[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3485 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3485

   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

                             March 18, 1998

  Mr. Thomas 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 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Reform 
and Election Integrity Act of 1998''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
                    TITLE I--VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 101. Prohibiting involuntary use of funds of employees of 
                            corporations and other employers and 
                            members of unions and organizations for 
                            political activities.
               TITLE II--BANNING NONCITIZEN CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 201. Prohibiting non-citizen individuals from making contributions 
                            in connection with Federal elections.
Sec. 202. Increase in penalty for violations of ban.
             TITLE III--IMPROVING REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 301. Expediting reporting of information.
Sec. 302. Expansion of type of information reported.
Sec. 303. Promoting effective enforcement by Federal Election 
                            Commission.
Sec. 304. Banning acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100.
Sec. 305. Protecting confidentiality of small contributions by 
                            employees of corporations and members of 
                            labor organizations.
Sec. 306. Disclosure and reports relating to polling by telephone or 
                            electronic device.
     TITLE IV--EXCESSIVE SPENDING BY CANDIDATES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS

Sec. 401. Modification of limitations on contributions when candidates 
                            spend or contribute large amounts of 
                            personal funds.
                      TITLE V--ELECTION INTEGRITY

        Subtitle A--Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program

Sec. 501. Voter eligibility pilot confirmation program.
Sec. 502. Authorization of appropriations.
        Subtitle B--Other Measures to Protect Election Integrity

Sec. 511. Requiring inclusion of citizenship check-off and information 
                            with all applications for voter 
                            registration.
Sec. 512. Improving administration of voter removal programs.
  TITLE VI--REVISION AND INDEXING OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND 
                               PENALTIES

Sec. 601. Increase in certain contribution limits.
Sec. 602. Indexing limits on certain contributions.
Sec. 603. Indexing amount of penalties and fines.
                 TITLE VII--RESTRICTIONS ON SOFT MONEY

Sec. 701. Ban on soft money of national political parties and 
                            candidates.
Sec. 702. Ban on disbursements of soft money by foreign nationals.
Sec. 703. Enforcement of spending limit on presidential and vice 
                            presidential candidates who receive public 
                            financing.
Sec. 704. Conspiracy to violate presidential campaign spending limits.
            TITLE VIII--DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS

Sec. 801. Disclosure of certain communications.
                        TITLE IX--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 901. Effective date.

                    TITLE I--VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS

SEC. 101. PROHIBITING INVOLUNTARY USE OF FUNDS OF EMPLOYEES OF 
              CORPORATIONS AND OTHER EMPLOYERS AND MEMBERS OF UNIONS 
              AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--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)(1)(A) Except with the separate, prior, written, voluntary 
authorization of the individual involved, it shall be unlawful--
            ``(i) for any national bank or corporation described in 
        this section to collect from or assess a stockholder or 
        employee any portion of any dues, initiation fee, or other 
        payment made as a condition of employment which will be used 
        for political activity in which the national bank or 
        corporation is engaged; and
            ``(ii) for any labor organization described in this section 
        to collect from or assess a member or nonmember any portion of 
        any dues, initiation fee, or other payment which will be used 
        for political activity in which the labor organization is 
        engaged.
    ``(B) An authorization described in subparagraph (A) shall remain 
in effect until revoked and may be revoked at any time. Each entity 
collecting from or assessing amounts from an individual with an 
authorization in effect under such subparagraph shall provide the 
individual with a statement that the individual may at any time revoke 
the authorization.
    ``(2)(A) Prior to the beginning of any 12-month period (as 
determined by the corporation), each corporation described in this 
section shall provide each of its shareholders with a notice containing 
the following:
            ``(i) The proposed aggregate amount for disbursements for 
        political activities by the corporation for the period.
            ``(ii) The individual's applicable percentage and 
        applicable pro rata amount for the period.
            ``(iii) A form that the individual may complete and return 
        to the corporation to indicate the individual's objection to 
        the disbursement of amounts for political activities during the 
        period.
    ``(B) It shall be unlawful for a corporation to which subparagraph 
(A) applies to make disbursements for political activities during the 
12-month period described in such subparagraph in an amount greater 
than--
            ``(i) the proposed aggregate amount for such disbursements 
        for the period, as specified in the notice provided under 
        subparagraph (A); reduced by
            ``(ii) the sum of the applicable pro rata amounts for such 
        period of all shareholders who return the form described in 
        subparagraph (A)(iii) to the corporation prior to the beginning 
        of the period.
    ``(C) In this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:
            ``(i) The term `applicable percentage' means, with respect 
        to a shareholder of a corporation, the amount (expressed as a 
        percentage) equal to the number of shares of the corporation 
        (within a particular class or type of stock) owned by the 
        shareholder at the time the notice described in subparagraph 
        (A) is provided, divided by the aggregate number of such shares 
        owned by all shareholders of the corporation at such time.
            ``(ii) The term `applicable pro rata amount' means, with 
        respect to a shareholder for a 12-month period, the product of 
        the shareholder's applicable percentage for the period and the 
        proposed aggregate amount for disbursements for political 
        activities by the corporation for the period, as specified in 
        the notice provided under subparagraph (A).
    ``(3)(A) Prior to the beginning of any 12-month period (as 
determined by the organization), each organization exempt from Federal 
taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (other 
than a labor organization) shall provide each of its members with a 
notice containing the following:
            ``(i) The proposed aggregate amount for disbursements for 
        political activities by the organization for the period.
            ``(ii) The individual's applicable percentage and 
        applicable pro rata amount for the period.
            ``(iii) A form that the individual may complete and return 
        to the organization to indicate the individual's objection to 
        the disbursement of amounts for political activities during the 
        period.
    ``(B) It shall be unlawful for an organization to which 
subparagraph (A) applies to make disbursements for political activities 
during the 12-month period described in such subparagraph in an amount 
greater than--
            ``(i) the proposed aggregate amount for such disbursements 
        for the period, as specified in the notice provided under 
        subparagraph (A); reduced by
            ``(ii) the sum of the applicable pro rata amounts for such 
        period of all members who return the form described in 
        subparagraph (A)(iii) to the organization prior to the 
        beginning of the period.
    ``(C) In this paragraph, the following definitions shall apply:
            ``(i) The term `applicable percentage' means, with respect 
        to a member of an organization, the amount (expressed as a 
        percentage) equal to the total dues or membership fees paid by 
        the member for the period involved, divided by the total amount 
        of dues or fees paid by all members of the organization for 
        such period.
            ``(ii) The term `applicable pro rata amount' means, with 
        respect to a member for a 12-month period, the product of the 
        member's applicable percentage for the period and the proposed 
        aggregate amount for disbursements for political activities by 
        the organization for the period, as specified in the notice 
        provided under subparagraph (A).
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `political 
activity' means any activity carried out for the purpose of influencing 
(in whole or in part) any election for Federal office, influencing the 
consideration or outcome of any Federal legislation or the issuance or 
outcome of any Federal regulations, or educating individuals about 
candidates for election for Federal office or any Federal legislation, 
law, or regulations.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to amounts collected or assessed on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

               TITLE II--BANNING NONCITIZEN CONTRIBUTIONS

SEC. 201. PROHIBITING NON-CITIZEN INDIVIDUALS FROM MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS 
              IN CONNECTION WITH FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

    (a) Prohibition Applicable to All Non-Citizens.--Section 319(b)(2) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (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 or expenditures made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 202. INCREASE IN PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF BAN.

    (a) Application of Penalty to Foreign Nationals and Citizens Who 
Solicit or Accept Foreign Payments.--Section 319 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the amount 
or duration of any penalty, fine, or sentence imposed on any person who 
violates subsection (a) shall be 200 percent of the amount or duration 
which is otherwise provided for under this Act or any other applicable 
law.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to violations occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

             TITLE III--IMPROVING REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT

SEC. 301. EXPEDITING REPORTING OF INFORMATION.

    (a) Permitting Candidates To Elect To File Reports for 
Contributions and Expenditures Made Within 90 Days of Election Within 
24 Hours and Post on Internet.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304(a) 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:
    ``(12)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
authorized political committee of a candidate may notify the Commission 
that, with respect to each contribution received or expenditure made by 
the committee during the period which begins on the 90th day before an 
election and ends at the time the polls close for such election, the 
candidate elects to file any information required to be filed with the 
Commission under this section with respect to such contribution or 
expenditure within 24 hours after the receipt of the contribution or 
the making of the expenditure.
    ``(B) The Commission shall make the information filed under this 
paragraph available on the Internet immediately upon receipt.''.
            (2) Internet defined.--Section 301(19) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 431(19)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(19) The term `Internet' means the international computer network 
of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet-switched data 
networks.''.
    (b) Requiring Reports for All Contributions Made Within 20 Days of 
Election; Requiring Reports To Be Made Within 24 Hours.--Section 
304(a)(6)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``after the 20th day, but more than 48 
        hours before any election'' and inserting ``during the period 
        which begins on the 20th day before an election and ends at the 
        time the polls close for such election''; and
            (2) by striking ``48 hours'' the second place it appears 
        and inserting the following: ``24 hours (or, if earlier, by 
        midnight of the day on which the contribution is deposited)''.
    (c) Requiring Actual Receipt of Certain Independent Expenditure 
Reports Within 24 Hours.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304(c)(2) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
        434(c)(2)) is amended in the matter following subparagraph 
        (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``shall be reported'' and inserting 
                ``shall be filed''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the time 
                at which the statement under this subsection is 
                received by the Secretary, the Commission, or any other 
                recipient to whom the notification is required to be 
                sent shall be considered the time of filing of the 
                statement with the recipient.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 304(a)(5) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 434(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``or (4)(A)(ii)'' and 
        inserting ``or (4)(A)(ii), or the second sentence of subsection 
        (c)(2)''.
    (d) Requiring Reports of Certain Filers To Be Transmitted 
Electronically; Certification of Private Sector Software.--Section 
304(a)(11)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, except 
that in the case of a report submitted by a person who reports an 
aggregate amount of contributions or expenditures (as the case may be) 
in all reports filed with respect to the election involved (taking into 
account the period covered by the report) in an amount equal to or 
greater than $50,000, the Commission shall require the report to be 
filed and preserved by such means, format, or method. The Commission 
shall certify (on an ongoing basis) private sector computer software 
which may be used for filing reports by such means, format, or 
method.''.
    (e) Change in Certain Reporting From a Calendar Year Basis to an 
Election Cycle Basis.--Section 304(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is 
amended by inserting ``(or election cycle, in the case of an authorized 
committee of a candidate for Federal office)'' after ``calendar year'' 
each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (6), and (7).

SEC. 302. EXPANSION OF TYPE OF INFORMATION REPORTED.

    (a) Requiring Record Keeping and Report of Secondary Payments by 
Campaign Committees.--
            (1) Reporting.--Section 304(b)(5)(A) of the Federal 
        Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(5)(A)) is 
        amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the 
        following: ``, and, if such person in turn makes expenditures 
        which aggregate $500 or more in an election cycle to other 
        persons (not including employees) who provide goods or services 
        to the candidate or the candidate's authorized committees, the 
        name and address of such other persons, together with the date, 
        amount, and purpose of such expenditures;''.
            (2) Record keeping.--Section 302 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 432) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) A person described in section 304(b)(5)(A) who makes 
expenditures which aggregate $500 or more in an election cycle to other 
persons (not including employees) who provide goods or services to a 
candidate or a candidate's authorized committees shall provide to a 
political committee the information necessary to enable the committee 
to report the information described in such section.''.
            (3) No effect on other reports.--Nothing in the amendments 
        made by this subsection may be construed to affect the terms of 
        any other recordkeeping or reporting requirements applicable to 
        candidates or political committees under title III of the 
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
    (b) Including Report on Cumulative Contributions and Expenditures 
in Post Election Reports.--Section 304(a)(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
434(a)(7)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(7)'' and inserting ``(7)(A)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) In the case of any report required to be filed by this 
subsection which is the first report required to be filed after the 
date of an election, the report shall include a statement of the total 
contributions received and expenditures made as of the date of the 
election.''.
    (c) Including Information on Aggregate Contributions in Report on 
Itemized Contributions.--Section 304(b)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
434(b)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``such 
        contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of all 
        such contributions made by such person with respect to the 
        election involved''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``such 
        contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of all 
        such contributions made by such committee with respect to the 
        election involved''.

SEC. 303. PROMOTING EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL ELECTION 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) Requiring FEC To Provide Written Responses to Questions.--
            (1) In general.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign 
        Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
        after section 308 the following new section:

                 ``other written responses to questions

    ``Sec. 308A. (a) Permitting Responses.--In addition to issuing 
advisory opinions under section 308, the Commission shall issue written 
responses pursuant to this section with respect to a written request 
concerning the application of this Act, chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a rule or regulation prescribed by the 
Commission, or an advisory opinion issued by the Commission under 
section 308, with respect to a specific transaction or activity by the 
person, if the Commission finds the application of the Act, chapter, 
rule, regulation, or advisory opinion to the transaction or activity to 
be clear and unambiguous.
    ``(b) Procedure for Response.--
            ``(1) Analysis by staff.--The staff of the Commission shall 
        analyze each request submitted under this section. If the staff 
        believes that the standard described in subsection (a) is met 
        with respect to the request, the staff shall circulate a 
        statement to that effect together with a draft response to the 
        request to the members of the Commission.
            ``(2) Issuance of response.--Upon the expiration of the 3-
        day period beginning on the date the statement and draft 
        response is circulated (excluding weekends or holidays), the 
        Commission shall issue the response, unless during such period 
any member of the Commission objects to issuing the response.
    ``(c) Effect of Response.--
            ``(1) Safe harbor.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
        law, any person who relies upon any provision or finding of a 
        written response issued under this section and who acts in good 
        faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of such 
        response shall not, as a result of any such act, be subject to 
        any sanction provided by this Act or by chapter 95 or chapter 
        96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(2) No reliance by other parties.--Any written response 
        issued by the Commission under this section may only be relied 
        upon by the person involved in the specific transaction or 
        activity with respect to which such response is issued, and may 
        not be applied by the Commission with respect to any other 
        person or used by the Commission for enforcement or regulatory 
        purposes.
    ``(d) Publication of Requests and Responses.--The Commission shall 
make public any request for a written response made, and the responses 
issued, under this section. In carrying out this subsection, the 
Commission may not make public the identity of any person submitting a 
request for a written response unless the person specifically 
authorizes the Commission to do so.
    ``(e) Compilation of Index.--The Commission shall compile, publish, 
and regularly update a complete and detailed index of the responses 
issued under this section through which responses may be found on the 
basis of the subjects included in the responses.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 307(a)(7) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 437d(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``of this Act'' and 
        inserting ``and other written responses under section 308A''.
    (b) Standard for Initiation of Actions by FEC.--Section 309(a)(2) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``it has 
reason to believe'' and all that follows through ``of 1954,'' and 
inserting the following: ``it has a reason to investigate a possible 
violation of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 that has occurred or is about to occur (based on 
the same criteria applicable under this paragraph prior to the 
enactment of the Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act of 
1998),''.
    (c) Standard Form for Complaints; Stronger Disclaimer Language.--
            (1) Standard form.--Section 309(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
        437g(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``shall be 
        notarized,'' the following: ``shall be in a standard form 
        prescribed by the Commission, shall not include (but may refer 
        to) extraneous materials,''.
            (2) Disclaimer language.--Section 309(a)(1) of such Act (2 
        U.S.C. 437g(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
    ``(B) The written notice of a complaint provided by the Commission 
under subparagraph (A) to a person alleged to have committed a 
violation referred to in the complaint shall include a cover letter (in 
a form prescribed by the Commission) and the following statement: `The 
enclosed complaint has been filed against you with the Federal Election 
Commission. The Commission has not verified or given official sanction 
to the complaint. The Commission will make no decision to pursue the 
complaint for a period of at least 15 days from your receipt of this 
complaint. You may, if you wish, submit a written statement to the 
Commission explaining why the Commission should take no action against 
you based on this complaint. If the Commission should decide to 
investigate, you will be notified and be given further opportunity to 
respond.'''.

SEC. 304. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS GREATER THAN $100.

    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) No candidate or political committee may accept any 
contributions of currency of the United States or currency of any 
foreign country from any person which, in the aggregate, exceed 
$100.''.

SEC. 305. PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS BY 
              EMPLOYEES OF CORPORATIONS AND MEMBERS OF LABOR 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    Section 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 441b(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(8)(A) Any corporation or labor organization (or separate 
segregated fund established by such a corporation or such a labor 
organization) making solicitations of contributions shall make such 
solicitations in a manner that ensures that the corporation, 
organization, or fund cannot determine who makes a contribution of $100 
or less as a result of such solicitation and who does not make such a 
contribution.
    ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to any 
solicitation of contributions of a corporation from its 
stockholders.''.

SEC. 306. DISCLOSURE AND REPORTS RELATING TO POLLING BY TELEPHONE OR 
              ELECTRONIC DEVICE.

    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:

``disclosure and reports relating to polling by telephone or electronic 
                                 device

    ``Sec. 323. (a) Disclosure of Identity of Person Paying Expenses of 
Poll.--Any person who conducts a Federal election poll by telephone or 
electronic device shall disclose to each respondent the identity of the 
person paying the expenses of the poll. The disclosure shall be made at 
the end of the interview involved.
    ``(b) Reporting Certain Information.--In the case of any Federal 
election poll taken by telephone or electronic device during the 90-day 
period which ends on the date of the election involved--
            ``(1) if the results are not to be made public, the person 
        who conducts the poll shall report to the Commission the total 
        cost of the poll and all sources of funds for the poll; and
            ``(2) the person who conducts the poll shall report to the 
        Commission the total number of households contacted and include 
        with such report a copy of the poll questions.
    ``(c) Federal Election Poll Defined.--As used in this section, the 
term `Federal election poll' means a survey--
            ``(1) in which the respondent is asked to state a 
        preference in a future election for Federal office; and
            ``(2) in which more than 1,200 households are surveyed.''.

     TITLE IV--EXCESSIVE SPENDING BY CANDIDATES FROM PERSONAL FUNDS

SEC. 401. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS WHEN CANDIDATES 
              SPEND OR CONTRIBUTE LARGE AMOUNTS OF PERSONAL FUNDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 304, is further amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if in a general election a 
House candidate makes expenditures of personal funds (including 
contributions by the candidate to the candidate's authorized campaign 
committee) in an amount in excess of the amount of the limitation 
established under subsection (a)(1)(A) and less than or equal to 
$150,000 (as reported under section 304(a)(2(A)), a political party 
committee may make contributions to an opponent of the House candidate 
without regard to any limitation otherwise applicable to such 
contributions under subsection (a), except that no opponent may accept 
aggregate contributions under this paragraph in an amount greater than 
the greatest amount of personal funds expended (including contributions 
to the candidate's authorized campaign committee) by any House 
candidate (other than such opponent) with respect to the election, less 
any personal funds expended by such opponent (as reported in a 
notification submitted under section 304(a)(6)(B)).
    ``(2) If a House candidate makes expenditures of personal funds 
(including contributions by the candidate to the candidate's authorized 
campaign committee) with respect to an election in an amount greater 
than $150,000 (as reported under section 304(a)(2)(A)), the following 
rules shall apply:
            ``(A) In the case of a general election, the limitations 
        under subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) (insofar as such 
        limitations apply to political party committees and to 
        individuals, and to other political committees to the extent 
        that the amount contributed does not exceed 10 times the amount 
        of the limitation otherwise applicable under such subsection) 
        shall not apply to contributions to any opponent of the 
        candidate, except that no opponent may accept aggregate 
        contributions under this subparagraph and paragraph (1) in an 
        amount greater than the greatest amount of personal funds 
        (including contributions to the candidate's authorized campaign 
        committee) expended by any House candidate with respect to the 
        election, less any personal funds expended by such opponent (as 
        reported in a notification submitted under section 
        304(a)(6)(B)).
            ``(B) In the case of an election other than a general 
        election, the limitations under subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) 
        (insofar as such limitations apply to individuals and to 
        political committees other than political party committees to 
        the extent that the amount contributed does not exceed 10 times 
        the amount of the limitation otherwise applicable under such 
        subsection) shall not apply to contributions to any opponent of 
        the candidate, except that no opponent may accept aggregate 
        contributions under this subparagraph in an amount greater than 
        the greatest amount of personal funds (including contributions 
        to the candidate's authorized campaign committee) expended by 
        any House candidate with respect to the election, less any 
        personal funds expended by such opponent (as reported in a 
        notification submitted under section 304(a)(6)(B)).
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `House candidate' means a 
candidate in an election for the office of Representative in, or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.''.
    (b) Notification of Expenditures of Personal Funds.--Section 
304(a)(6) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
        subparagraph:
    ``(B)(i) The principal campaign committee of a House candidate (as 
defined in section 315(j)(3)) shall submit the following notifications 
relating to expenditures of personal funds by such candidate (including 
contributions by the candidate to such committee):
            ``(I) A notification of the first such expenditure (or 
        contribution) by which the aggregate amount of personal funds 
        expended (or contributed) with respect to an election exceeds 
        the amount of the limitation established under section 
        315(a)(1)(A) for elections in the year involved.
            ``(II) A notification of each such expenditure (or 
        contribution) which, taken together with all such expenditures 
        (and contributions) in any amount not included in the most 
        recent report under this subparagraph, totals $5,000 or more.
            ``(III) A notification of the first such expenditure (or 
        contribution) by which the aggregate amount of personal funds 
        expended with respect to the election exceeds the level 
        applicable under section 315(j)(2) for elections in the year 
        involved.
    ``(ii) Each of the notifications submitted under clause (i)--
            ``(I) shall be submitted not later than 24 hours after the 
        expenditure or contribution which is the subject of the 
        notification is made;
            ``(II) shall include the name of the candidate, the office 
        sought by the candidate, and the date of the expenditure or 
        contribution and amount of the expenditure or contribution 
        involved; and
            ``(III) shall include the total amount of all such 
        expenditures and contributions made with respect to the same 
        election as of the date of expenditure or contribution which is 
        the subject of the notification.''.

                      TITLE V--ELECTION INTEGRITY

        Subtitle A--Voter Eligibility Verification Pilot Program

SEC. 501. VOTER ELIGIBILITY PILOT CONFIRMATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
Commissioner of Social Security, shall establish a pilot program to 
test a confirmation system through which they--
            (1) respond to inquiries, made by State and local officials 
        (including voting registrars) with responsibility for 
        determining an individual's qualification to vote in a Federal, 
        State, or local election, to verify the citizenship of an 
        individual who has submitted a voter registration application, 
        and
            (2) maintain such records of the inquiries made and 
        verifications provided as may be necessary for pilot program 
        evaluation.
In order to make an inquiry through the pilot program with respect to 
an individual, an election official shall provide the name, date of 
birth, and last 4 digits of the social security account number of the 
individual.
    (b) Initial Response.--The pilot program shall provide for a 
confirmation or a tentative nonconfirmation of an individual's 
citizenship by the Commissioner of Social Security as soon as 
practicable after an initial inquiry to the Commissioner.
    (c) Secondary Verification Process in Case of Tentative 
Nonconfirmation.--In cases of tentative nonconfirmation, the Attorney 
General shall specify, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social 
Security and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service, an available secondary verification process to confirm the 
validity of information provided and to provide a final confirmation or 
nonconfirmation as soon as practicable after the date of the tentative 
nonconfirmation.
    (d) Design and Operation of Pilot Program.--
            (1) In general.--The pilot program shall be designed and 
        operated--
                    (A) to apply in, at a minimum, the States of 
                California, New York, Texas, Florida, and Illinois;
                    (B) to be used on a voluntary basis, as a 
                supplementary information source, by State and local 
                election officials for the purpose of assessing, 
                through citizenship verification, the eligibility of an 
                individual to vote in Federal, State, or local 
                elections;
                    (C) to respond to an inquiry concerning citizenship 
                only in a case where determining whether an individual 
                is a citizen is--
                            (i) necessary for determining whether the 
                        individual is eligible to vote in an election 
                        for Federal, State, or local office; and
                            (ii) part of a program or activity to 
                        protect the integrity of the electoral process 
                        that is uniform, nondiscriminatory, and in 
                        compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
                        (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.);
                    (D) to maximize its reliability and ease of use, 
                consistent with insulating and protecting the privacy 
                and security of the underlying information;
                    (E) to permit inquiries to be made to the pilot 
                program through a toll-free telephone line or other 
                toll-free electronic media;
                    (F) to respond to all inquiries made by authorized 
                persons and to register all times when the pilot 
                program is not responding to inquiries because of a 
                malfunction;
                    (G) with appropriate administrative, technical, and 
                physical safeguards to prevent unauthorized disclosure 
                of personal information, including violations of the 
                requirements of section 205(c)(2)(C)(viii) of the 
                Social Security Act; and
                    (H) to have reasonable safeguards against the pilot 
                program's resulting in unlawful discriminatory 
                practices based on national origin or citizenship 
                status, including the selective or unauthorized use of 
                the pilot program.
            (2) Use of employment eligibility confirmation system.--To 
        the extent practicable, in establishing the confirmation system 
        under this section, the Attorney General, in consultation with 
        the Commissioner of Social Security, shall use the employment 
        eligibility confirmation system established under section 404 
        of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
        Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-664).
    (e) Responsibilities of the Commissioner of Social Security.--As 
part of the pilot program, the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
establish a reliable, secure method which compares the name, date of 
birth, and last 4 digits of the social security account number provided 
in an inquiry against such information maintained by the Commissioner, 
in order to confirm (or not confirm) the correspondence of the name, 
date of birth, and number provided and whether the individual is shown 
as a citizen of the United States on the records maintained by the 
Commissioner (including whether such records show that the individual 
was born in the United States). The Commissioner shall not disclose or 
release social security information (other than such confirmation or 
nonconfirmation).
    (f) Responsibilities of the Commissioner of the Immigration and 
Naturalization Service.--As part of the pilot program, the Commissioner 
of the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall establish a 
reliable, secure method which compares the name and date of birth which 
are provided in an inquiry against information maintained by the 
Commissioner in order to confirm (or not confirm) the validity of the 
information provided, the correspondence of the name and date of birth, 
and whether the individual is a citizen of the United States.
    (g) Updating Information.--The Commissioner of Social Security and 
the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service shall 
update their information in a manner that promotes the maximum accuracy 
and shall provide a process for the prompt correction of erroneous 
information, including instances in which it is brought to their 
attention in the secondary verification process described in subsection 
(c) or in any action by an individual to use the process provided under 
this subsection upon receipt of notification from an election official 
under subsection (i).
    (h) Limitation on Use of the Pilot Program and Any Related 
Systems.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, nothing in this section shall be construed to permit or 
        allow any department, bureau, or other agency of the United 
        States Government to utilize any information, data base, or 
        other records assembled under this section for any other 
        purpose other than as provided for under this section.
            (2) No national identification card.--Nothing in this 
        section shall be construed to authorize, directly or 
        indirectly, the issuance or use of national identification 
        cards or the establishment of a national identification card.
            (3) No new data bases.--Nothing in this section shall be 
        construed to authorize, directly or indirectly, the Attorney 
        General and the Commissioner of Social Security to create any 
        joint computer data base that is not in existence on the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
    (i) Actions by Election Officials Unable to Confirm Citizenship.--
            (1) In general.--If an election official receives a notice 
        of final nonconfirmation under subsection (c) with respect to 
        an individual, the official--
                    (A) shall notify the individual in writing; and
                    (B) shall inform the individual in writing of the 
                individual's right to use--
                            (i) the process provided under subsection 
                        (g) for the prompt correction of erroneous 
                        information in the pilot program; or
                            (ii) any other process for establishing 
                        eligibility to vote provided under State or 
                        Federal law.
            (2) Registration applicants.--In the case of an individual 
        who is an applicant for voter registration, and who receives a 
        notice from an official under paragraph (1), the official may 
        (subject to, and in a manner consistent with, State law) reject 
        the application (subject to the right to reapply), but only if 
        the following conditions have been satisfied:
                    (A) The 30-day period beginning on the date the 
                notice was mailed or otherwise provided to the 
                individual has elapsed.
                    (B) During such 30-day period, the official did not 
                receive adequate confirmation of the citizenship of the 
                individual from--
                            (i) a source other than the pilot program 
                        established under this section; or
                            (ii) such pilot program, pursuant to a new 
                        inquiry to the pilot program made by the 
                        official upon receipt of information (from the 
                        individual or through any other reliable 
                        source) that erroneous or incomplete material 
                        information previously in the pilot program has 
                        been updated, supplemented, or corrected.
            (3) Ineligible voter removal programs.--In the case of an 
        individual who is registered to vote, and who receives a notice 
        from an official under paragraph (1) in connection with a 
        program to remove the names of ineligible voters from an 
        official list of eligible voters, the official may (subject to, 
        and in a manner consistent with, State law) remove the name of 
        the individual from the list (subject to the right to submit 
        another voter registration application), but only if the 
        following conditions have been satisfied:
                    (A) The 30-day period beginning on the date the 
                notice was mailed or otherwise provided to the 
                individual has elapsed.
                    (B) During such 30-day period, the official did not 
                receive adequate confirmation of the citizenship of the 
                individual from a source described in clause (i) or 
                (ii) of paragraph (2)(B).
    (j) Authority To Use Social Security Account Numbers.--Any State 
(or political subdivision thereof) may, for the purpose of making 
inquiries under the pilot program in the administration of any voter 
registration law within its jurisdiction, use the last 4 digits of the 
social security account numbers issued by the Commissioner of Social 
Security, and may, for such purpose, require any individual who is or 
appears to be affected by a voter registration law of such State (or 
political subdivision thereof) to furnish to such State (or political 
subdivision thereof) or any agency thereof having administrative 
responsibility for such law, the last 4 digits of the social security 
account number (or numbers, if the individual has more than one such 
number) issued to the individual by the Commissioner. Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prohibit or limit the application of any 
voter registration program which is in compliance with any applicable 
Federal or State law.
    (k) Termination and Report.--The pilot program shall terminate 
September 30, 2001. The Attorney General and the Commissioner of Social 
Security shall each submit to the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and to the 
Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Finance of the Senate 
reports on the pilot program not later than December 31, 2001. Such 
reports shall--
            (1) assess the degree of fraudulent attesting of United 
        States citizenship in jurisdictions covered by the pilot 
        program;
            (2) assess the appropriate staffing and funding levels 
        which would be required for full, permanent, and nationwide 
        implementation of the pilot program, including the estimated 
        total cost for national implementation per individual record;
            (3) include an assessment by the Commissioner of Social 
        Security of the advisability and ramifications of disclosure of 
        social security account numbers to the extent provided for 
        under the pilot program and upon full, permanent, and 
        nationwide implementation of the pilot program;
            (4) assess the degree to which the records maintained by 
        the Commissioner of Social Security and the Commissioner of the 
        Immigration and Naturalization Service are able to be used to 
        reliably determine the citizenship of individuals who have 
        submitted voter registration applications;
            (5) assess the effectiveness of the pilot program's 
        safeguards against unlawful discriminatory practices;
            (6) include recommendations on whether or not the pilot 
        program should be continued or modified; and
            (7) include such other information as the Attorney General 
        or the Commissioner of Social Security may determine to be 
        relevant.

SEC. 502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Justice, for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, for fiscal 
years beginning on or after October 1, 1998, such sums as are necessary 
to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.

        Subtitle B--Other Measures to Protect Election Integrity

SEC. 511. REQUIRING INCLUSION OF CITIZENSHIP CHECK-OFF AND INFORMATION 
              WITH ALL APPLICATIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 9 of the National Voter Registration Act 
of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) Citizenship Check-Off and Other Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--Effective January 1, 2000--
                    ``(A) the mail voter registration form developed 
                under subsection (a)(2) and each application for voter 
                registration of a State shall include 2 boxes for the 
                applicant to indicate whether or not the applicant is a 
                citizen of the United States, and no application for 
                voter registration may be considered to be completed 
                unless the applicant has checked the box indicating 
                that the applicant is a citizen of the United States; 
                and
                    ``(B) such form and each application for voter 
                registration of a State shall require the applicant to 
                provide--
                            ``(i) the city, State or province (if any), 
                        and nation of the individual's birth; and
                            ``(ii) if the individual is a naturalized 
                        citizen of the United States, the year in which 
                        the individual was admitted to citizenship and 
                        the location where the admission to citizenship 
                        occurred (if applicable).
            ``(2) State opt-out.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
        respect to applications for voter registration of any State 
        which notifies the Federal Election Commission prior to January 
        1, 2000, that it elects to reject the application of such 
        paragraph to applications for voter registration of the 
        State.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Voter Registration Act of 
1993 is amended by striking ``requirement;'' each place it appears in 
section 5(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-3(c)(2)(C)(ii)), section 
7(a)(6)(A)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-5(a)(6)(A)(i)(II)), and section 
9(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7(b)(2)(B) and inserting ``requirement 
(consistent with section 9(c));''.

SEC. 512. IMPROVING ADMINISTRATION OF VOTER REMOVAL PROGRAMS.

    (a) Permitting State to Require Affirmation of Address of 
Registrants Not Voting in 2 Consecutive General Federal Elections.--
Section 8(e) of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
1973gg-6(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
    ``(4) If a registrant has not voted or appeared to vote in two 
consecutive general elections for Federal office and appears at a 
polling place to cast a vote in the next election, a State may require 
the registrant to provide oral or written affirmation of the 
registrant's identification and address before an election official at 
the polling place as a condition for casting the vote.''.
    (b) Permitting State To Place Registrants With Inapplicable 
Addresses on Inactive List.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8(d)(1)(B)(i) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
        (2);'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), or has provided a mailing 
        address which the Postal Services indicates is no longer 
        applicable and has provided no other applicable address;''.
            (2) Requiring confirmation of address prior to voting.--
        Section 8(d) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-6(d)) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The second sentence of paragraph (2)(A) shall apply to an 
individual described in paragraph (1)(B)(i) who has provided a mailing 
address which the Postal Services indicates is no longer applicable and 
has provided no other applicable address in the same manner as such 
sentence applies to an individual who has failed to respond to a notice 
described in paragraph (2).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect January 1, 1999, and shall apply with respect to general 
elections for Federal office held on or after January 1, 1998.

  TITLE VI--REVISION AND INDEXING OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS AND 
                               PENALTIES

SEC. 601. INCREASE IN CERTAIN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

    (a) Contributions by Individuals.--
            (1) Contributions to candidates.--Section 315(a)(1)(A) of 
        the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
        441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting 
        ``$2,000''.
            (2) Contributions to state or local political parties.--
        Section 315(a)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)) is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
                (B);
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
                subparagraph (D); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(C) to the political committees established and 
        maintained by a State or local political party, which are not 
        the authorized political committees of any candidate, in any 
        calendar year which, in the aggregate, exceed $15,000; or''.
            (3) Contributions to national political parties.--Section 
        315(a)(1)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by 
        striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``60,000''.
            (4) Aggregate annual limit on all contributions.--Section 
        315(a)(3) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by 
        striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''.
    (b) Contributions by Political Parties.--Section 315(a)(1)(D) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(D)), as amended by subsection (a)(2), is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
        subparagraph:
    ``(D) in the case of contributions made to a candidate and any 
authorized committee of the candidate by a political committee of a 
national, State, or local political party which is not the authorized 
political committee of any candidate, in any calendar year which, in 
the aggregate, exceed $15,000; or''.

SEC. 602. INDEXING LIMITS ON CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) The amount of each limitation established under subsection 
(a) (other than any limitation under paragraphs (1)(E) or (2)) shall be 
adjusted as follows:
            ``(i) For calendar year 2001, each such amount shall be 
        equal to the amount described in such subsection, increased (in 
        a compounded manner) by the percentage increase in the price 
        index (as defined in paragraph (2)) for 1999 and 2000.
            ``(ii) For calendar year 2003 and each second subsequent 
        year, each such amount shall be equal to the amount for the 
        second previous year (as adjusted under this subparagraph), 
        increased (in a compounded manner) by the percentage increase 
        in the price index for the previous year and the second 
        previous year.
    ``(B) In the case of any amount adjusted under this subparagraph 
which is not a multiple of $100, the amount shall be rounded to the 
nearest multiple of $100.''.
    (b) Application of Indexing to Support of Candidate's Committees.--
Section 302(e)(3)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 432(e)(3)(B)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The amount described in 
the previous sentence shall be adjusted (for years beginning with 1999) 
in the same manner as the amounts of limitations on contributions under 
section 315(a) are adjusted under section 315(c)(3).''.

SEC. 603. INDEXING AMOUNT OF PENALTIES AND FINES.

    Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
437g) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
        new paragraph:
    ``(13) Each amount referred to in this subsection shall be adjusted 
(for years beginning with 1999) in the same manner as the amounts of 
limitations on contributions under section 315(a) are adjusted under 
section 315(c)(3).''; and
            (2) in the second sentence of subsection (d)(1)(A), by 
        inserting after ``$25,000'' the following: ``(adjusted for 
        years beginning with 1999 in the same manner as the amounts of 
        limitations on contributions under section 315(a) are adjusted 
        under section 315(c)(3))''.

                 TITLE VII--RESTRICTIONS ON SOFT MONEY

SEC. 701. BAN ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES AND 
              CANDIDATES.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by section 306, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``ban on use of soft money by national political parties and candidates

    ``Sec. 324. (a) National Parties.--
            ``(1) In general.--No political committee of a national 
        political party may solicit, receive, or direct any 
        contributions, donations, or transfers of funds, or spend any 
        funds, which are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, 
        and reporting requirements of this Act.
            ``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to any 
        entity which is established, financed, maintained, or 
        controlled (directly or indirectly) by, or which acts on behalf 
of, a political committee of a national political party, including any 
national congressional campaign committee of such a party and any 
officer or agent of such an entity or committee.
    ``(b) Candidates.--
            ``(1) In general.--No candidate for Federal office, 
        individual holding Federal office, or any agent of such a 
        candidate or officeholder may solicit, receive, or direct--
                    ``(A) any funds in connection with any Federal 
                election unless the 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 
                office unless the funds are not in excess of the 
                applicable amounts permitted with respect to 
                contributions to candidates and political committees 
                under paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 315(a), and are 
                not from sources prohibited from making contributions 
                by this Act with respect to elections 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 activity on behalf of 
                a candidate for election for Federal office 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--
                    ``(A) the solicitation, receipt, or direction of 
                funds by an individual who is a candidate for a non-
                Federal office if such activity is permitted under 
                State law for such individual's non-Federal campaign 
                committee; or
                    ``(B) the attendance by an individual who holds 
                Federal office at a fundraising event for a State or 
                local committee of a political party of the State which 
                the individual represents as a Federal officeholder, if 
                the event is held in such State.
    ``(c) Applicability to Funds From All Sources.--This section shall 
apply with respect to funds of any individual, corporation, labor 
organization, or other person.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to elections occurring after January 1999.

SEC. 702. BAN ON DISBURSEMENTS OF SOFT MONEY BY FOREIGN NATIONALS.

    (a) Prohibition on Disbursements by Foreign Nationals for Political 
Parties and Independent Expenditures.--Section 319 of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``contributions'' and 
        inserting ``disbursements'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``contribution'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``disbursement''; and
            (3) in subsection (a), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting the following: ``, including any disbursement to a 
        political committee of a political party and any disbursement 
        for an independent expenditure;''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to disbursements made on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 703. ENFORCEMENT OF SPENDING LIMIT ON PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE 
              PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVE PUBLIC FINANCING.

    (a) In General.--Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 9003) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) Illegal Solicitation of Soft Money.--No candidate for 
election to the office of President or Vice President may receive 
amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund under this chapter 
or chapter 96 unless the candidate certifies that the candidate shall 
not solicit any funds for purposes of influencing (directly or 
indirectly) such election, including any funds used for an independent 
expenditure under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, unless the 
funds are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting 
requirements of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to elections occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 704. CONSPIRACY TO VIOLATE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SPENDING LIMITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 9003 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(26 U.S.C. 9003), as amended by section 703, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Prohibiting Conspiracy To Violate Limits.--
            ``(1) Violation of limits described.--If a candidate for 
        election to the office of President or Vice President who 
        receives amounts from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund 
        under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or 
        the agent of such a candidate, seeks to avoid the spending 
        limits applicable to the candidate under such chapter or under 
        the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by soliciting, 
        receiving, transferring, or directing funds from any source 
        other than such Fund for the direct or indirect benefit of such 
        candidate's campaign, such candidate or agent shall be fined 
        not more than $1,000,000, or imprisoned for a term of not more 
        than 3 years, or both.
            ``(2) Conspiracy to violate limits defined.--If two or more 
        persons conspire to violate paragraph (1), and one or more of 
        such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, 
        each shall be fined not more than $1,000,000, or imprisoned for 
        a term of not more than 3 years, or both.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
with respect to elections occurring on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

            TITLE VIII--DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS

SEC. 801. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.

    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)(1) In addition to any other information required to be 
reported under this Act, any person who makes payments described in 
paragraph (2) in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $250 during 
a calendar year shall report such payments and the source of the funds 
used to make such payments to the Commission in the same manner and 
under the same terms and conditions as a political committee reporting 
expenditures and contributions to the Commission under this section, 
except that if such person makes such payments in an aggregate amount 
or value of $1,000 or more after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, 
before any election, such person shall report such information within 
24 hours after such payments are made.
    ``(2) A payment described in this paragraph is a payment for any 
communication which is made during the 90-day period ending on the date 
of an election and which mentions a clearly identified candidate for 
election for Federal office or the political party of such a candidate, 
or which contains the likeness of such a candidate, other than a 
payment which would be described in clause (i), (iii), or (v) of 
section 301(9)(B) if the payment were an expenditure under such 
section.''.

                        TITLE IX--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 901. 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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