1.
(a)This Act may be cited as the Let the People Decide
Clean Campaign Act
.
(b)The Congress finds that the existing system
of private political contributions has become a fundamental threat to the
integrity of the national election process, has undermined public confidence in
the legitimacy of that election process, and that the provisions contained in
this Act are necessary to prevent the corruption of the public’s faith in the
Nation’s system of governance.
<enum>I</enum><header>Expenditure
limitations and public financing for House of Representatives general
elections</header>
<section id="HCA4181C453634DBCA1A8E5BFCE285600"><enum>101.</enum><header>Expenditure
Limitations and Public Financing of House General Elections</header>
<subsection id="H212EB50A2C4B4D3792520017C13517A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expenditure
Limitations and Public Financing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name> (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following new title:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" id="H939EA4C146434800A51E382CA43769D1">
<title id="HE2EE30321A924B4C95AC8D3EAD449452"><enum>V</enum><header>Expenditure
limitations and public financing for House of Representatives general
elections</header>
<section id="H72DA46B5A65748878C84C346718F9F7"><enum>501.</enum><header>Limitation on
expenditures in House of Representatives general elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">A candidate in a House of Representatives
general election may not make expenditures other than as provided in this
title.</text>
</section><section id="H14F3E609C0C0475BA5607DA48F102F45"><enum>502.</enum><header>Sources of
amounts for expenditures by candidates in House of Representatives general
elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The only sources of
amounts for expenditures by candidates in House of Representatives general
elections shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H7868C50BD45B4E4C9FBE01E793885AC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Grassroots Good
Citizenship Fund under section 506; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H99733CB239DA4AD3BAD5530065197209"><enum>(2)</enum><text>additional amounts
from State and national party committees under section 507.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H5E3BFDDDA762431691C297911B608258"><enum>503.</enum><header>District
limitation on expenditures by major party candidates</header>
<subsection id="H049FB4A05A2740E8A9DFE96B82A74827"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in sections 505 and 507, the maximum
amounts of expenditures by major party candidates in House of Representatives
general elections shall be based on the median household income of the
districts involved, as provided for in subsections (b) and (c).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD13055FE9CBB42DF9969E860904B974"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Maximum for
wealthiest district</header><text>In the congressional district with the
highest median household income, maximum combined expenditures for all major
party candidates with respect to a House of Representatives general election
shall be a total of $2,000,000.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD34B8BD1D3BA4E00B506E1E6D8A3938"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Maximum for other
districts</header><text>In each congressional district, other than the district
referred to in subsection (b), the maximum combined expenditures for all major
party candidates with respect to a House of Representatives general election
shall be an amount equal to—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D085B21EBCC44D0B16804D75D38AEDE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the maximum amount
referred to in subsection (b), less</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFE06B46AEBE24F51B54E9BDE9ED1F984"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount equal
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55656E42496A41B9A469E065DD9F06F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text><fraction>2/3</fraction>
of the percentage difference between the median household income of the
district involved and the median household income of the district referred to
in subsection (b), times</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA504928462074861ADD546D86CE69F8B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the maximum amount
referred to in subsection (b).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H8CD42B016A3049C4B36F9ED7E1DD00D6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allocation</header>
<paragraph id="HAEC55AF7208347D88D932F05D61B4C87"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The maximum
expenditure for a major party candidate in a congressional district shall bear
the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c), as
applicable, as the total popular vote in the same precincts in which the
general election will be held for candidates of the party in all House of
Representatives general elections occurring during the period described in
paragraph (3) bears to the total popular vote in such precincts for candidates
of all major parties in all such elections, except that in determining the
total popular vote in such precincts for candidates of any party in elections
occurring during the period described in paragraph (3), votes cast in any House
of Representatives general election for which there were fewer than 2 major
party candidates shall not be taken into account.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B18D70350AD4C5DA67052FDC1B1941C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception for
districts with no contested elections</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, during the period described in
paragraph (3), no House of Representatives general election for which there
were at least 2 major party candidates was held in any of the same precincts in
which the general election will be held, the maximum expenditure for a major
party candidate in the district shall bear the same ratio to the maximum amount
under subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, as the total popular vote in all
such precincts for candidates of the party in all elections for the office of
Senator occurring during the period described in paragraph (3) bears to the
total popular vote in all such precincts for candidates of all major parties in
all such elections.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA4CA50E42BC4470D95A1ED255354CFE9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Period
described</header><text>With respect to a House of Representatives general
election in a congressional district, the period described in this paragraph is
the period beginning on the date of the third most recent House of
Representatives general election held in the district and ending on the day
before the date of the election.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HA393F90EE4FF4524A5CD87B2623BD95B"><enum>504.</enum><header>District
limitation on expenditures by third party and independent candidates</header>
<subsection id="H1D8BFB66131F490EA4E0CD90FD79D8F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in sections 505 and 507, the maximum
amounts of expenditures by third party and independent candidates in House of
Representatives general elections shall be the amount allocated under
subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE35115F44E2346E2AA18C48DBD849D3C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allocation</header><text>The
maximum expenditure for a third party or independent candidate in a
congressional district shall be the greater of the following amounts:</text>
<paragraph id="HE5412BBED4734BAAB0F95B92B80035F5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The amount that
bears the same ratio to the maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of
section 503, as applicable, as the total popular vote in the district for
candidates of the third party or for all independent candidates (as the case
may be) in House of Representatives general elections bears to the total
popular vote for all candidates in elections held during the period described
in section 503(d)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H864F2F123816448200A2FC00F933218F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount that bears the same ratio to the
maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of section 503, as applicable, as
the total popular vote in the State involved for candidates of the third party
or for all independent candidates (as the case may be) in elections for Federal
office other than Presidential elections bears to the total popular vote for
all candidates in elections held during the period described in section
503(d)(3).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H867D4D0A35C1487B9080FF868446899"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amount that bears the same ratio to the
maximum amount under subsection (b) or (c) of section 503, as applicable, as
the total popular vote in the State involved for candidates of the third party
or for all independent candidates (as the case may be) in Presidential
elections bears to the total popular vote for all candidates in Presidential
elections held during the period described in section 503(d)(3).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HE0C39039A1CC4161BC576F94BF8DEAEF"><enum>505.</enum><header>Permitting
Additional Expenditures By Certain Eligible Candidates</header>
<subsection id="H98AAB1876F3F4326B259005B557206D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Additional
Expenditures</header>
<paragraph id="H1C0F768FAFEE4B2A005D93083EB64395"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The maximum amount calculated under section 503 or 504
for any eligible candidate described in paragraph (2) shall be increased in
accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB6A9212D985D4D179792BC6273C8F952"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible
candidate described</header>
<subparagraph id="H8570EFC5998A444B8DD1894DFA37A1E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In this section, an <quote>eligible candidate</quote> is
a major party, third party, or independent candidate in a House of
Representatives general election who presents to the Commission petitions
containing the signatures of individuals eligible to vote in the election (as
verified by the Commission), except that the highest funded candidate in the
election may not be an eligible candidate for purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H62351FA7DBB647EB84EB2FC51E00D868"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prohibiting use
of paid signature collectors</header><text>The Commission may not verify a
signature presented under this section if any person received a direct or
indirect payment to collect the signature.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6807C84025364197B09C59B10995CC3D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Highest funded
candidate described</header><text>In this section, the <quote>highest funded
candidate</quote> is, with respect to an election, the major party, third
party, or independent candidate who is permitted to make the greatest maximum
amount of expenditures under this title, as calculated under either section 503
or 504 (but excluding any increase in the amount under this section and any
additional amount permitted under section 507).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H759C6A9E54004EFA83BCB7DA9B5498E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Determination of
Amount of Increase in Maximum Expenditure Amount</header>
<paragraph id="HD527AA385D76428A8534E074C07BFBBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The
increase in the maximum amount for an eligible candidate in a House of
Representatives general election provided under this section shall be
determined as follows:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE831510C9456481CA0DCFE99E428E0B7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the number of signatures presented by
the candidate to the Commission under subsection (a)(2) is equal to or greater
than 20% of the total number of votes cast in the most recent comparable
election in the same precincts in which the House of Representatives general
election is held (as verified by the Commission), the maximum amount for the
candidate shall be increased by an amount equal to the difference
between—</text>
<clause id="H33E374E5B40E43C59D57EC3759D22160"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the maximum amount
of expenditures which the highest funded candidate in the election is permitted
to make under this title, as calculated under either section 503 or 504 (but
excluding any additional amount permitted under section 507); and</text>
</clause><clause id="H24060AD4A5C642C5AC40E52A7ACFDBC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum amount of expenditures which
the candidate is permitted to make under this title, as calculated under either
section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase in the amount under this section
and any additional amount permitted under section 507).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAF31FD0715E04C459348CEFCB871AAFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If, in the case of a third party or
independent candidate, the number of signatures presented by the candidate to
the Commission under subsection (a)(2) is equal to or greater than 10% of the
total number of votes cast in the most recent comparable election in the same
precincts in which the House of Representatives general election is held (as
verified by the Commission) and less than 20% of such total number of votes,
the maximum amount for the candidate shall be increased by an amount equal to
the difference between—</text>
<clause id="H72BF2D0962804DA88BBB502271E1F653"><enum>(i)</enum><text>50
percent of the maximum amount of expenditures which the highest funded
candidate in the election is permitted to make under this title, as calculated
under either section 503 or 504 (but excluding any additional amount permitted
under section 507); and</text>
</clause><clause id="HF6FF5EBFD852465BB653B1A2BF93445D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the maximum amount of expenditures which
the candidate is permitted to make under this title, as calculated under either
section 503 or 504 (but excluding any increase in the amount under this section
and any additional amount permitted under section 507).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H6940A7056CA841228CF9FEBC52BD3D1E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>If the number of
signatures presented by the candidate to the Commission under subsection (a)(2)
is less than 10% (or, in the case of a major party candidate, less than 20%) of
the total number of votes cast in the most recent comparable election in the
same precincts in which the House of Representatives general election is held
(as verified by the Commission), there shall be no increase in the maximum
amount provided under this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HA82870CBD14043F7BFD9EAB21A8C5C0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Most recent
comparable election defined</header><text>In this subsection, the term
<term>most recent comparable election</term> means, with respect to a House of
Representatives general election—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED3E7D8E61254B62A705CC0013B28E3E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the case of a
regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a Presidential election is
held, the most recent regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a
Presidential election was held;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1CC9FD741C6E4CAC8CF6AD1091E97FC9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the case of a
regularly scheduled election held in a year in which a Presidential election is
not held, the most recent regularly scheduled election held in a year in which
a Presidential election is not held; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H122775E954B04327BC682B723EBC81E6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the case of a
special election, the most recent House of Representatives general election
held in the same precincts in which the election is held which the Commission
considers appropriate for purposes of this section.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H80E8DDA56B534C03B3377B00CA04E277"><enum>506.</enum><header>Grassroots Good
Citizenship Fund</header>
<subsection id="H83590116C759419A97B4F75DB0C3CCFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Creation of
fund</header><text>There is established in the Treasury a trust fund to be
known as the <quote>Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</quote>, consisting of
such amounts as may be credited to such fund as provided in this
section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H5D2D441C4482487A9B062BAAD0E7EAC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>District
accounts</header><text>There shall be established within the Grassroots Good
Citizenship Fund an account for each congressional district. The accounts so
established shall be administered by the Commission for the purpose of
distributing amounts under this title.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8602C4314171490A847DBBAC7517963D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Payments to
candidates</header><text>Subject to subsection (d), the Commission shall pay to
each candidate from the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund the maximum amount
calculated for such candidate under section 503 or 504 and any additional
amount calculated for the candidate under section 505.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H7049B266208C48F4B4F5CB1F1D4CA9DF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Insufficient
amounts</header><text>If, as determined by the Commission, there are
insufficient amounts in the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund for payments under
subsection (c), the Commission may reduce payments to candidates so that each
candidate receives a pro rata portion of the amounts that are available.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H184FA393E2684E0DA4609396119308B3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Transfers to
fund</header><text>There are hereby credited to the Grassroots Good Citizenship
Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts designated under section 6097 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF10FF78A3C9A4C95B71BA5185559FBCD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>Amounts
in the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund shall be available for the purpose of
providing amounts for expenditure by candidates in House of Representatives
general elections in accordance with this title.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB3610865ADA840BC9B94000984C8DEA8"><enum>507.</enum><header>Additional
amounts from State and national party committees</header>
<subsection id="H30358A34BA6B4C8C93226F74EBD4776"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Contributions</header><text>In
addition to amounts made available under section 503 or 504 and the additional
amounts made available under section 505, in the case of a candidate in a House
of Representatives general election who is the candidate of a political party,
the State and national committees of that political party may make
contributions to the candidate totaling not more than 5 percent of the maximum
expenditure applicable to the candidate (as calculated under section 503 or
section 504 and including any additional amount provided under section
505).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD7DF66B2850F426CA82086B208F18949"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expenditures</header><text>A
House of Representatives candidate who is the candidate of a political party
may make expenditures of the amounts received under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HB1AE0E6BA38A41139F896631BA51E4E6"><enum>508.</enum><header>Public service
announcements</header>
<subsection id="HFD74BAB434D14D889D7138B69B521E55"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning on January 15, and continuing through April 15
of each year, the Commission shall carry out a program, utilizing broadcast
announcements and other appropriate means, to inform the public of the
existence and purpose of the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund and the role that
individual citizens can play in the election process by voluntarily
contributing to the fund. The announcements shall be broadcast during prime
time viewing hours in 30-second advertising segments equivalent to 200 gross
rating points per network per week. The Commission shall ensure that the
maximum number of taxpayers shall be exposed to these announcements. Television
networks, as defined by the Federal Communications Commission, shall provide
the broadcast time under this section as part of their obligations in the
public interest under the <act-name parsable-cite="CA34">Communications Act of
1934</act-name>. The Federal Election Commission shall encourage broadcast
outlets other than the above mentioned television networks including radio to
provide similar announcements.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HDEC487D2014E41B6BC910242FE8139B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Gross rating
point</header><text>The term <term>gross rating point</term> is a measure of
the total gross weight delivered. It is the sum of the ratings for individual
programs. Since a household rating period is 1 percent of the coverage base,
200 gross rating points means 2 messages a week per average household.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H44E9347874C047FF924D933D1D0019A0"><enum>509.</enum><header>Aggregation of
Candidates and Authorized Committees</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For purposes of applying the restrictions
and limitations of this title—</text>
<paragraph id="HDE1B7641455340348D00137B2789D4D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>expenditures made
by any authorized committee of a candidate shall be considered to be made by
the candidate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H18455B8A34704AE1942E3616B2EC2021"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contributions made
to any authorized committee of a candidate shall be considered to be made to
the candidate.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H961E3D2E6E04451597C15BC980A62EE6"><enum>510.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">As used in this title—</text>
<paragraph id="H80F41FD402514950A28FF72E18D8BF04"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the term
<term>House of Representatives candidate</term> means a candidate for the
office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HC21646F313AB4DC49B74D2C45172ACC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the term
<term>median household income</term> means, with respect to a congressional
district, the median household income of that district, as determined by the
Commission, using the most current data from the Bureau of the Census;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H77F681B12B094D5CAC3E6DBBA4B838BC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the term
<term>major party</term> means, with respect to a House of Representatives
general election—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE9F07A6EA8C456B9B43979D90889E10"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political party whose House of
Representatives candidate in the preceding general election received, as the
candidate of such party, 25 percent or more of the total number of popular
votes received by all candidates for such office in the same precincts in which
the general election will be held, or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HFEC5BB7F0BAD4CE8A19DF4468DFCC640"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a political party whose candidates in all
elections for Federal office and all elections for the chief executive of the
State involved occurring during the period described in section 503(d)(3)
received 25 percent or more of the total number of popular votes received by
all candidates in the same precincts in which the general election will be held
in all such elections occurring during such period;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H126A8343E1524C64947154143BADCCEC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the term
<term>third party</term> means, with respect to a House of Representatives
general election, a political party which is not a major party;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H169C23273BF6485F917731D9B600CD45"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the term <term>independent candidate</term>
means, with respect to a House of Representatives general election, a House of
Representatives candidate who is not the candidate of a major party or a third
party, except that any such candidate who, in the preceding general election,
received 25 percent or greater of the total number of popular votes received by
all candidates for such office in the same precincts in which the general
election will be held, shall be treated for purposes of this title as a major
party candidate; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0360F13A1CA941AC99D859260800994F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the term
<term>House of Representatives general election</term> means a general election
for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to,
the
Congress.</text>
</paragraph></section>.
(b)
(1)Section 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended—
(A)in paragraph
(1)(B)(i), by striking or (h)
and inserting or (h), or by
title V,
; and
(B)in paragraph
(1)(C), by striking and (h)
and inserting and (h), and
under title V,
.
(2)Section 315(c)(2)(B) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)(2)(B)) is
amended—
(A)in clause (i), by
striking and
at the end;
(B)in clause (ii), by
striking the period at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(C)by adding at the
end the following new clause:
(iii)for purposes of
title V, calendar year
2012.
.
<enum>II</enum><header>Amendments to
Internal Revenue Code of 1986</header>
<section id="H256DA52D87634BABAC5788FE2B4D18A8"><enum>201.</enum><header>Designation of
overpayments and contributions for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<subsection id="H9FB686CC9DC04CB5AE33DCB9DDE479A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is amended by adding at the end the
following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H35C6218E5EA745BE8361854F2785A2EF">
<part id="HD8B67B2893CB415CBC289D3D006394A3"><enum>IX</enum><header>Designation of
overpayments and contributions for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 6097. Designation of overpayments
for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund.</toc-entry>
</toc>
<section id="H0637C20FD4E544E7B1C9DE459BFF002B"><enum>6097.</enum><header>Designation of
overpayments for Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund</header>
<subsection id="HEA07FE5A9DBF4E409530BC3385008F2C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>With respect to each taxpayer’s return for the taxable
year of the tax imposed by chapter 1, such taxpayer may designate that—</text>
<paragraph id="H15687DC1C0C74F62B8252D9931ADE01D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an amount that is
not less than $1 of any overpayment of tax for such taxable year, and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HADD9E507AECF43CD99DEEC0070D6D3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any contribution
which the taxpayer includes with such return,</text>
</paragraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">shall be
paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund under section 506 of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.</continuation-text></subsection><subsection id="HC1D8FFA8F5E345E8AE8E24D73201B24B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Manner and time
of designation</header><text>A designation under subsection (a) may be made
with respect to any taxable year only at the time of filing the return of tax
imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year. Such designation shall be made on
the first page of the return.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H9F2568B55E2D4F8B8D9B59BAE8CA98B6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Overpayments
treated as refunded</header><text>For purposes of this title, any portion of an
overpayment of tax designated under subsection (a) shall be treated as being
refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date prescribed for filing the return
of tax imposed by chapter 1 (determined without regard to extensions) or, if
later, the date the return is
filed.</text>
</subsection></section></part><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subsection><subsection id="H98CC739E5D7C47C1BCC156BFEA0078C6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical
amendment</header><text>The table of parts for such subchapter A is amended by
adding at the end thereof the following new item:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5EBA58E7C63548DA910087500043CDC5" style="OLC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="part">Part IX. designation of overpayments and
contributions for certain purposes relating to House of Representatives
elections</toc-entry>
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</subsection><subsection id="H7BBA6E87A15A46179BEBEF27DB59262"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HAF72A8ADF21943E9881B0400E000E79"><enum>202.</enum><header>Increase in
corporate income tax on taxable income above $10,000,000</header>
<subsection id="H4867970A370A455EAFEEABD4365632F8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Subparagraph (D) of section 11(b)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking <quote>35 percent</quote> and
inserting <quote>35.1 percent</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H136685E365454ACB89C92605F1621753"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effective
date</header><text>The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H69670AE176AA4CF68C849F17AB21922C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of amounts
received</header><text>Amounts received by reason of the amendment made by
subsection (a) shall be paid over to the Grassroots Good Citizenship Fund under
section 506 of the <act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act
of 1971</act-name>.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Independent
expenditures</header>
<section id="HE14A82A5E22A4146BF6D6446C535B038"><enum>301.</enum><header>Ban on
independent expenditures in House of Representatives elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection;</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" id="H2926A8A99DE04B03B770B33CAF703030">
<subsection id="H8F45DD6787334D0FA6BA725826B1335B"><enum>(k)</enum><text>No person may make
any independent expenditure with respect to an election for the office of
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><section id="H078E56F70E194EC7B74B537B308D6F38"><enum>302.</enum><header>Ban use of
nonfederal funds for certain disbursements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title III of the Federal Election Campaign
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FB28E6DCD5A4B25B4A4DB76FEE3CCB4" style="traditional">
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1D47D319C9B46319491EF66B7F7ACFE"><enum>325.</enum><header>ban on use of nonfederal funds for certain
disbursements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No person may make any disbursement in
connection with a campaign for an election for the office of Representative in,
or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, or any disbursement in
connection with any public communication made for purposes of supporting,
opposing, attacking, promoting, or mentioning a candidate in such an election,
unless the funds used for the disbursement are subject to the limitations,
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this
Act.</text>
</section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>IV</enum><header>Provisions
relating to House of Representatives primary elections</header>
<section id="HC6E2006A235446B19898CAD83BFDCFB0"><enum>401.</enum><header>Limitation on
expenditures in House of Representatives elections other than general
elections</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FECA">Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971</act-name>
(2 U.S.C. 441a), as amended by section 301, is further amended by adding at the
end the following new subsection:</text>
<quoted-block act-name="Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971" id="H1333F0ABB48E48A0AD1FF89D59E09BB">
<subsection id="HC029E93C41B94D2EB2C6142B0014BD7C"><enum>(l)</enum><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC4BB5E6C822B496DB2F3E7A8C3D77599"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The maximum expenditures
for a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to, the Congress in any election other than a general election may
not exceed <fraction>1/3</fraction> of the maximum applicable to the candidate
in a general election under title V.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE24AAC4C723C4DE69700A88C5684F02" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For purposes of limitations under
this Act, any expenditure by a candidate referred to in paragraph (1),
including an expenditure for the preparation, production, or presentation of
communications through electronic media or in written form, shall, regardless
of when the expenditure is made, be attributed to the appropriate general
election, unless such expenditure is made solely for an election other than a
general
election.</text>
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</section><enum>V</enum><header>Consideration of
constitutional amendment</header>
<section id="H33E89EEBDF43455C81CA42D25E508F1C"><enum>501.</enum><header>Expedited
consideration of constitutional amendment</header>
<subsection id="H427A94881BFD463DBFF105CEBC192B8D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by
this Act is found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, the provisions of
section 2908 (other than subsection (a)) of the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990 shall apply to the consideration of a joint resolution
described in section 502 in the same manner as such provisions apply to a joint
resolution described in section 2908(a) of such Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8724F062F23B4F118E5597B1948363F0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Special
Rules</header><text>For purposes of applying subsection (a) with respect to
such provisions, the following rules shall apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H2062FD96CF11464CB30044F88066D923"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Any reference to
the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives shall be deemed
a reference to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives
and any reference to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall be
deemed a reference to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDC823475D30B4A67B90091066707A674"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any reference to
the date on which the President transmits a report shall be deemed a reference
to the date on which the Supreme Court finds a provision of this Act or an
amendment made by this Act unconstitutional.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H67BC212A85584BCD8E7D83177045BF6F"><enum>502.</enum><header>Constitutional
amendment described</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For
purposes of section 501, a joint resolution described in this section is a
joint resolution proposing the following text as an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States:</text>
<quoted-block id="H2F6FD2F2E6AC454FBE96E1ECDCC21C1D" style="traditional">
<constitution-article id="HD2854D17620E43E295ED5F0EAD0A5E1"><enum> —</enum>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF958D5DBCBE7410DAC41F31930095959" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress may provide for reasonable
restrictions on contributions, expenditures, and other disbursements in
campaigns for election for Federal office as necessary to protect the integrity
of the electoral process.</text>
</section><section id="H603F2647472F4F418F001EE251F08300"><enum>2.</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation. No legislation enacted to enforce this
article shall apply with respect to any election held after the last day of the
year of the fourth Presidential election held after the date of the enactment
of the legislation, unless the period in which such legislation is in effect is
extended by an Act of Congress which is signed into law by the
President.</text>
</section></constitution-article><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>VI</enum><header>General Effective
Date; Sunset</header>
<section id="H20CAE485A38C49A487E252934415DEA2"><enum>601.</enum><header>General
Effective Date; Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This
Act and the amendments made by this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H104767643405477CA657D8D500167DDD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall take effect January 1, 2013; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32B91EB13BA549DDA87CF6922833FD00"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall remain in
effect until December 31, 2026.</text>
</paragraph></section>