110 HR 421 IH: To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to

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		I
		110th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 421
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			January 11, 2007
			Mr. Meehan (for
			 himself and Mr. Shays) introduced the
			 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House
			 Administration

		A BILL
		To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to
		  replace the Federal Election Commission with the Federal Election
		  Administration, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title; table of
			 contents
			(a)Short
			 TitleThis Act may be cited as the Federal Election
			 Administration Act of 2007.
			(b)Table of
			 ContentsThe table of contents of this Act is as follows:

					Sec. 1. Short title; table of
				contents.
					TITLE I—FEDERAL ELECTION
				ADMINISTRATION
					Sec. 101. Establishment of the Federal
				Election Administration.
					Sec. 102. Executive schedule
				positions.
					Sec. 103. GAO examination of enforcement
				of campaign finance laws by the Department of Justice.
					Sec. 104. GAO study and report on
				appropriate funding levels.
					Sec. 105. Conforming
				amendments.
					Sec. 106. Authorization of
				appropriations.
					TITLE II—TRANSITION PROVISIONS
					Sec. 201. Transfer of functions of Federal
				Election Commission.
					Sec. 202. Transfer of property, records,
				and personnel.
					Sec. 203. Repeals.
					Sec. 204. Conforming
				amendments.
					Sec. 205. Effective date.

			IFEDERAL ELECTION
			 ADMINISTRATION
			101.Establishment
			 of the Federal Election Administration
				(a)In
			 GeneralTitle III of the Federal
			 Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by
			 adding at the end the following new subtitle:

						BAdministrative
				Provisions
							1ESTABLISHMENT OF
				THE FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
								351.Establishment
				of the Federal Election Administration
									(a)In
				GeneralThere is established the Federal Election Administration
				(in this Act referred to as the Administration).
									(b)Independent
				EstablishmentThe Administration shall be an independent
				establishment (as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States
				Code).
									(c)PurposeThe
				Administration shall administer, seek to obtain compliance with, enforce, and
				formulate policy in a manner that is consistent with the language and intent of
				Congress with respect to the following statutes:
										(1)This Act.
										(2)The Presidential
				Election Campaign Fund Act under chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986.
										(3)The Presidential
				Primary Matching Payment Account Act under chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue
				Code of 1986.
										(d)Exclusive Civil
				JurisdictionThe Administration shall have exclusive jurisdiction
				with respect to the civil enforcement of the statutes identified in subsection
				(c).
									(e)Voting
				RequirementAll decisions of the Administration with respect to
				the exercise of its duties and powers under this Act, except those expressly
				reserved for decision by the Chair, shall be made by a majority vote of its
				members.
									(f)Meetings and
				Quorum
										(1)MeetingsThe
				Administration shall meet—
											(A)at least once each
				month; and
											(B)at the call of the
				Chair.
											(2)QuorumA
				majority of the members of the Administration shall constitute a quorum.
										(g)SealThe
				Administration shall procure a proper seal, with such suitable inscriptions and
				devices as the President shall approve. This seal, to be known as the official
				seal of the Federal Election Administration, shall be kept and used to verify
				official documents, under such rules and regulations as the Administration may
				prescribe. Judicial notice shall be taken of the seal.
									(h)Principal
				OfficeThe principal office of the Administration shall be in or
				near the District of Columbia, but the Administration may meet or exercise any
				of its powers anywhere in the United States.
									352.Composition of
				the Federal Election Administration
									(a)In
				GeneralThe Administration shall be composed of 3 members, 1 of
				whom shall serve as the Chair of the Administration. No member of the
				Administration shall—
										(1)be affiliated with
				the same political party as any other member of the Administration while
				serving as a member of the Administration; or
										(2)have been
				affiliated with the same political party as any other member of the
				Administration at any time during the 5-year period ending on the date on which
				such individual is nominated to be a member of the Administration.
										(b)Appointment
										(1)In
				generalEach member of the Administration shall be appointed by
				the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
										(2)ChairThe
				President shall, at the time of nomination of the first 3 members of the
				Administration, designate 1 of the 3 to serve as the Chair. Any individual
				appointed to succeed, or to fill the unexpired term of, that member (or any
				member succeeding that member) shall serve as the Chair.
										(3)Qualifications
											(A)An individual who
				is appointed under paragraph (1) shall—
												(i)possess
				demonstrated integrity, independence, and public credibility; and
												(ii)shall have not
				less than 5 years professional experience in law enforcement, including such
				experience gained—
													(I)in service as a
				member of the judiciary;
													(II)as a member or an
				employee of a Federal, State, or local campaign finance or ethics enforcement
				agency; or
													(III)as a law
				enforcement official in a Federal or State enforcement agency or office.
													(B)An individual may
				not be appointed under paragraph (1) if—
												(i)such individual is
				serving or has served as a member of the Federal Election Commission subject to
				a term limit; or
												(ii)at any time
				during the 4-year period ending on the date of the nomination of such
				individual, the individual was—
													(I)a candidate, an
				employee of a candidate, or an attorney for a candidate;
													(II)an elected
				officeholder, an employee of an elected officeholder, or an attorney for an
				elected officeholder;
													(III)an officer or
				employee of a political party or an attorney for a political party; or
													(IV)employed in a
				position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or
				policy-determining character under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title
				5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
													(c)Term of
				Office
										(1)In
				general
											(A)ChairThe
				Chair of the Administration shall be appointed for a term of 10 years.
											(B)Other
				membersSubject to subparagraph (C), the 2 members of the
				Administration other than the Chair shall be appointed for a term of 6
				years.
											(C)Initial
				appointmentsOf the members initially appointed under
				subparagraph (B), 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.
											(2)Limitation to
				one termA member of the Administration may only serve 1 term,
				except that—
											(A)the individual
				appointed under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) who is appointed for the term
				described in subparagraph (C) of such paragraph may be appointed to a 6-year
				term in addition to the term described in such subparagraph; and
											(B)an individual
				appointed under paragraph (4) to fill the remainder of an unexpired term that
				has less than 1/2 of the term remaining may be appointed
				to serve another term.
											(3)Expired
				termsAn individual may continue to serve as a member of the
				Administration after the expiration of such individual’s term until the earlier
				of—
											(A)the date on which
				such individual’s successor has taken office; or
											(B)1 year following
				the date on which the term of such member expired.
											(4)VacanciesAn
				individual appointed upon a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term
				for which the individual’s predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only
				for the unexpired term of the predecessor. Such vacancy shall be filled in the
				same manner as the original appointment.
										(5)Other
				activitiesAn individual may not engage in any other business,
				vocation, or employment while serving as a member of the Administration.
										(d)RemovalA
				member of the Administration may be removed by the President only for
				inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
									353.Staff
				director
									(a)In
				GeneralThere shall be in the Administration a staff
				director.
									(b)ResponsibilitiesThe
				staff director—
										(1)shall assist the
				Administration in its administration and operations;
										(2)shall perform such
				responsibilities as the Administration shall prescribe; and
										(3)may, with the
				approval of the Chair—
											(A)appoint and fix
				the pay of such additional personnel as the staff director considers
				appropriate without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code,
				governing appointments in the competitive service; and
											(B)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).
											(c)AppointmentThe
				staff director shall be appointed by the Chair, after consultation with the
				other members of the Administration.
									(d)Other
				ActivitiesAn individual may not engage in any other business,
				vocation, or employment while serving as the staff director.
									354.General
				counsel
									(a)In
				GeneralThere shall be in the Administration a general
				counsel.
									(b)ResponsibilitiesThe
				general counsel shall—
										(1)serve as the chief
				legal officer of the Administration;
										(2)provide legal
				assistance to the Administration concerning its programs and policies;
										(3)advise and assist
				the Administration in carrying out its responsibilities under section 361;
				and
										(4)represent the
				Administration in any proceeding in court or before an administrative law
				judge.
										(c)AppointmentThe
				general counsel shall be appointed by the Chair, subject to approval by
				majority vote of the members of the Administration.
									355.Inspector
				generalThere shall be in the
				Administration an inspector general. The inspector general and the office of
				inspector general shall be subject to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
				U.S.C. App.).
								2OPERATION OF THE
				FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
								361.Powers of the
				Chair and Administration
									(a)Chair
										(1)In
				generalThe Chair shall be the chief administrative officer of
				the Administration with the authority to administer the Administration and
				shall, after consultation with the other 2 members of the Administration, have
				the power to appoint or remove the staff director and to establish the budget
				of the Administration.
										(2)Other
				powersThe Chair has the power—
											(A)to the fullest
				extent practicable, to request the assistance of other agencies and departments
				of the United States, including the personnel and facilities of such agencies
				and departments and the heads of such agencies and departments may make
				available to the Chair such personnel, facilities, and other assistance, with
				or without reimbursement;
											(B)to appoint,
				assign, remove, and compensate administrative law judges in accordance with
				title 5, United States Code;
											(C)to require, by
				special or general orders, any person to submit, under oath, such written
				reports and answers to questions as the Chair may prescribe;
											(D)to administer
				oaths or affirmations;
											(E)to issue and
				enforce subpoenas in accordance with section 364;
											(F)in any proceeding
				or investigation, to order testimony to be taken by deposition before any
				person who is designated by the Chair and has the power to administer oaths
				and, in such instances, to compel testimony and the production of evidence in
				the same manner as authorized under subparagraph (E);
											(G)to pay witnesses
				fees and mileage in accordance with section 364(d); and
											(H)to make
				independent budget requests to Congress in accordance with section 362.
											(b)AdministrationThe
				Administration shall have the power—
										(1)to initiate,
				defend, or appeal, through the general counsel, any civil action in the name of
				the Administration to enforce the provisions of this Act and chapters 95 and 96
				of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
										(2)to assess civil
				penalties for violations of this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal
				Revenue Code of 1986;
										(3)to issue
				cease-and-desist orders to prevent violations of this Act and chapters 95 and
				96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
										(4)to establish
				procedures and schedules for agency adjudication that ensure timely enforcement
				of this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
										(5)to render advisory
				opinions under section 363;
										(6)to develop
				prescribed forms, and to make, amend, and repeal rules, pursuant to section
				365;
										(7)to establish
				procedures for alternative dispute resolution of violations of this Act or of
				chapters 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
										(8)to conduct
				investigations and hearings expeditiously, to encourage voluntary compliance,
				and to report apparent violations to the appropriate law enforcement
				authorities; and
										(9)to transmit to the
				President and to Congress not later than June 1 of each year, a report which
				states in detail the activities of the Administration in carrying out its
				duties under this Act, and which includes any recommendations for any
				legislative or other action the Administration considers appropriate.
										362.Independent
				budget requests and legislative proposals
									(a)Exemption From
				OMB OversightWhenever the Chair submits any budget estimate or
				request to the President or the Office of Management and Budget, the Chair
				shall concurrently transmit a copy of such estimate or request to
				Congress.
									(b)Authority To
				Make Independent Legislative RecommendationsWhenever the
				Administration submits any legislative recommendation, testimony, or comments
				on legislation requested by Congress or by any Member of Congress, to the
				President or the Office of Management and Budget, the Administration shall
				concurrently transmit a copy thereof to Congress or to the Member requesting
				the same. No officer or agency of the United States shall have any authority to
				require the Administration to submit its legislative 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 comments to Congress.
									363.Advisory
				opinions
									(a)Requests for
				Advisory Opinions
										(1)In
				generalNot later than 60 days after the Administration receives
				from a person a complete written request concerning the application of this
				Act, chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a rule or
				regulation prescribed by the Administration, with respect to a specific
				transaction or activity by the person, the Administration shall render a
				written advisory opinion relating to such transaction or activity to the
				person.
										(2)Requests by
				candidatesIf an advisory opinion is requested by a candidate, or
				any authorized committee of such candidate, during the 60-day period before any
				election for Federal office involving the requesting party, the Administration
				shall render a written advisory opinion relating to such request not later than
				20 days after the Administration receives a complete written request.
										(b)Rulemaking
				RequiredAny rule of law which is not stated in this Act or in
				chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be initially proposed
				by the Administration only as a rule or regulation pursuant to procedures
				established in section 365. No opinion of an advisory nature may be issued by
				the Administration or any other officer or employee of the Administration
				except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
									(c)Reliance on
				Advisory Opinions
										(1)In
				generalAny advisory opinion rendered by the Administration under
				subsection (a) may be relied upon by—
											(A)any person
				involved in the specific transaction or activity with respect to which such
				advisory opinion is rendered; and
											(B)any person
				involved in any specific transaction or activity which is indistinguishable in
				all its material aspects from the transaction or activity with respect to which
				such advisory opinion is rendered.
											(2)Protection from
				liabilityNotwithstanding any other provisions of law, any person
				who relies upon any provision or finding of an advisory opinion in accordance
				with the provisions of paragraph (1) and who acts in good faith in accordance
				with the provisions and findings of such advisory opinion shall not, as a
				result of any such act, be subject to any sanction provided by this Act or by
				chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
										(d)Publication of
				RequestsThe Administration shall make public any request made
				under subsection (a) for an advisory opinion. Before rendering an advisory
				opinion, the Administration shall accept written comments submitted by any
				interested party within the 10-day period following the date on which the
				request is made public.
									(e)Judicial
				Review
										(1)In
				generalAny person adversely affected by an advisory opinion
				rendered by the Administration may obtain judicial review of such advisory
				opinion by filing a petition in the United States Court of Appeals for the
				District of Columbia Circuit.
										(2)Scope of
				reviewFor purposes of conducting the judicial review described
				in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5, United States Code,
				shall apply.
										364.Issuance and
				enforcement of subpoenas
									(a)Issuance by the
				ChairIf the Administration is conducting an investigation
				pursuant to section 371 or 372, the Chair shall, on behalf of the
				Administration, have the power to require by subpoena the attendance and
				testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary evidence relating
				to the execution of the Administration’s duties.
									(b)Issuance by an
				Administrative Law JudgeAny administrative law judge presiding
				over an enforcement action pursuant to section 373 shall have the power to
				require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
				production of all documentary evidence relating to the administrative law
				judge’s duties.
									(c)Issuance and
				Enforcement of Subpoenas
										(1)IssuanceSubpoenas
				issued under subsection (a) or (b) shall bear the signature of the Chair or an
				administrative law judge, respectively, and shall be served by any person or
				class of persons designated by the Chair or administrative law judge for that
				purpose.
										(2)EnforcementIn
				the case of contumacy or failure to obey a subpoena issued under subsection (a)
				or (b), the Federal district court for the judicial district in which the
				subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may be found may issue an order
				requiring such person to appear at any designated place to testify or to
				produce documentary or other evidence. Any failure to obey the order of the
				court may be punished by the court as a contempt of that court.
										(d)Witness
				Allowances and FeesSection 1821 of title 28, United States Code,
				shall apply to witnesses requested or subpoenaed to appear at any hearing of
				the Administration. The per diem and mileage allowances for witnesses shall be
				paid from funds available to pay the expenses of the Administration.
									(e)JurisdictionSubpoenas
				for witnesses who are required to attend a Federal district court may run into
				any other district.
									365.Rulemaking
				authority
									(a)In
				GeneralThe Administration may, pursuant to the provisions of
				chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, prescribe such rules and regulations
				as the Administration deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
				and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including the
				authority to promulgate rules of practice and procedure for agency
				adjudications.
									(b)Authority To
				Promulgate Independent RegulationsWhenever the Administration
				promulgates any regulation, it shall not be required to submit such regulation
				for review or approval to the President or the Office of Management and
				Budget.
									(c)Conduct of
				ActivitiesThe Administration shall prepare written rules for the
				conduct of its activities, including procedures for the conduct of enforcement
				actions under sections 371, 372, and 373.
									(d)Forms
										(1)In
				generalThe Administration shall prescribe forms necessary to
				implement this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986.
										(2)Public
				protectionAny forms prescribed by the Administration under
				paragraph (1), and any information-gathering activities of the Administration
				under this Act, shall not be subject to the provisions of section 3512 of title
				44, United States Code.
										(e)Reliance Upon
				Rules and RegulationsNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
				any person who relies upon any rule or regulation prescribed by the
				Administration in accordance with the provisions of this section and who acts
				in good faith in accordance with such rule or regulation shall not, as a result
				of such act, be subject to any sanction provided by this Act or by chapter 95
				or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
									(f)Consultation
				With IRSIn prescribing rules, regulations, and forms under this
				section, the Administration and the Secretary of the Treasury shall consult and
				work together to promulgate rules, regulations, and forms which are mutually
				consistent. The Administration shall report to Congress annually on the steps
				it has taken to comply with this subsection.
									(g)Judicial
				Review
										(1)In
				generalAny person adversely affected by a rule, regulation, or
				form promulgated by the Administration may obtain judicial review of such rule,
				regulation, or form by filing a petition in the United States Court of Appeals
				for the District of Columbia Circuit.
										(2)Scope of
				reviewFor purposes of conducting the judicial review described
				in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5, United States Code,
				shall apply.
										(h)Rule and
				Regulation DefinedIn this Act, the terms rule and
				regulation mean a provision or series of interrelated provisions
				stating a single, separable rule of law.
									366.Litigation
				authority
									(a)In
				GeneralNotwithstanding sections 516 and 518 of title 28, United
				States Code, and section 3106 of title 5, United States Code, the
				Administration is authorized to bring, appear in, defend against, and appeal
				any action instituted under this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
				Revenue Code of 1986, in any court either—
										(1)by attorneys
				employed by the Administration; or
										(2)by counsel whom it
				may appoint, on a temporary basis as may be necessary for such purpose, without
				regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments
				in the competitive service, and whose compensation it may fix without regard to
				the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such
				title.
										(b)Compensation of
				Appointed CounselThe compensation of counsel appointed on a
				temporary basis under subsection (a)(2) shall be paid out of any funds
				otherwise available to pay the compensation of employees of the
				Administration.
									(c)Independence From
				Attorney GeneralIn pursuing an action under this section, the
				Administration may act independently of the Attorney General.
									367.Availability of
				reports
									(a)In
				GeneralThe Administration shall—
										(1)prepare, publish,
				and furnish to all persons required to file reports and statements under this
				Act a manual recommending uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting;
										(2)develop a filing,
				coding, and cross-indexing system consistent with the purposes of this
				Act;
										(3)within 48 hours
				after the time of the receipt by the Administration of reports and statements
				filed with the Administration, make them available for public inspection, and
				copying, at the expense of the person requesting such copying, except that any
				information copied from such reports or statements may not be sold or used by
				any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for commercial
				purposes, other than using the name and address of any political committee to
				solicit contributions from such committee;
										(4)keep such
				designations, reports, and statements for a period of 10 years from the date of
				receipt and maintain computerized records of such designations, reports, and
				statements thereafter;
										(5)(A)compile and maintain a
				cumulative index of designations, reports, and statements filed under this Act,
				publish the index at regular intervals, and make the index available for
				purchase directly or by mail;
											(B)compile, maintain, and revise a
				separate cumulative index of reports and statements filed by multicandidate
				committees, including in such index a list of multicandidate committees;
				and
											(C)compile and maintain a list of
				multicandidate committees, which shall be revised and made available
				monthly;
											(6)prepare and
				publish periodically lists of authorized committees which fail to file reports
				as required by this Act; and
										(7)serve as a
				national clearinghouse for the compilation of information and review of
				procedures with respect to the administration of Federal elections.
										(b)PseudonymsFor
				purposes of subsection (a)(3), a political committee may submit 10 pseudonyms
				on each report filed in order to protect against the illegal use of names and
				addresses of contributors, but only if such committee attaches a list of such
				pseudonyms to the appropriate report. The Administration shall exclude these
				lists from the public record.
									(c)ContractsThe
				Administration may enter into contracts for the purpose of performing the
				duties described in subsection (a).
									(d)Availability of
				ReportsReports or other information described in subsection (a)
				shall be available to the public, except that—
										(1)copies shall be
				made available without cost, upon request, to agencies and branches of the
				Federal Government; and
										(2)information made
				available as a result of the application of paragraph (7) of such subsection
				shall be made available to the public only upon the payment of the cost
				thereof.
										368.Audits and
				field examinations
									(a)In
				GeneralThe Administration may, in accordance with the provisions
				of this section, conduct audits and field investigations of any political
				committee required to file a report under section 304.
									(b)PriorityAll
				audits and field investigations concerning the verification for, and receipt
				and use of, any payments received by a candidate or committee under chapter 95
				or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be given priority.
									(c)Audits and Field
				Examinations Where Thresholds Not Met
										(1)Internal
				reviewThe Administration shall conduct an internal review of
				reports filed by selected committees to determine if the reports filed by a
				particular committee meet the threshold requirements for substantial compliance
				with the Act. Such thresholds for compliance shall be established by the
				Administration.
										(2)Audits and field
				examinationsThe Administration may vote to conduct an audit and
				field investigation of any committee which it determines under paragraph (1)
				does not meet the threshold requirements established by the Administration.
				Such audits shall be commenced within 30 days of such vote, except that any
				audit under the provisions of this subsection of an authorized committee of a
				candidate shall be commenced within 6 months of the election for which such
				committee is authorized.
										(d)Random
				Audits
										(1)In
				generalIn addition to any audits conducted under subsection (c),
				the Administration may, subject to paragraph (2), conduct audits of any
				committee selected at random to ensure compliance with this Act. The selection
				of any committee under this paragraph shall be based on standards and
				procedures adopted by the Administration, except that in any calendar year such
				audits may be initiated against no more than 3 percent of all authorized
				candidate campaign committees.
										(2)Applicable
				rules
											(A)In
				generalIf the Administration selects a committee for audit under
				paragraph (1), the Administration shall promptly notify the committee of the
				selection and commence the audit within 30 days of the selection.
											(B)Special rules
				for authorized committeesIf the committee selected under
				paragraph (1) is an authorized committee of a candidate, the audit—
												(i)shall be commenced
				and actively undertaken within 6 months of the election for which the committee
				is authorized; and
												(ii)may examine
				compliance with this Act only with respect to that election.
												(3)ExceptionThis
				subsection shall not apply to an authorized committee of a candidate for
				President or Vice President subject to audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the
				Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
										369.Congressional
				oversightNothing in this Act
				shall be construed to limit, restrict, or diminish any investigatory,
				informational, oversight, supervisory, or disciplinary authority or function of
				Congress or any committee of Congress with respect to elections for Federal
				office.
								3ENFORCEMENT
								371.Initiation of
				enforcement actions by Administration
									(a)In
				GeneralThe Administration may initiate a civil enforcement
				action under section 373 if, after conducting an investigation, the
				Administration finds reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this Act
				or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 has occurred or is
				about to occur.
									(b)Basis for
				FindingsThe Administration may make a finding under subsection
				(a) based on any information available to the Administration, including the
				filing of a complaint under section 372.
									(c)Notice and
				Opportunity To Demonstrate No ViolationPrior to initiating an
				enforcement action under subsection (a), the Administration shall give any
				person under investigation notice and the opportunity to demonstrate that there
				are no reasonable grounds to believe a violation has occurred or is about to
				occur, but the Administration’s decision on such matter shall not be subject to
				judicial review.
									372.Complaint to
				initiate enforcement action
									(a)Filing of
				Complaint
										(1)In
				generalAny person may file a complaint with the Administration
				alleging a violation of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue
				Code of 1986.
										(2)Technical
				requirementsA complaint filed under paragraph (1) shall
				be—
											(A)in writing,
				signed, and sworn to by the person filing such complaint;
											(B)notarized;
				and
											(C)made under penalty
				of perjury and subject to the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United
				States Code.
											(3)Action by the
				administrationSubject to paragraph (4), based on the allegations
				in a complaint filed under paragraph (1), and such investigations the
				Administration deems necessary and appropriate, the Administration may—
											(A)initiate a civil
				enforcement action under section 373 if the Administration finds reasonable
				grounds to believe a violation has occurred or is about to occur; or
											(B)dismiss the
				complaint.
											(4)Prohibition of
				anonymous complaintsThe Commission may not conduct any
				investigation or take any other action under this section solely on the basis
				of a complaint of a person whose identity is not disclosed to the
				Administration.
										(5)Recovery of
				costsAny person who has filed a complaint under paragraph (1)
				shall be entitled to recover from the Administration up to $1,000 of the costs
				incurred in preparing and filing the complaint if, based on the complaint, the
				Administration—
											(A)makes a finding
				under section 373(a) that a person has violated (or is about to violate) the
				Act; or
											(B)enters into a
				conciliation agreement with a person under section 373(c).
											(b)Notice and
				Opportunity To Demonstrate No ViolationPrior to initiating an
				enforcement action under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Administration shall give
				any person named in a complaint notice and an opportunity to demonstrate that
				there are no reasonable grounds to believe a violation described in such
				subsection has occurred or is about to occur, but the Administration’s
				determination under subsection (a)(3) shall not be subject to judicial review
				in an action brought by such person.
									(c)Failure by the
				Administration To Take Timely Action
										(1)In
				generalIf the Administration—
											(A)dismisses a
				complaint filed under subsection (a); or
											(B)fails to initiate
				a civil enforcement action under section 373 within 180 days of the filing of
				such a complaint, the person filing the complaint under subsection (a) may seek
				judicial review of the Administration’s dismissal, or failure to act, in
				Federal district court in the District of Columbia or in the district in which
				such person resides.
											(2)Scope of
				reviewThe court shall review the Administration’s dismissal of
				the complaint or failure to act in accordance with the provisions of section
				706 of title 5, United States Code.
										(3)Court
				ordersThe court may order the Administration to initiate an
				enforcement action or to conduct a further investigation of the complaint
				within a time set by the court.
										373.Civil
				enforcement actions
									(a)In
				GeneralThe Administration shall have the authority to impose a
				civil monetary penalty under section 375, issue a cease-and-desist order under
				section 376, or do both, if the Administration finds, by an order made on the
				record after notice and an opportunity for hearing before an administrative law
				judge pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code,
				that a person has violated (or, in the case of a cease-and-desist order, has
				violated or is about to violate) this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
				Revenue Code of 1986. The general counsel shall represent the Administration in
				any proceeding before an administrative law judge.
									(b)Notice and
				Request for Hearing
										(1)NoticeIf
				the Administration finds under section 371 or 372 that there are reasonable
				grounds to believe a violation has occurred or is about to occur, the
				Administration shall serve written notice of the charges on each respondent,
				and shall conduct such further investigation as the Administration deems
				necessary and appropriate.
										(2)Request for
				hearingEach respondent shall have an opportunity to request,
				prior to the date that is 30 days after the date on which the notice is
				received, a hearing on the charges before an administrative law judge.
										(3)Effect of failure
				to request a hearingIf no hearing is requested, the
				Administration shall make a finding on the charges, and shall issue whatever
				relief the Administration deems appropriate under sections 375 and 376.
										(c)Conciliation
										(1)Procedures for
				entering into conciliation agreements
											(A)In
				generalIf the respondent requests a hearing under subsection
				(b)(2), the Administration shall attempt, for a period that does not exceed 60
				days (or 15 days if the hearing is requested within 60 days of an election), to
				correct or prevent such violation by informal methods of conference,
				conciliation, and persuasion, and to enter into a conciliation agreement with
				the respondent. In the case of a hearing that is requested at a time other than
				within 60 days of an election, the period for conciliation shall not be less
				than 30 days unless an agreement is reached before then.
											(B)Inclusion of
				civil monetary penaltiesA conciliation agreement may include a
				requirement that the person involved in such conciliation shall pay a civil
				monetary penalty that does not exceed the amounts set forth in subsection (a)
				of section 375 or, in the case of a knowing and willful violation, the amounts
				set forth in subsection (b) of such section. The conciliation agreement may
				also include the requirement that the person involved consent to the terms of a
				cease-and-desist order, as provided in section 376.
											(C)Representation
				by general counselThe general counsel shall represent the
				Administration in any negotiations for a conciliation agreement and any such
				conciliation agreement shall be subject to the approval of the
				Administration.
											(D)Bar to further
				actionA conciliation agreement, unless violated, is a complete
				bar to any further action by the Administration.
											(2)ConfidentialityNo
				action by the Administration or any other person, and no information derived in
				connection with any conciliation attempt by the Administration may be made
				public by the Administration, without the written consent of the respondent,
				except that if a conciliation agreement is agreed upon and signed by the
				Administration and the respondent, the Administration shall make such agreement
				public.
										(3)Violation of
				conciliation agreementIn any case in which a person has entered
				into a conciliation agreement with the Administration under paragraph (1), the
				Administration may institute a civil action for relief if the Administration
				believes the person has violated any provision of such conciliation agreement.
				Such civil action shall be brought in the Federal district court for the
				district in which the respondent resides or has its principal place of
				business, or for the District of Columbia. Such court shall have jurisdiction
				to issue any relief appropriate under sections 375 and 376. For the
				Administration to obtain relief in any such action, the Administration need
				only establish that the person has violated, in whole or in part, any
				requirement of such conciliation agreement.
										(d)HearingAt
				the request of any respondent, a hearing on the charges served under subsection
				(b)(1) shall be conducted before an administrative law judge, who shall make
				such findings of fact and conclusions of law as the administrative law judge
				deems appropriate. The administrative law judge shall also have the authority
				to impose a civil monetary penalty on the respondent, issue a cease-and-desist
				order, or both. The decision of the administrative law judge shall constitute
				final agency action unless an appeal is taken under subsection (e).
									(e)Appeal to
				Administration
										(1)Right to
				appealThe general counsel and each respondent shall each have a
				right to appeal to the Administration from any final determination made by an
				administrative law judge.
										(2)Review of alj
				determinationsIn the event of an appeal under paragraph (1), the
				Administration shall review the determination of the administrative law judge
				to determine whether—
											(A)a finding of
				material fact is not supported by substantial evidence;
											(B)a conclusion of
				law is erroneous;
											(C)the determination
				of the administrative law judge is contrary to law or to the duly promulgated
				rules or decisions of the Administration;
											(D)a prejudicial
				error of procedure was committed; or
											(E)the decision or
				the relief ordered is otherwise arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of
				discretion.
											(3)Final agency
				actionThe decision of the Administration shall constitute final
				agency action.
										(f)Judicial
				Review
										(1)In
				generalAny party aggrieved by a final agency action and who has
				exhausted all administrative remedies, including requesting a hearing before an
				administrative law judge and appealing an adverse decision of an administrative
				law judge to the Administration, may obtain judicial review of such action in
				the United States Court of Appeals for any circuit wherein such person resides
				or has its principal place of business, or in the United States Court of
				Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
										(2)Scope of
				reviewFor purposes of conducting the judicial review described
				in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5, United States Code,
				shall apply.
										(3)Petition for
				judicial reviewTo obtain judicial review under paragraph (1), an
				aggrieved party described in such paragraph shall file a petition with the
				court during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the order was
				issued. A copy of such petition shall be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of
				the court to the Administration, and thereupon the Administration shall file in
				the court the record upon which the order complained of was entered, as
				provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.
										374.Notification of
				nonfilers
									(a)NotificationBefore
				taking any action under section 373 against any person who has failed to file a
				report required under section 304(a)(2)(A)(iii) for the calendar quarter
				immediately preceding the election involved, or in accordance with section
				304(a)(2)(A)(i), the Administration shall notify the person of such failure to
				file the required reports.
									(b)Opportunity for
				ResponseIf a satisfactory response is not received within 4
				business days after the date of notification, the Administration shall,
				pursuant to section 367(a)(6), publish before the election the name of the
				person and the report or reports such person has failed to file.
									375.Civil monetary
				penalties
									(a)In
				GeneralAny person who violates this Act, or chapter 95 or 96 of
				the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be liable to the United States for a
				civil monetary penalty for each violation which does not exceed the greater of
				$5,000 or an amount equal to any contribution or expenditure involved in such
				violation. Such penalty shall be imposed by the Administration pursuant to
				section 373.
									(b)Knowing and
				Willful ViolationsAny person who commits a knowing and willful
				violation of this Act, or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986, shall be liable to the United States for a civil monetary penalty for
				each violation which does not exceed the greater of $10,000 or an amount equal
				to 200 percent of any contribution or expenditure involved in such violation
				(or, in the case of a violation of section 320, which is not less than 300
				percent of the amount involved in the violation and is not more than the
				greater of $50,000 or 1,000 percent of the amount involved in the violation).
				Such penalty shall be imposed by the Administration pursuant to section
				373.
									(c)Determination of
				Civil Monetary PenaltyIn determining the amount of a civil
				monetary penalty under this section with respect to a violation described in
				this section, the Administration or an administrative law judge shall take into
				account the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation and,
				with respect to the violator, any prior violation, the degree of culpability,
				and such other matters as justice may require.
									(d)Referral to
				Attorney General
										(1)In
				generalIf the Administration determines that a knowing and
				willful violation of this Act which is subject to section 379, or a knowing and
				willful violation of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, has
				occurred or is about to occur, the Administration may refer such apparent
				violation to the Attorney General without regard to any limitations set forth
				under section 373.
										(2)Reporting by the
				attorney generalWhenever the Administration refers an apparent
				violation to the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall report to the
				Administration any action taken by the Attorney General regarding the apparent
				violation. Each report shall be transmitted within 60 days after the date the
				Administration refers an apparent violation, and every 30 days thereafter until
				the final disposition of the apparent violation.
										376.Cease-and-desist
				orders
									(a)In
				GeneralIf the Administration finds, after notice and opportunity
				for hearing under section 373, that any person is violating, has violated, or
				is about to violate any provision of this Act, or chapter 95 or 96 of the
				Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any rule or regulation thereunder, the
				Administration may publish any findings and enter an order requiring such
				person, or any other person that is, was, or would be a cause of the violation
				due to an act or omission the person knew or should have known would contribute
				to such violation, to cease and desist from committing or causing such
				violation and any future violation of the same provision, rule, or regulation.
				Such order may, in addition to requiring a person to cease and desist from
				committing or causing a violation, require such person to comply (or to take
				steps to effect compliance) with such provision, rule, or regulation, upon such
				terms and conditions and within such time as the Administration may specify in
				such order.
									(b)Temporary
				OrderWhenever the Administration determines that an alleged
				violation or threatened violation specified in the notice initiating a civil
				enforcement action under section 373, or the continuation thereof, is likely to
				result in violation of this Act, or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue
				Code of 1986, and substantial harm to the public interest, the Administration
				may apply to the Federal district court for the district in which the
				respondent resides or has its principal place of business, in which the alleged
				or threatened violation occurred or is about to occur, or for the District of
				Columbia, for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction
				requiring the respondent to cease and desist from the violation or threatened
				violation and to take such action to prevent the violation or threatened
				violation. The Administration may apply for such order without regard to any
				limitation under section 373.
									377.CollectionIf any person fails to pay an assessment of
				a civil penalty—
									(1)after the order
				making the assessment has become a final order and such person has not timely
				filed a petition for judicial review of the order in accordance with section
				373(f)(3) or if the order of the Administration is upheld after judicial
				review; or
									(2)after a court in
				an action brought under section 373(c)(3) has entered a final judgment no
				longer subject to appeal in favor of the Administration, the Attorney General
				shall recover the amount assessed (plus interest at currently prevailing rates
				from the date of the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in section
				373(f)(3) or the date of such final judgment, as the case may be) in an action
				brought in any appropriate district court of the United States. In such an
				action, the validity, amount, and appropriateness of such penalty shall not be
				subject to review.
									378.Confidentiality
									(a)Prior to a
				Finding of Reasonable GroundsAny proceedings conducted by the
				Administration prior to a finding that there are reasonable grounds to believe
				a violation of the law has occurred or is about to occur, including any
				investigation pursuant to section 371 or pursuant to a complaint filed under
				section 372, shall be confidential and none of the Administration’s records
				concerning the complaint shall be made public, except that the person filing a
				complaint pursuant to section 372 is permitted to make such complaint
				public.
									(b)After a Finding
				of Reasonable GroundsExcept as provided in subsection (d), if
				the Administration makes a finding pursuant to section 371 or 372 that there
				are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of law has occurred or is
				about to occur—
										(1)the finding of the
				Administration as well as any complaint filed under section 372, any notice of
				charges, and any answer or similar documents filed with the Administration
				shall be made public; and
										(2)all proceedings
				conducted before an administrative law judge under section 373, and all
				documents used during such proceedings, shall be made public.
										(c)After Dismissal
				of a Complaint or Conclusion of Proceedings Following a Finding of Reasonable
				GroundsSubject to subsection (d), following the Administration’s
				dismissal of a complaint filed under section 372 or the termination of
				proceedings following a finding of reasonable grounds under section 371 or 372,
				the Administration shall, not later than the date that is 30 days after such
				dismissal or termination, make public—
										(1)the complaint, any
				notice of charges, and any answer or similar documents filed with the
				Administration (unless such information has already been made public under
				subsection (b)(1));
										(2)any order setting
				forth the Administration’s final action on the complaint;
										(3)any findings made
				by the Administration in relation to the action; and
										(4)all documentary
				materials and testimony constituting the record on which the Administration
				relied in taking its actions.
										Subject
				to subsection (d), the affirmative disclosure requirement of this subsection is
				without prejudice to the right of any person to request and obtain records
				relating to an investigation under section 552 of title 5, United States
				Code.(d)Confidentiality
				of Records and Proceedings Otherwise Subject to Disclosure
										(1)In
				generalThe Administration shall issue regulations providing for
				the protection of information the disclosure of which under subsection (b) or
				(c) would impair any person’s constitutionally protected right of privacy,
				freedom of speech, or freedom of association. The Administration shall also
				issue regulations addressing the application of exemptions from disclosure
				contained in section 552 of title 5, United States Code, to records comprising
				the Administration’s investigative files. Such regulations shall consider the
				need to protect any person’s constitutionally protected rights to privacy,
				freedom of speech, and freedom of association, as well as the need to make
				information about the Administration’s activities and decisions widely
				accessible to the public.
										(2)Petition to
				maintain confidentiality
											(A)In
				generalAny person who would be adversely affected by any
				disclosure of information about the person made pursuant to subsection (b) or
				(c), or by the conduct in public of a hearing or other proceeding conducted
				pursuant to section 373, shall have the right to petition the Administration to
				maintain the confidentiality of such information or such proceeding on the
				ground that such information falls within the scope of any exemption from
				disclosure contained in section 552 of title 5, United States Code, or is
				prohibited from disclosure under the Administration’s regulations, the
				Constitution, or any other provision of law. Upon the receipt of such petition,
				the Administration shall make a prompt determination whether the information
				should be kept confidential, and shall withhold such information from
				disclosure pending this determination. The Administration shall notify the
				petitioner in writing of the determination.
											(B)RegulationsThe
				Administration shall prescribe regulations governing the consideration of
				petitions under this paragraph. Such regulations shall provide for public
				notice of the pendancy of any petition filed under subparagraph (A) and the
				right of any interested party to respond to or comment on such petition.
											(e)PenaltiesAny
				member or employee of the Administration, or any other person, who violates the
				provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $2,000. Any such
				member, employee, or other person who knowingly and willfully violates the
				provisions of this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.
									379.Criminal
				penalties
									(a)Knowing and
				Willful ViolationsAny person who knowingly and willfully commits
				a violation of any provision of this Act that involves the making, receiving,
				or reporting of any contribution, donation, or expenditure—
										(1)aggregating
				$25,000 or more during a calendar year shall be fined under title 18, United
				States Code, or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both; or
										(2)aggregating $2,000
				or more (but less than $25,000) during a calendar year shall be fined under
				such title, or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both.
										(b)Contributions or
				Expenditures by National Banks, Corporations, or Labor
				OrganizationsIn the case of a knowing and willful violation of
				section 316(b)(3), the penalties set forth in subsection (a) shall apply to
				each violation involving an amount aggregating $250 or more during a calendar
				year. Such a violation of section 316(b)(3) may incorporate a violation of
				section 317(a), 320, or 321.
									(c)Fraudulent
				Misrepresentation of Campaign AuthorityIn the case of a knowing
				and willful violation of section 322, the penalties set forth in subsection (a)
				shall apply without regard to whether the making, receiving, or reporting of a
				contribution or expenditure of $1,000 or more is involved.
									(d)Prohibition of
				Contributions in Name of AnotherAny person who knowingly and
				willfully commits a violation of section 320 involving an amount aggregating
				more than $10,000 during a calendar year shall be—
										(1)imprisoned for not
				more than 2 years if the amount is less than $25,000 and subject to
				imprisonment under subsection (a) if the amount is $25,000 or more;
										(2)fined not less
				than 300 percent of the amount involved in the violation and not more than the
				greater of—
											(A)$50,000; or
											(B)1,000 percent of
				the amount involved in the violation; or
											(3)both imprisoned as
				provided under paragraph (1) and fined as provided under paragraph (2).
										(e)Effect of
				Conciliation Agreements
										(1)Evidence of lack
				of knowledge and intentIn any criminal action brought for a
				violation of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
				Revenue Code of 1986, any defendant may evidence their lack of knowledge or
				intent to commit the alleged violation by introducing as evidence a
				conciliation agreement entered into between the defendant and the
				Administration under section 373(c)(1) which specifically deals with the act or
				failure to act constituting such violation and which is still in effect.
										(2)Consideration by
				courtsIn any criminal action brought for a violation of any
				provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986, the court before which such action is brought shall take into account, in
				weighing the seriousness of the violation and in considering the
				appropriateness of the penalty to be imposed if the defendant is found guilty,
				whether—
											(A)the specific act
				or failure to act which constitutes the violation for which the action was
				brought is the subject of a conciliation agreement entered into between the
				defendant and the Administration under section 373(c)(1);
											(B)the conciliation
				agreement is in effect; and
											(C)the defendant is,
				with respect to the violation involved, in compliance with the conciliation
				agreement.
											380.Period of
				limitationsNo person shall be
				prosecuted, tried, or punished for any violation of this Act, unless the
				indictment is found or the information is instituted within 5 years after the
				date of the violation.
								381.Authorization
				of appropriationsFor each
				fiscal year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration such
				sums as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under
				this Act and under chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
				1986.
								.
				102.Executive
			 schedule positions
				(a)Executive
			 Schedule Level III PositionSection 5314 of title 5, United
			 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						Chair, Federal
				Election
				Administration.
						.
				(b)Executive
			 Schedule Level IV PositionsSection 5315 of title 5, United
			 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						Members (other
				than the Chair), Federal Election Administration.
						Staff Director,
				Federal Election Administration.
						Inspector
				General, Federal Election
				Administration.
						.
				(c)Executive
			 Schedule Level V PositionSection 5316 of title 5, United States
			 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

						General
				Counsel, Federal Election
				Administration.
						.
				103.GAO examination
			 of enforcement of campaign finance laws by the Department of Justice
				(a)ExaminationThe
			 Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a thorough examination
			 of the enforcement of the criminal provisions of the
			 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
			 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
			 1986 by the Attorney General.
				(b)ReportNot
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller
			 General shall submit to the Attorney General and Congress a report on the
			 examination conducted under subsection (a) together with recommendations on how
			 the Attorney General may improve the enforcement of the criminal provisions of
			 the Federal Election Campaign Act of
			 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal
			 Revenue Code of 1986, including recommendations on the resources that the
			 Attorney General would require to effectively enforce such criminal
			 provisions.
				104.GAO study and
			 report on appropriate funding levels
				(a)StudyThe
			 Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an ongoing study on the
			 level of funding that constitutes an adequate level of resources for the
			 Federal Election Administration to competently execute the responsibilities
			 imposed on the Administration by this Act.
				(b)ReportNot
			 later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and once every 2
			 years thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Director of the
			 Office of Management and Budget and Congress a report on the study conducted
			 under subsection (a) together with recommendations for such legislation and
			 administrative action as the Comptroller General determines to be
			 appropriate.
				105.Conforming
			 amendments
				(a)Independent
			 AgencySection 104 of title 5, United States Code, is
			 amended—
					(1)in
			 paragraph (1), by striking and after the semicolon;
					(2)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking the period and inserting ; and; and
					(3)by adding at the
			 end the following new paragraph:

							(3)the Federal
				Election
				Administration.
							.
					(b)Coverage Under
			 Inspector General ActSection 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General
			 Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking Federal Election
			 Commission and inserting Federal Election
			 Administration.
				(c)Coverage of
			 Personnel Under Hatch ActSection 7323(b) of title 5, United
			 States Code, is amended—
					(1)in paragraph (1),
			 by striking Federal Election Commission and inserting
			 Federal Election Administration; and
					(2)in
			 paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I), by striking Federal Election Commission
			 and inserting Federal Election Administration.
					(d)Exclusion From
			 Senior Executive ServiceSection 3132(a)(1)(C) of title 5, United
			 States Code, is amended by striking Federal Election Commission
			 and inserting Federal Election Administration.
				(e)Subtitle
			 ATitle III of the
			 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
			 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 301 the
			 following:

						AGeneral
				Provisions
						.
				IITRANSITION
			 PROVISIONS
			201.Transfer of
			 functions of Federal Election CommissionThere are transferred to the Federal
			 Election Administration established under section 351 of the
			 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
			 (as added by section 101) all functions that the Federal Election Commission
			 exercised before the date described in section 205(a).
			202.Transfer of
			 property, records, and personnel
				(a)Property and
			 RecordsThe contracts, liabilities, records, property, and other
			 assets and interests of, or made available in connection with, the offices and
			 functions of the Federal Election Commission which are transferred by this
			 title are transferred to the Federal Election Administration.
				(b)PersonnelThe
			 personnel employed in connection with the offices and functions of the Federal
			 Election Commission which are transferred by this title are transferred to the
			 Federal Election Administration.
				203.RepealsThe following provisions of the
			 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
			 are repealed:
				(1)Section 306 (2
			 U.S.C. 437c).
				(2)Section 307 (2
			 U.S.C. 437d).
				(3)Section 308 (2
			 U.S.C. 437f).
				(4)Section 309 (2
			 U.S.C. 437g).
				(5)Section 310 (2
			 U.S.C. 437h).
				(6)Section 311 (2
			 U.S.C. 438).
				(7)Section 314 (2
			 U.S.C. 439c).
				(8)Section 406 (2
			 U.S.C. 455).
				204.Conforming
			 amendments
				(a)Title III of the
			 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
			 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended—
					(1)in section 301, by
			 striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:

							(10)The term Administration
				means the Federal Election
				Administration.
							;
					(2)by striking
			 Federal Election Commission and inserting
			 Administration each place it appears; and
					(3)by striking
			 Commission and inserting Administration each
			 place it appears.
					(b)Section 3502(1)(B)
			 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking Federal Election
			 Commission and inserting Federal Election
			 Administration.
				(c)Section
			 207(j)(7)(B)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking
			 the Federal Election Commission by a former officer or employee of the
			 Federal Election Commission and inserting the Federal Election
			 Administration by a former officer or employee of the Federal Election
			 Commission or the Federal Election Administration.
				(d)Section 103 of the
			 Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
					(1)in subsection (e),
			 by striking the Federal Election Commission and inserting
			 the Federal Election Administration; and
					(2)in subsection (k),
			 by striking the Federal Election Commission and inserting
			 the Federal Election Administration.
					(e)(1)Section 9002(3) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

							(3)The term
				Administration means the Federal Election Administration
				established under section 351 of the Federal
				Election Campaign Act of
				1971.
							.
					(2)Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 is amended by striking Commission and inserting
			 Administration each place it appears.
					(f)(1)Section 9032(3) of the
			 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

							(3)The term
				Administration means the Federal Election Administration
				established under section 351 of the Federal
				Election Campaign Act of
				1971.
							.
					(2)Chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue
			 Code of 1986 is amended by striking Commission and inserting
			 Administration each place it appears.
					(g)Section 3(c) of
			 the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C.
			 1973ee–1(c)) is amended—
					(1)in
			 paragraph (1)—
						(A)by striking
			 Federal Election Commission and inserting Federal
			 Election Administration; and
						(B)by striking
			 Commission and inserting Administration;
			 and
						(2)in paragraph (2),
			 by striking Federal Election Commission and inserting
			 Federal Election Administration.
					205.Effective
			 date
				(a)In
			 GeneralThis title and the amendments made by this title shall
			 take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this
			 Act.
				(b)Termination of
			 the Federal Election CommissionNotwithstanding any other
			 provision of, or amendment made by, this Act, the members of the Federal
			 Election Commission shall be removed from office on the date described in
			 subsection (a).


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IV
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America
At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and nineteen
H. CON. RES. 19

April 10, 2019
Agreed to

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.

1.Use of Capitol Grounds for soap box derby races
(a)In GeneralThe Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association (in this resolution referred to as the sponsor) shall be permitted to sponsor a public event, soap box derby races (in this resolution referred to as the event), on the Capitol Grounds.  (b)Date of EventThe event shall be held on June 15, 2019, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate jointly designate.
2.Terms and conditions
(a)In GeneralUnder conditions to be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board, the event shall be— (1)free of admission charge and open to the public; and
(2)arranged not to interfere with the needs of Congress.  (b)Expenses and LiabilitiesThe sponsor shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event.
3.Event preparationsSubject to the approval of the Architect of the Capitol, the sponsor is authorized to erect upon the Capitol Grounds such stage, sound amplification devices, and other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event.  4.Additional arrangementsThe Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are authorized to make such additional arrangements as may be required to carry out the event.
5.Enforcement of restrictionsThe Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the restrictions contained in section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, concerning sales, advertisements, displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event.   Clerk of the House of Representatives.Secretary of the Senate.


114 S624 IS: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015
U.S. Senate
2015-03-03
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II114th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 624IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMarch 3, 2015Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. Collins) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on FinanceA BILLTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal
			 cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is
 required during the screening.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015.2.FindingsCongress finds the following:(1)Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women combined in the United States.(2)In 2015, more than 130,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and approximately 50,000 Americans will die from it.(3)Approximately 60 percent of colorectal cancer cases and 70 percent of deaths occur in those aged 65 and older.(4)Colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy allows for the detection and removal of polyps, or abnormal growths, that could become cancerous, as well as for the early detection of colorectal cancer when treatment can be most effective.(5)Although colorectal cancer is largely preventable, one in three adults between the ages of 50 and 75 are not up to date with recommended colorectal cancer screening.(6)Over 200 organizations have committed to eliminating colorectal cancer as a major public health problem and are working toward the shared goal of reaching 80 percent screened for colorectal cancer by 2018.(7)Colorectal cancer screening colonoscopy is a highly effective preventive service, and removing financial barriers can help to increase screening rates.3.Waiving Medicare
			 coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests(a)In
 generalSection 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y)) is amended by inserting , including a colorectal cancer screening test (regardless of the code that is billed for the establishment of a diagnosis as a result of the test, or for the removal of tissue or other procedure that is furnished in connection with, as a result of, and in the same clinical encounter as the screening test), after section 1861(ddd)(3).(b)Effective
 dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished after the date of the enactment of this Act.


I
One Hundred Ninth Congress of the United States of America At the Second SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and six
H. R. 5690

AN ACT
To adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Ouachita National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2006.
2.Boundary adjustment, Ouachita National Forest, Oklahoma and Arkansas
(a)Boundary adjustmentThe boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest in the States of Oklahoma and Arkansas are hereby modified as generally depicted on the following maps, all dated May 15, 2001, and more particularly delineated and described according to the final boundary adjustment maps and boundary descriptions filed in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service:
(1)The map entitled Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Broken Bow Area.
(2)The map entitled Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Southern Tiak Area.
(3)The map entitled Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Northern Ouachita Area.
(4)The map entitled Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Southern Ouachita Area.
(5)The map entitled Ouachita National Forest Boundary Extension for the Eastern Ouachita Area.
(b)Availability and correctionThe maps referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service. The Secretary of Agriculture may make minor corrections to the maps.
(c)Management of acquired landAny federally-owned lands that have been or hereafter may be acquired for National Forest System purposes within the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be managed as lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the Weeks Act), and in accordance with the other laws and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest pursuant to section 11 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 521).
(d)Relation to Land and Water Conservation Fund ActFor purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l–9), the boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest, as modified by subsection (a), shall be considered to be boundaries of the Ouachita National Forest as of January 1, 1965.
 Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.


115 HR 1473 IH: Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act
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2017-03-09
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I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1473IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 9, 2017Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Bass, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Moore, Mr. Raskin, and Ms. Velázquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed ServicesA BILLTo prohibit the deployment of members of the Armed Forces to Syria for purposes of engaging in ground combat operations, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act.  2.Prohibition on United States ground combat presence in Syria (a)ProhibitionExcept as provided in subsection (b), no funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the purpose of—
(1)deploying members of the United States Armed Forces on to the ground of Syria for the purposes of engaging in ground combat operations; (2)awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or
(3)otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the United States Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the United States Armed Forces from imminent danger. (b)ExceptionThe prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply to the deployment of United States Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove United States personnel.


		II
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 820
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			April 2, 2009
			Mr. Sanders introduced
			 the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on Veterans'
			 Affairs

		A BILL
		To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
		  automobile assistance allowance for veterans, and for other purposes.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 Veterans Mobility Enhancement Act of
			 2009.
		2.Enhancement of
			 automobile assistance allowance for veterans
			(a)Increase in
			 amount of allowanceSubsection (a) of section 3902 of title 38,
			 United States Code, is amended by striking $11,000 and inserting
			 $22,500 (as adjusted from time to time under subsection
			 (e)).
			(b)Annual
			 adjustmentSuch section is further amended by adding at the end
			 the following new subsection:

					(e)(1)Effective on October 1
				of each year (beginning in 2010), the Secretary shall increase the dollar
				amount in effect under subsection (a) to an amount equal to 80 percent of the
				average retail cost of new automobiles for the preceding calendar year.
						(2)The Secretary shall establish the
				method for determining the average retail cost of new automobiles for purposes
				of this subsection. The Secretary may use data developed in the private sector
				if the Secretary determines the data is appropriate for purposes of this
				subsection.
						.
			(c)Effective
			 dateThe amendments made by this section shall take effect on
			 October 1, 2009.


116 HR 4941 IH: Veteran Employment Transition Act
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2019-10-31
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4941IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 31, 2019Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Cook, and Mr. Cisneros) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
			 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concernedA BILLTo amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program by allowing
			 certain veterans’ service organizations to contact veterans regarding
			 benefits and to better inform veterans of employment opportunities, and
			 for other purposes.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Veteran Employment Transition Act or the VET Act. 2.Improvement to Transition Assistance Program outreach (a)In generalSection 1144 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

					(g)Outreach
 (1)The Secretary concerned shall collect the following information from each member participating in the program under this section:
 (A)The name of the member. (B)The mailing address of the member while participating in such program and, if different, the mailing address of the member after being separated from active duty.
 (C)The email address of the member. (D)The telephone number of the member.
							(2)
 (A)Except as provided by paragraph (3), the Secretary concerned shall share with the veterans’ service organizations covered by section 5902 of title 38, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and veterans agencies of State governments, the information of members collected under paragraph (1) for the purpose of such organizations contacting such members with respect to the following:
 (i)Programs described in subsection (b)(3). (ii)Benefits available to veterans.
 (iii)Employment opportunities for veterans, including employment opportunities with the Federal Government and State and local governments.
 (iv)Events for veterans in the area in which the member lives. (B)The Secretary concerned may not share information under subparagraph (A) with a veterans’ service organization if such organization—
 (i)uses such information to solicit membership with the organization; (ii)contacts the member or dependents of the member under this subsection more frequently than semiannually; or
 (iii)does not allow a member or dependent of a member to opt out of being contacted under this subsection.
 (3)In collecting information under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall permit a member participating in the program under this section to not be contacted under paragraph (2).
						.
 (b)Prior participantsThe Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that a veteran who completed the Transition Assistance Program under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act may provide the information under subsection (g)(1) of such section, as added by this section.


IV
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 633
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 6, 2004
Mr. Udall of New Mexico submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is a critical need to increase awareness and education about hepatitis C.

Whereas an estimated 2.7 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, the most common blood-borne virus;
Whereas it is estimated that less than 5 percent of individuals with the virus are receiving treatment;
Whereas hepatitis C is linked to 10,000 deaths annually in the United States;
Whereas the infection is the leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States, annually accounting for 40 to 50 percent of all patients undergoing transplantation;
Whereas hepatitis C is linked to liver cancer, which is a frequently fatal complication of long-standing infection, and is a cancer whose incidence is rising in the United States;
Whereas, as those infected with HIV virus live longer with newly available anti-retrovirals, hepatitis C is emerging as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in those with this infection;
Whereas hepatitis C is particularly prevalent in underserved communities, those who are homeless, those who are incarcerated, and those of low socioeconomic status;
Whereas approximately 40 per cent of those incarcerated in State prisons are infected with hepatitis C;
Whereas the infection is curable in only about half of those who are treated, and because of side effects of current therapies, treatment cannot be administered to many of those who are infected;
Whereas the response to current treatments is lower in certain groups than in others, particularly in African Americans, those who have undergone liver transplantation for hepatitis C, and those who are infected with the HIV virus;
Whereas it is estimated that 5.4 percent of veterans who currently access medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have been infected with hepatitis C, representing over 210,000 veterans;
Whereas the majority of veterans infected are Vietnam era veterans, and the prevalence of infection is highest in this group;
Whereas the VA is the largest provider of hepatitis care in the United States;
Whereas, while hepatitis C virus therapies are improving, many of those who are infected do not currently have access to treatment;
Whereas the yearly costs of hepatitis C are estimated at anywhere between $600 million per year to an alarming $15 billion dollars, and that figure could skyrocket to $26 billion by 2021; and
Whereas the one-year cost of treating one person with hepatitis C is currently about $25,000: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that there is a critical need to increase awareness and education about hepatitis C.


		I
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		H. R. 2596
		IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

			May 21, 2009
			Mr. Gene Green of
			 Texas (for himself and Mr. Tim Murphy of
			 Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to
			 the Committee on Energy and
			 Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
			 Education and Labor, for
			 a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
			 consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
			 committee concerned

		A BILL
		To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services
		  to carry out a demonstration program to test the feasibility of using the
		  Nation’s elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination
		  centers.

		1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the
			 No Child Left Unimmunized Against
			 Influenza Act of 2009.
		2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
			(1)The influenza is a
			 contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. The best way to
			 prevent the influenza is by getting a influenza vaccination each year.
			(2)Every year in the
			 United States, on average, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from
			 influenza-related complications, and about 36,000 people die from
			 influenza-related causes.
			(3)The Centers for
			 Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization
			 Practices recommends routine influenza vaccination for all children aged 6
			 months through 18 years with influenza vaccine, effective July 1, 2008.
			(4)Children 2 to 17 years of age are twice as
			 likely to get influenza as adults, including the elderly.
			(5)School-aged
			 children are the population group most responsible for transmission of
			 contagious respiratory viruses, including influenza.
			(6)The elderly and
			 young children are the most vulnerable population to severe illness from
			 influenza due to weaker immune response to vaccination. Experts have recognized
			 that the best way to protect the elderly from influenza may be to vaccinate
			 children.
			(7)School-based
			 vaccination programs are effective and cost-saving ways to vaccinate children
			 while reducing transmission and infection rates to the larger community and at
			 the same time reducing rates of school absenteeism due to influenza.
			(8)Increased focus on
			 providing influenza vaccine to children targeted for immunization will also
			 help efforts to build a sound foundation for future vaccination efforts.
			(9)School-based vaccination programs also
			 potentially represent the most feasible mechanism for community-based pandemic
			 vaccination.
			(10)Increased
			 participation in annual influenza vaccination programs builds the
			 infrastructure necessary for pandemic vaccination.
			(11)School-based
			 programs will investigate the feasibility of conducting mass immunization
			 clinics and build partnerships with local public health teams, in the event of
			 a public health emergency.
			3.Demonstration
			 Program using elementary and secondary schools as influenza vaccination
			 centers
			(a)In
			 generalThe Secretary of
			 Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education and
			 the Secretary of Labor, shall carry out a multistate demonstration program
			 designed to test the feasibility of using the Nation’s elementary schools and
			 secondary schools as influenza vaccination centers in coordination with school
			 nurses, school health care programs, local health departments, community health
			 care providers, State insurance agencies, and private insurers.
			(b)Program
			 description
				(1)Vaccination
					(A)Children covered
			 by other Federal programsFor children who are eligible under
			 other federally funded programs for payment of the costs of purchasing and
			 administering the influenza vaccine, the Secretary shall not use the
			 demonstration program under this section to supplant payment of such costs.
					(B)Children covered
			 by private health insuranceFor children who have private
			 insurance, the Secretary shall work with the Secretary of Labor, State
			 insurance agencies, and private insurers to ensure that such children have
			 coverage for all reasonable and customary expenses, including the costs of
			 purchasing and administering the vaccine, incurred when influenza vaccine is
			 administered outside of the physician’s office in a school or other related
			 setting.
					(C)Other
			 childrenTo the extent to which payment of the costs of
			 purchasing and administering the influenza vaccine for children is not covered
			 through other federally funded programs or through private insurance, the
			 Secretary may pay such costs through the demonstration program under this
			 section.
					(2)ACIP
			 recommendationsThe demonstration program shall be designed to
			 administer vaccines consistent with the recommendations of the Advisory
			 Committee on Immunization Practices for the annual vaccination of all children
			 aged 5 years through 19 years.
				(3)Locations
					(A)SelectionThe
			 Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall select the
			 elementary schools and secondary schools to participate in the demonstration
			 program.
					(B)Selection
			 criteriaThe schools selected under subparagraph (A) shall
			 include elementary schools and secondary schools—
						(i)located in at
			 least 10 metropolitan regions in at least 10 States and serving primarily
			 low-income public school student populations; and
						(ii)located in at
			 least 5 major areas in at least 5 States served by rural school
			 districts.
						(4)Voluntary
			 participationParticipation in the demonstration program by a
			 school or an individual shall be voluntary.
				(5)DurationThe
			 demonstration program shall be conducted for the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012
			 influenza seasons.
				(6)Choice of
			 vaccineThe demonstration program shall not restrict the
			 discretion of a health care provider to administer any influenza vaccine
			 approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in pediatric
			 populations.
				(c)ReportNot
			 later than 90 days following the completion of the demonstration program under
			 this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Education and
			 Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Appropriations of the House of Representatives
			 and to the Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and
			 Appropriations of the Senate a report on the results of the program. The report
			 shall include—
				(1)an assessment of the influenza vaccination
			 rates of school-aged children in localities where the demonstration program is
			 implemented, compared to the national average influenza vaccination rates for
			 school-aged children, including whether school-based vaccination assists in
			 achieving the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
			 Practices for annual influenza vaccination of all children aged 6 months to 18
			 years;
				(2)an assessment of
			 the utility of employing elementary schools and secondary schools as a part of
			 a multi-state, community-based pandemic response program that is consistent
			 with existing Federal and State pandemic response plans;
				(3)an assessment of the feasibility of using
			 existing Federal and private insurance funding in establishing a multi-state,
			 school-based vaccination program for seasonal influenza vaccination;
				(4)an assessment of the number of education
			 days gained by students as a result of seasonal vaccinations based on
			 absenteeism rates;
				(5)a determination of whether the
			 demonstration program under this section—
					(A)was successful;
			 and
					(B)was implemented
			 for sufficient time for gathering enough valid data; and
					(6)a
			 recommendation on whether the demonstration program under this section should
			 be continued, expanded, or terminated.
				(d)DefinitionsIn
			 this section:
				(1)The terms
			 elementary school and secondary school have the
			 meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
				(2)The term
			 low-income means at or below 200 percent of the income level
			 specified in the most recent applicable version of the Department of Health and
			 Human Services Poverty Guidelines per person in a family unit.
				(3)Except as
			 otherwise specified, the term Secretary means the Secretary of
			 Health and Human Services.
				(e)Authorization of
			 appropriationsTo carry out this section, there is authorized to
			 be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2012.


110 HR 383 IH: HUBZone Improvement Act of 2007
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2007-01-10
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I
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 383
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 10, 2007
Mr. Goode introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business

A BILL
To amend the Small Business Act to revise the definition of a HUBZone with respect to counties that are highly rural but adjacent to urban areas.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the HUBZone Improvement Act of 2007.
2.Definition of HUBZone qualified areaSection 3(p)(4) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(p)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

(C)Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), the term qualified nonmetropolitan county also includes a county located within a metropolitan statistical area if—
(i)according to the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce—
(I)the total population of that county is 80,000 or less; and
(II)the population residing within urbanized areas of that county is 10 percent or less of the total population of the county; and
(ii)the county meets either the median household income requirement of subparagraph (B)(ii)(I) or the unemployment rate requirement of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II)..