[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 141 (Monday, October 18, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12790-S12793]
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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                BINGAMAN (AND WYDEN) AMENDMENT NO. 2303

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. BINGAMAN (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted an amendment to be 
proposed by them to the bill (S. 1593) to amend the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 6. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF LOWEST UNIT CHARGE FOR 
                   FEDERAL CANDIDATES ATTACKING OPPOSITION.

       (a) In General.--Section 315(b) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) The charges'' and inserting ``(b)(1) 
     The charges'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) In the case of a candidate for Federal office, 
     such candidate shall not be entitled to receive the rate 
     under paragraph (1)(A) for the use of any broadcasting 
     station unless the candidate certifies that the candidate 
     (and any authorized committee of the candidate) shall not 
     make any direct reference to another candidate for the same 
     office, in any broadcast using the rights and conditions of 
     access under this Act, unless such reference meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) If a candidate for Federal office (or any authorized 
     committee of such candidate) makes a reference described in 
     subparagraph (A) in any broadcast that does not meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (C), such candidate shall not be 
     entitled to receive the rate under paragraph (1)(A) for such 
     broadcast or any other broadcast during any portion of the 
     45-day and 60-day periods described in paragraph (1)(A), that 
     occur on or after the date of such broadcast, for election to 
     such office.
       ``(C) A candidate meets the requirements of this 
     subparagraph with respect to any reference to another 
     candidate if--
       ``(i) in the case of a television broadcast, the reference 
     (and any statement relating to the other candidate) is made 
     by the candidate in a personal appearance on the screen, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a radio broadcast, the reference (and 
     any statement relating to the other candidate) is made by the 
     candidate in a personal audio statement during which the 
     candidate and the office for which the candidate is running 
     are identified by such candidate.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the terms `authorized 
     committee' and `Federal office' have the meanings given such 
     terms by section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 (2 U.S.C. 431).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 315(b)(1)(A) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)(A)), as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(2), is amended by inserting 
     ``subject to paragraph (2),'' before ``during the forty-five 
     days''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to broadcasts made after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
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                     HUTCHINSON AMENDMENT NO. 2304

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HUTCHINSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill, S. 1593, supra; as follows:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. __. DISCLOSURE BY LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 201(b) of the Labor-Management 
     Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 431(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) an itemization of amounts spent by the labor 
     organization for--
       ``(A) contract negotiation and administration;
       ``(B) organizing activities;
       ``(C) strike activities;
       ``(D) political activities;
       ``(E) lobbying and promotional activities; and

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       ``(F) market recovery and job targeting programs; and
       ``(8) all transactions involving a single source or payee 
     for each of the activities described in paragraph (7) in 
     which the aggregate cost exceeds $10,000.''.
       (b) Computer Network Access.--Section 201(c) of the Labor-
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
     431(c)) is amended by inserting ``including availability of 
     such reports through a public Internet site or other publicly 
     accessible computer network,'' after ``its members''.
       (c) Reporting by Secretary.--Section 205(a) of the Labor-
     Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (29 U.S.C. 
     435(a)) is amended by inserting ``shall make the reports and 
     documents filed under section 201(b) available through a 
     public Internet site or another publicly accessible computer 
     network. The Secretary'' after ``and the Secretary''.
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                        SNOWE AMENDMENT NO. 2305

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Ms. SNOWE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to 
the bill, S. 1593, supra; as follows:

       Strike sections 201, 202, and 203 of the matter proposed to 
     be inserted and insert the following:

               Subtitle A--Electioneering Communications

     SEC. 200. DISCLOSURE OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Additional Statements on Electioneering 
     Communications.--
       ``(1) Statement required.--Every person who makes a 
     disbursement for electioneering communications in an 
     aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 during any calendar 
     year shall, within 24 hours of each disclosure date, file 
     with the Commission a statement containing the information 
     described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents of statement.--Each statement required to be 
     filed under this subsection shall be made under penalty of 
     perjury and shall contain the following information:
       ``(A) The identification of the person making the 
     disbursement, of any entity sharing or exercising direction 
     or control over the activities of such person, and of the 
     custodian of the books and accounts of the person making the 
     disbursement.
       ``(B) The State of incorporation and the principal place of 
     business of the person making the disbursement.
       ``(C) The amount of each disbursement during the period 
     covered by the statement and the identification of the person 
     to whom the disbursement was made.
       ``(D) The elections to which the electioneering 
     communications pertain and the names (if known) of the 
     candidates identified or to be identified.
       ``(E) If the disbursements were paid out of a segregated 
     account to which only individuals could contribute, the names 
     and addresses of all contributors who contributed an 
     aggregate amount of $500 or more to that account during the 
     period beginning on the first day of the preceding calendar 
     year and ending on the disclosure date.
       ``(F) If the disbursements were paid out of funds not 
     described in subparagraph (E), the names and addresses of all 
     contributors who contributed an aggregate amount of $500 or 
     more to the organization or any related entity during the 
     period beginning on the first day of the preceding calendar 
     year and ending on the disclosure date.
       ``(G) Whether or not any electioneering communication is 
     made in coordination, cooperation, consultation, or concert 
     with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or 
     any authorized committee, any political party or committee, 
     or any agent of the candidate, political party, or committee 
     and if so, the identification of any candidate, party, 
     committee, or agent involved.
       ``(3) Electioneering communication.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `electioneering communication'' 
     means any broadcast from a television or radio broadcast 
     station which--
       ``(i) refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal 
     office;
       ``(ii) is made (or scheduled to be made) within--
       ``(I) 60 days before a general, special, or runoff election 
     for such Federal office, or
       ``(II) 30 days before a primary or preference election, or 
     a convention or caucus of a political party that has 
     authority to nominate a candidate, for such Federal office, 
     and
       ``(iii) is broadcast from a television or radio broadcast 
     station whose audience includes the electorate for such 
     election, convention, or caucus.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Such term shall not include--
       ``(i) communications appearing in a news story, commentary, 
     or editorial distributed through the facilities of any 
     broadcasting station, unless such facilities are owned or 
     controlled by any political party, political committee, or 
     candidate, or
       ``(ii) communications which constitute expenditures or 
     independent expenditures under this Act.
       ``(4) Disclosure date.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `disclosure date' means--
       ``(A) the first date during any calendar year by which a 
     person has made disbursements for electioneering 
     communications aggregating in excess of $10,000, and
       ``(B) any other date during such calendar year by which a 
     person has made disbursements for electioneering 
     communications aggregating in excess of $10,000 since the 
     most recent disclosure date for such calendar year.
       ``(5) Contracts to disburse.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a person shall be treated as having made a 
     disbursement if the person has contracted to make the 
     disbursement.
       ``(6) Coordination with other requirements.--Any 
     requirement to report under this subsection shall be in 
     addition to any other reporting requirement under this Act.''

     SEC. 200A. COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AS CONTRIBUTIONS.

       Section 315(a)(7)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)(B)) is amended by inserting 
     after clause (ii) the following new clause:
       ``(iii) if--
       ``(I) any person makes, or contracts to make, any payment 
     for any electioneering communication (within the meaning of 
     section 304(d)(3)), and
       ``(II) such payment is coordinated with a candidate for 
     Federal office or an authorized committee of such candidate, 
     a Federal, State, or local political party or committee 
     thereof, or an agent or official of any such candidate, 
     party, or committee,

     such payment or contracting shall be treated as a 
     contribution to such candidate and as an expenditure by such 
     candidate; and''.

     SEC. 200B. PROHIBITION OF CORPORATE AND LABOR DISBURSEMENTS 
                   FOR ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 316(b)(2) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or for any applicable electioneering 
     communication'' before ``, but shall not include''.
       (b) Applicable Electioneering Communication.--Section 316 
     of such Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Rules Relating to Electioneering Communications.--
       ``(1) Applicable electioneering communication.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `applicable electioneering 
     communication' means an electioneering communication (within 
     the meaning of section 304(d)(3)) which is made by--
       ``(A) any entity to which subsection (a) applies other than 
     a section 501(c)(4) organization, or
       ``(B) a section 501(c)(4) organization from amounts derived 
     from the conduct of a trade or business or from an entity 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Special operating rules.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the following rules shall apply:
       ``(A) An electioneering communication shall be treated as 
     made by an entity described in paragraph (1)(A) if--
       ``(i) the entity described in paragraph (1)(A) directly or 
     indirectly disburses any amount for any of the costs of the 
     communication; or
       ``(ii) any amount is disbursed for the communication by a 
     corporation or organization or a State or local political 
     party or committee thereof that receives anything of value 
     from the entity described in paragraph (1)(A), except that 
     this clause shall not apply to any communication the costs of 
     which are defrayed entirely out of a segregated account to 
     which only individuals can contribute.
       ``(B) A section 501(c)(4) organization that derives amounts 
     from business activities or from any entity described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall be considered to have paid for any 
     communication out of such amounts unless such organization 
     paid for the communication out of a segregated account to 
     which only individuals can contribute.
       ``(3) Definitions and rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) the term `section 501(c)(4) organization' means--
       ``(i) an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under 
     section 501(a) of such Code; or
       ``(ii) an organization which has submitted an application 
     to the Internal Revenue Service for determination of its 
     status as an organization described in clause (i); and
       ``(B) a person shall be treated as having made a 
     disbursement if the person has contracted to make the 
     disbursement.
       ``(4) Coordination with internal revenue code.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to authorize an 
     organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from carrying out any activity 
     which is prohibited under such Code.''

          Subtitle B--Independent and Coordinated Expenditures

     SEC. 201. DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE

       Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act (2 U.S.C. 
     431) is amended by striking paragraph (17) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(17) Independent expenditure.--The term ``independent 
     expenditure' means an expenditure by a person--
       (A) for a communication that is express advocacy; and
       (B) that is not coordinated activity or is not provided in 
     coordination with a candidate or a candidate's agent or a 
     person who is coordinating with a candidate or a candidate's 
     agent.''.

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                      WELLSTONE AMENDMENT NO. 2306

  Mr. WELLSTONE proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 593, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the language proposed to be stricken, add the 
     following:

     SEC.   . STATE PROVIDED VOLUNTARY PUBLIC FINANCING.

       Section 403 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 453) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The preceding sentence shall not be interpreted to prohibit 
     a State from enacting a voluntary public financing system 
     which applies to a candidate for election to Federal office, 
     other than the office of President or Vice-President, from 
     such State who agrees to limit acceptance of contributions, 
     use of personal funds, and the making of expenditures in 
     connection with the election in exchange for full or partial 
     public financing from a State fund with respect to the 
     election, except that such system shall not allow any person 
     to take any action in violation of the provisions of this 
     Act.''.
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                 HAGEL (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2307

  (Ordered to lie on the table.)
  Mr. HAGEL (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. 
Thomas) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by them to the 
bill, S. 1593, supra; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
                          TITLE I--DISCLOSURE

     SEC. 101. ADDITIONAL MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY DISCLOSURE 
                   REPORTS.

       (a) Principal Campaign Committees.--
       (1) Monthly reports.--Section 304(a)(2)(A) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) additional monthly reports, which shall be filed 
     not later than the 20th day after the last day of the month 
     and shall be complete as of the last day of the month, except 
     that monthly reports shall not be required under this clause 
     in November and December and a year end report shall be filed 
     not later than January 31 of the following calendar year.''.
       (2) Quarterly reports.--Section 304(a)(2)(B) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``the following reports'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``the treasurer 
     shall file quarterly reports, which shall be filed not later 
     than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar 
     quarter, and which shall be complete as of the last day of 
     each calendar quarter, except that the report for the quarter 
     ending December 31 shall be filed not later than January 31 
     of the following calendar year.''.
       (b) National Committee of a Political Party.--Section 
     304(a)(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following flush sentence: ``Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, a national committee of a political party shall 
     file the reports required under subparagraph (B).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 304.--Section 304(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii), by striking ``quarterly 
     reports'' and inserting ``monthly reports''; and
       (B) in paragraph (8), by striking ``quarterly report under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or paragraph (4)(A)(i)'' and inserting 
     ``monthly report under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or paragraph 
     (4)(A)''.
       (2) Section 309.--Section 309(b) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(b)) by striking 
     ``calendar quarter'' and inserting ``month''.

     SEC. 102. REPORTING BY NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY COMMITTEES.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Political Committees.--
       ``(1) National and congressional political committees.--The 
     national committee of a political party, any national 
     congressional campaign committee of a political party, and 
     any subordinate committee of either, shall report all 
     receipts and disbursements during the reporting period.
       ``(2) Itemization.--If a political committee has receipts 
     or disbursements to which this subsection applies from any 
     person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, 
     the political committee shall separately itemize its 
     reporting for such person in the same manner as required in 
     paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of subsection (b).
       ``(3) Reporting periods.--Reports required to be filed 
     under this subsection shall be filed for the same time 
     periods required for political committees under subsection 
     (a).''.

     SEC. 103. INCREASED ELECTRONIC DISCLOSURE.

       Section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 434), as amended by section 102, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(e) Internet Availability.--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.''.

     SEC. 104. PUBLIC ACCESS TO BROADCASTING RECORDS.

       Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     315) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as 
     subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Political Record.--
       ``(1) In general.--A licensee shall maintain, and make 
     available for public inspection, a complete record of a 
     request to purchase broadcast time that--
       ``(A) is made by or on behalf of a legally qualified 
     candidate for public office; or
       ``(B) communicates a message relating to any political 
     matter of national importance, including--
       ``(i) a legally qualified candidate;
       ``(ii) any election to Federal office; or
       ``(iii) a national legislative issue of public importance.
       ``(2) Contents of record.--A record maintained under 
     paragraph (1) shall contain information regarding--
       ``(A) whether the request to purchase broadcast time is 
     accepted or rejected by the licensee;
       ``(B) the rate charged for the broadcast time;
       ``(D) the date and time that the communication is aired;
       ``(E) the class of time that is purchased;
       ``(F) the name of the candidate to which the communication 
     refers and the office to which the candidate is seeking 
     election, the election to which the communication refers, or 
     the issue to which the communication refers (as applicable);
       ``(G) in the case of a request made by, or on behalf of, a 
     candidate, the name of the candidate, the authorized 
     committee of the candidate, and the treasurer of such 
     committee; and
       ``(H) in the case of any other request, the name of the 
     person purchasing the time, the name, address, and phone 
     number of a contact person for such person, and a list of the 
     chief executive officers or members of the executive 
     committee or of the board of directors of such person.
       ``(3) Time to maintain file.--The information required 
     under this subsection shall be placed in a political file as 
     soon as possible and shall be retained by the licensee for a 
     period of not less than 2 years.''.
  TITLE II--SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES AND CONTRIBUTION 
                                 LIMITS

     SEC. 201. LIMIT ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY 
                   COMMITTEES.

       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:

     ``SEC. 324. LIMIT ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY 
                   COMMITTEES.

       ``(a) Limitation.--A national committee of a political 
     party, a congressional campaign committee of a national 
     party, or an entity directly or indirectly established, 
     financed, maintained, or controlled by such committee shall 
     not accept a donation, gift, or transfer of funds of any kind 
     (not including transfers from other committees of the 
     political party or contributions), during a calendar year, 
     from a person (including a person directly or indirectly 
     established, financed, maintained, or controlled by such 
     person) in an aggregate amount in excess of $60,000.
       ``(b) Indexing.--In the case of any calendar year after 
     1999--
       ``(1) the $60,000 amount under subsection (a) shall be 
     increased based on the increase in the price index determined 
     under section 315(c), except that the base period shall be 
     calendar year 1999; and
       ``(2) the amount so increased shall be the amount in effect 
     for the calendar year.''.

     SEC. 202. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Expedited Review.--Any Member of Congress, candidate, 
     national committee of a political party, or any person 
     adversely affected by section 324 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section 201, may bring an 
     action, in the United States District Court for the District 
     of Columbia, for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief 
     on the ground that such section 324 violates the 
     Constitution.
       (b) Appeal to Supreme Court.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any order of the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia granting or denying an 
     injunction regarding, or finally disposing of, an action 
     brought under subsection (a) shall be reviewable by appeal 
     directly to the Supreme Court of the United States. Any such 
     appeal shall be taken by a notice of appeal filed within 10 
     calendar days after such order is entered; and the 
     jurisdictional statement shall be filed within 30 calendar 
     days after such order is entered.
       (c) Expedited Consideration.--It shall be the duty of the 
     District Court for the District of Columbia and the Supreme 
     Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to 
     expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of 
     any matter brought under subsection (a).
       (d) Enforceability.--The enforcement of any provision of 
     section 324 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as 
     added by section 201, shall be stayed, and such section 324 
     shall not be effective, for the period--
       (1) beginning on the date of the filing of an action under 
     subsection (a), and
       (2) ending on the date of the final disposition of such 
     action on its merits by the Supreme Court of the United 
     States.
       (e) Applicability.--This section shall apply only with 
     respect to any action filed under subsection (a) not later 
     than 30 days after the effective date of this Act.

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     SEC. 203. INCREASE IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

       (a) Increase in Individual and Political Committee 
     Contribution Limits.--Section 315(a) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting ``$3,000'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$20,000'' and 
     inserting ``$60,000''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$15,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence.
       (b) Increase in Multicandidate Limits.--Section 315(a)(2) 
     of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
     441a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$7,500'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``$15,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$7,500''.
       (c) Indexing.--Section 315(c) of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking the second and third sentences;
       (B) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``At the beginning''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), in any 
     calendar year after 2000--
       ``(i) a limitation established by subsection (a), (b), or 
     (d) shall be increased by the percent difference determined 
     under subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) each amount so increased shall remain in effect for 
     the calendar year.
       ``(C) In the case of limitations under paragraphs (1)(A) 
     and (2)(A) of subsection (a), each amount increased under 
     subparagraph (B) shall remain in effect for the 2-year period 
     beginning on the first day following the date of the last 
     general election in the year preceding the year in which the 
     amount is increased and ending on the date of the next 
     general election.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``means the calendar 
     year 1974'' and inserting ``means--
       ``(i) for purposes of subsections (b) and (d), calendar 
     year 1974; and
       ``(ii) for purposes of subsection (a), calendar year 
     2000''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 
     1999.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. PROHIBITION OF SOLICITATION OF POLITICAL PARTY SOFT 
                   MONEY IN FEDERAL BUILDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 607 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``within the meaning of 
     section 301(8) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Definition of Contribution.--In this section, the 
     term `contribution' means a gift, subscription, loan, 
     advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made by any 
     person in connection with--
       ``(1) any election or elections for Federal office;
       ``(2) any political committee (as defined in section 301 of 
     the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971); or
       ``(3) any State, district, or local committee of a 
     political party.''.
       (b) Amendment of Title 18 To Include Prohibition of 
     Donations.--Section 602(a)(4) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``within the meaning of section 
     301(8)'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 607(c))''.

     SEC. 302. UPDATE OF PENALTY AMOUNTS.

       Section 309 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
     U.S.C. 437g) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Adjustment of Dollar Amounts for Inflation.--In the 
     case of any calendar year after 1999--
       ``(1) each dollar amount under this section shall be 
     increased based on the increase in the price index determined 
     under section 315(c); and
       ``(2) each amount so increased shall be the amount in 
     effect for the calendar year.

     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any amount under 
     subsection (d) other than the $25,000 amount under paragraph 
     (1)(A) of such subsection.''.

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