[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 138 (Monday, August 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3779. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF CREDIT VERIFICATION VALUE AS 
                   CONDITION OF ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS 
                   TO FEDERAL ELECTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 302 of the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30102) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(j)(1) No political committee shall accept any Internet 
     credit card contribution unless--
       ``(A) the individual or entity making such contribution is 
     required, at the time such individual makes such 
     contribution, to disclose the credit verification value of 
     such credit card; and
       ``(B)(i) the billing address associated with such credit 
     card is located in the United States; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a contribution made by an individual 
     who is a United States citizen living outside of the United 
     States, the individual provides the committee with the United 
     States mailing address the individual uses for voter 
     registration purposes.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding subsection (b) or (c), in the case of 
     an Internet credit card contribution--
       ``(A) no later than 10 days after receiving the 
     contribution, the person who receives the contribution shall 
     forward to the treasurer such contribution, the name and 
     address of the person making the contribution, and the date 
     of receipt; and
       ``(B) the treasurer of a political committee shall keep an 
     account of the name and address of any person making any such 
     contribution, together with the date and amount of such 
     contribution by any person.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `Internet credit card 
     contribution' means a contribution that--
       ``(A) is made using a credit card; and
       ``(B) is received through an Internet website.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to contributions made after the 
     expiration of the 180-day period which begins on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
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