[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
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[H.R. 1303 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1303

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
 financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 1997

 Mr. Portman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
 Education and the Workforce, Government Reform and Oversight, and the 
 Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform the 
 financing of campaigns for election for Federal office, 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; REFERENCES IN ACT; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring Trust in 
Government Act of 1997''.
    (b) References in Act.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to that section or other provision of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; references in act; table of contents.
               TITLE I--REFORM OF FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS

      Subtitle A--Ban on Activities of Political Action Committees

Sec. 101. Ban on activities of political action committees in Federal 
                            elections.
Sec. 102. Rules applicable when ban not in effect.
            Subtitle B--Restrictions on Other Contributions

Sec. 111. Limit on contributions to congressional candidates from out-
                            of-area residents.
Sec. 112. Prohibiting use of non-Federal funds in Federal elections by 
                            national political parties.
Sec. 113. Expanding ban on solicitation of contributions at Federal 
                            workplace to solicitation of soft money.
Sec. 114. Prohibiting contributions by noncitizen individuals.
            TITLE II--STRENGTHENING REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE

Sec. 201. Contributions through intermediaries and conduits.
Sec. 202. Reporting requirement for soft money of persons other than 
                            national political parties.
Sec. 203. Clarification of independent expenditures required to be 
                            reported.
Sec. 204. Permitting filing of reports by principal committees on 
                            monthly basis.
Sec. 205. Disclosure of candidate and committee information in campaign 
                            advertising.
Sec. 206. Use of candidate's name by authorized committee.
  TITLE III--INCREASING COMPETITION BETWEEN INCUMBENTS AND CHALLENGERS

Sec. 301. Ban on franking for unsolicited mass mailings.
    TITLE IV--STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION 
                               COMMISSION

Sec. 401. Authority to conduct random audits.
Sec. 402. Authority to seek injunctions.
Sec. 403. Expedited response to complaints.
Sec. 404. Independent litigation authority.
Sec. 405. Effective date.
                     TITLE V--WORKER RIGHT TO KNOW

Sec. 501. Findings.
Sec. 502. Purpose.
Sec. 503. Worker choice.
Sec. 504. Worker consent.
Sec. 505. Worker notice.
Sec. 506. Disclosure to workers.
Sec. 507. Construction.
Sec. 508. Effective date.
             TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 601. Term limits for FEC commissioners.
Sec. 602. Expedited court review.
Sec. 603. Issuance of regulations.
Sec. 604. Effective date.

               TITLE I--REFORM OF FINANCING OF CAMPAIGNS

      Subtitle A--Ban on Activities of Political Action Committees

SEC. 101. BAN ON ACTIVITIES OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES IN FEDERAL 
              ELECTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Title III (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:

  ``ban on federal election activities by political action committees

    ``Sec. 323. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no 
person other than an individual or a political committee may make 
contributions, solicit or receive contributions, or make expenditures 
for the purpose of influencing an election for Federal office.''.
    (b) Definition of Political Committee.--Section 301(4) (2 U.S.C. 
431(4)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(4) The term `political committee' means--
            ``(A) the principal campaign committee of a candidate;
            ``(B) any national, State, or district committee of a 
        political party, including any subordinate committee thereof;
            ``(C) any local committee of a political party which--
                    ``(i) receives contributions aggregating in excess 
                of $5,000 during a calendar year;
                    ``(ii) makes payments exempted from the definition 
                of contribution or expenditure under paragraph (8) or 
                (9) aggregating in excess of $5,000 during a calendar 
                year; or
                    ``(iii) makes contributions or expenditures 
                aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; 
                and
            ``(D) any committee jointly established by a principal 
        campaign committee and any committee described in subparagraph 
        (B) or (C) for the purpose of conducting joint fundraising 
        activities.''.
    (c) Candidate's Committees.--(1) Section 315(a) (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9) For the purposes of the limitations provided by paragraphs 
(1) and (2), any political committee which is established or financed 
or maintained or controlled by any candidate or Federal officeholder 
shall be deemed to be an authorized committee of such candidate or 
officeholder.''.
    (2) Section 302(e)(3) (2 U.S.C. 432(e)(3)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(3) No political committee that supports or has supported more 
than one candidate may be designated as an authorized committee, except 
that--
            ``(A) a candidate for the office of President nominated by 
        a political party may designate the national committee of such 
        political party as the candidate's principal campaign 
        committee, but only if that national committee maintains 
        separate books of account with respect to its functions as a 
        principal campaign committee; and
            ``(B) a candidate may designate a political committee 
        established solely for the purpose of joint fundraising by such 
        candidates as an authorized committee.''.

SEC. 102. RULES APPLICABLE WHEN BAN NOT IN EFFECT.

    For purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, during 
any period after the effective date of this title in which the 
limitation on making contributions under section 323 of that Act (as 
added by section 101(a)) is not in effect--
            (1) the amendments made by section 101 shall not be in 
        effect; and
            (2) the limitation amount under section 315(a)(2)(A) of the 
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) 
        shall be $1,000.

            Subtitle B--Restrictions on Other Contributions

SEC. 111. LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES FROM OUT-
              OF-AREA RESIDENTS.

    Section 315 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(i)(1) A candidate for the office of Senator or Representative 
in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not 
accept contributions with respect to the election from persons other 
than local individual residents totaling in excess of 40 percent of the 
total of contributions accepted from all persons.
    ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `local individual 
resident' means--
            ``(A) with respect to an election for the office of 
        Senator, an individual who resides in the State involved; or
            ``(B) with respect to an election for the office of 
        Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
        Congress, an individual who resides in the congressional 
        district involved.''.

SEC. 112. PROHIBITING USE OF NON-FEDERAL FUNDS IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS BY 
              NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES.

    Title III (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 101(a), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   ``restrictions on use of non-federal funds by national political 
                                parties

    ``Sec. 324. (a) In General.--No funds may be expended by a 
political committee of a national political party for the purpose of 
influencing an election for Federal office unless the funds are subject 
to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this 
title.
    ``(b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to prohibit the expenditure of funds which are not subject to 
the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this title 
by a political committee of a national political party for get-out-the-
vote activities or other party-building activities which are not for 
the purpose of influencing an election for Federal office.''.

SEC. 113. EXPANDING BAN ON SOLICITATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS AT FEDERAL 
              WORKPLACE TO SOLICITATION OF SOFT MONEY.

    Section 607 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``any contribution within the meaning of section 301(8) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971'' and inserting ``any funds which are 
intended to influence an election for Federal office (without regard to 
whether the funds involved are intended to influence other elections in 
addition to an election for Federal office)''.

SEC. 114. PROHIBITING CONTRIBUTIONS BY NONCITIZEN INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 319(b)(2) (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended 
by striking ``and who is not lawfully admitted'' and all that follows 
and inserting a period.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to contributions made on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

            TITLE II--STRENGTHENING REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE

SEC. 201. CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGH INTERMEDIARIES AND CONDUITS.

    Section 315(a)(8) (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(8)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(8)(A) For purposes of the limitations imposed by this section, 
all contributions made by a person, either directly or indirectly, on 
behalf of a particular candidate, including contributions which are in 
any way earmarked or otherwise directed through an intermediary or 
conduit to such candidate, shall be treated as contributions from such 
person to such candidate. The intermediary or conduit shall report the 
original source and the intended recipient of such contribution to the 
Commission and to the intended recipient.
    ``(B) Any contribution that a bundler delivers to a candidate or 
the candidate's authorized committee shall be treated as a contribution 
from the bundler to the candidate as well as from the original 
contributor if the contribution is in the form of a check made payable 
to the bundler.
    ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, a `bundler' means any of the 
following intermediaries or conduits which delivers contributions from 
others:
            ``(i) A political committee (other than the authorized 
        campaign committee of the candidate receiving the funds).
            ``(ii) A corporation, labor organization, or partnership.
            ``(iii) A person whose activities are required to be 
        reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or a person 
        whose activities are required to be reported pursuant to any 
        successor Federal law which requires reporting on the 
        activities of person who is a lobbyist or foreign agent.
            ``(iv) Any officer, employee, or agent acting on behalf of 
        any entity described in any of the preceding clauses.''.

SEC. 202. REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN 
              NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES.

    Section 304 (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(d)(1)(A) If any person to which section 324 does not apply 
(other than a candidate or a candidate's authorized committee) makes or 
obligates to make disbursements for activities described in paragraph 
(3) in excess of $2,000 (other than a disbursement consisting of an 
independent expenditure described in section 301(17)), the person shall 
file a statement--
            ``(i) within 48 hours after the disbursements (or 
        obligations) are made; or
            ``(ii) in the case of disbursements (or obligations) that 
        are made within 20 days of the election involved, within 24 
        hours after such disbursement (or obligations) are made.
    ``(B) An additional statement shall be filed each time additional 
disbursements aggregating $2,000 are made (or obligated to be made) by 
a person described in clause (i).
    ``(2) Any statement filed under this subsection shall be filed with 
the Commission and shall contain such information as the Commission 
shall prescribe, including whether the disbursement is in support of, 
or in opposition to, 1 or more candidates or any political party.
    ``(3) An activity described in this paragraph is any activity which 
may affect the outcome of a Federal election, including any voter 
registration and get-out-the-vote activity, any generic campaign 
activity, and any communication that identifies a Federal candidate 
(regardless of whether a State or local candidate is also mentioned or 
identified).''.

SEC. 203. CLARIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES REQUIRED TO BE 
              REPORTED.

    Section 301(17) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``by a person expressly advocating'' and 
        inserting ``containing express advocacy of''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such term does 
        not include any expenditure by a person who, with respect to a 
        candidate for the election involved, has raised or expended 
        funds on behalf of the candidate, or holds an executive or 
        policymaking position with the candidate's authorized 
        committee.''.

SEC. 204. PERMITTING FILING OF REPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMITTEES ON 
              MONTHLY BASIS.

    Section 304(a)(2)(A)(iii) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(iii)'' and inserting ``(iii)(I)''; and
            (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting the following: ``, 
        or (II) at the option of the committee, additional monthly 
        reports, which shall be filed no later than the 15th and which 
        shall be complete as of the last day of the month: except that 
        the report for December shall be filed no later than January 31 
        of the following calendar year; and''.

SEC. 205. DISCLOSURE OF CANDIDATE AND COMMITTEE INFORMATION IN CAMPAIGN 
              ADVERTISING.

    Section 318 (2 U.S.C. 441d) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) In addition to any other requirements imposed under this 
section, any advertisement broadcast on radio or television on behalf 
of a candidate shall include an audio statement identifying by name the 
candidate and the political committee responsible for the content of 
the advertisement.''.

SEC. 206. USE OF CANDIDATE'S NAME BY AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE.

    Section 302 (2 U.S.C. 432) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) At the time a political committee files its initial 
statement of registration with the Commission, it shall identify by 
name the candidate on whose behalf it is organized.
    ``(2) No political committee may include a candidate's name in its 
name unless the committee is an authorized committee of the 
candidate.''.

  TITLE III--INCREASING COMPETITION BETWEEN INCUMBENTS AND CHALLENGERS

SEC. 301. BAN ON FRANKING FOR UNSOLICITED MASS MAILINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3210(a)(6)(A) of title 39, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``franked mail--'' and all that follows 
and inserting ``franked mail.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3210(a)(6) of title 39, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (2) by striking the second sentence of subparagraph (D).

    TITLE IV--STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF FEDERAL ELECTION 
                               COMMISSION

SEC. 401. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RANDOM AUDITS.

    Section 311(b) (2 U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Commission''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Commission may conduct 
random audits and investigations to ensure voluntary compliance with 
this Act. The subjects of such audits and investigations shall be 
selected on the basis of criteria established by vote of at least 4 
members of the Commission to ensure impartiality in the selection 
process. This paragraph does not apply to an authorized committee of a 
candidate for President or Vice President subject to audit under 
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

SEC. 402. AUTHORITY TO SEEK INJUNCTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(13)(A) If, at any time in a proceeding described in paragraph 
(1), (2), (3), or (4), the Commission believes that--
            ``(i) there is a substantial likelihood that a violation of 
        this Act is occurring or is about to occur;
            ``(ii) the failure to act expeditiously will result in 
        irreparable harm to a party affected by the potential 
        violation;
            ``(iii) expeditious action will not cause undue harm or 
        prejudice to the interests of others; and
            ``(iv) the public interest would be best served by the 
        issuance of an injunction,
the Commission may initiate a civil action for a temporary restraining 
order or a temporary injunction pending the outcome of the proceedings 
described in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4).
    ``(B) An action under subparagraph (A) shall be brought in the 
United States district court for the district in which the defendant 
resides, transacts business, or may be found, or in which the violation 
is occurring, has occurred, or is about to occur.'';
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 309(a) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is 
amended--
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``(5) or (6)'' and 
        inserting ``(5), (6), or (13)''; and
            (3) in paragraph (11), by striking ``(6)'' and inserting 
        ``(6) or (13)''.

SEC. 403. EXPEDITED RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.

    Section 309(a) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)), as amended by section 402(a), is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(14)(A) If the complaint in a proceeding was filed within 60 days 
immediately preceding a general election, the Commission may take 
action described in this subparagraph.
    ``(B) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts alleged 
in the complaint and other facts available to it, that there is clear 
and convincing evidence that a violation of this Act has occurred, is 
occurring, or is about to occur and it appears that the requirements 
for relief stated in paragraph (13)(A) are met, the Commission may--
            ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
        periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) 
        as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in sufficient 
        time before the election to avoid harm or prejudice to the 
        interests of the parties; or
            ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
        insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
        immediately seek relief under paragraph (13)(A).
    ``(C) If the Commission determines, on the basis of facts alleged 
in the complaint and other facts available to it, that the complaint is 
clearly without merit, the Commission may--
            ``(i) order expedited proceedings, shortening the time 
        periods for proceedings under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) 
        as necessary to allow the matter to be resolved in sufficient 
        time before the election to avoid harm or prejudice to the 
        interests of the parties; or
            ``(ii) if the Commission determines that there is 
        insufficient time to conduct proceedings before the election, 
        summarily dismiss the complaint.''.

SEC. 404. INDEPENDENT LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 306(f)(4) (2 U.S.C. 437c(f)(4)) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(4)(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2) or of any 
other provision of law, the Commission is authorized to appear on its 
own behalf in any action related to the exercise of its statutory 
duties or powers in any court as either a party or as amicus curiae, 
either--
            ``(i) by attorneys employed in its office, or
            ``(ii) by counsel whom it may appoint, on a temporary basis 
        as may be necessary for such purpose, 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, and whose 
        compensation shall be paid out of any funds otherwise available 
        to pay the compensation of employees of the Commission.
    ``(B) The authority granted under subparagraph (A) includes the 
power to appeal from, and petition the Supreme Court for certiorari to 
review, judgments or decrees entered with respect to actions in which 
the Commission appears pursuant to the authority provided in this 
section.''.

SEC. 405. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect January 1, 
1998.

                     TITLE V--WORKER RIGHT TO KNOW

SEC. 501. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States Supreme Court announced in the 
        landmark decision, Communications Workers of America v. Beck 
        (487 U.S. 735), that employees who work under a union security 
        agreement, and are required to pay union dues as a condition of 
        employment, may not be forced to contribute through such dues 
        to union-supported political, legislative, social, or 
        charitable causes with which they disagree, and may only be 
        required to pay dues related to collective bargaining, contract 
        administration, and grievance adjustment necessary to 
        performing the duties of exclusive representation.
            (2) Little action has been taken by the National Labor 
        Relations Board to facilitate the ability of employees to 
        exercise their right to object to the use of their union dues 
        for political, legislative, social, or charitable purposes, or 
        other activities not necessary to performing the duties of the 
        exclusive representative of employees in dealing with the 
        employer on labor-management issues, and the Board only 
        recently issued its first ruling implementing the Beck decision 
        nearly 8 years after the Supreme Court issued the opinion.
            (3) The evolution of the right enunciated in the Beck 
        decision has diminished its meaningfulness because employees 
        are forced to forego critical workplace rights bearing on their 
        economic well-being in order to object to the use of their dues 
        for purposes unrelated to collective bargaining, to rely on the 
        very organization they are challenging to make the 
        determination regarding the amount of dues necessary to the 
        union's representational function, and do not have access to 
        clear and concise financial records that provide an accurate 
        accounting of how union dues are spent.

SEC. 502. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this title is to ensure that workers who are 
required to pay union dues as a condition of employment have adequate 
information about how the money they pay in dues to a union is spent 
and to remove obstacles to the ability of working people to exercise 
their right to object to the use of their dues for political, 
legislative, social, or charitable causes with which they disagree, or 
for other activities not necessary to performing the duties of the 
exclusive representative of the employees in dealing with the employer 
on labor-management issues.

SEC. 503. WORKER CHOICE.

    (a) Rights of Employees.--Section 7 of the National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ``membership'' and all that 
follows and inserting the following: ``the payment to a labor 
organization of dues or fees related to collective bargaining, contract 
administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to performing the 
duties of exclusive representation as a condition of employment as 
authorized in section 8(a)(3).''.
    (b) Unfair Labor Practices.--Section 8(a)(3) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 
158(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``membership therein'' and inserting 
``the payment to such labor organization of dues or fees related to 
collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment 
necessary to performing the duties of exclusive representation''.

SEC. 504. WORKER CONSENT.

    (a) Written Agreement.--Section 8 of the National Labor Relations 
Act (29 U.S.C. 158) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) An employee subject to an agreement between an employer and a 
labor organization requiring the payment of dues or fees to such 
organization as authorized in section 8(a)(3) may not be required to 
pay to such organization, nor may such organization accept payment of, 
any dues or fees not related to collective bargaining, contract 
administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to performing the 
duties of exclusive representation unless the employee has agreed to 
pay such dues or fees in a signed written agreement that must be 
renewed between the first day of September and the first day of 
October of each year. Such signed written agreement shall include a 
ratio of the dues or fees related to collective bargaining, contract 
administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to performing the 
duties of exclusive representation and the dues or fees related to 
other purposes.''.
    (b) Written Assignment.--Section 302(c)(4) of the Labor Management 
Relations Act, 1947 (29 U.S.C. 186(c)(4)) is amended by inserting 
before the semicolon the following: ``: Provided further, That no 
amount may be deducted for dues unrelated to collective bargaining, 
contract administration, or grievance adjustment necessary to 
performing the duties of exclusive representation unless a written 
assignment authorizes such a deduction''.

SEC. 505. WORKER NOTICE.

    Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158), as 
amended by section 504(a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(i) An employer shall be required to post a notice, of such size 
and in such form as the Board shall prescribe, in conspicuous places in 
and about its plants and offices, including all places where notices to 
employees are customarily posted, informing employees of their rights 
under section 7 of this Act and clarifying to employees that an 
agreement requiring the payment of dues or fees to a labor organization 
as a condition of employment as authorized in subsection (a)(3) may 
only require that employees pay to such organization any dues or fees 
related to collective bargaining, contract administration, or grievance 
adjustment necessary to performing the duties of exclusive 
representation.''.

SEC. 506. DISCLOSURE TO WORKERS.

    (a) Expenses Reporting.--Section 201(b) of the Labor-Management 
Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Every labor 
organization shall be required to attribute and report expenses by 
function classification in such detail as necessary to allow its 
members to determine whether such expenses were related to collective 
bargaining, contract administration, or grievance adjustment necessary 
to performing the duties of exclusive representation or were related to 
other purposes.''.
    (b) Disclosure.--Section 201(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting 
and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(c)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``and employees required to pay any dues 
        or fees to such organization'' after ``members''; and
            (2) inserting ``or employee required to pay any dues or 
        fees to such organization'' after ``member'' each place it 
        appears.
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by this 
section not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 507. CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect section 14(b) of 
the National Labor Relations Act or the concurrent jurisdiction of 
Federal district courts over claims that a labor organization has 
breached its duty of fair representation with regard to the collection 
or expenditure of dues or fees.

SEC. 508. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This title shall take effect on the date of enactment, except that 
the requirements contained in the amendments made by sections 504 and 
505 shall take effect 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

             TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 601. TERM LIMITS FOR FEC COMMISSIONERS.

    Section 306 (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
``terms'' and inserting ``no more than one term''.

SEC. 602. EXPEDITED COURT REVIEW.

    (a) Right To Bring Action.--The Federal Election Commission, a 
political committee under title III of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971, or any individual eligible to vote in any election for the 
office of President of the United States may institute an action in an 
appropriate district court of the United States (including an action 
for declaratory judgment) as may be appropriate to construe the 
constitutionality of any provision of this Act or any amendment made by 
this Act.
    (b) Hearing by Three-Judge Court.--Upon the institution of an 
action described in subsection (a), a district court of three judges 
shall immediately be convened to decide the action pursuant to section 
2284 of title 28, United States Code. Such action shall be advanced on 
the docket and expedited to the greatest extent possible.
    (c) Appeal of Initial Decision to Supreme Court.--An appeal may be 
taken directly to the Supreme Court of the United States from any 
interlocutory order or final judgment, decree, or order issued by the 
court of 3 judges convened pursuant to subsection (b) in an action 
described in subsection (a). Such appeal shall be brought not later 
than 20 days after the issuance by the court of the judgment, decree, 
or order.
    (d) Expedited Review by Supreme Court.--The Supreme Court shall 
accept jurisdiction over, advance on the docket, and expedite to the 
greatest extent possible an appeal taken pursuant to subsection (c).

SEC. 603. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS.

    The Federal Election Commission shall issue any regulations 
required to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act not 
later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 604. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections 
occurring after January 1999.
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