,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ba1 #bjbe
 ,mr4 ,bennet introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,rules and         
,administration  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,federal ,election ,campaign ,act of
 #aiga to require each authorized       
committee or leadership ,,pac of a      
former candidate for election for       
,federal office to disburse all of the  
remaining funds of the committee or     
,,pac after the election1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,zeroing ,out      
,money for ,buying ,influence after     
,elections 7,,zombie7 ,act4  #b4        
,requiring authorized committees of     
candidates to disburse unexpended funds 
7a7  ,requiring disbursement  ,title    
,,iii of the ,federal ,election         
,campaign ,act of #aiga 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4  
#cjaja et seq47 is amended by inserting 
after section #cjc the following new    

section3  #cjc;,a4  ,disbursement of    
remaining unexpended funds  7a7         
,requiring disbursement  7#a7  ,in      
general  ,each authorized committee or  
leadership ,,pac of a candidate shall1  
in accordance with subsection 7b71      
disburse all funds of the authorized    
committee or leadership ,,pac before the
 earliest of--  7,a7 the last day of the
 applicable disbursement period2  7,b7  
the date on which the candidate first   
makes a lobbying contact or is employed 
or retained to make a lobbying contact  
that would require registration under   
section #d of the ,lobbying ,disclosure 
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc72 or  
7,c7 the date on which the candidate    
becomes an agent of a foreign principal 
that would require registration under   
section #b of the ,foreign ,agents      
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab74  7#b7  ,exception 
for candidates in next election         
,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply to the   
authorized committee or leadership ,,pac

 of a candidate who1 prior to the first 
day of the applicable disbursement      
period1 provides the appropriate ,state 
election official with the information  
and fees 7if any7 required under ,state 
law for the individual to qualify as a  
candidate for the next election for the 
office sought by the candidate or the   
next election for another ,federal      
office4  7#c7  ,applicable disbursement 
period  ,in this subsection1 the        
applicable disbursement period is1 with 
respect to a candidate seeking election 
for an office1 the #f-month period which
 begins on the day after the latest date
 on which an individual may provide the 
appropriate ,state election official    
with the information and fees 7if any7  
required under ,state law for the       
individual to qualify as a candidate for
 the next election for such office4 ,in 
the case of a candidate for ,senate1 the
 office sought shall be the ,senate     
office in the class that ends with the  
term of the office for which such       

candidate is seeking4  7b7  ,rules for  
disbursement of funds  ,any funds to    
which subsection 7a7 applies that are   
disbursed on or after the first day of  
the applicable disbursement period shall
 be disbursed as follows3  7#a7         
,payment of obligations  ,an authorized 
committee or leadership ,,pac shall     
first pay obligations incurred in       
connection with the operation of the    
committee4  7#b7  ,other permitted      
disbursements  ,notwithstanding section 
#cac7;a71 if1 after disbursing all of   
the funds necessary to pay obligations  
under paragraph 7#a71 funds of a        
committee or ,,pac remain unexpended1   
the committee or ,,pac may only disburse
 such remaining funds for the following 
purposes3  7,a7 ,to return to any person
 a contribution the person made to the  
committee or ,,pac4  7,b7 ,except as    
provided in paragraph 7#c77;,a71 to make
 a contribution to an organization      
described in section #agj7;c7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7#c7

  ,prohibitions  ,in disbursing funds   
pursuant to the requirements of this    
section1 an authorized committee or     
leadership ,,pac may not disburse funds 
during the applicable disbursement      
period to any of the following3  7,a7   
,any organization described in section  
#agj7;c7 7other than an organization    
described in paragraph 7#a7 thereof7    
if--  7i7 the organization was          
established by the candidate2  7ii7 the 
organization bears the candidate's name2
 or  7iii7 the candidate or a relative  
of the candidate--  7,i7 is employed by 
such organization2  7,,ii7 is an officer
 of such organization2 or  7,,iii7      
performs services 7whether paid or      
unpaid7 on behalf of such organization4 
7,b7 ,any relative of the candidate     
unless the funds are disbursed to pay an
 obligation of the committee as         
described in paragraph 7#a7 which is    
reported by the committee or ,,pac as a 
disbursement under section #cjd7;b77#e7 
or which would be so reported if the    

amount of the disbursement were in      
excess of #bjj4  7c7  ,definitions  ,in 
this section3 7#a7 ,leadership ,,pac    
,the term leadership ,,pac has the      
meaning given such term in section      
#cjd7;i77#h77;,b74  7#b7  ,relative     
,the term relative means1 with respect  
to a candidate1 an individual who is    
related to the candidate as father1     
mother1 son1 daughter1 brother1 sister1 
uncle1 aunt1 first cousin1 nephew1      
niece1 husband1 wife1 father-in-law1    
mother-in-law1 son-in-law1              
daughter-in-law1 brother-in-law1        
sister-in-law1 stepfather1 stepmother1  
stepson1 stepdaughter1 stepbrother1     
stepsister1 half brother1 or half       
sister4  4  7b7  ,conforming amendment  
relating to permitted uses of           
contributions  ,section #cac7;a7 of such
 ,act 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7;a77 is     
amended by striking ,a contribution and 
inserting ,subject to section #cjc;,a1 a
 contribution4  7c7  ,effective date    
,the amendments made by this section    

shall apply with respect to the         
regularly scheduled general election for
 ,federal office held in ,november #bjbf
 and each succeeding election for       
,federal office4  #c4  ,requiring former
 candidates serving as registered       
lobbyists to certify compliance with    
disbursement requirements  7a7          
,certification of compliance  ,section  
#d7;b7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act
 of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;b77 is   
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#f71 by   
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
paragraph 7#g71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting 2 and2 and     
7#c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#g7  
the following3  7#h7 in the case of an  
individual who was a candidate for      
election for ,federal office1 a         
certification 7under penalty of perjury7
 that each authorized committee and     
leadership ,,pac 7as defined in section 
#cjd7;i77#h77;,b7 of the ,federal       
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga7 of   
the individual is in compliance with    

section #cjc;,a of the ,federal         
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga       
7relating to the disbursement of funds  
of the committee or leadership ,,pac    
which remain unexpended after the date  
of the election74  4  7b7  ,effective   
date  ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply with respect to         
registration statements filed under     
section #d7;a7 of the ,lobbying         
,disclosure ,act on or after the date of
 the regularly scheduled general        
election for ,federal office held in    
,november #bjbf4  #d4  ,requiring former
 candidates serving as foreign agents to
 certify compliance with disbursement   
requirements  7a7  ,certification of    
compliance  ,section #b7;a7 of the      
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4        
#fab7;a77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#ab7 ,in the case  
of an individual who was a candidate for
 election for ,federal office1 a        
certification 7under penalty of perjury7

 that each authorized committee and     
leadership ,,pac 7as defined in section 
#cjd7;i77#h77;,b7 of the ,federal       
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga7 of   
the individual is in compliance with    
section #cjc;,a of the ,federal         
,election ,campaign ,act of #aiga       
7relating to the disbursement of funds  
of the committee or leadership ,,pac    
which remain unexpended after the date  
of the election74  4  7b7  ,effective   
date  ,the amendment made by subsection 
7a7 shall apply with respect to         
registration statements filed under     
section #b of the ,foreign ,agents      
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
on or after the date of the regularly   
scheduled general election for ,federal 
office held in ,november #bjbf4