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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Contractors and Federal Spending
Accountability Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. DATABASE FOR CONTRACTING OFFICERS AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT
OFFICIALS.

(a) In General.--Subject to the authority, direction, and control
of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the
Administrator of General Services shall establish and maintain a
database of information regarding integrity and performance of persons
awarded Federal contracts and grants for use by Federal officials
having authority over contracts and grants.
(b) Persons Covered.--The database shall cover any person awarded a
Federal contract or grant if any information described in subsection
(c) exists with respect to such person.
(c) Information Included.--With respect to a person awarded a
Federal contract or grant, the database shall include information (in
the form of a brief description) for at least the most recent 5-year
period regarding--
(1) any civil or criminal proceeding, or any administrative
proceeding to the extent that such proceeding results in both a
finding of fault on the part of the person and the payment of
restitution to a government of $5,000 or more, concluded by the
Federal Government or any State government against the person,
and any amount paid by the person to the Federal Government or
a State government;
(2) all Federal contracts and grants awarded to the person
that were terminated in such period due to default;
(3) all Federal suspensions and debarments of the person in
that period;
(4) all Federal administrative agreements entered into by
the person and the Federal Government in that period to resolve
a suspension or debarment proceeding and, to the maximum extent
practicable, agreements involving a suspension or debarment
proceeding entered into by the person and a State government in
that period; and
(5) all final findings by a Federal official in that period
that the person has been determined not to be a responsible
source under either subparagraph (C) or (D) of section 4(7) of
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
403(7)).
(d) Requirements Relating to Information in Database.--
(1) Direct input and update.--The Administrator shall
design and maintain the database in a manner that allows the
appropriate officials of each Federal agency to directly input
and update in the database information relating to actions it
has taken with regard to contractors or grant recipients.
(2) Timeliness and accuracy.--The Administrator shall
develop policies to require--
(A) the timely and accurate input of information
into the database;
(B) notification of any covered person when
information relevant to the person is entered into the
database; and
(C) an opportunity for any covered person to append
comments to information about such person in the
database.
(e) Availability.--
(1) Availability to all federal agencies.--The
Administrator shall make the database available to all Federal
agencies.
(2) Availability to the public.--The Administrator shall
make the database available to the public by posting the
database on the General Services Administration website.
(3) Limitation.--This subsection does not require the
public availability of information that is exempt from public
disclosure under section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF DATABASE.

(a) Requirement to Review Database.--Prior to the award of a
contract or grant, an official responsible for awarding a contract or
grant shall review the database established under section 2.
(b) Requirement to Document Present Responsibility.--In the case of
a prospective awardee of a contract or grant against which a judgment
or conviction has been rendered more than once within any 3-year period
for the same or similar offences, if each judgment or conviction is a
cause for debarment, the official responsible for awarding the contract
or grant shall document why the prospective awardee is considered
presently responsible.

SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE IN APPLICATIONS.

(a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, Federal regulations shall be amended to require
that in applying for any Federal grant or submitting a proposal or bid
for any Federal contract a person shall disclose in writing information
described in section 2(c).
(b) Covered Contracts and Grants.--This section shall apply only to
contracts and grants in an amount greater than the simplified
acquisition threshold, as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401(11)).

SEC. 5. ROLE OF INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE.

(a) Requirement.--The Interagency Committee on Debarment and
Suspension shall--
(1) resolve issues regarding which of several Federal
agencies is the lead agency having responsibility to initiate
suspension or debarment proceedings;
(2) coordinate actions among interested agencies with
respect to such action;
(3) encourage and assist Federal agencies in entering into
cooperative efforts to pool resources and achieve operational
efficiencies in the Governmentwide suspension and debarment
system;
(4) recommend to the Office of Management and Budget
changes to Government suspension and debarment system and its
rules, if such recommendations are approved by a majority of
the Interagency Committee;
(5) authorize the Office of Management and Budget to issue
guidelines that implement those recommendations;
(6) authorize the chair of the Committee to establish
subcommittees as appropriate to best enable the Interagency
Committee to carry out its functions; and
(7) submit to the Congress an annual report on--
(A) the progress and efforts to improve the
suspension and debarment system;
(B) member agencies' active participation in the
committee's work; and
(C) a summary of each agency's activities and
accomplishments in the Governmentwide debarment system.
(b) Definition.--The term ''Interagency Committee on Debarment and
Suspension'' means such committee constituted under sections 4 and 5
and of Executive Order 12549.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF INDEPENDENT AGENCIES.

Any agency, commission, or organization of the Federal Government
to which Executive Order 12549 does not apply is authorized to
participate in the Governmentwide suspension and debarment system and
may recognize the suspension or debarment issued by an executive branch
agency in its own procurement or assistance activities.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of
General Services such funds as may be necessary to establish the
database described in section 2.

SEC. 8. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

(a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall
submit to Congress a report.
(b) Contents of Report.--The report shall contain the following:
(1) A list of all databases that include information about
Federal contracting and Federal grants.
(2) Recommendations for further legislation or
administrative action that the Administrator considers
appropriate to create a centralized, comprehensive Federal
contracting and Federal grant database.

Passed the House of Representatives April 23, 2008.

Attest:

LORRAINE C. MILLER,

Clerk.

Answer: Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires the Administrator of General Services, subject to the authority of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to establish and maintain on a General Services Administration (GSA) website a database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants for use by federal officials. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Administrator to make the database available to all federal agencies.

Requires the database to include information, for the last five years, regarding: (1) any civil or criminal proceeding, or and administrative proceeding resulting in a finding of fault and payment of restitution to a government of $5,000 or more, concluded by the federal government and state governments against such persons; and (2) federal contacts and grants terminated due to defaults by such persons; (3) federal suspensions and debarments of such persons; (4) federal and state administrative agreements to resolve suspension or debarment proceedings; and (5) final findings by a federal official that such a person has been determined not to be a responsible source under the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.

Requires federal regulations to be amended to require applicants for federal grants or contracts exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold to disclose such information in writing.

Requires the Administrator to develop policies to require: (1) notification of any covered person when information relevant to the person is entered into the database; and (2) an opportunity for any covered person to append comments to information about such person in the database.

(Sec. 3) Requires an official to: (1) review such database prior to awarding a contract or grant; and (2) document why a prospective contract or grant awardee against whom a judgment or conviction for the same offense, or similar offences, has been rendered more than once within any three-year period, if each judgment or conviction is a cause for debarment, is considered presently responsible.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Interagency Committee on Debarment and Suspension to: (1) resolve issues regarding determination of the lead agency responsible for initiating suspension or debarment proceedings; (2) coordinate actions among interested agencies; (3) encourage and assist federal agencies in entering into cooperative efforts to pool resources and achieve operational efficiencies in the government-wide suspension and debarment system; (4) recommend to OMB changes to such system and its rules; (5) authorize OMB to issue guidelines that implement such recommendations; (6) authorize the Committee's chair to establish subcommittees; and (7) report to Congress annually on progress and efforts to improve such system, member agencies' active participation in the committee's work, and a summary of each agency's activities and accomplishments in such system. (Sec. 6) Allows federal agencies, commissions, or organizations not currently participating in the federal suspension and debarment system to participate and to recognize suspensions or debarments issued by participating agencies.

(Sec. 8) Requires the Administrator to submit a report to Congress that includes: (1) a list of all databases that include information about federal contracting and grants; and (2) recommendations for legislation or administrative action to create a centralized, comprehensive federal contracting and grant database.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Services, Education, and
Rehabilitation for Veterans Act'' or the ''SERV Act''.

SEC. 2. VETERAN'S TREATMENT COURTS.

(a) Delegation.--The Director of the Office of National Drug
Control Policy (referred to in this Act as the ''Director'') shall
delegate the authority to administer the program and other such
activities necessary to carry out this Act to the Department of
Justice.
(b) Grants.--The Attorney General may make grants to States, State
courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal
governments acting directly or through agreements with other public or
private entities, for the purpose of developing, implementing, or
enhancing veteran's treatment courts or expanding operational drug
courts to serve veterans.
(c) Eligibility.--Grants under this Act shall be made to veteran's
treatment courts and drug courts serving veterans that effectively
integrate substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment, mandatory
drug testing, sanctions and incentives, and transitional services, in a
judicially supervised court setting with jurisdiction over nonviolent,
substance-abusing offenders that have served in the United States
military.

SEC. 3. GRANT AUTHORITY.

The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local
courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments,
acting directly or through agreements with other public or private
entities, for programs that involve--
(1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with
substance abuse or mental health problems who are not violent
offenders and have served in the United States military; and
(2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and
services, which shall include--
(A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of
controlled substances or other addictive substances
during any period of supervised release or probation
for each participant;
(B) substance abuse and mental health treatment
(such as treatment for depression and post-traumatic
stress disorder) for each participant;
(C) diversion, probation, or other supervised
release involving the possibility of prosecution,
confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance
with program requirements or failure to show
satisfactory progress; and
(D) programmatic, offender management, and
aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health
care, education, vocational training, job placement,
housing placement, and child care or other family
support services for each participant who requires such
services.

SEC. 4. APPLICATIONS.

(a) In General.--To request a grant under this Act, a State, State
court, local court, unit of local government, or Indian tribal
government shall submit an application to the Attorney General in such
form and containing such information as the Attorney General may
reasonably require.
(b) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may
be specified by the Attorney General, an application for a grant under
this Act shall--
(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed
implementation plan;
(2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program
adequately without Federal assistance;
(3) certify that the Federal support provided will be used
to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, and
local sources of funding that would otherwise be available;
(4) identify related governmental or community initiatives
which complement or will be coordinated with the proposal;
(5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation
with all affected agencies, specifically the Department of
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Health and Human
Services, and that there will be appropriate coordination with
all affected agencies in the implementation of the program;
(6) certify that participating offenders will be supervised
by 1 or more designated judges with responsibility for the
veteran's treatment court program;
(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and
continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of
Federal support; and
(8) describe the methodology that will be used in
evaluating the program.
(c) Certifications.--Each such application shall contain the
certification that the program for which the grant is requested shall
meet each of the requirements of this Act.

SEC. 5. FEDERAL SHARE.

The Federal share of a grant made under this Act may not exceed 75
percent of the total costs of the program described in the application
submitted under section 4 for the fiscal year for which the program
receives assistance under this Act, unless the Attorney General waives,
wholly or in part, the requirement of a matching contribution under
this section. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of the
non-Federal share of a grant.

SEC. 6. REPORTS AND EVALUATIONS.

(a) Report to Attorney General and the Director.--For each fiscal
year, each recipient of a grant under this Act during that fiscal year
shall submit to the Attorney General, the Director, and the Secretary
for Veterans Affairs a report regarding the effectiveness of activities
carried out using that grant. Each report shall include an evaluation
in such form and containing such information as the Attorney General
may reasonably require. The Attorney General shall specify the dates on
which such reports shall be submitted.
(b) Report to Congress.--The Director, in consultation with the
Attorney General, shall submit a yearly report on the effectiveness on
the activities carried out under this Act to the House and Senate
Committees on the Judiciary and the House and Senate Committees on
Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Veteran.--The term ''veteran'' means a person who
served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who
was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other
than dishonorable.
(2) Veteran's treatment court.--The term ''veteran's
treatment court'' means a program specifically for veterans
that meets the drug court criteria established by the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-
322).
(3) Violent offender.--The term ''violent offender'' means
a person who--
(A) is charged with or convicted of an offense,
during the course of which offense or conduct--
(i) the person carried, possessed, or used
a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(ii) there occurred the death of or serious
bodily injury to any person; or
(iii) there occurred the use of force
against the person of another, without regard
to whether any of the circumstances described
in clause (i) or (ii) is an element of the
offense or conduct of which or for which the
person is charged or convicted.
(B) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony
crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of
force against a person with the intent to cause death
or serious bodily harm.

SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and any other appropriate officials in carrying out this Act.
(b) Regulatory Authority.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General may issue regulations
and guidelines necessary to carry out this Act.
(2) Participation limits.--In additional to the general
authority provided under paragraph (1), the Attorney General
shall--
(A) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that
programs authorized in this Act do not permit
participation by violent offenders; and
(B) immediately suspend funding for any grant under
this part, pending compliance, if the Attorney General
finds that violent offenders are participating in any
program funded under this part.
(c) Geographic Distribution.--The Attorney General shall ensure
that, to the extent practicable, an equitable geographic distribution
of grant awards is made under this Act.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

(a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney General may
provide technical assistance and training in furtherance of the
purposes of this Act.
(b) Evaluations.--The Attorney General may provide for evaluations
in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.

SEC. 10. FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL DRUG COURT INSTITUTE.

(a) Comprehensive, National Training and Technical Assistance for
Drug Courts.--The National Drug Court Institute in Alexandria, Virginia
shall--
(1) conduct national, comprehensive training programs for
State and local communities for the purpose of improving the
professional skills of drug court practitioners and enhancing
the ability of State and local communities to expand drug
courts to reach all addicted citizens in need of their
resources; and
(2) provide national, comprehensive Technical Assistance to
adult, juvenile and family dependency drug courts including a
combination of information gathering, needs assessment,
cultural proficiency, analysis, problem solving, action
planning, referral and follow-up.
(b) Ancillary Projects.--The National Drug Court Institute in
Alexandria, Virginia shall complete ancillary programs designed to
facilitate the expansion and improvement of drug courts nationwide
including--
(1) a Judicial Task Force to develop a transition plan for
new drug court judges;
(2) a resource center to maintain and distribute drug court
evaluations reviewed in the National Drug Court Institute
Review, and to request new research and evaluations for the
drug court field;
(3) publishing annually the National Drug Court Institute
Review to provide research, analysis, and commentary of
importance to the drug court field; and
(4) searching drug court literature and identify, reprint,
and disseminate important and relevant scholarship to the drug
court field.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2014 to remain
available until expended.

SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Except for section 10, there are authorized to be appropriated to
the Director to carry out this Act $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years
2009 to 2014.

Answer: Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act or the SERV Act - Requires the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy to delegate to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the authority to administer the veteran's treatment courts program established by this Act.

Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to states and other entities: (1) to develop, implement, or enhance veteran's treatment courts or to expand operational drug courts to serve veterans; and (2) for programs that involve continuing judicial supervision over nonviolent offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems who have served in the U.S. military. Requires such programs to include mandatory periodic testing for the use of drugs, substance abuse and mental health treatment, opportunities for diversion, probation, or supervised release, and programmatic, offender management, and aftercare services.

Directs the National Drug Court Institute to conduct national training programs for state and local communities to improve the professional skills of drug court practitioners and provide comprehensive technical assistance to adult, juvenile, and family dependency drug courts.

Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Ban it All, Ban it Now Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CURRENT BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY BY POLITICAL
PARTIES AND CANDIDATES.

(a) In General.--Section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441i) is amended to read as follows:

''SEC. 323. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

''(a) National Committees.--
''(1) In general.--A national committee of a political
party (including a national congressional or Senatorial
campaign committee of a political party) may not solicit,
receive, or direct to another person a contribution, donation,
or transfer of funds or any other thing of value, or spend any
funds, that are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions,
and reporting requirements of this Act.
''(2) Applicability.--The prohibition established by
paragraph (1) applies--
''(A) to any such national committee, any officer
or agent acting on behalf of such a national committee,
and any entity that is directly or indirectly
established, financed, maintained, or controlled by
such a national committee; and
''(B) to all activities of such committee and the
persons described in subparagraph (A), including the
construction or purchase of an office building or
facility, the influencing of the reapportionment
decisions of a State, and the financing of litigation
relating to the reapportionment decisions of a State.
''(b) State, District, and Local Committees.--Any amount that is
expended or disbursed for Federal election activity by a State,
district, or local committee of a political party (including an entity
that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or
controlled by a State, district, or local committee of a political
party and an officer or agent acting on behalf of such committee or
entity), or by an association or similar group of candidates for State
or local office or individuals holding State or local office, shall be
made from funds subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting
requirements of this Act.
''(c) Fundraising Costs.--An amount spent by a person described in
subsection (a) or (b) to raise funds that are used, in whole or in
part, for expenditures and disbursements for a Federal election
activity shall be made from funds subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
''(d) Tax-Exempt Organizations.--A national, State, district, or
local committee of a political party (including a national
congressional or Senatorial campaign committee of a political party),
an entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed,
maintained, or controlled by any such national, State, district, or
local committee or its agent, and an officer or agent acting on behalf
of any such party committee or entity, shall not solicit any funds for,
or make or direct any donations to--
''(1) an organization that is described in section 501(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation
under section 501(a) of such Code (or has submitted an
application for determination of tax exempt status under such
section) and that makes expenditures or disbursements in
connection with an election for Federal office (including
expenditures or disbursements for Federal election activity);
or
''(2) an organization described in section 527 of such Code
(other than a political committee, a State, district, or local
committee of a political party, or the authorized campaign
committee of a candidate for State or local office).
''(e) Federal Candidates.--
''(1) In general.--A candidate, individual holding Federal
office, agent of a candidate or an individual holding Federal
office, or an entity directly or indirectly established,
financed, maintained or controlled by or acting on behalf of 1
or more candidates or individuals holding Federal office, shall
not--
''(A) solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend
funds in connection with an election for Federal
office, including funds for any Federal election
activity, unless the funds are subject to the
limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements
of this Act; or
''(B) solicit, receive, direct, transfer, or spend
funds in connection with any election other than an
election for Federal office or disburse funds in
connection with such an election unless the funds--
''(i) are not in excess of the amounts
permitted with respect to contributions to
candidates and political committees under
paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 315(a);
and
''(ii) are not from sources prohibited by
this Act from making contributions in
connection with an election for Federal office.
''(2) State law.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to the
solicitation, receipt, or spending of funds by an individual
described in such paragraph who is also a candidate for a State
or local office solely in connection with such election for
State or local office if the solicitation, receipt, or spending
of funds is permitted under State law and refers only to such
State or local candidate, or to any other candidate for the
State or local office sought by such candidate, or both.
''(3) Fundraising events.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a
candidate or an individual holding Federal office may attend,
speak, or be a featured guest at a fundraising event for a
State, district, or local committee of a political party.
''(4) Limitation applicable for purposes of solicitation of
donations by individuals to certain organizations.--In the case
of the solicitation of funds by any person described in
paragraph (1) on behalf of any entity described in subsection
(d) which is made specifically for funds to be used for
activities described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section
301(20)(A), or made for any such entity which engages primarily
in activities described in such clauses, the limitation
applicable for purposes of a donation of funds by an individual
shall be the limitation set forth in section 315(a)(1)(D).
''(f) State Candidates.--
''(1) In general.--A candidate for State or local office,
individual holding State or local office, or an agent of such a
candidate or individual may not spend any funds for a
communication described in section 301(20)(A)(iii) unless the
funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and
reporting requirements of this Act.
''(2) Exception for certain communications.--Paragraph (1)
shall not apply to an individual described in such paragraph if
the communication involved is in connection with an election
for such State or local office and refers only to such
individual or to any other candidate for the State or local
office held or sought by such individual, or both.''.
(b) Conforming Certain Definitions.--
(1) Federal election activity.--Section 301(20) of such Act
(2 U.S.C. 431) is amended to read as follows:
''(20) Federal election activity.--
''(A) In general.--The term 'Federal election
activity' means--
''(i) voter registration activity;
''(ii) voter identification, get-out-the-
vote activity, or generic campaign activity
conducted in connection with an election in
which a candidate for Federal office appears on
the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate
for State or local office also appears on the
ballot); or
''(iii) a public communication that refers
to a clearly identified candidate for Federal
office (regardless of whether a candidate for
State or local office is also mentioned or
identified) and that promotes or supports a
candidate for that office, or attacks or
opposes a candidate for that office (regardless
of whether the communication expressly
advocates a vote for or against a candidate).
''(B) Excluded activity.--The term 'Federal
election activity' does not include an amount expended
or disbursed by a State, district, or local committee
of a political party for--
''(i) a public communication that refers
solely to a clearly identified candidate for
State or local office, if the communication is
not a Federal election activity described in
subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii);
''(ii) a contribution to a candidate for
State or local office, provided the
contribution is not designated or used to pay
for a Federal election activity described in
subparagraph (A); or
''(iii) the costs of grassroots campaign
materials, including buttons, bumper stickers,
and yard signs, that name or depict only a
candidate for State or local office.''.
(2) Mass mailing.--Section 301(23) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
431(23)) is amended by striking ''30-day period'' and inserting
''1-year period''.
(3) Telephone bank.--Section 301(24) of such Act (2 U.S.C.
431(24)) is amended by striking ''30-day period'' and inserting
''1-year period''.

SEC. 3. BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY BY CORPORATIONS AND LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS FOR NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GET-
OUT-THE-VOTE ACTIVITIES.

Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by striking ''(B) nonpartisan
registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns'' and all that follows
through ''and (C)'' and inserting ''and (B)''.

SEC. 4. BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY FOR GET-OUT-THE-VOTE ACTIVITIES BY
CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.

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

''ban on use of nonfederal funds for get-out-the-vote activities by
certain organizations

''Sec. 325. (a) In General.--Any amount expended or disbursed for
get-out-the-vote activities by any organization described in subsection
(b) shall be made from amounts subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
''(b) Organizations Described.--An organization described in this
subsection is--
''(1) an organization that is described in section
501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code (or has
submitted an application for determination of tax exempt status
under such section); or
''(2) an organization described in section 527 of such Code
(other than a State, district, or local committee of a
political party, a candidate for State or local office, or the
authorized campaign committee of a candidate for State or local
office).''.

SEC. 5. BAN ON USE OF SOFT MONEY FOR ANY PARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION
ACTIVITIES.

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

''ban on use of nonfederal funds for partisan voter registration
activities

''Sec. 326. No person may expend or disburse any funds for
partisan voter registration activity which are not subject to the
limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to
elections occurring after December 2006.

Answer:
Ban it All, Ban it Now Act - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 with respect to the ban on the use of soft money by political parties and candidates.

Applies the ban to all activities of a national committee of a political party and its officers and agents, including the construction or purchase of an office building of facility, the influencing of a state's reapportionment decisions, and the financing of litigation relating to such reapportionment decisions.

Reduces from $20,000 to $10,000 the maximum amount of donations by an individual to a tax-exempt organization for voter registration and get-out-the-vote activities.

Subjects to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of such Act the use of soft money: (1) by corporations and labor organizations for nonpartisan voter registration and get-out-the vote activities; (2) by certain tax-exempt or 527 political organizations for get-out-the-vote activities; and (3) for any partisan voter registration activities.