,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fhic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bb1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,port] introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit ! disbursem5t ( funds to       
entities own$ or controll$ by           
individuals ) executive or manag]ial    
au?ority ov] ! op]ations ( political    
committees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title2 f9d+s  7a7 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,/opp+ ,corrupt ,actors
 f ,mak+ ,political ,action ,committees 
,act or ! ,,scam ,,pac ,act4  7b7 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 its   
#bjbb legislative recomm5dations to     
,congress1 ! ,f$]al ,election           
,commission unanim\sly id5tifi$ !       
fraudul5t fundrais+ & sp5d+ activities (
 c]ta9 political committees t are (t5   
ref]r$ to z scam ,p,a,cs z a priority = 
,congress to address1 def9e1 & prohibit4
 ,z ! ,f$]al regulator emp[]$ to en=ce  
campaign f9ance laws1 ! ,f$]al ,election

 ,commission possesses ! requisite      
te*nical exp]tise on political          
committees to help ,congress effectively
 regulate scam ,p,a,cs4  7#b7 ,congress 
affirms ! ,f$]al ,election ,commission's
 description ( scam ,p,a,cs z unau?oriz$
 committees t mislead contributors by   
solicit+ contributions ) ! promise (    
support+ c&idates1 b !n disclose m9imal 
or no c&idate support activities :ile   
engag+ 9 significant & cont9u\s         
fundrais+4 ,?is fundrais+ pr$om9antly   
funds p]sonal comp5sation = !           
committees' organiz]s4 ,9 _m cases1 all 
funds rais$ by ?is subset ( political   
committees are provid$ to fundrais+     
v5dors1 direct mail v5dors1 &           
consultants 9 :i* ! political           
committees' (fic]s appe> to h f9ancial  
int]e/s44  7#c7 ,scam ,p,a,cs are       
political p>asites t degrade ! integrity
 ( our elections & h>m ,am]ican         
democracy4 ,fraud 9 elections erodes    
public confid5ce 9 ,am]ican in/itutions1
 & reports ( scam ,p,a,cs abus+         

donations = self-enri*m5t s*emes c h a  
*ill+ effect on donors' & vot]s'        
will+ness to politically p>ticipate4    
,c&idates also suff] h>m :5 ca% !y ne$  
to run _! campaigns is div]t$ away f !m4
  7#d7 ,?is ,act t>gets scam ,p,a,cs'   
fraud & self-deal+4 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt   
has ackn[l$g$ x goes )\t say+ t !re is a
 sub/antial gov]nm5tal int]e/ 9 protect+
 ! public f fraud4 7,am]icans =         
,prosp]ity ,f\nd4 v4 ,bonta1 #ada ,s4   
,ct4 #bcgc1 #bchf 7#bjba774 ,9 ! context
 ( elections1 ! ,/ate's int]e/ 9 pres]v+
 ! integrity ( ! electoral process is   
und\bt$ly important4 4 4 4 ,! ,/ate's   
int]e/ is p>ticul>ly /rong ) respect to 
ef=ts to root out fraud1 :i* n only may 
produce fraudul5t outcomes1 b has a     
sy/emic effect z well1 7,john ,doe ,no4 
#a v4 ,re$1 #efa ,u4,s4 #ahf1 #aig      
7#bjaj774  7#e7 ,! ,supreme ,c\rt has   
repeat$ly upheld t giv+ & sp5d+ money 9 
elections is protect$ spee*4 ,:5 scam   
,,pac op]ators misuse donations1 !y are 
suppress+ _! donors' spee*4 ,by mak+ few

 to no political contributions ) !      
doll>s rais$ (f false promises to fur!r 
_! donors' political views1 scam ,p,a,cs
 are /eal+ money1 & !ft is n protect$   
spee*4  7#f7 ,9 ! int]e/ ( safegu>d+    
con/itutionally protect$ spee*1 ?is ,act
 does n prescribe sweep+ regulations    
reg>d+ h[ all political committees may  
sp5d money 9 elections4 ,?is ,act's     
prohibitions are n>r[ly tailor$ to only 
apply to a subset ( nonconnect$         
committees t d n h a majority ( _!      
disbursem5ts sp5t on legitimate         
exp5ditures1 sp>+ ! va/ majority (      
committees f be+ subject$ to any        
additional requirem5ts4 ,= ! committees 
t fail to h a majority ( _! disbursem5ts
 sp5t on legitimate exp5ditures1 _! only
 p5alty "u ?is ,act is be+ prev5t$ f    
disburs+ funds to any entity t has a    
f9ancial int]e/ or familial connection  
to ! committees' op]ators4 ,?is         
re/riction is exce$+ly reasonable &     
simple to comply ) to promote !         
gov]nm5tal int]e/ ( prev5t+ self-deal+4 

7#g7 ,:ile curr5t ,,pac report+         
requirem5ts provide ! public ) in=mation
 t c be useful = id5tify+ scam ,p,a,cs1 
! m]e public availability ( ?is disclos$
 in=mation has done little to protect   
donors f scams1 det] scam ,p,a,cs'      
op]ations1 or curb ! prolif]ation (     
fraudul5t committees4 ,mo/ grassroots   
donors :o are look+ to express _!       
op9ions by mak+ a political contribution
 are unable to easily int]pret ?is      
disclos$ in=mation ev5 if !y "k to look 
= x & "k :]e to f9d x4 ,disclosures 9 ! 
abs5ce ( mean+ful fundrais+ & sp5d+     
/&>ds are insuffici5t to hold scam      
,p,a,cs acc\ntable4  7#h7 ,giv5 ! f9ite 
timel9es ( campaign cycles1 prophylactic
 measures to combat fraud 9 elections   
are necess>y alt]natives to /rict       
reliance on en=cem5t actions aga9/ fraud
 aft] an election is already ov] :5 !   
h>m is v difficult to rem$y4  #b4       
,prohibition on disbursem5t ( funds to  
entities own$ or controll$ by           
individuals ) au?ority ov] op]ations (  

political committees  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #cjb ( ! ,f$]al ,election      
,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjajb7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+ new subsection3  7j7 7#a7 ,except
 z provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#c7 & 7#d71 dur+
 a report+ p]iod cov]$ by a report fil$ 
by a political committee "u section     
#cjd1 ! committee may n make            
disbursem5ts to an entity own$ or       
controll$ 9 :ole or 9 "p by an          
individual1 or by a family memb] ( an   
individual-- 7,a7 :o is au?oriz$ to c>ry
 out executive or manag]ial au?ority ov]
 ! op]ation ( ! committee2  7,b7 :o is  
au?oriz$ to solicit or disburse funds = 
or on behalf ( ! committee2 or  7,c7 :o 
is an employee ( ! committee 7:e!r paid 
or unpaid7 & :o provides ! committee )  
pr(essional s]vices 7o!r ?an acc\nt+ or 
legal s]vices7 relat+ to ! committee's  
campaign or fundrais+ /rategy4  7#b7 ,a 
political committee may n employ or all[
 to volunte] on behalf ( ! committee an 
individual :o owns or controls an entity

 t has accept$ disbursem5ts made f any  
political committee 9 violation (       
p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 does
 n apply ) respect to disbursem5ts made 
by a political committee dur+ ! report+ 
p]iod cov]$ by a report fil$ by !       
committee "u section #cjd if a majority 
( ! funds disburs$ by ! committee dur+ !
 p]iod 7 = contributions to an au?oriz$ 
committee ( a c&idate or a committee ( a
 political p>ty or = mak+ indep5d5t     
exp5ditures4  7#d7 ,p>agraph 7#a7 does n
 apply ) respect to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,an  
au?oriz$ committee ( a c&idate4  7,b7 ,a
 committee ( a political p>ty4  7,c7 ,a 
sep>ate segregat$ fund ( a corporation  
or labor organization "u section        
#caf7;b77#b77;,c74  7#e7 ,9 ?is         
subsection1 ! t]m family memb] means1 ) 
respect to an individual1 any ( !       
foll[+3 7,a7 ,a sp\se1 & p>5ts !re(4    
7,b7 ,sons & daught]s1 & sp\ses !re(4   
7,c7 ,p>5ts1 & sp\ses !re(4  7,d7       
,bro!rs & si/]s1 & sp\ses !re(4  7,e7   
,gr&p>5ts & gr&*ildr51 & sp\ses !re(4   

7,f7 ,aunts & uncles1 & sp\ses !re(4    
7,g7 ,c\s9s1 & sp\ses !re(4  7,h7 ,a    
dome/ic p>tn]1 & p>5ts !re(1 includ+    
dome/ic p>tn]s ( any individual describ$
 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,g74  4  7b7
 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,f$]al
 ,election ,commission %all promulgate  
su* regulations z may be necess>y to    
c>ry out ! am5dm5t made by ?is ,act4    
7c7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by  
?is ,act %all apply ) respect to        
disbursem5ts made on or aft] ! date t is
 #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 )\t reg>d to :e!r or n !          
,commission has promulgat$ regulations  
"u subsection 7b74