,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a 7= himself &
 ,mr4 ,van ,holl57 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act (    
#aiga to cl>ify ! treatm5t ( coord9at$  
exp5ditures z contributions to c&idates1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,cl>ification ( 
treatm5t ( coord9at$ exp5ditures z      
contributions to c&idates  7a7 ,treatm5t
 z contribution to c&idate ,section     
#cja7h77;,a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election       
,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjaja7h77;,a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
/rik+ or at ! end ( clause 7i72  7#b7 by
 /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end ( clause 7ii7 & 
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new clause3  7iii7 any paym5t    
made by any p]son 7o!r ?an a c&idate1 an
 au?oriz$ committee ( a c&idate1 or a   
political committee ( a political p>ty7 
= a coord9at$ exp5diture 7z su* t]m is  

def9$ 9 section #cbd7 :i* is n o!rwise  
treat$ z a contribution "u clause 7i7 or
 clause 7ii74  4  7b7 ,def9itions       
,section #cbd ( su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjabf7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3      
#cbd4 ,paym5ts = coord9at$ exp5ditures  
7a7 ,coord9at$ exp5ditures  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,= purposes ( section             
#cja7h77;,a77iii71 ! t]m coord9at$      
exp5diture means--  7,a7 any exp5diture1
 includ+ a paym5t = a cov]$             
communication describ$ 9 subsection 7d71
 :i* is made 9 coop]ation1 consultation1
 or conc]t )1 or at ! reque/ or         
sugge/ion (1 a c&idate1 an au?oriz$     
committee ( a c&idate1 a political      
committee ( a political p>ty1 or ag5ts (
 ! c&idate or committee1 z provid$ 9    
subsection 7b72 or  7,b7 any paym5t =   
any communication :i* republi%es1       
dissem9ates1 or di/ributes1 9 :ole or 9 
"p1 any broadca/ or any writt51 graphic1
 or o!r =m ( campaign mat]ial prep>$ by 
! c&idate or committee or by ag5ts ( !  
c&idate or committee4  7#b7 ,exception =

 paym5ts = c]ta9 communications ,a      
paym5t = a communication 7includ+ a     
cov]$ communication describ$ 9          
subsection 7d7 %all n be treat$ z a     
coord9at$ exp5diture "u ?is subsection  
if--  7,a7 ! communication appe>s 9 a   
news /ory1 comm5t>y1 or editorial       
di/ribut$ ?r\gh ! facilities ( any      
broadca/+ /ation1 newspap]1 magaz9e1 or 
o!r p]iodical publication1 unless su*   
facilities are own$ or controll$ by any 
political p>ty1 political committee1 or 
c&idate2 or  7,b7 ! communication       
con/itutes a c&idate debate or =um      
conduct$ pursuant to regulations adopt$ 
by ! ,commission pursuant to section    
#cjd7;f77#c77;,b77iii71 or :i* solely   
promotes su* a debate or =um & is made  
by or on behalf ( ! p]son sponsor+ !    
debate or =um4  7b7 ,coord9ation        
describ$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= purposes (   
?is section1 a paym5t is made 9         
coop]ation1 consultation1 or conc]t )1  
or at ! reque/ or sugge/ion (1 a        
c&idate1 an au?oriz$ committee ( a      

c&idate1 a political committee ( a      
political p>ty1 or ag5ts ( ! c&idate or 
committee1 if ! paym5t is n made        
entirely indep5d5tly ( ! c&idate1       
committee1 or ag5ts1 includ+ a paym5t   
:i* is made pursuant to any g5]al or    
p>ticul> und]/&+1 or m ?an incid5tal    
communication )1 ! c&idate1 committee1  
or ag5ts ab\t ! paym5t4  7#b7 ,no f9d+ (
 coord9ation bas$ solely on %>+ (       
in=mation reg>d+ legislative or policy  
position ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a   
paym5t %all n be consid]$ to be made by 
a p]son 9 coop]ation1 consultation1 or  
conc]t )1 or at ! reque/ or sugge/ion (1
 a c&idate or committee1 solely on !    
gr\nds t ! p]son or ! p]son's ag5t      
engag$ 9 discussions ) ! c&idate or     
committee1 or ) ag5ts ( ! c&idate or    
committee1 reg>d+ t p]son's position on 
a legislative or policy matt] 7includ+  
urg+ ! c&idate or committee to adopt t  
p]son's position71 s long z !re is no   
discussion betwe5 ! p]son & ! c&idate or
 committee1 or ag5ts ( ! c&idate or     

committee1 reg>d+ ! c&idate's or        
committee's campaign adv]tis+1 message1 
/rategy1 policy1 poll+1 allocation (    
res\rces1 fundrais+1 or campaign        
op]ations4  7#c7 ,no effect on p>ty     
coord9ation /&>d ,no?+ 9 ?is section    
%all be con/ru$ to affect ! det]m9ation 
( coord9ation betwe5 a c&idate & a      
political committee ( a political p>ty =
 purposes ( section #cae7;d74  7#d7 ,no 
safe h>bor = use ( firewall ,a p]son    
%all be det]m9$ to h made a paym5t 9    
coop]ation1 consultation1 or conc]t )1  
or at ! reque/ or sugge/ion (1 a c&idate
 or committee1 9 accordance ) ?is       
section )\t reg>d to :e!r or n ! p]son  
e/abli%$ & us$ a firewall or simil>     
proc$ures to re/rict ! %>+ ( in=mation  
betwe5 individuals provid+ s]vices = or 
on behalf ( ! p]son & ! c&idate or      
committee or ag5ts ( ! c&idate or       
committee4  7c7 ,special rule = paym5ts 
by coord9at$ sp5d]s = cov]$             
communications  7#a7 ,paym5ts deem$ to  
be made 9 coop]ation1 consultation1 or  

conc]t )1 c&idates ,= purposes ( ?is    
section1 if ! p]son :o makes a paym5t = 
a cov]$ communication is a coord9at$    
sp5d] ) respect to ! c&idate involv$1 ! 
p]son %all be deem$ to h made ! paym5t 9
 coop]ation1 consultation1 or conc]t ) !
 c&idate4  7#b7 ,coord9at$ sp5d] def9$  
,= purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m     
coord9at$ sp5d] means1 ) respect to a   
c&idate or an au?oriz$ committee ( a    
c&idate1 a p]son 7o!r ?an a political   
committee ( a political p>ty7 = :i* any 
( ! foll[+ applies3  7,a7 ,! p]son is   
directly or indirectly =m$ or e/abli%$  
by or at ! reque/ or sugge/ion (1 or ) !
 enc\ragem5t (1 ! c&idate or committee  
or ag5ts ( ! c&idate or committee1      
includ+ ) ! express or tacit approval ( 
! c&idate or committee or ag5ts ( !     
c&idate or committee4  7,b7 ,! c&idate  
or committee or ag5ts ( ! c&idate or    
committee solicit funds or engage 9 o!r 
fundrais+ activity on ! p]son's behalf  
dur+ ! election cycle involv$1 includ+  
by provid+ ! p]son ) names ( pot5tial   

donors or o!r li/s to be us$ by ! p]son 
9 engag+ 9 fundrais+ activity1 reg>dless
 ( :e!r ! p]son pays fair m>ket value = 
! names or li/s provid$4  7,c7 ,! p]son 
is e/abli%$1 direct$1 or manag$ by any  
p]son :o1 dur+ ! election cycle involv$ 
or dur+ ! #d-ye> p]iod end+ on ! fir/   
day ( ! election cycle involv$1 has be5 
employ$ or reta9$ z a political1 m$ia1  
or fundrais+ advis] or consultant = !   
c&idate or committee or = any o!r entity
 directly or indirectly controll$ by !  
c&idate or committee1 or has held a =mal
 position ) a title = ! c&idate or      
committee4  7,d7 ,dur+ ! election cycle 
involv$1 ! p]son has _h m ?an incid5tal 
communications ) ! c&idate or committee 
or ag5ts ( ! c&idate or committee ab\t !
 c&idate's campaign ne$s or activities1 
or ab\t ! p]son's possible or actual    
campaign activities ) respect to !      
c&idate or committee4  7,e7 ,! p]son has
 reta9$ ! pr(essional s]vices ( any     
p]son :o1 dur+ ! same election cycle1   
has provid$ or is provid+ pr(essional   

s]vices relat+ to ! campaign to !       
c&idate or committee4 ,= purposes ( ?is 
subp>agraph1 ! t]m pr(essional s]vices  
includes any s]vices 9 support ( !      
c&idate's or committee's campaign       
activities1 includ+ adv]tis+1 message1  
/rategy1 policy1 poll+1 allocation (    
res\rces1 fundrais+1 & campaign         
op]ations1 b does n include acc\nt+ or  
legal s]vices4  7,f7 ,! p]son is        
e/abli%$1 direct$1 or manag$ by a memb] 
( ! imm$iate family ( ! c&idate1 or 79 !
 case ( a p]son t is a political        
committee7 has receiv$ a contribution f 
a memb] ( ! imm$iate family ( ! c&idate4
 ,= purposes ( ?is subp>agraph1 ! t]m   
imm$iate family has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m
 9 section #ijjd7;e7 ( ! ,int]nal       
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf4  7#c7 ,limitation
 ,p>agraph 7#b7 %all apply to a p]son ) 
respect to a c&idate or au?oriz$        
committee dur+ a cal5d> qu>t] only if   
#bj p]c5t or m ( t p]son's total sp5d+ =
 cov]$ communications 9 ! p]iod beg9n+  
on ! fir/ day ( ! election cycle )      

respect to ! c&idate or committee       
involv$ & end+ on ! fir/ day ( t cal5d> 
qu>t] is attributable to--  7,a7        
communications t promote or support t   
c&idate1 or attack or oppose ! oppon5t (
 t c&idate1 9 ! case ( cov]$            
communications describ$ 9 subsection    
7d77#a72 &  7,b7 communications t ref]  
to t c&idate or an oppon5t ( t c&idate1 
9 ! case ( cov]$ communications describ$
 9 subsection 7d77#b74  7d7 ,cov]$      
communication def9$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,=   
purposes ( ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$     
communication means1 ) respect to a     
c&idate or an au?oriz$ committee ( a    
c&idate1 a public communication 7z def9$
 9 section #cja7bb77 :i*--  7,a7        
promotes or supports ! c&idate1 or      
attacks or opposes an oppon5t ( !       
c&idate 7reg>dless ( :e!r !             
communication expressly advocates !     
election or defeat ( a c&idate or       
conta9s ! functional equival5t ( express
 advocacy72 or  7,b7 ref]s to ! c&idate 
or an oppon5t ( ! c&idate b is n        

describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 b only if !
 communication is dissem9at$ dur+ !     
applicable election p]iod4  7#b7        
,applicable election p]iod ,9 p>agraph  
7#a77;,b71 ! applicable election p]iod )
 respect to a communication means--     
7,a7 9 ! case ( a communication :i*     
ref]s to a c&idate = ! (fice ( ,presid5t
 or ,vice ,presid5t1 ! p]iod :i* beg9s  
on ! date t is #abj days be=e ! date ( !
 fir/ prim>y election1 pref]5ce         
election1 or nom9at+ conv5tion =        
nom9ation = ! (fice ( ,presid5t :i* is  
held 9 any ,/ate & ends ) ! date ( !    
g5]al election = su* (fice2 or  7,b7 9 !
 case ( a communication :i* ref]s to a  
c&idate = any o!r (fice1 :i* beg9s on ! 
date t is #ij days be=e ! prim>y or     
pref]5ce election1 or conv5tion or      
caucus ( a political p>ty t has au?ority
 to nom9ate a c&idate1 = ! (fice s\ght  
by ! c&idate & ends on ! date ( ! g5]al 
election = su* (fice4  7#c7 ,special    
rules = communications involv+          
congressional c&idates ,= purposes ( ?is

 subsection1 a public communication %all
 n be consid]$ to be a cov]$            
communication ) respect to a c&idate =  
election = an (fice o!r ?an ! (fice (   
,presid5t or ,vice ,presid5t unless x is
 publicly dissem9at$ or di/ribut$ 9 !   
jurisdiction ( ! (fice ! c&idate is     
seek+4  7e7 ,election cycle def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m election cycle means1 ) 
respect to an election = ,f$]al (fice1 !
 p]iod beg9n+ on ! day aft] ! date ( !  
mo/ rec5t g5]al election = t (fice 7or1 
if ! g5]al election result$ 9 a run(f   
election1 ! date ( ! run(f election7 &  
end+ on ! date ( ! next g5]al election =
 t (fice 7or1 if ! g5]al election       
result$ 9 a run(f election1 ! date ( !  
run(f election74  4  7c7 ,effective date
  7#a7 ,repeal ( exi/+ regulations on   
coord9ation ,effective ^u ! expiration (
 ! #ij-;day p]iod :i* beg9s on ! date ( 
! enactm5t ( ?is ,act--  7,a7 !         
regulations on coord9at$ communications 
adopt$ by ! ,f$]al ,election ,commission
 :i* are 9 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t

 ( ?is ,act 7z set =? 9 #aa ,,cfr "p    
#aji1 subp>t ,c1 "u ! head+             
,coord9ation7 are repeal$2 &  7,b7 !    
,f$]al ,election ,commission %all       
promulgate new regulations on coord9at$ 
communications :i* reflect ! am5dm5ts   
made by ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,effective date 
,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all    
apply ) respect to paym5ts made on or   
aft] ! expiration ( ! #abj-;day p]iod   
:i* beg9s on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 )\t reg>d to :e!r or n ! ,f$]al   
,election ,commission has promulgat$    
regulations 9 accordance ) p>agraph     
7#a77;,b7 z ( ! expiration ( su* p]iod4 
#b4 ,cl>ification ( ban on fundrais+ =  
sup] pacs by f$]al c&idates &           
(ficehold]s  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,section     
#cbc7;e77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,election       
,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#b ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjabe7;e77#a77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by     
/rik+ or at ! end ( subp>agraph 7,a72   
7#b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end (        
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7#c7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           

subp>agraph3  7,c7 solicit1 receive1    
direct1 or transf] funds to or on behalf
 ( any political committee :i* accepts  
donations or contributions t d n comply 
) ! limitations1 prohibitions1 & report+
 requirem5ts ( ?is ,act 7or to or on    
behalf ( any acc\nt ( a political       
committee :i* is e/abli%$ = ! purpose ( 
accept+ su* donations or contributions71
 or to or on behalf ( any political     
organization "u section #ebg ( !        
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf :i*      
accepts su* donations or contributions  
7o!r ?an a committee ( a ,/ate or local 
political p>ty or a c&idate = election =
 ,/ate or local (fice74  4  7b7         
,effective ,date ,! am5dm5t made by     
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
elections occurr+ aft] ,janu>y #a1      
#bjae4