[House Report 106-311]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-311

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   PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 417, BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN 
                       FINANCE REFORM ACT OF 1999

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 September 8, 1999.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Mr. Dreier, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 283]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 283, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                  summary of provisions of resolution

    On August 5, 1999, the Committee on Rules reported 
favorably by voice vote the resolution accompanying this 
report. The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 
417, the ``Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1999,'' 
under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on House Administration.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The rule provides that amendments made in order 
may be offered only in the order printed in this report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in this report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in this report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. The 
rule also waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in this report except that the adoption of an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion 
of consideration of the bill for amendment.
    The rule permits the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to 
reduce voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if 
the vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

           summary of amendments made in order under the rule

    Whitfield: Increases the individual contribution limit from 
$1,000 to $3,000. (10 minutes)
    Whitfield: Increases the aggregate annual individual 
contribution level from $30,000 to $75,000. (10 minutes)
    Doolittle: Exempts voter guides from the ``express 
advocacy'' as defined by the bill. (10 minutes)
    Bereuter/Wicker: Prohibits foreign individual campaign 
contributions. (10 minutes)
    Faleomavaega: Clarifies the right of Nationals of the 
United States to make political contributions. (10 minutes)
    Goodling: Strikes Section 501 of the bill as reported which 
does not correctly implement the Supreme Court's 1988 Beck 
Decision, or adequately protect working Americans from having 
dues money taken from their paychecks without their permission, 
and inserts the language of H.R. 2434, the ``Worker Paycheck 
Fairness Act''. (10 minutes)
    Shaw/Calvert/Gallegly: Requires that candidates running for 
the Senate or House of Representatives must accept no less than 
50 percent of the total contributions accepted from in-state 
individuals. (10 minutes)
    Sweeney: Requires the principal campaign committee of 
candidates for election to federal office that use government 
vehicles for campaign purposes to reimburse in full the federal 
government for costs associated with providing transportation; 
and prohibits other campaign committees from making such 
reimbursements on another candidate's behalf. (10 minutes)
    DeLay: Exempts regulations in the bill from applying to 
Internet communication. (10 minutes)
    Ewing: Strikes Section 1601 and replaces it with a non-
severability clause that if any provision of H.R. 417 is 
declared invalid then the entire Act shall be treated as 
invalid. (10 minutes)
    Doolittle: Amendment in the nature of a substitute. Repeals 
limits on how muchindividuals and political action committees 
may contribute to candidates or parties; repeals limits on how much 
parties can contribute to candidates; terminates taxpayer financing of 
presidential election campaigns; requires political parties to 
distinguish between federal and non-federal funds; requires each state 
party to file with the FEC a copy of the same disclosure form as filed 
with the state; requires electronic filing of campaign reports; 
requires reports to be filed every 24 hours during the first 3 months 
preceding an election; requires the FEC to post all campaign reports on 
the Internet and bars acceptance of campaign contributions unless 
specific disclosure requirements are met. (40 minutes)
    Hutchinson/Brady/Moran(KS)/Hill: Amendment in the nature of 
a substitute. Prohibits national political parties from 
accepting soft money, raising it on behalf of state parties, or 
directing it to state parties. Federal office holders are 
prohibited from raising soft money on behalf of state parties; 
however, they may attend state political party fundraisers in 
their home state. Interstate transfers of soft money are 
prohibited; individual contribution limit to parties is 
increased from $20,000 to $25,000 a year and is allowed in 
addition to an aggregate contribution limit of $25,000 a year 
to non-party political committees; removes party/candidate 
coordination limits; increases PAC contributions to the parties 
from $15,000 to $20,000 a year; indexes all contribution limits 
to inflation; requires electronic filing with the FEC once a 
candidate raises $50,000; requires monthly FEC filings for 
political committees during election years; requires the 
reporting of a donor's occupation and employer for all 
donations over $200; and requires third party groups who spend 
$25,000 in a single district or $100,000 nationally on 
television or radio advertisements that bear the name or 
likeness of a candidate to report to the Clerk of the House or 
the Secretary of the Senate the amount spent, the name of the 
group, the name of the principal officer, and the 
organization's address and phone number. (40 minutes)
    Thomas: Amendment in the nature of a substitute. Extends 
ban on foreign contributions to all campaign related 
disbursements including soft money contributions to State 
parties and candidates; requires PAC funds to come from U.S. 
sources and protects the rights of all eligible voters to 
participate equally in PACs; requires electronic filing of 
contributions by committees raising or spending over $50,000 
which must be posted on the Internet within 24 hours; within 90 
days of an election, requires electronic reporting within 24 
hours for contributions of $200 or more; requires committees to 
report secondary payments by major subcontributors; requires 
disclosure to the FEC of transfers of funds by national parties 
and information reported by State and local parties under state 
laws; bans acceptance of cash contributions over $100; requires 
committees to return illegal contributions they have held for 
more than 90 days to the FEC for holding in an escrow account; 
establishes procedures for written responses to questions on 
election law by FEC; changes FEC standards for initiation of 
actions for ``reason to believe'' to ``reason to seek 
additional information''; gives signature authority to any 
Commissioner for documents or subpoenas authorized by the 
Commission (currently on Chair or Vice-Chair can sign); 
broadens prohibition against PACs using force and reprisals to 
obtain contributions; changes reporting from a calendar year 
basis to an election cycle basis; treats lines of credit 
obtained by candidates as commercially reasonable loans 
(example: credit card advances, home equity loans). (40 
minutes)

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, 
                or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 12, insert after line 8 the following:
    (c) Increase in Individual Contribution Limit.--Section 
315(a)(1)(A) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(A)) is amended by 
striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$3,000''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Whitfield of Kentucky, 
                or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 12, line 8, strike ``$30,000'' and insert ``$75,000''.
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     3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Doolittle of 
          California, or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Page 16, strike line 5 and all that follows through page 
17, line 17 and insert the following:
                  ``(B) Nonapplication to publications on 
                voting records.--The term `express advocacy' 
                shall not apply with respect to any 
                communication which is in printed form or 
                posted on the Internet and which provides 
                information or commentary on the voting record 
                of, or positions on issues taken by, any 
                individual holding Federal office or any 
                candidate for election for Federal office, 
                unless the communication contains explicit 
                words expressly urging a vote for or against 
                any identified candidate or political party.''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bereuter of Nebraska, 
 or Representative Wicker of Mississippi, or a Designee, Debatable for 
                               10 Minutes

    Page 54, insert after line 22 the following:
    (c) Prohibition Applicable to All Individuals Who Are Not 
Citizens or Nationals of the United States.--Section 319(b)(2) 
of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441e(b)(2)) is amended by striking the 
period at the end and inserting the following; ``, or in the 
case of an election for Federal office, an individual who is 
not a citizen of the United States or a national of the United 
States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act).''.
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    5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Faleomavaega of 
        American Samoa, or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

    Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 517. CLARIFICATION OF RIGHT OF NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES TO 
                    MAKE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

    Section 319(d)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(d)(2)), as amended by sections 506(b) and 
511(a), is further amended by inserting after ``United States'' 
the following: ``or a national of the United States (as defined 
in section 101(a)(22) of the Imigration and Nationality Act)''.
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      6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Goodling of 
         Pennsylvania, or a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike section 501 and insert the following (and conform the 
table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 501. WORKER PAYCHECK FAIRNESS.

  (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
          (1) Workers who pay dues or fees to a labor 
        organization may not, as a matter of law, be required 
        to pay to that organization any dues or fees supporting 
        activities that are not necessary to performing the 
        duties of the exclusive representative of the employees 
        in dealing with the employer on labor-management 
        issues.
          (2) Many labor organizations use portions of the dues 
        or fees they collect from the workers they represent 
        for activities that are not necessary to performing the 
        duties of the exclusive representative of the employees 
        in dealing with the employer on labor-management 
        issues. These dues may be used to support political, 
        social, or charitable causes or many other 
        noncollective bargaining activities. Unfortunately, 
        many workers who pay such dues or fees have 
        insufficient information both about their rights 
        regarding the payment of dues or fees to a labor 
        organization and about how labor organizations spend 
        employee dues or fees.
          (3) It is a fundamental tenet of this Nation that all 
        men and women have a right to make individual and 
        informed choices about the political, social, or 
        charitable causes they support, and the law should 
        protect that right to the greatest extent possible.
  (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
all workers have sufficient information about their rights 
regarding the payment of dues or fees to labor organizations 
and the uses of employee dues and fees by labor organizations 
and that the right of all workers to make individual and 
informed choices about the political, social, or charitable 
causes they support is protected to the greatest extent 
possible.
  (c) Written Consent.--
          (1) In general.--
                  (A) Authorization.--A labor organization 
                accepting payment of any dues or fees from an 
                employee as a condition of employment pursuant 
                to an agreement authorized by Federal law must 
                secure from each employee prior, voluntary, 
                written authorization for any portion of such 
                dues or fees which will be used for activities 
                not necessary to performing the duties of the 
                exclusive representative of the employees in 
                dealing with the employer on labor-management 
                issues.
                  (B) Requirements.--Such written authorization 
                shall clearly state that an employee may not be 
                required to provide such authorization and that 
                if such authorization is provided, the employee 
                agrees to allow any dues or fees paid to the 
                labor organization to be used for activities 
                which are not necessary to performing the 
                duties of exclusive representation and which 
                may be political, social, or charitable in 
                nature.
          (2) Revocation.--An authorization described in 
        paragraph (1) shall remain in effect until revoked. 
        Such revocation shall be effective upon 30 days written 
        notice.
          (3) Civil action by employees.--
                  (A) Liability.--Any labor organization which 
                violates this subsection or subsection (f) 
                shall be liable to the affected employee--
                          (i) for damages equal to--
                                  (I) the amount of the dues or 
                                fees accepted in violation of 
                                this section;
                                  (II) the interest on the 
                                amount described in subclause 
                                (I) calculated at the 
                                prevailing rate; and
                                  (III) an additional amount as 
                                liquidated damages equal to the 
                                sum of the amount described in 
                                subclause (I) and the interest 
                                described in subclause (II); 
                                and
                          (ii) for such equitable relief as may 
                        be appropriate.
                  (B) Right of action.--An action to recover 
                the damages or equitable relief prescribed in 
                subparagraph (A) may be maintained against any 
                labor organization in any Federal or State 
                court of competent jurisdiction by any one or 
                more employees for and in behalf of--
                          (i) the employees; or
                          (ii) the employees and other 
                        employees similarly situated.
                  (C) Fees and costs.--The court in such action 
                shall, in addition to any judgment awarded to 
                the plaintiff, allow a reasonable attorney's 
                fee, reasonable expert witness fees, and other 
                costs of the action to be paid by the 
                defendant.
                  (D) Limitation.--An action may be brought 
                under this paragraph not later than 2 years 
                after the date the employee knew or should have 
                known that dues or fees were accepted or spent 
                by a labor organization in violation of this 
                section, except that such period shall be 
                extended to 3 years in the case of a willful 
                violation.
  (d) Notice.--An employer whose employees are represented by a 
collective bargaining representative shall be required to post 
a notice, of such size and in such form as the Department of 
Labor shall prescribe, in conspicuous places in and about its 
plants and offices, including all places where notices to 
employees are customarily posted, informing employees that any 
labor organization accepting payment of any dues or fees from 
an employee as a condition of employment pursuant to an 
agreement authorized by Federal law must secure from each 
employee prior, written authorization if any portion of such 
dues or fees will be used for activities not necessary to 
performing the duties of the exclusive representative of the 
employees in dealing with the employer on labor-management 
issues.
  (e) Disclosure to Workers.--
          (1) Expenses reporting.--Section 201(b) of the Labor-
        Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Every labor organization shall be required 
        to attribute and report expenses in such detail as 
        necessary to allow members to determine whether such 
        expenses were necessary to performing the duties of the 
        exclusive representative of the employees in dealing 
        with the employer on labor-management issues.''
          (2) Disclosure.--Section 201(c) of the Labor-
        Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is 
        amended--
                  (A) by inserting ``and employees required to 
                pay any dues or fees to such organization'' 
                after ``members''; and
                  (B) inserting ``or employee required to pay 
                any dues or fees to such organization'' after 
                ``member'' each place it appears.
          (3) Written requests.--Section 205(b) of the Labor-
        Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        sentence: ``Upon written request, the Secretary shall 
        make available complete copies of any report or other 
        document filed pursuant to section 201.''.
  (f) Retaliation and Coercion Prohibited.--It shall be 
unlawful for any labor organization to coerce, intimidate, 
threaten, interfere with, or retaliate against any employee in 
the exercise of, or on account of having exercised, any right 
granted or protected by this section.
  (g) Regulations.--The Secretary of Labor shall prescribe such 
regulations as are necessary to carry out subsection (d) not 
later than 60 days after the enactment of this Act and shall 
prescribe such regulations as are necessary to carry out the 
amendments made by subsection (e) not later than 120 days after 
the enactment of this Act.
  (h) Effective Date and Application.--This section shall be 
effective immediately upon enactment, except that subsections 
(c) and (d) pertaining to worker consent and notice shall take 
effect 90 days after enactment and subsection (e) pertaining to 
disclosure shall take effect 150 days after enactment.

  7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shaw of Florida, or 
 Representative Calvert of California, or a Designee, Debatable for 10 
                                Minutes

  Add at the end of title V the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 517. REQUIRING MAJORITY OF AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTIONS ACCEPTED BY 
                    CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO COME FROM IN-STATE 
                    RESIDENTS.

  (a) In General.--Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
  ``(i)(1) The total amount of contributions accepted with 
respect to an election by a candidate for the office of Senator 
or the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner to, the Congress from in-State individual 
residents shall be at least 50 percent of the total amount of 
contributions accepted from all sources.
  ``(2) If a candidate in an election makes expenditures of 
personal funds (including contributions by the candidate or the 
candidate's spouse to the candidate's authorized campaign 
committee) in an amount in excess of $250,000, paragraph (1) 
shall not apply with respect to any opponent of the candidate 
in the election.
  ``(3) In determining the amount of contributions accepted by 
a candidate for purposes of paragraph (1), the amounts of any 
contributions made by a political committee of a political 
party shall be allocated as follows:
          ``(A) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to 
        be contributions from in-State individual residents.
          ``(B) 50 percent of such amounts shall be deemed to 
        be contributions from persons other than in-State 
        individual residents.
  ``(4) As used in this subsection, the term `in-State 
individual resident' means an individual who resides in the 
State in which the election involved is held.''.
  (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 304 of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 434), as amended by sections 103(c), 204, and 307, is 
further amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
  ``(h)(1) Each principal campaign committee of a candidate for 
the Senate or the House of Representatives shall include the 
following information in the first report filed under 
subsection (a)(2) which covers the period which begins 19 days 
before an election and ends 20 days after the election:
          ``(A) The total contributions received by the 
        committee with respect to the election involved from 
        in-State individual residents (as defined in section 
        315(i)(4)), as of the last day of the period covered by 
        the report.
          ``(B) The total contributions received by the 
        committee with respect to the election involved from 
        all persons, as of the last day of the period covered 
        by the report.
  ``(2)(A) Each principal campaign committee of a candidate for 
the Senate or the House of Representatives shall submit a 
notification to the Commission of the first expenditure of 
personal funds (including contributions by the candidate or the 
candidate's spouse to the committee) by which the aggregate 
amount of personal funds expended (or contributed) with respect 
to the election exceeds $250,000.
  ``(B) Each notification under subparagraph (A)--
          ``(I) shall be submitted not later than 24 hours 
        after the expenditure or contribution which is the 
        subject of the notification is made; and
          ``(II) shall include the name of the candidate, the 
        office sought by the candidate, and the date of the 
        expenditure or contribution and amount of the 
        expenditure or contribution involved.''.
  (c) Penalty for Violation of Limits.--Section 309(d) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
  ``(4)(A) Any candidate who knowingly and willfully accepts 
contributions in excess of any limitation provided under 
section 315(i) shall be fined an amount equal to the greater of 
200 percent of the amount accepted in excess of the applicable 
limitation or (if applicable) the amount provided in paragraph 
(1)(A).
  ``(B) Interest shall be assessed against any portion of a 
fine imposed under subparagraph (A) which remains unpaid after 
the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date 
the fine is imposed.''.
  (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 
2001.
  Page 86, line 10, strike ``(2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) is amended'' 
and insert the following: ``(2 U.S.C. 437g(d)), as amended by 
section 517(c), is further amended''.
  Page 86, line 12, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Sweeney of New York, or 
                  a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Amend the heading for title X to read as follows (and conform 
the table of contents accordingly):

  TITLE X--REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY FOR CAMPAIGN 
                                ACTIVITY

  Add at the end of title X the following new section (and 
conform the table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 1002. REIMBURSEMENT FOR USE OF GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT FOR CAMPAIGN-
                    RELATED TRAVEL.

  Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101, 401, 507, 510, 
515, and 1001, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section:

 ``reimbursement for use of government equipment for campaign-related 
                                 travel

  ``Sec. 329. If a candidate for election for Federal office 
(other than a candidate who holds Federal office) uses Federal 
government property as a means of transportation for purposes 
related (in whole or in part) to the campaign for election for 
such office, the principal campaign committee of the candidate 
shall reimburse the Federal government for the costs associated 
with providing the transportation.''.
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 9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative DeLay of Texas, or a 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Insert after title XV the following new title (and 
redesignate the succeeding provisions and conform the table of 
contents accordingly):

      TITLE XVI--EXEMPTION OF INTERNET ACTIVITIES FROM REGULATION

SEC. 1601. EXEMPTION OF INTERNET ACTIVITIES FROM REGULATION UNDER FECA.

  Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 
U.S.C. 431 et seq.), as amended by sections 101, 401, 507, 510, 
515, 1001, and 1101, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new section:

                   ``exemption of internet activities

  ``Sec. 330. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the limitations, prohibitions, or reporting 
requirements of this Act shall apply to any activity carried 
out through the use of the Internet or to any information 
disseminated through the Internet.
  ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
solicitation or receipt of contributions.
  ``(c) Internet Defined.--The term `Internet' means the 
international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal 
interoperable packet-switched data networks.''.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ewing of Illinois, or 
                  a Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Strike section 1601 and insert the following (and conform the 
table of contents accordingly):

SEC. 1601. NONSEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS.

  If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this 
Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, 
is held invalid, the remaining provisions of this Act or any 
amendment made by this Act shall be treated as invalid.
  In the heading for title XVI, strike ``SEVERABILITY'' and 
insert ``NONSEVERABILITY'' (and conform the table of contents 
accordingly).
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     11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Doolittle of 
          California, or a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Citizen Legislature and 
Political Freedom Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 
                    CONTRIBUTIONS.

  Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
  ``(9) The limitations established under this subsection shall 
not apply to contributions made during calendar years beginning 
after 2000.'.'

SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF TAXPAYER FINANCING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 
                    CAMPAIGNS.

  (a) Termination of Designation of Income Tax Payments.--
Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(d) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 1999.''
  (b) Termination of Fund and Account.--
          (1) Termination of presidential election campaign 
        fund.--
                  (A) In general.--Chapter 95 of subtitle H of 
                such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
                following new section:

``SEC. 9014. TERMINATION.

  ``The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect 
to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating 
convention) after December 31, 2000, or to any candidate in 
such an election.''
                  (B) Transfer of excess funds to general 
                fund.--Section 9006 of such Code is amended by 
                adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(d) Transfer of Funds Remaining After 1998.--The Secretary 
shall transfer all amounts in the fund after December 31, 2000, 
to the general fund of the Treasury.''
          (2) Termination of account.--Chapter 96 of subtitle H 
        of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new section:

``SEC. 9043. TERMINATION.

  ``The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any 
candidate with respect to any presidential election after 
December 31, 2000.''
  (c) Clerical Amendments.--
          (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle 
        H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

        ``Sec. 9014. Termination.''

          (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle 
        H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

        ``Sec. 9043. Termination.''

SEC. 4. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SOFT 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 such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
  ``(d) If a political committee of a State or local political 
party is required under a State or local law, rule, or 
regulation to submit a report on its disbursements to an entity 
of the State or local government, the committee shall file a 
copy of the report with the Commission at the time it submits 
the report to such an entity.''.
  (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to elections occurring after January 
2001.

SEC. 5. 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 such 
Act (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 such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)), as amended by section 4(b), is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(e)(1) 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.
  ``(2) In this subsection, the term `Internet' means the 
international computer network of both Federal and non-Federal 
interoperable packet-switched data networks.''.
  (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall 
apply with respect to reports for periods beginning on or after 
January 1, 2001.

SEC. 6. WAIVER OF ``BEST EFFORTS'' EXCEPTION FOR INFORMATION ON 
                    IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTORS.

  (a) In General.--Section 302(i) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``(i) When the treasurer'' and 
        inserting ``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        when the treasurer''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
information regarding the identification of any person who 
makes a contribution or contributions aggregating more than 
$200 during a calendar year (as required to be provided under 
subsection (c)(3)).''.
  (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to persons making contributions for 
elections occurring after January 2001.
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    12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hutchinson of 
           Arkansas, or a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign Integrity Act of 
1999''.

  TITLE I--SOFT MONEY AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF POLITICAL 
                                PARTIES

SEC. 101. BAN ON SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES AND 
                    CANDIDATES.

  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 new section:

``ban on use of soft money by national political parties and candidates

  ``Sec. 323. (a) National Parties.--A national committee of a 
political party, including the national congressional campaign 
committees of a political party, and any officers or agents of 
such party committees, may not solicit, receive, or direct any 
contributions, donations, or transfers of funds, or spend any 
funds, which are not subject to the limitations, prohibitions, 
and reporting requirements of this Act. This subsection shall 
apply to any entity that is established, financed, maintained, 
or controlled (directly or indirectly) by, or acting on behalf 
of, a national committee of a political party, including the 
national congressional campaign committees of a political 
party, and any officers or agents of such party committees.
  ``(b) Candidates.--
          ``(1) In general.--No candidate for Federal office, 
        individual holding Federal office, or any agent of such 
        candidate or officeholder may solicit, receive, or 
        direct--
                  ``(A) any funds in connection with any 
                Federal election unless such funds are subject 
                to the limitations, prohibitions and reporting 
                requirements of this Act;
                  ``(B) any funds that are to be expended in 
                connection with any election for other than a 
                Federal office unless such funds are not in 
                excess of the amounts permitted with respect to 
                contributions to Federal candidates and 
                political committees under section 315(a)(1) 
                and (2), and are not from sources prohibited 
                from making contributions by this Act with 
                respect to elections for Federal office; or
                  ``(C) any funds on behalf of any person which 
                are not subject to the limitations, 
                prohibitions, and reporting requirements of 
                this Act if such funds are for the purpose of 
                financing any activity on behalf of a candidate 
                for election for Federal office or any 
                communication which refers to a clearly 
                identified candidate for election for Federal 
                office.
          ``(2) Exception for certain activities.--Paragraph 
        (1) shall not apply to--
                  ``(A) the solicitation or receipt of funds by 
                an individual who is a candidate for a non-
                Federal office if such activity is permitted 
                under State law for such individual's non-
                Federal campaign committee; or
                  ``(B) the attendance by an individual who 
                holds Federal office or is a candidate for 
                election for Federal office at a fundraising 
                event for a State or local committee of a 
                political party of the State which the 
                individual represents or seeks to represent as 
                a Federal officeholder, if the event is held in 
                such State.
  ``(c) Prohibiting Transfers of Non-Federal Funds Between 
State Parties.--A State committee of a political party may not 
transfer any funds to a State committee of a political party of 
another State unless the funds are subject to the limitations, 
prohibitions, and reporting requirements of this Act.
  ``(d) Applicability to Funds From All Sources.--This section 
shall apply with respect to funds of any individual, 
corporation, labor organization, or other person.''.

SEC. 102. INCREASE IN AGGREGATE ANNUAL LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY 
                    INDIVIDUALS TO POLITICAL PARTIES.

  (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 315(a)(3) of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) 
is amended by striking ``in any calendar year'' and inserting 
the following: ``to political committees of political parties, 
or contributions aggregating more than $25,000 to any other 
persons, in any calendar year''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 315(a)(1)(B) of such Act 
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``$20,000'' and 
inserting ``$25,000''.

SEC. 103. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT OF COORDINATED EXPENDITURES 
                    BY POLITICAL PARTIES.

  (a) In General.--Section 315(d) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(d)) is amended by striking 
paragraphs (2) and (3).
  (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 315(d)(1) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 441a(d)(1)) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``(d)(1)'' and inserting ``(d)''; and
          (2) by striking ``, subject to the limitations 
        contained in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this 
        subsection''.

SEC. 104. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON CONTRIBUTIONS BY MULTICANDIDATE 
                    POLITICAL COMMITTEES TO NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES.

  Section 315(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
``$15,000'' and inserting ``$20,000''.

                 TITLE II--INDEXING CONTRIBUTION LIMITS

SEC. 201. INDEXING CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.

  Section 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
  ``(3)(A) The amount of each limitation established under 
subsection (a) shall be adjusted as follows:
          ``(i) For calendar year 2001, each such amount shall 
        be equal to the amount described in such subsection, 
        increased (in a compounded manner) by the percentage 
        increase in the price index (as defined in subsection 
        (c)(2)) for each of the years 1999 through 2000.
          ``(ii) For calendar year 2005 and each fourth 
        subsequent year, each such amount shall be equal to the 
        amount for the fourth previous year (as adjusted under 
        this subparagraph), increased (in a compounded manner) 
        by the percentage increase in the price index for each 
        of the four previous years.
  ``(B) In the case of any amount adjusted under this 
subparagraph which is not a multiple of $100, the amount shall 
be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.''.

    TITLE III--EXPANDING DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE INFORMATION

SEC. 301. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Any person who expends an aggregate amount 
of funds during a calendar year in excess of $25,000 for 
communications described in subsection (b) relating to a single 
candidate for election for Federal office (or an aggregate 
amount of funds during a calendar year in excess of $100,000 
for all such communications relating to all such candidates) 
shall file a report describing the amount expended for such 
communications, together with the person's address and phone 
number (or, if appropriate, the address and phone number of the 
person's principal officer).
  (b) Communications Described.--A communication described in 
this subsection is any communication which is broadcast to the 
general public through radio or television and which mentions 
or includes (by name, representation, or likeness) any 
candidate for election for Senator or for Representative in (or 
Delegate or Resident Commissioner to) the Congress, other than 
any communication which would be described in clause (i), 
(iii), or (v) of section 301(9)(B) of the Federal Election 
Campaign Act of 1971 if the payment were an expenditure under 
such section.
  (c) Deadline for Filing.--A person shall file a report 
required under subsection (a) not later than 7 days after the 
person first expends the applicable amount of funds described 
in such subsection, except that in the case of a person who 
first expends such an amount within 10 days of an election, the 
report shall be filed not later than 24 hours after the person 
first expends such amount. For purposes of the previous 
sentence, the term ``election'' shall have the meaning given 
such term in section 301(1) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971.
  (d) Place of Submission.--Reports required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted--
          (1) to the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in 
        the case of a communication involving a candidate for 
        election for Representative in (or Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to) the Congress; and
          (2) to the Secretary of the Senate, in the case of a 
        communication involving a candidate for election for 
        Senator.
  (e) Penalties.--Whoever knowingly fails to--
          (1) remedy a defective filing within 60 days after 
        notice of such a defect by the Secretary of the Senate 
        or the Clerk of the House of Representatives; or
          (2) comply with any other provision of this section,
shall, upon proof of such knowing violation by a preponderance 
of the evidence, be subject to a civil fine of not more than 
$50,000, depending on the extent and gravity of the violation.

SEC. 302. REQUIRING MONTHLY FILING OF REPORTS.

  (a) Principal Campaign Committees.--Section 304(a)(2)(A)(iii) 
of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 
434(a)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
                  ``(iii) monthly reports, which shall be filed 
                no 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, in lieu of 
                filing the reports otherwise due in November 
                and December of the year, a pre-general 
                election report shall be filed in accordance 
                with clause (i), a post-general election report 
                shall be filed in accordance with clause (ii), 
                and a year end report shall be filed no later 
                than January 31 of the following calendar 
                year.''.
  (b) Other Political Committees.--Section 304(a)(4) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
  ``(4)(A) In a calendar year in which a regularly scheduled 
general election is held, all political committees other than 
authorized committees of a candidate shall file--
          ``(i) monthly reports, which shall be filed no 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, in lieu of filing the reports otherwise 
        due in November and December of the year, a pre-general 
        election report shall be filed in accordance with 
        clause (ii), a post-general election report shall be 
        filed in accordance with clause (iii), and a year end 
        report shall be filed no later than January 31 of the 
        following calendar year;
          ``(ii) a pre-election report, which shall be filed no 
        later than the 12th day before (or posted by registered 
        or certified mail no later than the 15th day before) 
        any election in which the committee makes a 
        contribution to or expenditure on behalf of a candidate 
        in such election, and which shall be complete as of the 
        20th day before the election; and
          ``(iii) a post-general election report, which shall 
        be filed no later than the 30th day after the general 
        election and which shall be complete as of the 20th day 
        after such general election.
  ``(B) In any other calendar year, all political committees 
other than authorized committees of a candidate shall file a 
report covering the period beginning January 1 and ending June 
30, which shall be filed no later than July 31 and a report 
covering the period beginning July 1 and ending December 31, 
which shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following 
calendar year.''.
  (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 304(a) of such Act (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (8).
  (2) Section 309(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 437g(b)) is amended 
by striking ``for the calendar quarter'' and inserting ``for 
the month''.

SEC. 303. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CERTAIN REPORTS.

  (a) In General.--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 the period at the end and inserting the 
following: ``, except that the Commission shall require the 
reports to be filed and preserved by such means, format, or 
method, unless the aggregate amount of contributions or 
expenditures (as the case may be) reported by the committee in 
all reports filed with respect to the election involved (taking 
into account the period covered by the report) is less than 
$50,000.''.
  (b) Providing Standardized Software Package.--Section 
304(a)(11) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
        (D); and
          (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 
        new subparagraph:
  ``(C) The Commission shall make available without charge a 
standardized package of software to enable persons filing 
reports by electronic means to meet the requirements of this 
paragraph.''.

SEC. 304. WAIVER OF ``BEST EFFORTS'' EXCEPTION FOR INFORMATION ON 
                    OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS.

  Section 302(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C. 432(i)) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``(i) When the treasurer'' and 
        inserting ``(i)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
        when the treasurer''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
  ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to 
information regarding the occupation or the name of the 
employer of any individual who makes a contribution or 
contributions aggregating more than $200 during a calendar year 
(as required to be provided under subsection (c)(3)).''.

                        TITLE IV--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after January 2001.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thomas of California, 
                or a Designee, Debatable for 40 Minutes

  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Campaign 
Reform and Election Integrity Act of 1999''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is 
as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References in act.

                  TITLE I--BAN ON FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 101. Extension of ban on foreign contributions to all campaign-
          related disbursements; protecting equal participation of 
          eligible voters.

              TITLE II--IMPROVING REPORTING OF INFORMATION

Sec. 201. Mandatory electronic filing for certain reports; expediting 
          reporting of information.
Sec. 202. Reporting of secondary payments; expansion of other types of 
          information reported.
Sec. 203. Disclosure requirements for certain soft money expenditures of 
          political parties.

   TITLE III--STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL 
                           ELECTION COMMISSION

Sec. 301. Standards for initiation of actions and written responses by 
          Federal Election Commission.
Sec. 302. Banning acceptance of cash contributions greater than $100.
Sec. 303. Deposit of certain contributions and donations to be returned 
          to donors in Treasury account.
Sec. 304. Alternative procedures for imposition of penalties for 
          reporting violations.
Sec. 305. Abolition of ex officio membership of Clerk of House of 
          Representatives and Secretary of Senate on Commission.
Sec. 306. Broader prohibition against force and reprisals.
Sec. 307. Signature authority of members of Commission for subpoenas and 
          notification of intent to seek additional information.

        TITLE IV--SIMPLIFYING AND CLARIFYING FEDERAL ELECTION LAW

Sec. 401. Application of aggregate contribution limit on calendar year 
          basis during non-election years.
Sec. 402. Treatment of lines of credit obtained by candidates as 
          commercially reasonable loans.
Sec. 403. Repeal Secretary of Commerce reports on district-specific 
          population.
Sec. 404. Technical correction regarding treatment of honoraria.

                         TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 501. Effective date.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES IN ACT.

  Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in this 
Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or 
repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be 
considered to be made to that section or other provision of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.

                 TITLE I--BAN ON FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS

SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF BAN ON FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ALL CAMPAIGN-
                    RELATED DISBURSEMENTS; PROTECTING EQUAL 
                    PARTICIPATION OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS.

  (a) Prohibition on Disbursements by Foreign Nationals.--
Section 319 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
          (1) in the heading, by striking ``contributions'' and 
        inserting ``donations and other disbursements'';
          (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``contribution'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``donation or other 
        disbursement''; and
          (3) in subsection (a), by striking the semicolon and 
        inserting the following: ``, including any donation or 
        other disbursement to a political committee of a 
        political party and any donation or other disbursement 
        for an independent expenditure;''.
  (b) Codification of Regulations Prohibiting Use of Foreign 
Funds by Multicandidate Political Committees; Protecting Equal 
Participation of Eligible Voters in Campaigns and Elections.--
Section 319 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
        (d); and
          (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
        new subsections:
  ``(b) It shall be unlawful for any person organized under or 
created by the laws of the United States or of any State or 
other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to 
make any donation or other disbursement to any candidate for 
political office in connection with an election for any 
political office, or to make any donation or other disbursement 
to any political committee or to any organization or account 
created or controlled by any United States political party, 
unless such donation or disbursement is derived solely from 
funds generated from such person's own business activities in 
the United States.
  ``(c) Nothing in this Act may be construed to prohibit any 
individual eligible to vote in an election for Federal office 
from making contributions or expenditures in support of a 
candidate for such an election (including voluntary 
contributions or expenditures made through a separate 
segregated fund established by the individual's employer or 
labor organization) or otherwise participating in any campaign 
for such an election in the same manner and to the same extent 
as any other individual eligible to vote in an election for 
such office.''.
  (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to contributions, donations, and other 
disbursements made on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

              TITLE II--IMPROVING REPORTING OF INFORMATION

SEC. 201. MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR CERTAIN REPORTS; EXPEDITING 
                    REPORTING OF INFORMATION.

  (a) Requiring Electronic Filing Within 24 Hours of Certain 
Contributions and Independent Expenditures Made Within 90 Days 
of Election.--
          (1) In general.--Section 304(a) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
  ``(12)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
each political committee described in subparagraph (B)(i) that 
receives a contribution in an amount equal to or greater than 
$200, and any person described in subparagraph (B)(ii) who 
makes an independent expenditure, during the period which 
begins on the 90th day before an election and ends at the time 
the polls close for such election shall, with respect to any 
information required to be filed with the Commission under this 
section with respect to such contribution or independent 
expenditure, file and preserve the information using electronic 
mail, the Internet, or such other method of instantaneous 
transmission as the Commission may permit, and shall file the 
information within 24 hours after the receipt of the 
contribution or the making of the independent expenditure.
  ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
          ``(i) a political committee described in this clause 
        is a political committee that has received an aggregate 
        amount of contributions equal to or greater than 
        $50,000 with respect to the election cycle involved; 
        and
          ``(ii) a person described in this clause is a person 
        who makes an aggregate amount of independent 
        expenditures during the election cycle involved or 
        during any of the 2 previous 2-year general election 
        cycles in an amount equal to or greater than $10,000.
  ``(C) The Commission shall make the information filed under 
this paragraph available on the Internet immediately upon 
receipt.''.
          (2) Internet defined.--Section 301(19) (2 U.S.C. 
        431(19)) is amended to read as follows:
  ``(19) The term `Internet' means the international computer 
network of both Federal and non-Federal interoperable packet-
switched data networks.''.
  (b) Requiring Reports of Certain Filers to be Transmitted 
Electronically; Certification of Private Sector Software.--
Section 304(a)(11)(A) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by 
striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, 
except that in the case of a report submitted by a person who 
reports an aggregate amount of contributions or expenditures 
(as the case may be) in all reports filed with respect to the 
election cycle involved (taking into account the period covered 
by the report) in an amount equal to or greater than $50,000, 
the Commission shall require the report to be filed and 
preserved by electronic mail, the Internet, or such other 
method of instantaneous transmission as the Commission may 
permit. The Commission shall certify (on an ongoing basis) 
private sector computer software which may be used for filing 
reports by such methods.''.
  (c) Requiring Reports for All Contributions Made Within 20 
Days of Election; Requiring Reports to Be Made Within 24 
Hours.--Section 304(a)(6)(A) (2 U.S.C. 434(a)(6)(A)) is 
amended--
          (1) by striking ``after the 20th day, but more than 
        48 hours before any election'' and inserting ``during 
        the period which begins on the 20th day before an 
        election and ends at the time the polls close for such 
        election''; and
          (2) by striking ``48 hours'' the second place it 
        appears and inserting the following: ``24 hours (or, if 
        earlier, by midnight of the day on which the 
        contribution is deposited)''.
  (d) Requiring Actual Receipt of Certain Independent 
Expenditure Reports Within 24 Hours.--
          (1) In general.--Section 304(c)(2) (2 U.S.C. 
        434(c)(2)) is amended in the matter following 
        subparagraph (C)--
                  (A) by striking ``shall be reported'' and 
                inserting ``shall be filed''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                sentence: ``Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), 
                the time at which the statement under this 
                subsection is received by the Secretary, the 
                Commission, or any other recipient to whom the 
                notification is required to be sent shall be 
                considered the time of filing of the statement 
                with the recipient.''.
          (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 304(a)(5) (2 
        U.S.C. 434(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``or 
        (4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``or (4)(A)(ii), or the 
        second sentence of subsection (c)(2)''.
  (e) Change in Certain Reporting From a Calendar Year Basis to 
an Election Cycle Basis.--
          (1) In general.--Section 304(b) (2 U.S.C. 434(b)) is 
        amended--
                  (A) by inserting ``(or election cycle, in the 
                case of an authorized committee of a candidate 
                for Federal office)'' after ``calendar year'' 
                each place it appears in paragraphs (2), (3), 
                (4), and (7); and
                  (B) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking 
                ``calendar year'' and inserting ``election 
                cycle''.
          (2) Election cycle defined.--Section 301 (2 U.S.C. 
        431) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(20) Election cycle.--Except as the Commission may 
otherwise provide, the term `election cycle' means, with 
respect to an election, the period beginning on the day after 
the date of the most recent general election for the office 
involved and ending on the date of the election.''.
  (f) Clarification of Permissible Use of Facsimile Machines 
and Electronic Mail to File Reports.--Section 304(a)(11)(A) (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking ``method,'' and 
inserting the following: ``method (including by facsimile 
device or electronic mail in the case of any report required to 
be filed within 24 hours after the transaction reported has 
occurred),''.

SEC. 202. REPORTING OF SECONDARY PAYMENTS; EXPANSION OF OTHER TYPES OF 
                    INFORMATION REPORTED.

  (a) Requiring Record Keeping and Report of Secondary Payments 
by Campaign Committees.--
          (1) Reporting.--Section 304(b)(5)(A) (2 U.S.C. 
        434(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking the semicolon at 
        the end and inserting the following: ``, and, if such 
        person in turn makes expenditures which aggregate 
        $5,000 or more in an election cycle to other persons 
        (not including employees) who provide goods or services 
        to the candidate or the candidate's authorized 
        committees, the name and address of such other persons, 
        together with the date, amount, and purpose of such 
        expenditures;''.
          (2) Record keeping.--Section 302 (2 U.S.C. 432) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:
  ``(j) A person described in section 304(b)(5)(A) who makes 
expenditures which aggregate $5,000 or more in an election 
cycle to other persons (not including employees) who provide 
goods or services to a candidate or a candidate's authorized 
committees shall provide to a political committee the 
information necessary to enable the committee to report the 
information described in such section.''.
          (3) No effect on other reports.--Nothing in the 
        amendments made by this subsection may be construed to 
        affect the terms of any other recordkeeping or 
        reporting requirements applicable to candidates or 
        political committees under title III of the Federal 
        Election Campaign Act of 1971.
  (b) Including Report on Cumulative Contributions and 
Expenditures in Post Election Reports.--Section 304(a)(7) (2 
U.S.C. 434(a)(7)) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``(7)'' and inserting ``(7)(A)''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
  ``(B) In the case of any report required to be filed by this 
subsection which is the first report required to be filed after 
the date of an election, the report shall include a statement 
of the total contributions received and expenditures made as of 
the date of the election.''.
  (c) Including Information on Aggregate Contributions in 
Report on Itemized Contributions.--Section 304(b)(3) (2 U.S.C. 
434(b)(3)) is amended--
          (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting after ``such 
        contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of 
        all such contributions made by such person with respect 
        to the election involved''; and
          (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting after ``such 
        contribution'' the following: ``and the total amount of 
        all such contributions made by such committee with 
        respect to the election involved''.

SEC. 203. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN SOFT MONEY EXPENDITURES 
                    OF POLITICAL PARTIES.

  (a) Transfers of Funds by National Political Parties.--
Section 304(b)(4) (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 (2 U.S.C. 
434) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
  ``(d) If a political committee of a State or local political 
party is required under a State or local law, rule, or 
regulation to submit a report on its disbursements to an entity 
of the State or local government, the committee shall file a 
copy of the report with the Commission at the time it submits 
the report to such an entity.''.

  TITLE III--STRENGTHENING ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL 
                          ELECTION COMMISSION

SEC. 301. STANDARDS FOR INITIATION OF ACTIONS AND WRITTEN RESPONSES BY 
                    FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

  (a) Standard for Initiation of Actions by FEC.--Section 
309(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``it has 
reason to believe'' and all that follows through ``of 1954,'' 
and inserting the following: ``it has a reason to seek 
additional information regarding a possible violation of this 
Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 that has occurred or is about to occur (based on the 
same criteria applicable under this paragraph prior to the 
enactment of the Campaign Reform and Election Integrity Act of 
1999),''.
  (b) Requiring FEC to Provide Written Responses to 
Questions.--
          (1) In general.--Title III (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is 
        amended by inserting after section 308 the following 
        new section:

                 ``other written responses to questions

  ``Sec. 308A. (a) Permitting Responses.--In addition to 
issuing advisory opinions under section 308, the Commission 
shall issue written responses pursuant to this section with 
respect to a written request concerning the application of this 
Act, chapter 95 or chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, a rule or regulation prescribed by the Commission, or an 
advisory opinion issued by the Commission under section 308, 
with respect to a specific transaction or activity by the 
person, if the Commission finds the application of the Act, 
chapter, rule, regulation, or advisory opinion to the 
transaction or activity to be clear and unambiguous.
  ``(b) Procedure for Response.--
          ``(1) Analysis by staff.--The staff of the Commission 
        shall analyze each request submitted under this 
        section. If the staff believes that the standard 
        described in subsection (a) is met with respect to the 
        request, the staff shall circulate a statement to that 
        effect together with a draft response to the request to 
        the members of the Commission.
          ``(2) Issuance of response.--Upon the expiration of 
        the 3-day period beginning on the date the statement 
        and draft response is circulated (excluding weekends or 
        holidays), the Commission shall issue the response, 
        unless during such period any member of the Commission 
        objects to issuing the response.
  ``(c) Effect of Response.--
          ``(1) Safe harbor.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provisions of law, any person who relies upon any 
        provision or finding of a written response issued under 
        this section and who acts in good faith in accordance 
        with the provisions and findings of such response shall 
        not, as a result of any such act, be subject to any 
        sanction provided by this Act or by chapter 95 or 
        chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
          ``(2) No reliance by other parties.--Any written 
        response issued by the Commission under this section 
        may only be relied upon by the person involved in the 
        specific transaction or activity with respect to which 
        such response is issued, and may not be applied by the 
        Commission with respect to any other person or used by 
        the Commission for enforcement or regulatory purposes.
  ``(d) Publication of Requests and Responses.--The Commission 
shall make public any request for a written response made, and 
the responses issued, under this section. In carrying out this 
subsection, the Commission may not make public the identity of 
any person submitting a request for a written response unless 
the person specifically authorizes to Commission to do so.
  ``(e) Compilation of Index.--The Commission shall compile, 
publish, and regularly update a complete and detailed index of 
the responses issued under this section through which responses 
may be found on the basis of the subjects included in the 
responses.''.
          (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 307(a)(7) (2 
        U.S.C. 437d(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``of this 
        Act'' and inserting ``and other written responses under 
        section 308A''.
  (c) Standard Form for Complaints; Stronger Disclaimer 
Language.--
          (1) Standard form.--Section 309(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 
        437g(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``shall be 
        notarized,'' the following: ``shall be in a standard 
        form prescribed by the Commission, shall not include 
        (but may refer to) extraneous materials,''.
          (2) Disclaimer language.--Section 309(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 
        437g(a)(1)) is amended--
                  (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting 
                ``(a)(1)(A)''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
  ``(B) The written notice of a complaint provided by the 
Commission under subparagraph (A) to a person alleged to have 
committed a violation referred to in the complaint shall 
include a cover letter (in a form prescribed by the Commission) 
and the following statement: `The enclosed complaint has been 
filed against you with the Federal Election Commission. The 
Commission has not verified or given official sanction to the 
complaint. The Commission will make no decision to pursue the 
complaint for a period of at least 15 days from your receipt of 
this complaint. You may, if you wish, submit a written 
statement to the Commission explaining why the Commission 
should take no action against you based on this complaint. If 
the Commission should decide to seek additional information, 
you will be notified and be given further opportunity to 
respond.'''.

SEC. 302. BANNING ACCEPTANCE OF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS GREATER THAN $100.

  Section 315 (2 U.S.C. 441a) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection:
  ``(i) No candidate or political committee may accept any 
contributions of currency of the United States or currency of 
any foreign country from any person which, in the aggregate, 
exceed $100.''.

SEC. 303. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS TO BE RETURNED 
                    TO DONORS IN TREASURY ACCOUNT.

  (a) In General.--Title III (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section:

 ``treatment of certain contributions and donations to be returned to 
                                 donors

  ``Sec. 323. (a) Transfer to Commission.--
          ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of this Act, if a political committee intends 
        to return any contribution or donation given to the 
        political committee, the committee shall transfer the 
        contribution or donation to the Commission if--
                  ``(A) the contribution or donation is in an 
                amount equal to or greater than $500 (other 
                than a contribution or donation returned within 
                90 days of receipt by the committee); or
                  ``(B) the contribution or donation was made 
                in violation of section 315, 316, 317, 319, or 
                320 (other than a contribution or donation 
                returned within 90 days of receipt by the 
                committee).
          ``(2) Information included with transferred 
        contribution or donation.--A political committee shall 
        include with any contribution or donation transferred 
        under paragraph (1)--
                  ``(A) a request that the Commission return 
                the contribution or donation to the person 
                making the contribution or donation; and
                  ``(B) information regarding the circumstances 
                surrounding the making of the contribution or 
                donation and any opinion of the political 
                committee concerning whether the contribution 
                or donation may have been made in violation of 
                this Act.
          ``(3) Establishment of escrow account.--
                  ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall 
                establish a single interest-bearing escrow 
                account for deposit of amounts transferred 
                under paragraph (1).
                  ``(B) Disposition of amounts received.--On 
                receiving an amount from a political committee 
                under paragraph (1), the Commission shall--
                          ``(i) deposit the amount in the 
                        escrow account established under 
                        subparagraph (A); and
                          ``(ii) notify the Attorney General 
                        and the Commissioner of the Internal 
                        Revenue Service of the receipt of the 
                        amount from the political committee.
                  ``(C) Use of interest.--Interest earned on 
                amounts in the escrow account established under 
                subparagraph (A) shall be applied or used for 
                the same purposes as the donation or 
                contribution on which it is earned.
          ``(4) Treatment of returned contribution or donation 
        as a complaint.--The transfer of any contribution or 
        donation to the Commission under this section shall be 
        treated as the filing of a complaint under section 
        309(a).
  ``(b) Use of Amounts Placed in Escrow To Cover Fines and 
Penalties.--The Commission or the Attorney General may require 
any amount deposited in the escrow account under subsection 
(a)(3) to be applied toward the payment of any fine or penalty 
imposed under this Act or title 18, United States Code, against 
the person making the contribution or donation.
  ``(c) Return of Contribution or Donation After Deposit in 
Escrow.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall return a 
        contribution or donation deposited in the escrow 
        account under subsection (a)(3) to the person making 
        the contribution or donation if--
                  ``(A) within 180 days after the date the 
                contribution or donation is transferred, the 
                Commission has not made a determination under 
                section 309(a)(2) to seek additional 
                information regarding whether or not the 
                contribution or donation was made in violation 
                of this Act; or
                  ``(B)(i) the contribution or donation will 
                not be used to cover fines, penalties, or costs 
                pursuant to subsection (b); or
                  ``(ii) if the contribution or donation will 
                be used for those purposes, that the amounts 
                required for those purposes have been withdrawn 
                from the escrow account and subtracted from the 
                returnable contribution or donation.
          ``(2) No effect on status of investigation.--The 
        return of a contribution or donation by the Commission 
        under this subsection shall not be construed as having 
        an effect on the status of an investigation by the 
        Commission or the Attorney General of the contribution 
        or donation or the circumstances surrounding the 
        contribution or donation, or on the ability of the 
        Commission or the Attorney General to take future 
        actions with respect to the contribution or 
        donation.''.
  (b) Amounts Used to Determine Amount of Penalty for 
Violation.--Section 309(a) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)) is amended by 
inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
  ``(10) For purposes of determining the amount of a civil 
penalty imposed under this subsection for violations of section 
323, the amount of the donation involved shall be treated as 
the amount of the contribution involved.''.
  (c) Donation Defined.--Section 323, as added by subsection 
(a), is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(d) Donation Defined.--In this section, the term `donation' 
means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money 
or anything else of value made by any person to a national 
committee of a political party or a Senatorial or Congressional 
Campaign Committee of a national political party for any 
purpose, but does not include a contribution (as defined in 
section 301(8)).''.
  (d) Disgorgement Authority.--Section 309 (2 U.S.C. 437g) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
  ``(e) Any conciliation agreement, civil action, or criminal 
action entered into or instituted under this section may 
require a person to forfeit to the Treasury any contribution, 
donation, or expenditure that is the subject of the agreement 
or action for transfer to the Commission for deposit in 
accordance with section 323.''.
  (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a), 
(b), and (c) shall apply to contributions or donations refunded 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, without 
regard to whether the Federal Election Commission or Attorney 
General has issued regulations to carry out section 323 of the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by subsection 
(a)) by such date.

SEC. 304. ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES FOR IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES FOR 
                    REPORTING VIOLATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Section 309(a)(4) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)) is 
amended--
          (1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``clause 
        (ii)'' and inserting ``clauses (ii) and subparagraph 
        (C)''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following new 
        subparagraph:
  ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of a 
violation of any requirement under this Act relating to the 
reporting of receipts or disbursements, the Commission may--
          ``(I) find that a person committed such a violation 
        on the basis of information obtained pursuant to the 
        procedures described in paragraphs (1) and (2); and
          ``(II) based on such finding, require the person to 
        pay a civil money penalty in an amount determined under 
        a schedule of penalties which is established and 
        published by the Commission and which takes into 
        account the amount of the violation involved, the 
        existence of previous violations by the person, and 
        such other factors as the Commission considers 
        appropriate (but which in no event exceeds $20,000).
  ``(ii) The Commission may not make any determination adverse 
to a person under clause (i) until the person has been given 
written notice and an opportunity to be heard before the 
Commission.
  ``(iii) Any person against whom an adverse determination is 
made under this subparagraph may obtain a review of such 
determination by filing in the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia or for the district in which the 
person resides or transacts business (prior to the expiration 
of the 30-day period which begins on the date the person 
receives notification of the determination) a written petition 
requesting that the determination be modified or set aside.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 309(a)(6)(A) (2 U.S.C. 
437g(a)(6)(A)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (4)(A)'' and 
inserting ``paragraph (4)''.
  (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to violations occurring on or after 
January 1, 2001.

SEC. 305. ABOLITION OF EX OFFICIO MEMBERSHIP OF CLERK OF HOUSE OF 
                    REPRESENTATIVES AND SECRETARY OF SENATE ON 
                    COMMISSION.

  Section 306(a) (2 U.S.C. 437c(a)) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Secretary of 
        the Senate and the Clerk'' and all that follows through 
        ``right to vote, and''; and
          (2) in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), by striking 
        ``(other than the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk 
        of the House of Representatives)'' each place it 
        appears.

SEC. 306. BROADER PROHIBITION AGAINST FORCE AND REPRISALS.

  Section 316(b)(3) (2 U.S.C. 441b(b)(3)) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
        subparagraphs (B) through (D); and
          (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so 
        redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
          ``(A) for such a fund to cause another person to make 
        a contribution or expenditure by physical force, job 
        discrimination, financial reprisals, or the threat of 
        force, job discrimination, or financial reprisal;''.

SEC. 307. SIGNATURE AUTHORITY OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION FOR SUBPOENAS 
                    AND NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO SEEK ADDITIONAL 
                    INFORMATION.

  (a) Issuance of Subpoenas.--Section 307(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 
437d(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``signed by the chairman or 
the vice chairman'' and inserting ``signed by any member of the 
Commission''.
  (b) Notifications of Intent to Seek Additional Information.--
Section 309(a)(2) (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``through its chairman or vice chairman'' and inserting 
``through any of its members''.

       TITLE IV--SIMPLIFYING AND CLARIFYING FEDERAL ELECTION LAW

SEC. 401. APPLICATION OF AGGREGATE CONTRIBUTION LIMIT ON CALENDAR YEAR 
                    BASIS DURING NON-ELECTION YEARS.

  Section 315(a)(3) (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(3)) is amended by 
striking the second sentence.

SEC. 402. TREATMENT OF LINES OF CREDIT OBTAINED BY CANDIDATES AS 
                    COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE LOANS.

  Section 301(8)(B) (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xiii);
          (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (xiv) 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
          ``(xv) any loan of money derived from an advance on a 
        candidate's brokerage account, credit card, home equity 
        line of credit, or other line of credit available to 
        the candidate, if such loan is made in accordance with 
        applicable law and under commercially reasonable terms 
        and if the person making such loan makes loans in the 
        normal course of the person's business.''.

SEC. 403. REPEAL SECRETARY OF COMMERCE REPORTS ON DISTRICT-SPECIFIC 
                    POPULATION.

  (a) Repeal Report by Secretary of Commerce on District-
Specific Voting Age Population.--Section 315(e) (2 U.S.C. 
441a(e)) is amended by striking ``States, of each State, and of 
each congressional district'' and inserting ``States and of 
each State''.
  (b) Deadline for Reporting of Certain Annual Estimates to 
Commission.--
          (1) Price index.--Section 315(c)(1) (2 U.S.C. 
        441a(c)(1)) is amended--
                  (A) by striking ``At the beginning'' and 
                inserting ``Not later than February 15''; and
                  (B) by striking ``as there become available 
                necessary data from the Bureau of Labor 
                Statistics of the Department of Labor,''.
          (2) Voting age population.--Section 315(e) (2 U.S.C. 
        441a(e)) is amended by striking ``During the first week 
        of January 1975, and every subsequent year,'' and 
        inserting ``Not later than February 15 of 1975 and each 
        subsequent year,''.

SEC. 404. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING TREATMENT OF HONORARIA.

  Section 301(8)(B) (2 U.S.C. 431(8)(B)), as amended by section 
402, is further amended--
          (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of clause (xiii);
          (2) by striking clause (xiv); and
          (3) by redesignating clause (xv) as clause (xiv).

                        TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATE

SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to 
elections occurring after January 2001.

                                  
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