,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #edji ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #bc1 #bjah,ms4 ,castor of ,florida introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to require each authorized committee or leadership ,,pac of a candidate for election for ,federal office to disburse all of the funds of the committee or ,,pac which remain unexpended after the date of the election1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,honest ,elections and ,campaign1 ,no ,gain ,act4 #b4 ,requiring authorized committees of candidates to disburse funds remaining unexpended after date of election 7a7 ,requiring disbursement ,title ,,iii of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja et seq47 is amended by inserting after section #cjc the following new section3 #cjc;,a4 ,disbursement of funds remaining unexpended after date of election 7a7 ,requiring disbursement 7#a7 ,in general ,each authorized committee or leadership ,,pac of a candidate shall1 in accordance with subsection 7b7 and prior to the expiration of the applicable disbursement period1 disburse any funds of the committee or ,,pac which remain unexpended as of the date of the election for the office sought by the candidate4 7#b7 ,exception for candidates in next election ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the committee or ,,pac of a candidate who1 prior to the first day of the applicable disbursement period1 provides the appropriate ,state election official with the information and fees 7if any7 required under ,state law for the individual to qualify as a candidate for the next election for the office sought by the candidate or the next election for another ,federal office4 7#c7 ,applicable disbursement period ,in this subsection1 the applicable disbursement period is1 with respect to a candidate seeking election for an office1 the #b-year period which begins on the day after the latest date on which an individual may provide the appropriate ,state election official with the information and fees 7if any7 required under ,state law for the individual to qualify as a candidate for the next election for such office4 7b7 ,rules for disbursement of funds 7#a7 ,payment of obligations ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 an authorized committee or leadership ,,pac shall first disburse funds to pay obligations incurred in connection with the operation of the committee4 7#b7 ,other permitted disbursements ,if1 after disbursing all of the funds necessary to pay obligations under paragraph 7#a71 funds of a committee or ,,pac remain unexpended1 the committee or ,,pac may disburse the funds for any of the following purposes1 in such manner and combination as the committee or ,,pac considers appropriate3 7,a7 ,to return to any person a contribution the person made to the committee or ,,pac4 7,b7 ,to make a contribution to an organization described in section #agj7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4 7,c7 ,to make a transfer without limitation to a national1 ,state1 or local committee of a political party4 7c7 ,restrictions on disbursement to relatives 7#a7 ,restriction ,in disbursing funds pursuant to the requirements of this section1 an authorized committee or leadership ,,pac may not disburse funds to a relative of the candidate unless the funds are disbursed to pay an obligation of the committee as described in paragraph 7#a7 of subsection 7b7 which is reported by the committee or ,,pac as a disbursement under section #cjd7;b77#e7 or which would be so reported if the amount of the disbursement were in excess of #bjj4 7#b7 ,relative defined ,in this subsection1 the term relative means1 with respect to a candidate1 an individual who is related to the candidate as father1 mother1 son1 daughter1 brother1 sister1 uncle1 aunt1 first cousin1 nephew1 niece1 husband1 wife1 father-in-law1 mother-in-law1 son-in-law1 daughter-in-law1 brother-in-law1 sister-in-law1 stepfather1 stepmother1 stepson1 stepdaughter1 stepbrother1 stepsister1 half brother1 or half sister4 7d7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term leadership ,,pac has the meaning given such term in section #cjd7;i77#h77;,b74 4 7b7 ,conforming amendment relating to permitted uses of contributions ,section #cac7;a7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7;a77 is amended by striking ,a contribution and inserting ,subject to section #cjc;,a1 a contribution4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjah and each succeeding election for ,federal office4 #c4 ,requiring former candidates serving as registered lobbyists to certify compliance with disbursement requirements 7a7 ,certification of compliance ,section #d7;b7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking and at the end of paragraph 7#e72 7#b7 by striking the period at the end of paragraph 7#f7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#f7 the following new paragraph3 7#g7 in the case of an individual who was a candidate for election for ,federal office1 a certification 7under penalty of perjury7 that each authorized committee and leadership ,,pac 7as defined in section #cjd7;i77#h77;,b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga7 of the individual is in compliance with section #cjc;,a of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7relating to the disbursement of funds of the committee or leadership ,,pac which remain unexpended after the date of the election74 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to registration statements filed under section #d7;a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act on or after the date of the regularly scheduled general election for ,federal office held in ,november #bjah4