,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #afhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #a1 #bjag,mr4   
,donnelly introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
am5d ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act (
 #aiga to r$uce ! numb] ( memb]s ( !    
,f$]al ,election ,commission f #f to #e1
 to revise ! me?od ( selection & t]ms ( 
s]vice ( memb]s ( ! ,commission1 to     
di/ribute ! p[]s ( ! ,commission betwe5 
! ,*air & ! rema9+ memb]s1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,re/or+ ,integrity to      
,am]ica's ,elections ,act4  #b4         
,memb]%ip ( ,f$]al ,election ,commission
  7a7 ,r$uction 9 ,numb] ( ,memb]s2     
,removal ( ,secret>y ( ,s5ate & ,cl]k ( 
,h\se z ,ex ,(ficio ,memb]s  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al2 quorum ,section #cjf7;a77#a7 ( ! 
,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 
7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77#a77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ ! second & ?ird s5t5ces &      
ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,! ,commission is      

compos$ ( #e memb]s appo9t$ by !        
,presid5t by & ) ! advice & cons5t ( !  
,s5ate1 ( :om no m ?an #b may be        
affiliat$ ) ! same political p>ty4 ,a   
majority ( ! numb] ( memb]s ( !         
,commission :o are s]v+ at ! "t %all    
con/itute a quorum1 except t #c memb]s  
%all con/itute a quorum if !re are #d   
memb]s s]v+ at ! "t44  7#b7 ,con=m+     
am5dm5ts relat+ to r$uction 9 numb] (   
memb]s  7,a7 ,! second s5t5ce ( section 
#cjf7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjajf7;c77 is am5d$ by /rik+           
affirmative vote ( #d memb]s ( !        
,commission & ins]t+ affirmative vote ( 
a majority ( ! memb]s ( ! ,commission :o
 are s]v+ at ! "t4  7,b7 ,su* ,act is   
fur!r am5d$ by /rik+ affirmative vote ( 
#d ( its memb]s & ins]t+ affirmative    
vote ( a majority ( ! memb]s ( !        
,commission :o are s]v+ at ! "t ea*     
place x appe>s 9 ! foll[+ sections3  7i7
 ,section #cji7;a77#b7 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjaji7;a77#b774  7ii7 ,section         
#cji7;a77#d77;,a77i7 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4     

#cjaji7;a77#d77;,a77i774  7iii7 ,section
 #cji7;a77#e77;,c7 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4       
#cjaji7;a77#e77;,c774  7iv7 ,section    
#cji7;a77#f77;,a7 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4        
#cjaji7;a77#f77;,a774  7v7 ,section     
#caa7;b7 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaa7;b774    
7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to removal (
 ex (ficio memb]s ,section #cjf7;a7 (   
su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ 7o!r ?an ! ,secret>y ( ! 
,s5ate & ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives7 ea* place x appe>s 9   
p>agraphs 7#d7 & 7#e74  7b7 ,t]ms (     
,s]vice ,section #cjf7;a77#b7 ( su* ,act
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77#b77 is am5d$
 to read z foll[s3  7#b7 ,t]ms ( s]vice 
7,a7 ,*air ,! ,*air ( ! ,commission %all
 s]ve = a s+le t]m ( #aj ye>s4  7,b7    
,o!r memb]s ,ea* memb] ( ! ,commission  
o!r ?an ! ,*air %all s]ve = a s+le t]m (
 #f ye>s4  7,c7 ,special rule = initial 
appo9tm5ts ,( ! memb]s 7o!r ?an ! ,*air7
 fir/ appo9t$ to s]ve t]ms t beg9 9     
,janu>y #bjbj1 ! ,presid5t %all         
designate two to s]ve = a #c-ye> t]m4   

7,d7 ,no reappo9tm5t p]mitt$ ,an        
individual :o s]v$ a t]m z a ,memb] ( ! 
,commission 7includ+ ! ,*air7 may n s]ve
 = an additional t]m1 except t--  7i7 an
 individual :o s]v$ a #c-ye> t]m "u     
subp>agraph 7,c7 may also be appo9t$ to 
s]ve a #f-ye> t]m "u subp>agraph 7,b7 or
 a #aj-ye> t]m z ,*air "u subp>agraph   
7,a72 &  7ii7 = purposes ( ?is          
subp>agraph1 an individual :o is appo9t$
 to fill a vacancy "u subp>agraph 7,e7  
%all n be consid]$ to h s]v$ a t]m if ! 
portion ( ! unexpir$ t]m ! individual   
fills is less ?an #ej p]c5t ( ! p]iod ( 
! t]m4  7,e7 ,vacancies ,any vacancy    
occurr+ 9 ! memb]%ip ( ! ,commission    
%all be fill$ 9 ! same mann] z 9 ! case 
( ! orig9al appo9tm5t4 ,except z provid$
 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 an individual      
appo9t$ to fill a vacancy occurr+ o!r   
?an by ! expiration ( a t]m ( (fice %all
 be appo9t$ only = ! unexpir$ t]m ( !   
memb] he or %e succe$s4  7,f7           
,limitation on s]vice aft] expiration ( 
t]m ,a memb] ( ! ,commission may cont9ue

 to s]ve on ! ,commission aft] !        
expiration ( ! memb]'s t]m = an         
additional p]iod1 b only until ! e>li]  
(--  7i7 ! date on :i* ! memb]'s        
successor has tak5 (fice z a memb] ( !  
,commission2 or  7ii7 ! expiration ( !  
#a-ye> p]iod t beg9s on ! la/ day ( !   
memb]'s t]m4  4  7c7 ,qualifications    
,section #cjf7;a77#c7 ( su* ,act 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77#c77 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7#c7 ,qualifications    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,presid5t may select an
 individual = s]vice z a ,memb] ( !     
,commission if ! individual has exp]i5ce
 9 election law & has a demon/rat$      
record ( integrity1 imp>tiality1 & good 
judgm5t4  7,b7 ,assi/ance ( ,blue       
,ribbon ,advisory ,panel  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,prior to ! regul>ly s*$ul$ expiration (
 ! t]m ( a memb] ( ! ,commission & ^u ! 
occurr5ce ( a vacancy 9 ! memb]%ip ( !  
,commission prior to ! expiration ( a   
t]m1 ! ,presid5t %all conv5e a ,blue    
,ribbon ,advisory ,panel1 consi/+ ( an  
odd numb] ( individuals select$ by !    

,presid5t f retir$ ,f$]al judges1 =m]   
law en=cem5t (ficials1 or individuals ) 
exp]i5ce 9 election law1 except t !     
,presid5t may n select any individual to
 s]ve on ! panel :o holds any public    
(fice at ! "t ( selection4  7ii7        
,recomm5dations ,) respect to ea* memb] 
( ! ,commission ^: t]m is expir+ or ea* 
vacancy 9 ! memb]%ip ( ! ,commission 7z 
! case may be71 ! ,blue ,ribbon         
,advisory ,panel %all recomm5d to !     
,presid5t at lea/ "o b n m ?an #c       
individuals = nom9ation = appo9tm5t z a 
memb] ( ! ,commission4  7iii7           
,publication ,at ! "t ! ,presid5t       
submits to ! ,s5ate ! nom9ations =      
individuals to be appo9t$ z memb]s ( !  
,commission1 ! ,presid5t %all publi% !  
,blue ,ribbon ,advisory ,panel's        
recomm5dations = su* nom9ations4  7iv7  
,exemption f ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee
 ,act ,! ,f$]al ,advisory ,committee    
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 does n apply  
to a ,blue ,ribbon ,advisory ,panel     
conv5$ "u ?is subp>agraph4  7,c7        

,prohibit+ engagem5t ) o!r bus9ess or   
employm5t dur+ s]vice ,a memb] ( !      
,commission %all n engage 9 any o!r     
bus9ess1 vocation1 or employm5t4 ,any   
individual :o is engag+ 9 any o!r       
bus9ess1 vocation1 or employm5t at ! "t 
( 8 or h] appo9tm5t to ! ,commission    
%all t]m9ate or liquidate su* activity  
no lat] ?an #ij days aft] su* appo9tm5t4
  4  #c4 ,assignm5t ( ,p[]s to ,*air (  
,f$]al ,election ,commission  7a7       
,appo9tm5t ( ,*air by ,presid5t  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,section #cjf7;a77#e7 ( ! ,f$]al 
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77#e77 is am5d$ to   
read z foll[s3  7#e7 ,*air  7,a7        
,initial appo9tm5t ,( ! memb]s fir/     
appo9t$ to s]ve t]ms t beg9 9 ,janu>y   
#bjbj1 "o su* memb] 7z designat$ by !   
,presid5t at ! "t ! ,presid5t submits   
nom9ations to ! ,s5ate7 %all s]ve z     
,*air ( ! ,commission4  7,b7 ,subsequ5t 
appo9tm5ts ,any individual :o is appo9t$
 to succe$ ! ,memb] :o s]ves z ,*air ( !
 ,commission = ! t]m beg9n+ 9 ,janu>y   

#bjbj 7z well z any individual :o is    
appo9t$ to fill a vacancy if su* ,memb] 
does n s]ve a full t]m z ,*air7 %all    
s]ve z ,*air ( ! ,commission4  7,c7     
,vice ,*air ,! ,commission %all select1 
by majority vote ( its memb]s1 "o ( its 
memb]s to s]ve z ,vice ,*air1 :o %all   
act z ,*air 9 ! abs5ce or disability ( !
 ,*air or 9 ! ev5t ( a vacancy 9 !      
position ( ,*air4  4  7#b7 ,con=m+      
am5dm5t ,section #cji7;a77#b7 ( su* ,act
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji7;a77#b77 is am5d$
 by /rik+ ?r\gh its *airman or vice     
*airman & ins]t+ ?r\gh ! ,*air4  7b7    
,p[]s  7#a7 ,assignm5t ( c]ta9 p[]s to  
,*air ,section #cjg7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#eb 
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajg7;a77 is am5d$ to read z
 foll[s3  7a7 ,di/ribution ( ,p[]s      
,betwe5 ,*air & ,commission  7#a7 ,p[]s 
assign$ to ,*air  7,a7 ,adm9i/rative    
p[]s ,! ,*air ( ! ,commission %all be ! 
*ief adm9i/rative (fic] ( ! ,commission 
& %all h ! au?ority to adm9i/] !        
,commission & its /aff1 & 79            
consultation ) ! o!r memb]s ( !         

,commission7 %all h ! p[]--  7i7 to     
appo9t & remove ! /aff director & g5]al 
c\nsel ( ! ,commission2  7ii7 to reque/ 
! assi/ance 7includ+ p]sonnel &         
facilities7 ( o!r ag5cies & dep>tm5ts ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ^: heads may make su*  
assi/ance available to ! ,commission )  
or )\t reimbursem5t2 &  7iii7 to prep>e 
& e/abli% ! budget ( ! ,commission & to 
make budget reque/s to ! ,presid5t1 !   
,director ( ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &     
,budget1 & ,congress4  7,b7 ,o!r p[]s ,!
 ,*air ( ! ,commission %all h ! p[]--   
7i7 to require by special or g5]al      
ord]s1 any p]son to submit1 "u oa?1 su* 
writt5 reports & answ]s to que/ions z ! 
,*air may prescribe2  7ii7 to adm9i/]   
oa?s or affirmations2  7iii7 to require 
by subpo5a1 sign$ by ! ,*air1 !         
att5dance & te/imony ( witnesses & !    
production ( all docum5t>y evid5ce      
relat+ to ! execution ( its duties2     
7iv7 9 any proce$+ or inve/igation1 to  
ord] te/imony to be tak5 by deposition  
be=e any p]son :o is designat$ by !     

,*air1 & %all h ! p[] to adm9i/] oa?s &1
 9 su* in/ances1 to compel te/imony & ! 
production ( evid5ce 9 ! same mann] z   
au?oriz$ "u clause 7iii72 &  7v7 to pay 
witnesses ! same fees & mileage z are   
paid 9 l circum/ances 9 ! c\rts ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,p[]s assign$ to   
,commission ,! ,commission %all h !     
p[]-- 7,a7 to initiate 7?r\gh civil     
actions = injunctive1 decl>atory1 or o!r
 appropriate relief71 def5d 79 ! case ( 
any civil action br\ght "u section      
#cji7;a77#h7 ( ?is ,act7 or appeal any  
civil action 9 ! "n ( ! ,commission to  
en=ce ! provisions ( ?is ,act & *apt]   
#ie & *apt] #if ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue    
,code ( #aied1 ?r\gh its g5]al c\nsel2  
7,b7 to r5d] advisory op9ions "u section
 #cjh ( ?is ,act2  7,c7 to develop su*  
prescrib$ =ms & to make1 am5d1 & repeal 
su* rules1 pursuant to ! provisions (   
*apt] #e ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates      
,code1 z are necess>y to c>ry out !     
provisions ( ?is ,act & *apt] #ie &     
*apt] #if ( ! ,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code (  

#aihf2  7,d7 to conduct inve/igations & 
he>+s exp$iti\sly1 to enc\rage volunt>y 
compliance1 & to report app>5t          
violations to ! appropriate law en=cem5t
 au?orities2 &  7,e7 to transmit to !   
,presid5t & ,congress n lat] ?an ,june  
#a ( ea* ye> a report :i* /ates 9 detail
 ! activities ( ! ,commission 9 c>ry+   
out its duties "u ?is ,act1 & :i*       
includes any recomm5dations = any       
legislative or o!r action ! ,commission 
consid]s appropriate4  7#c7 ,p]mitt+    
,commission to ex]cise o!r p[]s ( ,*air 
,) respect to any inve/igation1 action1 
or proce$+1 ! ,commission1 by an        
affirmative vote ( a majority ( ! memb]s
 :o are s]v+ at ! "t1 may ex]cise any ( 
! p[]s ( ! ,*air describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,b74  4  7#b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts    
relat+ to p]sonnel au?ority ,section    
#cjf7;f7 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4      
#cjajf7;f77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by am5d+ !  
fir/ s5t5ce ( p>agraph 7#a7 to read z   
foll[s3 ,! ,commission %all h a /aff    
director & a g5]al c\nsel :o %all be    

appo9t$ by ! ,*air ( ! ,commission 9    
consultation ) ! o!r memb]s42  7,b7 9   
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ,) ! approval ( 
! ,commission & ins]t+ ,) ! approval ( !
 ,*air ( ! ,commission2 &  7,c7 by /rik+
 p>agraph 7#c74  7#c7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t   
relat+ to budget submission ,section    
#cjg7;d77#a7 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjajg7;d77#a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ !     
,commission submits any budget & ins]t+ 
! ,*air 7or1 pursuant to subsection     
7a77#c71 ! ,commission7 submits any     
budget4  7#d7 ,o!r con=m+ am5dm5ts      
,section #cjf7;c7 ( su* ,act 7#eb       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;c77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 
,all decisions & ins]t+ ,subject to     
section #cjg7;a71 all decisions4  7#e7  
,te*nical am5dm5t ,! head+ ( section    
#cjg ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajg7  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ! commission & ins]t+ 
! *air & ! commission4  #d4 ,revision to
 c]ta9 en=cem5t au?orities  7a7 ,cl>ify+
 ,au?ority ( ,,fec ,attorneys ,to       
,repres5t ,,fec 9 ,supreme ,c\rt  7#a7  
,cl>ify+ au?ority ,section #cjf7;f77#d7 

( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act (   
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;f77#d77 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ any action in/itut$ "u   
?is ,act1 ei!r 7,a7 by attorneys &      
ins]t+ any action in/itut$ "u ?is ,act1 
includ+ an action be=e ! ,supreme ,c\rt 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ei!r 7,a7 by ! ,g5]al
 ,c\nsel ( ! ,commission & o!r          
attorneys4  7#b7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply
 ) respect to actions in/itut$ be=e1 on1
 or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7b7 ,p]mitt+ ,appe>ance at ,he>+s on  
,reque/s = ,advisory ,op9ions by ,p]sons
 ,oppos+ ! ,reque/s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #cjh ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 
#cjajh7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7e7 ,to ! ext5t 
t ! ,commission provides an opportunity 
= a p]son reque/+ an advisory op9ion "u 
?is section 7or c\nsel = su* p]son7 to  
appe> be=e ! ,commission to pres5t      
te/imony 9 support ( ! reque/1 & ! p]son
 7or c\nsel7 accepts su* opportunity1 ! 
,commission %all provide a reasonable   

opportunity = an int]e/$ p>ty :o        
submitt$ writt5 comm5ts "u subsection   
7d7 9 response to ! reque/ 7or c\nsel = 
su* int]e/$ p>ty7 to appe> be=e !       
,commission to pres5t te/imony 9        
response to ! reque/4  4  7#b7          
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to   
reque/s = advisory op9ions "u section   
#cjh ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act
 ( #aiga :i* are made on or aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7c7           
,cl>ification ( ,deadl9e = ,fil+ ,action
 ,to ,*all5ge ,dismissal ( ,compla9t    
7#a7 ,deadl9e ,section #cji7;a77#h77;,b7
 ( su* ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4              
#cjaji7;a77#h77;,b77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
)9 #fj days aft] ! date ( ! dismissal & 
ins]t+ )9 #fj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
p>ty receiv$ notice ( ! dismissal ( !   
compla9t4  7#b7 ,effective date ,!      
am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply
 ) respect to compla9ts :i* are dismiss$
 by ! ,f$]al ,election ,commission on or
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   

#e4 ,effective date2 transition  7a7 ,9 
,g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 section #d1 !
 am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply   
beg9n+ ,janu>y #a1 #bjbj4  7b7          
,transition  7#a7 ,t]m9ation ( s]vice ( 
curr5t memb]s ,not)/&+ any provision ( !
 ,f$]al ,election ,campaign ,act (      
#aiga1 ! t]m ( any individual s]v+ z a  
memb] ( ! ,f$]al ,election ,commission z
 ( ,decemb] #ca1 #bjai1 %all expire on t
 date4  7#b7 ,no effect on exi/+ cases  
or proce$+s ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act or 9 any   
am5dm5t made by ?is ,act %all affect any
 ( ! p[]s ex]cis$ by ! ,f$]al ,election 
,commission prior to ,decemb] #ca1      
#bjai1 includ+ any inve/igation initiat$
 by ! ,commission prior to su* date or  
any proce$+ 7includ+ any en=cem5t       
action7 p5d+ z ( su* date4