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Public LawsENACTED DURING THESECOND SESSION OF THE NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

OF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Begun and held at the City of Wa shington on Tuesday, January 18, 1972, andadjourned sine die on Wed nesday, October 18, 1972. R I C H A R D M . N I X O N , President;SPIRO T . A G N E W , Vice President; C A R L A L B E R T , Speaker of the House ofRepresentatives.

P u b l i c L a w 9 2 - 2 2 5AN A C T February 7, 1972rs . 3821To promote fair practices in the conduct of election campaigns for Federal '.political offices, and for other purposes.Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of theUnited States of Am erica in Congress assembled^ Tha t t h i s Ac t may ^l^'^^^l^ Ac of""be c i ted a s t he "Fe de r a l E l ec t ion C am pa ign A c t o f 1971". i 197T

T I T L E ICAMPAIGN C O M M U N I C A T I O N SSHORT TITLESEC. 101 . Th i s ti t l e may be c it ed a s t he "C am pa ig n Com munica t ions citation of titie.Reform A c t " .

DEFINITIONSSEC. 102. F o r purpo ses of th i s t i t l e :(1 ) The t e rm "communica t ions med ia" means b roadcas t i ngsta t ions , new spap ers , ma gazines , ou tdoor ad ver t i s ing fac i l it i es ,and te lephones; bu t , wi th respec t to te lephones , spending or an

expendi ture sha l l be deemed to be spending or an expendi ture forthe use of comm unica t ions media on ly i f such spen ding or expend i ture i s for the costs of te lephones , pa id te lepho nis t s , and au tom at icte lephone equipment , used by a candida te for Federa l e lec t iveoffice to communicate with potent ial voters (excluding any costsof telephones incurred by a volunteer for use of telephones byh i m ) .


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PUBLIC LAW 92-225-FEB. 7, 1972 [86 STAT.

Post, p. 7.(2 ) The t e rm "broadcas t ing s t a t ion" has the s ame mean ing assuch term has un de r sect ion 315 ( f ) of the Com m unica t ions Ac t of1934.(3) The term "Federal elect ive off ice" means the off ice of President of the Uni ted Sta tes , or of Senator or Representat ive in , orRe s ident C omm iss ioner or De legate to , the Congress of the U ni te dStates (and for purposes of sect ion 103(b) such term includes theoff ice of Vice President) .(4) The term " legal ly qual i f ied candidate" means any personw h o ( A ) meets the qual i f icat ions prescr ibed by the appl icablelaws to hold the Federal elective office for which he i s a candidate ,and (B) i s e l ig ible under appl icable Sta te law to be voted for bythe e lec torate d i rect ly or by mean s of delegates or e lectors .(5 ) T he te rm "v o t ing age po pu la t io n" means r es iden t popu la t ion, e ighteen years of age and older .(6 ) The t e rm "S ta te" inc ludes the Dis t r i c t o f Columbia and theCo m m o n w e a l t h o f P u e r t o R i c o .

66 Stat . 717 .47 u s e 3 1 5 .

74 S t a t . 8 9 4 .47 u s e 3 1 2 .

N o n b r o a d c a s tm e d i a r a t e s .

M E D I A R A T E A N D R EL A T ED R E Q U I R E M E N T SSEC. 103. (a) (1) Sect ion 315(b) of the Communicat ions Act of 1934is ame nded to read as fo l low s:" (b ) The charges made fo r the use o f any b roadcas t ing s t a t ion byany person who is a legal ly qual i f ied candidate for any public office inconnec t ion wi th h i s campaign for n o m i n a t i o n for elect ion, or elect ion,to such office shall not exceed" (1) dur ing the for ty- f ive days preceding the date of a pr imaryor pr imary runoff e lect ion and dur ing the s ix ty days preceding thedate of a general or special elect ion in which such person is a candidate , the lowes t uni t charge of the s ta t ion for the sam e class andamount o f t ime for t he s ame period; a n d

" (2) a t any oth er t ime, th e cha rges mad e for com parab le use ofsuch s ta t ion by othe r users thereof."(2) (A ) Sect ion 312(a) of such A ct is am ended by s t r ik ing "or " a tthe end of c lause (5) , s t r ik ing the per iod a t the end of c lause (6) andinse r t ing in l ieu thereof a semicolon and " or" , an d ad din g a t the end ofsuch sec t ion 312(a ) the fo l lowing new paragraph :"( 7 ) for wi l l fu l or repe ated fa i lure to a l low reasonable accessto or to permi t purchase of reasonable amounts of t ime for the useof a broadcas t ing s ta t ion by a legal ly qual i f ied candidate for Federal elective office on behalf of his candidacy.".(B ) T h e second sentence of sect ion 31 5(a ) of such A ct is am end edby inser t ing "under th is subsect ion" af ter "No obl igat ion i s imposed",(b) To the extent tha t any person sel ls space in an y new spap er o rmagazine to a legally qualif ied candidate for Federal elect ive off ice, ornomina t ion the re to , in connec t ion wi th such cand ida te ' s campaign fo rnomination for , or elect ion to, such off ice, the charges made for the useof such space in connect ion wi th his campaign shal l not exceed thec h a r g e s m a d e for comparable use of such space for o ther purposes .


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8 6 S T A T . ] PUBLIC LAW 92-225-FEB. 7 , 1972L I M I T A T I O N S O F E X P E N D I T U R E S F OR U S E O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N S M E D I A

SEC. 104. (a) (1) Subjec t to pa ra gr ap h (4 ) , no legal ly qual if ied candidate in an e lect ion (other than a pr imary or pr imary runoff e lect ion)r'or ii Federal elective office may(A ) spen d for the use of com mu nicat ions media on behal f ofhis candidacy in such e lect ion a to ta l amount in excess of theg r e a t e r of( i ) 10 cents m ul t ip l ied by the vot ing age pop ulat io n (ascert if ied unde r pa ra gr ap h (5 ) ) o f the geograph ica l a rea inwh ich the e lect ion for suc h office is he ld , o r(ii ) $50,000, or(B) spend for the use of broadcas t s ta t ions on behal f of h iscandidacy in such elect ion a total amount in excess of 60 percen tum of the amount de te rmined under subparagraph (A) wi threspect to such elect ion.(2) No legal ly qual i f ied candidate in a pr imary e lect ion for nomina

t ion to a Federal elect ive off ice, other than President , may spend(A ) for the use of com mu nicat ions media , or(B) for the use of broadcas t s ta t ions ,on behalf of his candidacy in such elect ion a total amount in excess ofthe amo unt s de te rmined under pa ra gr ap h (1 ) (A ) o r (B ) , r espect ively , wi th respect to the gen eral e lection for such office. For purposesof this subsection a primary runoff elect ion shall be treated as a separa te pr imary e lect ion.(3) (A ) No person who is a can did ate for pres id ent ia l n om inat ionm a y spend( i ) for the use in a Sta te of com mu nicat ions med ia , or( i i ) for the use in a State of broadcast s tat ions,on behal f of h is can didac y for pres iden t ia l nom inat ion a to ta l a mo untin excess of the amounts which would have been determined underpa ra gr ap h (1 ) (A ) o r ( B ) , r espect ive ly , ha d he been a cand ida te fo relection for the office of Senator from such State (or for the office ofDelegate or Kesident Commissioner in the case of the Distr ict ofCo l u m b i a o r t h e Co m m o n w e a l th of P u e r t o E i c o ) .(B ) F o r purposes o f th i s pa ra gr ap h (3 ) , a pe r son i s a cand ida te fo rpres ident ia l nominat ion i f he makes (or any other person makes on hisbehal f ) an expe nd i ture for the use of any comm unicat ions me dium onbehal f of h is candidacy for any pol i t ica l par ty 's nominat ion for e lect ion to the off ice of President . He shall be considered to be such a can

d i d a t e d u r i n g t h e period( i ) b eg innin g on the date on wh ich he (or such other person )f ir st mak es such an expe ndi tu re (or , i f la ter , Jan u a ry 1 of the ye arin which the elect ion for the off ice of President is held) , and( i i ) ending on the date on which such pol i t ica l par ty nominatesa c a n d i d a t e for the office of President.F o r purp oses of th is t i t le and of section 315 of the Co mm unicat ion sAc t of 1934, a cand ida te for pres iden t ia l no min at ion shal l be cons idered a legal ly qual if ied c an did ate for public office.(C) The Compt ro l l e r Genera l sha l l p resc r ibe r egu la t ions underwhich any expe nd i tu re by a cand ida te fo r p res iden t i a l nom ina t ion fo r

P r i m a r i e s .

P r e s i d e n t i a l p r i m a r i e s .

Ante, p .p . 7 . 4 ; Post,R e g u l a t i o n s .


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' P r i c e i n d e x . '

" B a s e p e r i o d . "P u b l i c a t i o n i n

F e d e r a l R e g i s t e r .

P u b l i c a t i o n i n

PUBLIC LAW 92 -22 5-F EB . 7, 1972 [86 STAT.the use in two or more Sta tes of a communica t ions medium shal l bea t t r ibu ted to such candida te ' s expendi ture l imi ta t ion in each suchSta te , based on the number of persons in such Sta te who can reasonably be expected to be reached by such communica t ions medium.( 4 ) ( A ) F o r p u r p o s e s o f s u b p a r a g r a p h ( B ) :( i ) Th e te rm "p r i ce i nde x" means t he ave rage over a ca l enda r

yea r o f t he Consumer Pr i ce Index (a l l itemsUnited Sta tes c i tyave rage ) pub l i shed mon th ly by the Bureau o f Labor S t a t i s t i c s .( i i ) The te rm "base per iod" means the ca lendar year 1970.(B ) A t the beg innin g of each ca len dar yea r (com mencing in 1972) ,as there becomes avai lab le necessary da ta f rom the Bureau of LaborSta t i s t i c s o f t he Depar tmen t o f Labor , t he Sec re t a ry o f Labor sha l lcer t i fy to the Comptro l le r Genera l and publ i sh in the Federa l Regis te rthe per centum difference between the price index for the 12 monthspreceding the beginning of such ca lendar year and the pr ice index forthe base per iod . Each amount de termined under paragraoh (1) (A) (i)and (i i ) shal l be increased by such per centum difference. Eachamount so increased sha l l be the amount in e ffec t for such ca lendaryeaj".(5) Wi th in 60 days af te r the da te of enac tment of th i s Act , andFederal Register. (j^j.jj^g ^j^g fjj.g^ wcek of J an u a ry in 1973 and every subsequent year ,the Sec re tary of Comm erce sha l l cer t i fy to the Com ptro l le r Gen era land publ i sh in the Federa l Regis te r an es t imate of the vo t ing agepopula t ion of each Sta te and congress ional d i s t r ic t for the las t ca lenda r yea r end in g before the date of cert i f icat ion.(6) A m oun ts spent for the use of com mu nica t ions me dia on behal fof any legal ly qual i fied candidate for Federal elect ive office (or fornominat ion to such office) shal l , for the purposes of this subsection,be deemed to have been spent by such candida te . Amounts spent forthe use of com mu nica t ions m edia by or on behal f o f any lega l lyqual i fied candidate for the office of Vice President of the UnitedStates shal l , for the purposes of this sect ion, be deemed to have beenspent by the candida te for the off ice of Pres ident of the Uni ted Sta teswi th whom he i s runn ing .(7) For purposes of this sect ion and sect ion 315(c) of the Com-

Post, p. 7. m unic at ion s A ct of 1934(A ) spe ndin g an d cha rges for the use of com mu nica t ions med iainclude not only the direct charges of the media but also agents 'commiss ions a l lowed the agent by the media , and(B ) any expe ndi tu re for the use of any comm unica t ions med iumby or on behal f o f the candidac y of a can dida te for Fe der a l e lec t iveoffice (or nominat ion thereto) shal l be charged against the expendi ture l imi ta t ion under th i s subsec t ion appl icab le to the electionin which such med ium is used .Certification (jj) J^Q pBrson may make any charge for the use by or on behal f o f" """' any legal ly qual i fied candidate for Federal elect ive office (or for nominat ion to such office) of any newspaper, magazine, or outdoor advert isin g faci l i ty , unless such can did ate (or a person specifical ly au tho rized hy such candidate in wri t ing to do so) cert i f ies in wri t ing to the

r e q u i r e m e n t .


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66 Stat. 717.47 u s e 315.

Ante, p. 5.

86 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92 -22 5-F EB . 7, 1972per son making such charge tha t the payment o f such charge wi l l no tviola te pa ra ga ph (1 ) , (2 ) , or (3) of subsect ion (a ) , which ever isapp l i cab le .(c) Sect ion 315 of the Co mm unica t ions Ac t of 1934 is ame nded byred es ig nat in g subsection (c) a s subsection (g ) a nd by inse r t ing af tersubsect ion (b) the fol lowing new subsect ions :" (c) No s ta t ion l icensee m ay m ak e any ch arg e for the use of suchs ta t ion by or on behal f of any legal ly qual i f ied candidate for Federalelective office (or for nomination to such office) unless such candidate(or a person speci f ical ly author ized by such candidate in wr i t ing to doso) cert if ies to such l icensee in wr i t in g th at th e paym ent of such ch argewil l not v iola te any l imi ta t io n speci fied in pa ra gr ap h (1 ) , (2 ) , or (3)o f s ec t ion 104(a ) o f the Campaign Communica t ions Reform Act ,whichever paragraph i s app l i cab le ." (d ) I f a S ta t e by l aw and expres sly"(1) has p rov ided tha t a p r imary o r o ther e l ec t ion fo r anyoffice of such State or of a political subdivision thereof is subject

to th is subsect ion,"(2) has speci f ied a l imi ta t ion upon to ta l expendi tures for theuse of broadcas t ing s ta t ions on behalf of the candidacy of eachlegally qualif ied candidate in such elect ion,^' (3) has provided in any such law an unequivocal express ion ofin tent to be bound by the provis ions of th is subsect ion, and"( 4 ) has s t ipu la t ed th a t the amoun t of such l imi ta t ion sha l l no texceed the amount which would be determined for such e lect ionun de r sect ion 104 (a) (1) (B ) or 104 (a) (2) (B ) (whichev er i sapplicable) of the Campaign Communica t ions Reform Act hadsuch election been an election for a Federal elective office orn o m i n a t i o n t h e r e t o ;then no s ta t ion l icensee may make any charge for the use of such s tat ion by or on behalf of any legally qualif ied candidate in such elect ionunless such candidate (or a person specif ical ly authorized by suchcandidate in wr i t ing to do so) cer t i f ies to such l icensee in wr i t ing thatthe payment of such charge wi l l not v iola te such State l imi ta t ion." (e ) W ho ev er wil lfu l ly and kn ow ing ly viola tes the prov isions of Penalty.subsection (c) o r (d ) of this sect ion shall be pu nish ed by a f ine not t oexceed $5,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed f ive years , orboth . Th e provis ions of sections 501 thr ou gh 503 of th is A ct shal l no tapp ly to v iola t ions of e i ther such subsect ion." (f ) (1) For the purposes of th is sect ion:" (A) The t e rm 'b roadcas t ing s t a t ion ' i nc ludes a communi tyantenna te levis ion sys tem." ( B ) Th e term s ' licensee ' and ' s ta t ion l icensee ' whe n used w i threspect to a communi ty antenna te levis ion sys tem, means theoperator of such sys tem."(C) The term 'Federal elect ive off ice ' means the off ice of President of the Uni ted Sta tes , or of Senator or Representat ive in , orRes id ent Co mm iss ioner or De legate to , the Con gress of the U ni te dS t a t e s ."( 2 ) F o r purpo ses of subsect ions (c) and ( d ) , the term ' legal lyquali fied can did ate ' me ans any perso n who (A ) meets the quali ficat ions prescribed by the applicable laws to hold the off ice for which heis a candidate and (B) i s e l ig ible under appl icable Sta te law to bevoted for by the e lectorate d i rect ly or by means of delegates orelectors ."

REGULATIONSSEC. 105. The Comptrol ler General shal l prescr ibe such regulat ionsas may be necessary or appropr ia te to car ry out sect ions 102, 103(b) ,1 0 4 ( a ) , a n d 104(b)'of t h i s Ac t .

47 u s e 501-503.Def ini t ions .


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1 PUBLIC LAW 92-225-FEB. 7,1972 [86 STAT.H ' - P E N A L T I E S _:, :.-;

SEC. 106. Whoever wi l l fu l ly and knowingly v io la tes any provis ionri.\ >>cj . of sec t ion 103(b) , 104(a) , o r 104(b) or any regula t ion under sec t ion105 sha l l be punished W a fine of not mo re th an $5,000 or by im prison men t of no t more tha n five years , o r b o th .T I T L E I ICRIMINAL C O D E A M E N D M E N T S

62 Stat. 719. 0 . 201. Sect ion 591 of t i t le 18, U nit ed St ate s Code, is am ende dto read as f o l l o w s : 591. Def ini t ions"When used in sections 597, 599, 600, 602, 608, 610, and 611 of this

Post, pp . 9, 10. t i t l e " ( a ) 'election'means (1) a general , special , primary, or runoffelect ion, (2) a convention or caucus of a pol i t ical party held tonom inate a can dida te , (3) a pr im ar y e lec tion he ld for the se lec tionof delegates to a nat ional nominat ing convention of a pol i t icalpar ty , (4) a pr imary e lec t ion he ld for the express ion of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office ofPresident , and (5) the elect ion of delegates to a constitutioralconvent ion for proposing amendments to the Const i tu t ion of theuscprec. title 1. Un i t e d S t a t e s ;" ( b ) 'candidate'means an ind iv idu al who seeks nom inat ion forelection, or elect ion, to F ed er al office, whether or not such individua l i s e lec ted , and , for purposes of th i s paragraph , an ind iv idualshall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election, toFederal office, i f he has (1) taken the act ion necessary under the

law of a State to qual i fy himself for nominat ion for elect ion, ore lec t ion , o r (2) rece ived cont r ibu t ions or made expendi tures , o rhas given his consent for any other person to receive contribut ions., or make expendi tures , wi th a v iew to br ing ing about h i s nominat ion for election, or election , to such office;, . , j . ~ . , ^ - " ( c ) ' F e d e r a l office'means the office of President or Vice President of the Uni ted Sta tes , o r Senator or Representa t ive in^ orDelegate or Resident Com miss ioner to , the Con gress of the U ni ted: v ^ - : - ' : .%: State s ;"(d) 'po l i t i ca l commit tee ' means any ind iv idual , commit tee ,,tc . . " associa t ion , o r organiza t ion which accepts cont r ibu t ions or makes

expend i tu re s du r ing a ca l enda r yea r i n an agg rega t e amountexceeding $1,000;, . " (e ) ' con t r ibu t ion ' m e a n s '' f " (1) a gift , sub scrip t ion, loan, adv ance , or deposi t of moneyor anything of value (except a loan of money by a nat ionalor Sta te bank made in accordance wi th the applicable b a n k i n g^; l aws and regula t ions and in the ord inary course of business) ,made for the purpose of in f luencing the nominat ion fo- 'elec-' t ion, or election, of any person to Federal office, for thepurpose of influencing the resul ts of a primary held for theselect ion of delegates to a nat ional nominat ing convention ofii poli t ical party or for the expression of a preference for,f the nomination of persons for election to the office of Presi-/ den t , or for the pu rpo se of influencing th e elect ion of d elegatesto a const i tu t ional convent ion for propos ing amendmen t s t othe Const i tu t ion of the Uni ted S t a t e s ;"( 2) a cont ra c t , p rom ise , o r agreem ent , express or impl ied ,>.;, 4 w heth er or no t lega l ly enforceable , to m ake a cont r ibu t ion for7rr ; such pu rposes ;" ( 3 ) a t ran sfe r of funds be tween pol i t ica l com m it tees ;


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86 STAT. ] PUBL IC LAW 92 -22 5-F EB . 7, 1972*'(4) t he payment , by any per son o ther than a cand ida teor pol i t ica l commit tee , of compensat ion for the personalservices of another person which are rendered to such candida te o r po l i t i ca l commi t t ee wi thou t charge fo r any such pur pose ; and'"'' " (5 ) no tw ith sta nd in g th e foreg oing mea nin gs of 'con- Exception.t r ibut ion ' , the word shal l not be cons t rued to include servicesprovided wi thou t compensa t ion by individuals volun tee r inga por t ion or a l l of thei r t ime on behal f of a candidate or" pol i t i ca l commi t t ee ; ." ( f ) ' e x p e n d i t u r e ' m e a n s "(1) a purchase , payment , d i s t r ibu t ion , loan , advance ,depos i t , or g i f t of money or anything of value (except a loanof money by a nat ional or S ta te bank made in accordancewi th the app l i cab le bank ing l aws and r egu la t ions and in theordinary course of bus iness ) , made for the purpose of influ- _ .,,encing the nominat ion for e lect ion, or e lect ion, of any personto Federal off ice, for the purpose of inf luencing the result ofa p r i m a r y h e l d for the select ion of delegates to a nat ionalnominat ing convent ion of a pol i t ica l par ty or for the express ion of a preference for the nominat ion of persons for elect ionto the off ice of President , or for the purpose of inf luencing theelect ion of delegates to a cons t i tu t ional convent ion for propos ing amendments to the Cons t i tu t ion o f the Uni t ed S t a t e s ;" (2) a con t ract , prom ise , or agreem ent , express or im pl ied,whe ther o r no t l ega l ly enforceab le , t o make any expend i tu re :a n d" (3) a t ran sfer of fund s between pol i t ica l c om m it tees ;

" (g ) ^person' and 'whoever ' me an an ind iv idu a l , pa r tne r sh ip ,commit tee , associa t ion, corporat ion, or any other organizat ion orgroup o f pe r sons ; and" (h ) 'S t a t e ' means each S ta te of the Un i t ed S ta t es , t he D is t r i c to f Columbia , the Commonweal th o f Puer to Rico , and any t e r r i tor y or possess ion of the Un i te d S ta tes ." .SEC. 202. Section 600 of t i t le 18, U nit ed Sta tes C ode, is am ende d to " stat. 721.read as fo l lows:'* 600 . Pro m ise o f em ploy m ent or o ther benefi t for pol i t i ca la c t i v i t y"Whoever , d i rect ly or indi rect ly , promises any employment , pos i t ion, compensat ion, cont ract , appointment , or o ther benef i t , providedfor or made possible in whole or in part by any Act of Congress , orany specia l cons iderat ion in obtaining any such benef i t , to any personas cons iderat ion, favor, or r eward for any pol i t ica l act iv i ty or for th esuppor t of or oppos i t ion to any candidate or any pol i t ica l par ty inconnection with any general or special elect ion to any poli t ical off ice,or in connect ion wi th any pr imary e lect ion or pol i t ica l convent ion orcaucus held to select candidates for any political office, shall be finednot more than $1,000 or impr isoned not more than one year , or both ." .

SEC. 203. Sect ion 608 of t i t le 18, U ni t ed Sta tes C ode, i s am ended toread as fo l lows:** 608 . Lim i ta t ions on contr ib ut ions and exp end i tures" ( a ) ( 1 ) N o c a n d i d a t e m a y m a k e e x p e n d i t u r e s f ro m h i s pe r so n a lfunds , or the personal funds of h is immediate fami ly , in connect ionwith his campaign for nominat ion for e lect ion, or e lect ion, to Federaloffice in excess of" ( A ) $50,000, in th e case of a ca nd ida te for t he office of P re siden t or Vice President;" ( B ) $35,000, in th e case of a ca nd ida te for the office of Se na t o r ; o r


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" C o n t r i b u t i o n o re x p e n d i t u r e . "

10 PUBL IC LAW 92 -2 25 -F EB . 7, 1972 [86 STAT."(C) $25,000, in the case of a candidate for the office of Eepre-sen ta t ive , o r Delegate or Eesident Commiss ioner to the Congress .

famlr""' ' *^ " (2) \For purposes of th i s subsec t ion , ' immedia te fami ly ' means a"" ' cand ida t e ' s spouse , and any ch i ld , pa ren t , g randpa ren t , b ro the r , o rsister of the candidate, and the spouses of such persons." (b ) No cand ida t e o r po l i t i ca l commi t t ee sha l l knowing ly accep tany cont r ibu t ion or au thor ize any expendi ture in v io la t ion of the provisions of thi s sect ion.^^"^"y- "( c) V io la t ion of the provis ions of th i s sect ion is punish able by afine not to exceed $1,000, imprisonment for not to exceed one year, orbo th . " .^2^s tal' 723 ^^^- ^^ ^ ^ection 609 of t i t le 18, U nit ed S tate s Code, is repeale d.SEC. 205. Sec t ion 610 of t i t le 18, U ni ted Sta tes Co de, re lat i ng to cont r i bu t ion s o r expend i tu re s by na t iona l banks , co rpo ra t ions , o r l abo rorganiza t ions , i s amended by adding a t the end thereof the fo l lowingp a r a g r a p h :"As used in th i s sec t ion , the phrase 'cont r ibu t ion or expendi ture 'sha l l inc lude any d i rec t o r ind i rec t payment , d i s t r ibu t ion , loan ,advance, deposi t , or gift of money, or any services, or anything ofva lue (except a loan of money by a na t ional o r Sta te bank made inacco rdance wi th t he app l i cab l e bank ing l aws and regu la t i ons and inthe ord inary course of business) to any candida te , campaign commit tee , o r po l i t i ca l par ty or organiza t ion , in connect ion wi th any e lec t ionto any of the offices referred to in th i s sec t ion ; but sha l l no t inc ludecommunica t ions by a corpora t ion to i t s s tockholders and the i r familiesor by a labor organiza t ion to i t s members and the i r fami l ies on anysubject; nonpar t i san reg i s t ra t i on and ge t -ou t - the -vo te campa igns by acorpora t ion a imed a t i t s s tockholders and the i r fami l ies , o r by a laboro rgan iza t ion a imed a t i t s members and the i r fami l i e s ; t he e s t ab l i sh men t , admin i s t ra t i on , and so l i c i t a t i on o f con t r ibu t ions t o a sepa ra t esegregated fund to be u t i l i zed for po l i t i ca l purposes by a corpora t ionor labor o r g a n i z a t i o n : Provided^ That i t sha l l be un lawful for such afund t o make a con t r ibu t ion o r expend i tu re by u t i l i z ing money o r any th in g of value secured by ph ysic al force, job dis crim ina t ion , f inancialrep risa ls , or the th re a t of force, job dis crim ina t ion , or f inancialr e p r i s a l ; or by dues, fees, or other monies required as a condit ion ofmembersh ip in a labor organiza t ion or as a condi t ion of employment ,or by mo nies ob ta ined in any comm ercia l t ran sac t io n ." .

SEC. 206. Sec t ion 611 of t i t le 18, U ni ted St ate s Cod e, is am end ed toread as fo l lows:" 611 . Contr ibut ions by Government contractors

"Whoever" (a ) en t e r ing in to any con t rac t wi th t he Un i t ed S t a t e s o r anydepar tment or agency thereof e i ther for the rendi t ion of personalserv ices or furn ish ing any mater ia l , suppl ies , o r equipment to tlieUni ted Sta tes or any depar tment or agency thereof or for se l l ingany l and o r bu i ld ing to t he Un i t ed S t a t e s o r any depa r tmen t o ragency thereof, i f payment for the performance of such cont rac tor payment for such mater ia l , suppl ies , equipment , l and , o r bu i lding i s to be made in whole or in par t from funds app rop r i a t ed bythe Congress , a t any t ime be tween the commencement of negot ia t ions for and the la te r o f (1) the com ple t ion of perfo rm anceunder , o r (2) the te rminat ion of negot ia t ions for , such cont rac t o rfu rn i sh ing o f ma te r i a l , supp l i e s , equ ipmen t , l and o r bu i ld ings ,d i rec t ly or ind i rec t ly makes any cont r ibu t ion of money or o therth in g of A^alue, or pro m ises expre ssly or im plied ly to m ake anysuch con t r ibu t ion , to any po l i t i ca l pa r ty , commi t t ee , o r cand ida t efor publ ic office or to any person for any pol i t ical purpose oru s e ; e r


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86 STAT. ] PUBLIC LAW 92-225-FEB. 7, 1972 11" (b ) knowing ly so l i c i t s any such cont r ibu t ion f rom any suchpe rson for any such pu rpose du r ing any such pe r iod ;sha l l be fined not more than $5,000 or i m p r i s o n e d not more than fiveyea rs , or bo th . " .SEC. 207. The t ab le of sect ions for c h a p t e r 29 of t i t l e 18, U n i t e dSta t e s Code , is amended by(1) s t r i k ing out the i t em re l a t i ng to section 608 and i n se r t i ng inl ieu thereof the f o l l o wi n g :

"608. Limitations on contr ibutions and expendi tures ." ;(2 ) s t r i k ing ou t the i t em re l a t i ng to section 609 and i n se r t i ng inl ieu thereof the f o l l o wi n g :'


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12 PU BLIC LAW 92 -2 25 -F E B . 7, 1972 [86 STAT.i{ -If- sion of a preference for the nominat ion of persons for elect ion to the office of President , or for the purpose ofinfluencing the elect ion of delegates to a const i tut ionalconvent ion for proposing amendments to the Const i tu t ion ofuseprec.title 1. ^^iQ U n i t e d S t a t e s ;(2) a cont rac t , p romise , o r agreement , whether or no t

lega l ly enforceable , to make a cont r ibu t ion for any suchp u r p o s e ;(3) a t ransfer of funds be tween pol i t i ca l commit tees ;(4 ) t he paymen t , by any pe rson o the r t han a cand ida t e" or po l i t i ca l commit tee , o f compensa t ion for the personal services of another person which are rendered to such candida teo r commi t t ee wi thou t cha rge for any such pu rpose ; andException. ?': ,. (5^ no twi th s t and ing the fo rego ing mean ings o f " con t r i bu t ion" , the word sha l l no t be const rued to inc lude serv icesp rov ided wi thou t compensa t ion by ind iv idua l s vo lun tee r inga por t ion or a l l o f the i r t ime on behal f o f a candida te orpo l i t i ca l commi t t ee ;( f ) " e x p e n d i t u r e " m e a n s (1) a purchase , payment , d i s t r ibu t ion , loan , advance ,depos i t , o r g i f t o f money or an yth ing of va lue , ma de for thepurpose of influencing the nominat ion for elect ion, or elect ion, of any person to Federal office, or as a president ial andA, vice- pres iden t ial elector, or for the pu rpo se of influencing theresul t of a primary held for the select ion of delegates to ana t ional nominat ing convent ion of a po l i t i ca l par ty or forthe express ion of a preference for the nominat ion of persons for election to the office of President, or for the purpose ofinfluencing the election'of delegates to a const i tut ional convent ion for proposing amendments to the Const i tu t ion of theU n i t e d S t a t e s ;V 3 ,-. ; (2) a cont rac t , p romise , o r agreement , whether or no tlega l ly enforceable , to make an expendi ture , and(3) a t ran sfe r of funds be tween pol i ti ca l com m it tees ;f (g) "superv isory off icer" means the Secre tary of the Senate^ with respec t to candida tes for Senator; the Clerk of the Houseof Representa t ives wi th respec t to candida tes for Representa t ivein , o r Deleg ate or Resid ent Com miss ioner to , the C ongress of theUn i t ed S t a t e s ; and the Compt ro l l e r Gene ra l o f t he Un i t ed S t a t e sin any o ther case ;

(h ) "pe rson" means an i nd iv idua l , pa r tne rsh ip , commi t t ee ,assoc ia t ion , corpora t ion , l abor organiza t ion , and any o ther organ iza t ion or group of persons; and( i ) "S t a t e " means each S t a t e o f t he Un i t ed S t a t e s , t he Di s t r i c to f Co lumbia , t he Commonwea l th o f Pue r to R ico , and any t e r r i to r y or possess ion of the U ni te d Sta tes .'; O R G A N I Z A T IO N O F P O L I T I C A L C O M M I T T E E S

SEC. 302. (a ) E ve ry p ol i t i ca l comm it tee sha l l hav e a cha i rm an a nd at reasurer . No cont r ibu t ion and no expendi ture sha l l be accepted orm ade by or on behal f o f a po l i t i ca l comm it tee a t a tim e when there i s avacancy in the office of chairman or t reasurer thereof. No e x p e n d i t u r eshal l be made for or on behal f o f a po l i t i ca l commit tee wi thout theau tho r i za t i on o f i t s cha i rman o r t reasu re r , o r t he i r des igna t ed agen t s .(b ) E ve ry pe rson w ho receives a con trib ut io n in excess of $10 for apol i t i ca l commit tee sha l l , on demand of the t reasurer , and in any eventwi th in f ive days af te r rece ip t o f such cont r ibu t ion , render to the t reasurer a de ta i led account thereof, i nc lud ing the amoun t , t he name and


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86 S T A T . ] PUBLIC LAW 9 2 - 2 2 5 - F E B . 7, 1972 | |addr ess (occupa t ion and the pr inc ipa l p lace of business , i f an y) of theperson making such cont r ibu t ion , and the da te on which rece ived . Al lfunds of a po l i t i ca l commit tee sha l l be segregated f r o m , a n d m a y n o tbe com m ingled w ith, any perso nal fu nds of officers, m em bers, oi-associates of such committee.(c ) I t sha l l be the du ty of the t reas ure r of a po l i t i ca l comm it tee to Recordkeeping.keep a de ta i led a nd exa ct account of(1) a l l con t r ibu t ion s m ade to or for such com mit tee j(2) the fu l l name and mai l ing address (occupat ion and thepr inc ipa l p lace of business , i f any) of every person making acont r ibu t ion in excess of $10 , and the da te and amount thereof;(3) a l l exp end i tures ma de by or on behal f o f such com m it tee ;a n dJ, ( 4) the fu l l name and mai l ing address (occupat ion and thepr inc ipa l p lace of business , i f any) of every person to whom anyexp end i ture i s m ade , the da te and am ount thereof an d the nam eand address of, and office sought by, each candidate on whose

beha l f such expen d i tu re was made .(d ) I t sha ll be th e du ty of the tre as ur er to ob tain a nd kee p a Receipts, pres-rece ip ted b i l l , s t a t i n g the pa r t i cu l a r s , for every expendi ture made by or ' ^ ^""on behalf of a pol i t ical committee in excess of $100 in amount , and forany such expendi ture in a lesser amount , i f the aggregate amount ofsuch expendi tures to the same person dur ing a ca lendar year exceeds$100. The t reasurer sha l l p reserve a l l rece ip ted b i l l s and accountsrequired to be kept by this sect ion for periods of t ime to be determinedby the supervisory officer.(e ) Any pol i t i ca l commit tee which so l ic i t s o r rece ives cont r ibu t ions unauthorizedor makes exp endi tu res on behal f o f any candida te tha t is no t au thor ize d ^ '' * 'in wri t ing by such candida te to do so sha l l inc lude a notice on the faceor f ron t page of a l l l i t e ra ture and adver t i sements publ i shed in connect ion w i th such candid a te ' s can ipa ign by such com m it tee or on i t s behal fs ta t ing th a t the comm it tee is no t au tho r ized by such can dida te and t ha tsuch candidate is not responsible for the act ivi t ies of such committee.(f ) (1 ) A n y po lit ic al co m m itt ee sh al l inc lu de on th e face o r from io^""no ice^ ' ' "page of a ll l i t e ra ture a nd adve r t i sem ents so l ic i ting funds the fo l lowingn o t i c e :"A copy of our report f i led with the appropriate supervisory officeris (or wil l be) avai lable for purchase from t he Sup e r in t end en t o f Documen t s , Un i t ed S t a t e s Governmen t Pr in t i ng Off i ce , Wash ing ton , D.C .20402.".(2) (A ) T he su per viso ry officer shal l compile and fu rnish to the ^"""^i report.Publ ic Pr in ter , no t la te r than the las t day of March of each year , anannual report for each pol i t i ca l commit tee which has f i l ed a reportwi th h im unde r t h i s t i t l e du r ing the pe r iod from M ar ch 10 of thep reced ing ca l enda r yea r t h ro ug h Ja nu a r y 31 o f t he yea r i n wh ichsuch annual report i s made avai lab le to the Publ ic Pr in ter . Each suchannua l repo r t sha l l con ta in -> ^( i ) a copy of the s ta tement of organiza t ion of the po l i t i ca l ' ' ' ' ' ^comm it tee requi red und er sec tion 303. toge ther wi th any amendm e n t s t h e r e t o ; a n d(i i ) a copy of each report f i led by such commi t t ee unde r

sec tion 304 from M arc h 10 of the preced ing ye ar th r ou ghJa nu a r y 31 o f t he yea r i n wh ich the ann ua l re po r t i s so furnishedt o t h e P u b l i c P r i n t e r . '(B ) T he Pub l i c P r in t e r sha l l ma ke cop ie s o f such annua l rep o r t savai lab le for sa le to the publ ic by the Super in tendent of Documentsas soon as prac t icab le a f te r they are rece ived from the superv isoryofficer.


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SEC, 303. (a ) Each pol i t i ca l commit tee which an t ic ipa tes rece iv ingcon t r ibu t ions o r mak ing expend i tu re s du r ing the ca l enda r yea r i n anaggregate amount exceeding $1 ,000 sha l l f i l e wi th the superv isoryofficer a statement of organizat ion, within ten days after i ts organizat ion or, i f la ter, ten days after the date on which i t has informationwhich causes the commit tee to an t ic ipa te i t wi l l rece ive cont r ibu t ionsor make expenditures in excess of $1,000. Each such committee inexistence at the date of enactment of this Act shal l f i le a statement oforg ani zat ion w ith the supe rvis ory officer at such t im e as he prescribe s.(b) The s ta tement of organiza t ion sha l l inc lude ^(1 ) t he name and add ress o f t he commi t t ee ;(2) the names, addresses, and relat ionships of affi l ia ted orconnec t ed o rgan iza t ions ;(3) the area , scope , o r ju r i sd ic t ion of the commit tee ;(4) the name, address, and posi t ion of the custodian of booksand accoun t s ;(5) the name, address, and posi t ion of other principal officers,including officers and members of the finance committee, i f any;(6) the nam e, add ress , office sou ght , and pa rt y affi liat ion of (A )each cand ida t e whom the comm i t tee i s supp or t i ng , and (B ) anyother ind iv idual , i f any , w hom the commit tee i s support ing fornoipination for election, or election, to any public office whatever;or , i f the commit tee i s support ing the en t i re t i cke t o f any par ty ,t h e n a m e of th e p a r t y ;(7 ) a s t a t emen t w he the r t he comm i t tee i s a con t inu ing one ;(8) the d isposi t ion of res idu al funds w hich wi l l be m ad e in theevent of d i sso lu t ion ;(9) a l ist ing of al l ba nk s, safety depos i t boxes, or oth er reposit o r i e s u sed ;(10) a state m ent of the rep or ts requ ired to be filed by th e comm it te e w ith S ta te or local officers, and , i f so, th e name s, addres ses,and posi t ions of such p e r s o n s ; a n d(11) such o the r in fo rm at ion as sha l l be requ i red by the sup ervisory officer.(c ) A ny chan ge in in form at ion prev iously subm i t ted in a s ta tem entof organizat ion shal l be reported to the supervisory officer within at en -day pe r iod following t he change .(d) A ny com mit tee wh ich , a f te r ha vin g filed one or mo re s ta tem entsof organiza t ion , d i sbands or de termines i t wi l l no longer rece ive cont r i bu t ions o r make expend i tu re s du r ing the ca l enda r yea r i n an agg re ga te amount exceeding $1 ,000 sha l l so no t i fy the superv isory officer.

R E P O R T S B Y P O L I T I C A L C O M M I T T E E S A N D C A N D I D AT E SReceipts and SEC. 304. (a ) Each t reasurer of a po l i t i ca l commit tee support ing aexpenditures. ca nd id at e or ca nd ida tes fo r election to F ed er al office, an d each candidate for elect ion to such office, shal l f i le with the appropriate supervisory officer reports of receipts and expenditures on forms to beprescr ibed or app rov ed by h im . Such rep ort s sha l l be filed on the ten th

day of Marc h , Ju ne , an d Septem ber , in each year , and on the f if teen thand fi fth days next preceding the date on which an elect ion is held.Completion date, and also by the th i r ty-f i rs t day of January . Such report s sha l l be com-exception. plete as of such date as the supervisory officer may prescribe, whichsha l l not be less tha n five days before the date of fi l ing, except that anycontribut ion of $5,000 or more received after the last report is f i ledpr ior to the e lec t ion sha l l be reported wi th in for ty-e ight hours a f te ri t s rece ip t .


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86 STAT. ] PUBL IC LAW 92 -22 5-F EB . 7, 1972 15(b) E a c h repoi-t under this section shall disclose(1) the amount of cash on hand a t the beginning of the repor t in g period;(2) the full name and mai l ing addres s (occupa t ion and thepr incipal p lace of bus iness , i f any) of each person who has madeone or more contr ibut ions to or for such commit tee or candidate( including the purchase of t ickets for events such as d inners ,luncheons , r a l l ie s , and s imi la r fundra i s in g even ts ) w i th in thecalendar year in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $10!),toge ther w i th the amount and da te o f such con t r ibu t ions ;(3) the to ta l sum of individual contr ibut ions made to or forsuch commit tee o r cand ida te dur ing the r epor t ing per iod and no tr e p o r t e d u n d e r p a r a g r a g h ( 2 ) ;(4) the name and address of each pol i t ica l commit tee or cand ida te f rom which the r epor t ing commit tee o r the cand ida tereceived, or to which that commit tee or candidate made, any t ransfer of funds , toge th er w i th the amou nts and d a tes o f a l l t r a ns fe r s ;

(5) each loan to or from any person with in the calend ar year inan ag gre ga te am ou nt or value in excess of $100, tog eth er wi th th efu l l names and mai l ing addres ses (occupa t ions and the p r inc ipa lplaces of business, if an y) of th e lend er an d endo rsers , if any , andthe da te and am oun t of such l o a n s ;(6) the to t a l amo unt of proceeds from (A ) the sa le of t icketsto each d inner , luncheon , r a l ly , and o ther fundra i s ing even t ; (B)mass col lections ma de a t such ev en ts ; and (C ) sa les of i tems suchas pol i t ica l campaign pins , but tons , badges , f lags , emblems, hats ,b a n n e r s , l i t e r a t u r e , a n d s i m i l a r m a t e r i a l s ;(7) each con tr ibu t ion , reba te , refun d, or o the r receipt in excessof $100 no t o therwise l i st ed un der pa rag rap hs (2 ) th ro ug h ( 6 ) ;(8) the to ta l sum of a l l receipts by or for such commit tee orc a n d i d a t e d u r i n g t h e r e p o r t i n g period;(9 ) the fu l l name and mai l ing addres s (occupa t ion and thepr in cip al p lace of bus iness , i f an y) of each person to wh omexpendi tures have been made by such commit tee or on behalf ofsuch comm it tee o r cand id a te w i th in the ca lendar year in an aggre ga te am ou nt or value in excess of $100, th e amo un t , dat e , and pu rpose of each such expendi ture and the name and address of , andoff ice sought by, each candidate on whose behalf such expendi turew a s m a d e ;(10) the fu l l name and mai l ing addres s (occupa t ion and thepr in cip al p lace of bus iness , i f an y) of each person to whom anex pen di tu re for persona l services , sa lar ies , and re imb ursedexpenses in excess of $100 has been mad e, and w hich is not o therwise r epor ted , inc lud ing the amount , da te , and purpose o f suche x p e n d i t u r e ;(11) the to ta l sum of ex pen di tu res m ade by such com mit tee orc a n d i d a t e d u r i n g t h e c a le n d a r year;(12) the amount and na tu re o f deb t s and ob l iga t ions owed byor to the committee, in such form as the supervisory officer maypresc r ibe and a con t inuous r epo r t ing o f the i r deb t s and ob l iga t ionsaf ter the e lect ion a t such per iods as th e super visory officer m ayrequire unt i l such debts and obl igat ions are extinguished; a n d(13) such oth er info rm at io n a s shal l be requ ired by th e supervisory officer.(c ) The repor ts required to be f i led hj subsection (a) shall becumula t ive dur ing the ca lendar year to which they r e la te , bu t wherethere has been no change in an i tem repor ted in a previous repor tdur ing such year , on ly the amount need be ca r r i ed fo rward . I f nocon t r ibu t ions o r expend i tu res have been accep ted o r expended dur inga ca lendar year , the t r easure r o f the po l i t i ca l commi t tee o r cand ida teshal l f ile a s ta teme nt to th at effect.


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SEC. 305. Every person (other than a political committee or candidate) who makes contributions or expenditures, other than by contribu tion to a political committee or candida te, in an aggregate am ountin excess of $100 with in a calend ar ye ar sha ll file with th e su pervisoryofficer a statem ent con taining the info rm ation required b y section 304.Statements rec^uired by this section sh all be filed on the dates on wh ichreports by political committees are filed, but need not be cumulative.FORMAL REQ UIREM ENTS RESPECTING REPORTS AND STATEMENTS

SEC. 306. (a) A report or statement required by thi s title to be filedby a treasurer of a political committee, a candidate, or by any otherperson, shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the person filingsuch report or statement, taken before any officer authorized to administer oaths.(b) A copy of a report or statement shall be preserved by theperson filing it for a period of tim e to be designated by the supervisoryofficer in a pub lished reg ula tion .reuer ' "'' (c) The supcTvisory officer may, by published regulation of generalapi)licability, relieve any category of political committees of the obligation to comply with section 304 if such committee (1) primarilysupports persons seeking State or local office, and does not substantially support candidates, and (2) does not operate in more than oneState o r on a statewide basis.Debts^pledges, ((J) The supervisoTy officer shall, by published regulations of general applicability, prescribe the manner in which contributions andexpenditures in the nature of debts and other contracts, agreements,

and promises to make contributions or exp enditures shall be reported.Such regulations shall provide that they be reported in separateschedules. In determining aggregate amounts of contributions andexpenditures, amounts reported as provided in such regulations shallnot be considered un til actual paym ent is made.'. REPORTS ON C O N V E N T I O N F I N A N C I N GSEC. 307. Each committee or other organization which(1) represents a St ate , or a political subdivision thereof, or anygroup of persons, in dealing with officials of a national politicalparty with respect to matters involving a convention held in suchS tat e or political subdivision to no min ate a cand idate for the officeof Presiden t or Vice President, or(2) represents a national political party in making arrangements for the convention of such party held to nominate a candidate for the office of President or Vice President,shall, within sixty days following the end of the convention (but notlater than twenty days prior to the date on which presidential andvice-presidential electors are chosen), file with the Comptroller General of the United States a full and complete financial statement, insuch form and detail as he may prescribe, of the sources from whichit derived its funds, and the purposes for which such funds were

expended. DUTIES OF TH E SUPERVISORY OFFICERSEC 308. (a) It shall be the duty of the supervisory officer(1) to develop and furnish to the person required by the provisions of this Act prescribed forms for the making of the reportsand stateme nts required to be filed with him u nder this t itle ;(2) to prepare, publish, and furnish to the person required to


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86 STAT. ] PUB LIC LAW 92 -22 5-F EB . 7, 1972 17f i l e such repor t s and s ta tements a manua l s e t t ing fo r th r ecomm e n d e d u n i f o r m m e t h o d s o f b o o k k e e p i n g a n d r e p o r t i n g ;(3) to develop a fi ling, codin g, an d cros s-ind exin g system con- ' ^sonan t w i th the purposes of th i s t i t l e ;(4) to m ake the rep or ts and s ta tem ents fi led w i th h im avai lable . P"bUc inspec-for publ ic inspect ion and copying, commencing as soon as pract icable but not la ter than the end of the second day fo l lowing theday dur ing which i t was r ece ived , and to permi t copy ing o f anysuch repor t o r s t a tement by hand o r by dup l ica t ing mach ine , a s - *reques ted by any person, a t the expense of such p e r s o n : Provided^That any in fo rmat ion cop ied f rom such repor t s and s ta tementsshal l not be sold or u t i l ized by any person for the purpose ofr^oliciting con t r ibu t ions o r fo r any commerc ia l purpose ;(5) to preserve such repor ts and s ta tements for a per iod of tenyear s f rom da te o f r ece ip t , excep t tha t r epor t s and s ta tementsre la t ing sole ly to candidates for the House of Representatives sha l lbe preserved for only f ive years from the date of receipt;

(6) to compile and mainta in a current l i s t of a l l s ta tements orp a r t s of s t a t e m e n t s p e r t a i n i n g t o ea c h c a n d i d a t e ;(7 ) to p repare and pub l i sh an annua l r epor t inc lud ing compi la - Annual report.t ions o f (A) to ta l r epor ted con t r ibu t ions and expend i tu res fo r a l lcand ida tes , po l i t i ca l commi t tees , and o ther pe r sons dur ing theye ar ; (B ) to ta l amou nts expended accord ing to such ca tegor ies ashe sha l l de te rmine and b roken down in to cand ida te , pa r ty , andnonpar ty expend i tu res on the Nat iona l , S ta te , and loca l l eve l s ;(C ) to ta l amou nts expended fo r in f luenc ing nomina t ions a nde lec t ions s ta ted sep ara te ly ; (D ) to ta l amou nts con t r ibu tedaccording to such categor ies of amounts as he shal l determine andbroken down in to con t r ibu t ions on the na t iona l , S ta te , and loca ll eve l s fo r cand id a tes and po l i t i ca l com mi t tees ; and (E ) agg rega teamou nts con t r ibu ted b y any con t r ibu to r shown to have con t r ibu ted * ' - ?in excess of $100;(8) t o pr ep ar e an d pu blis h from tim e to t im e special re po rts Reports.compar ing the var ious to ta l s and ca tegor ies o f con t r ibu t ions andexpend i tu res made wi th r espec t to p reced ing e lec t ions ;(9) to pr ep are and pu bl ish such other repor ts as he m ay deema p p r o p r i a t e ;(10) to assure wide dissemina t ion of s ta t is t ics , sum ma ries , and seminauon"" ' ' 'r e p o r t s p r e p a r e d u n d e r t h i s t i t l e ;(11) to ma ke f rom t im e to t im e aud i ts and f ie ld inves t igat io ns owith r espec t to r epor t s and s ta tements f i l ed under the p rov i s ionsof th is t i t le , and with respect to a l leged fa i lures to f i le any repor to r s t a tement r equ i red under the p rov i s ions o f th i s t i t l e ;(12) to r epor t app are n t v io la tions o f l aw to the ap pro pr ia tela w enforcement a u t h o r i t i e s ; a n d(13) to prescribe suitable rules and regulations to carry out lafjon^s^ "" ' ^ ""th e provis ions of th is t i t le .(b) The supervisory of i icer shal l encourage, and cooperate wi th ,the election officials in the several States to develop procedures whichwill el iminate the necessity of multiple f i l ings by permitt ing the f i l ingof copies of Federal repor ts to sa t is fy the S ta te requirements .

( c ) I t sha l l be th e du t y o f the Com pt ro l l e r G enera l to s e rve as a comptroHerna t iona l c lea r inghouse fo r in fo rmat ion in r espec t to the admin is - "^ 't ra t ion of e lect ions . In car rying out h is dut ies under th is subsect ion,the Compt ro l l e r Genera l sha l l en te r in to con t rac t s for the purpose o fconducting independen t s tud ies o f the admin is t r a t ion o f e lec t ions .Such s tudies shal l include, but shal l not be l imi ted to , s tudies of(1) the method of se lect ion of , and the type of dut ies ass ignedt o , off ic ia ls and personnel working on boards of e lect ions ;

G e n e r a l , i n f o r m a t i o n a n d s t u d i e s .


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Publ icat ion.

Hearing opportunity; injunction.

Judicia l review.

62 Stat. 928.

(2) prac t ices re la t ing to the reg is t ra t io n of vo te rs ; and(3 ) vo t ing and coun t ing me thods .Studies made under th i s subsec t ion sha l l be publ i shed by the Comptrol ler General and copies thereof shal l be made avai lable to thegenera l publ ic upon the payment of the cost thereof. Noth ing in t h i ssubsec t ion sha l l be const rued to au thor ize the Comptro l le r Genera lto requii'e the inc lus ion of any comment or recommendat ion of theComptro l le r Genera l in any such s tudy .(d)(1) Any person who be l ieves a v io la t ion of th i s t i t l e hasoccurred may fi le a complaint with the supervisory officer. If the supervisory officer determines there is substant ial reason to bel ieve such av io la t ion has occurred , he sha l l expedi t iously make an invest iga t ion ,which sha l l a l so inc lude an invest iga t ion of report s and s ta tementsf iled by the com pla ina nt i f he i s a can dida te , of the ma t te r com pla inedof. W hen eve r in th e judg m en t of the sup erv isory officer, after affording due not ice and an opportuni ty for a hear ing , any person hasengaged or is about to engage in any acts or pract ices which const i tuteor wil l const i tute a violat ion of any provision of this t i t le or any regula t ion or order i ssued thereunder , the At torney Genera l on behal f o fthe United States shal l inst i tute a civi l act ion for relief, inc luding ape rmanen t o r t empora ry i n junc t ion , re s t ra in ing o rde r , o r any o the rappropria te order in the d is t r ic t cour t o f the Uni ted Sta tes for thedis t r ic t in which the person i s found, res ides , o r t ransac ts business .Upon a proper showing tha t such person has engaged or i s about toengage in such ac ts or prac t ices , a per m ane nt or tem por ary in junct ion ,res t ra in ing order , o r o ther order sha l l be gran ted wi thout bond bysuch court .

(2) In any ac t ion brought under paragraph (1) of th i s subsec t ion ,subpenas for wi tnesses who are requi red to a t tend a Uni ted Sta tes d i st r ic t cour t may ru n in to any o ther d i s t r ic t .(3 ) An y pa r ty agg r ieved by an o rde r g ran t ed unde r pa ra g r ap h (1 )of this subsect ion may, at any t ime within sixty days after the date ofe n t r y thereof, fi le a pet i t ion with the United States court of appealsfor the circui t in which such person is found, resides, or t ransacts business , for judicial review of such order.(4) T he judg m en t of the cour t of app eals affirming or set t in g aside,in whole or in part , any such order of the dist rict court shal l be final ,subject to review by the Supreme Court of the LTnited States uponce rt io rar i or cert if icat ion as provi ded in section 1254 of t i t le 28, U ni te dSta tes Code .(5) A ny ac t ion brou gh t unde r th i s subsect ion sha l l be advanced onthe docket of the court in which fi led, and put ahead of al l otherac t ions (o ther than o ther ac t ions brought under th i s subsec t ion) .

"Appropr ia teS t a t e . "

STATEMENTS FILED WITH STATE OFFICERSSEC. 309. (a) A copy of each statement required to be fi led with asup ervis ory officer by th is t i t le shal l be fi led w ith th e Se cre tary of S ta te(or, i f there is no office of Secretary of State , the equivalent Stateofficer) of the appropriate State . For purposes of this subsect ion, thet e r m " a p p r o p r i a t e S t a t e " m e a n s

(1) for report s re la t ing to expendi tures and cont r ibu t ions inconnect ion with the campaign for nominat ion for elect ion, or elect ion, of a candidate to the office of President or Vice President ofthe Uni ted Sta tes , each Sta te in which an expendi ture i s madeby hi m or on his behalf, and(2) for report s re la t ing to expendi tures and cont r ibu t ions inconnect ion wi th the campaign for nomina t ion for election, or elect ion, of a candidate to the office of Senator or Representat ive in ,


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86 S T A T . ] PUBLIC LAW 92 -22 5- FE B . 7, 1972 19or Dele gate or Res ide nt Co mm iss ioner to , th e Con gress of theUnited Sta tes , the S ta t e in which he seeks election,(b) I t shal l be the dut y of th e Sec reta ry of S ta te , or the eq uivalentSt at e officer, und er subsect ion ( a )(1) to r ece ive and main ta in in an o rder ly manner a l l r epor t san d s ta tem ents r equ i red by th i s t i t l e to be f il ed w i th h i m ;(2) to prese rve such rep or t s an d s ta te me nts for a per iod of tenyear s f rom da te o f r ece ip t , excep t tha t r epor t s and s ta tementsre la t ing so le ly to cand ida tes fo r the House o f Represen ta t ivesshal l be preserved for only f ive years from the da te o f receipt;(3 ) to ma ke the r epor t s and s ta temen ts f iled wi t h h im ava i lab lefor publ ic inspect ion and copying dur ing regular of f ice hours ,commencing as soon as pract icable but not la ter than the end oft h e d a y d u r i n g \yhich i t was received, and to permit copying ofany such repor t o r s t a tement by hand o r by dup l ica t ing mach ine ,reques ted by any person, a t the expense of such p e r s o n ; a n d(4 ) to compi le and ma in ta in a cu r ren t li s t o f a l l s t a tem ents o rpar t s o f s t a tements pe r ta in ing to each cand ida te .

PROHIBITIOISr O F C O N T R I B U T I O N S I N N A M E O F A N O T H E RSEC. 310. No person sha l l ma ke a con t r ibu t ion in the nam e o f ano the rper son , and no person sha l l kno win g ly accep t a con t r ibu t io n m ade byone per son in the nam e of an o the r p e r son .

P E N A L T Y F O R V I O L A T I O N SSEC. 311. (a) Any person who viola tes any of the provis ions of th ist i t le shal l be f ined not more than $1,000 or impr isoned not more than

one yea r , or bo th .(b) In case of any convict ion under th is t i t le , where the punishmentinf l ic ted does not include impr isonment , such convict ion shal l bedeemed a misdemeanor convict ion only .T I T L E IVGENERAL P R O V I S I O N S

E X T E N S I O N O F C R E D I T B Y R E G U L A T E D I N D U S T R I E SSEC. 401 . Th e Civ i l Ae ronau t ics Bo ard , the Fe der a l Com municat ions Commiss ion, and the In ters ta te Commerce Commiss ion shal l eachpromulga te , w i th in n ine ty days a f te r the da te o f enac tment o f th i s

Act , i t s own regulat ions wi th respect to the extens ion of credi t , wi thout secur i ty , by any person regulated by such Board or Commiss ionto any candidate for Federal off ice (as such term is defined in section301 ( c ) o f the Fede ra l E lec t ion C am paig n Ac t of 1971) , o r to any per - ^"'^' P - ^ son on behalf of such a candidate , for goods furnished or servicesrendered in connec t ion wi th the campaign o f such cand ida te fo rn o m i n a t i o n for elec tion, o r electio n, to such office.P R O H I B I T I O N A G A I N S T U S E O F C E R T A I N F E D E R A L F U N D S FO R E L E C T I O N

A C T I V I T I E SSEC. 402 . No par t o f any funds app rop r ia te d to ca r ry ou t the Eco nom ic O pp or tu ni ty A ct of 1964 shal l be used to f inance, d i rec t ly or ^ * - ^ ^indirect ly , any act iv i ty des igned to inf luence the outcome of any e lec- "^ "^ ^'"t ion to Federal of f ice , or any voter regis t ra t ion act iv i ty , or to pay thesalary of any officer or employee of the Office of Economic Opportunity who, in his off icial capacity as such an officer or employee, engages in any such act iv i ty . As used in th is sect ion, the term "elect ion" "Election.has the s ame mean ing g iven such t e rm by sec t ion 301(a ) o f the Fed-

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E F F E C T O N S T A T E L A WS E C . 403 . ( a ) No th ing in th i s Ac t sha l l be deemed to inva l ida te

or ma ke inappl ic able any provis ion of any S ta te law , except wherecompl iance with such provis ion of law would resul t in a v io la t ionof a provis ion of this Act.(b ) No t wi th s tan d ing subsec tion ( a ) , no p rov i s ion of S ta te l aw, shal l be cons trued to proh ibi t a ny person f rom ta ki ng an y actionau thor ized by th i s Ac t o r from m ak ing any exp end i tu re ( as such t e rmis defined in section 301 ( f ) of th is A ct) wh ich he could lawfu l ly ma keunder th i s Ac t .P A R T I A L I N V A L I D I T Y

S EC. 404. I f any provis ion of th is Act , or the appl icat ion thereofto any person or c i rcumstance, i s held inval id , the val id i ty of theremainder o f the Ac t and the app l ica t ion o f such p rov i s ion to o the rpersons and c i rcumstances shal l not be af fected thereby.. i W R E P E A L I N G C L A U S E

S EC. 4 0 5. T h e F e d e r a l C o r r u p t P r a c t i c e s A c t , 1 92 5 (2 U . S . C . 2 4 1 -43 S tat. 1070. 2 56 ), Is T e p e a M .E F F E C T I V E D A T E

S E C . 406. E xc ep t as prov ided for in sect ion 401 of th is Act , theprovis ion s of th is A ct sh al l become ef fective on Dece mber 31 , 1971,o r s ix ty days a f te r the da te o f enac tmen t o f th i s Ac t , wh ichever i sl a t e r .. Approved February 7 , 1972 . - : .

P u b l i c L a w 9 2 - 2 2 6 " ' - r - - -February 7, 1972 ^ ^ ^^^^^- 2819] 'P Q amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hou se of Representatives of theForeign Assist- Vnlted States of Am erica in Cong ress assemhled. T h a t th i s A c t m a y beance Act of 1971. .-^^ ^ ^ j ^ ^ "Forc igu Asslstauce Act of 1971". r O O D - F O R - P E A C E P R O G R A M

S EC. 2. I t is the sense of the Congress that funds to admin is te r thefood-for-peace program should not be reduced as the resul t of anyreduc t ion in the au thor iza t ions p rov ided to ca r ry ou t the Fore ign22 5 s c 2 m Assis tance Act of 1961.