[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2527 Reported in Senate (RS)]
Calendar No. 274
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2527
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AN ACT
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to improve the
electoral process by permitting electronic filing and preservation of
Federal Election Commission reports, and for other purposes.
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December 14, 1995
Reported without amendment
Calendar No. 274
104th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2527
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 14, 1995
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration
December 14, 1995
Reported by Mr. Warner, without amendment
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AN ACT
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to improve the
electoral process by permitting electronic filing and preservation of
Federal Election Commission reports, 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. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PRESERVATION OF FEDERAL ELECTION
COMMISSION REPORTS.
(a) Section 304 Amendment.--Subsection (a) of section 304 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11)(A) The Commission shall permit reports required by this Act
to be filed and preserved by means of computer disk or any other
appropriate electronic format or method, as determined by the
Commission.
``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) with respect to filing of
reports, the Commission shall provide for one or more methods (other
than requiring a signature on the report being filed) for verifying
reports filed by means of computer disk or other electronic format or
method. Any verification under the preceding sentence shall be treated
for all purposes (including penalties for perjury) in the same manner
as a verification by signature.
``(C) As used in this paragraph, the term `report' means, with
respect to the Commission, a report, designation, or statement required
by this Act to be filed with the Commission.''.
(b) Section 302 Amendment.--Subsection (d) of section 302 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(d)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For any report filed in
electronic format under section 304(a)(11), the treasurer shall retain
a machine-readable copy of the report as the copy preserved under the
preceding sentence.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) and
subsection (b) shall apply with respect to reports for periods
beginning after December 31, 1996.
SEC. 2. WAIVER OF DUPLICATE FILING REQUIREMENT FOR STATES WITH
ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION REPORTS
AND STATEMENTS.
Section 312 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
439) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply with respect to any
State that, as determined by the Commission, has a system that permits
electronic access to, and duplication of, reports and statements that
are filed with the Commission.''.
SEC. 3. FILING OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTION REPORTS WITH THE
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, RATHER THAN WITH THE CLERK
OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Section 302 Amendments.--Subsection (g) of section 302 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(g)) is amended--
(1) by striking out paragraph (1);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as
paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated by paragraph (2)
of this subsection--
(A) by striking out ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the''; and
(B) by striking out ``them'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``the Secretary'';
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by paragraph (2)
of this subsection, by striking out ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)''; and
(5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated by paragraph (2)
of this subsection, by striking out ``Clerk of the House of
Representatives and the''.
(b) Section 304 Amendments.--Section 304 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)(6), by striking
out ``Clerk, the Secretary,'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Secretary''; and
(2) in the third sentence of subsection (c)(2), by striking
out ``Clerk, the Secretary,'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Secretary''.
(c) Section 311 Amendment.--Section 311(a)(4) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 438(a)(4)) is amended by
striking out ``Clerk, Secretary,'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Secretary''.
(d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to reports, designations, and statements required to
be filed after December 31, 1995.
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 1995.
Attest:
ROBIN H. CARLE,
Clerk.