II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1498 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2011 Mr. Vitter (for himself and Mr. Heller) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional reporting with respect to contributions to members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

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Campaign reporting requirements for members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

Section 304(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is amended— (1)by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively, and (2)by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B)

Requirements for members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

(i)

In general

Each applicable committee of a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction established under section 401(b)(1) of the Budget Control Act of 2011 shall notify the Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, of any contribution of $1,000 or more received by such committee or member during the period beginning on the date such member was appointed to such Committee and ending on January 31, 2012. (ii)

Timing and content

The notification under clause (i) shall be made within 48 hours after the receipt of such contribution and shall include the name of the member or committee to whom the contribution was made, the identification of the contributor, and the date of receipt and amount of the contribution. (iii)

Applicable committee

For purposes of this subparagraph, the term applicable committee means— (I)any authorized committee of a member of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, and (II)any leadership PAC (as defined in subsection (i)(8)(B)) of such member. .