[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1776 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1776

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict the use 
  of soft money in political campaigns, to improve the enforcement of 
  campaign laws, to promote the disclosure of information on campaign 
                   spending, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 1997

 Mr. Shays (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Moran of Virginia, 
   Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McHale, Mr. Horn, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
 Castle, Mr. Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Duncan, 
Mrs. Morella, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Metcalf) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            House Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to restrict the use 
  of soft money in political campaigns, to improve the enforcement of 
  campaign laws, to promote the disclosure of information on campaign 
                   spending, 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 ``Campaign Independence Restoration 
Act, Part I''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
                          TITLE I--SOFT MONEY

   Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Soft Money of Political Parties

Sec. 101. Soft money of political parties.
Sec. 102. Increase in contribution limit for individual contributions 
                            to national political parties.
Sec. 103. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 104. Building fund exception to the definition of the term 
                            ``contribution''.
     Subtitle B--Soft Money of Persons Other Than Political Parties

Sec. 111. Soft money of persons other than political parties.
                  TITLE II--ENFORCEMENT AND DISCLOSURE

                   Subtitle A--Improving Enforcement

Sec. 201. Audits.
Sec. 202. Independent litigation authority.
Sec. 203. Term limits for Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 204. Authority to seek injunction.
Sec. 205. Expedited procedures.
Sec. 206. Increase in penalty for knowing and willful violations.
                   Subtitle B--Increasing Disclosure

Sec. 211. Change in certain reporting from a calendar year basis to an 
                            election cycle basis.
Sec. 212. Disclosure of personal and consulting services.
Sec. 213. Mandatory electronic filing and preservation of Federal 
                            Election Commission reports.
Sec. 214. Campaign advertising amendments.
Sec. 215. Use of candidates' names.
Sec. 216. Reporting requirements.
Sec. 217. Simultaneous registration of candidate and candidate's 
                            principal campaign committee.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Regulations relating to use of non-federal money.
Sec. 302. Severability.
Sec. 303. Expedited review of constitutional issues.
Sec. 304. Effective date.
Sec. 305. Regulations.

                          TITLE I--SOFT MONEY

   Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Soft Money of Political Parties

SEC. 101. SOFT MONEY OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

    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:

                   ``soft money of political parties

    ``Sec. 323. (a) National Parties.--A national committee of a 
political party (including the national congressional campaign 
committees of a political party), any entity that is directly or 
indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a 
national committee of a political party, any entity acting on behalf of 
a national committee of a political party, and any officer or agent 
acting on behalf of such party committee or entity (other than any 
individual or entity subject to regulation under subsection (b)) shall 
not solicit or receive any contributions, donations, or transfers of 
funds, or spend any funds, not subject to the limitations, 
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
    ``(b) Expenditures by State or Local Parties.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any amount expended or disbursed by a 
        State, district, or local committee of a political party during 
        a calendar year in which a Federal election is held, for any 
        activity which might affect the outcome of a Federal election, 
        including but not limited to any voter registration or get-out-
        the-vote activity, any generic campaign activity, and any 
        communication that refers to a candidate (regardless of whether 
        a candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or 
        identified) shall be made from funds subject to the 
        limitations, prohibitions and reporting requirements of this 
        Act.
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
        expenditures or disbursements made by a State, district or 
        local committee of a political party for--
                    ``(A) a contribution to a candidate for State or 
                local office, if the contribution is not designated or 
                otherwise earmarked to pay for activities described in 
                paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) the costs of a State, district, or local 
                political convention;
                    ``(C) the non-Federal share of a State, district or 
                local party committee's administrative and overhead 
                expenses (but not including the compensation in any 
                month of any individual who spends more than 20 percent 
                of his or her time on activity during such month which 
may affect the outcome of a Federal election), except that for purposes 
of this subparagraph the non-Federal share of a party committee's 
administrative and overhead expenses shall be determined by applying 
the ratio of the non-Federal disbursements to the total Federal 
expenditures and non-Federal disbursements made by the committee during 
the previous presidential election year to the committee's 
administrative and overhead expenses in the election year in question;
                    ``(D) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, 
                including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, 
                which materials solely name or depict a State or local 
                candidate; or
                    ``(E) the cost of any campaign activity conducted 
                solely on behalf of a clearly identified State or local 
                candidate, provided that such activity is not a get out 
                the vote activity or any other activity covered by 
                paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Amounts expended for fundraising to finance 
        activities.--Any amount spent by a national, State, district or 
        local committee of a political party to raise funds that are 
        used, in whole or in part, to pay the costs of any activity 
        covered by paragraph (1) shall be made from funds subject to 
        the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of 
        this Act.
            ``(4) Including all related and connected entities.--In 
        this subsection, the term `State, district, or local committee 
        of a political party' shall include any entity that is directly 
        or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled 
        by a State, district, or local committee of a political party, 
        and any officer or agent acting on behalf of any such committee 
        or entity.
    ``(c) Prohibiting Solicitation or Donation of Funds From Nonprofit 
Organizations.--No national, State, district or local committee of a 
political party, including any entity described in subsection (a) or 
subsection (b)(3) and any officer or agent acting on behalf of any such 
party committee or entity, shall solicit any funds for or make any 
donations to any organization that is exempt from Federal taxation 
under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    ``(d) All Candidates.--
            ``(1) In general.--No candidate for Federal office, 
        individual holding Federal office, or any agent of such 
        candidate or officeholder, may solicit, receive, transfer, or 
        spend--
                    ``(A) any funds in connection with any Federal 
                election unless such funds are subject to the 
                limitations, prohibitions and reporting requirements of 
                this Act;
                    ``(B) any funds that are to be expended in 
                connection with any election for other than a Federal 
                election unless such funds are not in excess of the 
                amounts permitted with respect to contributions to 
                Federal candidates and political committees under 
                section 315(a) (1) and (2), and are not from sources 
                prohibited from making contributions by this Act with 
                respect to election for Federal office; or
                    ``(C) any funds on behalf of any person which are 
                not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and 
                reporting requirements of this Act if such funds are 
                for the purpose of financing any campaign-related 
                activity or any communication which refers to a clearly 
                identified candidate for election for Federal office.
            ``(2) Exception for certain activities.--Paragraph (1) 
        shall not apply to the solicitation or receipt of funds by an 
        individual who is a candidate for a non-Federal office if the 
        solicitation or receipt of such funds is permitted under State 
        law for such individual's non-Federal campaign committee.
    ``(e) Prohibiting Fundraising Activities for Certain Nonprofit 
Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--No candidate for Federal office or 
        individual holding Federal office may raise funds for any 
        organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 if the activities of the organization 
        include voter registration or get-out-the-vote campaigns.
            ``(2) Certain individuals treated as holding federal 
        office.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term `individual 
        holding Federal office' includes any individual who holds a 
        position described in level I of the Executive Schedule under 
        5312 of title 5, United States Code.''.

SEC. 102. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS 
              TO NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES.

    Section 315(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
inserting the following: ``$20,000 (or, in the case of an individual, 
$25,000)''.

SEC. 103. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Reporting 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:
    ``(f)(1) A political committee other than a national committee of a 
political party, any congressional campaign committee of a political 
party, and any subordinate committee of either, to which section 
323(b)(1) applies shall report all receipts and disbursements.
    ``(2) Any political committee other than the committees of a 
political party shall report any receipts or disbursements that are 
used in connection with a Federal election.
    ``(3) If a political committee has receipts or disbursements to 
which this subsection applies from any person aggregating in excess of 
$200 for any calendar year, the political committee shall separately 
itemize its reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
subsection (b)(3)(A), (5), or (6).
    ``(4) Reports required to be filed under this subsection shall be 
filed for the same time periods required for political committees under 
subsection (a).''.
    (b) Reports by State Committees.--Section 304 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(g) In lieu of any report required to be filed by this Act, the 
Commission may allow a State committee of a political party to file 
with the Commission a report required to be filed under State law if 
the Commission determines such reports contain substantially the same 
information.''.
    (c) Other Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Authorized committees.--Section 304(b)(4) of the 
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (H);
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (I); and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(J) in the case of an authorized committee, 
                disbursements for the primary election, the general 
                election, and any other election in which the candidate 
                participates;''.
            (2) Names and addresses.--Section 304(b)(5)(A) of the 
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) 
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``within the calendar year''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, and the election to which the 
                operating expenditure relates'' after ``operating 
                expenditure''.

SEC. 104. BUILDING FUND EXCEPTION TO 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) by striking clause (viii); and
            (2) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
        (viii) through (xiii), respectively.

     Subtitle B--Soft Money of Persons Other Than Political Parties

SEC. 111. SOFT MONEY OF PERSONS OTHER THAN POLITICAL PARTIES.

    Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
434), as amended by sections 103(a) and 103(b), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1)(A)(i) If any person to which section 323 does not apply 
makes (or obligates to make) disbursements for activities described in 
section 323(b)(1) in excess of $2,000, such 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 required to be made within 20 days of the election, within 
        24 hours after such disbursement (or obligations) are made.
    ``(ii) 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).
    ``(B) This paragraph shall not apply to--
            ``(i) a candidate or a candidate's authorized committees; 
        or
            ``(ii) an independent expenditure (as defined in section 
        301(17)).
    ``(2) Any statement under this section 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.''.

                  TITLE II--ENFORCEMENT AND DISCLOSURE

                   Subtitle A--Improving Enforcement

SEC. 201. AUDITS.

    (a) Random Audits.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (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.''.
    (b) Extension of Period During Which Campaign Audits May Be 
Begun.--Section 311(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 438(b)) is amended by striking out ``6 months'' and inserting in 
lieu thereof ``12 months''.

SEC. 202. INDEPENDENT LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

    Section 306(f)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (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. 203. TERM LIMITS FOR FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

    Section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
437c(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``terms'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``no more than one term''.

SEC. 204. AUTHORITY TO SEEK INJUNCTION.

    Section 309(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended--
            (1) 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.'';
            (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. 205. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

    Section 309(a) of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
437g(a)), as amended by section 204, 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) (ii), (iii), and (iv) 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. 206. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR KNOWING AND WILLFUL VIOLATIONS.

    (a) Violation Under Conciliation Agreement.--Section 308(a)(5)(B) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(5)(B)) 
is amended by striking ``the greater of $10,000 or an amount equal to 
200 percent'' and inserting ``the greater of $15,000 or an amount equal 
to 300 percent''.
    (b) Violation Under Civil Action.--Section 308(a)(6)(B) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(6)(C)) is amended by striking ``the greater of 
$10,000 or an amount equal to 200 percent'' and inserting ``the greater 
of $15,000 or an amount equal to 300 percent''.

                   Subtitle B--Increasing Disclosure

SEC. 211. CHANGE IN CERTAIN REPORTING FROM A CALENDAR YEAR BASIS TO AN 
              ELECTION CYCLE BASIS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7) of section 
304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b) 
(2)-(7)) are amended by inserting ``(election cycle, in the case of an 
authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office)'' after 
``calendar year'' each place it appears.
    (b) Election Cycle Defined.--Section 301 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) The term `election cycle' means--
                    ``(A) in the case of a candidate or the authorized 
                committees of a candidate, the period beginning on the 
                day after the date of the most recent general election 
                for the specific office or seat that the candidate 
                seeks and ending on the date of the next general 
                election for that office or seat; and
                    ``(B) in the case of all other persons, the period 
                beginning on the first day following the date of the 
                last general election and ending on the date of the 
                next general election.''.

SEC. 212. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES.

    (a) Reporting by Political Committees.--Section 304(b)(5)(A) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) is 
amended by adding before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, 
except that if a person to whom an expenditure is made by a candidate 
or the candidate's authorized committees is merely providing personal 
or consulting services and is in turn making expenditures to other 
persons (not including its owners or employees) who provide goods or 
services to the candidate or the candidate's authorized committees, the 
name and address of such other person, together with the date, amount, 
and purpose of such expenditure shall also be disclosed''.
    (b) Recordkeeping and Reporting by Persons To Whom Expenditures Are 
Passed Through.--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) The person described in section 304(b)(5)(A) who is providing 
personal or consulting services and who is in turn making expenditures 
to other persons (not including employees) for goods or services 
provided to a candidate shall maintain records of and shall provide to 
a political committee the information necessary to enable the political 
committee to report the information described in section 
304(b)(5)(A).''.

SEC. 213. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING AND PRESERVATION OF FEDERAL 
              ELECTION COMMISSION REPORTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection 304(a)(11)(A) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``permit reports required by'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``require reports under''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
        ``With respect to reports of amounts of contributions, amounts 
        of expenditures, or other dollar amounts, the Commission may 
        provide for exceptions to the requirement of the preceding 
        sentence in the case of small amounts, the levels of which the 
        Commission shall prescribe by regulation. Such exceptions shall 
        permit filing and preservation by means of electronic format or 
        method by persons to whom the exceptions apply.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to reports for periods beginning after the 
expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 214. CAMPAIGN ADVERTISING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 318 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
441d) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Whenever'' and inserting 
                        ``Whenever a political committee makes a 
                        disbursement for the purpose of financing any 
                        communication through any broadcasting station, 
                        newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising 
                        facility, mailing, phone bank or any other type 
                        of general public political advertising, or 
                        whenever'';
                            (ii) by striking ``an expenditure'' and 
                        inserting ``a disbursement''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``direct''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and permanent 
                street address'' after ``name''; and
            (2) 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 
is responsible for the content of the advertisement.
    ``(2) If a broadcast or cablecast communication described in 
paragraph (1) is broadcast or cablecast by means of television, the 
communication shall include, in addition to the audio statement under 
paragraph (1), a written statement which--
            ``(A) appears at the end of the communication 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) is 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). If broadcast or 
cablecast by means of television, the statement 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. 215. USE OF CANDIDATES' NAMES.

    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 which is not an authorized committee 
may not--
            ``(i) include the name of any candidate in its name; or
            ``(ii) except in the case of a national, State, or local 
        party committee, use the name of any candidate in any activity 
        on behalf of such committee in such a context as to suggest 
        that the committee is an authorized committee of the candidate 
        or that the use of the candidate's name has been authorized by 
        the candidate.''.

SEC. 216. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Option To File Monthly Reports.--Section 304(a)(2) of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by inserting the following new subparagraph at the end:
            ``(C) in lieu of the reports required by subparagraphs (A) 
        and (B), the treasurer may file monthly reports in all calendar 
        years, which shall be filed no later than the 20th day after 
        the last day of the month and shall be complete as of the last 
        day of the month, except that, in lieu of filing the reports 
        otherwise due in November and December of any year in which a 
        regularly scheduled general election is held, a pre-primary 
        election report and a pre-general election report shall be 
filed in accordance with subparagraph (A)(i), a post-general election 
report shall be filed in accordance with subparagraph (A)(ii), and a 
year end report shall be filed no later than January 31 of the 
following calendar year.''.
    (b) Political Committees.--Section 304(a)(4) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)) is amended in 
subparagraph (A)(i) by inserting ``, and except that if at any time 
during the election year a committee receives contributions in excess 
of $100,000 or makes disbursements in excess of $100,000, monthly 
reports on the 20th day of each month after the month in which that 
amount of contributions is first received or that amount of 
disbursements is first anticipated to be made during that year'' before 
the semicolon.
    (c) Incomplete or False Contributor Information.--Section 302(i) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)'';
            (2) by striking ``submit'' and inserting ``report''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) A treasurer shall be considered to have used best efforts 
under this section only if--
            ``(A) all written solicitations include a clear and 
        conspicuous request for the contributor's identification and 
        inform the contributor of the committee's obligation to report 
        the identification in a statement prescribed by the Commission;
            ``(B) the treasurer makes at least 1 additional request for 
        the contributor's identification for each contribution received 
        that aggregates in excess of $200 per calendar year and which 
        does not contain all of the information required by this Act; 
        and
            ``(C) the treasurer reports all information in the 
        committee's possession regarding contributor 
        identifications.''.
    (d) Waiver.--Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by sections 103(a), 103(b), and 111, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) The Commission may relieve any category of political 
committees of the obligation to file 1 or more reports required by this 
section, or may change the due dates of such reports, if it determines 
that such action is consistent with the purposes of this Act. The 
Commission may waive requirements to file reports in accordance with 
this subsection through a rule of general applicability or, in a 
specific case, may waive or extend the due date of a report by 
notifying all political committees affected.''.

SEC. 217. SIMULTANEOUS REGISTRATION OF CANDIDATE AND CANDIDATE'S 
              PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.

    Section 303(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 433(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``no later 
than 10 days after designation'' and inserting ``on the date of its 
designation''.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. REGULATIONS RELATING TO USE OF NON-FEDERAL MONEY.

    Section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
437c) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) The Commission shall promulgate regulations to prohibit 
devices or arrangements which have the purpose or effect of undermining 
or evading the provisions of this Act restricting the use of non-
Federal money to affect Federal elections.''.

SEC. 302. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the 
application of such provision or amendment to any other person or 
circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, 
the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions 
of such to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected 
thereby.

SEC. 303. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES.

    (a) Direct Appeal 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 any 
court ruling on the constitutionality of any provision of this Act or 
amendment made by this Act.
    (b) Acceptance and Expedition.--The Supreme Court shall, if it has 
not previously ruled on the question addressed in the ruling below, 
accept jurisdiction over, advance on the docket, and expedite the 
appeal to the greatest extent possible.

SEC. 304. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by, 
and the provisions of, this Act shall take effect 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 305. REGULATIONS.

    The Federal Election Commission shall prescribe any regulations 
required to carry out this Act not later than 9 months after the 
effective date of this Act.
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