[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7120 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        H.R.7120

                     One Hundred Fifteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
           the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen


                                 An Act


 
  To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend through 
 2023 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil 
money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and 
                      published by the Commission.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL 
ELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH 2023.
    (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 309(a)(4)(C)(v) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30109(a)(4)(C)(v)) is amended 
by striking ``December 31, 2018'' and inserting ``December 31, 2023''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the earlier of--
        (1) December 31, 2018; or
        (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.