[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1396 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1396

  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a 
 voluntary system of spending limits and partial public financing for 
House of Representatives election campaigns, to prohibit contributions 
    by multicandidate political committees, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 1993

  Mr. Beilenson (for himself and Mr. Leach) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred jointly to the Committees on House 
 Administration, Post Office and Civil Service, and Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a 
 voluntary system of spending limits and partial public financing for 
House of Representatives election campaigns, to prohibit contributions 
    by multicandidate political committees, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``House of Representatives Election 
Campaign Reform Act of 1993''.  

 TITLE I--EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS, CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS, MATCHING 
 FUNDS, REDUCED THIRD-CLASS MAIL RATE, AND REDUCED BROADCAST RATES FOR 
              ELIGIBLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES

SEC. 101. NEW TITLE OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971.

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

   ``TITLE V--EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS, CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS, AND 
    MATCHING FUNDS FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES

``SEC. 501. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--An eligible House of Representatives candidate 
may not, in an election cycle, make expenditures aggregating more than 
$350,000.
    ``(b) Runoff Election and Special Election Amounts.--
            ``(1) Runoff election amount.--In addition to the 
        expenditures under subsection (a), an eligible House of 
        Representatives candidate who is a candidate in a runoff 
        election may make expenditures aggregating not more than 
        $100,000 in the general election period.
            ``(2) Special election amount.--An eligible House of 
        Representatives candidate who is a candidate in a special 
        election may make expenditures aggregating not more than 
        $350,000 with respect to the special election.
    ``(c) Competitive Primary.--If, as determined by the Commission, an 
eligible House of Representatives candidate in a contested primary 
election has at least one opponent who receives contributions or makes 
expenditures of $50,000, subject to the general election period 
limitation in subsection (a), the candidate may make additional 
expenditures of not more than $150,000 in the general election period. 
The additional expenditures shall be from contributions described in 
section 503(h) and payments described in section 504(g).
    ``(d) Nonparticipating Opponent Provisions.--
            ``(1) Limitation exception.--The limitations imposed by 
        subsections (a) and (b) do not apply in the case of an eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate if any other candidate 
        seeking nomination or election to that office--
                    ``(A) is not an eligible House of Representatives 
                candidate; and
                    ``(B) receives contributions or makes expenditures 
                in excess of $350,000.
            ``(2) Continued eligibility and additional matching 
        funds.--An eligible House of Representatives candidate referred 
        to in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) shall continue to be eligible for all 
                benefits under this title; and
                    ``(B) shall receive matching funds without regard 
                to the ceiling under section 504(a).
            ``(3) Reporting requirement.--A candidate for the office of 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
        Congress who--
                    ``(A) is not an eligible House of Representatives 
                candidate; and
                    ``(B) receives contributions or makes expenditures 
                in excess of $350,000;
        shall report that the threshold has been reached to the 
        Commission not later than 48 hours after reaching the 
        threshold. Not later than 48 hours after the Commission 
        receives a report under this paragraph, the Commission shall 
        transmit a copy of the report to each other candidate in the 
        election.
    ``(e) Independent Expenditure Provision.--The limitation imposed by 
subsection (a) does not apply to an eligible House of Representatives 
candidate if independent expenditures totaling $10,000 are made in the 
same election in favor of another candidate or against the eligible 
House of Representatives candidate.
    ``(f) Exemption for Certain Costs and Taxes.--Payments up to 
$25,000 for legal and accounting compliance costs and Federal and State 
taxes shall not be considered in the computation of amounts subject to 
limitation under this section.
    ``(g) Civil Penalties.--
            ``(1) Low amount of excess expenditures.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who makes expenditures that 
        exceed a limitation under subsection (a) or subsection (b) by 
        2.5 percent or less shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, 
        for deposit in the House of Representatives Election Campaign 
        Fund, an amount equal to the amount of the excess expenditures.
            ``(2) Medium amount of excess expenditures.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who makes expenditures that 
        exceed a limitation under subsection (a) or subsection (b) by 
        more than 2.5 percent and less than 5 percent shall pay to the 
        Secretary of the Treasury, for deposit in the House of 
        Representatives Election Campaign Fund, an amount equal to 
        three times the amount of the excess expenditures.
            ``(3) Large amount of excess expenditures.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who makes expenditures that 
        exceed a limitation under subsection (a) or subsection (b) by 5 
        percent or more shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, for 
        deposit in the House of Representatives Election Campaign Fund, 
        the amount of matching payments received under section 504 and 
        an amount equal to three times the amount of the excess 
        expenditures plus a civil penalty in an amount determined by 
        the Commission.
    ``(h) Indexing.--The dollar amounts specified in subsections (a), 
(b), (c), and (e) shall be adjusted in the manner provided in section 
315(c), except that, for the purposes of such adjustment, the base 
period shall be calendar year 1993.''.

``SEC. 502. STATEMENT OF PARTICIPATION; CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.

    ``(a) In General.--The Commission shall determine whether a 
candidate is in compliance with this title and, by reason of such 
compliance, is eligible to receive benefits under this title. Such 
determination shall--
            ``(1) in the case of an initial determination, be based on 
        a statement of participation submitted by the candidate; and
            ``(2) in the case of a determination of continuing 
        eligibility, be based on relevant additional information 
        submitted in such form and manner as the Commission may 
        require.
    ``(b) Filing.--The statement of participation referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be filed not later than January 31 of the election 
year or on the date on which the candidate files a statement of 
candidacy, whichever is later.

``SEC. 503. CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS.

    ``(a) Eligible House of Representatives Candidate Limitation.--An 
eligible House of Representatives candidate may not, with respect to an 
election cycle, accept contributions aggregating in excess of $350,000.
    ``(b) Transfer Provisions.--A candidate for the office of 
Representative in, or Delegate or President Commissioner to, the 
Congress may not transfer more than $25,000 from an election cycle to a 
later election cycle. Any balance in excess of $25,000 on the last day 
of February of the year after the election shall, on March 1 of such 
year, be paid to the Secretary of the Treasury, for deposit in the 
House of Representatives Election Campaign Fund.
    ``(c) Runoff Amount.--In addition to the contributions under 
subsection (a), an eligible House of Representatives candidate who is a 
candidate in a runoff election may accept contributions aggregating not 
more than $100,000 in the general election period.
    ``(d) Personal Contributions.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible House of Representatives 
        candidate may not, with respect to an election cycle, make 
        contributions to his or her own campaign totaling more than 
        $30,000 from the personal funds of the candidate. Contributions 
        from the personal funds of a candidate may not be matched under 
        section 504.
            ``(2) Limitation exception.--The limitation imposed by 
        paragraph (1) does not apply in the case of an eligible House 
        of Representatives candidate if any other candidate--
                    ``(A) is not an eligible House of Representatives 
                candidate; and
                    ``(B) receives contributions or makes expenditures 
                in excess of $350,000.
    ``(e) Civil Penalties.--
            ``(1) Low amount of excess contributions.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who accepts contributions 
        that exceed the limitation under subsection (a) by 2.5 percent 
        or less shall refund the excess contributions to the persons 
        who made the contributions.
            ``(2) Medium amount of excess contributions.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who accepts contributions 
        that exceed a limitation under subsection (a) by more than 2.5 
        percent and less than 5 percent shall pay to the Secretary of 
        the Treasury, for deposit in the House of Representatives 
        Election Campaign Fund, an amount equal to three times the 
        amount of the excess contributions.
            ``(3) Large amount of excess contributions.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who accepts contributions 
        that exceed a limitation under subsection (a) by 5 percent or 
        more shall pay to the Secretary of the Treasury, for deposit in 
        the House of Representatives Election Campaign Fund, the amount 
        of matching payments received under section 504 and an amount 
        equal to three times the amount of the excess contributions 
        plus a civil penalty in an amount determined by the Commission.
    ``(f) Exemption for Certain Costs and Taxes.--Any amount--
            ``(1) accepted by a candidate for the office of 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress; and
            ``(2) up to $25,000 used for legal and accounting 
        compliance costs and Federal and State taxes shall not be 
        considered in the computation of amounts subject to limitation 
        under subsection (a).
    ``(g) Independent Expenditure Provision.--The limitation imposed by 
subsection (a) does not apply to an eligible House of Representatives 
candidate if independent expenditures totaling $10,000 are made in the 
same election in favor of another candidate or against the eligible 
House of Representatives candidate.
    ``(h) Competitive Primary.--If, as determined by the Commission, an 
eligible House of Representatives candidate in a contested primary 
election has at least one opponent who receives contributions or makes 
expenditures of $50,000, notwithstanding the limitation in subsection 
(a), the candidate may, in the general election period, accept 
additional contributions of not more than $150,000.
    ``(i) Prohibition of Acceptance of Multicandidate Political 
Committee Contributions by House of Representatives Candidates.--A 
candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress may not accept any contribution from a 
multicandidate political committee.
    ``(j) Alternative Limitation.--If the prohibition under subsection 
(i) is held unconstitutional, a candidate for the office of 
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress may accept not more than $1,000 from a multicandidate 
political committee in an election cycle, but not more than a total of 
$70,000 from all multicandidate political committees, except that a 
candidate may accept an additional $30,000 in the case of a competitive 
primary and $20,000 in the case of a runoff.
    ``(k) Limitation on Acceptance of Contributions by Candidates in 
House of Representatives Elections.--A candidate in a House of 
Representatives election may not accept contributions totaling more 
than $500 from any one individual in an election cycle.
    ``(l) Indexing.--The dollar amounts specified in subsections (a), 
(c), (d), (g), and (h) shall be adjusted in the manner provided in 
section 315(c), except that, for the purposes of such adjustment, the 
base period shall be calendar year 1993.''.

``SEC. 504. MATCHING FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--An eligible House of Representatives candidate 
shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the amount of 
contributions from individuals residing in the State in which the 
candidate is seeking election received by the candidate, but not more 
than $175,000, and not to the extent that contributions from any 
individual during the election cycle exceed $500 in the aggregate.
    ``(b) Independent Expenditure Provision.--If, with respect to a 
general election involving an eligible House of Representatives 
candidate, independent expenditures totaling $10,000 are made against 
the eligible House of Representatives candidate or in favor of another 
candidate, the eligible House of Representatives candidate shall be 
entitled, in addition to any amount received under subsection (a), to a 
matching payment of $10,000 and additional matching payments equal to 
the amount of such independent expenditures above $10,000, and 
expenditures may be made from such payments without regard to the 
limitations in section 501.
    ``(c) Specific Requirements.--A candidate for the office of 
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
Congress may receive matching funds under subsection (a) only if the 
candidate--
            ``(1) in an election cycle, has received $10,000 in 
        contributions from individuals;
            ``(2) qualifies for the primary or general election ballot;
            ``(3) has an opponent on the primary or general election 
        ballot; and
            ``(4) files a statement of participation in which the 
        candidate agrees to--
                    ``(A) comply with the limitations under sections 
                501 and 503;
                    ``(B) cooperate in the case of any audit by the 
                Commission by furnishing such campaign records and 
                other information as the Commission may require; and
                    ``(C) comply with any repayment requirement under 
                section 505.
    ``(d) Written Instrument Requirement.--No contribution in any form 
other than a gift of money made by a written instrument that identifies 
the individual making the contribution may be used as a basis for any 
matching payment under this section.
    ``(e) House of Representatives Election Campaign Fund.--There is 
established in the Treasury a fund, to be known as the `House of 
Representatives Election Campaign Fund', consisting of such amounts as 
may be appropriated by law.
    ``(f) Certification and Payment.--
            ``(1) Certification.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
        and (3), not later than 5 days after receiving a request for 
        payment, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary of the 
        Treasury a certification for payment of the amount requested 
        under subsection (a) or (b).
            ``(2) Payments.--The initial payment under subsection (a) 
        to an eligible candidate shall be $10,000. All payments shall 
        be--
                    ``(A) made not later than 48 hours after 
                certification under paragraph (1); and
                    ``(B) subject to proportional reduction in the case 
                of an insufficient balance in the Fund established by 
                subsection (e).
            ``(3) Incorrect request.--If the Commission determines that 
        any portion of a request is incorrect, the Commission shall 
        withhold the certification for that portion only and inform the 
        candidate as to how the candidate may correct the request.
    ``(g) Competitive Primary.--If, as determined by the Commission, an 
eligible House of Representatives candidate in a contested primary 
election has at least one opponent who receives contributions or makes 
expenditures of $50,000, the candidate shall be entitled to matching 
funds totaling not more than $75,000, in addition to any other amount 
received under this section.
    ``(h) Runoff.--In the case of a runoff election, an eligible House 
of Representatives candidate shall be entitled to matching funds 
totaling not more than $50,000, in addition to any other amount 
received under this section.
    ``(i) Indexing.--The dollar amounts specified in subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) (other than the amount in subsection (c) to be taken into 
account per individual), and subsections (f) and (g) shall be adjusted 
in the manner provided in section 315(c), except that, for the purposes 
of such adjustment, the base period shall be calendar year 1993.''.

``SEC. 505. EXAMINATION AND AUDITS; REPAYMENTS.

    ``(a) General Election.--After each general election, the 
Commission shall conduct an examination and audit of the campaign 
accounts of 10 percent of the eligible House of Representatives 
candidates, as designated by the Commission through the use of an 
appropriate statistical method of random selection, to determine 
whether such candidates have complied with the conditions of 
eligibility and other requirements of this title. No other factors 
shall be considered in carrying out such an examination and audit. In 
selecting the accounts to be examined and audited, the Commission shall 
select all eligible candidates from a congressional district where any 
eligible candidate is selected for examination and audit.
    ``(b) Special Election.--After each special election, the 
Commission shall conduct an examination and audit of the campaign 
accounts of all eligible candidates in the election to determine 
whether the candidates have complied with the conditions of eligibility 
and other requirements of this title.
    ``(c) Affirmative Vote.--The Commission may conduct an examination 
and audit of the campaign accounts of any eligible House of 
Representatives candidate in a general election if the Commission, by 
an affirmative vote of 4 members, determines that there exists reason 
to believe that such candidate has violated any provision of this 
title.
    ``(d) Payments.--If the Commission determines that any amount of a 
payment to a candidate under this title was in excess of the aggregate 
payments to which such candidate was entitled, the Commission shall so 
notify the candidate, and the candidate shall pay to the Secretary an 
amount equal to the excess.

``SEC. 506. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

    ``(a) Judicial Review.--Any agency action by the Commission made 
under the provisions of this title shall be subject to review by the 
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 
upon petition filed in such court within 30 days after the agency 
action by the Commission for which review is sought.
    ``(b) Application of Title 5.--The provisions of chapter 7 of title 
5, United States Code, shall apply to judicial review of any agency 
action by the Commission.
    ``(c) Agency Action.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`agency action' has the meaning given such term by section 551(13) of 
title 5, United States Code.

``SEC. 507. PARTICIPATION BY COMMISSION IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.

    ``(a) Appearances.--The Commission is authorized to appear in and 
defend against any action instituted under this section and under 
section 506 either by attorneys employed in its office or by counsel 
whom it may appoint 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) Institution of Actions.--The Commission is authorized, 
through attorneys and counsel described in subsection (a), to institute 
actions in the district courts of the United States to seek recovery of 
any amounts determined under this title to be payable to the Secretary.
    ``(c) Appeals.--The Commission is authorized on behalf of the 
United States to appeal from, and to petition the Supreme Court for 
certiorari to review, judgments or decrees entered with respect to 
actions in which it appears pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section.

``SEC. 508. REPORTS TO CONGRESS; CERTIFICATIONS; REGULATIONS.

    ``(a) Reports.--The Commission shall, as soon as practicable after 
each election, submit a full report to the House of Representatives 
setting forth--
            ``(1) the expenditures (shown in such detail as the 
        Commission determines appropriate) made by each eligible 
        candidate and the authorized committees of such candidate;
            ``(2) the aggregate amount of matching fund payments 
        certified by the Commission under section 504 for each eligible 
        candidate; and
            ``(3) the amount of repayments, if any, required under 
        section 505, and the reasons for each repayment required.
Each report submitted pursuant to this section shall be printed as a 
House document.
    ``(b) Determinations by Commission.--All determinations (including 
certifications under section 504) made by the Commission under this 
title shall be final and conclusive, except to the extent that they are 
subject to examination and audit by the Commission under section 505 or 
judicial review under section 506.
    ``(c) Rules and Regulations.--The Commission is authorized to 
prescribe such rules and regulations, in accordance with the provisions 
of subsection (d), to conduct such audits, examinations and 
investigations, and to require the keeping and submission of such 
books, records, and information, as it deems necessary to carry out the 
functions and duties imposed on it by this title.
    ``(d) Report of Proposed Regulations.--The Commission shall submit 
to the House of Representatives a report containing a detailed 
explanation and justification of each rule, regulation, and form of the 
Commission under this title. No such rule, regulation, or form may take 
effect until a period of 30 legislative days has elapsed after the 
report is received. As used in this subsection--
            ``(1) the term `legislative day' means any calendar day on 
        which the House of Representatives is in session; and
            ``(2) the terms `rule' and `regulation' mean a provision or 
        series of interrelated provisions stating a single, separable 
        rule of law.''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431) is amended by striking out paragraph (19) and inserting in lieu 
thereof the following new paragraphs:
    ``(19) The term `eligible House of Representatives candidate' means 
a candidate for election to the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, who, as determined 
by the Commission under section 502, is eligible to receive matching 
payments and other benefits under title V by reason of filing a 
statement of participation and complying with the continuing 
eligibility requirements under section 502.
    ``(20) The term `general election period' means, with respect to 
any candidate, the period beginning on the day after the date of the 
primary election for the specific office the candidate is seeking, 
whichever is later, and ending on the earlier of--
            ``(A) the date of such general election; or
            ``(B) the date on which the candidate withdraws from the 
        campaign or otherwise ceases actively to seek election; and
    ``(21) The term `election cycle' means--
            ``(A) in the case of a candidate or the authorized 
        committees of a candidate, the term beginning on the day after 
        the date of the most recent general election for the specific 
        office or seat which such candidate seeks and ending on the 
        date of the next general election for such office or seat; or
            ``(B) for all other persons, the term beginning on the 
        first day following the date of the last general election and 
        ending on the date of the next general election.''.

SEC. 103. EXTENSION OF REDUCED THIRD-CLASS MAILING RATES TO ELIGIBLE 
              HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES.

    Section 3626(e) of title 39, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A)--
                    (A) by striking out ``and the National'' and 
                inserting in lieu thereof ``the National''; and
                    (B) by striking out ``Committee;'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``Committee, and, subject to paragraph 
                (3), the principal campaign committee of an eligible 
                House of Representatives candidate;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking out ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking out the period and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
            (4) by adding after paragraph (2)(C) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(D) the terms `eligible House of Representatives 
                candidate' and `principal campaign committee' have the 
                meanings given those terms in section 301 of the 
                Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.''; and
            (5) by adding after paragraph (2) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(3) The rate made available under this subsection with respect to 
an eligible House of Representatives candidate shall apply only to that 
number of pieces of mail equal to 3 times the number of individuals in 
the voting age population of the congressional district (as certified 
under section 315(e) of such Act).''.

SEC. 104. BROADCAST RATES AND PREEMPTION.

    (a) Broadcast Rates.--Section 315(b) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking out ``forty-five'' and inserting in 
                lieu thereof ``30'';
                    (B) by striking out ``sixty'' and inserting in lieu 
                thereof ``45''; and
                    (C) by striking out ``lowest unit charge of the 
                station for the same class and amount of time for the 
                same period'' and insert ``lowest charge of the station 
                for the same amount of time for the same period on the 
                same date''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence:
``In the case of an eligible House of Representatives candidate (as 
defined in section 301(19) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971), the charges during the general election period (as defined in 
section 301(21) of such Act) shall not exceed 50 percent of the lowest 
charge described in paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Preemption; Access.--Section 315 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 315) is 
amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (e) and 
(f), respectively, and by inserting immediately after subsection (b) 
the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a licensee shall not 
preempt the use, during any period specified in subsection (b)(1), of a 
broadcasting station by a legally qualified candidate for public office 
who has purchased and paid for such use pursuant to the provisions of 
subsection (b)(1).
    ``(2) If a program to be broadcast by a broadcasting station is 
preempted because of circumstances beyond the control of the 
broadcasting station, any candidate advertising spot scheduled to be 
broadcast during that program may also be preempted.''.

  TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION 
                          CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971

SEC. 201. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    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) An amount of up to $25,000--
            ``(A) accepted by a candidate for the office of 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
        Congress; and
            ``(B) used for legal and accounting compliance costs and 
        Federal and State taxes shall be subject to the limitations of 
        this Act.
    ``(2) In addition to any other contributions under this subsection, 
if, as determined by the Commission, an eligible House of 
Representatives candidate in a contested primary election, has at least 
one opponent who receives contributions or makes expenditures of 
$50,000, the candidate may, in the general election period, accept 
contributions of not more than $150,000.
    ``(3) The dollar amount specified in paragraph (2) (other than the 
amount relating to contribution totals) shall be adjusted in the manner 
provided in section 315(c), except that, for the purposes of such 
adjustment, the base period shall be calendar year 1993.''.

SEC. 202. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.

    Section 304(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 434(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out the undesignated 
        matter after subparagraph (C);
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (2), as amended by 
        paragraph (1), the following new paragraphs:
    ``(3)(A) Any independent expenditure (including those described in 
subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) of this section) aggregating $1,000 or more 
made after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, before any election 
shall be reported within 24 hours after such independent expenditure is 
made.
    ``(B) Any independent expenditure aggregating $10,000 or more made 
at any time up to and including the 20th day before any election shall 
be reported within 48 hours after such independent expenditure is made. 
An additional statement shall be filed each time independent 
expenditures aggregating $10,000 are made with respect to the same 
election as the initial statement filed under this section.
    ``(C) Such statement shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of State of the State involved and 
shall contain the information required by subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) of 
this section, including whether the independent expenditure is in 
support of, or in opposition to, the candidate involved. The Clerk of 
the House of Representatives shall as soon as possible (but not later 
than 4 working hours of the Commission) after receipt of a statement 
transmit it to the Commission. Not later than 48 hours after the 
Commission receives a report, the Commission shall transmit a copy of 
the report to each candidate seeking nomination or election to that 
office.
    ``(D) For purposes of this section, the term `made' includes any 
action taken to incur an obligation for payment.
    ``(4)(A) If any person intends to make independent expenditures 
totaling $5,000 during the 20 days before an election, such person 
shall file a statement no later than the 20th day before the election.
    ``(B) Such statement shall be filed with the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of State of the State involved, and 
shall identify each candidate whom the expenditure will support or 
oppose. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall as soon as 
possible (but not later than 4 working hours of the Commission) after 
receipt of a statement transmit it to the Commission. Not later than 48 
hours after the Commission receives a statement under this paragraph, 
the Commission shall transmit a copy of the statement to each candidate 
identified.
    ``(5) The Commission may make its own determination that a person 
has made, or has incurred obligations to make, independent expenditures 
with respect to any Federal election which in the aggregate exceed the 
applicable amounts under paragraph (3) or (4). The Commission shall 
notify each candidate in such election of such determination within 24 
hours of making it.
    ``(6) At the same time as a candidate is notified under paragraph 
(3), (4), or (5) with respect to expenditures during a general election 
period, the Commission shall certify eligibility to receive benefits 
under section 504(a) or section 604(b).
    ``(7) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make any 
statement received under this subsection available for public 
inspection and copying in the same manner as the Commission under 
section 311(a)(4), and shall preserve such statements in the same 
manner as the Commission under section 311(a)(5).''.

SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITIONS RELATING TO INDEPENDENT 
              EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Independent Expenditure Definition Amendment.--Section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by 
striking out paragraphs (17) and (18) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following:
    ``(17)(A) The term `independent expenditure' means an expenditure 
for an advertisement or other communication that--
            ``(i) contains express advocacy; and
            ``(ii) is made without the participation or cooperation of 
        a candidate or a candidate's representative.
    ``(B) The following shall not be considered an independent 
expenditure:
            ``(i) An expenditure made by a political committee of a 
        political party.
            ``(ii) An expenditure made by a person who, during the 
        election cycle, has communicated with or received information 
        from a candidate or a representative of that candidate 
        regarding activities that have the purpose of influencing that 
        candidate's election to Federal office, where the expenditure 
        is in support of that candidate or in opposition to another 
        candidate for that office.
            ``(iii) An expenditure if there is any arrangement, 
        coordination, or direction with respect to the expenditure 
        between the candidate or the candidate's agent and the person 
        making the expenditure.
            ``(iv) An expenditure if, in the same election cycle, the 
        person making the expenditure is or has been--
                    ``(I) authorized to raise or expend funds on behalf 
                of the candidate or the candidate's authorized 
                committees; or
                    ``(II) serving as a member, employee, or agent of 
                the candidate's authorized committees in an executive 
                or policymaking position.
            ``(v) An expenditure if the person making the expenditure 
        has advised or counseled the candidate or the candidate's 
        agents at any time on the candidate's plans, projects, or needs 
        relating to the candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, 
        or election, to Federal office, in the same election cycle, 
        including any advice relating to the candidate's decision to 
        seek Federal office.
            ``(vi) An expenditure if the person making the expenditure 
        retains the professional services of any individual or other 
        person also providing those services in the same election cycle 
        to the candidate in connection with the candidate's pursuit of 
        nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, 
        including any services relating to the candidate's decision to 
        seek Federal office.
            ``(vii) An expenditure if the person making the expenditure 
        has consulted at any time during the same election cycle about 
        the candidate's plans, projects, or needs relating to the 
        candidate's pursuit of nomination for election, or election, to 
        Federal office, with--
                    ``(I) any officer, director, employee or agent of a 
                party committee that has made or intends to make 
                expenditures or contributions, pursuant to subsections 
                (a), (d), or (h) of section 315 in connection with the 
                candidate's campaign; or
                    ``(II) any person whose professional services have 
                been retained by a political party committee that has 
                made or intends to make expenditures or contributions 
                pursuant to subsections (a), (d), or (h) of section 315 
                in connection with the candidate's campaign.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the person making the expenditure 
shall include any officer, director, employee, or agent of such person.
    ``(18) The term `express advocacy' means, when a communication is 
taken as a whole, an expression of support for or opposition to a 
specific candidate, to a specific group of candidates, or to candidates 
of a particular political party, or a suggestion to take action with 
respect to an election, such as to vote for or against, make 
contributions to, or participate in campaign activity.''.
    (b) Contribution Definition Amendment.--Section 301(8)(A) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking out ``or'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking out the period at the end 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(iii) any payment or other transaction referred to in 
        paragraph (17)(A)(i) that does not qualify as an independent 
        expenditure under paragraph (17)(A)(ii).''.

SEC. 204. CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES.

    (a) Individual Contributions to State Party.--Paragraph (1) of 
section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
subparagraph:
            ``(C) to political committees established and maintained by 
        a State committee of a political party in any calendar year 
        which, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000; or''.
    (b) Multicandidate Committee Contributions to State Party.--
Paragraph (2) of section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)) is amended by striking out ``or'' at the end 
of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
(D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
subparagraph:
            ``(C) to political committees established and maintained by 
        a State committee of a political party in any calendar year 
        which, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000; or''.
    (c) Increase in Overall Limit.--Paragraph (3) of section 315(a) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
limitation under this paragraph shall be increased (but not by more 
than $5,000) by the amount of contributions made by an individual 
during a calendar year to political committees which are taken into 
account for purposes of paragraph (1)(C).''.

SEC. 205. PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PARTY 
              COMMITTEES.

    (a) Expenditures by State Committees in Connection With 
Presidential Campaigns.--Section 315(d) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) A State committee of a political party, including subordinate 
committees of that State committee, shall not make expenditures in 
connection with the general election campaign of a candidate for 
President of the United States who is affiliated with such party which, 
in the aggregate, exceed an amount equal to 4 cents multiplied by the 
voting age population of the State, as certified under subsection (e). 
This paragraph shall not authorize a committee to make expenditures for 
audio broadcasts (including television broadcasts) in excess of the 
amount which could have been made without regard to this paragraph.''.
    (b) Contribution and Expenditure Exceptions.--(1) Section 301(8)(B) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is 
amended--
            (A) in clause (xi), by striking out ``direct mail'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``mail''; and
            (B) by repealing clauses (x) and (xii).
    (2) Section 301(9)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is amended by repealing clauses (viii) and (ix).
    (c) Soft Money of Committees of Political Parties.--(1) Title III 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by inserting 
after section 323 the following new section:

                      ``political party committees

    ``Sec. 324. (a) Any amount solicited, received, or expended 
directly or indirectly by a national, State, district, or local 
committee of a political party (including any subordinate committee) 
with respect to an activity which, in whole or in part, is in 
connection with an election to Federal office shall be subject in its 
entirety to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements 
of this Act.
    ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a)--
            ``(1) Any activity which is solely for the purpose of 
        influencing an election for Federal office is in connection 
        with an election for Federal office.
            ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any of the 
        following activities during a Federal election period shall be 
        treated as in connection with an election for Federal office:
                    ``(A) Voter registration and get-out-the-vote 
                activities.
                    ``(B) Campaign activities, including broadcasting, 
                newspaper, magazine, billboard, mass mail, and 
                newsletter communications, and similar kinds of 
                communications or public advertising that--
                            ``(i) are generic campaign activities; or
                            ``(ii) identify a Federal candidate 
                        regardless of whether a State or local 
                        candidate is also identified.
                    ``(C) The preparation and dissemination of campaign 
                materials that are part of a generic campaign activity 
                or that identify a Federal candidate, regardless of 
                whether a State or local candidate is also identified.
                    ``(D) Development and maintenance of voter files.
                    ``(E) Any other activity affecting (in whole or in 
                part) an election for Federal office.
            ``(3) The following shall not be treated as in connection 
        with a Federal election:
                    ``(A) Any amount described in section 
                301(8)(B)(viii).
                    ``(B) Any amount contributed to a candidate for 
                other than Federal office.
                    ``(C) Any amount received or expended in connection 
                with a State or local political convention.
                    ``(D) Campaign activities, including broadcasting, 
                newspaper, magazine, billboard, mass mail, and 
                newsletter communications, and similar kinds of 
                communications or public advertising that are 
                exclusively on behalf of State or local candidates and 
                are not activities described in paragraph (2)(A).
                    ``(E) Administrative expenses of a State or local 
                committee of a political party, including expenses 
                for--
                            ``(i) overhead;
                            ``(ii) staff (other than individuals 
                        devoting a substantial portion of their 
                        activities to elections for Federal office);
                            ``(iii) meetings; and
                            ``(iv) conducting party elections or 
                        caucuses.
                    ``(F) Research pertaining solely to State and local 
                candidates and issues.
                    ``(G) Development and maintenance of voter files 
                other than during a Federal election period.
                    ``(H) Activities described in paragraph (2)(A) 
                which are conducted other than during a Federal 
                election period.
                    ``(I) Any other activity which is solely for the 
                purpose of influencing, and which solely affects, an 
                election for non-Federal office.
            ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `Federal 
        election period' means the period--
                    ``(A) beginning on June 1, of any even-numbered 
                calendar year (April 1 if an election to the office of 
                President occurs in such year), and
                    ``(B) ending on the date during such year on which 
                regularly scheduled general elections for Federal 
                office occur.
        In the case of a special election, the Federal election period 
        shall include at least the 60-day period ending on the date of 
        the election.
    ``(c) Solicitation of Committees.--A national committee of a 
political party may not solicit or accept contributions not subject to 
the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
    ``(d) Amounts Received From State and Local Candidate Committees.--
(1) For purposes of subsection (a), any amount received by a national, 
State, district, or local committee of a political party (including any 
subordinate committee) from a State or local candidate committee shall 
be treated as meeting the requirements of subsection (a) and section 
304(d) if--
            ``(A) such amount is derived from funds which meet the 
        requirements of this Act with respect to any limitation or 
        prohibition as to source or dollar amount, and
            ``(B) the State or local candidate committee--
                    ``(i) maintains, in the account from which payment 
                is made, records of the sources and amounts of funds 
                for purposes of determining whether such requirements 
                are met, and
                    ``(ii) certifies to the other committee that such 
                requirements were met.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any committee receiving any 
contribution described in paragraph (1) from a State or local candidate 
committee shall be required to meet the reporting requirements of this 
Act with respect to receipt of the contribution from such candidate 
committee.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a State or local candidate 
committee is a committee established, financed, maintained, or 
controlled by a candidate for other than Federal office.''.
    (2) Section 315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a(d)), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5)(A) The national committee of a political party, the 
        congressional campaign committees of a political party, and a 
        State or local committee of a political party, including a 
        subordinate committee of any of the preceding committees, shall 
        not make expenditures during any calendar year for activities 
        described in section 324(b)(2) with respect to such State 
        which, in the aggregate, exceed an amount equal to 30 cents 
        multiplied by the voting age population of the State (as 
        certified under subsection (e)).
            ``(B) Expenditures authorized under this paragraph shall be 
        in addition to other expenditures allowed under this 
        subsection, except that this paragraph shall not authorize a 
        committee to make expenditures to which paragraph (3) or (4) 
        applies in excess of the limit applicable to such expenditures 
        under paragraph (3) or (4).
            ``(C) No adjustment to the limitation under this paragraph 
        shall be made under subsection (c) before 1992 and the base 
        period for purposes of any such adjustment shall be 1990.
            ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph--
                    ``(i) a local committee of a political party shall 
                only include a committee that is a political committee 
                (as defined in section 301(4)); and
                    ``(ii) a State committee shall not be required to 
                record or report under this Act the expenditures of any 
                other committee which are made independently from the 
                State committee.''.
            (3) Section 301(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
        1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new sentence: ``For purposes of subparagraph (C), any 
        payments for get-out-the-vote activities on behalf of 
        candidates for office other than Federal office shall be 
        treated as payments exempted from the definition of expenditure 
        under paragraph (9) of this section.''.
            (4) Section 301(8)(B)(viii) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)(viii)) is amended by 
        striking out ``defray'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``pay 
        indebtedness incurred prior to January 1, 1993, for the purpose 
        of defraying''.
    (d) Generic Activities.--Section 301 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(31) The term `generic campaign activity' means a 
        campaign activity the preponderant purpose or effect of which 
        is to promote a political party rather than any particular 
        Federal or non-Federal candidate.''.

SEC. 206. RESTRICTIONS ON FUNDRAISING BY CANDIDATES AND OFFICEHOLDERS.

    (a) State Fundraising Activities.--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) Limitations on Fundraising Activities of Federal Candidates 
and Officeholders and Certain Political Committees.--(1) For purposes 
of this Act, a candidate for Federal office (or an individual holding 
Federal office) may not solicit funds to, or receive funds on behalf 
of, any Federal or non-Federal candidate or political committee--
            ``(A) which are to be expended in connection with any 
        election for Federal office unless such funds are subject to 
        the limitations, prohibitions, and requirements of this Act; or
            ``(B) which are to be expended in connection with any 
        election for other than Federal office unless such funds are 
        not in excess of amounts permitted with respect to Federal 
        candidates and political committees under this Act, and are not 
        from sources prohibited by this Act with respect to elections 
        to Federal office.
    ``(2)(A) The aggregate amount which a person described in 
subparagraph (B) may solicit from a multicandidate political committee 
for State committees described in subsection (a)(1)(C) (including 
subordinate committees) for any calendar year shall not exceed the 
dollar amount in effect under subsection (a)(2)(B) for the calendar 
year.
    ``(B) A person is described in this subparagraph if such person is 
a candidate for Federal office, an individual holding Federal office, 
or any national, State, district, or local committee of a political 
party (including subordinate committees).
    ``(3) The appearance or participation by a candidate or individual 
in any activity (including fundraising) conducted by a committee of a 
political party or a candidate for other than Federal office shall not 
be treated as a solicitation for purposes of paragraph (1) if--
            ``(A) such appearance or participation is otherwise 
        permitted by law; and
            ``(B) such candidate or individual does not solicit or 
        receive, or make expenditures from, any funds resulting from 
        such activity.
    ``(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the solicitation or receipt 
of funds, or disbursements, by an individual who is a candidate for 
other than Federal office if such activity is permitted under State 
law.
    ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, an individual shall be 
treated as holding Federal office if such individual is described in 
section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.''.
    (b) Tax-Exempt Organizations.--Section 315 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by subsection (a), is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Tax-Exempt Organizations.--(1) If during any period an 
individual is a candidate for, or holds, Federal office, such 
individual may not during such period solicit contributions to, or on 
behalf of, any organization which is described in section 501(c) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if a significant portion of the 
activities of such organization include voter registration or get-out-
the-vote campaigns.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, an individual shall be 
treated as holding Federal office if such individual is described in 
section 101(f) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.''.

SEC. 207. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d) Political Committees.--(1) The national committee of a 
political party and any congressional campaign committee, and any 
subordinate committee of either, shall report all receipts and 
disbursements during the reporting period, whether or not in connection 
with an election for Federal office.
    ``(2) A political committee (not described in paragraph (1)) to 
which section 324 applies shall report all receipts and disbursements 
in connection with a Federal election (as determined under section 
324).
    ``(3) Any political committee to which section 324 applies shall 
include in its report under paragraph (1) or (2) the amount of any 
transfer described in section 324(c) and the reason for the transfer.
    ``(4) Any political committee to which paragraph (1) or (2) does 
not apply shall report any receipts or disbursements which are used in 
connection with a Federal election.
    ``(5) If any receipt or disbursement to which this subsection 
applies exceeds $200, the political committee shall include 
identification of the person from whom, or to whom, such receipt or 
disbursement was made.
    ``(6) Reports required to be filed by this subsection shall be 
filed for the same time periods required for political committees under 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Report of Exempt Contributions.--Section 301(8) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(C) The exclusions provided in clauses (v) and (viii) of 
subparagraph (B) shall not apply for purposes of any requirement to 
report contributions under this Act, and all such contributions in 
excess of $200 shall be reported.''.
    (c) Reporting of Exempt Expenditures.--Section 301(9) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) The exclusions provided in clause (iv) of subparagraph (B) 
shall not apply for purposes of any requirement to report expenditures 
under this Act, and all such expenditures in excess of $200 shall be 
reported.''.
    (d) Contributions and Expenditures of Political Committees.--
Section 301(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For purposes 
of this paragraph, the receipt of contributions or the making of, or 
obligating to make, expenditures shall be determined by the Commission 
on the basis of facts and circumstances, in whatever combination, 
demonstrating a purpose of influencing any election for Federal office, 
including, but not limited to, the representations made by any person 
soliciting funds about their intended uses; the identification by name 
of individuals who are candidates for Federal office or of any 
political party, in general public political advertising; and the 
proximity to any primary, runoff, or general election of general public 
political advertising designed or reasonably calculated to influence 
voter choice in that election.''.
    (e) Reports by State Committees.--Section 304 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by subsection 
(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Filing of State Reports.--In lieu of any report required to 
be filed by this Act, the Commission may allow a State committee of a 
political party to file with the Commission a report required to be 
filed under State law if the Commission determines such reports contain 
substantially the same information.''.

SEC. 208. CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES AND CONDUITS.

    Section 315(a)(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(8) For the purposes of this subsection:
            ``(A) Contributions made by a person, either directly or 
        indirectly, to or on behalf of a particular candidate, 
        including contributions that are in any way earmarked or 
        otherwise directed through an intermediary or conduit to a 
        candidate, shall be treated as contributions from the person to 
        the candidate.
            ``(B) Contributions made directly or indirectly by a person 
        to or on behalf of a particular candidate through an 
        intermediary or conduit, including contributions made or 
        arranged to be made by an intermediary or conduit, shall be 
        treated as contributions from the intermediary or conduit to 
        the candidate if--
                    ``(i) the contributions made through the 
                intermediary or conduit are in the form of a check or 
                other negotiable instrument made payable to the 
                intermediary or conduit rather than the intended 
                recipient; or
                    ``(ii) the intermediary or conduit is--
                            ``(I) a political committee with a 
                        connected organization;
                            ``(II) an officer, employee, or agent of 
                        such a political committee;
                            ``(III) a political party;
                            ``(IV) a partnership or sole 
                        proprietorship;
                            ``(V) a lobbyist; or
                            ``(VI) an organization prohibited from 
                        making contributions under section 316, or an 
                        officer, employee, or agent of such an 
                        organization acting on the organization's 
                        behalf.
            ``(C)(i) Except as specified in subparagraph (B)(ii)(V), 
        the term `intermediary or conduit' does not include--
                    ``(I) a candidate or representative of a candidate 
                receiving contributions to the candidate's principal 
                campaign committee or authorized committee;
                    ``(II) a professional fundraiser compensated for 
                fundraising services at the usual and customary rate;
                    ``(III) a volunteer hosting a fundraising event at 
                the volunteer's home, in accordance with section 
                301(8)(B); or
                    ``(IV) an individual who transmits a contribution 
                from the individual's spouse.
            ``(ii) The term `representative' means an individual who is 
        expressly authorized by the candidate to engage in fundraising, 
        and who occupies a significant position within the candidate's 
        campaign organization, provided that the individual is not 
        described in subparagraph (B)(ii).
            ``(iii) The term `contributions made or arranged to be 
        made' includes--
                    ``(I) contributions delivered to a particular 
                candidate or the candidate's authorized committee or 
                agent; and
                    ``(II) contributions directly or indirectly 
                arranged to be made to a particular candidate or the 
                candidate's authorized committee or agent, in a manner 
                that identifies directly or indirectly to the candidate 
                or authorized committee or agent the person who 
                arranged the making of the contributions or the person 
                on whose behalf such person was acting.
            ``(iv) The term `acting on the organization's behalf' 
        includes the following activities by an officer, employee or 
        agent of a person described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(IV):
                    ``(I) Soliciting or directly or indirectly 
                arranging the making of a contribution to a particular 
                candidate in the name of, or by using the name of, such 
                a person.
                    ``(II) Soliciting or directly or indirectly 
                arranging the making of a contribution to a particular 
                candidate using other than incidental resources of such 
                a person.
                    ``(III) Soliciting contributions for a particular 
                candidate by substantially directing the solicitations 
                to other officers, employees, or agents of such a 
                person.
            ``(D) Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit--
                    ``(i) bona fide joint fundraising efforts conducted 
                solely for the purpose of sponsorship of a fundraising 
                reception, dinner, or other similar event, in 
                accordance with rules prescribed by the Commission, 
                by--
                            ``(I) 2 or more candidates;
                            ``(II) 2 or more national, State, or local 
                        committees of a political party within the 
                        meaning of section 301(4) acting on their own 
                        behalf; or
                            ``(III) a special committee formed by 2 or 
                        more candidates, or a candidate and a national, 
                        State, or local committee of a political party 
                        acting on their own behalf; or
                    ``(ii) fundraising efforts for the benefit of a 
                candidate that are conducted by another candidate.
                    ``(iii) bona fide fundraising efforts conducted by 
                and solely on behalf of an individual for the purpose 
                of sponsorship of a fundraising reception, dinner, or 
                other similar event, but only if all contributions are 
                made directly to a candidate or a representative of a 
                candidate.
When a contribution is made to a candidate through an intermediary or 
conduit, the intermediary or conduit shall report the original source 
and the intended recipient of the contribution to the Commission and to 
the intended recipient.''.

SEC. 209. CONTRIBUTIONS BY DEPENDENTS NOT OF VOTING AGE.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by section 313, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(k) For purposes of this section, any contribution by an 
individual who--
            ``(1) is a dependent of another individual; and
            ``(2) has not, as of the time of such contribution, 
        attained the legal age for voting for elections to Federal 
        office in the State in which such individual resides,
shall be treated as having been made by such other individual. If such 
individual is the dependent of another individual and such other 
individual's spouse, the contribution shall be allocated among such 
individuals in the manner determined by them.''.

SEC. 210. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FROM STATE AND LOCAL COMMITTEES 
              OF POLITICAL PARTIES TO BE AGGREGATED.

    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) A candidate for Federal office may not accept, with respect 
to an election, any contribution from a State or local committee of a 
political party (including any subordinate committee of such 
committee), if such contribution, when added to the total of 
contributions previously accepted from all such committees of that 
political party, exceeds a limitation on contributions to a candidate 
under this section.''.

SEC. 211. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.

    Section 302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 432(e)) is amended--
            (1) by amending paragraph (3) 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) 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; and
            ``(B) a candidate may designate a political committee 
        established solely for the purpose of joint fundraising by such 
        candidates as an authorized committee.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) A candidate for Federal office or any individual holding 
Federal office may not establish, maintain, or control any political 
committee other than a principal campaign committee of the candidate, 
authorized committee, party committee, or other political committee 
designated in accordance with paragraph (3). A candidate for more than 
one Federal office may designate a separate principal campaign 
committee for each Federal office.
    ``(B) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this paragraph, such political committee shall disburse all funds by 
one or more of the following means: making contributions to an entity 
qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
making a contribution to the treasury of the United States; 
contributing to the national, State or local committees of a political 
party; or making contributions not to exceed $1,000 to candidates for 
elective office.''.

SEC. 212. REDUCTION IN THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION 
              BY PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

    Section 304(b)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 434(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking out ``$200'' and 
inserting in lieu thereof ``$50''.

SEC. 213. COMPUTERIZED INDICES OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 311(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 438(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (10) 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(11) maintain computerized indices of contributions of 
        $50 or more.''.

SEC. 214. RANDOM AUDITS.

    Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Commission''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission may from time 
to time conduct random audits and investigations to ensure voluntary 
compliance with this Act. The subjects of such audits and 
investigations shall be selected on the basis of criteria established 
by vote of at least 4 members of the Commission to ensure impartiality 
in the selection process. This paragraph does not apply to an 
authorized committee of an eligible House of Representatives candidate 
subject to audit under section 505(a).''.

SEC. 215. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING FINANCING OF 
              SENATE ELECTION CAMPAIGNS.

    It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Senate 
should consider legislation establishing a corresponding system of 
campaign financing for Senate elections which provides for the 
following: voluntary spending limits, partial public financing, a 
prohibition of contributions from multicandidate political committees, 
an individual contribution limit of $500 per candidate per election 
cycle, and a strict limit on the amount of campaign funds that may be 
carried from one election cycle to the next.

SEC. 216. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act (including any amendment made by this 
Act), or the application of any such provision to any person or 
circumstance, is held invalid, the validity of any other provision of 
this Act, or the application of such provision to other persons and 
circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

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