ments made by paragraph (1) of this subsection, no such amiual report 
shall be required with respect to any calendar year beginning after 
December 31,1972. 
(b) (1) Section 316(a) (10) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (as so redesignated by subsection (a) of this section), relat-
ing to the prescription of rules and regulations, is amended by insert-
ing before the period at the end thereof the following: ", in 
accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)". 
(2) Such section 316 is amended— 
(A) by striking out subsection (b) and subsection (d); by 
redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b) ; and 
(B) by adding at the end thereof the following new sub-
sections : 
"(c)(1) The Commission, before prescribing any rule or regula- or^e°u°a^fons^^^ 
tion under this section, shall transmit a statement with respect to sta'ie^ent! trans-
such rule or regulation to the Senate or the House of Representatives, ™i"ai ^° con-
as the case may be, in accordance with the provisions of this subsec- ^''^^^" 
tion. Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule or regulation 
and shall contain a detailed explanation and justification of such rule 
or regulation. 
" (2) If the appropriate body of the Congress which receives a state-
ment from the Commission under this subsection does not, through 
appropriate action, disapprove the proposed rule or regulation set forth 
in such statement no later than 30 legislative days after receipt of such 
statement, then the Commission may prescribe such rule or regulation. 
In the case of any rule or regulation proposed to deal with reports or 
Presidential 
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[88 STAT. 
statements required to be filed under this title by a candidate for the 
office of President of the Ignited States, and by political committees 
supporting such a candidate both the Senate and the House of Repre-
sentatives shall have the power to disapprove such proposed rule or 
regulation. The Commission may not prescribe any rule or regulation 
which is disapproved under this paragraph. 
Senatorial 
"(3) If the Commissiou proposes to prescribe any rule or regulation 
dealing with reports or statements required to be filed under this title 
by a candidate for the office of Senator, and by political committees 
supporting such candidate, it shall transmit such statement to the 
Senate. If the Commission proposes to prescribe any rule or r-egulation 
dealing with reports or statements required to be filed under this title 
by a candidate for the office of Representative, Delegate, or Resident 
Commissioner, and by political committees supporting such candidate, 
it shall transmit such statement to the House of Representatives. If 
the Commission proposes to prescribe any rule or regulation dealing 
with reports or statements required to be filed under- this title by a 
candidate for the office of President of the United States, and by 
political committees supporting such candidate it shall transmit 
such statement to the House of Representatives and the Senate. 
"(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'legislative days' 
does not include, with respect to statements transmitted to the Senate, 
any calendar day on which the Senfite is not in session, and with 
respect to statements transmitted to the House of Representatives, any 
calendar day on which the House of Representatives is not in session, 
and with respect to statements transmitted to both such bodies, any 
calendar day on which both Houses of the Congress are not in 
session. 
"(d) (1) The Commission shall prescribe suitable rules and regula-
tions to carry out the provisions of this title, including such rules and 
regulations as may be necessary to require that— 
"(A) reports and statements required to be filed under this 
title by a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United 
States, and by political committees supporting such candidate, 
shall be received by the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
as custodian for the Commission; 
"(B) reports and statements required to be filed under this 
title by a candidate for the office of Senator, and by political 
committees supporting such candidate, shall be received by the 
Secretary of the Senate as custodian for the Commission; and 
"(C) the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Sec-
retary of the Senate, as custodians for the Conimission, each shall 
make the reports and statements received by him available for 
public inspection and copying in accordance with paragraph (4) 
of subsection (a), and preserve such reports and statements in 
accordance with paragraph (5) of subsection (a). 
"(2) It shall be the duty of the Clerk of th^ House of Representa-
tives and the Secretary of the Senate to cooperate with the Commission 
in carrying out its duties under this Act and to furnish such services 
and facilities as may be required in accordance with this section.". 
MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
Rules and 
regulations. 
C ongre s s iona 1 
cooperation. 
Ante, p. 1279. 
SEC. 210. Title I I I of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
is amended by inserting immediately after section 317 (as so redesig-
nated by section 208(a) of this Act) the following new sections: 
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'USE o r CONTRIBUTED AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
2 use 439a. 
"SEC. 318. Amounts received by a candidate as contributions that 
are in excess of any amount necessary to defray his expenditures, and 
any other amounts contributed to an individual for the purpose of sup-
porting his activities as a holder of Federal office, may be used by such 
candidate or individual, as the case may be, to defray any ordinary and 
necessary expenses incurred by him in connection with his duties as a 
holder of Federal office, may be contributed by him to any organi-
zation described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954, or may be used for any other lawful purpose. To the extent any 
26 use ivo. 
such contribution, amount contributed, or expenditure thereof is not 
otherwise required to be disclosed under the provisions of this title, 
such contribution, amount contributed, or expenditure shall be fully 
disclosed in accordance with rules promulgated by the Commission. 
The Commission is authorized to prescribe such rules as may be neces- 
Rules, 
sary to carry out the provisions of this section. 
"PROHIBITION or FRANKED SOLICITATIONS 
"SEC. 319. No Senator, Representative, Resident Commissioner, or 
2 use 439b. 
Delegate shall make any solicitations of funds by a mailing under 
the frank under section 3210 of title 39, United States Code. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
2 use 439c. 
"SEC. 320. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commis-
sion for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act, and 
under chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, not 
26 use 9001. 
to exceed $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.". 
°' ' "' 
TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
EFFECT ON STATE LAW 
SEC. 301. Section 403 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, relating to effect on State law, is amended to read as follows: 
2 use 453. 
u 
EFFECT ON STATE LAW 
"SEC. 403. The provisions of this Act, and of rules prescribed under 
this Act, supersede and preempt any provision of State law with 
respect to election to Federal office.". 
PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS ; ENFORCEMENT 
SEC. 302. Title IV of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
relating to general provisions, is amended by redesignating section 
406 as section 408 and by inserting immediately after section 405 the 
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following new sections: 
"PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS 
"SEC. 406. (a) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished 
^ ^^^ '*^^" 
for any violation of title I I I of this Act or of section 608, 610, 611, 613, 2 use 431. 
614, 615, 616, or 617 of title 18, United States Code, unless the indict- 
^"^^' PP- 1263, 
ment is found or the information is instituted within 3 years after the ^^^^' 
date of the violation. 
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" (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law— 
" (1) the period of limitations referred to in subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to violations referred to in such subsection 
committed before, on, or after the effective date of this section; 
and 
"(2) no criminal proceeding shall be instituted against any 
person for any act or omission which was a violation of any pro-
2 use 431. 
^isioj^ of ti|.j^ III jjf ^i^is ^^^^ oj. section 608, 610, 611, or 613 of 
i^eT' ^^' ^^"' 
*itl® 1^' United States Code, as in effect on December 31, 1974, if 
such act or omission does not constitute a violation of any such 
provision, as amended by the Federal Election Campaign Act 
Amendments of 1974. 
Nothing in this subsection shall affect any proceeding pending in any 
court of the United States on the effective date of this section. 
2 u s e 456. 
5 u s e 701, 
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ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT 
AUTHORITY 
"SEC. 407. (a) In any case in which the Commission, after notice 
and opportunity for a hearing on the record in accordance with sec-
tion 554 of title 5, United States Code, makes a finding that a person 
who, while a candidate for Federal office, failed to file a report 
required by title I I I of this Act, and such finding is made before the 
expiration of the time within which the failure to file such report may 
be prosecuted as a violation of such title III, such person shall be dis-
qualified from becoming a candidate in any future election for Federal 
office for a period of time beginning on the date of such finding and 
ending one year after the expiration of the term of the Federal office 
for which such person was a candidate. 
"(b) Any finding by the Commission under subsection (a) shall be 
subject to judicial review in accordance with the provisions of chapter 
7 of title 5, United States Code.". 
TITLE IV—AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS; 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 
SEC. 401. (a) Section 1502(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code 
(relating to influencing elections, taking part in political campaigns, 
prohibitions, exceptions), is amended to read as follows: 
" (3) be a candidate for elective office.". 
(b) (1) Section 1503 of title 5, United States Code, relating to non-
partisan political activity, is amended to read as follows: 
"§ 1503. Nonpartisan candidacies permitted 
"Section 1502(a) (3) of this title does not prohibit any State or local 
officer or employee from being a candidate in any election if none of 
the candidates is to be nominated or elected at such election as repre-
senting a party any of whose candidates for Presidential elector 
received votes in the last preceding election at which Presidential elec-
tors were selected.". 
(2) The table of sections for chapter 15 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to section 1503 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: 
"1503. Nonpartisan candidacies permitted.". 
(c) Section 1501 of title 5, United States Code, relating to defini-
tions, is amended— 
(1) by striking out paragraph (5) ; 
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(2) in paragraph (3) thereof, by inserting "and" immediately 
after "Federal Eeserve System;" and 
(3) in paragraph (4) thereof, by striking out "; and" and 
inserting in lieu thereof a period. 
REPEAL OF COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA EXPENDITURE 
LIMITATIONS 
SEC. 402. (a) Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 
47 use 315. 
(relating to candidates for public office; facilities; rules) is amended 
by striking out subsections (c), (d), and (e), and by redesignating 
subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
(b) Section 315(c) of such Act (as so redesignated by subsection 
Definitions. 
(a) of this section), relating to definitions, is amended to read as 
follows: 
"(c) For purposes of this section— 
"(1) 
the term 'broadcasting station' includes a community 
antenna television system; and 
"(2) the terms 'licensee' and 'station licensee' when used with 
respect to a comnnmity antenna television system mean the opera-
tor of such system.". 
APPROPRIATIONS TO CAMPAIGN PUND 
SEC. 403. (a) Section 9006(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 
26 use 9006. 
(relating to establishment of campaign fund) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "as provided by appropriation Acts" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "from time to time"; and 
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"There is appropriated to the fund for each fiscal year, out of 
amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, an amount equal to the amounts so designated during 
each fiscal year, which shall remain availabl^^. to the fund without 
fiscal year limitation.". 
(b) In addition to the amounts appropriated to the Presidential 
^e use 9006 
Election Campaign Fund established under section 9006 of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to payments to eligible candidates) 
by the last sentence of subsection (a) of such section (as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section), there is appropriated to such fund an 
amount equal to the sum of the amounts designated for payment under 
section 6096 of such Code (relating to designation by individuals to 
26 use 6096. 
the Presidential Election Campaign Fund) before January 1, 1975, 
not otherwise taken into account under the provisions of such sec-
tion 9006, as amended by this section. 
ENTITLEMENTS OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO PAYMENTS FROM 
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN F U N D 
SEC. 404. (a) Subsection (a) (1) of section 9004 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to entitlement of eligible candidates 
26 use 9004. 
to payments) is amended to read as follows : 
"(1) The eligible candidates of each major party in a presiden-
tial election shall be entitled to equal payments under section 
9006 in an amount which, in the aggregate, shall not exceed the 
expenditure limitations applicable to such candidates under sec-
tion 608(c) (1) (B) of title 18, United States Code.", 
(b) (1) Subsection (a) (2) (A) of section 9004 of such Code (relat-
ing to entitlement of eligible candidates to payments) is amended by 
striking out "computed" and inserting in lieu thereof "allowed". 
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26 u s e 9004. 
26 use 9002. 
Ante, p. 1280. 
26 use 9003. 
26 use 9005. 
26 use 9006. 
26 use 9007. 
26 use 9009. 
(2) The first sentence of subsection (a) (3) of section 9004 of such 
Code (relating to entitlement of eligible candidates to payments) is 
amended by striking out "computed" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"allowed". 
(c) (1) Section 9002(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relat-
ing to the definition of "Comptroller General") is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(3) The term 'Commission' means the Federal Election Com-
mission established by section 310(a) (1) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971.". 
(2) Section 9002(1) of such Code (relating to the definition of 
"authorized committee") is amended by striking out "Comptroller 
General" and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission". 
(3) The third sentence of section 9002(11) of such Code (relating 
to the definition of "qualified campaign expense") is amended by 
striking out "Comptroller General" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Commission". 
(4) Section 9003(a) of such Code (relating to condition for eligibil-
ity for payments) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it appears 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; and 
(B) by striking out "he" each place it appears therein and 
inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
(5) Section 9003(b) of such Code (relating to major parties) and 
section 9003(c) of such Code (relating to minor and new parties) each 
are amended by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission". 
(6) The heading for section 9005 of such Code (relating to certifica-
tion by Comptroller General) is amended by striking out "COMP-
TROLLER GENERAL" and inserting in lieu thereof "COMMIS-
SION". 
(7) Section 9005(b) of such Code (relating to finality of certifica-
tions and determinations) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it appears 
therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; and 
(B) by striking out "him" and inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
(8) Section 9006(c) of such Code (relating to payments from the 
fund) and section 9006(d) of such Code (relating to insufficient 
amounts in fund) each are amended by striking out "Comptroller 
General" each place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Commission". 
(9) Section 9007(a) of such Code (relating to examinations and 
audits) is amended by striking out "Comptroller General" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "Commission". 
(10) Section 9007(b) of such Code (relating to repayments) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; 
and 
(B) by striking out "he" each place it appears therein and 
inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
(11) Section 9007(c) of such Code (relating to notification) is 
amended by striking out "Comptroller General" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "Commission". 
(12) Section 9009(a) of such Code (relating to reports) 
is 
amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; and 
(B) by striking out "him" and inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
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(13) Section 9009(b) of such Code (relating to regulations, etc.) 
is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Commission"; 
(B) by striking out "he" and inserting in lieu thereof "it"; 
and 
(C) by striking out "him" and inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
(14) The heading for section 9010 of such Code (relating to par-
ticipation by Comptroller General in judicial proceedings) is amended 
by striking out "COMPTROLLER GENERAL" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "COMMISSION". 
(15) Section 9010(a) of such Code (relating to appearance by 
counsel) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" and inserting in 
lieu thereof "Commission"; 
by striking out "his" and inserting in lieu thereof "its"; 
26 use 9009. 
each place it appears therein and 
(B) 
and 
(C) by striking out "he' 
inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
(16) Section 9010(b) of such Code (relating to recovery of certain 
payments) is amended by striking out "Comptroller General" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Commission". 
(17) Section 9010(c) of such Code (relating to declaratory and 
injunctive relief) is amended by striking out "Comptroller General" 
each place it appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commis-
sion". 
(18) Section 9010(d) of such Code (relating to appeal) is amended 
by striking out "Comptroller General" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"Commission" and by striking out "he" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"it". 
(19) The heading for subsection (a) of section 9011 of such Code 
(relating to review of certification, determination, or other action by 
the Comptroller General) is amended by striking out "COMPTROLLER 
GENERAL" and inserting in lieu thereof "COMMISSION". 
(20) Section 9011(a) of such (yode, as amended by paragraph (19) 
(relating to review of certification, determination, or other action by 
the Commission) is amended by striking out "Comptroller General" 
each place it appears therein 
and inserting in lieu 
thereof 
"Commission". 
(21) Section 9011(b) of such Code, (relating to suits to implement 
chapter) is amended by striking out "Comptroller General" and in-
serting in lieu thereof "Commission". 
(22) Section 9012(d) (1) of such Code (relating to false statements, 
etc.) is amended— 
(A) by striking out "Comptroller General" each place it 
appears therein and inserting in lieu thereof "Commission"; and 
(B) by striking out "him" and inserting in lieu thereof "it". 
CERTIFICATION FOR PAYMENT BY COMMISSION 
SEC. 405. (a) Section 9005(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1954 (relating to initial certifications for eligibility for payments) is 
amended to read as follows: 
"(a) INITIAL CERTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 10 days after the 
candidates of a political party for President and Vice President of 
the United States have met all applicable conditions for eligibility to 
receive payments under this chapter set forth in section 9003, the 
Commission shall certify to the Secretary for payment to such eligible 
candidates under section 9006 payment in full of amounts to which 
such candidates are entitled under section 9004.". 
26 use 9010. 
26 use 9011, 
26 use 9012. 
26 use 9005. 
Ante, p. 1292. 
Ante, p. 1291, 
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26 use 9003. 
(b) Section 9003(a) of such Code (relating to general conditions 
for eligibility for payments) is amended— 
(1) by striking out "with respect to which payment is sought" 
in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof "of such candi-
dates" ; 
(2) by inserting "and" at the end of paragraph (2) ; 
(3) by striking out ", and" at the end of paragraph (3) and 
inserting in lieu thereof a period; and 
(4) by striking out paragraph (4). 
26 use 9008. 
Ante, p. 1291. 
26 use 6096. 
FINANCING OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVENTIONS 
SEC. 406. (a) Chapter 95 of subtitle H of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1954 (relating to the presidential election campaign fund) is 
amended by striking out section 9008 (relating to information on pro-
posed expenses) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
section: 
"SEC. 9008. PAYMENTS FOR PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING CONVEN-
TIONS. 
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall maintain 
in the fund, in addition to any account which he maintains under 
section 9006(a), a separate account for the national committee of 
each major party and minor party. The Secretary shall deposit in 
each such account an amount equal to the amount which each such 
committee may receive under subsection (b). Such deposits shall be 
drawn from amounts designated by individuals under section 6096 
and shall be made before an^ transfer is made to any account for any 
eligible candidate under section 9006 (a). 
"(b) 
ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENTS FROM THE FUND.— 
"(1) MAJOR PARTIES.—Subject to the provisions of this section, 
the national committee of a major party shall be entitled to pay-
ments under paragraph (3), with respect to any presidential nom-
inating convention, in amounts which, in the aggregate, shall not 
exceed $2,000,000. 
"(2) MINOR PARTIES.—Subject to the provisions of this section, 
the national committee of a minor party shall be entitled to pay-
ments under paragraph (3), with respect to any presidential nom-
inating convention, in. amounts which, in the aggregate, shall not 
exceed an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount the 
national committee of a major party is entitled to receive under 
paragraph (1) as the number of popular votes received by the 
candidate for President of the minor party, as such candidate, in 
the preceding presidential election bears to the average number 
of popular votes received by the candidates for President of 
the United States of the major parties in the preceding presiden-
tial election. 
"(3) PAYMENTS.—Upon receipt of certification from the Com-
mission under subsection (g), the Secretary shall make payments 
from the appropriate account maintained under subsection (a) to 
the national committee of a major party or minor party which 
elects to receive its entitlement under this subsection. Such pay-
ments shall be available for use by such committee in accordance 
with the provisions of subsection (c). 
"(4) LIMITATION.—Payments to the national committee of a 
major party or minor party under this subsection from the 
account designated for such committee shall be limited to the 
amounts in such account at the time of payment. 
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"(5) ADJUSTMENT or ENTITLEMENTS.—The entitlements estab-
lished by this subsection shall be adjusted in the same manner as 
expenditure limitations established by section 608 (c) and section 
608(f) of title 18, United States Code, are adjusted pursuant to 
^"'«. PP- I264, 
the provisions of section 608(d) of such title. 
"(c) USE OF FUNDS.—No part of any payment made under subsec-
tion (b) shall be used to defray the expenses of any candidate or 
delegate who is participating in any presidential nominating conven-
tion. Such payments shall be used only— 
"(1) to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential 
nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) by or 
on behalf of the national connnittee receiving such payments; or 
"(2) to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray 
such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds (other than contri-
butions to defray such expenses received by such committee) used 
to defray such expenses. 
"(d) LiMrrATioN or EXPENDITURES.— 
"(1) MAJOR PARTIES.—Except as provided by paragraph (3), 
the national committee of a major party may not make expendi-
tures with respect to a presidential nominating convention which, 
in the aggregate, exceed the amount of payments to which such 
committee is entitled under subsection (b) (1). 
"(2) MINOR PARTIES.—Except as provided by paragraph (3), 
the national committee of a minor party may not make expendi-
tures with respect to a presidential nominating convention which, 
in the aggregate, exceed the amount of the entitlement of the 
national committee of a major party under subsection (b) (1). 
" (3) ExcEFTioN.—The Commission may authorize the national 
committee of a major party or minor party to make expenditures 
which, in the aggregate, exceed the limitation established by para-
graph (1) or paragraph (2) of this subsection. Such authoriza-
tion shall be based upon a determination by the Commission that, 
due to extraordinary and unforeseen circumstances, such expend-
itures are necessary to assure the effective operation of the presi-
dential nominating convention by such connnittee. 
"(e) AVAILABILITY OP PAYMENTS.—The national committee of a ma-
jor party or minor party may receive payments under subsection 
(b) (3) beginning on July 1 of the calendar year immediately preced-
ing the calendar year in which a presidential nominating convention 
of the political party involved is held. 
"(f) TRANSFER TO THE FUND.—If, after the close of a presidential 
nominating convention and after the national committee of the politi-
cal party involved has been paid the amount which it is entitled to 
receive under this section, there are moneys reiriaining in the account 
of such national committee, the Secretary shall transfer the moneys 
so remaining to the fund. 
"(g) CERTIFICATION BY COMMISSION.—Any major party or minor 
party may file a statement with the Commission in such form and man-
ner and at such times as it may require, designating the national com-
mittee of such party. Such statement shall include the information 
required by section 303(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971, together with such additional information as the Commission 
2 use 433. 
may require. Upon receipt of a statement filed under the preceding 
sentences, the Commission promptly shall verify such statement 
according to such procedures and criteria as it may establish and shall 
certify to the Secretary for payment in full to any such committee of 
amounts to which such committee may be entitled under subsection (b). 
Such certifications shall be subject to an examination and audit which andTiidu^*'"" 
the Commission shall conduct no later than December 31 of the calen-
Ante, 
p. 1294. 
26 u s e 9012. 
Excess 
expenses 
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[88 STAT. 
dar year in which the presidential nominating convention involved is 
held. 
" (h) REPAYMENTS.—The Commission shall have the same authority 
to require repayments from the national committee of a major party 
or a minor party as it has with respect to repayments from any eligible 
26 use 9007. 
candidate under section 9007(b). The provisions of section 9007(c) 
and section 9007(d) shall apply with respect to any repayment 
required by the Commission under this subsection.". 
onTJsV° 
(b)(1) 'Section 9009(a) of such Code (relating to reports) is 
^Tusc"9oo9. 
amended by striking out "and" in paragraph (2) thereof; by striking 
out the period at the end of paragraph (3) thereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof "; and"; and by adding at the end thereof the following 
new paragraphs: 
• "(4) the expenses incurred by the national committee of a major 
party or minor party with respect to a presidential nominating 
convention; 
"(5) the amounts certified by it under section 9008(g) for pay-
ment to each such committee; and 
"(6) the amount of payments, if any, required from such com-
mittees under section 9008(h), and the reasons for each such 
payment.". 
(2) The heading for section 9012(a) of such Code (relating to 
excess campaign expenses) is amended by striking out "CAMPAIGN". 
(3) Section 9012(a) (1) by such Code (relating to excess expenses) 
is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
"It shall be unlawful for the national committee of a major party or 
minor party knowingly and willfully to incur expenses with respect 
to a presidential nominating convention in excess of the expenditure 
limitation applicable with respect to such committee under section 
9008(d), unless the incurring of such expenses is authorized by the 
Commission under section 9008 (d) (3).". 
(4) Section 9012(c) of such Code (relating to unlawful use of pay-
ments) is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) 
and by inserting immediately after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraph: 
"(2) It shall be unlawful for the national committee of a major 
party or minor party which receives any payment under section 
9008(b) (3) to use, or authorize the use of, such payment for any 
purpose other than a purpose authorized by section 9008(c).". 
(5) Section 9012(e)(1) of such Code (relating to kickbacks and 
illegal payments) is amended by adding at the end thereof the follow-
ing new sentence: "It shall be unlawful for the national committee oi 
a major party or minor party knowingly and willfully to give or 
accept any kickback or any illegal payment in connection with any 
expense incurred by such committee with respect to a presidential 
nominating convention.". 
(6) Section 9012(e)(3) of such Code (relating to kickbacks and 
illegal payments) is amended by inserting immediately after "their 
authorized committees" the following: ", or in connection with any 
expense incurred by the national committee of a major party or minor 
party with respect to a presidential nominating convention.". 
(c) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code 
(relating to the presidential election campaign fund) is amended by 
striking out the item relating to section 9008 and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following new item: 
"SEC. 9008. Payments for presidential nominating conventions.". 
(d) Section 276 of such Code (relating to certain indirect contribu-
tions to political parties) is amended by striking out subsection (c) 
and by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c). 
Unlawful use 
of payments. 
Kickbacks and 
illegal payments 
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TAX RETURNS BY POLITICAL 
COMMITTEES 
SEC. 40r. Section 6012(a) of the Internal Kevenue Code of 1954 ^e use 6012. 
(relating to persons required to make returns of income) is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "The Secretary 
or his delegate shall, by regulation, exempt from the requirement of 
making returns under this section any political committee (as defined 
in section 301(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971) hav-
ing no gross income for the taxable year.". 
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT 
SEC. 408. (a) The analysis of subtitles at the beginning of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is amended by adding at the end 
thereof the following: 
"Subtitle H. Financing of Presidential election campaigns.". 
(b) The analysis of chapters at the beginning of subtitle H of such 
Code is amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 96 and 
inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Chapter 96. Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.". 
(c) Subtitle H of such Code is amended by striking out chapter 96, 
^e use 9021. 
relating to Presidential Election Campaign Fund Advisory Board, 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following new chapter: 
"CHAPTER 96—PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY 
MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT 
Presidential 
Primary Matching 
Payment Account 
Act. 
"Sec. 9031. Short title. 
"Sec. 9032. Definitions. 
"See. 9033. Eligibility for payments. 
"Sec. 90rf4. Entitlement of eligible candidates to payments. 
"Sec. 9035. Qualified campaign expense limitation. 
•"Sec. 9036. Certification by Commission. 
"Sec. 9037. Payments to eligible candidates. 
"Sec. 9038. Examinations and audits ; repayments. 
"Sec. 9039. Reports to Congress ; regulations. 
"Sec. 9040. Participation by Commission in judicial proceedings. 
"Sec. 9041. Judicial review. 
"Sec. 9042. Criminal penalties. 
"SEC. 9031. SHORT TITLE. 
26 use 903i. 
"This chapter may be cited as the 'Presidential Primary Matching 
Payment Account Act'. 
"SEC. 9032. DEFINITIONS. 
26 use 9032. 
''FOR PURPOSES or T H I S CHAPTER— 
"(1) The term 'authorized committee' means, with respect to 
the candidates of a political party for President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States, any political committee which is author-
ized in writing by such candidates to incur expenses to further 
the election of such candidates. Such authorization shall be 
addressed to the chairman of such political committee, and a copy 
of such authorization shall be filed by such candidates with the 
Commission. Any withdrawal of any authorization shall also be 
in writing and shall be addressed and filed in the same maimer as 
the authorization. 
"(2) The term 'candidate' means an individual who seeks nom-
ination for election to be President of the United States. For 
purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be considered to 
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[88 STAT. 
seek nomination for election if he (A) takes the action necessary 
under the law of a State to qualify himself for nomination for 
election, (B) receives contributions or incurs qualified campaign 
expenses, or (C) gives his consent for any other person to receive 
contributions or to incur qualified campaign expenses on his 
behalf. 
"(3) The term 'Commission' means the Federal Election Com-
mission established by section 310(a) (1) of the Federal Election 
Ante. p. 1280. 
Campaign Act of 1971. 
Post, p, 1299. 
u(4) 
Except as provided by section 9034(a), the term 
'contribution'— 
"(A) means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit 
of money, or anything of value, the payment of which was 
made on or after the beginning of the calendar year immedi-
ately preceding the calendar year of the presidential election 
with respect to which such gift, subscription, loan, advance, or 
deposit of money, or anything of value, is made, for the pur-
pose of influencing the result of a primary election, 
"(B) means a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or 
not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for any such 
purpose, 
"(C) means funds received by a political committee whicli 
are transferred to that committee from another committee, 
and 
"(D) means the payment by any person other than a can-
didate, or his authorized committee, of compensation for the 
personal services of another person which are rendered to the 
candidate or committee without charge, but 
"(E) does not include— 
"(i) except as provided in subparagraph (D), the 
value of personal services rendered to or for the benefit 
of a candidate by an individual who receives no compen-
sation for rendering such service to or for the benefit of 
the candidate, or 
" (ii) payments under section 9037. 
"(5) The term 'matching payment account' means the Presi-
dential Primary Matching Payment Account established under 
section 9037(a). 
"(6) The term 'matching payment period' means the period 
beginning with the beginning of the calendar year in which a 
general election for the office of President of the United States 
will be held and ending on the date on which the national conven-
tion of the party whose nomination a candidate seeks nominates 
its candidate for the office of President of the United States, or, in 
the case of a party which does not make such nomination bv 
national convention, ending on the earlier of (A) the date such 
party nominates its candidate for the office of President of the 
United States, or (B) the last day of the last national convention 
held by a major party during such calendar year. 
"(7) The term 'primary election' means an election, including 
a runoff election or a nominating convention or caucus held by a 
political party, for the selection of delegates to a national nomi-
nating convention of a political party, or for the expression of a 
preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office 
of President of the United States. 
"(8) The term 'political committee' means any individual, com-
mittee, association, or organization (whether or not incorporated) 
which accepts contributions or incurs qualified campaign expenses 
for the purpose of influencing, or attempting to influence, the 
Post. p. 1300. 
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1299 
nomination of any person for election to the office of President 
of the United States. 
"(9) The term 'qualified campaign expense' means a purchase, 
payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or 
of anything of value— 
"(A) incurred by a candidate, or by his authorized com-
mittee, in connection with his campaign for nomination for 
election, and 
"(B) neither the incurring nor payment of which consti-
tutes a violation of any law of the United States or of the 
State in which the expense is incurred or paid. 
For purposes of this paragraph, an expense is incurred by a candi-
date or by an authorized committee if it is incurred by a person 
specifically authorized in writing by the candidate or committee, 
as the case may be, to incur such expense on behalf of the candi-
date or the committee. 
"(10) The term 'State" means each State of the United States 
and the District of Columbia. 
"SEC. 9033. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENTS. 
26 use 9033. 
"(a) CONDITIONS.—To be eligible to receive payments under section 
9037, a candidate shall, in writing— 
^os^ p- i3oo. 
"(1) agree to obtain and furnish to the Commission any evi-
dence it may request of qualified campaign expenses, 
"(2) agree to keep and furnish to the Commission any records, 
books, and other information it may request, and 
"(3) agree to an audit and examination by the Commission 
under section 9038 and to pay any amounts required to be paid 
under such section. 
"(b) 
EXPENSE LIMITATION; DECLARATION OF INTENT; MINIMUM 
CONTRIBUTIONS.—To be eligible to receive payuients under section 9037, 
a candidate shall certify to the Commission that— 
"(1) the candidate and his authorized committees will not 
incur qualified campaign expenses in excess of the limitation on 
such expenses under section 9035, 
"(2) the candidate is seeking nomination by a political paity 
for election to the office of President of the United States, 
"(3) the candidate has received matching contributions which 
in the aggregate, exceed $5,000 in contributions from residents of 
each of at least 20 States, and 
"(4) the aggregate of contributions certified with respect to 
any person under paragraph (3) does not exceed $250. 
"SEC. 9034. ENTITLEMENT OF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO PAYMENTS. 
26 use 9034. 
" (a) I N GENERAL.—Every candidate who is eligible to receive pay-
ments under sexition 9033 is entitled to payments under section 9037 in 
an amount equal to the amount of each contribution received by such 
candidate on or after the beginning of the calendar year immediately 
preceding the calendar year of the presidential election with i-espect 
to which such candidate is seeking nomination, or by his authorized 
committees, disregarding any amount of contributions from any per-
son to the extent that the total of the amounts contributed by such 
person on or after the beginning of such preceding calendar year 
exceeds $250. For purposes of this subsection and section 9033(b), the 
term 'contribution means a gift of money made by a written instru-
ment which identifies the person making the contribution by full name 
and mailing address, but does not include a subscription, loan, advance, 
or deposit of money, or anything of value or anything described in 
subparagraph (B), (C),or (D) of section 9032(4). 
'Contribution. 
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"(b) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of payments to which a can-
didate is entitled under subsection (a) shall not exceed 50 percent of 
the expenditure limitation applicable under section 608(c) (1) (A) of 
title 18, United States Code. 
26 use 9035. 
„gj,^ g^gg QUALIFIED CAMPAIGN EXPENSE LIMITATION. 
"No candidate shall knowingly incur qualified campaign expenses 
in excess of the expenditure limitation applicable under section 608(c) 
(1) (A) of title 18, United States Code. 
26 use 9036. 
..gjjc g^gg CERTIFICATION BY COMMISSION. 
"(a) INITIAL CERTTEFICATIONS.—Not later than 10 days after a candi-
date establishes his eligibility under section 9033 to receive payments 
under section 9037, the Commission shall certify to the Secretary for 
payment to such candidate under section 9037 payment in full of 
amounts to which such candidate is entitled under section 9034. The 
Commission shall make such additional certifications as may be neces-
sary to permit candidates to receive payments for contributions under 
section 9037. 
"(b) 
FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.—Initial certifications by the 
Commission under subsection (a), and all determinations made by it 
under this chapter, are final and conclusive, except to the extent that 
they are subject to examination and audit by the Commission under 
Post, p. 1302. 
section 9038 and judicial review under section 9041. 
26 use 903 7. 
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7 PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. 
"(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF A(X'OUN'1".—The Secretary shall maintain 
in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund established by section 
9006(a), in addition to any account which he maintains under such 
section, a separate account to be known as the Presidential Primary 
Matching Payment Account. The Secretary shall deposit into the 
matching payment account, for use by the candidate of any political 
party who is eligible to receive payments under section 9033, the 
amount available after the Secretaiy determines that amounts for 
payments under section 9006(c) and for payments under section 
Ante, p. 1294. 
9008(b) (3) are available for such payments. 
"(b) PAYMENTS FROM THE MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT.—Upon 
receipt of a certification from the Commission under section 9036, but 
not before the beginning of the matching payment period, the Secre-
tary or his delegate shall promptly transfer the amount certified by the 
Commission from the matching payment account to the candidate. In 
making such transfers to candidates of the same political party, the 
Secretary or his delegate shall seek to achieve an equitable distribution 
of funds available under subsection (a), and the Secretary or his dele-
gate shall take into account, in seeking to achieve an equitable distribu-
tion, the sequence in which such certifications are received. 
"SEC. 9038. EXAMINATIONS AND AUDITS; REPAYMENTS. 
"(a) EXAMINATIONS AND AUDITS.—After each matching payment 
period, the Commission shall conduct a thorough examination and 
audit of the qualified campaign expenses of every candidate and his 
authorized committees who received payments under section 9037. 
"(b) REPAYMENTS.— 
" (1) If the Commission determines that any portion of the pay-
ments made to a candidate from the matching payment account 
was in excess of the aggregate amount of payments to which such 
candidate was entitled under section 9034, it shall notify the can-
didate, and the candidate shall pay to the Secretary or his dele-
gate an amount equal to the amount of excess payments. 
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9006. 
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"(2) If the Commission determines that any amount of any 
payment made to a candidate from the matching payment account 
was used for any purpose other than— 
"(A) to defray the qualified campaign expenses with 
respect to which such payment was made, or 
"(B) to repay loans the proceeds of which were used, or 
otherwise to restore funds (other than contributions to defray 
qualified 
campaign expenses which were received and 
expended) which were used, to defray qualified camj)aign 
expenses, 
it shall notify such candidate of the amount so used, and the candi-
date shall pay to the Secretary or his delegate an amount equal to 
such amount. 
"(3) Amounts received by a candidate from the matching pay-
ment account may be retained for the liquidation of all obligations 
to pay qualified campaign expenses incurred for a period not 
exceeding 6 months after the end of the matching payment period. 
After all obligations have been liquidated, that poition of any 
unexpended balance remaining in the caiulidate's accounts which 
bears the same ratio to the total unexpended balance as the total 
amount received from the matching payment account bears to the 
total of all deposits made into the candidate's accounts shall be 
promptly repaid to the matching payment account. 
"(c) NOTIFICATION.—No notification shall be made by the Commis-
sion under subsection (b) with respect to a matching payment j^eriod 
more than 8 years after the end of such period. 
"(d) DEPOSIT OF REPAYMENTS.—All payments received by the Sec-
retary or his delegate under subsection (b) shall be deposited by him in 
the matching payment account. 
"SEC. 9039. REPORTS TO CONGRESS; REGULATIONS. 
26 use 9039. 
"(a) REPORTS.—The Commission shall, as soon as practicable after 
each matching payment period, submit a full report to the Senate and 
House of Representatives setting forth— 
"(1) the qualified campaign expenses (shown in such detail as 
the Commission determines necessary) incurred by the candidates 
of each political party and their authorized committees, 
"(2) the amounts certified by it under section 9036 for payment 
to each eligible candidate, and 
"(3) the amount of payments, if any, required from candidates 
under section 9038, and the reasons lor each payment required. 
Each report submitted pursuant to this section shall be printed as a 
Senate document. 
" (b) REGULATIONS, ETC.—The Commission is authorized to prescribe 
I'ules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of subsection 
(c), to conduct examinations and audits (in addition to the examina- 
Audits. 
tions and audits required by section 9038(a)), to conduct investiga-
tions, and to require the keeping and submission of any books, records, 
and information, which it determines to be necessary to carry out its 
responsibilities under this chapter. 
"(c) REVIEW or REGULATIONS.— 
"(1) The Commission, before prescribing any rule or regula-
tion under subsection (b), shall transmit a statement with respect 
to such rule or regulation to the Senate and to the House of Rep-
resentatives, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. 
Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule or regulation and 
shall contain a detailed explanation and justification of such rule 
or regulation. 
qfl_1QA r\ _ 7fi _ ftf^ T>f 
seq 
5 use 5101 
5331. 
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[88 STAT. 
" (2) If either such House does not, through appropriate action, 
disapprove the proposed rule or regulation set forth in such 
statement no later than 30 legislative days after receipt of such 
statement, then the Commission may prescribe such rule or regu-
lation. The Commission may not prescribe any rule or regulation 
which is disapproved bv either such House under this paragraph. 
" (3) For purposes oi this subsection, the term 'legislative days' 
does not include any calendar day on which both Houses of the 
Congress are not in session. 
26 use 9040. 
«SEC. 9040. PARTICIPATION BY COMMISSION IN JUDICIAL PROCEED-
INGS. 
"(a) APPEARANCE BY COUNSEL.—The Commission is authorized to 
appear in and defend against any action instituted under this section, 
either by attorneys employed in its office or by counsel whom it may 
appoint without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
5 use 101 et 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and whose 
compensation it may fix without regard to the provisions of chapter 
51 and subchapter I I I of chapter 53 of such title. 
"(b) RECOVERY OP CERTAIN PAYMENTS.—The Commission is author-
ized, through attorneys and counsel described in subsection (a), to 
institute actions in the district courts of the United States to seek 
recovery of any amounts determined to be payable to the Secretary or 
his delegate as a result of an examination and audit made pursuant to 
Ante. p. 1300. 
gcctiou 9038. 
"(c) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—The Commission is authorized, through 
attorneys and counsel described in subsection (a), to petition the courts 
of the United States for such injunctive relief as is appropriate to 
implement any provision of this chapter. 
"(d) APPEAL.—The Commission is authorized on behalf of the 
United States to appeal from, and to petition the Supreme Court for 
certiorari to review, judgments or decrees entered with respect to 
actions in which it appears pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section. 
26 use 9041. 
"SEC. 9041. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
"(a) REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.—Any agency 
action by the Commission made under the provisions of this chapter 
shall be subject to review by the United States Court of Appeals for 
the District of Columbia Circuit upon petition filed in such court 
within 30 days after the agency action by the Commission for which 
review is sought. 
" (b) REVIEW PROCEDURES.—The provisions of chapter 7 of title 5, 
United States Code, apply to judicial review of any agency action, as 
defined in section 551(13) of title 5, United States Code, by the 
Commission. 
26 use 9042. 
"SEC. 9042. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. 
"(a) EXCESS CAMPAIGN EXPENSES.—Any person who violates the 
provisions of section 9035 shall be fined not more than $25,000, or 
imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. Any officer or member of 
any political committee who knowingly consents to any expenditure 
in violation of the provisions of section 9035 shall be fined not more 
than $25,000, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. 
"(b) UNLAWFUL USE OF PAYMENTS.-— 
"(1) It is unlawful for any person who receives any payment 
under section 9037, or to whom any portion of any such payment 
is transferred, knowingly and willfully to use, or authorize the 
use of, such payment or such portion for any purpose other 
than— 
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"^A) to defray qualified campaign expenses, or 
"(B) to repay loans the proceeds of which were used, or 
otherwise to restore funds (other than contributions to 
defray qualified campaign expenses which were received and 
expended) which were used, to defray qualified campaign 
expenses. 
"(2) Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (1) 
shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
"(c) 
FALSE STATEMENTS, ETC.—• 
"(1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly and willfully— 
"(A) to furnish any false, fictitious, or fraudulent evi-
dence, books, or information to the Commission under this 
chapter, or to include in any evidence, books, or information 
so furnished any misrepresentation of a material fact, or to 
falsify or conceal any evidence, books, or information relevant 
to a certification by the Commission or an examination and 
audit by the Commission under this chapter, or 
"(B) to fail to furnish to the Commission any records, 
books, or information requested by it for purposes of this 
chapter. 
"(2) Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (1) 
shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
"(d) 
KICKBACKS AND ILLEGAL PAYMENTS.— 
"(1) It is unlawful for any person knowingly and willfully to 
give or accept any kickback or any illegal payment in connection 
with any qualified campaign expense of a candidate, or his 
authorized committees, who receives payments under section 9037. 
"(2) Any person who violates the provisions of paragraph (1) 
shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 
5 years, or both. 
"(3) In addition to the penalty provided by paragraph (2), 
any person who accepts any kickback or illegal payment in con-
nection with any qualified campaign expense of a candidate or his 
authorized committees shall pay to the Secretary for deposit in the 
matching payment account, an amount equal to 125 percent of 
the kickback or payment received.". 
RE^rEEW o r REGULATIONS 
26 use 9009. 
SEC. 409. (a) Section 9009 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 
(relating to reports to Congress; regulations) is amended by adding 
at the end thereof the following new subsection: 
"(c) 
REVIEW or REGULATIONS.— 
" (1) The Commission, before prescribing any rule or regulation 
under subsection (b), shall transmit a statement with respect to 
such rule or regulation to the Senate and to the House of Repre-
sentatives, in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. 
Such statement shall set forth the proposed rule oi- regulation and 
shall contain a detailed explanation and justification of such rule 
or regulation. 
"(2) If either such House does not, through appropriate action, 
disapprove the proposed rule or regulation set forth in such 
statement no later than 30 legislative days after receipt of such 
statement, then the Commission may prescribe such rule or regula-
tion. The Commission may not prescribe any rule or regulation 
which is disapproved by either such House under this paragraph. 
"(3) For purposes of this subsection, the term 'legislative days' ^ "Legislative 
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26 u s e 9009. 
does not include any calendar day on which both Houses of the 
Congress are not in session.". 
(b) Section 9009(b) of such Code (relating to regulations, etc.) is 
amended by inserting "in accordance with the provisions of subsection 
(c)" immediately after "regulations". 
2 u s e 431 note. 
Ante, p. 1272. 
Ante, 
pp. 1291-
1294, 1297, 1303. 
Ante, p. 1297. 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 410. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) and subsection 
(c), the foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effective Jan-
uary 1,1975. 
(b) Section 104 and the amendment made by section 301 shall be-
come effective on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c)(1) The amendments made by sections 403(a), 404, 405, 406, 
408, and 409 shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 1974. 
(2) The amendment made by section 407 shall apply with respect 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1971. 
Approved October 15, 1974. 
October IS, 1974 
[H. R.4861] 
Piscataway 
Park, Md. 
Preservation 
and protection. 
80 Stat. 319. 
Scenic ease-
ments, donations. 
80 Stat. 319. 
Post, 
p. 1305. 
Public Law 93-444 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of October 4, 1961, providing for the preservation and pro-
tection of certain lands known as Piscataway Parle in Prince Georges and 
Charles Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
October 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 780), providing for the preservation and 
protection of certain lands in Prince Georges and Charles Counties, 
Maryland, as amended, is amended as follows: 
(a) In section 2(b), amend the first sentence by striking out 
"drawing entitled 'Piscataway Park,' numbered NCR 69.714-18, and 
dated January 25, 1966," and inserting in lieu thereof "drawing 
entitled 'Piscataway Park,' numbered PIS-P-90,000, and dated 
July 19, 1974". 
(b) In section 2(b), delete the words "The property herein described 
is more particularly depicted on the drawing numbered 1961-1, a 
copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Interior.". 
(c) In section 2(c), delete the first sentence and insert in lieu thereof 
the following: "Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, there is 
hereby vested in the LTnited States all right, title and interest in, and 
the right to immediate possession of, all real property within the 
boundaries of the parcels designated A, B, C, and D, as shown on the 
drawing referenced in subsection 2(b). The United States will pay just 
compensation to the owners of any property taken pursuant to this 
subsection and the full faith and credit of the United States is hereby 
pledged to the payment of any judgment so entered against the 
United States. Payment shall be made by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury from moneys available and appropriated from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund, subject to the appropriation limitation 
contained in section 4 of this Act, upon certification to him by the Sec-
retary of the Interior of the agreed negotiated value of such property, 
or the valuation of the property awarded by judgment,, including 
interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum from the date of 
taking to the date of payment therefor. In the absence of a negotiated 
settlement or an action by the owner within one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary may initiate proceedings at any