,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddgb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #f1 #bjbc,mr4 ,armstrong introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,ways and ,means1 ,financial ,services1 and ,oversight and ,accountability1 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 promote election integrity1 voter confidence1 and faith in elections by protecting political speech1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,first ,amendment ,protection ,act4 #b4 ,table of ,contents ,the table of contents of this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table of ,contents4,title ,i--,protecting ,political ,speech,sec4 #aja4 ,findings4,sec4 #ajb4 ,repeal of limits on coordinated political party expenditures4,sec4 #ajc4 ,repeal of limit on aggregate contributions by individuals4,sec4 #ajd4 ,equalization of contribution limits to ,state and national political party committees4,sec4 #aje4 ,expansion of permissible ,federal election activity by ,state and local political parties4,sec4 #ajf4 ,participation in joint fundraising activities by multiple political committees4,sec4 #ajg4 ,protecting privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations4,sec4 #ajh4 ,reporting requirements for tax-exempt organizations4,sec4 #aji4 ,maintenance of standards for determining eligibility of section #eja7;c77#d7 organizations4,title ,,ii--,prohibition on ,use of ,federal funds for ,congressional ,campaigns,sec4 #aaa4 ,prohibiting use of ,federal funds for payments in support of congressional campaigns4,title ,,iii--,registration and ,reporting ,requirements,sec4 #aba4 ,electronic filing of electioneering communication reports4,sec4 #abb4 ,increased qualifying threshold and establishing purpose for political committees4,sec4 #abc4 ,increased threshold with respect to independent expenditure reporting requirement4,sec4 #abd4 ,increased qualifying threshold with respect to candidates4,sec4 #abe4 ,repeal requirement of persons making independent expenditures to report identification of certain donors4,title ,,iv--,exclusion of ,certain ,amounts from ,treatment as ,contributions or ,expenditures,sec4 #aca4 ,increased threshold for exemption of certain amounts as contributions4,sec4 #acb4 ,exemption of uncompensated internet communications from treatment as contribution or expenditure4,sec4 #acc4 ,media exemption4,title ,v--,prohibition on ,issuance of ,regulations on ,political ,contributions,sec4 #ada4 ,prohibition on issuance of regulations on ,political ,contributions4,title ,,vi--,miscellaneous ,provisions,sec4 #aea4 ,permanent extension of fines for qualified disclosure requirement violations4,sec4 #aeb4 ,permitting political committees to make disbursements by methods other than check4,sec4 #aec4 ,designation of individual authorized to make campaign committee disbursements in event of death of candidate4,sec4 #aed4 ,prohibiting aiding or abetting making of contributions in name of another4,sec4 #aee4 ,unanimous consent of ,commission members required for ,commission to refuse to defend actions brought against ,commission4,sec4 #aef4 ,federal ,election ,commission member pay4,sec4 #aeg4 ,uniform statute of limitations for proceedings to enforce ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga4,sec4 #aeh4 ,repeal of obsolete provisions of law4,sec4 #aei4 ,deadline for promulgation of proposed regulations4 ,i ,protecting ,political ,speech #aja4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the structure of the ,constitution and its amendments represents the radical idea that any sovereign power exercised by the ,federal ,government flows either directly from the people or through the ,states they established to govern themselves4 ,in the words of the ,ninth and ,tenth ,amendments1 the enumeration in the ,constitution1 of certain rights1 shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people4,the powers not delegated to the ,united ,states by the ,constitution1 nor prohibited by it to the ,states1 are reserved to the ,states respectively1 or to the people44 7#b7 ,among the many freedoms it protects1 the ,first ,amendment prevents ,congress from making any law abridging the freedom of speech1 the right of the people peaceably to assemble1 or the right of the people to petition the ,government for the redress of grievances4 7#c7 ,any proposed ,federal action concerning freedom of speech1 protest1 or petition must start with an analysis of the ,first ,amendment4 ,congress must ask whether the proposed action would abridge these freedoms1 and any uncertainty must be determined in favor of fewer restrictions on speech4 7#d7 ,in particular1 political speech1 uttered in the furtherance of self-government1 must raise an even higher bar to congressional abridgement4 ,the mechanisms and media used to offer political speech must realize the same protections4 7#e7 ,as the ,supreme ,court has recognized1 the ,constitution grants ,congress only a very narrow interest in the regulation of political speech1 the prevention of corruption or the appearance of corruption4 7#f7 ,in order to uphold and effectuate the ,constitution1 any ,federal statute that goes beyond this interest must be repealed1 and ,congress must exercise its article #a authorities to do so4 #ajb4 ,repeal of limits on coordinated political party expenditures 7a7 ,repeal of ,limits ,section #cae7;d7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;d77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking may make expenditures and inserting may make expenditures1 including coordinated expenditures12 and 7,b7 by striking ,federal office1 subject to the limitations contained in paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 of this subsection and inserting ,federal office in any amount2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e74 7b7 ,clarifying treatment of certain party communications as coordinated expenditures ,section #cae7;d7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;d771 as amended by subsection 7a71 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,for purposes of this subsection1 if a public communication paid for by a committee of a political party or its agent refers to a clearly identified ,house or ,senate candidate and is publicly distributed or otherwise publicly disseminated in the clearly identified candidate's jurisdiction1 the communication shall be treated as a coordinated expenditure in connection with the campaign of a candidate for purposes of this subsection4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment relating to ,indexing ,section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 by striking 7d712 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77i71 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7d7 and inserting subsection 7b74 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #ajc4 ,repeal of limit on aggregate contributions by individuals 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds that the ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states in ,mc,cutcheon v4 ,,fec1 #egb ,u4,s4 #ahe 7#bjad7 determined the biennial aggregate limits under section #cae7;a77#c7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77#c77 to be unconstitutional4 7b7 ,repeal ,section #cae7;a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#c74 7c7 ,conforming amendments ,section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c77 is amended by striking 7a77#c71 each place it appears in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 7#a77;,c71 and 7#b77;,b77ii74 #ajd4 ,equalization of contribution limits to ,state and national political party committees 7a7 ,in general ,section #cae7;a77#a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking a national political party and inserting a national or ,state political party2 7#b7 by adding or at the end of subparagraph 7,b72 7#c7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by striking 2 or and inserting a period2 and 7#d7 by striking subparagraph 7,d74 7b7 ,contributions by multicandidate political committees 7#a7 ,in general ,section #cae7;a77#b77;,b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77#b77;,b77 is amended by striking a national political party and inserting a national or ,state political party4 7#b7 ,price index adjustment ,section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,d7 ,in any calendar year after #bjbb-- 7i7 a threshold established by subsection 7a77#b7 shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 each amount so increased shall remain in effect for the calendar year2 and 7iii7 if any amount after adjustment under clause 7i7 is not a multiple of #ajj1 such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of #ajj4 2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end2 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iii7 for purposes of subsection 7a77#b71 calendar year #bjbc4 4 7c7 ,acceptance of additional amounts for certain accounts 7#a7 ,permitting acceptance of additional amounts in same manner as national parties ,section #cae7;a7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b71 by striking paragraph 7#i7 and inserting paragraph 7#i7 or paragraph 7#aj72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 by striking paragraph 7#i7 and inserting paragraph 7#i7 or paragraph 7#aj74 7#b7 ,accounts ,section #cae7;a77#i7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77#i77 is amended by striking national committee of a political party each place it appears in subparagraphs 7,a71 7,b71 and 7,c7 and inserting committee of a national or ,state political party4 7#c7 ,state party convention accounts described ,section #cae7;a7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#aj7 ,an account described in this paragraph is a separate1 segregated account of a political committee established and maintained by a ,state committee of a political party which is used solely to defray-- 7,a7 expenses incurred with respect to carrying out ,state party nominating activities or other party-building conventions2 7,b7 expenses incurred with respect to providing for the attendance of delegates at a presidential nominating convention1 but only to the extent that such expenses are not paid for from the account described in paragraph 7#i77;,a72 or 7,c7 expenses incurred with respect to carrying out local1 county1 or district conventions or proceedings to elect delegates to a ,state party convention4 4 7d7 ,clarification of indexing of amounts ,to ensure equalization of party contribution limits ,for purposes of applying section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c77 to limits on the amount of contributions to political committees established and maintained by a ,state political party1 the amendments made by this section shall be considered to have been included in section #cjg of the ,bipartisan ,campaign ,reform ,act of #bjjb 7,public ,law #ajg-ee2 #aaf ,stat4 #ajb74 7e7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #aje4 ,expansion of permissible ,federal election activity by ,state and local political parties 7a7 ,expansion of permissible use of funds not subject to contribution limits or source prohibitions by ,state and local political parties for ,federal election activity ,section #cbc7;b77#b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabe7;b77#b77 is amended to read as follows3 7#b7 ,applicability ,notwithstanding section #cja7bj71 for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 an amount that is expended or disbursed by a ,state1 district1 or local committee of a political party shall be considered to be expended or disbursed for ,federal election activity only if the committee coordinated the expenditure or disbursement of the amount with a candidate for election for ,federal office or an authorized committee of a candidate for election for ,federal office4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,fundraising costs ,section #cbc7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabe7;c77 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,in the case of a person described in subsection 7b71 the previous sentence applies only if the amount was spent by such person in coordination with a candidate for election for ,federal office or an authorized committee of a candidate for election for ,federal office1 as determined pursuant to regulations promulgated by the ,commission for the purpose of determining whether a political party communication is coordinated with a candidate1 a candidate's authorized committee1 or an agent thereof44 7#b7 ,appearance of ,federal candidates or officeholders at fundraising events ,section #cbc7;e77#c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabe7;e77#c77 is amended by striking subsection 7b77#b77;,c7 and inserting subsection 7b74 #ajf4 ,participation in joint fundraising activities by multiple political committees 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,while ,federal law permits the ,federal ,election ,commission to engage in certain gap-filling activities as it administers the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga1 the regulations promulgated by the ,federal ,election ,commission to govern joint fundraising activities of multiple political committees are not tied specifically to any particular provision of the ,act1 and while these regulations generally duplicate the provisions of the ,act1 they also impose additional and unnecessary burdens on political committees which seek to engage in joint fundraising activities1 such as a requirement for written agreements between the participating committees4 7#b7 ,it is therefore not necessary at this time to direct the ,federal ,election ,commission to repeal the existing regulations which govern joint fundraising activities of multiple political committees1 as some political committees may have reasons for following the provisions of such regulations which impose additional and unnecessary burdens on these activities4 7b7 ,criteria for participation in joint fundraising activities ,section #cjb of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,criteria for participation in joint fundraising activities by multiple political committees 7#a7 ,criteria described ,two or more political committees as defined in this ,act may participate in joint fundraising activities in accordance with the following criteria3 7,a7 ,the costs of the activities shall be allocated among and paid for by the participating committees on the basis of the allocation among the participating committees of the contributions received as a result of the activities4 7,b7 ,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a71 a participating committee may make a payment 7in whole or in part7 for the portion of the costs of the activities which is allocated to another participating committee1 and the amount of any such payment shall be treated as a contribution made by the committee to the other participating committee4 7,c7 ,the provisions of section #cae7;a77#h7 regarding the treatment of contributions to a candidate which are earmarked or otherwise directed through an intermediary or conduit shall apply to contributions made by a person to a participating committee which are allocated by the committee to another participating committee4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection may be construed to prohibit two or more political committees from participating in joint fundraising activities by designating or establishing a separate1 joint committee subject to the registration and reporting requirements of this ,act or by publishing a joint fundraising notice4 4 #ajg4 ,protecting privacy of donors to tax-exempt organizations 7a7 ,short title ,this section may be cited as the ,speech ,privacy ,act of #bjbc4 7b7 ,restrictions on collection of donor information 7#a7 ,restrictions ,an entity of the ,federal ,government may not collect or require the submission of information on the identification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the following3 7,a7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #fjcc of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf or any successor provision4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of the ,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74 7,c7 ,the ,federal ,election ,commission1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #eaj of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,an entity acting pursuant to a lawful order of a court or administrative body which has the authority under law to direct the entity to collect or require the submission of the information1 but only to the extent permitted by the lawful order of such court or administrative body4 7c7 ,restrictions on release of donor information 7#a7 ,restrictions ,an entity of the ,federal ,government may not disclose to the public information revealing the identification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the following3 7,a7 ,the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #fajd of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf or any successor provision4 7,b7 ,the ,secretary of the ,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #c of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd74 7,c7 ,the ,federal ,election ,commission1 acting lawfully pursuant to section #eaj of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,d7 ,an entity acting pursuant to a lawful order of a court or administrative body which has the authority under law to direct the entity to disclose the information1 but only to the extent permitted by the lawful order of such court or administrative body4 7,e7 ,an entity which discloses the information as authorized by the organization4 7d7 ,tax-,exempt organization defined ,in this section1 a tax-exempt organization means an organization which is described in section #eja7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and is exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a7 of such ,code4 ,nothing in this subsection may be construed to treat a political organization under section #ebg of such ,code as a tax-exempt organization for purposes of this section4 7e7 ,penalties ,it shall be unlawful for any officer or employee of the ,united ,states1 or any former officer or employee1 willfully to disclose to any person1 except as authorized in this section1 any information revealing the identification of any donor to a tax-exempt organization4 ,any violation of this section shall be a felony punishable upon conviction by a fine in any amount not exceeding #bej1jjj1 or imprisonment of not more than #e years1 or both1 together with the costs of prosecution1 and if such offense is committed by any officer or employee of the ,united ,states1 he shall1 in addition to any other punishment1 be dismissed from office or discharged from employment upon conviction for such offense4 #ajh4 ,reporting requirements for tax-exempt organizations 7a7 ,short title ,this section may be cited as the ,don't ,weaponize the ,,irs ,act4 7b7 ,organizations exempt from reporting 7#a7 ,gross receipts threshold ,clause 7ii7 of section #fjcc7;a77#c77;,a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking #e1jjj and inserting #ej1jjj4 7#b7 ,organizations described ,subparagraph 7,c7 of section #fjcc7;a77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and at the end of clause 7v71 7,b7 by striking the period at the end of clause 7vi7 and inserting a semicolon1 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clauses3 7vii7 any other organization described in section #eja7;c7 7other than a private foundation or a supporting organization described in section #eji7;a77#c772 and 7viii7 any organization 7other than a private foundation or a supporting organization described in section #eji7;a77#c77 which is not described in section #agj7;c77#b77;,a71 or which is created or organized in a possession of the ,united ,states1 which has no significant activity 7including lobbying and political activity and the operation of a trade or business7 other than investment activity in the ,united ,states4 4 7#c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,clarification of application to section #ebg organizations 7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #fjcc7;g7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7,a7 by striking ,this section and inserting ,except as otherwise provided by this subsection1 this section1 and 7,b7 by striking for the taxable year4 and inserting for the taxable year in the same manner as to an organization exempt from taxation under section #eja7;a744 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,reporting of names and addresses of contributors 7#a7 ,in general ,paragraph 7#a7 of section #fjcc7;a7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,except as provided in subsections 7b77#e7 and 7g77#b77;,b71 such annual return shall not be required to include the names and addresses of contributors to the organization44 7#b7 ,application to section #ebg organizations ,paragraph 7#b7 of section #fjcc7;g7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and at the end of subparagraph 7,a71 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,b7 as subparagraph 7,c71 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,a7 the following new subparagraph3 7,b7 containing the names and addresses of all substantial contributors1 and 4 7#c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #aji4 ,maintenance of standards for determining eligibility of section #eja7;c77#d7 organizations 7a7 ,in general ,the ,department of the ,treasury1 including the ,internal ,revenue ,service1 may not issue1 revise1 or finalize any regulation1 revenue ruling1 or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section #eja7;c77#d7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf 7including the proposed regulations published at #gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #gaece 7,november #bi1 #bjac774 7b7 ,application of current standards and definitions ,the standard and definitions as in effect on ,january #a1 #bjaj1 which are used to make determinations described in subsection 7a7 shall apply after the date of the enactment of this ,act for purposes of determining status under section #eja7;c77#d7 of such ,code of organizations created on1 before1 or after such date4 ,,ii ,prohibition on ,use of ,federal funds for ,congressional ,campaigns #aaa4 ,prohibiting use of ,federal funds for payments in support of congressional campaigns ,no ,federal funds1 including amounts attributable to the collection of fines and penalties1 may be used to make any payment in support of a campaign for election for the office of ,senator or ,representative in1 or ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to1 the ,congress4 ,,iii ,registration and ,reporting ,requirements #aba4 ,electronic filing of electioneering communication reports ,section #cjd7;a77#aa77;,a77i7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;a77#aa77;,a77i77 is amended by inserting or makes1 or has reason to expect to make1 electioneering communications after expenditures4 #abb4 ,increased qualifying threshold and establishing purpose for political committees 7a7 ,in general ,section #cja7d7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7d77 is amended to read as follows3 7#d7 ,the term political committee means-- 7,a7 any committee1 club1 association1 or other group of persons1 including any local committee of a political party1 which receives contributions aggregating in excess of #be1jjj during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of #be1jjj during a calendar year and which is under the control of a candidate or has the major purpose of nominating or electing a candidate2 or 7,b7 any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of section #caf7;b74 4 7b7 ,definition ,section #cja of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#bg7 ,major purpose of nominating or electing a candidate ,the term major purpose of nominating or electing a candidate means1 with respect to a group of persons described in paragraph 7#d77;,a7-- 7,a7 a group whose central organizational purpose is to expressly advocate for the nomination1 election1 or defeat of a candidate2 or 7,b7 a group for which the majority of its spending throughout its lifetime of existence has been on contributions1 expenditures1 or independent expenditures4 4 7c7 ,price index adjustment for political committee threshold ,section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c771 as amended by section #ajd7;b71 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,e7 ,in any calendar year after #bjbc-- 7i7 a threshold established by section #cja7d77;,a7 or #cja7d77;,c7 shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 each amount so increased shall remain in effect for the calendar year2 and 7iii7 if any amount after adjustment under clause 7i7 is not a multiple of #ajj1 such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of #ajj4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7ii71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7iii71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7iv7 for purposes of sections #cja7d77;,a7 and #cja7d77;,c71 calendar year #bjbc4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #abc4 ,increased threshold with respect to independent expenditure reporting requirement 7a7 ,in general ,section #cjd7;c77#a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;c77#a77 is amended by striking #bej and inserting #a1jjj4 7b7 ,price index adjustment for independent expenditure reporting threshold ,section #cae7;c7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c771 as amended by sections #ajd7;b7 and #abb7;c71 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,f7 ,in any calendar year after #bjbc-- 7i7 a threshold established by section #cjd7;c77#a7 shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 each amount so increased shall remain in effect for the calendar year2 and 7iii7 if any amount after adjustment under clause 7i7 is not a multiple of #ajj1 such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of #ajj4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iii71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7iv71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7v7 for purposes of section #cjd7;c77#a71 calendar year #bjbc4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #abd4 ,increased qualifying threshold with respect to candidates 7a7 ,increase in threshold ,section #cja7b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7b77 is amended by striking #e1jjj each place it appears and inserting #aj1jjj4 7b7 ,price index adjustment for exemption of certain amounts as contributions ,section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c771 as amended by sections #ajd7;b71 #abb7;c71 and #abc7;b71 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,g7 ,in any calendar year after #bjbc-- 7i7 a threshold established by sections #cja7b7 shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 each amount so increased shall remain for the #b-year period that begins on the first day following the date of the general election in the year preceding the year in which the amount is increased and ending on the date of the next general election2 and 7iii7 if any amount after adjustment under clause 7i7 is not a multiple of #ajj1 such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of #ajj4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7iv71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7v71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7vi7 for purposes of sections #cja7b71 calendar year #bjbc4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #abe4 ,repeal requirement of persons making independent expenditures to report identification of certain donors 7a7 ,repeal ,section #cjd7;c77#b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by adding and at the end2 7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 and and inserting a period2 and 7#c7 by striking subparagraph 7,c74 7b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #cjd7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;c77#a77 is amended by striking the information required under subsection 7b77#c77;,a7 for all contributions received by such person and inserting the information required under paragraph 7#b74 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to independent expenditures made on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 ,,iv ,exclusion of ,certain ,amounts from ,treatment as ,contributions or ,expenditures #aca4 ,increased threshold for exemption of certain amounts as contributions 7a7 ,real or personal property exemption ,section #cja7h77;,b77ii7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h77;,b77ii77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #a1jjj and inserting #b1jjj2 and 7#b7 by striking #b1jjj and inserting #d1jjj4 7b7 ,travel expenses exemption ,section #cja7h77;,b77iv7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h77;,b77iv77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #a1jjj and inserting #b1jjj2 and 7#b7 by striking #b1jjj and inserting #d1jjj4 7c7 ,price index adjustment for exemption of certain amounts as contributions ,section #cae7;c7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;c771 as amended by sections #ajd7;b71 #abb7;c71 #abc7;b71 and #abd7;b7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by adding at the end the following new subparagraph3 7,h7 ,in any calendar year after #bjbc-- 7i7 the exemption amounts established by section #cja7h77;,b77ii7 or #cja7h77;,b77iv7 shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph 7,a72 7ii7 each amount so increased shall remain for the #b-year period that begins on the first day following the date of the general election in the year preceding the year in which the amount is increased and ending on the date of the next general election2 and 7iii7 if any amount after adjustment under clause 7i7 is not a multiple of #ajj1 such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of #ajj4 2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7v71 by striking and at the end2 7,b7 in clause 7vi71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7vii7 for purposes of section #cja7h77;,b77ii7 or #cja7h77;,b77iv71 calendar year #bjbc4 4 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #acb4 ,exemption of uncompensated internet communications from treatment as contribution or expenditure 7a7 ,exemptions 7#a7 ,exemption from treatment as contribution ,section #cja7h77;,b7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h77;,b77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and at the end of clause 7xiii72 7,b7 by striking the period at the end of clause 7xiv7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7xv7 any payment by any person in producing and disseminating any information or communication on the internet1 internet platform or other internet-enabled application1 unless the information or communication is disseminated for a fee on another person's website1 platform or other internet-enabled application1 whether coordinated or not4 4 7#b7 ,exemption from treatment as expenditure ,section #cja7i77;,b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7i77;,b77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking and at the end of clause 7ix72 7,b7 by striking the period at the end of clause 7x7 and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new clause3 7xi7 any cost incurred by any person in producing and disseminating any information or communication on the internet1 internet platform or other internet-enabled application1 unless the information or communication is disseminated for a fee on another person's website1 platform or other internet-enabled application4 4 7b7 ,application to definition of public communications ,section #cja7bb7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7bb77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 ,in the previous sentence1 the terms public communication and general public political advertising do not include communications disseminated over the internet or via an internet platform or other internet-enabled application1 unless the communication or advertising is disseminated for a fee on another person's website1 platform or other internet-enabled application44 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 #acc4 ,media exemption 7a7 ,expansion of exemption to additional forms of media ,section #cja7i77;,b77i7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7i77;,b77i77 is amended to read as follows3 7i7 any news story1 commentary1 or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting1 cable1 satellite1 or internet-based station1 programmer1 operator or producer2 newspaper1 magazine1 or other periodical publisher2 electronic publisher1 platform1 or application2 book publisher2 or filmmaker or film producer1 distributor or exhibitor1 unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any political party1 political committee1 or candidate2 4 7b7 ,application to contributions ,section #cja7h77;,b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7h77;,b771 as amended by section #acb7;a77#a71 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating clauses 7i7 through 7xv7 as clauses 7ii7 through 7xvi72 and 7#b7 by inserting before clause 7ii7 7as so redesignated7 the following new clause3 7i7 any payment for any news story1 commentary1 or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting1 cable1 satellite1 or internet-based station1 programmer1 operator or producer2 newspaper1 magazine1 or other periodical publisher2 electronic publisher1 platform1 or application2 book publisher2 or filmmaker or film producer1 distributor or exhibitor4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held during #bjbd or any succeeding year4 ,v ,prohibition on ,issuance of ,regulations on ,political ,contributions #ada4 ,prohibition on issuance of regulations on ,political ,contributions ,the ,securities and ,exchange ,commission may not finalize1 issue1 or implement any rule1 regulation1 or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions1 contributions to tax exempt organizations1 or dues paid to trade associations4 ,,vi ,miscellaneous ,provisions #aea4 ,permanent extension of fines for qualified disclosure requirement violations ,section #cji7;a77#d77;,c77v7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaji7;a77#d77;,c77v77 is amended by striking 1 and that end on or before ,december #ca1 #bjbc4 #aeb4 ,permitting political committees to make disbursements by methods other than check ,section #cjb7;h77#a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb7;h77#a77 is amended by striking except by check drawn on such accounts in accordance with this section and inserting except from such accounts4 #aec4 ,designation of individual authorized to make campaign committee disbursements in event of death of candidate 7a7 ,in ,general ,section #cjb of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb71 as amended by section #ajf7;b71 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7k7 7#a7 ,each candidate may1 with respect to each authorized committee of the candidate1 designate an individual who shall be responsible for disbursing funds in the accounts of the committee in the event of the death of the candidate1 and may also designate another individual to carry out the responsibilities of the designated individual under this subsection in the event of the death or incapacity of the designated individual or the unwillingness of the designated individual to carry out the responsibilities4 7#b7 ,in order to designate an individual under this subsection1 the candidate shall file with the ,commission a signed written statement 7in a standardized form developed by the ,commission7 that contains the name and address of the individual and the name of the authorized committee for which the designation shall apply1 and that may contain the candidate's instructions regarding the disbursement of the funds involved by the individual4 ,at any time after filing the statement1 the candidate may revoke the designation of an individual by filing with the ,commission a signed written statement of revocation 7in a standardized form developed by the ,commission74 7#c7 7,a7 ,upon the death of a candidate who has designated an individual for purposes of paragraph 7#a71 funds in the accounts of each authorized committee of the candidate may be disbursed only under the direction and in accordance with the instructions of such individual1 subject to the terms and conditions applicable to the disbursement of such funds under this ,act or any other applicable ,federal or ,state law 7other than any provision of ,state law which authorizes any person other than such individual to direct the disbursement of such funds74 7,b7 ,subparagraph 7,a7 does not apply with respect to an authorized committee if1 at the time of the candidate's death1 the authorized committee has a treasurer or a designated agent of the treasurer as described in section #cjb7;a71 unless the treasurer or designated agent is incapacitated or cannot be reached by the authorized committee4 7,c7 ,nothing in this paragraph may be construed to grant any authority to an individual who is designated pursuant to this subsection other than the authority to direct the disbursement of funds as provided in such paragraph1 or may be construed to affect the responsibility of the treasurer of an authorized committee for which funds are disbursed in accordance with such paragraph to file reports of the disbursements of such funds under section #cjd7;a74 4 7b7 ,inclusion of ,designation in ,statement of ,organization of ,committee ,section #cjc7;b7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajc7;b77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#f71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#g7 in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate who has designated an individual under section #cjb7k7 7including a second individual designated to carry out the responsibilities of that individual under such section in the event of that individual's death or incapacity or unwillingness to carry out the responsibilities7 to disburse funds from the accounts of the committee in the event of the death of the candidate1 a copy of the statement filed by the candidate with the ,commission under such section 7as well as a copy of any subsequent statement of revocation filed by the candidate with the ,commission under such section74 4 7c7 ,effective ,date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to authorized campaign committees which are designated under section #cjb7;e77#a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga before1 on1 or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #aed4 ,prohibiting aiding or abetting making of contributions in name of another ,section #cbj of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabb7 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,no person shall knowingly direct1 help1 or assist any person in making a contribution in the name of another person44 #aee4 ,unanimous consent of ,commission members required for ,commission to refuse to defend actions brought against ,commission 7a7 ,unanimous consent ,section #cjg of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajg7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7f7 7#a7 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 the ,commission shall defend each action brought against the ,commission under this ,act or chapter #ie and #if of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf-- 7,a7 through the general counsel1 as provided in subsection 7a77#f72 7,b7 by appointing counsel as provided in section #cjf7;f77#d72 or 7,c7 by referral to the ,attorney ,general in the case of a criminal action4 7#b7 ,the ,commission may refuse to defend an action brought against the ,commission pursuant to the unanimous vote of its ,members4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to actions brought on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #aef4 ,federal ,election ,commission member pay ,section #cjf7;a77#d7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77#d77 is amended by striking equivalent to the compensation paid at level ,,iv of the ,executive ,schedule 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 #ecae7 and inserting at an annual rate of basic pay of #ahf1cjj1 as adjusted under section #ecah of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 in the same manner as the annual rate of pay for positions at each level of the ,executive ,schedule4 #aeg4 ,uniform statute of limitations for proceedings to enforce ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7a7 #e-,year limitation ,section #djf7;a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjade7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7a7 and inserting 7a77#a72 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,no person shall be subject to a civil penalty for any violation of title ,,iii of this ,act unless the proceeding is initiated in accordance with section #cji not later than #e years after the date on which the violation occurred4 4 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect to violations occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #aeh4 ,repeal of obsolete provisions of law 7a7 ,provisions held unconstitutional 7#a7 ,membership of ,secretary of ,senate and ,clerk of ,house on ,federal ,election ,commission ,section #cjf7;a77#a7 of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajf7;a77#a77 is amended by striking the ,secretary of the ,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives or their designees1 ex officio and without the right to vote1 and4 7#b7 ,choice of independent or coordinated expenditures by political parties ,section #cae7;d7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;d77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and redesignating paragraph 7#e7 as paragraph 7#d72 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 as so redesignated1 by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 and inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking paragraphs 7#b71 7#c71 and 7#d7 and inserting paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c74 7#c7 ,prohibiting contributions by minors ,the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga is amended by striking section #cbd 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabf74 7#d7 ,increase in contribution limits for candidates in response to personal fund expenditures by opponents 7,a7 ,house candidates ,the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga is amended by striking section #cae;,a 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaag74 7,b7 ,senate candidates ,section #cae of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7 is amended-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7i72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subsection 7j7 as subsection 7i74 7,c7 ,conforming amendment relating to notification ,section #cjd7;a77#f7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7;a77#f77 is amended-- 7i7 by striking subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71 and 7,d72 and 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,e7 as subparagraph 7,d74 7,d7 ,conforming amendment relating to definitions ,section #cja7be7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaja7be77 is amended by striking ,for purposes of sections #cae7;i7 and #cae;,a and paragraph 7#bf71 the term and inserting ,the term4 7,e7 ,other conforming amendment ,section #cae7;a77#a7 of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7;a77#a77 is amended by striking ,except as provided in subsection 7i7 and section #cae;,a1 no person and inserting ,no person4 7#e7 ,electioneering communications and independent expenditures by corporations and labor organizations ,section #caf of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaag7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7b77#a71 by striking or for any applicable electioneering communication2 and 7,b7 by striking subsection 7c74 7#f7 ,limitation on aggregate amount of contributions by individuals ,section #cae of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7c71 by striking 7a77#c71 each place it appears in paragraph 7#a77;,b77i71 paragraph 7#a77;,c71 and paragraph 7#b77;,b77ii74 7#g7 ,limitation on repayment of personal loans ,section #cae of such ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaaf7 is amended by striking subsection 7i71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#d77;,b77ii74 7b7 ,provisions relating to use of ,presidential ,election ,campaign ,fund for party nominating conventions ,section #ijjh of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by striking paragraph 7#c72 and 7#b7 by striking subsections 7c71 7d71 7e71 7f71 7g71 and 7h74 7c7 ,technical correction ,sections #cjg and #cji of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajg and #cjaji7 are each amended by striking subpena each place it appears and inserting subpoena4 #aei4 ,deadline for promulgation of proposed regulations ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,election ,commission shall publish in the ,federal ,register proposed regulations to carry out this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act4