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Question: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Senator Paul Simon Water for the
World Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:
(1) The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(Public Law 109-121)--
(A) makes access to safe water and sanitation for
developing countries a specific policy objective of
United States foreign assistance programs;
(B) requires the Secretary of State to--
(i) develop a strategy to elevate the role
of water and sanitation policy; and
(ii) improve the effectiveness of United
States assistance programs undertaken in
support of that strategy;
(C) codifies Target 10 of the United Nations
Millennium Development Goals; and
(D) seeks to reduce by half between 1990 (the
baseline year) and 2015--
(i) the proportion of people who are unable
to reach or afford safe drinking water; and
(ii) the proportion of people without
access to basic sanitation.
(2) On December 20, 2006, the United Nations General
Assembly, in GA Resolution 61/192, declared 2008 as the
International Year of Sanitation, in recognition of the impact
of sanitation on public health, poverty reduction, economic and
social development, and the environment.
(3) On August 1, 2008, Congress passed H. Con. Res. 318,
which--
(A) supports the goals and ideals of the
International Year of Sanitation; and
(B) recognizes the importance of sanitation on
public health, poverty reduction, economic and social
development, and the environment.
(4) While progress is being made on safe water and
sanitation efforts--
(A) more than 884,000,000 people throughout the
world lack access to safe drinking water; and
(B) 2 of every 5 people in the world do not have
access to basic sanitation services.
(5) The health consequences of unsafe drinking water and
poor sanitation are significant, accounting for--
(A) nearly 10 percent of the global burden of
disease; and
(B) more than 2,000,000 deaths each year.
(6) The effects of climate change are expected to produce
severe consequences for water availability and resource
management in the future, with 2,800,000,000 people in more
than 48 countries expected to face severe and chronic water
shortages by 2025.
(7) According to the November 2008 report entitled,
''Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World'', the National
Intelligence Council expects rapid urbanization and future
population growth to exacerbate already limited access to
water, particularly in agriculture-based economies.
(8) A 2009 report published in the Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences projects that the effects of
climate change will produce long-term droughts and raise sea
levels for the next 1,000 years, regardless of future efforts
to combat climate change.
(9) According to the 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment,
commissioned by the United Nations, more than /5\ of the
world population relies on freshwater that is either polluted
or excessively withdrawn.
(10) The impact of water scarcity on conflict and
instability is evident in many parts of the world, including
the Darfur region of Sudan, where demand for water resources
has contributed to armed conflict between nomadic ethnic groups
and local farming communities.
(11) In order to further the United States contribution to
safe water and sanitation efforts, it is necessary to--
(A) expand foreign assistance capacity to address
the challenges described in this section; and
(B) represent issues related to water and
sanitation at the highest levels of United States
foreign assistance and diplomatic deliberations,
including those related to issues of global health,
food security, the environment, global warming, and
maternal and child mortality.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should lead a
global effort to bring sustainable access to clean water and sanitation
to poor people throughout the world.

SEC. 4. PURPOSE.

The purpose of this Act is--
(1) to provide first-time access to safe water and
sanitation, on a sustainable basis, for 100,000,000 people in
high priority countries (as designated under section 6(f) of
the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (22
U.S.C. 2152h note)) by 2015; and
(2) to enhance the capacity of the United States Government
to fully implement the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).

SEC. 5. DEVELOPING UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY.

Section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2152h)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
''(e) Office of Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of
subsection (a), the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development shall establish the Office of
Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and
Trade.
''(2) Leadership.--The Office of Water shall be headed by a
Director for Safe Water and Sanitation, who shall report
directly to the Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for
Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade.
''(3) Duties.--The Director shall--
''(A) implement this section and the Senator Paul
Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-
121);
''(B) develop and implement country-specific water
strategies and expertise, in collaboration with
appropriate United States Agency for International
Development Mission Directors, to meet the goal of
providing 100,000,000 additional people with
sustainable access to safe water and sanitation by
2015; and
''(C) place primary emphasis on providing safe,
affordable, and sustainable drinking water, sanitation,
and hygiene in a manner that--
''(i) is consistent with sound water
resource management principles; and
''(ii) utilizes such approaches as direct
service provision, capacity building,
institutional strengthening, regulatory reform,
and partnership collaboration.
''(4) Capacity.--The Director may utilize interagency
details or partnerships with universities, civil society, and
the private sector, as needed, to strengthen implementation
capacity.
''(f) Special Coordinator for International Water.--
''(1) Establishment.--To increase the capacity of the
Department of State to address international issues regarding
safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and
other international water programs, the Secretary of State
shall establish a Special Coordinator for International Water
(referred to in this subsection as the 'Special Coordinator'),
who shall report to the Under Secretary for Democracy and
Global Affairs.
''(2) Duties.--The Special Coordinator shall--
''(A) oversee and coordinate the diplomatic policy
of the United States Government with respect to global
freshwater issues, including interagency coordination
related to--
''(i) sustainable access to safe drinking
water, sanitation, and hygiene;
''(ii) integrated river basin and watershed
management;
''(iii) transboundary conflict;
''(iv) agricultural and urban productivity
of water resources;
''(v) disaster recovery, response, and
rebuilding;
''(vi) pollution mitigation; and
''(vii) adaptation to hydrologic change due
to climate variability; and
''(B) ensure that international freshwater issues
are represented--
''(i) within the United States Government;
and
''(ii) in key diplomatic, development, and
scientific efforts with other nations and
multilateral organizations.
''(3) Staff.--The Special Coordinator is authorized to hire
a limited number of staff to carry out the duties described in
paragraph (2).''.

SEC. 6. SAFE WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE STRATEGY.

Section 6 of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005
(22 U.S.C. 2152h note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:
''In developing the program activities needed to implement the
strategy, the Secretary shall consider the results of the
assessment described in subsection (e)(9).''; and
(2) in subsection (e)--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ''and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the
end and inserting a semicolon; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
''(7) an assessment of all United States Government foreign
assistance allocated to the drinking water and sanitation
sector during the 3 previous fiscal years, across all United
States Government agencies and programs, including an
assessment of the extent to which the United States
Government's efforts are reaching the goal of providing first-
time access to safe water and sanitation on a sustainable basis
for 100,000,000 people in high priority countries;
''(8) recommendations on what the United States Government
would need to do to achieve the goals referred to in paragraph
(7), in support of the United Nation's Millennium Development
Goal on access to safe drinking water; and
''(9) an assessment of best practices for mobilizing and
leveraging the financial and technical capacity of business,
governments, nongovernmental organizations, and civil society
in forming public-private partnerships that measurably increase
access to safe drinking water and sanitation.''.

SEC. 7. DEVELOPING LOCAL CAPACITY.

The Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law
109-121) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 9, 10, and 11 as sections 10,
11, and 12, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 8 the following:

''SEC. 9. WATER AND SANITATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM.

''(a) Establishment.--
''(1) In general.--The Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development (referred to in this section as the 'Secretary' and
the 'Administrator', respectively), in consultation with host
country institutions, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the Department of Agriculture, and other agencies,
as appropriate, shall establish, in every high priority
country, a program to build the capacity of host country
institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation
in countries that receive assistance under section 135 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including training at
appropriate levels, to--
''(A) provide affordable, equitable, and
sustainable access to safe drinking water and
sanitation;
''(B) educate the populations of such countries
about the dangers of unsafe drinking water and lack of
proper sanitation; and
''(C) encourage behavior change to reduce
individuals' risk of disease from unsafe drinking water
and lack of proper sanitation and hygiene.
''(2) Coordination.--The programs established under
subsection (a) shall be coordinated in each country by the lead
country water manager designated in subsection (b)(2).
''(3) Expansion.--The Secretary and the Administrator may
establish the program described in this section in additional
countries if the receipt of such capacity building would be
beneficial for promoting access to safe drinking water and
sanitation, with due consideration given to good governance.
''(4) Capacity.--The Secretary and the Administrator--
''(A) shall designate staff with appropriate
expertise to carry out the strategy developed under
section 4; and
''(B) may utilize, as needed, interagency details
or partnerships with universities, civil society, and
the private sector to strengthen implementation
capacity.
''(b) Designation.--The United States Agency for International
Development Mission Director for each country receiving a 'high
priority' designation under section 6(f) and for each region containing
a country receiving such designation shall--
''(1) designate safe drinking water and sanitation as a
strategic objective;
''(2) appoint an employee of the United States Agency for
International Development as in-country water and sanitation
manager to coordinate the in-country implementation of this Act
and section 135 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
U.S.C. 2152h) with host country officials at various levels of
government responsible for water and sanitation, the Department
of State, and other relevant United States Government agencies;
and
''(3) coordinate with the Development Credit Authority and
the Global Development Alliance to further the purposes of this
Act.''.

SEC. 8. OTHER ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED.

Section 135(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2152h(c))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ''and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
''(5) foster global cooperation on research and technology
development, including regional partnerships among water
experts to address safe drinking water, sanitation, water
resource management, and other water-related issues;
''(6) establish regional and cross-border cooperative
activities between scientists and specialists that work to
share technologies and best practices, mitigate shared water
challenges, foster international cooperation, and defuse cross-
border tensions;
''(7) provide grants through the United States Agency for
International Development to foster the development,
dissemination, and increased and consistent use of low cost and
sustainable technologies, such as household water treatment,
hand washing stations, and latrines, for providing safe
drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene that are suitable for
use in high priority countries, particularly in places with
limited resources and infrastructure;
''(8) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Agriculture, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and other agencies, as appropriate, conduct
formative and operational research and monitor and evaluate the
effectiveness of programs that provide safe drinking water and
sanitation; and
''(9) integrate efforts to promote safe drinking water,
sanitation and hygiene with existing foreign assistance
programs, as appropriate, including activities focused on HIV/
AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal and child health, food
security, and nutritional support.''.

SEC. 9. UPDATED REPORT REGARDING WATER FOR PEACE AND SECURITY.

Section 11(b) of the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of
2005, as redesignated by section 7, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ''The report submitted under this subsection shall include
an assessment of current and likely future political tensions over
water sources and multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts
of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal
year 2009 and for each subsequent fiscal year such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act,
pursuant to the criteria set forth in the Senator Paul Simon Water for
the Poor Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-121).
(b) Use of Funds.--
(1) General water resource management activities.--Up to 20
percent of the amounts appropriated to implement this Act may
be used to support general water resource management activities
that improve countries' overall water sources.
(2) Other activities.--Any amounts appropriated to
implement this Act that are not used to carry out the
activities described in paragraph (1) shall be allocated for
activities related to safe drinking water, sanitation, and
hygiene.

Answer: Senator Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2009 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Office of Water within the Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade to: (1) give assistance to provide safe water and sanitation for people worldwide; and (2) be headed by a Director for Safe Water and Sanitation. Outlines the Director's duties.

Requires the Secretary of State, in order to increase the capacity of the Department of State to address international issues regarding safe water, sanitation, integrated river basin management, and other international water programs, to establish a Special Coordinator for International Water. Outlines the Special Coordinator's duties.

Amends the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 to: (1) revise requirements concerning the safe water and sanitation strategy; (2) provide for the establishment of a program to build the capacity of host country institutions and officials responsible for water and sanitation in countries that receive assistance to provide safe water and sanitation under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) expand the list of activities that may be supported by assistance furnished by the President for programs in developing countries to provide affordable and equitable access to safe water and sanitation; and (4) require the report regarding water for peace and security to include an assessment of political tensions over water sources and a multidisciplinary assessment of the expected impacts of global climate change on water supplies in 10, 25, and 50 years.

Question: SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS'
DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MILITARY
RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.

(a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With
Service-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--Subsection
(a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ''Compensation'' in the subsection heading
and all that follows through ''Subject'' and inserting
''Compensation.--Subject''; and
(2) by striking paragraph (2).
(b) Repeal of Phase-In of Concurrent Receipt of Retired Pay and
Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsection (a) of this
section, by striking the final sentence;
(2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating
subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively; and
(3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking
paragraphs (3) and (4).
(c) Clerical Amendments.--
(1) Section heading.--The heading for section 1414 of such
title is amended to read as follows:
''Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of
retired pay and disability compensation''.
(2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section
in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such
title is amended to read as follows:

''1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for
veterans' disability compensation:
concurrent payment of retired pay and
disability compensation.''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF SERVICE ELIGIBILITY FOR COMBAT-RELATED SPECIAL
COMPENSATION AND CONCURRENT RECEIPT.

(a) Eligibility for TERA Retirees.--Subsection (c) of section 1413a
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ''entitled to
retired pay who--'' and all that follows through the end of paragraph
(1) and inserting ''who--
''(1) is entitled to retired pay, other than a member
retired under chapter 61 of this title with less than 20 years
of service creditable under section 1405 of this title and less
than 20 years of service computed under section 12732 of this
title; and''.
(b) Amendments To Standardize Similar Provisions.--
(1) Clerical and conforming amendments.--Section 1413a of
such title is further amended--
(A) in the heading for paragraph (3) of subsection
(b), by striking ''rules'' and inserting ''rule''; and
(B) in subsection (f), by striking ''Subsection
(d)'' and inserting ''Subsection (c)''.
(2) Specification of qualified retirees for concurrent
receipt purposes.--Section 1414 of such title, as amended by
section 3, is amended--
(A) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ''a member or'' and all
that follows through ''is entitled'' and
inserting ''an individual who is a qualified
retiree for any month is entitled''; and
(ii) by inserting ''retired pay and
veterans' disability compensation'' after
''both''; and
(B) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
''(3) Qualified retiree.--The term 'qualified retiree'
means a member or former member of the uniformed services who,
with respect to any month--
''(A) is entitled to retired pay, other than in the
case of a member retired under chapter 61 of this title
with less than 20 years of service creditable under
section 1405 of this title and less than 20 years of
service computed under section 12732 of this title; and
''(B) is entitled to veterans' disability
compensation.''.
(3) Standardization with crsc rule for chapter 61
retirees.--Subsection (b) of section 1414 of such title is
amended--
(A) by striking ''Special Rules'' in the subsection
heading and all that follows through ''is subject to''
and inserting ''Special Rule for Chapter 61 Disability
Retirees.--In the case of a qualified retiree who is
retired under chapter 61 of this title, the retired pay
of the member is subject to''; and
(B) by striking paragraph (2).
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as of January 1, 2012, and shall apply to payments for months
beginning on or after that date.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT OF REDUCTION OF SBP SURVIVOR ANNUITIES BY
DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

(a) Repeal.--
(1) Repeal.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10,
United States Code, is amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450, by striking subsection (c).
(B) In section 1451(c)--
(i) by striking paragraph (2); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and
(4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
(2) Conforming amendments.--Such subchapter is further
amended as follows:
(A) In section 1450--
(i) by striking subsection (e); and
(ii) by striking subsection (k).
(B) In section 1451(g)(1), by striking subparagraph
(C).
(C) In section 1452--
(i) in subsection (f)(2), by striking
''does not apply--'' and all that follows and
inserting ''does not apply in the case of a
deduction made through administrative error.'';
and
(ii) by striking subsection (g).
(D) In section 1455(c), by striking '',
1450(k)(2),''.
(b) Prohibition on Retroactive Benefits.--No benefits may be paid
to any person for any period before the effective date provided under
subsection (f) by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a).
(c) Prohibition on Recoupment of Certain Amounts Previously
Refunded to SBP Recipients.--A surviving spouse who is or has been in
receipt of an annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan under subchapter
II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, that is in effect
before the effective date provided under subsection (f) and that is
adjusted by reason of the amendments made by subsection (a) and who has
received a refund of retired pay under section 1450(e) of title 10,
United States Code, shall not be required to repay such refund to the
United States.
(d) Repeal of Authority for Optional Annuity for Dependent
Children.--Section 1448(d)(2) of such title is amended--
(1) by striking ''Dependent children.--'' and all that
follows through ''In the case of a member described in
paragraph (1),'' and inserting ''Dependent children.--In the
case of a member described in paragraph (1),''; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B).
(e) Restoration of Eligibility for Previously Eligible Spouses.--
The Secretary of the military department concerned shall restore
annuity eligibility to any eligible surviving spouse who, in
consultation with the Secretary, previously elected to transfer payment
of such annuity to a surviving child or children under the provisions
of section 1448(d)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect
on the day before the effective date provided under subsection (f).
Such eligibility shall be restored whether or not payment to such child
or children subsequently was terminated due to loss of dependent status
or death. For the purposes of this subsection, an eligible spouse
includes a spouse who was previously eligible for payment of such
annuity and is not remarried, or remarried after having attained age
55, or whose second or subsequent marriage has been terminated by
death, divorce or annulment.
(f) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall take effect on the later of--
(1) October 1, 2011; or
(2) the first day of the first month that begins after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION IN CONSIDERING ACTIVE
DUTY AND ACTIVE SERVICE FOR EARLY ELIGIBILITY FOR RECEIPT
OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED PAY.

(a) Consideration of 90-Day Periods of Service.--Section
12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
''below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90 days
on which such person so performs in any fiscal year after such date,
subject to subparagraph (C)'' and inserting '', subject to subparagraph
(C), below 60 years of age by three months for each aggregate of 90
days on which such person serves on such active duty or performs such
active service after such date''.
(b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall take effect as of January 28, 2008, and as if included in the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law
110-181) as enacted.

Answer: Allows the receipt of both military retired pay and veterans' disability compensation with respect to any service-connected disability (under current law, only a disability rated at 50% or more). Repeals provisions phasing in the full concurrent receipt of such pay through December 31, 2013.

Makes eligible for the full concurrent receipt of both veterans' disability compensation and either military retired pay or combat-related special pay those individuals who were retired or separated from military service due to a service-connected disability.

Repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age.

Prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund.

Repeals the optional authority of (and instead requires) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse.

Directs the Secretary concerned to restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to a surviving child or children of a member.

Removes the requirement that days of active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of the reserves may retire for non-regular (reserve) service must occur in the same fiscal year.

Question: SECTION 1. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES IN HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.

(a) In General.--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 activities of political action committees in house of
representatives elections

''Sec. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
person other than an individual or a political committee may make
contributions, solicit or receive contributions, or make expenditures
for the purpose of influencing an election for the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress.''.
(b) Definition of Political Committee.--(1) Section 301(4) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)) is amended to
read as follows:
''(4) The term 'political committee' means--
''(A) the principal campaign committee of a candidate;
''(B) any national, State, or district committee of a
political party, including any subordinate committee thereof;
and
''(C) any local committee of a political party which--
''(i) receives contributions aggregating in excess
of $5,000 during a calendar year;
''(ii) makes payments exempted from the definition
of contribution or expenditure under paragraph (8) or
(9) aggregating in excess of $5,000 during a calendar
year; or
''(iii) makes contributions or expenditures
aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar
year.''.
(2) Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by striking out subparagraph (C).
(c) Candidate's Committees.--(1) Section 315(a) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
''(9) For the purposes of the limitations provided by paragraphs
(1) and (2), any political committee which is established or financed
or maintained or controlled by any candidate or Federal officeholder
shall be deemed to be an authorized committee of such candidate or
officeholder.''.
(2) Section 302(e)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 432(e)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
''(3) No political committee that supports or has supported more
than one candidate may be designated as an authorized committee, except
that a candidate for the office of President nominated by a political
party may designate the national committee of such political party as
the candidate's principal campaign committee, but only if that national
committee maintains separate books of account with respect to its
functions as a principal campaign committee.''.
(d) Rules Applicable When Ban Not in Effect.--For purposes of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, during any period in which the
limitation under section 323 of that Act (as added by subsection (a))
is not in effect--
(1) the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall
not be in effect; and
(2) it shall be unlawful--
(A) for any person that is treated as a political
committee by reason of paragraph (1) and is directly or
indirectly established, administered, or supported by a
connected organization which is a corporation, labor
organization, or trade association to make
contributions to any candidate or the candidate's
authorized committee; and
(B) for any person that is treated as a political
committee by reason of paragraph (1) and is not
directly or indirectly established, administered, or
supported by a connected organization which is a
corporation, labor organization, or trade association
to make contributions to any candidate or the
candidate's authorized committee for any election
aggregating in excess of $1,000.

SEC. 2. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS
FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.

Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
''(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not, with
respect to a reporting period for an election, accept contributions
from persons other than local individual residents totaling in excess
of the total of contributions accepted from local individual residents.
''(2) As used in this subsection, the term 'local individual
resident' means an individual who resides in the congressional district
involved.
''(3)(A) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed the
limitation under this subsection with respect to the pre-election
report period or the post-election report period shall pay to the
Commission, for deposit in the Treasury, an amount equal to 5 times the
amount of the excess contributions plus a civil penalty in an amount
determined by the Commission.
''(B) Any candidate who accepts contributions that exceed the
limitation under this subsection with respect to a period other than a
period referred to in subparagraph (A) shall pay to the Commission, for
deposit in the Treasury, an amount equal to 3 times the amount of the
excess contributions.
''(C) Each report under section 304(a)(6) shall include a
certification by the treasurer of the committee that the contributions
reported do not exceed the limitation under this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. EXPENDITURE LIMITATION OF $600,000 FOR EACH HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.

Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
''(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a candidate
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress may not make expenditures of more than
$600,000 with respect to a general election, including any primary
election related to such general election.''.

SEC. 4. PERSONAL CONTRIBUTION LIMITATION OF $100,000 FOR EACH HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE.

Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a), as amended by sections 2 and 3, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
''(k) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a candidate
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress may not make personal contributions of
more than $100,000 with respect to a general election, including any
primary election related to such general election.''.

SEC. 5. BAN ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ELECTIONS.

Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.), as amended by section 1, is further amended by adding at
the end the following new section:

''ban on independent expenditures in house of representatives elections

''Sec. 324. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no
person may make any independent expenditure with respect to an election
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress.''.

SEC. 6. BAN ON SOFT MONEY IN ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
431) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (8), by striking out
''include--'' in the matter before clause (i) and all that
follows through the end of the subparagraph, and inserting in
lieu thereof ''include the value of services provided without
compensation by any individual who volunteers on behalf of a
candidate or political committee.'';
(2) by striking out paragraph (9)(B);
(3) by redesignating paragraph (9)(A) as paragraph (9); and
(4) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (9),
as so redesignated by paragraph (3) of this subsection, as
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.

SEC. 7. FRANKING PROVISIONS.

(a) Limitation on Mass Mailings During an Election Year.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 3210(a) of title
39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(G)(i) A Member of or Member-elect to the House may not, during
any even-numbered calendar year, mail any mass mailing as franked mail
which is postmarked on or before the Tuesday next after the 1st Monday
in November of such year.
''(ii) Nothing in clause (i) shall be considered to make
permissible, with respect to the portion of the year remaining after
the Tuesday referred to in such clause, the mailing of any mass mailing
which would be impermissible under any other provision of law or any
rule or regulation.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (F) of section
3210(a)(6) of such title is amended by striking ''(A) and (C)''
and inserting ''(A), (C), and (G),''.
(b) Definition of a Mass Mailing.--
(1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 3210(a) of title
39, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is
further amended by adding at the end the following:
''(H) For purposes of applying this section with respect to a
Member of or Member-elect to the House, subparagraph (E) shall be
deemed to be amended--
''(i) by striking '500' and inserting '25'; and
''(ii) by striking 'or' at the end of clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ';
or', and by adding after clause (iii) the following:
'' '(iv) in furtherance of the administrative duties of the
Member.'.''.
(2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (E) of section
3210(a)(6) of such title is amended by striking ''As used'' and
inserting ''Subject to subparagraph (H), as used''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply with
respect to mail sent on or after such date. For purposes of any
determination as to whether or not a mailing sent by a Member of or
Member-elect to the House of Representatives constitutes a mass
mailing, mail sent before such date shall be considered separately from
any mail sent on or after such date.

Answer:
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit any person other than an individual or a political committee from making contributions, soliciting or receiving contributions, or making expenditures for the purpose of influencing an election for Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner to Congress (Representative).
Deems any political committee established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or Federal office-holder to be an authorized committee of such individual.
Prohibits any political committee that supports or has supported more than one candidate from being designated as an authorized committee, but permits a presidential candidate nominated by a political party to designate the national committee of such party as the candidate's principal campaign committee if that national committee maintains separate books of account with respect to its functions as a principal campaign committee.
Sets forth rules applicable when the ban is not in effect.
(Sec. 2) Prohibits a candidate for the office of Representative, with respect to a reporting period for an election, from accepting contributions from persons other than local individual residents totaling in excess of the total of contributions accepted from local individual residents. Sets penalties for accepting contributions that exceed such limitations.
(Sec. 3) Sets an expenditure limit of $600,000 for each House of Representatives candidate for any general or primary election.
(Sec. 5) Prohibits any person from making independent expenditures in House elections.
(Sec. 6) Revises provisions regarding the definition of: (1) "contribution" to provide that such term shall exclude only the value of services provided without compensation by an individual who volunteers on behalf of a candidate or political committee; and (2) "expenditure" to repeal listed exclusions from that term.
(Sec. 7) Prohibits a Member of or Member-elect to the House from mailing, during any even-numbered calendar year, any mass mailing as franked mail which is postmarked on or before the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November of such year.
Revises the definition of "mass mailing" to mean, with respect to a session of the Congress, any mailing with substantially identical content totaling more than 25 pieces in that session, but excluding certain categories of mailings including those in furtherance of the Member's administrative duties.