[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 96 (Wednesday, July 11, 2001)]
[House]
[Pages H3961-H3962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                               H.R. 2330

                          Offered By: Mr. Baca

       Amendment No. 31: Page 74, after line 21, insert the 
     following new section:
       Sec. 741. The amount otherwise provided by this Act in 
     title I under the heading ``AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS--
     Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
     Service--research and education activities'' for an education 
     grants program for Hispanic-serving Institutions (7 U.S.C. 
     4231) is hereby increased by $16,508,000.

                               H.R. 2356

                        Offered By: Mr. Bentsen

       Amendment No. 1: Amend section 308(a)(1) to read as 
     follows:
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``$1,000'' and 
     inserting ``$2,000''; and

                               H.R. 2356

                        Offered By: Mr. Bentsen

       Amendment No. 2: Strike subsections (a) and (b) of section 
     308 and insert the following:
       (a) Increase in Limits on Individual Contributions to 
     National Parties.--Section 315(a)(1)(B) of the Federal 
     Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.
       (b) Aggregate Individual Limit.--Section 315(a)(3) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)), 
     as amended by section 102(b), is amended by striking 
     ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$25,000''.

                               H.R. 2356

                         Offered By: Mr. Terry

       Amendment No. 3: Amend section 308 to read as follows:

     SEC. 308. 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) (as amended by section 102(b))--
       (A) by striking ``$30,000'' and inserting ``$75,000''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence.
       (b) Increase in Multicandidate Limits.--Section 315(a)(2) 
     of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$7,500''; and
       (B) by inserting ``except as provided in subparagraph 
     (D),'' before ``to any candidate'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``$15,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``$5,000'' and 
     inserting ``$7,500; or''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) in the case of a national committee of a political 
     party, to any candidate and his authorized political 
     committees with respect to any election for Federal office 
     which, in the aggregate, exceed $15,000.''.
       (c) Indexing.--Section 315(c) of such Act (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 2002--
       ``(i) a limitation established by subsection (a), (b), (d), 
     or (h) 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 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

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       ``(ii) for purposes of subsections (a) and (h), calendar 
     year 2001''.
       (d) Increase in Senate Candidate Contribution Limits for 
     National Party Committees and Senatorial Campaign 
     Committees.--Section 315(h) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(h)) is 
     amended by striking ``$17,500'' and inserting ``$90,000''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments 
     made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning 
     after December 31, 2001.
       (2) the amendments made by subsection (c) shall apply to 
     calendar years after December 31, 2002.