,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ciec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #d1         
#bjag,mr4 ,price of ,north ,carolina    
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 replace the ,federal ,election
 ,commission with the ,federal ,election
 ,administration1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title2 table of   
contents  7a7 ,short ,title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,election  
,administration ,act of #bjag4  7b7     
,table of ,contents ,the table of       
contents of this ,act is as follows3    
,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of        
contents4 ,,title ,i--,,federal         
,,election ,,administration ,sec4 #aja4 
,establishment of the ,federal ,election
 ,administration4 ,sec4 #ajb4 ,executive
 ,schedule positions4 ,sec4 #ajc4 ,,gao 
examination of enforcement of campaign  
finance laws by the ,department of      

,justice4 ,sec4 #ajd4 ,,gao study and   
report on appropriate funding levels4   
,sec4 #aje4 ,conforming amendments4     
,,title ,,ii--,,transition ,,provisions 
,sec4 #bja4 ,transfer of functions of   
,federal ,election ,commission4 ,sec4   
#bjb4 ,transfer of property1 records1   
and personnel4 ,sec4 #bjc4 ,repeals4    
,sec4 #bjd4 ,conforming amendments4     
,sec4 #bje4 ,treatment of certain       
regulations4 ,sec4 #bjf4 ,effective     
date4  ,i ,,federal ,,election          
,,administration  #aja4 ,establishment  
of the ,federal ,election               
,administration  7a7 ,in ,general ,title
 ,,iii of the ,federal ,election        
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjaja et seq47 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subtitle3  ,b 
,administrative ,provisions  #a         
,,establishment ,,of ,,the ,,federal    
,,election ,,administration  #cea4      
,establishment of the ,federal ,election
 ,administration  7a7 ,in ,general      
,there is established the ,federal      

,election ,administration 7in this ,act 
referred to as the ,administration74    
7b7 ,independent ,establishment ,the    
,administration shall be an independent 
establishment 7as defined in section    
#ajd of title #e1 ,united ,states       
,code74  7c7 ,purpose ,the              
,administration shall administer1 seek  
to obtain compliance with1 enforce1 and 
formulate policy in a manner that is    
consistent with the language and intent 
of ,congress with respect to the        
following statutes3  7#a7 ,this ,act4   
7#b7 ,the ,presidential ,election       
,campaign ,fund ,act under chapter #ie  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf4  7#c7 ,the ,presidential ,primary
 ,matching ,payment ,account ,act under 
chapter #if of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf4  7d7 ,exclusive ,civil  
,jurisdiction ,the ,administration shall
 have exclusive jurisdiction with       
respect to the civil enforcement of the 
statutes identified in subsection 7c74  
7e7 ,voting ,requirement ,all decisions 

of the ,administration with respect to  
the exercise of its duties and powers   
under this ,act1 except those expressly 
reserved for decision by the ,chair1    
shall be made by a majority vote of its 
members4  7f7 ,meetings and ,quorum     
7#a7 ,meetings ,the ,administration     
shall meet-- 7,a7 at least once each    
month2 and  7,b7 at the call of the     
,chair4  7#b7 ,quorum ,a majority of the
 members of the ,administration shall   
constitute a quorum4  7g7 ,seal ,the    
,administration shall procure a proper  
seal1 with such suitable inscriptions   
and devices as the ,president shall     
approve4 ,this seal1 to be known as the 
official seal of the ,federal ,election 
,administration1 shall be kept and used 
to verify official documents1 under such
 rules and regulations as the           
,administration may prescribe4 ,judicial
 notice shall be taken of the seal4  7h7
 ,principal ,office ,the principal      
office of the ,administration shall be  
in or near the ,district of ,columbia1  

but the ,administration may meet or     
exercise any of its powers anywhere in  
the ,united ,states4  #ceb4 ,composition
 of the ,federal ,election              
,administration  7a7 ,in ,general ,the  
,administration shall be composed of #e 
members1 #a of whom shall serve as the  
,chair of the ,administration4 ,not more
 than #b members of the ,administration 
shall be affiliated with the same       
political party while serving as a      
member of the ,administration4 ,for     
purposes of the preceding sentence1 a   
member shall be treated as affiliated   
with a political party if such member   
was affiliated with such political party
 at any time during the #e-year period  
ending on the date on which such        
individual is nominated to be a member  
of the ,administration4  7b7            
,appointment  7#a7 ,in general ,each    
member of the ,administration shall be  
appointed by the ,president1 by and with
 the advice and consent of the ,senate4 
7#b7 ,chair ,the ,president shall1 at   

the time of nomination of the first #e  
members of the ,administration1         
designate #a of the #e to serve as the  
,chair4 ,any individual appointed to    
succeed1 or to fill the unexpired term  
of1 that member 7or any member          
succeeding that member7 shall serve as  
the ,chair4  7#c7 ,qualifications  7,a7 
,in general ,the ,president may select  
an individual for service as a ,member  
of the ,commission if the individual has
 experience in election law and has a   
demonstrated record of integrity1       
impartiality1 and good judgment4  7,b7  
,assistance of ,blue ,ribbon ,advisory  
,panel  7i7 ,in general ,prior to the   
regularly scheduled expiration of the   
term of a member of the ,commission and 
upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the 
membership of the ,commission prior to  
the expiration of a term1 the ,president
 shall convene a ,blue ,ribbon ,advisory
 ,panel that includes individuals       
representing each major political party 
and individuals who are independent of a

 political party and that consists of an
 odd number of individuals selected by  
the ,president from retired ,federal    
judges1 former law enforcement          
officials1 or individuals with          
experience in election law1 except that 
the ,president may not select any       
individual to serve on the panel who    
holds any public office at the time of  
selection4  7ii7 ,recommendations ,with 
respect to each member of the           
,commission whose term is expiring or   
each vacancy in the membership of the   
,commission 7as the case may be71 the   
,blue ,ribbon ,advisory ,panel shall    
recommend to the ,president at least one
 but not more than #c individuals for   
nomination for appointment as a member  
of the ,commission4  7iii7 ,publication 
,at the time the ,president submits to  
the ,senate the nominations for         
individuals to be appointed as members  
of the ,commission1 the ,president shall
 publish the ,blue ,ribbon ,advisory    
,panel's recommendations for such       

nominations4  7iv7 ,exemption from      
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act ,the 
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 shall not apply to a   
,blue ,ribbon ,advisory ,panel convened 
under this subparagraph4  7c7 ,term of  
,office  7#a7 ,in general  7,a7 ,chair  
,the ,chair of the ,administration shall
 be appointed for a term of #aj years4  
7,b7 ,other members ,subject to         
subparagraph 7,c71 the #d members of the
 ,administration other than the ,chair  
shall be appointed for a term of #f     
years4  7,c7 ,initial appointments ,of  
the members initially appointed under   
subparagraph 7,b71 #b members shall be  
appointed for a term of #c years4  7#b7 
,limitation to one term ,a member of the
 ,administration may only serve #a term1
 except that-- 7,a7 an individual       
appointed under subparagraph 7,b7 of    
paragraph 7#a7 who is appointed for the 
term described in subparagraph 7,c7 of  
such paragraph may be appointed to a    
#f-year term in addition to the term    

described in such subparagraph2 and     
7,b7 an individual appointed under      
paragraph 7#d7 to fill the remainder of 
an unexpired term that has less than  of
 the term remaining may be appointed to 
serve another term4  7#c7 ,expired terms
 ,an individual may continue to serve as
 a member of the ,administration after  
the expiration of such individual's term
 until the earlier of--  7,a7 the date  
on which such individual's successor has
 taken office2 or  7,b7 #a year         
following the date on which the term of 
such member expired4  7#d7 ,vacancies   
,an individual appointed upon a vacancy 
occurring before the expiration of the  
term for which the individual's         
predecessor was appointed shall be      
appointed only for the unexpired term of
 the predecessor4 ,such vacancy shall be
 filled in the same manner as the       
original appointment4  7#e7 ,prohibiting
 engagement with other business or      
employment during service ,a member of  
the ,commission shall not engage in any 

other business1 vocation1 or employment4
 ,any individual who is engaging in any 
other business1 vocation1 or employment 
at the time of his or her appointment to
 the ,commission shall terminate or     
liquidate such activity not later than  
#ij days after such appointment4  7d7   
,removal ,a member of the               
,administration may be removed by the   
,president only for inefficiency1       
neglect of duty1 or malfeasance in      
office4  #cec4 ,staff director  7a7 ,in 
,general ,there shall be in the         
,administration a staff director4  7b7  
,responsibilities ,the staff director-- 
7#a7 shall assist the ,administration in
 its administration and operations2     
7#b7 shall perform such responsibilities
 as the ,administration shall prescribe2
 and  7#c7 may1 with the approval of the
 ,chair-- 7,a7 appoint and fix the pay  
of such additional personnel as the     
staff director considers appropriate    
without regard to the provisions of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1        

governing appointments in the           
competitive service2 and  7,b7 procure  
temporary and intermittent services to  
the same extent as is authorized by     
section #caji7;b7 of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 but at rates for         
individuals not to exceed the daily     
equivalent of the annual rate of basic  
pay in effect for grade ,,gs-#ae of the 
,general ,schedule 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #eccb74
  7c7 ,appointment ,the staff director  
shall be appointed by the ,chair1 after 
consultation with the other members of  
the ,administration4  7d7 ,other        
,activities ,an individual may not      
engage in any other business1 vocation1 
or employment while serving as the staff
 director4  #ced4 ,general counsel  7a7 
,in ,general ,there shall be in the     
,administration a general counsel4  7b7 
,responsibilities ,the general counsel  
shall--  7#a7 serve as the chief legal  
officer of the ,administration2  7#b7   
provide legal assistance to the         
,administration concerning its programs 

and policies2  7#c7 advise and assist   
the ,administration in carrying out its 
responsibilities under section #cfa2 and
  7#d7 represent the ,administration in 
any proceeding in court or before an    
administrative law judge4  7c7          
,appointment ,the general counsel shall 
be appointed by the ,chair1 subject to  
approval by majority vote of the members
 of the ,administration4  #cee4         
,inspector general ,there shall be in   
the ,administration an inspector        
general4 ,the inspector general and the 
office of inspector general shall be    
subject to the ,inspector ,general ,act 
of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app474  #b      
,,operation ,,of ,,the ,,federal        
,,election ,,administration  #cfa4      
,powers of the ,chair and               
,administration  7a7 ,chair  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,chair shall be the chief  
administrative officer of the           
,administration with the authority to   
administer the ,administration and      
shall1 after consultation with the other

 members of the ,administration1 have   
the power to appoint or remove the staff
 director and to establish the budget of
 the ,administration4  7#b7 ,other      
powers ,the ,chair has the power-- 7,a7 
to the fullest extent practicable1 to   
request the assistance of other agencies
 and departments of the ,united ,states1
 including the personnel and facilities 
of such agencies and departments and the
 heads of such agencies and departments 
may make available to the ,chair such   
personnel1 facilities1 and other        
assistance1 with or without             
reimbursement2  7,b7 to appoint1 assign1
 remove1 and compensate administrative  
law judges in accordance with title #e1 
,united ,states ,code2  7,c7 to require1
 by special or general orders1 any      
person to submit1 under oath1 such      
written reports and answers to questions
 as the ,chair may prescribe2  7,d7 to  
administer oaths or affirmations2  7,e7 
to issue and enforce subpoenas in       
accordance with section #cfd2  7,f7 in  

any proceeding or investigation1 to     
order testimony to be taken by          
deposition before any person who is     
designated by the ,chair and has the    
power to administer oaths and1 in such  
instances1 to compel testimony and the  
production of evidence in the same      
manner as authorized under subparagraph 
7,e72  7,g7 to pay witnesses fees and   
mileage in accordance with section      
#cfd7;d72 and  7,h7 to make independent 
budget requests to ,congress in         
accordance with section #cfb4  7b7      
,administration ,the ,administration    
shall have the power-- 7#a7 to initiate1
 defend1 or appeal1 through the general 
counsel1 any civil action in the name of
 the ,administration to enforce the     
provisions of this ,act and chapters #ie
 and #if of the ,internal ,revenue ,code
 of #aihf2  7#b7 to assess civil        
penalties for violations of this ,act   
and chapters #ie and #if of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7#c7
 to issue cease-and-desist orders to    

prevent violations of this ,act and     
chapters #ie and #if of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7#d7 to       
establish procedures and schedules for  
agency adjudication that ensure timely  
enforcement of this ,act and chapters   
#ie and #if of the ,internal ,revenue   
,code of #aihf2  7#e7 to render advisory
 opinions under section #cfc2  7#f7 to  
develop prescribed forms1 and to make1  
amend1 and repeal rules1 pursuant to    
section #cfe2  7#g7 to establish        
procedures for alternative dispute      
resolution of violations of this ,act or
 of chapter #ie or #if of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf2  7#h7 to       
conduct investigations and hearings     
expeditiously1 to encourage voluntary   
compliance1 and to report apparent      
violations to the appropriate law       
enforcement authorities2 and  7#i7 to   
transmit to the ,president and to       
,congress not later than ,june #a of    
each year1 a report which states in     
detail the activities of the            

,administration in carrying out its     
duties under this ,act1 and which       
includes any recommendations for any    
legislative or other action the         
,administration considers appropriate4  
#cfb4 ,independent budget requests and  
legislative proposals  7a7 ,exemption   
,from ,,omb ,oversight ,whenever the    
,chair submits any budget estimate or   
request to the ,president or the ,office
 of ,management and ,budget1 the ,chair 
shall concurrently transmit a copy of   
such estimate or request to ,congress4  
7b7 ,authority ,to ,make ,independent   
,legislative ,recommendations ,whenever 
the ,administration submits any         
legislative recommendation1 testimony1  
or comments on legislation requested by 
,congress or by any ,member of          
,congress1 to the ,president or the     
,office of ,management and ,budget1 the 
,administration shall concurrently      
transmit a copy thereof to ,congress or 
to the ,member requesting the same4 ,no 
officer or agency of the ,united ,states

 shall have any authority to require the
 ,administration to submit its          
legislative recommendations1 testimony1 
or comments on legislation1 to any      
office or agency of the ,united ,states 
for approval1 comments1 or review1 prior
 to the submission of such              
recommendations1 testimony1 or comments 
to ,congress4  #cfc4 ,advisory opinions 
7a7 ,requests for ,advisory ,opinions   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #fj    
days after the ,administration receives 
from a person a complete written request
 concerning the application of this     
,act1 chapter #ie or #if of the         
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 or a 
rule or regulation prescribed by the    
,administration1 with respect to a      
specific transaction or activity by the 
person1 the ,administration shall render
 a written advisory opinion relating to 
such transaction or activity to the     
person4  7#b7 ,requests by candidates   
,if an advisory opinion is requested by 
a candidate1 or any authorized committee

 of such candidate1 during the #fj-;day 
period before any election for ,federal 
office involving the requesting party1  
the ,administration shall render a      
written advisory opinion relating to    
such request not later than #bj days    
after the ,administration receives a    
complete written request4  7b7          
,rulemaking ,required ,any rule of law  
which is not stated in this ,act or in  
chapter #ie or #if of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf may be initially
 proposed by the ,administration only as
 a rule or regulation pursuant to       
procedures established in section #cfe4 
,no opinion of an advisory nature may be
 issued by the ,administration or any   
other officer or employee of the        
,administration except in accordance    
with the provisions of this section4    
7c7 ,reliance on ,advisory ,opinions    
7#a7 ,in general ,any advisory opinion  
rendered by the ,administration under   
subsection 7a7 may be relied upon by--  
7,a7 any person involved in the specific

 transaction or activity with respect to
 which such advisory opinion is         
rendered2 and  7,b7 any person involved 
in any specific transaction or activity 
which is indistinguishable in all its   
material aspects from the transaction or
 activity with respect to which such    
advisory opinion is rendered4  7#b7     
,protection from liability              
,notwithstanding any other provisions of
 law1 any person who relies upon any    
provision or finding of an advisory     
opinion in accordance with the          
provisions of paragraph 7#a7 and who    
acts in good faith in accordance with   
the provisions and findings of such     
advisory opinion shall not1 as a result 
of any such act1 be subject to any      
sanction provided by this ,act or by    
chapter #ie or #if of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7d7 ,notice   
and comment  7#a7 ,publication of       
requests ,the ,administration shall make
 public any request made under          
subsection 7a7 for an advisory opinion4 

7#b7 ,opportunity to comment  7,a7      
,written comments ,before rendering an  
advisory opinion1 the ,administration   
shall accept written comments submitted 
by any interested party within the      
#aj-;day period following the date on   
which the request is made public4  7,b7 
,testimony ,to the extent that the      
,commission provides an opportunity for 
a person requesting an advisory opinion 
under this section 7or counsel for such 
person7 to appear before the ,commission
 to present testimony in support of the 
request1 and the person 7or counsel7    
accepts such opportunity1 the           
,commission shall provide a reasonable  
opportunity for an interested party who 
submitted written comments under        
subparagraph 7,a7 in response to the    
request 7or counsel for such interested 
party7 to appear before the ,commission 
to present testimony in response to the 
request4  7e7 ,judicial ,review  7#a7   
,in general ,any person adversely       
affected by an advisory opinion rendered

 by the ,administration may obtain      
judicial review of such advisory opinion
 by filing a petition in the ,united    
,states ,court of ,appeals for the      
,district of ,columbia ,circuit4  7#b7  
,scope of review ,for purposes of       
conducting the judicial review described
 in paragraph 7#a71 the provisions of   
section #gjf of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 shall apply4  #cfd4      
,issuance and enforcement of subpoenas  
7a7 ,issuance by the ,chair ,if the     
,administration is conducting an        
investigation pursuant to section #cga  
or #cgb1 the ,chair shall1 on behalf of 
the ,administration1 have the power to  
require by subpoena the attendance and  
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of all documentary evidence  
relating to the execution of the        
,administration's duties4  7b7 ,issuance
 by an ,administrative ,law ,judge ,any 
administrative law judge presiding over 
an enforcement action pursuant to       
section #cgc shall have the power to    

require by subpoena the attendance and  
testimony of witnesses and the          
production of all documentary evidence  
relating to the administrative law      
judge's duties4  7c7 ,issuance and      
,enforcement of ,subpoenas  7#a7        
,issuance ,subpoenas issued under       
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 shall bear the    
signature of the ,chair or an           
administrative law judge1 respectively1 
and shall be served by any person or    
class of persons designated by the      
,chair or administrative law judge for  
that purpose4  7#b7 ,enforcement ,in the
 case of contumacy or failure to obey a 
subpoena issued under subsection 7a7 or 
7b71 the ,federal district court for the
 judicial district in which the         
subpoenaed person resides1 is served1 or
 may be found may issue an order        
requiring such person to appear at any  
designated place to testify or to       
produce documentary or other evidence4  
,any failure to obey the order of the   
court may be punished by the court as a 

contempt of that court4  7d7 ,witness   
,allowances and ,fees ,section #ahba of 
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
apply to witnesses requested or         
subpoenaed to appear at any hearing of  
the ,administration4 ,the per diem and  
mileage allowances for witnesses shall  
be paid from funds available to pay the 
expenses of the ,administration4  7e7   
,jurisdiction ,subpoenas for witnesses  
who are required to attend a ,federal   
district court may run into any other   
district4  #cfe4 ,rulemaking authority  
7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,administration   
may1 pursuant to the provisions of      
chapter #e of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 prescribe such rules and         
regulations as the ,administration deems
 necessary to carry out the provisions  
of this ,act and chapters #ie and #if of
 the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 
including the authority to promulgate   
rules of practice and procedure for     
agency adjudications4  7b7 ,authority   
,to ,promulgate ,independent            

,regulations ,whenever the              
,administration promulgates any         
regulation1 it shall not be required to 
submit such regulation for review or    
approval to the ,president or the       
,office of ,management and ,budget4  7c7
 ,conduct of ,activities ,the           
,administration shall prepare written   
rules for the conduct of its activities1
 including procedures for the conduct of
 enforcement actions under sections     
#cga1 #cgb1 and #cgc4  7d7 ,forms  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,administration shall  
prescribe forms necessary to implement  
this ,act and chapters #ie and #if of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  
7#b7 ,public protection ,any forms      
prescribed by the ,administration under 
paragraph 7#a71 and any                 
information-gathering activities of the 
,administration under this ,act1 shall  
not be subject to the provisions of     
section #ceab of title #dd1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7e7 ,reliance ,upon     
,rules and ,regulations ,notwithstanding

 any other provision of law1 any person 
who relies upon any rule or regulation  
prescribed by the ,administration in    
accordance with the provisions of this  
section and who acts in good faith in   
accordance with such rule or regulation 
shall not1 as a result of such act1 be  
subject to any sanction provided by this
 ,act or by chapter #ie or #if of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7f7 
,consultation ,with ,,irs ,in           
prescribing rules1 regulations1 and     
forms under this section1 the           
,administration and the ,secretary of   
the ,treasury shall consult and work    
together to promulgate rules1           
regulations1 and forms which are        
mutually consistent4 ,the               
,administration shall report to         
,congress annually on the steps it has  
taken to comply with this subsection4   
7g7 ,judicial ,review  7#a7 ,in general 
,any person adversely affected by a     
rule1 regulation1 or form promulgated by
 the ,administration may obtain judicial

 review of such rule1 regulation1 or    
form by filing a petition in the ,united
 ,states ,court of ,appeals for the     
,district of ,columbia ,circuit4  7#b7  
,scope of review ,for purposes of       
conducting the judicial review described
 in paragraph 7#a71 the provisions of   
section #gjf of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 shall apply4  7h7 ,rule  
and ,regulation ,defined ,in this ,act1 
the terms rule and regulation mean a    
provision or series of interrelated     
provisions stating a single1 separable  
rule of law4  #cff4 ,litigation         
authority  7a7 ,in ,general             
,notwithstanding sections #eaf and #eah 
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 and
 section #cajf of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 the ,administration is   
authorized to bring1 appear in1 defend  
against1 and appeal any action          
instituted under this ,act or chapter   
#ie or #if of the ,internal ,revenue    
,code of #aihf1 in any court either--   
7#a7 by attorneys employed by the       

,administration2 or  7#b7 by counsel    
whom it may appoint1 on a temporary     
basis as may be necessary for such      
purpose1 without regard to the          
provisions of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 governing appointments in the    
competitive service1 and whose          
compensation it may fix without regard  
to the provisions of chapter #ea and    
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ec of such 
title4  7b7 ,compensation of ,appointed 
,counsel ,the compensation of counsel   
appointed on a temporary basis under    
subsection 7a77#b7 shall be paid out of 
any funds otherwise available to pay the
 compensation of employees of the       
,administration4  7c7 ,independence     
,from ,attorney ,general ,in pursuing an
 action under this section1 the         
,administration may act independently of
 the ,attorney ,general4  #cfg4         
,availability of reports  7a7 ,in       
,general ,the ,administration shall--   
7#a7 prepare1 publish1 and furnish to   
all persons required to file reports and

 statements under this ,act a manual    
recommending uniform methods of         
bookkeeping and reporting2  7#b7 develop
 a filing1 coding1 and cross-indexing   
system consistent with the purposes of  
this ,act2  7#c7 within #dh hours after 
the time of the receipt by the          
,administration of reports and          
statements filed with the               
,administration1 make them available for
 public inspection1 and copying1 at the 
expense of the person requesting such   
copying1 except that any information    
copied from such reports or statements  
may not be sold or used by any person   
for the purpose of soliciting           
contributions or for commercial         
purposes1 other than using the name and 
address of any political committee to   
solicit contributions from such         
committee2  7#d7 keep such designations1
 reports1 and statements for a period of
 #aj years from the date of receipt and 
maintain computerized records of such   
designations1 reports1 and statements   

thereafter2  7#e7  7,a7 compile and     
maintain a cumulative index of          
designations1 reports1 and statements   
filed under this ,act1 publish the index
 at regular intervals1 and make the     
index available for purchase directly or
 by mail2  7,b7 compile1 maintain1 and  
revise a separate cumulative index of   
reports and statements filed by         
multicandidate committees1 including in 
such index a list of multicandidate     
committees2 and  7,c7 compile and       
maintain a list of multicandidate       
committees1 which shall be revised and  
made available monthly2  7#f7 prepare   
and publish periodically lists of       
authorized committees which fail to file
 reports as required by this ,act2 and  
7#g7 serve as a national clearinghouse  
for the compilation of information and  
review of procedures with respect to the
 administration of ,federal elections4  
7b7 ,pseudonyms ,for purposes of        
subsection 7a77#c71 a political         
committee may submit #aj pseudonyms on  

each report filed in order to protect   
against the illegal use of names and    
addresses of contributors1 but only if  
such committee attaches a list of such  
pseudonyms to the appropriate report4   
,the ,administration shall exclude these
 lists from the public record4  7c7     
,contracts ,the ,administration may     
enter into contracts for the purpose of 
performing the duties described in      
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,availability of   
,reports ,reports or other information  
described in subsection 7a7 shall be    
available to the public1 except that--  
7#a7 copies shall be made available     
without cost1 upon request1 to agencies 
and branches of the ,federal            
,government2 and  7#b7 information made 
available as a result of the application
 of paragraph 7#g7 of such subsection   
shall be made available to the public   
only upon the payment of the cost       
thereof4  #cfh4 ,audits and field       
examinations  7a7 ,in ,general ,the     
,administration may1 in accordance with 

the provisions of this section1 conduct 
audits and field investigations of any  
political committee required to file a  
report under section #cjd4  7b7         
,priority ,all audits and field         
investigations concerning the           
verification for1 and receipt and use   
of1 any payments received by a candidate
 or committee under chapter #ie or #if  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf
 shall be given priority4  7c7 ,audits  
and ,field ,examinations ,where         
,thresholds ,not ,met  7#a7 ,internal   
review ,the ,administration shall       
conduct an internal review of reports   
filed by selected committees to         
determine if the reports filed by a     
particular committee meet the threshold 
requirements for substantial compliance 
with the ,act4 ,such thresholds for     
compliance shall be established by the  
,administration4  7#b7 ,audits and field
 examinations ,the ,administration may  
vote to conduct an audit and field      
investigation of any committee which it 

determines under paragraph 7#a7 does not
 meet the threshold requirements        
established by the ,administration4     
,such audits shall be commenced within  
#cj days of such vote1 except that any  
audit under the provisions of this      
subsection of an authorized committee of
 a candidate shall be commenced within  
#f months of the election for which such
 committee is authorized4  7d7 ,random  
,audits  7#a7 ,in general ,in addition  
to any audits conducted under subsection
 7c71 the ,administration may1 subject  
to paragraph 7#b71 conduct audits of any
 committee selected at random to ensure 
compliance with this ,act4 ,the         
selection of any committee under this   
paragraph shall be based on standards   
and procedures adopted by the           
,administration1 except that in any     
calendar year such audits may be        
initiated against no more than #c       
percent of all authorized candidate     
campaign committees4  7#b7 ,applicable  
rules  7,a7 ,in general ,if the         

,administration selects a committee for 
audit under paragraph 7#a71 the         
,administration shall promptly notify   
the committee of the selection and      
commence the audit within #cj days of   
the selection4  7,b7 ,special rules for 
authorized committees ,if the committee 
selected under paragraph 7#a7 is an     
authorized committee of a candidate1 the
 audit-- 7i7 shall be commenced and     
actively undertaken within #f months of 
the election for which the committee is 
authorized2 and  7ii7 may examine       
compliance with this ,act only with     
respect to that election4  7#c7         
,exception ,this subsection shall not   
apply to an authorized committee of a   
candidate for ,president or ,vice       
,president subject to audit under       
section #ijjg or #ijch of the ,internal 
,revenue ,code of #aihf4  #cfi4         
,congressional oversight ,nothing in    
this ,act shall be construed to limit1  
restrict1 or diminish any investigatory1
 informational1 oversight1 supervisory1 

or disciplinary authority or function of
 ,congress or any committee of ,congress
 with respect to elections for ,federal 
office4  #c ,,enforcement  #cga4        
,initiation of enforcement actions by   
,administration  7a7 ,in ,general ,the  
,administration may initiate a civil    
enforcement action under section #cgc   
if1 after conducting an investigation1  
the ,administration finds reasonable    
grounds to believe that a violation of  
this ,act or of chapter #ie or #if of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf   
has occurred or is about to occur4  7b7 
,basis for ,findings ,the               
,administration may make a finding under
 subsection 7a7 based on any information
 available to the ,administration1      
including the filing of a complaint     
under section #cgb4  7c7 ,notice and    
,opportunity ,to ,demonstrate ,no       
,violation ,prior to initiating an      
enforcement action under subsection 7a71
 the ,administration shall give any     
person under investigation notice and   

the opportunity to demonstrate that     
there are no reasonable grounds to      
believe a violation has occurred or is  
about to occur1 but the                 
,administration's decision on such      
matter shall not be subject to judicial 
review4  #cgb4 ,complaint to initiate   
enforcement action  7a7 ,filing of      
,complaint  7#a7 ,in general ,any person
 may file a complaint with the          
,administration alleging a violation of 
this ,act or of chapter #ie or #if of   
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  
7#b7 ,technical requirements ,a         
complaint filed under paragraph 7#a7    
shall be-- 7,a7 in writing1 signed1 and 
sworn to by the person filing such      
complaint2  7,b7 notarized2 and  7,c7   
made under penalty of perjury and       
subject to the provisions of section    
#ajja of title #ah1 ,united ,states     
,code4  7#c7 ,action by the             
administration ,subject to paragraph    
7#d71 based on the allegations in a     
complaint filed under paragraph 7#a71   

and such investigations the             
,administration deems necessary and     
appropriate1 the ,administration may--  
7,a7 initiate a civil enforcement action
 under section #cgc if the              
,administration finds reasonable grounds
 to believe a violation has occurred or 
is about to occur2 or  7,b7 dismiss the 
complaint4  7#d7 ,prohibition of        
anonymous complaints ,the ,commission   
may not conduct any investigation or    
take any other action under this section
 solely on the basis of a complaint of a
 person whose identity is not disclosed 
to the ,administration4  7#e7 ,recovery 
of costs ,any person who has filed a    
complaint under paragraph 7#a7 shall be 
entitled to recover from the            
,administration up to #a1jjj of the     
costs incurred in preparing and filing  
the complaint if1 based on the          
complaint1 the ,administration--  7,a7  
makes a finding under section #cgc7;a7  
that a person has violated 7or is about 
to violate7 the ,act2 or  7,b7 enters   

into a conciliation agreement with a    
person under section #cgc7;c74  7b7     
,notice and ,opportunity ,to            
,demonstrate ,no ,violation ,prior to   
initiating an enforcement action under  
subsection 7a77#c77;,a71 the            
,administration shall give any person   
named in a complaint notice and an      
opportunity to demonstrate that there   
are no reasonable grounds to believe a  
violation described in such subsection  
has occurred or is about to occur1 but  
the ,administration's determination     
under subsection 7a77#c7 shall not be   
subject to judicial review in an action 
brought by such person4  7c7 ,failure by
 the ,administration ,to ,take ,timely  
,action  7#a7 ,in general ,if the       
,administration-- 7,a7 dismisses a      
complaint filed under subsection 7a72 or
  7,b7 fails to initiate a civil        
enforcement action under section #cgc   
within #ahj days of the filing of such a
 complaint1  the person filing the      
complaint under subsection 7a7 may seek 

judicial review of the ,administration's
 dismissal1 or failure to act1 in       
,federal district court in the ,district
 of ,columbia or in the district in     
which such person resides4  7#b7 ,scope 
of review ,the court shall review the   
,administration's dismissal of the      
complaint or failure to act in          
accordance with the provisions of       
section #gjf of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code4  7#c7 ,court orders ,the 
court may order the ,administration to  
initiate an enforcement action or to    
conduct a further investigation of the  
complaint within a time set by the      
court4  #cgc4 ,civil enforcement actions
  7a7 ,in ,general ,the ,administration 
shall have the authority to impose a    
civil monetary penalty under section    
#cge1 issue a cease-and-desist order    
under section #cgf1 or do both1 if the  
,administration finds1 by an order made 
on the record after notice and an       
opportunity for hearing before an       
administrative law judge pursuant to    

subchapter ,,ii of chapter #e of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 that a person
 has violated 7or1 in the case of a     
cease-and-desist order1 has violated or 
is about to violate7 this ,act or       
chapter #ie or #if of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf4 ,the general   
counsel shall represent the             
,administration in any proceeding before
 an administrative law judge4  7b7      
,notice and ,request for ,hearing  7#a7 
,notice ,if the ,administration finds   
under section #cga or #cgb that there   
are reasonable grounds to believe a     
violation has occurred or is about to   
occur1 the ,administration shall serve  
written notice of the charges on each   
respondent1 and shall conduct such      
further investigation as the            
,administration deems necessary and     
appropriate4  7#b7 ,request for hearing 
,each respondent shall have an          
opportunity to request1 prior to the    
date that is #cj days after the date on 
which the notice is received1 a hearing 

on the charges before an administrative 
law judge4  7#c7 ,effect of failure to  
request a hearing ,if no hearing is     
requested1 the ,administration shall    
make a finding on the charges1 and shall
 issue whatever relief the              
,administration deems appropriate under 
sections #cge and #cgf4  7c7            
,conciliation  7#a7 ,procedures for     
entering into conciliation agreements   
7,a7 ,in general ,if the respondent     
requests a hearing under subsection     
7b77#b71 the ,administration shall      
attempt1 for a period that does not     
exceed #fj days 7or #ae days if the     
hearing is requested within #fj days of 
an election71 to correct or prevent such
 violation by informal methods of       
conference1 conciliation1 and           
persuasion1 and to enter into a         
conciliation agreement with the         
respondent4 ,in the case of a hearing   
that is requested at a time other than  
within #fj days of an election1 the     
period for conciliation shall not be    

less than #cj days unless an agreement  
is reached before then4  7,b7 ,inclusion
 of civil monetary penalties ,a         
conciliation agreement may include a    
requirement that the person involved in 
such conciliation shall pay a civil     
monetary penalty that does not exceed   
the amounts set forth in subsection 7a7 
of section #cge or1 in the case of a    
knowing and willful violation1 the      
amounts set forth in subsection 7b7 of  
such section4 ,the conciliation         
agreement may also include the          
requirement that the person involved    
consent to the terms of a               
cease-and-desist order1 as provided in  
section #cgf4  7,c7 ,representation by  
general counsel ,the general counsel    
shall represent the ,administration in  
any negotiations for a conciliation     
agreement and any such conciliation     
agreement shall be subject to the       
approval of the ,administration4  7,d7  
,bar to further action ,a conciliation  
agreement1 unless violated1 is a        

complete bar to any further action by   
the ,administration4  7#b7              
,confidentiality ,no action by the      
,administration or any other person1 and
 no information derived in connection   
with any conciliation attempt by the    
,administration may be made public by   
the ,administration1 without the written
 consent of the respondent1 except that 
if a conciliation agreement is agreed   
upon and signed by the ,administration  
and the respondent1 the ,administration 
shall make such agreement public4  7#c7 
,violation of conciliation agreement ,in
 any case in which a person has entered 
into a conciliation agreement with the  
,administration under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,administration may institute a     
civil action for relief if the          
,administration believes the person has 
violated any provision of such          
conciliation agreement4 ,such civil     
action shall be brought in the ,federal 
district court for the district in which
 the respondent resides or has its      

principal place of business1 or for the 
,district of ,columbia4 ,such court     
shall have jurisdiction to issue any    
relief appropriate under sections #cge  
and #cgf4 ,for the ,administration to   
obtain relief in any such action1 the   
,administration need only establish that
 the person has violated1 in whole or in
 part1 any requirement of such          
conciliation agreement4  7d7 ,hearing   
,at the request of any respondent1 a    
hearing on the charges served under     
subsection 7b77#a7 shall be conducted   
before an administrative law judge1 who 
shall make such findings of fact and    
conclusions of law as the administrative
 law judge deems appropriate4 ,the      
administrative law judge shall also have
 the authority to impose a civil        
monetary penalty on the respondent1     
issue a cease-and-desist order1 or both4
 ,the decision of the administrative law
 judge shall constitute final agency    
action unless an appeal is taken under  
subsection 7e74  7e7 ,appeal to         

,administration  7#a7 ,right to appeal  
,the general counsel and each respondent
 shall each have a right to appeal to   
the ,administration from any final      
determination made by an administrative 
law judge4  7#b7 ,review of alj         
determinations ,in the event of an      
appeal under paragraph 7#a71 the        
,administration shall review the        
determination of the administrative law 
judge to determine whether--  7,a7 a    
finding of material fact is not         
supported by substantial evidence2  7,b7
 a conclusion of law is erroneous2  7,c7
 the determination of the administrative
 law judge is contrary to law or to the 
duly promulgated rules or decisions of  
the ,administration2  7,d7 a prejudicial
 error of procedure was committed2 or   
7,e7 the decision or the relief ordered 
is otherwise arbitrary1 capricious1 or  
an abuse of discretion4  7#c7 ,final    
agency action ,the decision of the      
,administration shall constitute final  
agency action4  7f7 ,judicial ,review   

7#a7 ,in general ,any party aggrieved by
 a final agency action and who has      
exhausted all administrative remedies1  
including requesting a hearing before an
 administrative law judge and appealing 
an adverse decision of an administrative
 law judge to the ,administration1 may  
obtain judicial review of such action in
 the ,united ,states ,court of ,appeals 
for any circuit wherein such person     
resides or has its principal place of   
business1 or in the ,united ,states     
,court of ,appeals for the ,district of 
,columbia ,circuit4  7#b7 ,scope of     
review ,for purposes of conducting the  
judicial review described in paragraph  
7#a71 the provisions of section #gjf of 
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall  
apply4  7#c7 ,petition for judicial     
review ,to obtain judicial review under 
paragraph 7#a71 an aggrieved party      
described in such paragraph shall file a
 petition with the court during the     
#cj-;day period beginning on the date on
 which the order was issued4 ,a copy of 

such petition shall be transmitted      
forthwith by the clerk of the court to  
the ,administration1 and thereupon the  
,administration shall file in the court 
the record upon which the order         
complained of was entered1 as provided  
in section #baab of title #bh1 ,united  
,states ,code4  #cgd4 ,notification of  
nonfilers  7a7 ,notification ,before    
taking any action under section #cgc    
against any person who has failed to    
file a report required under section    
#cjd7;a77#b77;,a77iii7 for the calendar 
quarter immediately preceding the       
election involved1 or in accordance with
 section #cjd7;a77#b77;,a77i71 the      
,administration shall notify the person 
of such failure to file the required    
reports4  7b7 ,opportunity for ,response
 ,if a satisfactory response is not     
received within #d business days after  
the date of notification1 the           
,administration shall1 pursuant to      
section #cfg7;a77#f71 publish before the
 election the name of the person and the

 report or reports such person has      
failed to file4  #cge4 ,civil monetary  
penalties  7a7 ,in ,general ,any person 
who violates this ,act1 or chapter #ie  
or #if of the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf1 shall be liable to the ,united
 ,states for a civil monetary penalty   
for each violation which does not exceed
 the greater of #e1jjj or an amount     
equal to any contribution or expenditure
 involved in such violation4 ,such      
penalty shall be imposed by the         
,administration pursuant to section     
#cgc4  7b7 ,knowing and ,willful        
,violations ,any person who commits a   
knowing and willful violation of this   
,act1 or of chapter #ie or #if of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 shall
 be liable to the ,united ,states for a 
civil monetary penalty for each         
violation which does not exceed the     
greater of #aj1jjj or an amount equal to
 #bjj percent of any contribution or    
expenditure involved in such violation  
7or1 in the case of a violation of      

section #cbj1 which is not less than    
#cjj percent of the amount involved in  
the violation and is not more than the  
greater of #ej1jjj or #a1jjj percent of 
the amount involved in the violation74  
,such penalty shall be imposed by the   
,administration pursuant to section     
#cgc4  7c7 ,determination of ,civil     
,monetary ,penalty ,in determining the  
amount of a civil monetary penalty under
 this section with respect to a         
violation described in this section1 the
 ,administration or an administrative   
law judge shall take into account the   
nature1 circumstances1 extent1 and      
gravity of the violation and1 with      
respect to the violator1 any prior      
violation1 the degree of culpability1   
and such other matters as justice may   
require4  7d7 ,referral to ,attorney    
,general  7#a7 ,in general ,if the      
,administration determines that a       
knowing and willful violation of this   
,act which is subject to section #cgi1  
or a knowing and willful violation of   

chapter #ie or #if of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 has occurred or
 is about to occur1 the ,administration 
may refer such apparent violation to the
 ,attorney ,general without regard to   
any limitations set forth under section 
#cgc4  7#b7 ,reporting by the attorney  
general ,whenever the ,administration   
refers an apparent violation to the     
,attorney ,general1 the ,attorney       
,general shall report to the            
,administration any action taken by the 
,attorney ,general regarding the        
apparent violation4 ,each report shall  
be transmitted within #fj days after the
 date the ,administration refers an     
apparent violation1 and every #cj days  
thereafter until the final disposition  
of the apparent violation4  #cgf4       
,cease-and-desist orders  7a7 ,in       
,general ,if the ,administration finds1 
after notice and opportunity for hearing
 under section #cgc1 that any person is 
violating1 has violated1 or is about to 
violate any provision of this ,act1 or  

chapter #ie or #if of the ,internal     
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 or any rule or 
regulation thereunder1 the              
,administration may publish any findings
 and enter an order requiring such      
person1 or any other person that is1    
was1 or would be a cause of the         
violation due to an act or omission the 
person knew or should have known would  
contribute to such violation1 to cease  
and desist from committing or causing   
such violation and any future violation 
of the same provision1 rule1 or         
regulation4 ,such order may1 in addition
 to requiring a person to cease and     
desist from committing or causing a     
violation1 require such person to comply
 7or to take steps to effect compliance7
 with such provision1 rule1 or          
regulation1 upon such terms and         
conditions and within such time as the  
,administration may specify in such     
order4  7b7 ,temporary ,order ,whenever 
the ,administration determines that an  
alleged violation or threatened         

violation specified in the notice       
initiating a civil enforcement action   
under section #cgc1 or the continuation 
thereof1 is likely to result in         
violation of this ,act1 or of chapter   
#ie or #if of the ,internal ,revenue    
,code of #aihf1 and substantial harm to 
the public interest1 the ,administration
 may apply to the ,federal district     
court for the district in which the     
respondent resides or has its principal 
place of business1 in which the alleged 
or threatened violation occurred or is  
about to occur1 or for the ,district of 
,columbia1 for a temporary restraining  
order or a preliminary injunction       
requiring the respondent to cease and   
desist from the violation or threatened 
violation and to take such action to    
prevent the violation or threatened     
violation4 ,the ,administration may     
apply for such order without regard to  
any limitation under section #cgc4      
#cgg4 ,collection ,if any person fails  
to pay an assessment of a civil         

penalty-- 7#a7 after the order making   
the assessment has become a final order 
and such person has not timely filed a  
petition for judicial review of the     
order in accordance with section        
#cgc7;f77#c7 or if the order of the     
,administration is upheld after judicial
 review2 or  7#b7 after a court in an   
action brought under section            
#cgc7;c77#c7 has entered a final        
judgment no longer subject to appeal in 
favor of the ,administration1  the      
,attorney ,general shall recover the    
amount assessed 7plus interest at       
currently prevailing rates from the date
 of the expiration of the #cj-;day      
period referred to in section           
#cgc7;f77#c7 or the date of such final  
judgment1 as the case may be7 in an     
action brought in any appropriate       
district court of the ,united ,states4  
,in such an action1 the validity1       
amount1 and appropriateness of such     
penalty shall not be subject to review4 
#cgh4 ,confidentiality  7a7 ,prior to a 

,finding of ,reasonable ,grounds ,any   
proceedings conducted by the            
,administration prior to a finding that 
there are reasonable grounds to believe 
a violation of the law has occurred or  
is about to occur1 including any        
investigation pursuant to section #cga  
or pursuant to a complaint filed under  
section #cgb1 shall be confidential and 
none of the ,administration's records   
concerning the complaint shall be made  
public1 except that the person filing a 
complaint pursuant to section #cgb is   
permitted to make such complaint public4
  7b7 ,after a ,finding of ,reasonable  
,grounds ,except as provided in         
subsection 7d71 if the ,administration  
makes a finding pursuant to section #cga
 or #cgb that there are reasonable      
grounds to believe that a violation of  
law has occurred or is about to occur-- 
7#a7 the finding of the ,administration 
as well as any complaint filed under    
section #cgb1 any notice of charges1 and
 any answer or similar documents filed  

with the ,administration shall be made  
public2 and  7#b7 all proceedings       
conducted before an administrative law  
judge under section #cgc1 and all       
documents used during such proceedings1 
shall be made public4  7c7 ,after       
,dismissal of a ,complaint or           
,conclusion of ,proceedings ,following a
 ,finding of ,reasonable ,grounds       
,subject to subsection 7d71 following   
the ,administration's dismissal of a    
complaint filed under section #cgb or   
the termination of proceedings following
 a finding of reasonable grounds under  
section #cga or #cgb1 the               
,administration shall1 not later than   
the date that is #cj days after such    
dismissal or termination1 make public-- 
7#a7 the complaint1 any notice of       
charges1 and any answer or similar      
documents filed with the ,administration
 7unless such information has already   
been made public under subsection       
7b77#a772  7#b7 any order setting forth 
the ,administration's final action on   

the complaint2  7#c7 any findings made  
by the ,administration in relation to   
the action2 and  7#d7 all documentary   
materials and testimony constituting the
 record on which the ,administration    
relied in taking its actions4  ,subject 
to subsection 7d71 the affirmative      
disclosure requirement of this          
subsection is without prejudice to the  
right of any person to request and      
obtain records relating to an           
investigation under section #eeb of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7d7   
,confidentiality of ,records and        
,proceedings ,otherwise ,subject to     
,disclosure  7#a7 ,in general ,the      
,administration shall issue regulations 
providing for the protection of         
information the disclosure of which     
under subsection 7b7 or 7c7 would impair
 any person's constitutionally protected
 right of privacy1 freedom of speech1 or
 freedom of association4 ,the           
,administration shall also issue        
regulations addressing the application  

of exemptions from disclosure contained 
in section #eeb of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to records comprising the
 ,administration's investigative files4 
,such regulations shall consider the    
need to protect any person's            
constitutionally protected rights to    
privacy1 freedom of speech1 and freedom 
of association1 as well as the need to  
make information about the              
,administration's activities and        
decisions widely accessible to the      
public4  7#b7 ,petition to maintain     
confidentiality  7,a7 ,in general ,any  
person who would be adversely affected  
by any disclosure of information about  
the person made pursuant to subsection  
7b7 or 7c71 or by the conduct in public 
of a hearing or other proceeding        
conducted pursuant to section #cgc1     
shall have the right to petition the    
,administration to maintain the         
confidentiality of such information or  
such proceeding on the ground that such 
information falls within the scope of   

any exemption from disclosure contained 
in section #eeb of title #e1 ,united    
,states ,code1 or is prohibited from    
disclosure under the ,administration's  
regulations1 the ,constitution1 or any  
other provision of law4 ,upon the       
receipt of such petition1 the           
,administration shall make a prompt     
determination whether the information   
should be kept confidential1 and shall  
withhold such information from          
disclosure pending this determination4  
,the ,administration shall notify the   
petitioner in writing of the            
determination4  7,b7 ,regulations ,the  
,administration shall prescribe         
regulations governing the consideration 
of petitions under this paragraph4 ,such
 regulations shall provide for public   
notice of the pendancy of any petition  
filed under subparagraph 7,a7 and the   
right of any interested party to respond
 to or comment on such petition4  7e7   
,penalties ,any member or employee of   
the ,administration1 or any other       

person1 who violates the provisions of  
this section shall be fined not more    
than #b1jjj4 ,any such member1 employee1
 or other person who knowingly and      
willfully violates the provisions of    
this section shall be fined not more    
than #e1jjj4  #cgi4 ,criminal penalties 
7a7 ,knowing and ,willful ,violations   
,any person who knowingly and willfully 
commits a violation of any provision of 
this ,act that involves the making1     
receiving1 or reporting of any          
contribution1 donation1 or expenditure--
  7#a7 aggregating #be1jjj or more      
during a calendar year shall be fined   
under title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 
or imprisoned for not more than #e      
years1 or both2 or  7#b7 aggregating    
#b1jjj or more 7but less than #be1jjj7  
during a calendar year shall be fined   
under such title1 or imprisoned for not 
more than #a year1 or both4  7b7        
,contributions or ,expenditures by      
,national ,banks1 ,corporations1 or     
,labor ,organizations ,in the case of a 

knowing and willful violation of section
 #caf7;b77#c71 the penalties set forth  
in subsection 7a7 shall apply to each   
violation involving an amount           
aggregating #bej or more during a       
calendar year4 ,such a violation of     
section #caf7;b77#c7 may incorporate a  
violation of section #cag7;a71 #cbj1 or 
#cba4  7c7 ,fraudulent                  
,misrepresentation of ,campaign         
,authority ,in the case of a knowing and
 willful violation of section #cbb1 the 
penalties set forth in subsection 7a7   
shall apply without regard to whether   
the making1 receiving1 or reporting of a
 contribution or expenditure of #a1jjj  
or more is involved4  7d7 ,prohibition  
of ,contributions in ,name of ,another  
,any person who knowingly and willfully 
commits a violation of section #cbj     
involving an amount aggregating more    
than #aj1jjj during a calendar year     
shall be--  7#a7 imprisoned for not more
 than #b years if the amount is less    
than #be1jjj and subject to imprisonment

 under subsection 7a7 if the amount is  
#be1jjj or more2  7#b7 fined not less   
than #cjj percent of the amount involved
 in the violation and not more than the 
greater of--  7,a7 #ej1jjj2 or  7,b7    
#a1jjj percent of the amount involved in
 the violation2 or  7#c7 both imprisoned
 as provided under paragraph 7#a7 and   
fined as provided under paragraph 7#b74 
7e7 ,effect of ,conciliation ,agreements
  7#a7 ,evidence of lack of knowledge   
and intent ,in any criminal action      
brought for a violation of any provision
 of this ,act or of chapter #ie or #if  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf1 any defendant may evidence their 
lack of knowledge or intent to commit   
the alleged violation by introducing as 
evidence a conciliation agreement       
entered into between the defendant and  
the ,administration under section       
#cgc7;c77#a7 which specifically deals   
with the act or failure to act          
constituting such violation and which is
 still in effect4  7#b7 ,consideration  

by courts ,in any criminal action       
brought for a violation of any provision
 of this ,act or of chapter #ie or #if  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf1 the court before which such      
action is brought shall take into       
account1 in weighing the seriousness of 
the violation and in considering the    
appropriateness of the penalty to be    
imposed if the defendant is found       
guilty1 whether--  7,a7 the specific act
 or failure to act which constitutes the
 violation for which the action was     
brought is the subject of a conciliation
 agreement entered into between the     
defendant and the ,administration under 
section #cgc7;c77#a72  7,b7 the         
conciliation agreement is in effect2 and
  7,c7 the defendant is1 with respect to
 the violation involved1 in compliance  
with the conciliation agreement4  #chj4 
,period of limitations ,no person shall 
be prosecuted1 tried1 or punished for   
any violation of this ,act1 unless the  
indictment is found or the information  

is instituted within #e years after the 
date of the violation4  #cha4           
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
each fiscal year1 there are authorized  
to be appropriated to the               
,administration such sums as may be     
necessary for the purpose of carrying   
out its functions under this ,act and   
under chapters #ie and #if of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  4   
#ajb4 ,executive ,schedule positions    
7a7 ,executive ,schedule ,level ,,iii   
,position ,section #ecad of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
,chair1 ,federal ,election              
,administration4  4  7b7 ,executive     
,schedule ,level ,,iv ,positions        
,section #ecae of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  ,members 7other 
than the ,chair71 ,federal ,election    
,administration4  ,inspector ,general1  
,federal ,election ,administration4  4  
#ajc4 ,,gao examination of enforcement  

of campaign finance laws by the         
,department of ,justice  7a7            
,examination ,the ,comptroller ,general 
of the ,united ,states shall conduct a  
thorough examination of the enforcement 
of the criminal provisions of the       
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47 and
 chapters #ie and #if of the ,internal  
,revenue ,code of #aihf by the ,attorney
 ,general4  7b7 ,report ,not later than 
#a year after the date of enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,comptroller ,general    
shall submit to the ,attorney ,general  
and ,congress a report on the           
examination conducted under subsection  
7a7 together with recommendations on how
 the ,attorney ,general may improve the 
enforcement of the criminal provisions  
of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act
 of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47
 and chapters #ie and #if of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1      
including recommendations on the        
resources that the ,attorney ,general   

would require to effectively enforce    
such criminal provisions4  #ajd4 ,,gao  
study and report on appropriate funding 
levels  7a7 ,study ,the ,comptroller    
,general of the ,united ,states shall   
conduct an ongoing study on the level of
 funding that constitutes an adequate   
level of resources for the ,federal     
,election ,administration to competently
 execute the responsibilities imposed on
 the ,administration by this ,act and   
the amendments made by this ,act4  7b7  
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act1 and 
once every #b years thereafter1 the     
,comptroller ,general shall submit to   
the ,director of the ,office of         
,management and ,budget and ,congress a 
report on the study conducted under     
subsection 7a7 together with            
recommendations for such legislation and
 administrative action as the           
,comptroller ,general determines to be  
appropriate4  #aje4 ,conforming         
amendments  7a7 ,independent ,agency    

,section #ajd of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking and after   
the semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 
by striking the period and inserting 2  
and2 and  7#c7 by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph3  7#c7 the      
,federal ,election ,administration4  4  
7b7 ,coverage ,under ,inspector ,general
 ,act ,section #h;,g7a77#b7 of the      
,inspector ,general ,act of #aigh 7#e   
,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is amended by striking 
,federal ,election ,commission and      
inserting ,federal ,election            
,administration4  7c7 ,coverage of      
,personnel ,under ,hatch ,act ,section  
#gcbc7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph   
7#a71 by striking ,federal ,election    
,commission and inserting ,federal      
,election ,administration2 and  7#b7 in 
paragraph 7#b77;,b77i77,i71 by striking 
,federal ,election ,commission and      
inserting ,federal ,election            
,administration4  7d7 ,removal of       

exclusion from ,senior ,executive       
,service ,section #cacb7;a77#a7 of title
 #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by striking subparagraph 7,c7 and by    
redesignating subparagraphs 7,d71 7,e71 
and 7,f7 as subparagraphs 7,c71 7,d71   
and 7,e71 respectively4  7e7 ,subtitle  
,a ,title ,,iii of the ,federal         
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47 is amended by 
inserting before section #cja the       
following3  ,a ,general ,provisions  4  
,,ii ,,transition ,,provisions  #bja4   
,transfer of functions of ,federal      
,election ,commission ,there are        
transferred to the ,federal ,election   
,administration established under       
section #cea of the ,federal ,election  
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7as added by    
section #aja7 all functions that the    
,federal ,election ,commission exercised
 before the date described in section   
#bjf7;a74  #bjb4 ,transfer of property1 
records1 and personnel  7a7 ,property   
and ,records ,the contracts1            

liabilities1 records1 property1 and     
other assets and interests of1 or made  
available in connection with1 the       
offices and functions of the ,federal   
,election ,commission which are         
transferred by this title are           
transferred to the ,federal ,election   
,administration4  7b7 ,personnel ,the   
personnel employed in connection with   
the offices and functions of the        
,federal ,election ,commission which are
 transferred by this title are          
transferred to the ,federal ,election   
,administration4  #bjc4 ,repeals  7a7   
,provisions of the ,federal ,election   
,campaign ,act of #aiga ,the following  
provisions of the ,federal ,election    
,campaign ,act of #aiga are repealed3   
7#a7 ,section #cjf 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4       
#cjajf74  7#b7 ,section #cjg 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajg74  7#c7 ,section #cjh  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajh74  7#d7 ,section  
#cji 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji74  7#e7      
,section #caj 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaj74   
7#f7 ,section #caa 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4       

#cjaaa74  7#g7 ,section #cad 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaae74  7#h7 ,section #djf  
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjade74  7b7 ,other     
provisions ,section #djc of the         
,bipartisan ,campaign ,reform ,act of   
#bjjb 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaj note7 is    
repealed4  #bjd4 ,conforming amendments 
7a7 ,title ,,iii of the ,federal        
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb  
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47 is amended--  
7#a7 in section #cja1 by striking       
paragraph 7#aj7 and inserting the       
following3  7#aj7 ,the term             
,administration means the ,federal      
,election ,administration4  2  7#b7 by  
striking ,federal ,election ,commission 
and inserting ,administration each place
 it appears2 and  7#c7 by striking      
,commission and inserting               
,administration each place it appears4  
7b7 ,section #cejb7a77;,b7 of title #dd1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by   
striking ,federal ,election ,commission 
and inserting ,federal ,election        
,administration4  7c7 ,section          

#bjg7;j77#g77;,b77i7 of title #ah1      
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the ,federal ,election         
,commission by a former officer or      
employee of the ,federal ,election      
,commission and inserting the ,federal  
,election ,administration by a former   
officer or employee of the ,federal     
,election ,commission or the ,federal   
,election ,administration4  7d7 ,section
 #ajc of the ,ethics in ,government ,act
 of #aigh 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7e71 by    
striking the ,federal ,election         
,commission and inserting the ,federal  
,election ,administration2 and  7#b7 in 
subsection 7k71 by striking the ,federal
 ,election ,commission and inserting the
 ,federal ,election ,administration4    
7e7 7#a7 ,section #ijjb7c7 of the       
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended to read as follows3  7#c7 ,the  
term ,administration means the ,federal 
,election ,administration established   
under section #cea of the ,federal      

,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga4  4   
7#b7 ,chapter #ie of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking ,commission and inserting      
,administration each place it appears4  
7f7  7#a7 ,section #ijcb7c7 of the      
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended to read as follows3  7#c7 ,the  
term ,administration means the ,federal 
,election ,administration established   
under section #cea of the ,federal      
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga4  4   
7#b7 ,chapter #if of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking ,commission and inserting      
,administration each place it appears4  
7g7 ,section #c7;c7 of the ,voting      
,accessibility for the ,elderly and     
,handicapped ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4        
#bjajb7;c77 is amended--  7#a7 in       
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking       
,federal ,election ,commission and      
inserting ,federal ,election            
,administration2 and  7,b7 by striking  
,commission and inserting               

,administration2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 
7#b71 by striking ,federal ,election    
,commission and inserting ,federal      
,election ,administration4  7h7 ,section
 #f7;a77#i7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure
 ,act #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77#i77
 is amended by striking the ,federal    
,election ,commission and inserting the 
,federal ,election ,administration4     
#bje4 ,treatment of certain regulations 
7a7 ,regulations on disclosure of       
electioneering communications  7#a7 ,in 
general ,effective on the date that is  
#ij days after enactment of this ,act1  
the regulations on disclosure of        
electioneering communications adopted by
 the ,federal ,election ,commission and 
published in the ,federal ,register at  
page #dai of volume #fh on ,january #c1 
#bjjc1 and at page #ejeg of volume #fh  
on ,january #ca1 #bjjc1 as amended at   
page #gbiac of volume #gb on ,december  
#bf1 #bjjg1 are repealed4  7#b7 ,new    
regulations ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,federal ,election ,commission
 shall promulgate new regulations on    
disclosure of electioneering            
communications under section #cjd7;f7 of
 the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act  
of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f774    
,the regulations promulgated under this 
paragraph shall require the disclosure  
of the identification of all persons who
 make a contribution to a person who    
makes an electioneering communication   
and shall not limit such disclosure to  
only to persons who make contributions  
for the purpose of furthering           
electioneering communications1 or any   
similar limitation on the scope of such 
disclosure4  7b7 ,regulations on        
solicitations at non-,federal           
fundraising events  7#a7 ,in general    
,effective on the date that is #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the regulations on participation  
by ,federal candidates and officeholders
 at non-,federal fundraising events     
adopted by the ,federal ,election       

,commission and published in the        
,federal ,register at page #bdchc of    
volume #ge on ,may #e1 #bjaj1 are       
repealed4  7#b7 ,new regulations ,not   
later than #ij days after enactment of  
this ,act1 the ,federal ,election       
,commission shall promulgate new        
regulations on participation by ,federal
 candidates and officeholders in        
non-,federal fundraising events4 ,the   
regulations shall limit the             
participation by ,federal candidates and
 officeholders in such events to        
attending1 speaking1 or being a featured
 guest at a fundraising event for a     
,state1 district1 or local committee of 
a political party1 and shall not allow  
,federal candidates and officeholders to
 participate in or solicit funds at any 
other fundraising event where           
non-,federal funds are raised4  #bjf4   
,effective date  7a7 ,in ,general       
,except as provided in section #bje1    
this title and the amendments made by   
this title shall take effect on the date

 that is #f months after the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7b7            
,termination of the ,federal ,election  
,commission ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of1 or amendment made by1 this
 ,act1 the members of the ,federal      
,election ,commission shall be removed  
from office on the date described in    
subsection 7a74