,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccef  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjac,mr4 ,harris introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal     
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to    
apply the prohibition against the       
conversion of contributions to personal 
use to contributions to political       
committees1 to clarify that             
contributions accepted by political     
committees may be used for authorized   
expenditures in connection with their   
political activities and for other      
lawful purposes1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,clean ,campaign           
,contributions ,act of #bjac4  #b4      
,clarification of rules applicable to   
uses of contributions accepted by       
political committees  7a7 ,prohibiting  
,conversion to ,personal ,use ,section  
#cac7;b77#b7 of the ,federal ,election  

,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#b ,u4,s4,c4   
#dci;a7b77#b77 is amended by striking   
the candidate's election campaign or    
individual's duties as a holder of      
,federal office1 and inserting the      
following3 the candidate's election     
campaign1 the individual's duties as a  
holder of ,federal office1 or the       
political committee's political         
activities 7as the case may be714  7b7  
,clarification that ,contributions ,may 
be ,used for ,authorized ,expenditures  
in ,connection ,with ,political         
,activities and for ,other ,lawful      
,purposes  7#a7 ,in general ,section    
#cac7;a7 of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#dci;a7a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in the     
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking accepted by a candidate and    
inserting accepted by a candidate or a  
political committee2  7,b7 in the matter
 preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking  
used by the candidate or individual and 
inserting used by the candidate1        
individual1 or political committee2 and 

7,c7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting the  
following3 1 or1 in the case of a       
political committee1 in connection with 
the committee's political activities24  
7#b7 ,conforming amendments ,section    
#cac7;a7 of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4     
#dci;a7a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking for ordinary
 and necessary expenses and inserting in
 the case of a candidate or individual1 
for ordinary and necessary expenses2    
7,b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking for 
contributions and inserting in the case 
of a candidate or individual1 for       
contributions2  7,c7 in paragraph 7#d71 
by striking for transfers and inserting 
in the case of a candidate or           
individual1 for transfers2 and  7,d7 in 
paragraph 7#e71 by striking for         
donations and inserting in the case of a
 candidate or individual1 for donations4
  7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments  
made by this section shall apply with   
respect to elections occurring after    

,december #bjad4