[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 139 (Thursday, October 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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                 BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 1999

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                      McCONNELL AMENDMENT NO. 2293

  Mr. McCONNELL proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 1593) to amend 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan 
campaign reform; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . REQUIRING SENATORS TO REPORT CREDIBLE INFORMATION OF 
                   CORRUPTION.

       The Standing Rules of the Senate are amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

                              ``RULE XLIV


   ``requiring senators to report credible information of corruption

       ``(a) A Senator shall report to the Select Committee on 
     Ethics any credible information available to him or her that 
     indicates that any Senator may have--
       ``(1) violated the Senate Code of Office Conduct;
       ``(2) violated a law; or
       ``(3) violated any rule or regulation of the Senate 
     relating to the conduct of individuals in the performance of 
     their duties as Senators.
       ``(b) Information may be reported under subsection (a) to 
     the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, a Committee member, or the 
     staff director of the Select Committee on Ethics.''.

     SEC.   . BRIBERY PENALTIES FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

       Section 201(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     except that, with respect to a person who violates paragraph 
     (2), the amount of the fine under this subsection shall be 
     not less than $100,000, the term of imprisonment shall be not 
     less than 1 year, and such person shall be disqualified from 
     holding any office of honor, trust, or profit under the 
     United States''.
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                       McCAIN AMENDMENT NO. 2294

  Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 1593, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC.   . DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MONEY 
                   EXPENDITURES OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

       (a) Transfers of Funds by National Political Parties.--
     Section 304(b)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(b)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (H);
       (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(J) in the case of a political committee of a national 
     political party, all funds transferred to any political 
     committee of a State or local political party, without regard 
     to whether or not the funds are otherwise treated as 
     contributions or expenditures under this title;''.
       (b) Disclosure by State and Local Political Parties of 
     Information Reported Under State Law.--Section 304 of Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434), as amended by 
     section 4, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) If a political committee of a State or local 
     political party is required under a State or local law to 
     submit a report to an entity of State or local government 
     regarding its disbursements, the committee shall file a copy 
     of the report with the Commission at the same time it submits 
     the report to such entity.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 
     2001.

     SEC. ____. PROMOTING EXPEDITED AVAILABILITY OF FEC REPORTS.

       (a) Mandatory Electronic Filing.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking ``permit reports 
     required by'' and inserting ``require reports under''.
       (b) Requiring Reports for All Contributions Made to Any 
     Political Committee Within 90 Days of Election; Requiring 
     Reports To Be Made Within 24 Hours.--Section 304(a)(6) of 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(6)(A) Each political committee shall notify the 
     Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as 
     appropriate, in writing, of any contribution received by the 
     committee during the period which begins on the 90th day 
     before an election and ends at the time the polls close for 
     such election. This notification shall be made within 24 
     hours (or, if earlier, by midnight of the day on which the 
     contribution is deposited) after the receipt of such 
     contribution and shall include the name of the candidate 
     involved (as appropriate) and the office sought by the 
     candidate, the identification of the contributor, and the 
     date of receipt and amount of the contribution.
       ``(B) The notification required under this paragraph shall 
     be in addition to all other reporting requirements under this 
     Act.''.
       (c) Increasing Electronic Disclosure.--Section 304 of 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)), as 
     amended by section 6(b), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) The Commission shall make the information contained 
     in the reports submitted under this section available on the 
     Internet and publicly available at the offices of the 
     Commission as soon as practicable (but in no case later than 
     24 hours) after the information is received by the 
     Commission.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to reports for periods beginning on 
     or after January 1, 2001.

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