1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Federal
Election Administration Act of 2007
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
TITLE I—FEDERAL ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 101. Establishment of the
Federal Election Administration.
Sec. 102. Executive schedule
positions.
Sec. 103. GAO examination of
enforcement of campaign finance laws by the Department of Justice.
Sec. 104. GAO study and report
on appropriate funding levels.
Sec. 105. Conforming
amendments.
Sec. 106. Authorization of
appropriations.
TITLE II—TRANSITION
PROVISIONS
Sec. 201. Transfer of functions
of Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 202. Transfer of property,
records, and personnel.
Sec. 203. Repeals.
Sec. 204. Conforming
amendments.
Sec. 205. Effective
date.
<enum>I</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FEDERAL ELECTION ADMINISTRATION</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID321FFBECF53141FD9511E99A5233A048" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of the Federal Election
Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1D8C3E7B55154EE6BFFABA7FBE85BE38"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subtitle:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1A6DA8574D14316934B96DC96A8DA95" style="OLC">
<subtitle commented="no" id="ID0FE62754D6DA4ABEA59DA5AD435E9DA3" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>B</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative Provisions</header>
<chapter commented="no" id="ID56A19015A56C482A9E924A68CFFA9122" level-type="subsequent"><enum>1</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID452DBF9E7F7F4455A2AB7F429F05C58C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>351.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of the Federal Election
Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E2E78D138174336BB3B71EBF3B1E18A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established the Federal Election
Administration (in this Act referred to as the
<quote>Administration</quote>).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF9873E49AA6848EA89CF56F3D6637E9B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independent Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall be an independent
establishment (as defined in section 104 of title 5, United States
Code).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBFA533A04C144F8C83A8D19FFF43E739"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purpose</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall administer, seek
to obtain compliance with, enforce, and formulate policy in a manner that is
consistent with the language and intent of Congress with respect to the
following statutes:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID64A95481D503436AB9C03077CC14A46F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0EC821172E4E4F7D86DE1BAC111881E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act
under chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0F0EC5E6453F450F83B441A652D360C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Presidential Primary Matching Payment
Account Act under chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8FEC873E079C4F46BA05C70990B49259"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusive Civil Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall have exclusive
jurisdiction with respect to the civil enforcement of the statutes identified
in subsection (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDF2BCB2EEFA4B3F9F49DE2A715B080C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voting Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All decisions of the Administration with
respect to the exercise of its duties and powers under this Act, except those
expressly reserved for decision by the Chair, shall be made by a majority vote
of its members.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8ED5420C128B46349238A00C0E1E7EE4"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings and Quorum</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC05F11CEF58C4AE0B3DD3C3C7CFB3C0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall meet—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A3E7AD390AE4F92A25266DA91049D58"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least once each month; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB4B79CBD22E344DE9C9E56EA9F4569CD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at the call of the Chair.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID297F37C8D5054119B4A3FA53A4C7F700"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the members of the
Administration shall constitute a quorum.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD75AE26A9F7D4DA89E6EC29830A7C86D"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Seal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall procure a proper
seal, with such suitable inscriptions and devices as the President shall
approve. This seal, to be known as the official seal of the Federal Election
Administration, shall be kept and used to verify official documents, under such
rules and regulations as the Administration may prescribe. Judicial notice
shall be taken of the seal.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID54FA90D4A6684AD0B7AF3B915B08003B"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Principal Office</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The principal office of the Administration
shall be in or near the District of Columbia, but the Administration may meet
or exercise any of its powers anywhere in the United States.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE25CC4EFF32D4087BB4B4B559795AD8B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>352.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition of the Federal Election
Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF23FFFBC654B4FD39AF0AA2C00C92053"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall be composed of 3
members, 1 of whom shall serve as the Chair of the Administration. No member of
the Administration shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9390B977AE3F4617AE432551BB422F15"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be affiliated with the same political party
as any other member of the Administration while serving as a member of the
Administration; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID015B992F9273456C8A67DA793F3F11BF"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have been affiliated with the same
political party as any other member of the Administration at any time during
the 5-year period ending on the date on which such individual is nominated to
be a member of the Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8536F444A49145409F229661A4614002"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5DE47C38A42F4915B04795E851A325BA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Administration shall be
appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4AF207C4B4049AB859E74CF5E9FA657"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President shall, at the time of
nomination of the first 3 members of the Administration, designate 1 of the 3
to serve as the Chair. Any individual appointed to succeed, or to fill the
unexpired term of, that member (or any member succeeding that member) shall
serve as the Chair.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA9E680A7E1494028BD4EC97FA04DE2B6"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Qualifications</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID18F6D753E49F4A7DA6C15268A2DDD672"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual who is appointed under
paragraph (1) shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID766EA7CFA0D5412CA57044DAF865B99E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">possess demonstrated integrity,
independence, and public credibility; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF831A402FDAF43DB9D0116275B9AFE02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall have not less than 5 years
professional experience in law enforcement, including such experience
gained—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID675AC101DF21400E8B939275A186FCE5"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in service as a member of the
judiciary;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF4B1A7A08E9C407684B898458EB3B427"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a member or an employee of a Federal,
State, or local campaign finance or ethics enforcement agency; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFEFD0FB6A30A4764877CA25F0A85D685"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as a law enforcement official in a Federal
or State enforcement agency or office.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID906A775A8B80488B8517446D9012B8A2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may not be appointed under
paragraph (1) if—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3679546B019A49518880FFBD0465CFBA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such individual is serving or has served as
a member of the Federal Election Commission subject to a term limit; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9DDC587AD62B479CAAD182D2AE50A235"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at any time during the 4-year period ending
on the date of the nomination of such individual, the individual was—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID44525888CCE64A7188BD889F99338111"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a candidate, an employee of a candidate, or
an attorney for a candidate;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID243B301E6EAA4C22BB5CA87D291CE1EC"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an elected officeholder, an employee of an
elected officeholder, or an attorney for an elected officeholder;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90C6AC9A25794C3BA52CF93A3C6C37CC"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an officer or employee of a political party
or an attorney for a political party; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID889CAB4F32FB45C2AD127A822AF573EB"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">employed in a position in the executive
branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character
under Schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9D5376B175D444FB91FF9C04A72C25F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Term of Office</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDE4F0933495407F8777C7D931DB0A0B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0B5AB3DE4A504E909A7C95069A675740"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair of the Administration shall be
appointed for a term of 10 years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5CEDBE4423254001978BB7A943208EDF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (C), the 2 members
of the Administration other than the Chair shall be appointed for a term of 6
years.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID433503B7EE6C456892C0CF19C39CD3C8"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial appointments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the members initially appointed under
subparagraph (B), 1 member shall be appointed for a term of 3 years.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61B34D106D824C2A949B88891D8ECCB4"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation to one term</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Administration may only
serve 1 term, except that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1F640DCD134B4BF7A23B5C35BBEFC299"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the individual appointed under subparagraph
(B) of paragraph (1) who is appointed for the term described in subparagraph
(C) of such paragraph may be appointed to a 6-year term in addition to the term
described in such subparagraph; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29C272DF80A349E59082ACE70835AAF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an individual appointed under paragraph (4)
to fill the remainder of an unexpired term that has less than
<fraction>1/2</fraction> of the term remaining may be appointed to serve
another term.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD85222383024B68B1F6269CBE926535"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expired terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may continue to serve as a
member of the Administration after the expiration of such individual’s term
until the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6A971728BA9747B7A7BE80B87F2C552F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the date on which such individual’s
successor has taken office; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0742C2649FA745E380BA429B19A917D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 year following the date on which the term
of such member expired.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5007BD1A8DB44F60B3F9ECD9DAAA1820"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual appointed upon a vacancy
occurring before the expiration of the term for which the individual’s
predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of the
predecessor. Such vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointment.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID705D9D86A47143AE99FFA9037C07D944"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may not engage in any other
business, vocation, or employment while serving as a member of the
Administration.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50F32096E4A0424E91A78A09014FCE99"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Removal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A member of the Administration may be
removed by the President only for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance
in office.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8713E19373CD4C3389ADA4BA76BDBAD2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>353.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff director</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE7D04899F2A48EEB3991ACDFE855427"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Administration a
staff director.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAB141DB99C394A648B5F752621C9DE38"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The staff director—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19492AF67C224941ADE5E545A918FDA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall assist the Administration in its
administration and operations;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC3F8DBFD882044F39C8327289CD9F63E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall perform such responsibilities as the
Administration shall prescribe; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD52099D6F87742CDB84ECDB85E586A14"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may, with the approval of the Chair—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID472A6C8148184645A94215EA724E8B74"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appoint and fix the pay of such additional
personnel as the staff director considers appropriate without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5945F66742ED4273811173F2F1D61841"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">procure temporary and intermittent services
to the same extent as is authorized by section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of
the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS–15 of the General Schedule
(5 U.S.C. 5332).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD1E47096C8284F30A4299B2105CEB478"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The staff director shall be appointed by
the Chair, after consultation with the other members of the
Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC0B6FA072314F90A0AA5EC54412F75F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual may not engage in any other
business, vocation, or employment while serving as the staff director.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6E148DFBFB441F49593F2861C5E01EB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>354.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General counsel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7863223026D04FC8A4E3D73FC0264782"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There shall be in the Administration a
general counsel.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID634271F67F694BE19845CA02611D15D1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The general counsel shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID35149B88828F4F93863959FD07438139"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as the chief legal officer of the
Administration;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5A8C5DEA9734FBEBCCD6E5FE24F227E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide legal assistance to the
Administration concerning its programs and policies;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80EB711F6A0C4E7097B11C0DEFECCEE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advise and assist the Administration in
carrying out its responsibilities under section 361; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB78E74E721624E2AB982099FCC8EFC01"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">represent the Administration in any
proceeding in court or before an administrative law judge.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE1A994861D324B8EA49B8A3C17FA54E4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The general counsel shall be appointed by
the Chair, subject to approval by majority vote of the members of the
Administration.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAA7E11E322E2473CAA77A4B5E56F26C7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>355.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector general</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There shall be in the Administration an
inspector general. The inspector general and the office of inspector general
shall be subject to the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).</text>
</section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="IDFE5DAD366A09458EB167402465036A8B" level-type="subsequent"><enum>2</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">OPERATION OF THE FEDERAL ELECTION
ADMINISTRATION</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6E80EE9876F94DFBBB6811E637702E85" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>361.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers of the Chair and
Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDDE4341D1D8547C6BCBA787016EE4ADA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6BA1198A5B3A40E1B2D360A0E93317E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair shall be the chief administrative
officer of the Administration with the authority to administer the
Administration and shall, after consultation with the other 2 members of the
Administration, have the power to appoint or remove the staff director and to
establish the budget of the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0E71FEB7F3384C0D816024D23889C18E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other powers</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair has the power—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFBE25DDA4A9A49A1BDBC8339600CD2CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the fullest extent practicable, to
request the assistance of other agencies and departments of the United States,
including the personnel and facilities of such agencies and departments and the
heads of such agencies and departments may make available to the Chair such
personnel, facilities, and other assistance, with or without
reimbursement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3284E63B6BC340ED951646BB788F0F1E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to appoint, assign, remove, and compensate
administrative law judges in accordance with title 5, United States
Code;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID063D3F1FDC8A483FB94F231713E3EE57"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to require, by special or general orders,
any person to submit, under oath, such written reports and answers to questions
as the Chair may prescribe;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6979A823660D4683A60CA1FE547D6CA8"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to administer oaths or affirmations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E4EFB2A9C8448B6B29F9FAA9479BF18"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to issue and enforce subpoenas in
accordance with section 364;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1870CDEB0A6D4E979E0065F8949B6B0D"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in any proceeding or investigation, to
order testimony to be taken by deposition before any person who is designated
by the Chair and has the power to administer oaths and, in such instances, to
compel testimony and the production of evidence in the same manner as
authorized under subparagraph (E);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID439F7404D97249159E03CE78A6404E68"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to pay witnesses fees and mileage in
accordance with section 364(d); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC723AC47AAB648C1B9D1713BC2961950"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make independent budget requests to
Congress in accordance with section 362.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF10938C8687A444E8A186B48A73AD43D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall have the
power—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5B166EC2A14B4FEDBDFDBF3982D7DDE6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to initiate, defend, or appeal, through the
general counsel, any civil action in the name of the Administration to enforce
the provisions of this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCBA729F68BAF474DA2B320C22153DC02"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to assess civil penalties for violations of
this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3531F8F2DEA54DEA85DF9CCA8E0656B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to issue cease-and-desist orders to prevent
violations of this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID73226E18AB68496D957DD30111EAD19D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish procedures and schedules for
agency adjudication that ensure timely enforcement of this Act and chapters 95
and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27C631B924EB44B281BDBF3500826E50"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to render advisory opinions under section
363;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID981693C1958E4E27B69E537B3AD096DE"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop prescribed forms, and to make,
amend, and repeal rules, pursuant to section 365;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5BBCC268F7984F72B476D876E3DAFBF1"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to establish procedures for alternative
dispute resolution of violations of this Act or of chapters 95 or 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BE336577C824F86B1CB5BC9159AB4DE"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to conduct investigations and hearings
expeditiously, to encourage voluntary compliance, and to report apparent
violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50A1D783297141388EE1A965B1EA0AFE"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to transmit to the President and to
Congress not later than June 1 of each year, a report which states in detail
the activities of the Administration in carrying out its duties under this Act,
and which includes any recommendations for any legislative or other action the
Administration considers appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD17B6D90B132475CB650523AC950AA70" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>362.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independent budget requests and legislative
proposals</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89D08EF215DF481BB4EB5A72151F99BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemption From OMB Oversight</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the Chair submits any budget
estimate or request to the President or the Office of Management and Budget,
the Chair shall concurrently transmit a copy of such estimate or request to
Congress.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID587FBB47A7264AFAA5F1700F91ECC698"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To Make Independent Legislative
Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the
Administration submits any legislative recommendation, testimony, or comments
on legislation requested by Congress or by any Member of Congress, to the
President or the Office of Management and Budget, the Administration shall
concurrently transmit a copy thereof to Congress or to the Member requesting
the same. No officer or agency of the United States shall have any authority to
require the Administration to submit its legislative recommendations,
testimony, or comments on legislation, to any office or agency of the United
States for approval, comments, or review, prior to the submission of such
recommendations, testimony, or comments to Congress.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBF9C8217D3DC413BB4088B8DDFE11DCB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>363.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory opinions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID36FB5D33BCF5447B9D22BC4BB10A8371"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requests for Advisory Opinions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID691EF8BA2B4E48DEBA92220066A0523C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 60 days after the
Administration receives from a person a complete written request concerning the
application of this Act, chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
or a rule or regulation prescribed by the Administration, with respect to a
specific transaction or activity by the person, the Administration shall render
a written advisory opinion relating to such transaction or activity to the
person.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9F0AFF6CE830460B98B0DD200A7A653B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requests by candidates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If an advisory opinion is requested by a
candidate, or any authorized committee of such candidate, during the 60-day
period before any election for Federal office involving the requesting party,
the Administration shall render a written advisory opinion relating to such
request not later than 20 days after the Administration receives a complete
written request.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID87D0C67B3B1E45D0A9EDC83C38947234"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking Required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any rule of law which is not stated in this
Act or in chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be
initially proposed by the Administration only as a rule or regulation pursuant
to procedures established in section 365. No opinion of an advisory nature may
be issued by the Administration or any other officer or employee of the
Administration except in accordance with the provisions of this section.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7F04D8A7A7C04966BD652AD1083C35FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reliance on Advisory Opinions</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD34199019DF84C7FAC612A7A01E36B8E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any advisory opinion rendered by the
Administration under subsection (a) may be relied upon by—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCED0E5C9DCB4440D82975BE9F1988C43"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any person involved in the specific
transaction or activity with respect to which such advisory opinion is
rendered; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4E61180DA16D43ABA7BE83B589C8EB67"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any person involved in any specific
transaction or activity which is indistinguishable in all its material aspects
from the transaction or activity with respect to which such advisory opinion is
rendered.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8D289ABBC5E74FD5B10D0C94BFCE846A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Protection from liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, any person who relies upon any provision or finding of an advisory opinion
in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) and who acts in good faith
in accordance with the provisions and findings of such advisory opinion shall
not, as a result of any such act, be subject to any sanction provided by this
Act or by chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD852AD413BCA4ED4A95A899B0124D499"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Publication of Requests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall make public any
request made under subsection (a) for an advisory opinion. Before rendering an
advisory opinion, the Administration shall accept written comments submitted by
any interested party within the 10-day period following the date on which the
request is made public.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CEEE55D6BAE4CC1995E2FBAD62EDE09"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A657AC7147D4D989BC31B989FC6F143"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person adversely affected by an
advisory opinion rendered by the Administration may obtain judicial review of
such advisory opinion by filing a petition in the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F1B4BD7B34C4916BB5BBBA831688CCC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of conducting the judicial
review described in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5,
United States Code, shall apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEFEAF962427E4A5BA6ADE4003725A65C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>364.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance and enforcement of
subpoenas</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4979681FA8964CF48ABD096A4CF636F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance by the Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administration is conducting an
investigation pursuant to section 371 or 372, the Chair shall, on behalf of the
Administration, have the power to require by subpoena the attendance and
testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary evidence relating
to the execution of the Administration’s duties.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID312DBE7CCDA8424386ECE1FFDD5B65BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance by an Administrative Law
Judge</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any administrative law
judge presiding over an enforcement action pursuant to section 373 shall have
the power to require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and
the production of all documentary evidence relating to the administrative law
judge’s duties.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB9C8C8778C84BDBAFF7C3517F31A611"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance and Enforcement of
Subpoenas</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27C96FA3819F4C5392826F87B340FB7D"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Issuance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas issued under subsection (a) or
(b) shall bear the signature of the Chair or an administrative law judge,
respectively, and shall be served by any person or class of persons designated
by the Chair or administrative law judge for that purpose.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC0D61466D464A4C9CFDCB88A748B81A"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enforcement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of contumacy or failure to obey
a subpoena issued under subsection (a) or (b), the Federal district court for
the judicial district in which the subpoenaed person resides, is served, or may
be found may issue an order requiring such person to appear at any designated
place to testify or to produce documentary or other evidence. Any failure to
obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of that
court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID416ACE7290704A39BFC22088D895F57B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Witness Allowances and Fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1821 of title 28, United States
Code, shall apply to witnesses requested or subpoenaed to appear at any hearing
of the Administration. The per diem and mileage allowances for witnesses shall
be paid from funds available to pay the expenses of the Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29821CB98AE547D7A8F02A0614F15CCC"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Jurisdiction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subpoenas for witnesses who are required to
attend a Federal district court may run into any other district.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID676B12EF0D34474785519822C5D2D0B2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>365.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5D190E564A824571BCDD6C2F830D8D58"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may, pursuant to the
provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, prescribe such rules
and regulations as the Administration deems necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, including the authority to promulgate rules of practice and procedure for
agency adjudications.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9EF86CF49C64ECFBA8B50731A94298A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To Promulgate Independent
Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the
Administration promulgates any regulation, it shall not be required to submit
such regulation for review or approval to the President or the Office of
Management and Budget.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF9E0CC123E341049834AD19A8198835"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct of Activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall prepare written
rules for the conduct of its activities, including procedures for the conduct
of enforcement actions under sections 371, 372, and 373.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE7E0D59330A4DD1AEFC19263A90601B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Forms</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF04057386DF472B83EF0DABF0EF62E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall prescribe forms
necessary to implement this Act and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FF3574756064A5AA33268C2B39C81B5"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any forms prescribed by the Administration
under paragraph (1), and any information-gathering activities of the
Administration under this Act, shall not be subject to the provisions of
section 3512 of title 44, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6966B9EF516F4DCEB9CC6FC531816652"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reliance Upon Rules and
Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any person who relies upon any rule or regulation
prescribed by the Administration in accordance with the provisions of this
section and who acts in good faith in accordance with such rule or regulation
shall not, as a result of such act, be subject to any sanction provided by this
Act or by chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4F944C648EBA4CA7B9C076EEF3C79CB0"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation With IRS</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In prescribing rules, regulations, and
forms under this section, the Administration and the Secretary of the Treasury
shall consult and work together to promulgate rules, regulations, and forms
which are mutually consistent. The Administration shall report to Congress
annually on the steps it has taken to comply with this subsection.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID90F0D95ABC384ED7A0E0E6E625E7361C"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID17A71A0001EB4C03A6551F1E41D06296"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person adversely affected by a rule,
regulation, or form promulgated by the Administration may obtain judicial
review of such rule, regulation, or form by filing a petition in the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDD8018B4663441698DE55DF7698F57B8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of conducting the judicial
review described in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5,
United States Code, shall apply.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58708B7EFD9B4B60851C7BF82D818A35"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rule and Regulation Defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this Act, the terms <term>rule</term>
and <term>regulation</term> mean a provision or series of interrelated
provisions stating a single, separable rule of law.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2F06AA44DE884BCA90326864CACFF43B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>366.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Litigation authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4FFD63EE84D64117815D48BA798D4CEB"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding sections 516 and 518 of
title 28, United States Code, and section 3106 of title 5, United States Code,
the Administration is authorized to bring, appear in, defend against, and
appeal any action instituted under this Act or chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, in any court either—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDCB36FD37E1447A09CBCD5BA8D7B585B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by attorneys employed by the
Administration; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF6EBECFDED4948C78500992699341A38"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by counsel whom it may appoint, on a
temporary basis as may be necessary for such purpose, without regard to the
provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the
competitive service, and whose compensation it may fix without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4C663DEF568B4B578DCF7797C690BC6A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation of Appointed
Counsel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The compensation of
counsel appointed on a temporary basis under subsection (a)(2) shall be paid
out of any funds otherwise available to pay the compensation of employees of
the Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID654492CA13B0418EA6E30EC10A08262F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independence From Attorney
General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In pursuing an action
under this section, the Administration may act independently of the Attorney
General.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID62688ADA15414A56AFC504B5B56824FD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>367.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of reports</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBC5450E49A79457AA6D700CD3AB96317"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81A72545E20A4510A4D92C1D0ABA0408"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare, publish, and furnish to all
persons required to file reports and statements under this Act a manual
recommending uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID316D9E4E2E9D4B74B3ACC0EA979C862C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a filing, coding, and
cross-indexing system consistent with the purposes of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0C83ADB7BDAA4896B927E2EF1A567984"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">within 48 hours after the time of the
receipt by the Administration of reports and statements filed with the
Administration, make them available for public inspection, and copying, at the
expense of the person requesting such copying, except that any information
copied from such reports or statements may not be sold or used by any person
for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for commercial purposes, other
than using the name and address of any political committee to solicit
contributions from such committee;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9213B10BD42841799F0370CA2D4A4A83"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">keep such designations, reports, and
statements for a period of 10 years from the date of receipt and maintain
computerized records of such designations, reports, and statements
thereafter;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD77AC09709BF43A08D7B7675B30AC5A1"><enum>(5)</enum><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID54B55FE773114EAAAF5DD4BEC1AAE5BA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile and maintain a cumulative index of
designations, reports, and statements filed under this Act, publish the index
at regular intervals, and make the index available for purchase directly or by
mail;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID051438AEE855488BAD9714EF5FD33CD0" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile, maintain, and revise a separate
cumulative index of reports and statements filed by multicandidate committees,
including in such index a list of multicandidate committees; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF25BFF31010D42899353CDE6AD798FC4" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compile and maintain a list of
multicandidate committees, which shall be revised and made available
monthly;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE168F37C1C64ED8AAB9A299CE3CE264"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prepare and publish periodically lists of
authorized committees which fail to file reports as required by this Act;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAECE2CB3974A4317989FFB693CDBE3A3"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">serve as a national clearinghouse for the
compilation of information and review of procedures with respect to the
administration of Federal elections.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C00C0FF2A18418985E48535C5D940E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pseudonyms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of subsection (a)(3), a
political committee may submit 10 pseudonyms on each report filed in order to
protect against the illegal use of names and addresses of contributors, but
only if such committee attaches a list of such pseudonyms to the appropriate
report. The Administration shall exclude these lists from the public
record.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89ABAC2299024C1B810AE209D745F56E"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contracts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may enter into contracts
for the purpose of performing the duties described in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA511F9F1D5B4C0A93367DF72E0EA9EE"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports or other information described in
subsection (a) shall be available to the public, except that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6DD34F4D64C441958A512EAD9E8B05D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">copies shall be made available without
cost, upon request, to agencies and branches of the Federal Government;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC555BA48B277427DA4A29B831B253662"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">information made available as a result of
the application of paragraph (7) of such subsection shall be made available to
the public only upon the payment of the cost thereof.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID377D2BC914B9475A8CACE244D6B8638A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>368.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits and field examinations</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID503058650AC14948B77C0A53CC544381"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may, in accordance with
the provisions of this section, conduct audits and field investigations of any
political committee required to file a report under section 304.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD8017F07F2614408B658322E30FB5EA8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All audits and field investigations
concerning the verification for, and receipt and use of, any payments received
by a candidate or committee under chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 shall be given priority.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7AC240CD8A7747A0AED2717854AEF6A5"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits and Field Examinations Where
Thresholds Not Met</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID80B8B6D980E4482B8D51A9832A099B36"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Internal review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall conduct an
internal review of reports filed by selected committees to determine if the
reports filed by a particular committee meet the threshold requirements for
substantial compliance with the Act. Such thresholds for compliance shall be
established by the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7B469E0F62E44E34A03910EE36EB416D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audits and field examinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may vote to conduct an
audit and field investigation of any committee which it determines under
paragraph (1) does not meet the threshold requirements established by the
Administration. Such audits shall be commenced within 30 days of such vote,
except that any audit under the provisions of this subsection of an authorized
committee of a candidate shall be commenced within 6 months of the election for
which such committee is authorized.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA043F02D313548DCA34E95EDE8972AA6"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Random Audits</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID621B26EE4C6341C2A9AD57E9B2F53CF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to any audits conducted under
subsection (c), the Administration may, subject to paragraph (2), conduct
audits of any committee selected at random to ensure compliance with this Act.
The selection of any committee under this paragraph shall be based on standards
and procedures adopted by the Administration, except that in any calendar year
such audits may be initiated against no more than 3 percent of all authorized
candidate campaign committees.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DA43C7400134AA0ABC064BA53B5E9FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicable rules</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3CF00DF6E94E4336A010E8BD47B13215"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administration selects a committee
for audit under paragraph (1), the Administration shall promptly notify the
committee of the selection and commence the audit within 30 days of the
selection.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81BEC2F07CAB46C897B5B0369EEA79CF"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Special rules for authorized
committees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the committee
selected under paragraph (1) is an authorized committee of a candidate, the
audit—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7BB31E29870D499B93F2484CC0599CC6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be commenced and actively undertaken
within 6 months of the election for which the committee is authorized;
and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2AA53B3FC6F04ADBA0EC503F7D199E35"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may examine compliance with this Act only
with respect to that election.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID14830512306046D78915F74408510CE9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This subsection shall not apply to an
authorized committee of a candidate for President or Vice President subject to
audit under section 9007 or 9038 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDE6B3E4C391749A9A0AA38DBA9986D60" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>369.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congressional oversight</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
limit, restrict, or diminish any investigatory, informational, oversight,
supervisory, or disciplinary authority or function of Congress or any committee
of Congress with respect to elections for Federal office.</text>
</section></chapter><chapter commented="no" id="ID5D131A04033B444FACC01507545107A2" level-type="subsequent"><enum>3</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">ENFORCEMENT</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID997AB5938F05499DA40D872D76BD8933" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>371.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initiation of enforcement actions by
Administration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC561ED6A28442A1B92259537B635188"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may initiate a civil
enforcement action under section 373 if, after conducting an investigation, the
Administration finds reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this Act
or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 has occurred or is
about to occur.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID467D05DB103D43FAA796BACF11A4C058"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basis for Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration may make a finding under
subsection (a) based on any information available to the Administration,
including the filing of a complaint under section 372.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID50647058B0F0432184AFC1B7506C741D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice and Opportunity To Demonstrate No
Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to initiating
an enforcement action under subsection (a), the Administration shall give any
person under investigation notice and the opportunity to demonstrate that there
are no reasonable grounds to believe a violation has occurred or is about to
occur, but the Administration’s decision on such matter shall not be subject to
judicial review.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID377778A01C9C4B45B7A4F69CDE9FDB68" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>372.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Complaint to initiate enforcement
action</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4EFB45F0AE7A4E5ABC6F56F4B850D15A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Filing of Complaint</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3B6F79B3D3F44CC9B43E2DA70665AB25"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person may file a complaint with the
Administration alleging a violation of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6C262E34A93245BEB487B2C62F104C47"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A complaint filed under paragraph (1) shall
be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9C20F739E3345589CEF44F6521DCB8A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in writing, signed, and sworn to by the
person filing such complaint;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBCF9D15FA7F74CE39D76C6FA233A5E8E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notarized; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDED54625C2B7C4D229DE4D276CA907975"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made under penalty of perjury and subject
to the provisions of section 1001 of title 18, United States Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DCD4036D1D54140BA5B28EBDFC38FB8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Action by the administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (4), based on the
allegations in a complaint filed under paragraph (1), and such investigations
the Administration deems necessary and appropriate, the Administration
may—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCC3ED38D0BB844A39B212CBE42A8FBFC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initiate a civil enforcement action under
section 373 if the Administration finds reasonable grounds to believe a
violation has occurred or is about to occur; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID479F1F2E2FE3414C958B7C09CEA4A33F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dismiss the complaint.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08566C3D137841C096B1E3706860712D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of anonymous
complaints</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Commission may
not conduct any investigation or take any other action under this section
solely on the basis of a complaint of a person whose identity is not disclosed
to the Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0054D7E153DA44D7B1E8583475EABD7E"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recovery of costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who has filed a complaint under
paragraph (1) shall be entitled to recover from the Administration up to $1,000
of the costs incurred in preparing and filing the complaint if, based on the
complaint, the Administration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE5A9844BEB74FAF975713568E8C8690"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">makes a finding under section 373(a) that a
person has violated (or is about to violate) the Act; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFF96F883B8DF48D8BC6A853347A37861"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enters into a conciliation agreement with a
person under section 373(c).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID801FB1CE5F124790984DEC6F9AA7CA04"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice and Opportunity To Demonstrate No
Violation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to initiating
an enforcement action under subsection (a)(3)(A), the Administration shall give
any person named in a complaint notice and an opportunity to demonstrate that
there are no reasonable grounds to believe a violation described in such
subsection has occurred or is about to occur, but the Administration’s
determination under subsection (a)(3) shall not be subject to judicial review
in an action brought by such person.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID58AF21C9842D4358A6E6E9B6E64779B9"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Failure by the Administration To Take
Timely Action</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8812B3278C2A4DD9BF24E44FF0ACFA35"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administration—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA48F216006724184A758803A14658DFA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">dismisses a complaint filed under
subsection (a); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE3E4A8619CFE4B1285348CEE941B42F9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fails to initiate a civil enforcement
action under section 373 within 180 days of the filing of such a complaint, the
person filing the complaint under subsection (a) may seek judicial review of
the Administration’s dismissal, or failure to act, in Federal district court in
the District of Columbia or in the district in which such person
resides.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5AE327F86BD47479CADB9656A9A77DF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court shall review the Administration’s
dismissal of the complaint or failure to act in accordance with the provisions
of section 706 of title 5, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDB6539F3E2224D3989DE563A566903F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Court orders</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The court may order the Administration to
initiate an enforcement action or to conduct a further investigation of the
complaint within a time set by the court.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF3CDB4BEF8AD4028A831EB7A9DEACB9D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>373.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil enforcement actions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID475C509747144B23A3B2CA9940E9D1D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall have the authority
to impose a civil monetary penalty under section 375, issue a cease-and-desist
order under section 376, or do both, if the Administration finds, by an order
made on the record after notice and an opportunity for hearing before an
administrative law judge pursuant to subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5,
United States Code, that a person has violated (or, in the case of a
cease-and-desist order, has violated or is about to violate) this Act or
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The general counsel
shall represent the Administration in any proceeding before an administrative
law judge.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID208A9974237744C19A2D1249C119619E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice and Request for Hearing</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6F8A4B1BF5C542D3B931AD6BBEC75DB2"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administration finds under section
371 or 372 that there are reasonable grounds to believe a violation has
occurred or is about to occur, the Administration shall serve written notice of
the charges on each respondent, and shall conduct such further investigation as
the Administration deems necessary and appropriate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID23D690F22634478B8BC28B41FBF57170"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request for hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each respondent shall have an opportunity
to request, prior to the date that is 30 days after the date on which the
notice is received, a hearing on the charges before an administrative law
judge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0CA4F908F2344CEA8F05FC1595A2370A"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of failure to request a
hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If no hearing is
requested, the Administration shall make a finding on the charges, and shall
issue whatever relief the Administration deems appropriate under sections 375
and 376.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID29467D386E2F47DB93D7B77B83CEA1F4"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conciliation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48E3ECB6913D4670AA1B333CB012F2A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procedures for entering into conciliation
agreements</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE48216DDA5D54C0AAF5E3EA93400DEA8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the respondent requests a hearing under
subsection (b)(2), the Administration shall attempt, for a period that does not
exceed 60 days (or 15 days if the hearing is requested within 60 days of an
election), to correct or prevent such violation by informal methods of
conference, conciliation, and persuasion, and to enter into a conciliation
agreement with the respondent. In the case of a hearing that is requested at a
time other than within 60 days of an election, the period for conciliation
shall not be less than 30 days unless an agreement is reached before
then.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAE3C9CA8FAAD4CF884297D3E3F575694"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion of civil monetary
penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A conciliation
agreement may include a requirement that the person involved in such
conciliation shall pay a civil monetary penalty that does not exceed the
amounts set forth in subsection (a) of section 375 or, in the case of a knowing
and willful violation, the amounts set forth in subsection (b) of such section.
The conciliation agreement may also include the requirement that the person
involved consent to the terms of a cease-and-desist order, as provided in
section 376.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF65A6003C0CC4CA89544B83C029F239D"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Representation by general
counsel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The general counsel
shall represent the Administration in any negotiations for a conciliation
agreement and any such conciliation agreement shall be subject to the approval
of the Administration.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7009FE137EBB4CD9AE8D806827ABC242"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Bar to further action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A conciliation agreement, unless violated,
is a complete bar to any further action by the Administration.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID20CF2911659D4AC2BDE29B5835425E49"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No action by the Administration or any
other person, and no information derived in connection with any conciliation
attempt by the Administration may be made public by the Administration, without
the written consent of the respondent, except that if a conciliation agreement
is agreed upon and signed by the Administration and the respondent, the
Administration shall make such agreement public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEF37AB7A3E104806AB10B9F46415CBE9"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Violation of conciliation
agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in
which a person has entered into a conciliation agreement with the
Administration under paragraph (1), the Administration may institute a civil
action for relief if the Administration believes the person has violated any
provision of such conciliation agreement. Such civil action shall be brought in
the Federal district court for the district in which the respondent resides or
has its principal place of business, or for the District of Columbia. Such
court shall have jurisdiction to issue any relief appropriate under sections
375 and 376. For the Administration to obtain relief in any such action, the
Administration need only establish that the person has violated, in whole or in
part, any requirement of such conciliation agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID066E323B00704433B51258B76FF364A8"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of any respondent, a hearing
on the charges served under subsection (b)(1) shall be conducted before an
administrative law judge, who shall make such findings of fact and conclusions
of law as the administrative law judge deems appropriate. The administrative
law judge shall also have the authority to impose a civil monetary penalty on
the respondent, issue a cease-and-desist order, or both. The decision of the
administrative law judge shall constitute final agency action unless an appeal
is taken under subsection (e).</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID30910DBA8E2D451893CC4AA378364B93"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appeal to Administration</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C01D7D1606C48C2A7864898903DEA29"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Right to appeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The general counsel and each respondent
shall each have a right to appeal to the Administration from any final
determination made by an administrative law judge.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC8EF11481112471DB4E5490733FDE030"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review of alj determinations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the event of an appeal under paragraph
(1), the Administration shall review the determination of the administrative
law judge to determine whether—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6D63B0F02D2C481C8438DB655E97E8F7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a finding of material fact is not supported
by substantial evidence;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID53F04A35E1B9475C805212244D76E44D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a conclusion of law is erroneous;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FFB7D4D38A14DCA8A7733F29FA83602"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the determination of the administrative law
judge is contrary to law or to the duly promulgated rules or decisions of the
Administration;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EE48D56A34F481B961E0747171AEA02"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a prejudicial error of procedure was
committed; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID31D33C9853AC47C49D0FA29558CD0A0D"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the decision or the relief ordered is
otherwise arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE4E1A4D8D2874D168C6CF2196C1CCB82"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final agency action</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The decision of the Administration shall
constitute final agency action.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1C61787C3D84ADE830296B02C1FFDCD"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Judicial Review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD6409490AF4948E8AFFD629BA587425C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any party aggrieved by a final agency
action and who has exhausted all administrative remedies, including requesting
a hearing before an administrative law judge and appealing an adverse decision
of an administrative law judge to the Administration, may obtain judicial
review of such action in the United States Court of Appeals for any circuit
wherein such person resides or has its principal place of business, or in the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB6DEAE5597504C1DB63E1A806FF03804"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of conducting the judicial
review described in paragraph (1), the provisions of section 706 of title 5,
United States Code, shall apply.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCD95F16AE24041F5A7F5FC954D079934"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petition for judicial review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To obtain judicial review under paragraph
(1), an aggrieved party described in such paragraph shall file a petition with
the court during the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the order was
issued. A copy of such petition shall be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of
the court to the Administration, and thereupon the Administration shall file in
the court the record upon which the order complained of was entered, as
provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21F2F7E429154934B0D252F1EAED1A15" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>374.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification of nonfilers</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID91F9C3AC6EF2449D8D9853653A897EF9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before taking any action under section 373
against any person who has failed to file a report required under section
304(a)(2)(A)(iii) for the calendar quarter immediately preceding the election
involved, or in accordance with section 304(a)(2)(A)(i), the Administration
shall notify the person of such failure to file the required reports.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID38C3A83B95F347B09089EEDC046FCE3F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Opportunity for Response</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a satisfactory response is not received
within 4 business days after the date of notification, the Administration
shall, pursuant to section 367(a)(6), publish before the election the name of
the person and the report or reports such person has failed to file.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID69A05BA7D55F4A19BEF1B200E2B6A614" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>375.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Civil monetary penalties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID343E56ED2C5B45CFA7AB4B0B69771721"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who violates this Act, or
chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be liable to the
United States for a civil monetary penalty for each violation which does not
exceed the greater of $5,000 or an amount equal to any contribution or
expenditure involved in such violation. Such penalty shall be imposed by the
Administration pursuant to section 373.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID04BA560211A842C696C6F29352D5A4BF"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowing and Willful
Violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who
commits a knowing and willful violation of this Act, or of chapter 95 or 96 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, shall be liable to the United States for a
civil monetary penalty for each violation which does not exceed the greater of
$10,000 or an amount equal to 200 percent of any contribution or expenditure
involved in such violation (or, in the case of a violation of section 320,
which is not less than 300 percent of the amount involved in the violation and
is not more than the greater of $50,000 or 1,000 percent of the amount involved
in the violation). Such penalty shall be imposed by the Administration pursuant
to section 373.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7239F6896AE642B58DCDF3AEFD3B6F13"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Determination of Civil Monetary
Penalty</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the
amount of a civil monetary penalty under this section with respect to a
violation described in this section, the Administration or an administrative
law judge shall take into account the nature, circumstances, extent, and
gravity of the violation and, with respect to the violator, any prior
violation, the degree of culpability, and such other matters as justice may
require.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID5C1DF1E3249C45A0A2082B160B9FC136"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Referral to Attorney General</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID713DE323E6AE49889E3F5BB99423E4EE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administration determines that a
knowing and willful violation of this Act which is subject to section 379, or a
knowing and willful violation of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, has occurred or is about to occur, the Administration may refer such
apparent violation to the Attorney General without regard to any limitations
set forth under section 373.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C9C6257ED2A4F9C98CB7862294AF461"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting by the attorney
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the
Administration refers an apparent violation to the Attorney General, the
Attorney General shall report to the Administration any action taken by the
Attorney General regarding the apparent violation. Each report shall be
transmitted within 60 days after the date the Administration refers an apparent
violation, and every 30 days thereafter until the final disposition of the
apparent violation.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFC1D0158DCC44101A3512903CD158D87" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>376.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cease-and-desist orders</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC102A8CEC71C4DE7A5449C4FF4F2EFA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Administration finds, after notice
and opportunity for hearing under section 373, that any person is violating,
has violated, or is about to violate any provision of this Act, or chapter 95
or 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any rule or regulation
thereunder, the Administration may publish any findings and enter an order
requiring such person, or any other person that is, was, or would be a cause of
the violation due to an act or omission the person knew or should have known
would contribute to such violation, to cease and desist from committing or
causing such violation and any future violation of the same provision, rule, or
regulation. Such order may, in addition to requiring a person to cease and
desist from committing or causing a violation, require such person to comply
(or to take steps to effect compliance) with such provision, rule, or
regulation, upon such terms and conditions and within such time as the
Administration may specify in such order.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD300236E2FDA4B62B6D06A6FFF3B49B5"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Temporary Order</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Whenever the Administration determines that
an alleged violation or threatened violation specified in the notice initiating
a civil enforcement action under section 373, or the continuation thereof, is
likely to result in violation of this Act, or of chapter 95 or 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and substantial harm to the public interest, the
Administration may apply to the Federal district court for the district in
which the respondent resides or has its principal place of business, in which
the alleged or threatened violation occurred or is about to occur, or for the
District of Columbia, for a temporary restraining order or a preliminary
injunction requiring the respondent to cease and desist from the violation or
threatened violation and to take such action to prevent the violation or
threatened violation. The Administration may apply for such order without
regard to any limitation under section 373.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9178E71B9F834735BBD413997354A685" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>377.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If any person fails to pay an assessment of
a civil penalty—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0FFCE51044234430B708FE7D1482D185"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the order making the assessment has
become a final order and such person has not timely filed a petition for
judicial review of the order in accordance with section 373(f)(3) or if the
order of the Administration is upheld after judicial review; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12FD9EE3F6CD40608D27AFB5E8D1D6C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after a court in an action brought under
section 373(c)(3) has entered a final judgment no longer subject to appeal in
favor of the Administration, the Attorney General shall recover the amount
assessed (plus interest at currently prevailing rates from the date of the
expiration of the 30-day period referred to in section 373(f)(3) or the date of
such final judgment, as the case may be) in an action brought in any
appropriate district court of the United States. In such an action, the
validity, amount, and appropriateness of such penalty shall not be subject to
review.</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID68454B350B034E4F9C3A5D18EE024BF4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>378.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8B3F01BE011A4C3AB545B8E9D3824BA0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to a Finding of Reasonable
Grounds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any proceedings
conducted by the Administration prior to a finding that there are reasonable
grounds to believe a violation of the law has occurred or is about to occur,
including any investigation pursuant to section 371 or pursuant to a complaint
filed under section 372, shall be confidential and none of the Administration’s
records concerning the complaint shall be made public, except that the person
filing a complaint pursuant to section 372 is permitted to make such complaint
public.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID98977909727D424B9F6C4CA1851880C8"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">After a Finding of Reasonable
Grounds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in
subsection (d), if the Administration makes a finding pursuant to section 371
or 372 that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of law has
occurred or is about to occur—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3C02E6408AC94F06B5202E292D4FCC44"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the finding of the Administration as well
as any complaint filed under section 372, any notice of charges, and any answer
or similar documents filed with the Administration shall be made public;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID33F75FB9A6384E7E8F9BD10429778F55"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all proceedings conducted before an
administrative law judge under section 373, and all documents used during such
proceedings, shall be made public.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID59F24095838941A9B9299AD75BB6EC25"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">After Dismissal of a Complaint or
Conclusion of Proceedings Following a Finding of Reasonable
Grounds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection
(d), following the Administration’s dismissal of a complaint filed under
section 372 or the termination of proceedings following a finding of reasonable
grounds under section 371 or 372, the Administration shall, not later than the
date that is 30 days after such dismissal or termination, make public—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID280F48D3B43B4564936DD6D6C73227CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the complaint, any notice of charges, and
any answer or similar documents filed with the Administration (unless such
information has already been made public under subsection (b)(1));</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC67886DFDD3B4AFD9CCFF1F35AC0D676"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any order setting forth the
Administration’s final action on the complaint;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID89F6BA6950DA4D53B74521F662596E9F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any findings made by the Administration in
relation to the action; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8DE0CE1E3FE240B798B15585E0BF0AB4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all documentary materials and testimony
constituting the record on which the Administration relied in taking its
actions.</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">Subject to subsection (d), the
affirmative disclosure requirement of this subsection is without prejudice to
the right of any person to request and obtain records relating to an
investigation under section 552 of title 5, United States Code.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9756B1E21CD94A438F0DD6C99E856FCB"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confidentiality of Records and Proceedings
Otherwise Subject to Disclosure</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID874D6C2C7E3E46FD9C26CE146715AC09"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall issue regulations
providing for the protection of information the disclosure of which under
subsection (b) or (c) would impair any person’s constitutionally protected
right of privacy, freedom of speech, or freedom of association. The
Administration shall also issue regulations addressing the application of
exemptions from disclosure contained in section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, to records comprising the Administration’s investigative files. Such
regulations shall consider the need to protect any person’s constitutionally
protected rights to privacy, freedom of speech, and freedom of association, as
well as the need to make information about the Administration’s activities and
decisions widely accessible to the public.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD0B5E180280640B1A22B855105F88CAC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Petition to maintain
confidentiality</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID667089936AEF4EE48B1BC94657366B1C"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who would be adversely affected
by any disclosure of information about the person made pursuant to subsection
(b) or (c), or by the conduct in public of a hearing or other proceeding
conducted pursuant to section 373, shall have the right to petition the
Administration to maintain the confidentiality of such information or such
proceeding on the ground that such information falls within the scope of any
exemption from disclosure contained in section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, or is prohibited from disclosure under the Administration’s regulations,
the Constitution, or any other provision of law. Upon the receipt of such
petition, the Administration shall make a prompt determination whether the
information should be kept confidential, and shall withhold such information
from disclosure pending this determination. The Administration shall notify the
petitioner in writing of the determination.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE384E94705BE46D196B097F886060187"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administration shall prescribe
regulations governing the consideration of petitions under this paragraph. Such
regulations shall provide for public notice of the pendancy of any petition
filed under subparagraph (A) and the right of any interested party to respond
to or comment on such petition.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID61EACB5A6AF84DAD9EE91F5D099E60D8"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Penalties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any member or employee of the
Administration, or any other person, who violates the provisions of this
section shall be fined not more than $2,000. Any such member, employee, or
other person who knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of this
section shall be fined not more than $5,000.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF11C5CBD28A74E67A0DFA2AE097A7399" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>379.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Criminal penalties</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB3BFC7D6954C401699822F9A631F10C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Knowing and Willful
Violations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who
knowingly and willfully commits a violation of any provision of this Act that
involves the making, receiving, or reporting of any contribution, donation, or
expenditure—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAEED550E77F74F6083751E2EF244E98F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aggregating $25,000 or more during a
calendar year shall be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned
for not more than 5 years, or both; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF1E174473005497C9364632668A350E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aggregating $2,000 or more (but less than
$25,000) during a calendar year shall be fined under such title, or imprisoned
for not more than 1 year, or both.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID270A4168A7B74CD5830346A892A0D745"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributions or Expenditures by National
Banks, Corporations, or Labor Organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a knowing and willful
violation of section 316(b)(3), the penalties set forth in subsection (a) shall
apply to each violation involving an amount aggregating $250 or more during a
calendar year. Such a violation of section 316(b)(3) may incorporate a
violation of section 317(a), 320, or 321.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAF718A5AE2764A748B81E2C977F8CAE3"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fraudulent Misrepresentation of Campaign
Authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a
knowing and willful violation of section 322, the penalties set forth in
subsection (a) shall apply without regard to whether the making, receiving, or
reporting of a contribution or expenditure of $1,000 or more is
involved.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8E1F65FDB61D434E89CC6196A1718B0B"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibition of Contributions in Name of
Another</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any person who
knowingly and willfully commits a violation of section 320 involving an amount
aggregating more than $10,000 during a calendar year shall be—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC1D521C4999E4FDBAB836272FBD90739"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">imprisoned for not more than 2 years if the
amount is less than $25,000 and subject to imprisonment under subsection (a) if
the amount is $25,000 or more;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF78EEA5F20D84C3CB92951DB25F68CFE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fined not less than 300 percent of the
amount involved in the violation and not more than the greater of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1BBA2F3E7E114B5F967A0BC9FD46827C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEA76C500B1004F2EB5A32A410832F830"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1,000 percent of the amount involved in the
violation; or</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID48474B477A3D4B83BFB76FAB89B6CF71"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">both imprisoned as provided under paragraph
(1) and fined as provided under paragraph (2).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID610C1C0D19164F2683C610DD1BC7A485"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of Conciliation Agreements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID968551B5A67644F8891E1EF00306A022"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Evidence of lack of knowledge and
intent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any criminal action
brought for a violation of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any defendant may evidence their lack of
knowledge or intent to commit the alleged violation by introducing as evidence
a conciliation agreement entered into between the defendant and the
Administration under section 373(c)(1) which specifically deals with the act or
failure to act constituting such violation and which is still in effect.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8BC53805E444497F8D7652FD0CEA1352"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration by courts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any criminal action brought for a
violation of any provision of this Act or of chapter 95 or 96 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, the court before which such action is brought shall take
into account, in weighing the seriousness of the violation and in considering
the appropriateness of the penalty to be imposed if the defendant is found
guilty, whether—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID410672017B824102B3412FADFD264688"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specific act or failure to act which
constitutes the violation for which the action was brought is the subject of a
conciliation agreement entered into between the defendant and the
Administration under section 373(c)(1);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4A425608FA434A198719E9506EF29610"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conciliation agreement is in effect;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC05FF822D096494E850D85F1A83FC439"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the defendant is, with respect to the
violation involved, in compliance with the conciliation agreement.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5839C05775E40C8A1F8F202CB56B238" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>380.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of limitations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or
punished for any violation of this Act, unless the indictment is found or the
information is instituted within 5 years after the date of the
violation.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID581C4105DBE34A1A97CC63A3D48BDD99" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>381.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For each fiscal
year, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration such sums
as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this
Act and under chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986.</text>
</section></chapter></subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID866643D7BFA64267B3211397ACFE970D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>102.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive schedule positions</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE031B374258C41CC8CE891D578B0CA69"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Schedule Level III
Position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5314 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID885F01A6AF9E4B439A8F59CBA8BCF234" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFE9FD0367E3A49EABFB57151F77ABA1F"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair, Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE19FE393F6484B2E959765748C472104"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Schedule Level IV
Positions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5315 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID509CBAE4BFBC4719968E9164962B4DEA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2C7E8385D22949C19BE22AD3AF1F2779"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members (other than the Chair), Federal
Election Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID21A06CDF7AF24ED9BD7391058F8CCC6B"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff Director, Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD942FA65028B444EAD78326B6AF855E3"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inspector General, Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0DDB48B5DF05457BBC7D9763B825E9F0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Executive Schedule Level V
Position</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5316 of
title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6182E2EAC0C747A69935F672FD43C8DE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID46C827C3D2BF41F191D430B4456EBA3F"><enum></enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">General Counsel, Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27DB4556DA164B61A8C701822FABF838" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>103.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO examination of enforcement of campaign
finance laws by the Department of Justice</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24EE0DB6B7EC4065ABCC98D7A916E07C"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Examination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct a thorough examination of the enforcement of the criminal
provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) and chapters 95 and 96 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by the Attorney General.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDCB6807F9DB35448094B0133070EB8B31"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Attorney
General and Congress a report on the examination conducted under subsection (a)
together with recommendations on how the Attorney General may improve the
enforcement of the criminal provisions of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name> (2 U.S.C.
431 et seq.) and chapters 95 and 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
including recommendations on the resources that the Attorney General would
require to effectively enforce such criminal provisions.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID370EFBE6699C4647B7D21338D3C842FB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>104.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">GAO study and report on appropriate funding
levels</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1C48543C236C43BD984ADBF69B7A6C67"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an ongoing study on the level of funding that constitutes
an adequate level of resources for the Federal Election Administration to
competently execute the responsibilities imposed on the Administration by this
Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDAD79A7D186144EB0B455E178676CD862"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and once every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller
General shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and
Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a) together with
recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the
Comptroller General determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26F3063A12CD4F48AC541C1D82F1880C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>105.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDA9DECFA9F344BE6B5463719C882C8CA"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Independent Agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of title 5, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15BFDCED3B9A422BB8A382DAB6669698"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>and</quote> after the semicolon;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDC2689D2ED0F46ED92D0E8BC332BD67B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking the period
and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDB9058A61D454417BA1FA3ABD38F4096D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB2FD357828B4654B4F56324973E71A1" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID09CF5FF5503346698CF88EA7E7E84AB4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID11437B347A784949819153C2F2B24FA0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coverage Under Inspector General
Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8G(a)(2) of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking
<quote>Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Election Administration</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID83E8D858B64D4ADE884095FE145DDAE0"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coverage of Personnel Under Hatch
Act</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7323(b) of title
5, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID86274C080E904DCEBA75D3721C6BC9DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Election Administration</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFCB59E2DCA9440C9A7ABA02D6660177E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(I), by striking
<quote>Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Election Administration</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9104001003FE4120A3099A4BBDBF578F"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion From Senior Executive
Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3132(a)(1)(C)
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Federal Election
Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal Election
Administration</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID15D3242E18C844B2872C412DE47D5282"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subtitle
<enum-in-header>A</enum-in-header></header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting before section 301 the
following:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID12BED2DB6E654F2CA74DCA6E59BF9AF6" style="OLC">
<subtitle commented="no" id="ID58F581BB1CD44EAE9D4FACA6857D5E11" level-type="subsequent" style="OLC"><enum>A</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">General
Provisions</header>
</subtitle><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">TRANSITION PROVISIONS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID4D2F1FD8B05C49338723E1B95D701E1B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of functions of Federal Election
Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There are
transferred to the Federal Election Administration established under section
351 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971</act-name> (as added by section 101) all functions that the Federal
Election Commission exercised before the date described in section
205(a).</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24A4A4FE92EF493A8016118C7F5EE905" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of property, records, and
personnel</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDA0FF3ACD15AC4B4894E7C2FDBBD391FC"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Property and Records</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The contracts, liabilities, records,
property, and other assets and interests of, or made available in connection
with, the offices and functions of the Federal Election Commission which are
transferred by this title are transferred to the Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7D34FAC32648422AB0740E0503425AC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Personnel</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The personnel employed in connection with
the offices and functions of the Federal Election Commission which are
transferred by this title are transferred to the Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC93FD197C3D845F09FDF8AAAC8323FA1" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repeals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The following provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>
are repealed:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8771D833F40B400EBC852F8504C610C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 306 (2 U.S.C. 437c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6006FC73138F4C078AAA5F2FE48F8D2E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 307 (2 U.S.C. 437d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID26D47E280F444AF3B0B56F437B0FE530"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 308 (2 U.S.C. 437f).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID77696D52A385418885899DACEB26B9DF"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 309 (2 U.S.C. 437g).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDC9DB7F47A5464FDFAB5C961AA4DB1C9A"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 310 (2 U.S.C. 437h).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3FEC844947A9413781D4C77F1DBCFA0B"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 311 (2 U.S.C. 438).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID2A01DA0B64DC40DEB0F305B949464319"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 314 (2 U.S.C. 439c).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDFB0570C38650483A9A433369B8C05FD8"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 406 (2 U.S.C. 455).</text>
</paragraph></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF2060D695773485CBADA39E5B6E6E671" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD9C907CD460948C98AA7EE83C113CC30"><enum>(a)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3F28639F93C84C40A5E16559198FDAA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 301, by striking paragraph (10)
and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3E6AD1E1A1484FD1BF0B33B0A2E50BF8" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF64E354DAA6B44C896CD7270E89CDEDD" indent="up1"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administration</term> means
the Federal Election
Administration.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID24592C02DC5F4369853FF60A25C47885"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Federal Election
Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Administration</quote> each place it
appears; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD62257578D82413192D1D160C20DD795"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> and
inserting <quote>Administration</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID19A2D6AF009E4742904AF0110D25F3AB"><enum>(b)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3502(1)(B) of title 44, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>Federal Election Commission</quote>
and inserting <quote>Federal Election Administration</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID27FEF682126A45569872985C15B6BCAA"><enum>(c)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 207(j)(7)(B)(i) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended by striking <quote>the Federal Election Commission by a
former officer or employee of the Federal Election Commission</quote> and
inserting <quote>the Federal Election Administration by a former officer or
employee of the Federal Election Commission or the Federal Election
Administration</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1CE66884A2004307A1DB77CC7E8CF3FA"><enum>(d)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 103 of the Ethics in Government Act
of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3EBBDD5F01C94B2181EAA14358B45B4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (e), by striking <quote>the
Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>the Federal Election
Administration</quote>; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDE21EFAB3217F4E84B96C50C67B528DC0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (k), by striking <quote>the
Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>the Federal Election
Administration</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID84C4A83482DA44D38D9A1086021FFE8B"><enum>(e)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID0C0ABBEEEE5E4EA98A03B586301EBA70"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9002(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID81C3A70DC8364628A1A081ED78938011" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID71E6DE9A0BA64810A1BCD08232BDDD58"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administration</term> means
the Federal Election Administration established under section 351 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971</act-name>.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDBAEDF451F2F84430A03BCE39E0A26FF4" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking <quote>Commission</quote> and inserting
<quote>Administration</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0A11209D5ECC4C2D90FC3E0ACCF29165"><enum>(f)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="ID9EC49BF700294562A5F17FF712E14719"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9032(3) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDF25A674A1635440081141EA26646B9EA" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD5DD5E2AD3E44388B41592C06E3BB09C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Administration</term> means
the Federal Election Administration established under section 351 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971</act-name>.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID893D6DD3E688464D99D349E784C0FD22" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking <quote>Commission</quote> and inserting
<quote>Administration</quote> each place it appears.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID1188FE25779C47E491D8324709FC2FB2"><enum>(g)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3(c) of the Voting Accessibility
for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (42 U.S.C. 1973ee–1(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDD424D158B5C94502858240B504D6A138"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08869568C3464CDF8B6952FE629919DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Federal Election
Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal Election
Administration</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID066979876D0D4D2DB18731A24D7DC642"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Commission</quote> and
inserting <quote>Administration</quote>; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID8C6FD6D8B1E44664B1722B30C336A0C2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>Federal Election Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal
Election Administration</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID3D7F03F312484DC3907D04DD2957EF51" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective date</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDEBE04910B016481A932816F185AB6028"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In General</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This title and the amendments made by this
title shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID666F4A20519144CFB3D2861569643F62"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of the Federal Election
Commission</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding
any other provision of, or amendment made by, this Act, the members of the
Federal Election Commission shall be removed from office on the date described
in subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section>