[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 90 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 90

To modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
                           to Indian tribes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 4, 2007

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
         referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To modify the application of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
                           to Indian tribes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF FECA TO INDIAN TRIBES.

    (a) Contributions and Expenditures by Corporations.--Section 316 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Treatment of Indian Tribes as Corporations.--
            ``(1) In general.--In this section, the term `corporation' 
        includes an unincorporated Indian tribe.
            ``(2) Treatment of members as stockholders.--In applying 
        this subsection, a member of an unincorporated Indian tribe 
        shall be treated in the same manner as a stockholder of a 
        corporation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any election that occurs after December 31, 2007.
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