[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3566 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3566

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and related laws to 
 establish incentives to limit the cost of campaigns for the Congress, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 1993

Mr. Meehan 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 and related laws to 
 establish incentives to limit the cost of campaigns for the Congress, 
                        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 ``Comprehensive Campaign Finance 
Reform Act''.

 TITLE I--EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS, CONTRIBUTION LIMITATIONS, MATCHING 
    FUNDS, AND REDUCED THIRD-CLASS MAIL RATE 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:

   ``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 
$500,000.
    ``(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 
        $500,000 with respect to the special election.
    ``(c) Closely Contested Primary.--If, as determined by the 
Commission, an eligible House of Representatives candidate in a 
contested primary election wins that primary election by a margin of 10 
percent or less, 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(f) 
and payments described in section 504(f).
    ``(d) Exemption for Certain Costs and Taxes.--Payments 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.
    ``(e) Civil Penalties.--
            ``(1) Low amount of excess expenditures.--Any eligible 
        House of Representatives candidate who makes expenditures that 
        exceed a limitation under subsection (a), (b), or (c) by 5 
        percent or less shall pay to the Commission, for deposit in the 
        Make Democracy Work 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), (b), or (c) by more 
        than 5 percent and less than 10 percent shall pay to the 
        Commission, for deposit in the Make Democracy Work 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), (b), or (c) by 10 
        percent or more shall pay to the Commission, for deposit in the 
        Make Democracy Work 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.
    ``(f) Independent Expenditures.--Any eligible House of 
Representatives candidate who makes expenditures that exceed a 
limitation under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be considered to 
have made independent expenditures within the meaning of section 
301(17) for purposes of section 304(d) of this Act and section 315(a) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(a)).
    ``(g) Indexing.--The dollar amounts specified in subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) 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 1994.

``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 $500,000.
    ``(b) Transfer Provisions.--
            ``(1) If an eligible House of Representatives candidate 
        transfers any amount from an election cycle to a later election 
        cycle, the limitation with respect to the candidate under 
        subsection (a) for the later cycle shall be an amount equal to 
        the difference between the amount specified in that subsection 
        and the amount transferred.
            ``(2) If an eligible House of Representatives candidate 
        transfers any amount from an election cycle to a later election 
        cycle, each limitation with respect to the candidate under 
        section 315(i) for the later cycle shall be one-third of the 
        difference between the applicable amount specified in that 
        subsection and the amount transferred.
    ``(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) 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 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 5 
        percent and less than 10 percent shall pay to the Commission, 
        for deposit in the Make Democracy Work 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 10 percent or 
        more shall pay to the Commission, for deposit in the Make 
        Democracy Work 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.
    ``(e) 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) 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).
    ``(f) Closely Contested Primary.--If, as determined by the 
Commission, an eligible House of Representatives candidate in a 
contested primary election wins that primary election by a margin of 10 
percent or less, notwithstanding the limitation in subsection (a), the 
candidate may, in the general election period, accept additional 
contributions of not more than $150,000.
    ``(g) Personal Contributions.--An eligible House of Representatives 
candidate who, with respect to an election cycle, makes contributions 
to his or her own campaign totaling more than $100,000 from the 
personal funds of the candidate shall be considered to have made 
independent expenditures within the meaning of section 301(17) for 
purposes of section 304(d) of this Act and section 315(a) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(a)).
    ``(h) Indexing.--The dollar amounts specified in subsections (a), 
(c), (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 1994.

``SEC. 504. MATCHING FUNDS.

    ``(a) In General.--An eligible House of Representatives candidate 
shall be entitled to receive, with respect to the general election, an 
amount equal to the amount of contributions from individuals received 
by the candidate.
    ``(b) 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 $50,000 in 
        contributions from individuals, with not more than $200 to be 
        taken into account per individual;
            ``(2) qualifies for the general election ballot;
            ``(3) has an opponent on the 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.
    ``(c) 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.
    ``(d) Make Democracy Work Fund.--There is established in the 
Treasury a fund, to be known as the `Make Democracy Work Fund', 
consisting of such amounts as may be deposited under section 501, 
section 503, or provisions enacted pursuant to section 301 of the 
Comprehensive Campaign Finance Reform Act. Amounts in the fund shall be 
available without fiscal year limitation for payment of matching funds 
under subsection (e) and initial expenditures incurred by the 
Commission in the administration of section 304(e) or 311(a)(11) of 
this Act.
    ``(e) 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 $50,000. 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 (d).
            ``(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.
    ``(f) Closely Contested Primary.--If, as determined by the 
Commission, an eligible House of Representatives candidate in a 
contested primary election wins that primary election by a margin of 10 
percent or less, the candidate shall be entitled to matching funds 
totaling not more than $50,000, in addition to any other amount 
received under this section.
    ``(g) Indexing.--The dollar amounts specified in subsections (a) 
and (b) (other than the amount in subsection (b) to be taken into 
account per individual), and subsections (e) and (f) 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 1994.

``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.
    ``(e) Deposits.--The Secretary shall deposit all payments received 
under this section in the Make Democracy Work Fund.

``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;
            ``(3) the amount of repayments, if any, required under 
        section 505, and the reasons for each repayment required; and
            ``(4) the balance in the Make Democracy Work Fund, and the 
        balance in any account maintained in the Fund.
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. 509. CLOSED CAPTIONING REQUIREMENT FOR TELEVISION COMMERCIALS OF 
              ELIGIBLE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATES.

    ``No eligible House of Representatives candidate may receive 
amounts from the Make Democracy Work Fund unless such candidate has 
certified that any television commercial prepared or distributed by the 
candidate will be prepared in a manner that contains, is accompanied 
by, or otherwise readily permits closed captioning of the oral content 
of the commercial to be broadcast by way of line 21 of the vertical 
blanking interval, or by way of comparable successor technologies.''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431) is amended by striking paragraph (19) and inserting the following:
    ``(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.
    ``(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 ``and the National'' and inserting 
                ``the National''; and
                    (B) by striking ``Committee;'' and inserting 
                ``Committee, and, subject to paragraph (3), the 
                principal campaign committee of an eligible House of 
                Representatives candidate;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
            (3) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking the period and 
        inserting ``; and'';
            (4) by adding after paragraph (2)(C) the following:
            ``(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:
    ``(3) The rate made available under this subsection with respect to 
an eligible House of Representatives candidate shall apply only to--
            ``(A) the general election period (as defined in section 
        301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971); and
            ``(B) 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).''.

      TITLE II--ELIMINATION OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE 
  CONTRIBUTIONS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS; MISCELLANEOUS 
    PROVISIONS RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER THE FEDERAL ELECTION 
                          CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971

SEC. 201. ELIMINATION OF MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE 
              CONTRIBUTIONS IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTIONS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress may accept any contribution from a 
multicandidate political committee.
    ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `multicandidate 
political committee' has the meaning given that term in subsection 
(a)(4).''.

SEC. 202. 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 201, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(j) 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. 203. 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:
    ``(9) Notwithstanding paragraph (5)(B), 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. 204. LIMITED EXCLUSION OF ADVANCES BY CAMPAIGN WORKERS FROM THE 
              DEFINITION OF THE TERM ``CONTRIBUTION''.

    Section 301(8)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (xiii), by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in clause (xiv), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting the following: ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(xv) any advance voluntarily made on behalf of an 
        authorized committee of a candidate by an individual in the 
        normal course of such individual's responsibilities as a 
        volunteer for, or employee of, the committee, if the advance is 
        reimbursed by the committee within 60 days after the date on 
        which the advance is made, and the value of advances on behalf 
        of a committee does not exceed $1,000 with respect to an 
        election.''.

SEC. 205. REDUCTION IN LIMITATION AMOUNT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
              CANDIDATES FOR FEDERAL OFFICE BY PERSONS OTHER THAN 
              MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

    Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and 
inserting ``$500''.

              TITLE III--REQUIREMENT OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY

SEC. 301. REQUIREMENT OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY.

    (a) Conditional Pay-As-You-Go Estimate.--To achieve the purpose of 
subsection (b), an estimate shall be made of the net ``pay-as-you-go'' 
costs of this Act assuming its preceding sections become effective. 
That estimate shall be made under the procedures specified in section 
252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
(hereinafter referred to as the Deficit Control Act) but shall not be 
considered to be an estimate required by that section. Until and unless 
this subsection is superseded by subsection (c), no net costs otherwise 
attributable to this Act shall be included in any documents required 
under the Deficit Control Act.
    (b) All Costs Must Be Fully Offset by January 1, 1994.--The 
provisions of section 504 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, 
as added by section 101 of this Act, shall not become effective unless, 
on January 1, 1994, it is determined that each of the following three 
conditions has been met:
            (1) Provisions to raise revenues or reduce spending, such 
        as--
                    (A) limiting the business tax deductibility of 
                amounts spent in lobbying the Government of the United 
                States have been enacted;
                    (B) establishing a Federal Election Commission 
                registration fee on political committees have been 
                enacted; or
                    (C) allowing the ``Make Democracy Work'' fund to 
                receive funds voluntarily contributed by individuals or 
                organizations have been enacted.
            (2) The statute enacting any provision referred to in 
        paragraph (1) states that the provision has been enacted for 
        the purpose of effectuating this Act.
            (3) The savings from provisions under paragraphs (1) and 
        (2), estimated under the procedures specified in section 252(d) 
        of the Deficit Control Act at the time of their enactment, are 
        as great or greater in both fiscal years 1995 and 1996 than the 
        net costs of this Act in each such year conditionally estimated 
        under subsection (a).
    (c) Addition of Estimated Net Costs to the Pay-As-You-Go 
Scorecard.--If, on January 1, 1994, it is determined that the costs of 
this Act have been fully offset as specified in subsection (b), so that 
the preceding sections of this Act shall become effective, then the 
conditional estimate of the costs of this Act (made under subsection 
(a)) shall be included in the records maintained under section 252 of 
the Deficit Control Act.
    (d) Definition of ``Costs'' and ``Savings''.--For purposes of this 
section, the terms ``costs'' and ``savings'' mean outlay increases or 
decreases from direct spending provisions or revenue increases or 
decreases from revenue provisions of the type covered under section 252 
of the Deficit Control Act.

                   TITLE IV--INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES

SEC. 401. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES.

    (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Time for Reporting Certain Expenditures.--(1) Any person 
making independent expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 
20th day, but more than 24 hours, before any election shall file a 
report of such expenditures within 24 hours after such expenditures are 
made.
    ``(2) Any person making independent expenditures aggregating 
$10,000 or more at any time up to and including the 20th day before any 
election shall file a report within 48 hours after such expenditures 
are 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.
    ``(3) Any statement under this subsection shall be filed with the 
Commission 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. 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.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, an expenditure shall be 
treated as made when it is made or obligated to be made.
    ``(5)(A) If any person intends to make independent expenditures 
totaling $5,000 or more during the 20 days before an election, such 
person shall file a statement no later than the 20th day before the 
election.
    ``(B) Any statement under subparagraph (A) shall be filed with the 
Commission and the Secretary of State of the State involved and shall 
identify each candidate whom the expenditure will support or oppose. 
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.
    ``(6) 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 (1) or (2). The Commission shall 
notify each candidate in such election of such determination within 24 
hours of making it.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 304(c)(2) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(c)(2)) is amended by 
striking the undesignated matter after subparagraph (C).

TITLE V--CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES AND CONDUITS; PROVISIONS 
                 RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES

SEC. 501. 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;
                            ``(II) an officer, employee, or agent of 
                        such a political committee;
                            ``(III) a political party;
                            ``(IV) a partnership or sole 
                        proprietorship;
                            ``(V) a person who is required to register 
                        or to report its lobbying activities, or a 
                        lobbyist whose activities are required to be 
                        reported, under section 308 of the Federal 
                        Regulation of Lobbying Act (2 U.S.C. 267), the 
                        Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 
                        U.S.C. 611 et seq.), or any successor Federal 
                        law requiring a person who is a lobbyist or 
                        foreign agent to register or a person to report 
                        its lobbying activities; 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) 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, 
                but only if the individual is not described in 
                subparagraph (B)(ii);
                    ``(III) a volunteer hosting a fundraising event at 
                the volunteer's home, in accordance with section 
                301(8)(B), but only if the individual is not described 
                in subparagraph (B)(ii); 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.
        Such term does not include contributions made, or arranged to 
        be made, by reason of an oral or written communication by a 
        Federal candidate or officeholder expressly advocating the 
        nomination for election, or election, of any other Federal 
        candidate and encouraging the making of a contribution to such 
        other candidate. 
            ``(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)(VI):
                    ``(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.
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. 502. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431), as amended by section 102 of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(22) The term `generic campaign activity' means a 
        campaign activity that promotes a political party rather than 
        any particular Federal or non-Federal candidate.
            ``(23) The term `State Party Grassroots Fund' means a 
        separate segregated fund established and maintained by a State 
        committee of a political party solely for purposes of making 
        expenditures and other disbursements described in section 
        324(d).''.

SEC. 503. PROVISIONS RELATING TO NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PARTY 
              COMMITTEES.

    (a) Soft Money of Committees of Political Parties.--Title III of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

                      ``political party committees

    ``Sec. 323. (a) Limitations on National Committee.--(1) A national 
committee of a political party and the congressional campaign 
committees of a political party may not solicit or accept contributions 
or transfers not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
reporting requirements of this Act.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to contributions--
            ``(A) that--
                    ``(i) are to be transferred to a State committee of 
                a political party and are used solely for activities 
                described in clauses (xi) through (xvii) of paragraph 
                (9)(B) of section 301; or
                    ``(ii) are described in section 301(8)(B)(xx); and
            ``(B) with respect to which contributors have been notified 
        that the funds will be used solely for the purposes described 
        in subparagraph (A).
    ``(b) Activities Subject to This Act.--Any amount solicited, 
received, expended, or disbursed directly or indirectly by a national, 
State, district, or local committee of a political party (including any 
subordinate committee) with respect to any of the following activities 
shall be subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
requirements of this Act:
            ``(1)(A) Any get-out-the-vote activity conducted during a 
        calendar year in which an election for the office of President 
        is held.
            ``(B) Any other get-out-the-vote activity unless subsection 
        (c)(2) applies to the activity.
            ``(2) Any generic campaign activity.
            ``(3) Any activity that identifies or promotes a Federal 
        candidate, regardless of whether--
                    ``(A) a State or local candidate is also identified 
                or promoted; or
                    ``(B) any portion of the funds disbursed 
                constitutes a contribution or expenditure under this 
                Act.
            ``(4) Voter registration.
            ``(5) Development and maintenance of voter files during an 
        even-numbered calendar year.
            ``(6) Any other activity that--
                    ``(A) significantly affects a Federal election; or
                    ``(B) is not otherwise described in section 
                301(8)(B)(xviii).
Any amount spent to raise funds that are used, in whole or in part, in 
connection with activities described in the preceding paragraphs shall 
be subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements 
of this Act.
    ``(c) Get-Out-The-Vote Activities By State, District, and Local 
Committees of Political Parties.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), any get-out-the-vote activity for a State or local candidate, or 
for a ballot measure, which is conducted by a State, district, or local 
committee of a political party (including any subordinate committee) 
shall be subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
requirements of this Act.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any activity which the State 
committee of a political party certifies to the Commission is an 
activity which--
            ``(A) is conducted during a calendar year other than a 
        calendar year in which an election for the office of President 
        is held;
            ``(B) is exclusively on behalf of (and specifically 
        identifies only) one or more State or local candidates or 
        ballot measures; and
            ``(C) does not include any effort or means used to identify 
        or turn out those identified to be supporters of any Federal 
        candidate (including any activity that is undertaken in 
        coordination with, or on behalf of, a candidate for Federal 
        office).
    ``(d) State Party Grassroots Funds.--(1) A State committee of a 
political party may make disbursements and expenditures from its State 
Party Grassroots Fund only for--
            ``(A) any generic campaign activity;
            ``(B) payments described in clauses (v), (x), and (xii) of 
        paragraph (8)(B) and clauses (iv), (viii), and (ix) of 
        paragraph (9)(B) of section 301;
            ``(C) subject to the limitations of section 315(d), 
        payments described in clause (xii) of paragraph (8)(B), and 
        clause (ix) of paragraph (9)(B), of section 301 on behalf of 
        candidates other than for President and Vice President;
            ``(D) voter registration; and
            ``(E) development and maintenance of voter files during an 
        even-numbered calendar year.
    ``(2) Notwithstanding section 315(a)(4), no funds may be 
transferred by a State committee of a political party from its State 
Party Grassroots Fund to any other State Party Grassroots Fund or to 
any other political committee, except a transfer may be made to a 
district or local committee of the same political party in the same 
State if such district or local committee--
            ``(A) has established a separate segregated fund for the 
        purposes described in paragraph (1); and
            ``(B) uses the transferred funds solely for those purposes.
    ``(e) Amounts Received by Grassroots Fund From State and Local 
Candidate Committees.--(1) Any amount received by a State Party 
Grassroots Fund from a State or local candidate committee for 
expenditures described in subsection (b) that are for the benefit of 
that candidate shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
subsection (b) and section 304(e) 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 specified in section 
        315(a) (1)(A) and (2)(A); 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 that such requirements were met.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), in determining whether the 
funds transferred meet the requirements of this Act described in such 
paragraph--
            ``(A) a State or local candidate committee's cash on hand 
        shall be treated as consisting of the funds most recently 
        received by the committee; and
            ``(B) the committee must be able to demonstrate that its 
        cash on hand contains sufficient funds meeting such 
        requirements as are necessary to cover the transferred funds.
    ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any State Party Grassroots 
Fund receiving any transfer described in paragraph (1) from a State or 
local candidate committee shall be required to meet the reporting 
requirements of this Act, and shall submit to the Commission all 
certifications received, with respect to receipt of the transfer from 
such candidate committee.
    ``(4) 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.''.
    (b) Contributions and Expenditures.--(1) Section 301(8)(B) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)), as amended 
by section 204 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                            ``(xvi) any amount contributed to a 
                        candidate for other than Federal office;
                            ``(xvii) any amount received or expended to 
                        pay the costs of a State or local political 
                        convention;
                            ``(xviii) any payment for campaign 
                        activities that are exclusively on behalf of 
                        (and specifically identify only) State or local 
                        candidates and do not identify any Federal 
                        candidate, and that are not activities 
                        described in section 324(b) (without regard to 
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 324(c)(1);
                            ``(xix) any payment for administrative 
                        expenses of a State or local committee of a 
                        political party, including expenses for--
                                    ``(I) overhead, including party 
                                meetings;
                                    ``(II) staff (other than 
                                individuals devoting a significant 
                                amount of their time to elections for 
                                Federal office and individuals engaged 
                                in conducting get-out-the-vote 
                                activities for a Federal election); and
                                    ``(III) conducting party elections 
                                or caucuses;
                            ``(xx) any payment for research pertaining 
                        solely to State and local candidates and 
                        issues;
                            ``(xxi) any payment for development and 
                        maintenance of voter files other than during 
                        the 1-year period ending on the date during an 
                        even-numbered calendar year on which regularly 
                        scheduled general elections for Federal office 
                        occur; and
                            ``(xxii) any payment for any other activity 
                        which is solely for the purpose of influencing, 
                        and which solely affects, an election for non-
                        Federal office and which is not an activity 
                        described in section 324(b) (without regard to 
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 324(c)(1).''.
    (2) Section 301(9)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 431(9)(B)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
clause (ix), by striking the period at the end of clause (x) and 
inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(xi) any amount contributed to a 
                        candidate for other than Federal office;
                            ``(xii) any amount received or expended to 
                        pay the costs of a State or local political 
                        convention;
                            ``(xiii) any payment for campaign 
                        activities that are exclusively on behalf of 
                        (and specifically identify only) State or local 
                        candidates and do not identify any Federal 
                        candidate, and that are not activities 
                        described in section 324(b) (without regard to 
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 324(c)(1);
                            ``(xiv) any payment for administrative 
                        expenses of a State or local committee of a 
                        political party, including expenses for--
                                    ``(I) overhead, including party 
                                meetings;
                                    ``(II) staff (other than 
                                individuals devoting a significant 
                                amount of their time to elections for 
                                Federal office and individuals engaged 
                                in conducting get-out-the-vote 
                                activities for a Federal election); and
                                    ``(III) conducting party elections 
                                or caucuses;
                            ``(xv) any payment for research pertaining 
                        solely to State and local candidates and 
                        issues;
                            ``(xvi) any payment for development and 
                        maintenance of voter files other than during 
                        the 1-year period ending on the date during an 
                        even-numbered calendar year on which regularly 
                        scheduled general elections for Federal office 
                        occur; and
                            ``(xvii) any payment for any other activity 
                        which is solely for the purpose of influencing, 
                        and which solely affects, an election for non-
                        Federal office and which is not an activity 
                        described in section 324(b) (without regard to 
                        paragraph (6)(B)) or section 324(c)(1).''.
    (c) Limitation Applied at National Level.--Paragraph (3) of section 
315(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the applicable congressional 
campaign committee of a political party shall make the expenditures 
described in this paragraph which are authorized to be made by a 
national or State committee with respect to a candidate in any State 
unless it allocates all or a portion of such expenditures to either or 
both of such committees.''.
    (d) Limitations Apply for Entire Election Cycle.--Section 315(d)(1) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)(1)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Each limitation under the 
following paragraphs shall apply to the entire election cycle for an 
office.''.

SEC. 504. PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN TAX-
              EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS BY FEDERAL CANDIDATES AND OFFICE 
              HOLDERS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 201 and 202, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(k) 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 substantial 
part of the activities of such organization include voter registration 
or get-out-the-vote campaigns.''.

  TITLE VI--PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND FOREIGN 
                               NATIONALS

SEC. 601. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN USES OF THE NAME OF A CANDIDATE BY 
              POLITICAL COMMITTEES OTHER THAN THE PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN 
              COMMITTEE OF THE CANDIDATE.

    Section 302(e)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 432(e)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(4)(A) The name of each authorized committee shall include the 
name of the candidate who authorized the committee under paragraph (1).
    ``(B) A political committee that is not an authorized committee 
shall not include the name of any candidate in its name or use the name 
of any candidate in any fund-raising activity on behalf of such 
committee in such a context as to suggest that the committee is an 
authorized committee of the candidate.''.

SEC. 602. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN 
              NATIONALS.

    Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441e) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) A foreign national shall not directly or indirectly direct, 
control, influence or participate in any person's election-related 
activities, such as the making of contributions or expenditures in 
connection with elections for any local, State, or Federal office or 
the administration of a political committee.''.

          TITLE VII--LIMITATION ON CARRYOVER OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS

SEC. 701. LIMITATION ON CARRYOVER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CAMPAIGN 
              FUNDS FOR USE IN LATER ELECTIONS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 201, 202, and 504 is further amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
contribution received with respect to an election by a candidate for 
the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner 
to, the Congress may be used with respect to a later election for such 
office, except that--
            ``(1) a contribution received with respect to a primary 
        election may be used with respect to the general election 
        relating to that primary election; and
            ``(2) if, after a general election, a candidate has a 
        balance of funds remaining, the candidate may use not more than 
        $25,000 of that balance with respect to a later election for 
        such office.''.

                    TITLE VIII--CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING

SEC. 801. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441d) is amended--
            (1) in the matter before paragraph (1) of subsection (a), 
        by striking ``an expenditure'' and inserting ``a 
        disbursement'';
            (2) in the matter before paragraph (1) of subsection (a), 
        by striking ``direct'';
            (3) in paragraph (3) of subsection (a), by inserting after 
        ``name'' the following: ``and permanent street address''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Any printed communication described in subsection (a) shall 
be--
            ``(1) of sufficient type size to be clearly readable by the 
        recipient of the communication;
            ``(2) contained in a printed box set apart from the other 
        contents of the communication; and
            ``(3) consist of a reasonable degree of color contrast 
        between the background and the printed statement.
    ``(d) Any broadcast or cablecast communication described in 
subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2) shall include, in addition to 
the requirements of those subsections, in a clearly spoken manner, the 
following statement--
            `________________ is responsible for the content of this 
        advertisement.'
with the blank to be filled in with the name of the candidate, and, if 
broadcast or cablecast by means of television, shall also--
            ``(1) appear in a clearly readable manner with a reasonable 
        degree of color contrast between the background and the printed 
        statement, for a period of at least 4 seconds; and
            ``(2) be accompanied by a clearly identifiable photographic 
        or similar image of the candidate.
    ``(e) Any broadcast or cablecast communication described in 
subsection (a)(3) shall include, in addition to the requirements of 
those subsections, in a clearly spoken manner, the following 
statement--
            `________________ is responsible for the content of this 
        advertisement.'
with the blank to be filled in with the name of the political committee 
or other person paying for the communication and the name of any 
connected organization of the payor, and, if broadcast or cablecast by 
means of television, shall also appear in a clearly readable manner 
with a reasonable degree of color contrast between the background and 
the printed statement, for a period of at least 4 seconds.''.

SEC. 802. EQUAL BROADCAST TIME.

    Section 315(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(a)) 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a)(1) If a licensee permits any person who is a legally 
qualified candidate for public office to use a broadcasting station 
other than any use required to be provided under paragraph (2), the 
licensee shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates 
for that office in the use of the broadcasting station.
    ``(2)(A) A person who reserves broadcast time the payment for which 
would constitute an independent expenditure within the meaning of 
section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
431(17) shall--
            ``(i) inform the licensee that payment for the broadcast 
        time will constitute an independent expenditure;
            ``(ii) inform the licensee of the names of all candidates 
        for the office to which the proposed broadcast relates; and
            ``(iii) provide the licensee a copy of the statement 
        described in section 304A(b)(3)(B) of the Federal Election 
        Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(d)(3)(B)).
    ``(B) A licensee who is informed as described in subparagraph (A) 
shall, if any of the candidates described in subparagraph (A)(ii), has 
provided the licensee the name and address of a person to whom 
notification under this subparagraph is to be given--
            ``(i) notify such person of the proposed making of the 
        independent expenditure; and
            ``(ii) provide, without charge, any such candidate (other 
        than a candidate for whose benefit the independent expenditure 
        is made) with the same amount of broadcast time immediately 
        after the broadcast time paid for by the independent 
        expenditure.
    ``(3) A licensee shall have no power of censorship over the 
material broadcast under this section.
    ``(4) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no obligation is imposed 
under this subsection upon any licensee to allow the use of its station 
by any candidate.
    ``(5)(A) Appearance by a legally qualified candidate on a--
            ``(i) bona fide newscast;
            ``(ii) bona fide news interview;
            ``(iii) bona fide news documentary (if the appearance of 
        the candidate is incidental to the presentation of the subject 
        or subjects covered by the news documentary); or
            ``(iv) on-the-spot coverage of bona fide news events 
        (including political conventions and activates incidental 
        thereto),
shall not be deemed to be use of a broadcasting station within the 
meaning of this subsection.
    ``(B) Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed as relieving 
broadcasters, in connection with the presentation of newscasts, news 
interviews, news documentaries, and on-the-spot coverage of news 
events, from their obligation under this Act to operate in the public 
interest and to afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of 
conflicting views on issues of public importance.
    ``(6)(A) A licensee that endorses a candidate for Federal office in 
an editorial shall, within the time stated in subparagraph (B), provide 
to all other candidates for election to the same office--
            ``(i) notice of the date and time of broadcast of the 
        editorial;
            ``(ii) a taped or printed copy of the editorial; and
            ``(iii) a reasonable opportunity to broadcast a response 
        using the licensee's facilities.
    ``(B) In the case of an editorial described in subparagraph (A) 
that--
            ``(i) is first broadcast 72 hours or more prior to the date 
        of a primary, runoff, or general election, the notice and copy 
        described in subparagraph (A)(i) and (ii) shall be provided not 
        later than 24 hours after the time of the first broadcast of 
        the editorial, and
            ``(ii) is first broadcast less than 72 hours before the 
        date of an election, the notice and copy shall be provided at a 
        time prior to the first broadcast that will be sufficient to 
        enable candidates a reasonable opportunity to prepare and 
        broadcast a response.
    ``(7) A communication under reserved broadcast time described in 
paragraph (2)--
            ``(A) in the case of a television broadcast, shall include 
        during the entire length of the communication a clearly 
        readable video statement covering at least 25 percent of the 
        viewing area of a television screen stating the information 
        required in section 318(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
        of 1971 and, if the independent expenditure is made by a 
        political committee, stating the name of its connected 
        organization (if any) and the city and State in which such 
        organization is located; and
            ``(B) in the case of any audio broadcast (including a 
        television broadcast), shall include an audio statement at the 
        conclusion of the broadcast stating the information described 
        in section 318(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
        and, if the independent expenditure is made by a political 
        committee, stating the name of its connected organization (if 
        any) and the city and State in which such organization is 
        located.''.

SEC. 803. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934.

    Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315), as 
amended by section 802, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``The charges'' and inserting ``Except as 
                provided in subsection (c), the charges''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``forty-five'' and 
                        inserting ``30'';
                            (ii) by striking ``sixty'' and inserting 
                        ``45''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``lowest unit charge of 
                        the station for the same class and amount of 
                        time for the same period'' and inserting 
                        ``lowest charge of the station for the same 
                        amount of time for the same period on the same 
                        date'';
            (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
        (e) and (f), respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Subsection (b) shall not apply to an eligible House of 
Representatives candidate (as defined in section 301 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971) who makes expenditures that exceed a 
limitation under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 501 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 or who, with respect to an 
election cycle, makes contributions to his or her own campaign totaling 
more than $100,000 from the personal funds of the candidate. The 
charges made pursuant to subsection (b) for the use of any broadcasting 
station by any eligible House of Representatives candidate who agrees 
not to make, and does not make, expenditures that exceed a limitation 
under subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 501 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 shall not exceed, at any time, the lowest 
charge of the station for the same amount of time for the same period 
on the same date.
    ``(d)(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 IX--CONTRIBUTION SOLICITATION

SEC. 901. PROHIBITION OF FALSE REPRESENTATION TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 322 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441h) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after ``Sec. 322.'' the following: 
        ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) No person shall solicit contributions by falsely representing 
himself as a candidate or as a representative of a candidate, a 
political committee, or a political party.''.

                    TITLE X--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 1001. 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 ``$200'' and inserting 
``$50''.

SEC. 1002. REPORTING OF OPERATING EXPENDITURES BY CATEGORY.

    Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
434) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Commission shall require, with respect to reports under 
this section, that operating expenditures be reported on an election 
cycle basis, by category, as specified by the Commission.''.

SEC. 1003. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN 
              ELECTION CYCLE BASIS.

    Paragraphs (2) through (7) of subsection (b) of section 304 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(2)-(7)) are 
amended by inserting after ``calendar year'' each place it appears the 
following: ``(election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of 
a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress)''.

SEC. 1004. 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 ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(11) maintain computerized indices of contributions of 
        $50 or more.''.

                        TITLE XI--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 1101. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of, and 
the amendments made by, this Act shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act but shall not apply with respect to any election 
occurring before January 1, 1994.

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