109 HR 4694 IH: Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2006-02-01
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(a)This Act may be cited as the Let the People Decide Clean Campaign Act
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(b)The Congress finds that the existing system of private political contributions has become a fundamental threat to the integrity of the national election process, has undermined public confidence in the legitimacy of that election process, and that the provisions contained in this Act are necessary to prevent the corruption of the public’s faith in the Nation’s system of governance.
<enum>I</enum><header>Expenditure limitations and public financing for House of Representatives general elections</header>
<section id="HED072B5B74F3431F95B4B724A67F9333"><enum>101.</enum><header>Expenditure Limitations and Public Financing of House General Elections</header>
<subsection id="H28FEE4237C334D2F99B7280025BFEDD7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expenditure Limitations and Public Financing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new title:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" id="H3B6F3E21A52E4763A242C3BC39C13D04">
<title id="H64CE8DD3F89C4539B600D7E12C1EBA08"><enum>V</enum><header>Expenditure limitations and public financing for House of Representatives general elections</header>
<section id="HA783736F0EA4454F8E9BFCB4BE251CF"><enum>501.</enum><header>Limitation on expenditures in House of Representatives general elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A candidate in a House of Representatives general election may not make expenditures other than as provided in this title.</text></section>
<section id="H715E34706C0D4AED00F0C7E616747B62"><enum>502.</enum><header>Sources of amounts for expenditures by candidates in House of Representatives general elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The only sources of amounts for expenditures by candidates in House of Representatives general elections shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H001F76C4A644439FB4EECB0000D5456C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund under section 506; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H442A0CBF83F347EC9524DDB89E980009"><enum>(2)</enum><text>additional amounts from State and national party committees under section 507.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H65E32BC417334988A7618F5702FCBA01"><enum>503.</enum><header>District limitation on expenditures by major party candidates</header>
<subsection id="HDB9E619E716F4375822E6BEB00474DA2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in sections 505 and 507, the maximum amounts of expenditures by major party candidates in House of Representatives general elections shall be based on the median household income of the districts involved, as provided for in subsections (b) and (c).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE879E692EE0B4B7BB05C29F37FD0BB22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum for wealthiest district</header><text>In the congressional district with the highest median household income, maximum combined expenditures for all major party candidates with respect to a House of Representatives general election shall be a total of $1,500,000.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC5F7B998926D4A6C8B4633F7141F1D16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maximum for other districts</header><text>In each congressional district, other than the district referred to in subsection (b), the maximum combined expenditures for all major party candidates with respect to a House of Representatives general election shall be an amount equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="HD9F7885AE1E9405E8500C34300C492BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maximum amount referred to in subsection (b), less</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47D378E8FFD74093BFD0B416F67F1895"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount equal to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C0D5E5E7EAF4F1FB8940200E78E1100"><enum>(A)</enum><text><fraction>2/3</fraction> of the percentage difference between the median household income of the district involved and the median household income of the district referred to in subsection (b), times</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41153E5B2BA84371BC40BFA800000020"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maximum amount referred to in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H12300A2459A6495ABA706C678CE8047F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<paragraph id="H8D536097B8BB451F8CCDE988F21D9388"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum expenditure for a major party candidate in a congressional district shall bear the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, as the total popular vote in the same precincts in which the general election will be held for candidates of the party in all House of Representatives general elections occurring during the period described in paragraph (3) bears to the total popular vote in such precincts for candidates of all major parties in all such elections, except that in determining the total popular vote in such precincts for candidates of any party in elections occurring during the period described in paragraph (3), votes cast in any House of Representatives general election for which there were fewer than 2 major party candidates shall not be taken into account.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE42A00FD167447988ADB6458FA28419" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for districts with no contested elections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, during the period described in paragraph (3), no House of Representatives general election for which there were at least 2 major party candidates was held in any of the same precincts in which the general election will be held, the maximum expenditure for a major party candidate in the district shall bear the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, as the total popular vote in all such precincts for candidates of the party in all elections for the office of Senator occurring during the period described in paragraph (3) bears to the total popular vote in all such precincts for candidates of all major parties in all such elections.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5DE8CD700C344EEB37700B3657B8E50"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period described</header><text>With respect to a House of Representatives general election in a congressional district, the period described in this paragraph is the period beginning on the date of the second most recent House of Representatives general election held in the district and ending on the day before the date of the election.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H1CD1FA7CCDC84848908C18A610A44214"><enum>504.</enum><header>District limitation on expenditures by third party and independent candidates</header>
<subsection id="HBEF3FA2AF073451F87A1DDFD8F92EB00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in sections 505 and 507, the maximum amounts of expenditures by third party and independent candidates in House of Representatives general elections shall be the amount allocated under subsection (b).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H71AA0CC281954342B68DAAA1BBDD8210"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>The maximum expenditure for a third party or independent candidate in a congressional district shall be the greater of the following amounts:</text>
<paragraph id="HE3D43EC756A146A78090F9609B52E264"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The amount that bears the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote in the district for candidates of the third party or for all independent candidates (as the case may be) in House of Representatives general elections bears to the total popular vote for all candidates in elections held during the period described in section 503(d)(3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD2455B78E004D49854E7D4692419B7F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount that bears the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote in the State involved for candidates of the third party or for all independent candidates (as the case may be) in elections for Federal office other than Presidential elections bears to the total popular vote for all candidates in elections held during the period described in section 503(d)(3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57A3D0FF14924606859DBE548CCEEDC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount that bears the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote in the State involved for candidates of the third party or for all independent candidates (as the case may be) in Presidential elections bears to the total popular vote for all candidates in Presidential elections held during the period described in section 503(d)(3).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H179348C579AC45508BEBE7A17B6F5789"><enum>505.</enum><header>Permitting Additional Expenditures By Certain Eligible Candidates</header>
<subsection id="H2DE1F3F25B7A4179A779B268F1CB273"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional Expenditures</header>
<paragraph id="H516D260314A94CA78E1382B81D6F1F77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The maximum amount calculated under section 503 or 504 for any eligible candidate described in paragraph (2) shall be increased in accordance with subsection (b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H488400B2EBD24995B54F5763794B2547"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible candidate described</header>
<subparagraph id="H22F9772F068A421ABB59107DF1A7487B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In this section, an <quote>eligible candidate</quote> is a major party, third party, or independent candidate in a House of Representatives general election who presents to the Commission petitions containing the signatures of individuals eligible to vote in the election (as verified by the Commission), except that the highest funded candidate in the election may not be an eligible candidate for purposes of this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77B4D51AE52F431181BBF2488B823F96"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibiting use of paid signature collectors</header><text>The Commission may not verify a signature presented under this section if any person received a direct or indirect payment to collect the signature.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9391ECFFCD5246FB976896050000AC97"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highest funded candidate described</header><text>In this section, the <quote>highest funded candidate</quote> is, with respect to an election, the major party, third party, or independent candidate who is permitted to make the greatest maximum amount of expenditures under this title, as calculated under either section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase in the amount under this section and any additional amount permitted under section 507).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H64146A6498AF4837845C9EFB681F0281"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of Amount of Increase in Maximum Expenditure Amount</header>
<paragraph id="HFFE5C1D4947A47D8B4416386DFD4A494"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The increase in the maximum amount for an eligible candidate in a House of Representatives general election provided under this section shall be determined as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="H16B6FD57D1374B17A100D2B8DEC0939"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the number of signatures presented by the candidate to the Commission under subsection (a)(2) is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent comparable election in the same precincts in which the House of Representatives general election is held (as verified by the Commission), the maximum amount for the candidate shall be increased by an amount equal to the difference between—</text>
<clause id="H7D9F26BB30B747F88516F6E2B7D8DB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the maximum amount of expenditures which the highest funded candidate in the election is permitted to make under this title, as calculated under either section 503 or 504 (but excluding any additional amount permitted under section 507); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB3A0B4EC90E043C9974516E066B76EC8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum amount of expenditures which the candidate is permitted to make under this title, as calculated under either section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase in the amount under this section and any additional amount permitted under section 507).</text></clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75F6C2CA34564B11B42CB53500460098"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, in the case of a third party or independent candidate, the number of signatures presented by the candidate to the Commission under subsection (a)(2) is equal to or greater than 10 percent of the total number of votes cast in the most recent comparable election in the same precincts in which the House of Representatives general election is held (as verified by the Commission) and less than 20 percent of such total number of votes, the maximum amount for the candidate shall be increased by an amount equal to the difference between—</text>
<clause id="HE28B6445E4354266ACCB0015E5520091"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50 percent of the maximum amount of expenditures which the highest funded candidate in the election is permitted to make under this title, as calculated under either section 503 or 504 (but excluding any additional amount permitted under section 507); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H332860D18AF840F1A09C7830008F7CC8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum amount of expenditures which the candidate is permitted to make under this title, as calculated under either section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase in the amount under this section and any additional amount permitted under section 507).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8D817746171467B859382D48649726F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If the number of signatures presented by the candidate to the Commission under subsection (a)(2) is less than 10 percent (or, in the case of a major party candidate, less than 20 percent) of the total number of votes cast in the most recent comparable election in the same precincts in which the House of Representatives general election is held (as verified by the Commission), there shall be no increase in the maximum amount provided under this section.</text></subparagraph> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADC6991F43E04AB99C008FDEB6326C15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Most recent comparable election defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>most recent comparable election</term> means, with respect to a House of Representatives general election—</text>
<subparagraph id="H248AC9D5A84443AFB41FD22081BDA7E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a Presidential election is held, the most recent regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a Presidential election was held;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9883ABE6E1B45AE8301E531B3A3E5CE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a Presidential election is not held, the most recent regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a Presidential election is not held; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H034AEBA1EC1349F2ADC6E2C7AF9DC1F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a special election, the most recent House of Representatives general election held in the same precincts in which the election is held which the Commission considers appropriate for purposes of this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H32E83C4611F34042843799F9ABF320BA"><enum>506.</enum><header>Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<subsection id="H1CABD93F6C8D469B001B48065D6BDCB0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creation of fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a trust fund to be known as the <quote>Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</quote>, consisting of such amounts as may be credited to such fund as provided in this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8DFB1BBE467F4CEFB91585B1F98FF00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>District accounts</header><text>There shall be established within the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund an account for each congressional district. The accounts so established shall be administered by the Commission for the purpose of distributing amounts under this title.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEAA8166CFCE5403AA956C609CAB7F9C0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments to candidates</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), the Commission shall pay to each candidate from the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund the maximum amount calculated for such candidate under section 503 or 504 and any additional amount calculated for the candidate under section 505.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H424BF9D634C6457C8D5F06EE584983C8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Insufficient amounts</header><text>If, as determined by the Commission, there are insufficient amounts in the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund for payments under subsection (c), the Commission may reduce payments to candidates so that each candidate receives a pro rata portion of the amounts that are available.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD0C2636D827345E3B3CB32C69E4C27F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfers to fund</header><text>There are hereby credited to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts designated under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6097">section 6097</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4E97A94058B9429987D942AFC09F22E5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Amounts in the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund shall be available for the purpose of providing amounts for expenditure by candidates in House of Representatives general elections in accordance with this title.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H09AC672512054F1999701D7C23029589"><enum>507.</enum><header>Additional amounts from State and national party committees</header>
<subsection id="H2E949C955A944A909D6E1F604B126B59"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contributions</header><text>In addition to amounts made available under section 503 or 504 and the additional amounts made available under section 505, in the case of a candidate in a House of Representatives general election who is the candidate of a political party, the State and national committees of that political party may make contributions to the candidate totaling not more than 5 percent of the maximum expenditure applicable to the candidate (as calculated under section 503 or section 504 and including any additional amount provided under section 505).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H454F619BD6F4479CAFBCC310696C5E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>A House of Representatives candidate who is the candidate of a political party may make expenditures of the amounts received under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HAEF9DBE781B54F599FE68CF9A52E2CAD"><enum>508.</enum><header>Public service announcements</header>
<subsection id="H5E2BFE15DB4A461186E446004EB4981E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning on January 15, and continuing through April 15 of each year, the Commission shall carry out a program, utilizing broadcast announcements and other appropriate means, to inform the public of the existence and purpose of the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund and the role that individual citizens can play in the election process by voluntarily contributing to the fund. The announcements shall be broadcast during prime time viewing hours in 30-second advertising segments equivalent to 200 gross rating points per network per week. The Commission shall ensure that the maximum number of taxpayers shall be exposed to these announcements. Television networks, as defined by the Federal Communications Commission, shall provide the broadcast time under this section as part of their obligations in the public interest under the <act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of 1934</act-name>. The Federal Election Commission shall encourage broadcast outlets other than the above mentioned television networks including radio to provide similar announcements.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H72549B8C79894B1795B51263F45553D0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Gross rating point</header><text>The term <term>gross rating point</term> is a measure of the total gross weight delivered. It is the sum of the ratings for individual programs. Since a household rating period is 1 percent of the coverage base, 200 gross rating points means 2 messages a week per average household.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H4B1CAC45B7F6435EAE672245D29BF279"><enum>509.</enum><header>Aggregation of Candidates and Authorized Committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of applying the restrictions and limitations of this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H1935A55579C94EC68DF4C7B9EE717447"><enum>(1)</enum><text>expenditures made by any authorized committee of a candidate shall be considered to be made by the candidate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7566DE92E3984763AF917463E2419C41"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contributions made to any authorized committee of a candidate shall be considered to be made to the candidate.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3D87FC481CBE40BD9E9566C3B2ED11D4"><enum>510.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As used in this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H4284C4C1D4074884A9149673A672EC52"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term <term>House of Representatives candidate</term> means a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A7032D7C4A04010A65685755FD3E686"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term <term>median household income</term> means, with respect to a congressional district, the median household income of that district, as determined by the Commission, using the most current data from the Bureau of the Census;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C91426BF111499D9EBC8575D9868DB9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term <term>major party</term> means, with respect to a House of Representatives general election—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27DE80116C9B4760871ECBF1B2F6E61"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political party whose House of Representatives candidate in the preceding general election received, as the candidate of such party, 25 percent or more of the total number of popular votes received by all candidates for such office in the same precincts in which the general election will be held, or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99A6C39BB0BB4A19842011DE5DEB88F2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political party whose candidates in all elections for Federal office and all elections for the chief executive of the State involved occurring during the period described in section 503(d)(3) received 25 percent or more of the total number of popular votes received by all candidates in the same precincts in which the general election will be held in all such elections occurring during such period;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8183798EB514815A88BA8EB1C0880DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term <term>third party</term> means, with respect to a House of Representatives general election, a political party which is not a major party;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42A687987E9E4BD899DA92C0E4A4D07F"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>independent candidate</term> means, with respect to a House of Representatives general election, a House of Representatives candidate who is not the candidate of a major party or a third party, except that any such candidate who, in the preceding general election, received 25 percent or greater of the total number of popular votes received by all candidates for such office in the same precincts in which the general election will be held, shall be treated for purposes of this title as a major party candidate; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6183073BB0874E0D861FAA082D594DF2"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term <term>House of Representatives general election</term> means a general election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.</text></paragraph></section>.
(b)
(1)Section 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended—
(A)in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking or (h)
and inserting or (h), or by title V,
; and
(B)in paragraph (1)(C), by striking and (h)
and inserting and (h), and under title V,
.
(2)Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B)) is amended—
(A)in clause (i), by striking and
at the end;
(B)in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(C)by adding at the end the following new clause:
(iii)for purposes of title V, calendar year 2005..
<enum>II</enum><header>Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986</header>
<section id="HA02D7F620E5A4FED8431F48E00864400"><enum>201.</enum><header>Designation of overpayments and contributions for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<subsection id="H3A0A477AECA7451784497000E4E3A8E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/61">chapter 61</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HEF177F6C15CF4A279E567D8924E6DF8D">
<part id="H78772936AB9846A39CCDE1F87C94EE48"><enum>IX</enum><header>Designation of overpayments and contributions for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 6097. Designation of overpayments for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</toc-entry></toc>
<section id="H3F705586D45949469E488E7B2DD22CB1"><enum>6097.</enum><header>Designation of overpayments for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<subsection id="H37499170700B46C5A3B7FCBE8C7077C1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to each taxpayer’s return for the taxable year of the tax imposed by chapter 1, such taxpayer may designate that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9D479876616742CBAC15D0F6C1D4F279"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an amount that is not less than $1 of any overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBF241DB97C04A158856FB36E8003CB7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any contribution which the taxpayer includes with such return,</text></paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund under section 506 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.</continuation-text></subsection>
<subsection id="H94AF52A73ED04E8D88357C5D982669D8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manner and time of designation</header><text>A designation under subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year only at the time of filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year. Such designation shall be made on the 1st page of the return.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBD6109416DB44591BD39811546B6D4D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Overpayments treated as refunded</header><text>For purposes of this title, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated under subsection (a) shall be treated as being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the date the return is filed.</text></subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H9AF02F42642E47E297F4621F9FE85976"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of parts for such subchapter A is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block style="USC" id="HD845D5578D704A1BBEA28F4F322E15A2">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="part">Part IX. designation of overpayments and contributions for certain purposes relating to House of Representatives elections</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H9CA38077015647C996CAEAB85B3681E7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H7980C233728D4C2AA183D0DF5CFEB500"><enum>202.</enum><header>Increase in corporate income tax on taxable income above $10,000,000</header>
<subsection id="HFD40CE0571CA4CD7BEB744A2BE7FBCB2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subparagraph (D) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/11">section 11(b)(1)</external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>35 percent</quote> and inserting <quote>35.1 percent</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B944527D2E743688915EF47A332C77B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBD2B2CBB75694D4DB514D592E3889980"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of amounts received</header><text>Amounts received by reason of the amendment made by subsection (a) shall be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund under section 506 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>.</text></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Independent expenditures</header>
<section id="HC9B94D6C863A41B68C45AF822400D7A1"><enum>301.</enum><header>Ban on independent expenditures in House of Representatives elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">2 U.S.C. 441a</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection;</text>
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<subsection id="H61FD2D1E4B7C4150B24EA8F8EE47B941"><enum>(k)</enum><text>No person may make any independent expenditure with respect to an election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H46F9B5862F8B47D18CC04703F669AC44"><enum>302.</enum><header>Ban use of nonfederal funds for certain disbursements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:</text>
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<section id="H94D02E96184948049FD7856E29EB883E"><enum>325.</enum><header>ban on use of nonfederal funds for certain disbursements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No person may make any disbursement in connection with a campaign for an election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, or any disbursement in connection with any public communication made for purposes of supporting, opposing, attacking, promoting, or mentioning a candidate in such an election, unless the funds used for the disbursement are subject to the limitations, prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.</text></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Provisions relating to House of Representatives primary elections</header>
<section id="HA440C5794D0E4BFB85BD0020AFC79BF"><enum>401.</enum><header>Limitation on expenditures in House of Representatives elections other than general elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name> (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/441a">2 U.S.C. 441a</external-xref>), as amended by section 301, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text>
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<subsection id="H3849E08D4411471694536407A5186D80"><enum>(l)</enum>
<paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFA0A1A64D7AD4348AD238C414283F259"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The maximum expenditures for a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress in any election other than a general election may not exceed <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the maximum applicable to the candidate in a general election under title V.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph indent="up1" id="HE7AFBCBD0C1A40A29F2F93723E14CF87"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For purposes of limitations under this Act, any expenditure by a candidate referred to in paragraph (1), including an expenditure for the preparation, production, or presentation of communications through electronic media or in written form, shall, regardless of when the expenditure is made, be attributed to the appropriate general election, unless such expenditure is made solely for an election other than a general election.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<enum>V</enum><header>Consideration of constitutional amendment</header>
<section id="HC4D5DAAFF817435F9E898DC719AF6E35"><enum>501.</enum><header>Expedited consideration of constitutional amendment</header>
<subsection id="H352B55F4E4A14092B462B70019872650"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act is found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the provisions of section 2908 (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of a joint resolution described in section 502 in the same manner as such provisions apply to a joint resolution described in section 2908(a) of such Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB711AFB864A448398BF5B180C9F020C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special Rules</header><text>For purposes of applying subsection (a) with respect to such provisions, the following rules shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H07E778B1F91B48589843337426A94CA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives shall be deemed a reference to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be deemed a reference to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FCE07C6FE214B78BF802EE9103B42B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any reference to the date on which the President transmits a report shall be deemed a reference to the date on which the Supreme Court finds a provision of this Act or an amendment made by this Act unconstitutional.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD5C5B4B670284BEABB9193C1CDC694C5"><enum>502.</enum><header>Constitutional amendment described</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of section 501, a joint resolution described in this section is a joint resolution proposing the following text as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States:</text>
<quoted-block id="H35565C052F834697AB406F7FD99FEE8D" style="traditional"><constitution-article id="H0F66DFD03B10421B95C2B45D49BD1684"><enum> —</enum>
<section id="H2ABE7409514D4B2EB12B6C8FBF65FFDA" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress may provide for reasonable restrictions on contributions, expenditures, and other disbursements in campaigns for election for Federal office as necessary to protect the integrity of the electoral process.</text></section>
<section id="HB198292151D84BFA91573D6CDD764AD" section-type="section-one"><enum>2.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. No legislation enacted to enforce this article shall apply with respect to any election held after the last day of the year of the fourth Presidential election held after the date of the enactment of the legislation, unless the period in which such legislation is in effect is extended by an Act of Congress which is signed into law by the President.</text></section></constitution-article><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<enum>VI</enum><header>General Effective Date; Sunset</header>
<section id="HF2DD85EAB733466EA0FF7585F13DD58"><enum>601.</enum><header>General Effective Date; Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the amendments made by this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A13DE06A74C45F5A4EF474C008562E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as otherwise specifically provided, shall take effect January 1, 2007; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64BFF301D0B54181AC8BE563067500B6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall remain in effect until December 31, 2020.</text></paragraph></section>