,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fea #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgbj ,report ,no4 #aai-gdg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aa1 #bjbf,mr4 ,steil introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,house ,administration ,july #ac1 #bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mrs4 ,miller of ,illinois and ,mr4 ,barrett ,july #ac1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,may #aa1 #bjbf ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga to modify requirements regarding contributions related to elections for ,federal office and to improve the operation of the ,federal ,election ,commission1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,campaign ,finance ,transparency ,act4 #b4 ,requiring disclosure of card verification value or card verification code as condition of acceptance of online contributions made using credit or debit cards in ,federal elections ,section #cjb of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7j7 7#a7 ,no political committee shall accept any internet credit or debit card contribution unless-- 7,a7 except in the case of a contribution the political committee receives by mail1 the individual or entity making such contribution is required1 at the time such individual or entity makes such contribution1 to disclose the card verification value or card verification code of such credit or debit card and the ,,zip ,code of the billing address associated with such credit or debit card2 and 7,b7 7i7 the mailing address of the individual or entity is located in a ,state2 or 7ii7 in the case of a contribution made by an individual whose mailing address is not located in a ,state1 the individual provides the committee with the applicable information described in paragraph 7#b74 7#b7 ,the applicable information described in this paragraph is as follows3 7,a7 ,in the case of an individual who is a citizen or national of the ,united ,states-- 7i7 the ,united ,states mailing address the individual uses for voter registration purposes2 7ii7 a copy of the individual's ,united ,states passport2 or 7iii7 a copy of a comparable acceptable identification document1 or the unique identifying number from such a document1 for the individual4 7,b7 ,in the case of an individual who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence1 as defined by section #aja7;a77#bj7 of the ,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja7;a77#bj77-- 7i7 a copy of the individual's permanent resident card2 or 7ii7 a copy of a comparable acceptable identification document issued by the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#c7 ,a political committee that accepts any internet credit or debit card contribution as a recurring contribution shall require the individual or entity making such contribution to comply with the requirements of this subsection for the first such contribution1 but shall not require the individual or entity to provide the information identified in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 for subsequent recurring contributions made using the same credit or debit card as the initial contribution4 7#d7 ,a political committee that stores or saves1 or arranges to store or save1 any credit or debit card information shall require the individual or entity making such contribution to comply with the requirements of this subsection for the first such contribution or at the time of storing or saving such information1 but shall not require the individual or entity to provide the information identified in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 for subsequent contributions made using the same credit or debit card as the initial contribution4 7#e7 ,an internet credit or debit card contribution received by a political committee made through the use of a digital wallet shall be treated as complying with the requirements of this subsection4 7#f7 ,notwithstanding subsection 7b7 or 7c71 in the case of an internet credit or debit card contribution-- 7,a7 no later than #aj days after receiving the contribution1 the person who receives the contribution shall forward to the treasurer such contribution1 the name and address of the person making the contribution1 and the date of receipt2 and 7,b7 the treasurer of a political committee shall keep an account of the name and address of any person making any such contribution1 together with the date and amount of such contribution by any person consistent with applicable regulations of the ,commission1 including regulations relating to the period for which contribution records must be preserved and the anonymity of certain contributors4 7#g7 7,a7 ,a treasurer of a political committee who is aware that a contribution to the committee is not in compliance with this subsection has an affirmative duty to refund the contribution to the individual or entity making the contribution4 7,b7 ,if the treasurer of a political committee shows that best efforts have been used to comply with the requirements of this paragraph1 the committee shall be considered in compliance with this subsection4 7#h7 ,in this subsection-- 7,a7 the term digital wallet means a software application that stores payment or account information to facilitate traditional payments that use bank and credit card information2 and 7,b7 the term ,internet credit or debit card contribution means a contribution that-- 7i7 is made using a credit or debit card2 and 7ii7 is received through an internet website or application4 4 #c4 ,requiring name on credit or debit card to be name of donor as condition of acceptance of contributions in ,federal elections ,section #cjb of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb71 as amended by section #b1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7k7 ,no political committee shall accept any credit or debit card contribution unless the name on the credit or debit card used to make such contribution is the name of the individual or entity donating such contribution4 4 #d4 ,prohibiting acceptance of contributions made using gift cards in ,federal elections ,section #cjb of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajb71 as amended by section #b and section #c1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7l7 7#a7 ,no political committee shall knowingly accept a contribution made through the use of a gift certificate or store gift card1 as such terms are defined1 respectively1 under section #iae7;a7 of the ,electronic ,fund ,transfer ,act4 7#b7 7,a7 ,a treasurer of a political committee who is aware that a contribution to the committee is not in compliance with this subsection has an affirmative duty to refund the contribution to the individual or entity making the contribution4 7,b7 ,if the treasurer of a political committee shows that best efforts have been used to comply with the requirements of this subsection1 the committee shall be considered in compliance with this subsection4 4 #e4 ,removal of threshold for reporting contributions ,section #cjd of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjajd7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking whose contribution or contributions have an aggregate amount or value in excess of #bjj within the calendar year 7or election cycle1 in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for ,federal office71 or in any lesser amount if the reporting committee should so elect12 7,b7 in subparagraph 7,f71 by striking in an aggregate amount or value in excess of #bjj within the calendar year 7or election cycle1 in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for ,federal office72 and 7,c7 in subparagraph 7,g71 by striking in an aggregate value or amount in excess of #bjj within the calendar year 7or election cycle1 in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for ,federal office72 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#b77;,c71 by striking in excess of #bjj2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7e77#c7-- 7,a7 by striking receipts or2 and 7,b7 by striking paragraphs 7#c77;,a71 7#e71 and inserting paragraphs 7#e74 #f4 ,prohibiting aiding or abetting making of contribution in the name of another ,section #cbj of the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjabb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,no person and inserting the following3 7a7 ,in general ,no person 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7b7 ,prohibition on assistance ,no person shall knowingly direct1 help1 or assist any person in making a contribution in the name of another person4 7c7 ,reporting of suspected contributions ,any recipient who suspects that a contribution made to such recipient is a contribution made by one person in the name of another person shall report such contribution to the ,federal ,election ,commission4 4 #g4 ,regulations 7a7 ,deadline ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,federal ,election ,commission shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by this ,act4 7b7 ,consultation with credit card payment networks ,in promulgating regulations under subsection 7a7 to carry out the amendments made by this ,act1 the ,commission shall consult with representatives of payment card networks1 as defined under section #iba7;c7 of the ,electronic ,fund ,transfer ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #afico-#b7;c771 and other relevant stakeholders4 #h4 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this ,act shall apply with respect to contributions made after the expiration of the #ij-;day period which begins on the date the ,commission promulgates regulations under section #g4 ,july #ac1 #bjbf,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed