[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 708 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 708

  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to make Federal elections more competitive, open, 
                              and honest.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 1993

Mr. Bereuter introduced the following bill; which was referred jointly 
      to the Committees on House Administration and Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to make Federal elections more competitive, open, 
                              and honest.

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

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 
              AND THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WITH 
              RESPECT TO THE FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    (a) Elimination of Ex Officio Membership.--
            (1) The second sentence of section 306(a)(1) of the Federal 
        Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(1)) is amended 
        by striking out ``the Secretary'' and all that follows through 
        ``vote, and''.
            (2) Paragraph (3), paragraph (4), and paragraph (5) of 
        subsection (a) of section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign 
        Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a) (3), (4), and (5)) are each 
        amended by striking out ``(other than the Secretary of the 
        Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives)''.
    (b) All Reports To Be Filed With the Commission.--Section 302(g) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)) is amended 
to read as follows:
    ``(g) All designations, statements, and reports required to be 
filed under this Act shall be filed with the Commission.''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL USE OF LABOR ORGANIZATION DUES AND 
              AGENCY FEES.

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

 ``restriction on political use of labor organization dues and agency 
                                  fees

    ``Sec. 324. (a) No labor organization may use dues or agency fees 
for political purposes, unless the employee paying the dues or fees 
approves the use in writing. The employee may revoke such approval at 
any time.
    ``(b) At least once in each year, any labor organization that uses 
dues or agency fees for political purposes shall provide written notice 
of the provisions of subsection (a) to each employee paying dues or 
agency fees to the labor organization.
    ``(c) As used in this section, the term `labor organization' has 
the meaning given that term in section 316(b)(1).''.

SEC. 3. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS 
              FROM PERSONS OTHER THAN LOCAL INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not, with 
respect to a reporting period for an election, accept contributions 
from persons other than local individual residents totaling in excess 
of the total of contributions accepted from local individual residents.
    ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `local individual 
resident' means an individual who resides in a county, any part of 
which is in the congressional district involved.''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE PROVISION.

    During any period with respect to which subsection (i) of section 
315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section 
3, is not in effect, such subsection shall be effective as so added, 
together with the following new paragraph:
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, an individual may not be 
considered a resident of more than one congressional district.''.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL STATEMENT FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO MAKE INDEPENDENT 
              EXPENDITURES.

    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) Any individual who is required to file a statement of 
independent expenditures under subsection (c) shall include in such 
statement--
            ``(1) a certification that expenditures covered in the 
        statement are from the personal funds of the individual; and
            ``(2) if a check or similar instrument is used to make any 
        such expenditure, the name and address of the financial 
        institution on which the instrument is drawn.''.

SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY STATES IN 
              ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State may not--
            ``(1) make any contribution or expenditure with respect to 
        an election for Federal office; or
            ``(2) act as an intermediary or conduit with respect to any 
        such contribution.''.

SEC. 7. DISCLOSURE OF DEBT SETTLEMENT AND LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENTS.

    Section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 434(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking out ``and'' after the 
        semicolon at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking out the period at the 
        end, and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(9) for the reporting period, the terms of any settlement 
        agreement entered into with respect to a loan or other debt, as 
        evidenced by a copy of such agreement filed as part of the 
        report; and
            ``(10) for the reporting period, the terms of any security 
        or collateral agreement entered into with respect to a loan, as 
        evidenced by a copy of such agreement filed as part of the 
        report.''.

SEC. 8. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DRAFT AND ENCOURAGEMENT PURPOSES WITH RESPECT 
              TO ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    (a) Definition.--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 ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(iii) any gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit 
        of money or anything of value made by any person for the 
        purpose of drafting a clearly identified individual as a 
        candidate for Federal office or encouraging a clearly 
        identified individual to become a candidate for Federal 
        office.''.
    (b) Draft and Encouragement Contributions To Be Treated as 
Candidate Contributions.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(9) For purposes of paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (2)(A), any 
contribution described in section 301(8)(A)(iii) shall be treated, with 
respect to the individual involved, as a contribution to a candidate, 
whether or not the individual becomes a candidate.''.

SEC. 9. CLARITY STANDARDS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SPONSORS OF CERTAIN 
              UNAUTHORIZED POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

    Section 318(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441d(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``Sec. 318. (a)'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``Sec. 318. (a)(1)'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
        subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
            (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), as so 
        redesignated by paragraph (2) of this section, by striking out 
        ``, or'' at the end and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon;
            (4) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), as so 
        redesignated, by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the 
        end;
            (5) in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), as so 
        redesignated, by striking out ``clearly state'' and all that 
        follows through ``committee.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        the following: ``contain a clear statement disclosing the name 
        of the person paying for the communication and the unauthorized 
        nature of the communication.
    ``(2) As used in paragraph (1)(C), the term `clear statement' means 
a statement that--
            ``(A) appears at the beginning and the end of the 
        communication;
            ``(B) is easily readable or audible, as the case may be;
            ``(C) is in a format that unambiguously identifies the 
        person paying for the communication; and
            ``(D) specifies that the communication is not authorized by 
        any candidate.''.

SEC. 10. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO A HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES CANDIDATE IF AN OPPONENT MAKES LARGE 
              EXPENDITURES OF PERSONAL FUNDS.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 3 and 6, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k)(1) The Commission shall prescribe by regulation procedures 
under which a candidate in an election for the office of Representative 
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may certify 
to the Commission the intention of the candidate to limit to $100,000 
the total of expenditures from the personal funds of the candidate and 
the personal funds of the immediate family of the candidate.
    ``(2) A certification under paragraph (1) may not be revoked and, 
upon submission of the certification, a limitation of $100,000 on the 
expenditures described in paragraph (1) shall apply to the candidate 
for purposes of this Act.
    ``(3) If any candidate in such election--
            ``(A) does not submit a certification under paragraph (1); 
        or
            ``(B) makes an expenditure in violation of paragraph (2);
no limitation on contributions under subsection (a)(1)(A) or subsection 
(a)(2)(A) shall apply to any other candidate in the election.''.

SEC. 11. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS ON ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITY BY 
              CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS; DISCLOSURE OF 
              PERMITTED ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITY.

    (a) Prohibited Activities.--Paragraph (2) of section 316(b) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is 
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subject;'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``subject (other than a communication 
        for the purpose of influencing any election for Federal 
        office); and'';
            (2) by striking out ``(B)'' and all that follows through 
        ``families; and''; and
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
    (b) Disclosure 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) Any corporation or labor organization that makes a payment 
for a communication or other activity that--
            ``(1) relates to any election for Federal office; and
            ``(2) by reason of subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) 
        of section 316(b), is not a contribution or expenditure;
shall report such payment to the Commission in the same manner as a 
contribution or expenditure, as the case may be, is reported by a 
principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of 
Representatives or the Senate under this section.''.

SEC. 12. BAN ON SOFT MONEY.

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

  ``limitations and reporting requirements for amounts paid for mixed 
                          political activities

    ``Sec. 325. (a) Any payment by the national committee of a 
political party or a State committee of a political party for a mixed 
political activity--
            ``(1) shall be subject to limitation and reporting under 
        this Act as if such payment were an expenditure; and
            ``(2) may be paid only from an account that is subject to 
        the requirements of this Act.
    ``(b) As used in this section, the term `mixed political activity' 
means, with respect to a payment by the national committee of a 
political party or a State committee of a political party, an activity, 
such as a voter registration program, a get-out-the-vote drive, or 
general political advertising, that is both (1) for the purpose of 
influencing an election for Federal office, and (2) for any purpose 
unrelated to influencing an election for Federal office.''.

SEC. 13. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable 
personal credits) is amended by inserting after section 23 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 24. QUALIFIED POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, there shall be 
allowed, subject to the limitations of subsection (b), as a credit 
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year, an amount 
equal to the amount of qualified political contributions, payment of 
which is made by the taxpayer within the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) 
        for a taxable year shall not exceed $250 ($500 in the case of a 
        joint return under section 6013).
            ``(2) Verification.--The credit allowed by subsection (a) 
        shall be allowed, with respect to any qualified political 
        contribution, only if such contribution is verified in such 
        manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Qualified political contribution.--The term 
        `qualified political contribution' means a contribution--
                    ``(A) by a taxpayer who is a resident of the State 
                involved, to a candidate for the office of Senator or 
                Representative in, or Delegate to, the Congress;
                    ``(B) to the national committee of a national 
                political party, the House of Representatives campaign 
                committee of a national political party, or the Senate 
                campaign committee of a national political party;
                    ``(C) by a taxpayer who is a resident of the State 
                involved, to the State committee of a national 
                political party as designated by the national committee 
                of such party; or
                    ``(D) by a taxpayer who is a resident of the State 
                involved, to a local committee of a national political 
                party as designated by the State committee of such 
                party designated under subparagraph (C).
            ``(2) Candidate.--The term `candidate' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign 
        Act of 1971.
            ``(3) National political party.--The term `national 
        political party' means--
                    ``(A) in the case of contributions made during a 
                taxable year of the taxpayer in which the electors of 
                President and Vice President are chosen, a political 
                party presenting candidates or electors for such 
                offices on the official election ballot of 10 or more 
                States, or
                    ``(B) in the case of contributions made during any 
                other taxable year of the taxpayer, a political party 
                which met the qualifications described in subparagraph 
                (A) in the last preceding election of a President and 
                Vice President.
            ``(4) State and local.--The term `State' means the various 
        States and the District of Columbia; and the term `local' means 
        a political subdivision or part thereof, or 2 or more political 
        subdivisions or parts thereof, of a State.
    ``(d) Cross References.--

                                ``(1) For disallowance of credits to 
estates and trusts, see section 642(a)(2).
                                ``(2) For treatment of Indian tribal 
governments as States (and the political subdivisions of Indian tribal 
governments as political subdivisions of States), see section 7871.''
    ``(b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Subsection (a) of section 642 of such Code is amended 
        to read as follows:
    ``(a) Credits Against Tax.--
            ``(1) Foreign tax credit allowed.--An estate or trust shall 
        be allowed the credit against tax for taxes imposed by foreign 
        countries and possessions of the United States, to the extent 
        allowed by section 901, only in respect of so much of the taxes 
        described in such section as is not properly allocable under 
        such section to the beneficiaries.
            ``(2) Qualified political contribution credit not 
        allowed.--An estate or trust shall not be allowed the credit 
        against tax for qualified political contributions provided by 
        section 24.''
            (2) Paragraph (6) of section 7871(a) of such Code is 
        amended by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
        subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively, and by inserting 
        before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following new 
        subparagraph:
                    ``(A) section 24(c)(4) (defining State for purposes 
                of credit for qualified political contributions),''.
            (3) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of 
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 23 the following new item:

                                  ``Sec. 24. Qualified political 
                                        contributions.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

SEC. 14. ANNUAL LIMITATION ON TOTAL INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS NOT TO BE 
              APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL PARTIES.

    Section 315(a)(3) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
following new sentence: ``In the computation of contributions for 
purposes of the limitation in the preceding sentence, contributions by 
an individual to national, State, and local committees of political 
parties that, in the aggregate, do not exceed $25,000 in a calendar 
year shall not be taken into account.''.

SEC. 15. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON POLITICAL PARTY 
              CONTRIBUTIONS IN GENERAL ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 3, 6, and 10, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and subsection (d)(3), no 
limitation shall apply to contributions in a general election by a 
political committee of a political party referred to in subsection 
(d)(3) or by a House of Representatives or Senate campaign committee of 
a political party.''.

SEC. 16. ADDITIONAL PARTY COMMITTEE COORDINATED EXPENDITURES TO OFFSET 
              INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.

    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) In addition to the expenditures under paragraph (3), the 
committees referred to in that paragraph may make expenditures in 
connection with the general election campaign of a candidate of that 
party for the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or 
Resident Commissioner to, the Congress in a total amount of not more 
than the total amount of independent expenditures expressly advocating 
the defeat of such candidate and independent expenditures expressly 
advocating the election of any other candidate.''.

SEC. 17. LIMITATIONS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOFT MONEY.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 2 and 12, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   ``limitations and reporting requirements for the federal election 
              portion of amounts paid for mixed activities

    ``Sec. 326. (a) Any payment by the national committee of a 
political party or a State committee of a political party for the 
Federal election portion of a mixed political activity--
            ``(1) shall be subject to limitation and reporting under 
        this Act as if such payment were an expenditure; and
            ``(2) may be paid only from an account that is subject to 
        the requirements of this Act.
Subject to subsection (b), the amount of a payment for the Federal 
election portion of a mixed political activity shall be calculated by 
determining the percentage of the mixed political activity that is 
reasonably attributable to the purpose of influencing an election for 
Federal office.
    ``(b)(1) In the case of the national committee of a political 
party, the amount of a payment for the Federal election portion of a 
mixed political activity--
            ``(A) in a Presidential election year, shall be not less 
        than 67 percent of the total payment for the mixed political 
        activity; and
            ``(B) in any other even-numbered year, shall be not less 
        than 33 percent of the total payment for the mixed political 
        activity.
    ``(2) In the case of a State committee of a political party the 
amount of a payment for the Federal election portion of a mixed 
political activity--
            ``(A) in a Presidential election year, shall be not less 
        than 33 percent of the total payment for the mixed political 
        activity; and
            ``(B) in any other even-numbered year, shall be not less 
        than 20 percent of the total payment for the mixed political 
        activity.
    ``(c) As used in this section, the term `mixed political activity' 
means, with respect to a payment by the national committee of a 
political party or a State committee of a political party, an activity, 
such as a voter registration program, a get-out-the-vote drive, or 
general political advertising, that is both (1) for the purpose of 
influencing an election for Federal office, and (2) for any purpose 
unrelated to influencing an election for Federal office.''.
    (b) Building Fund Exception Repeal.--Section 301(8)(B) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out clause (viii); and
            (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
        (viii) through (xiii), respectively.

SEC. 18. INDEPENDENT LOCAL COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES WITH 
              AUTHORITY TO MAKE UNLIMITED CONTRIBUTIONS AND 
              EXPENDITURES WITH RESPECT TO CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) Definition.--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:
    ``(20) The term `local committee' means the organization which, by 
virtue of the rules of a political party, is responsible (independently 
of the State committee) for the day-to-day operation of such political 
party at the city, county, or other political subdivision level, or at 
the district, neighborhood, ward, or similar area level, as determined 
by the Commission.''.
    (b) Contribution Provision.--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) Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (2)(A), a 
local committee of a political party may make contributions without 
limitation to any candidate who--
            ``(A) is affiliated with that party; and
            ``(B) is a candidate for the office of Senator or 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
        Congress in the State involved.''.
    (c) Coordinated Expenditure Provision.--Section 315(d) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)), as amended by 
section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(5) A local committee of a political party may make expenditures 
without limitation in connection with the general election campaign of 
any candidate who--
            ``(A) is affiliated with that party; and
            ``(B) is a candidate for the office of Senator or 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
        Congress in the State involved.''.

SEC. 19. REDUCTION IN THE LIMITATION APPLICABLE TO NONPARTY 
              MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO 
              CANDIDATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by sections 3, 6, 10, and 15, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(A), no nonparty 
multicandidate political committee may make contributions referred to 
in that subparagraph which, in the aggregate, exceed $1,000.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by 
inserting after ``(A)'' the following: ``except as provided in 
subsection (i),''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to elections for Federal office taking place after 
November 8, 1994.

SEC. 20. PROHIBITION OF SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND BUNDLING OF 
              CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.

    Section 316 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) No separate segregated fund (as described in subsection 
(b)(2)(C)) may act as an intermediary or conduit with respect to a 
contribution to a candidate for Federal office.''.

SEC. 21. PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS AMONG NONCANDIDATE, NONPARTY 
              POLITICAL COMMITTEES.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441a), as amended by sections 3, 6, 10, 15, and 19, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(n) A noncandidate, nonparty political committee may not make 
contributions, or otherwise transfer funds, to any other noncandidate, 
nonparty political committee. As used in this subsection, the term 
`noncandidate, nonparty political committee' means a political 
committee that is not an authorized committee of a candidate for 
Federal office and is not a political committee of a political 
party.''.

SEC. 22. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES; RESTRICTION ON 
              CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEES.

    (a) Leadership Committee Prohibition.--Section 302 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) A candidate for Federal office may not establish, maintain, 
finance, or control a political committee, other than the principal 
campaign committee of the candidate.''.
    (b) Principal Campaign Committee Restriction.--Section 315 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by 
sections 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 19, and 21, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following new subsection:
    ``(o) A principal campaign committee of a candidate for Federal 
office may not make any contribution to any other principal campaign 
committee (other than the principal campaign committee of the same 
individual as a candidate for another Federal office).''.

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