[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 973 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 973

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to strengthen 
     provisions relating to disclosures in campaign advertisements.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 1993

  Mr. Gordon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to strengthen 
     provisions relating to disclosures in campaign advertisements.

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

SECTION 1. 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 out ``an expenditure'' and inserting in lieu 
        thereof ``a disbursement'';
            (2) in the matter before paragraph (1) of subsection (a), 
        by striking out ``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 new subsections:
    ``(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)(1) Any broadcast or cablecast communication described in 
subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2) shall include, in addition to 
the requirements of those subsections an audio statement by the 
candidate that identifies the candidate and states that the candidate 
has approved the communication.
    ``(2) If a broadcast or cablecast communication described in 
paragraph (1) is broadcast or cablecast by means of television, the 
statement required by paragraph (1) shall--
            ``(A) 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
            ``(B) 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.''.

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