,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ag1        
#bjai,miss ,rice of ,new ,york 7for     
herself1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 and ,mr4         
,gallagher7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal         
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to    
apply the restrictions on the use of    
campaign funds for personal use to the  
funds of leadership ,p,a,cs and other   
political committees1 to clarify the    
treatment of certain coordinated        
expenditures as contributions to        
candidates1 to require the sponsors of  
certain political advertisements to     
identify the source of funds used for   
the advertisements1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,political          
,accountability and ,transparency ,act4 
#b4 ,applying personal use restrictions 
to leadership ,p,a,cs and other         

political committees  7a7 ,applying     
restrictions ,section #cac7;b7 of the   
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7;b77 is     
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by   
inserting or a receipt of any other     
political committee after subsection    
7a72  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking contribution or donation and   
inserting contribution1 donation1 or    
receipt2 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 striking campaign or individual's      
duties as a holder of ,federal office   
and inserting campaign1 the individual's
 duties as a holder of ,federal office1 
or the political committee's political  
activities44  7b7 ,effective date ,the  
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to contributions and 
donations received on or after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #c4     
,clarification of treatment of          
coordinated expenditures as             
contributions  7a7 ,treatment as        
contribution ,section #cja7h77;,a7 of   

the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h77;,a77 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking or at the   
end of clause 7i72  7#b7 by striking the
 period at the end of clause 7ii7 and   
inserting 2 or2 and  7#c7 by adding at  
the end the following new clause3  7iii7
 any payment made by any person for a   
coordinated expenditure 7as such term is
 defined in section #cbd7 which is not  
otherwise treated as a contribution     
under clause 7i7 or clause 7ii74  4  7b7
 ,definitions ,section #cbd of such ,act
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabf7 is amended to   
read as follows3  #cbd4 ,payments for   
coordinated expenditures  7a7           
,coordinated expenditures  7#a7 ,in     
general ,for purposes of section        
#cja7h77;,a77iii71 the term coordinated 
expenditure means1 with respect to a    
candidate1 authorized committee1 or     
political party--  7,a7 any payment for 
any communication which republishes1    
disseminates1 or distributes1 in whole  
or in substantial part1 any video1      

audio1 written1 graphic1 or other form  
of campaign material created or prepared
 by the candidate1 an authorized        
committee of a candidate1 or a committee
 of a political party1 but does not     
include--  7i7 any payment made by the  
candidate1 the authorized committee1 or 
the political party which created or    
prepared the material involved2 or  7ii7
 any payment for the republication1     
dissemination1 or distribution of the   
material involved for purposes of       
opposing the candidate1 authorized      
committee1 or political party which     
created or prepared the material        
involved2 or  7,b7 any payment for a    
covered expenditure described in        
subsection 7c7 which is made in         
cooperation1 consultation1 or concert   
with1 or at the request or suggestion   
of1 a candidate1 an authorized committee
 of a candidate1 or a political         
committee of a political party1 as      
defined in subsection 7b74  7#b7        
,clarification of individuals treated as

 candidates ,for purposes of this       
section1 an individual shall be treated 
as a candidate if the individual is a   
candidate at the time of a coordinated  
expenditure1 without regard to whether  
the individual was a candidate at the   
time the coordination occurred1 as      
described in subsection 7b74  7#c7      
,treatment of employees1 independent    
contractors1 and agents ,for purposes of
 this section1 any reference to a       
candidate1 committee1 officeholder1 or  
political party includes--  7,a7 an     
employee or independent contractor of   
the candidate1 committee1 officeholder1 
or party1 if such employee or contractor
 has executive or managerial authority  
7or acts under the direction or control 
of an employee or contractor who has    
such executive or managerial authority7 
for the candidate1 committee1           
officeholder1 or political party at any 
time during the election cycle in which 
the expenditure is made 7in the case of 
a candidate or committee for an election

 for the office of ,president7 or during
 the #b-year period ending on the date  
the expenditure is made 7in the case of 
a candidate or committee for an election
 for any other ,federal office or any   
political party72 or  7,b7 an agent     
7including an authorized fundraiser71   
whether paid or unpaid1 of the          
candidate1 committee1 officeholder1 or  
party at any time during the election   
cycle in which the expenditure is made  
7in the case of a candidate or committee
 for an election for the office of      
,president7 or during the #b-year period
 ending on the date the expenditure is  
made 7in the case of a candidate or     
committee for an election for any other 
,federal office or any political party71
 without regard to whether the          
individual was such an agent at the time
 any of the coordination described in   
subsection 7b7 occurred4  7#d7          
,exceptions ,a payment shall not be     
treated as a coordinated expenditure    
under this section if-- 7,a7 the payment

 is for a communication which appears in
 a news story1 commentary1 or editorial 
distributed through the facilities of   
any broadcasting station1 newspaper1    
magazine1 or other periodical           
publication1 unless such facilities are 
owned or controlled by any political    
party1 political committee1 or          
candidate2 or  7,b7 the payment is for a
 candidate debate or forum conducted    
pursuant to regulations adopted by the  
,commission pursuant to section         
#cjd7;f77#c77;,b77iii71 or is for a     
communication which solely promotes such
 a debate or forum and is made by or on 
behalf of the person sponsoring the     
debate or forum4  7b7 ,coordination     
described ,for purposes of this section1
 a covered expenditure is made in       
cooperation1 consultation1 or concert   
with1 or at the request or suggestion   
of1 a candidate1 an authorized committee
 of a candidate1 or a political         
committee of a political party if any of
 the following apply3  7#a7 ,the covered

 expenditure is not made totally        
independently of the candidate1         
committee1 or political party4 ,for     
purposes of the previous sentence1 a    
covered expenditure not made totally    
independently of the candidate or       
committee includes any expenditure made 
pursuant to any express or implied      
agreement with1 or any general or       
particular understanding with1 or       
pursuant to any request by or           
communication with1 the candidate1      
committee1 or political party about the 
expenditure4  7#b7 ,during the #b-year  
period ending on the date the covered   
expenditure is made 7in the case of a   
candidate or committee for an election  
for any other ,federal office or any    
political party7 or during the election 
cycle in which the covered expenditure  
is made 7in the case of a candidate or  
committee for an election for the office
 of ,president71 the person making the  
covered expenditure was directly or     
indirectly established1 maintained1     

controlled1 or principally funded by the
 candidate1 an immediate family member  
of the candidate1 the committee1 or     
party4 ,for purposes of the previous    
sentence1 an immediate family member    
means1 with respect to a candidate1 a   
father1 mother1 son1 daughter1 brother1 
sister1 spouse1 domestic partner1       
father-in-law1 or mother-in-law4  7#c7  
,during the #b-year period ending on the
 date the covered expenditure is made   
7in the case of a candidate or committee
 for an election for any other ,federal 
office or any political party7 or during
 the election cycle in which the covered
 expenditure is made 7in the case of a  
candidate or committee for an election  
for the office of ,president71 the      
candidate1 the committee1 or political  
party solicited funds for1 provided     
nonpublic fundraising information or    
strategy to1 appeared as a speaker or   
featured guest at a fundraiser for1 or  
gave permission to be featured in       
fundraising efforts for1 the person     

making the covered expenditure4 ,the    
previous sentence does not apply if the 
person making the covered expenditure is
 an organization described in section   
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf and exempt from taxation 
under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4   
7#d7 ,the covered expenditure is made on
 the basis of non-public information    
about the candidate's1 committee's1 or  
political party's campaign needs or     
plans that the candidate1 committee1 or 
political party provided directly or    
indirectly to the person making the     
covered expenditure1 including          
information about campaign messaging1   
strategy1 fundraising1 planned          
expenditures1 or polling data4 ,the     
previous sentence does not apply to     
communications between the person making
 the covered expenditure and the        
candidate1 committee1 or political party
 solely for the purpose of either       
engaging in discussions regarding the   
person's position on a policy matter or 

regarding whether the person will       
endorse the candidate or party1 so long 
as such communications do not include   
any nonpublic information about the     
candidate's1 committee's1 or party's    
campaign needs or plans4  7#e7  7,a7    
,during the #b-year period ending on the
 date the covered expenditure is made   
7in the case of a candidate or committee
 for an election for any other ,federal 
office or any political party7 or during
 the election cycle in which the covered
 expenditure is made 7in the case of a  
candidate or committee for an election  
for the office of ,president71 the      
person making the covered expenditure   
employed or otherwise retained the      
services 7other than accounting or legal
 services7 of a person who1 at any point
 during that cycle or two-year period-- 
7i7 had executive or managerial         
authority for the candidate1 committee1 
or party1 whether paid or unpaid2  7ii7 
was authorized to raise or expend funds 
for the candidate1 committee1 or party  

and had nonpublic information from the  
candidate1 committee1 or party about the
 candidate's1 committee's or party's    
campaign's needs or plans2 or  7iii7    
provided the candidate1 committee1 or   
party with professional services 7other 
than accounting or legal services7      
related to campaign or fundraising      
strategy4  7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 does 
not apply with respect to a person      
employed or otherwise retained by a     
person making a covered expenditure if1 
at the time the person who was so       
employed or retained exercised the      
authority or provided the services      
described in clauses 7i7 through 7iii7  
of such subparagraph1 the person making 
the covered expenditure had in effect a 
firewall policy which meets the         
requirements of subsection 7d74  7c7    
,covered expenditures  7#a7 ,candidates 
and authorized committees ,for purposes 
of this section1 the term covered       
expenditure means1 with respect to a    
candidate or an authorized committee of 

a candidate1 any of the following3  7,a7
 ,an expenditure for a public           
communication 7as defined in section    
#cja7bb77 which-- 7i7 expressly         
advocates for the nomination or election
 of the candidate or for the defeat of  
an opponent of the candidate 7or        
contains the functional equivalent of   
express advocacy72  7ii7 promotes or    
supports the candidate1 or attacks or   
opposes an opponent of the candidate    
7regardless of whether the communication
 expressly advocates the election or    
defeat of a candidate or contains the   
functional equivalent of express        
advocacy72 or  7iii7 refers to the      
candidate or an opponent of the         
candidate but is not described in clause
 7i7 or clause 7ii71 but only if1 during
 the period which begins #abj days      
before the date of the primary election 
for the office involved and ends on the 
date of the general election for such   
office 7or1 if necessary1 the date of a 
runoff election following such general  

election71 the communication is         
disseminated in the jurisdiction of the 
office the candidate is seeking4  7,b7  
,an expenditure to pay for partisan     
voter activity 7such as partisan voter  
registration1 get-out-the-vote activity1
 phone banking1 or generic campaign     
activity7 in the jurisdiction of the    
office the candidate is seeking4  7,c7  
,an expenditure to pay for research1    
design or production costs1 polling     
expenses1 data analytics1 creating or   
purchasing mailing or social media      
lists1 or other activities related to   
the expenditures described in           
subparagraphs 7,a7 or 7,b74  7#b7       
,political parties ,for purposes of this
 section1 the term covered expenditure  
means1 with respect to a political      
party1 any of the following3 7,a7 ,an   
expenditure for a public communication  
7as defined in section #cja7bb77 which--
  7i7 expressly advocates for the       
nomination or election of a candidate of
 the party or for the defeat of an      

opponent of a candidate of the party1   
including a communication which         
expressly advocates generically for the 
election of candidates of the party or  
for the defeat of opponents of          
candidates of the party 7or contains the
 functional equivalent of express       
advocacy72  7ii7 promotes or supports a 
candidate of the party1 or attacks or   
opposes an opponent of a candidate of   
the party 7regardless of whether the    
communication expressly advocates the   
election or defeat of a candidate or    
contains the functional equivalent of   
express advocacy72 or  7iii7 refers to a
 candidate of the party or an opponent  
of a candidate of the party but is not  
described in clause 7i7 or clause 7ii71 
but only if1 during the period which    
begins #abj days before the date of the 
primary election for the office involved
 and ends on the date of the general    
election for such office 7or1 if        
necessary1 the date of a runoff election
 following such general election71 the  

communication is disseminated in the    
jurisdiction of the office the candidate
 is seeking4  7,b7 ,an expenditure to   
pay for partisan voter activity 7such as
 partisan voter registration1           
get-out-the-vote activity1 phone        
banking1 or generic campaign activity7  
in the jurisdiction of the office a     
candidate of the party is seeking4  7,c7
 ,an expenditure to pay for research1   
design or production costs1 polling     
expenses1 data analytics1 creating or   
purchasing mailing or social media      
lists1 or other activities related to   
the expenditures described in           
subparagraphs 7,a7 or 7,b74  7d7        
,firewall policy requirements ,for      
purposes of paragraph 7#e7 of subsection
 7b71 a firewall policy of a person     
making a covered expenditure meets the  
requirements of this subsection if all  
of the following apply3  7#a7 ,the      
policy separates the specific staff of  
such person who provide services related
 to the making of the covered           

expenditure from the distinct1 specific 
staff who have engaged or will engage in
 any of the authorities or services     
described in clauses 7i7 through 7iii7  
of subparagraph 7,b7 of paragraph 7#e7  
of subsection 7b7 with the candidate1   
authorized committee1 or political party
 supported by the covered expenditure4  
7#b7 ,the policy forbids owners of such 
person and executives1 managers1 and    
supervisors within such person's        
organization1 to simultaneously oversee 
the work of staff being separated by a  
firewall4  7#c7 ,the policy imposes a   
prohibition on the flow of strategic    
nonpublic information1 including by     
imposing physical and technological     
separations1 between such person and the
 candidate1 committee1 or party         
supported by the covered expenditure1   
and between the specific staff who are  
being separated by the firewall4  7#d7  
,the policy is memorialized in writing  
and distributed to all relevant staff   
7including consultants7 before such     

staff provide any services relating to  
the making of the covered expenditure1  
and the written policy described both   
the general firewall policy and any     
specific firewall created pursuant to   
such policy1 and the person making the  
covered expenditure provides such       
written policy upon request to the      
,commission4  7e7 ,no limitation on     
application of other coordination rules 
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to limit the application of   
section #cae7;a77#g7 to any             
contribution1 expenditure1 disbursement1
 or person4  4  7c7 ,effective date2    
effect on existing regulations  7#a7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 payments made on or after the          
expiration of the #fj-;day period which 
begins on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act1 without regard to whether or 
not the ,federal ,election ,commission  
has promulgated regulations in          
accordance with paragraph 7#b77;,b7 as  

of the expiration of such period4  7#b7 
,repeal of existing regulations on      
coordination ,effective upon the        
expiration of the #fj-;day period which 
begins on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act--  7,a7 the regulations on    
coordinated communications adopted by   
the ,federal ,election ,commission which
 are in effect on the date of the       
enactment of this ,act 7as set forth in 
#aa ,,cfr ,part #aji1 ,subpart ,c1 under
 the heading ,coordination7 are         
repealed2 and  7,b7 the ,federal        
,election ,commission shall promulgate  
new regulations on coordinated          
communications which reflect the        
amendments made by this ,act4  7#c7     
,termination of validity of advisory    
opinions ,to the extent that any        
advisory opinion issued by the ,federal 
,election ,commission prior to          
expiration of the period described in   
paragraph 7#b7 was based on the         
regulations referred to in subparagraph 
7,a7 of paragraph 7#b71 the validity of 

the opinion is hereby terminated1 and no
 person may rely upon the opinion with  
respect to conduct occurring after the  
expiration of such period4  #d4         
,expansion of definition of public      
communication  7a7 ,in general          
,paragraph 7#bb7 of section #cja of the 
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7bb77 is     
amended by striking or satellite        
communication and inserting satellite1  
paid ,internet1 or paid digital         
communication4  7b7 ,treatment of       
contributions and expenditures ,section 
#cja of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7
 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph         
7#h77;,b7--  7,a7 by striking on        
broadcasting stations1 or in newspapers1
 magazines1 or similar types of general 
public political advertising in clause  
7v7 and inserting in any public         
communication2  7,b7 by striking        
broadcasting1 newspaper1 magazine1      
billboard1 direct mail1 or similar type 
of general public communication or      

political advertising in clause 7ix77#a7
 and inserting public communication2 and
  7,c7 by striking but not including the
 use of broadcasting1 newspapers1       
magazines1 billboards1 direct mail1 or  
similar types of general public         
communication or political advertising  
in clause 7x7 and inserting but not     
including use in any public             
communication2 and  7#b7 in paragraph   
7#i77;,b7-- 7,a7 by striking clause 7i7 
and inserting the following3  7i7 any   
news story1 commentary1 or editorial    
distributed through the facilities of   
any broadcasting station or any print1  
online1 or digital newspaper1 magazine1 
blog1 publication1 or periodical1 unless
 such broadcasting1 print1 online1 or   
digital facilities are owned or         
controlled by any political party1      
political committee1 or candidate2  2   
and  7,b7 by striking on broadcasting   
stations1 or in newspapers1 magazines1  
or similar types of general public      
political advertising in clause 7iv7 and

 inserting in any public communication4 
7c7 ,disclosure and disclaimer          
statements ,subsection 7a7 of section   
#cah of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7
 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking financing
 any communication through any          
broadcasting station1 newspaper1        
magazine1 outdoor advertising facility1 
mailing1 or any other type of general   
public political advertising and        
inserting financing any public          
communication2 and  7#b7 by striking    
solicits any contribution through any   
broadcasting station1 newspaper1        
magazine1 outdoor advertising facility1 
mailing1 or any other type of general   
public political advertising and        
inserting solicits any contribution     
through any public communication4  7d7  
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 communications disseminated on or after
 ,january #a1 #bjbj4  #e4 ,expansion of 
definition of electioneering            
communication  7a7 ,expansion to online 

communications  7#a7 ,application to    
qualified ,internet and digital         
communications  7,a7 ,in general        
,subparagraph 7,a7 of section           
#cjd7;f77#c7 of the ,federal ,election  
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjajd7;f77#c77;,a77 is amended by      
striking or satellite communication each
 place it appears in clauses 7i7 and    
7ii7 and inserting satellite1 or        
qualified ,internet or digital          
communication4  7,b7 ,qualified         
,internet or digital communication      
,paragraph 7#c7 of section #cjd7;f7 of  
such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;f77 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subparagraph3  7,d7       
,qualified ,internet or digital         
communication ,the term qualified       
,internet or digital communication means
 any communication which is placed or   
promoted for a fee on any public-facing 
website1 ,web application1 or digital   
application 7including a social network1
 ad network1 or search engine74  4  7#b7

 ,nonapplication of relevant electorate 
to online communications ,section       
#cjd7;f77#c77;,a77i77,,iii7 of such ,act
 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4                         
#cjajd7;f77#c77;,a77i77,,iii77 is       
amended by inserting any broadcast1     
cable1 or satellite before              
communication4  7#c7 ,news exemption    
,section #cjd7;f77#c77;,b77i7 of such   
,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4                     
#cjajd7;f77#c77;,b77i77 is amended to   
read as follows3  7i7 a communication   
appearing in a news story1 commentary1  
or editorial distributed through the    
facilities of any broadcasting station  
or any online or digital newspaper1     
magazine1 blog1 publication1 or         
periodical1 unless such broadcasting1   
online1 or digital facilities are owned 
or controlled by any political party1   
political committee1 or candidate2  4   
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made
 by this section shall apply with       
respect to communications made on or    
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act4  #f4 ,disclosure of true identity 
of source of funding of campaign        
advertisements  7a7 ,requiring best     
efforts ,to determine true source of    
funds used ,to pay for campaign         
advertisements ,section #cah of the     
,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of    
#aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,requiring best efforts
 ,to determine true source of funds used
 ,to pay for certain advertisements     
7#a7 ,best efforts required ,the person 
making a disbursement of funds for a    
communication described in paragraph    
7#c7 of subsection 7a7 shall make best  
efforts to determine the true source of 
the funds used for the disbursement to  
ensure that the names of the persons    
included in the statement required under
 such paragraph are the names of the    
persons who served as the true source of
 such funds4 ,for purposes of this      
paragraph1 such best efforts shall      
include the making of multiple requests 

7if necessary7 to contributors to       
determine whether the funds provided by 
the contributors were transferred       
7either directly or indirectly7 by other
 persons4  7#b7 ,treatment of political 
committees ,for purposes of this        
subsection1 a political committee shall 
not be considered a source of funds used
 for a disbursement for a communication 
described in paragraph 7#c7 of          
subsection 7a71 other than an account of
 a political committee established for  
the purpose of accepting donations or   
contributions that do not comply with   
the contribution limits or source       
prohibitions under this ,act4  4  7b7   
,inclusion in advertisements of         
identification of ,top ,three ,funders  
,section #cah of such ,act 7#eb         
,u4,s4,c4 #cjabj71 as amended by        
subsection 7a71 is further amended by   
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,disclosure of ,top    
,three ,funders  7#a7 ,requiring        
disclosure in certain advertisements    

7,a7 ,requirement ,any communication    
described in paragraph 7#c7 of          
subsection 7a71 shall1 in addition to   
including the information required under
 such paragraph and under paragraph 7#b7
 of subsection 7d71 include the ,top    
,three ,funders list 7if applicable74   
7,b7 ,exclusion of communications paid  
for by political parties ,this          
subsection does not apply with respect  
to a communication paid for exclusively 
by a political committee of a political 
party4  7#b7 ,method of conveyance of   
statement through video format ,in the  
case of a communication to which this   
subsection applies which is transmitted 
through a video format 7including       
through television or through the       
,internet or similar digital format if  
the transmission includes a video       
component71 the information required    
under paragraph 7#a7 shall appear in    
writing at the end of the communication 
in a clearly readable manner1 with a    
reasonable degree of color contrast     

between the background and the printed  
statement1 for a period of at least #d  
seconds4  7#c7 ,method of conveyance of 
statement through audio format ,in the  
case of a communication to which this   
subsection applies which is transmitted 
in audio format 7including through radio
 or through the ,internet or similar    
digital format if the transmission      
includes an audio component71 the       
information required under paragraph    
7#a7 shall include1 in a clearly spoken 
manner1 the following audio statement3  
,top funders include 1 with the blank   
filled in with the names of the persons 
on the ,top ,three ,funders list4  7#d7 
,method of conveyance of statement      
through text and images ,in the case of 
a communication to which this subsection
 applies which is a printed             
communication or which is transmitted   
through the ,internet or similar digital
 manner and is not described in         
paragraphs 7#b7 or paragraph 7#c71 the  
information required under paragraph    

7#a7 shall appear in a clearly readable 
manner1 with a reasonable degree of     
color contrast between the background   
and the printed statement4  7#e7 ,top   
,three ,funders list defined  7,a7 ,in  
general ,the term ,top ,three ,funders  
list means1 with respect to a           
communication1 a list of the three      
persons who1 during the #ab-month period
 ending on the date of the transmission 
of the communication or the date on     
which funds were disbursed for the      
communication 7whichever is earlier71   
provided the largest payments of any    
type in an aggregate amount exceeding   
the applicable threshold to the person  
who is paying for the communication and 
the amount of the payments each such    
person provided4 ,if two or more people 
provided the third largest of such      
payments1 the person who provided the   
most recent of such payments shall be   
included on the ,top ,three ,funders    
list4  7,b7 ,exclusion of certain       
payments ,for purposes of subparagraph  

7,a71 in determining the amount of      
payments made by a person to a person   
paying for a communication1 there shall 
be excluded the following3  7i7 ,any    
amounts provided in the ordinary course 
of any trade or business conducted by   
the person paying for the communication 
or in the form of investments in the    
person paying for the communication4    
7ii7 ,any payment which the person      
prohibited1 in writing1 from being used 
for communications under this section1  
but only if the person paying for the   
communication agreed to follow the      
prohibition and deposited the payment in
 an account which is segregated from any
 account used to make payments for such 
communications4  7#f7 ,applicable       
threshold defined  7,a7 ,in general ,for
 purposes of subparagraph 7,a71 the     
applicable threshold with respect to a  
communication is-- 7i7 #aj1jjj1 if the  
funds used to pay for the costs of the  
communication were derived exclusively  
from a separate1 segregated account     

which meets the requirements of         
subparagraph 7,b72 or  7ii7 #ej1jjj1 if 
the funds used to pay for the costs of  
the communication were not derived      
exclusively from such an account4  7,b7 
,requirements for accounts ,an account  
meets the requirements of this          
subparagraph if-- 7i7 the account is    
separate and segregated from the general
 fund of the person paying for the costs
 of communications which are subject to 
the requirements of this subsection2 and
  7ii7 the account does not include any 
funds transferred from the general      
treasury of the person paying for the   
costs of such communications unless the 
funds were transferred during the       
#ab-month period ending on the date of  
the transmission of the communication or
 the date on which funds were disbursed 
for the communication 7whichever is     
earlier7 and the person who provided the
 funds to the general treasury gave     
written permission for the funds to be  
transferred to the account4  4  7c7     

,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to
 communications made on or after        
,january #a1 #bjbj4