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House Report 106-756 - TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2001
FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971
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TITLE III--DISCLOSURE OF FEDERAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS
DEFINITIONS
SEC. 301. When used in this Act:
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(B) The term `contribution' does not include--
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(xiii) payments made by a candidate or the authorized committee of a candidate as a condition of ballot access and payments received by any political party committee as a condition of ballot access; [Struck out->][ and ][<-Struck out]
(xiv) any honorarium (within the meaning of section 323 of this Act) [Struck out->][ . ][<-Struck out] ; and
(xv) any loan of money derived from an advance on a candidate's brokerage account, credit card, home equity line of credit, or other line of credit available to the candidate, if such loan is made in accordance with applicable law and under commercially reasonable terms and if the person making such loan makes loans in the normal course of the person's business.
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REPORTS
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(5) If a designation, report, or statement filed pursuant to this Act (other than under paragraph (2)(A)(i) [Struck out->][ or (4)(A)(ii) ][<-Struck out] or (4)(A)(ii), or the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) is sent by registered or certified mail, the United States postmark shall be considered the date of filing of the designation, report, or statement.
(6)(A) The principal campaign committee of a candidate shall notify the Secretary or the Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, in writing, of any contribution of $1,000 or more received by any authorized committee of such candidate [Struck out->][ after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before any election ][<-Struck out] during the period which begins after the 20th day before an election and ends at the time the polls close for such election. This notification shall be made [Struck out->][ within 48 hours after the receipt of such contribution ][<-Struck out] not later than 24 hours after the receipt of such contribution or midnight of the day on which the contribution is deposited (whichever is earlier), and shall include the name of the candidate and the office sought by the candidate, the indentification of the contributor, and the date of receipt and amount of the contribution.
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(b) Each report under this section shall disclose--
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(5) the name and address of each--
(A) person to whom an expenditure in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office) is made by the reporting committee to meet a candidate or committee operating expense, together with the date, amount, and purpose of such operating expenditure;
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(6)(A) for an authorized committee, the name and address of each person who has received any disbursement not disclosed under paragraph (5) in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the [Struck out->][ calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office) ][<-Struck out] election cycle, together with the date and amount of any such disbursement;
(B) for any other political committee, the name and address of each--
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(iii) person who receives any disbursement during the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year [Struck out->][ (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office) ][<-Struck out] in connection with an independent expenditure by the reporting committee, together with the date, amount, and purpose of any such independent expenditure and a statement which indicates whether such independent expenditure is in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate, as well as the name and office sought by such candidate, and a certification, under penalty of perjury, whether such independent expenditure is made in cooperation, consultation, or concert, with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such committee;
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(v) person who has received any disbursement not otherwise disclosed in this paragraph or paragraph (5) in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year [Struck out->][ (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office) ][<-Struck out] from the reporting committee within the reporting period, together with the date, amount, and purpose of any such disbursement;
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(2) Statements required to be filed by this subsection shall be filed in accordance with subsection (a)(2), and shall include--
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Any independent expenditure (including those described in subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) aggregating $1,000 or more made after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, before any election [Struck out->][ shall be reported ][<-Struck out] shall be filed within 24 hours after such independent expenditure is made. Such statement shall be filed with the Secretary or the Commission and the Secretary of State and shall contain the information required by subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) indicating whether the independent expenditure is in support of, or in opposition to, the candidate involved. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the time at which the statement under this subsection is received by the Secretary, the Commission, or any other recipient to whom the notification is required to be sent shall be considered the time of filing of the statement with the recipient.
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(d)(1) Any person who is required to file a report, designation, or statement under this Act, except those required to file electronically pursuant to subsection (a)(11)(A)(i), with respect to a contribution or expenditure not later than 24 hours after the contribution or expenditure is made or received may file the report, designation, or statement by facsimile device or electronic mail, in accordance with such regulations as the Commission may promulgate.
(2) The Commission shall make a document which is filed electronically with the Commission pursuant to this paragraph accessible to the public on the Internet not later than 24 hours after the document is received by the Commission.
(3) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, the Commission shall provide methods (other than requiring a signature on the document being filed) for verifying the documents covered by the regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for perjury) in the same manner as a document verified by signature.
(e)(1) In addition to any other information required to be reported under this section, the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of Representatives or for the Senate who uses any aircraft of the Federal government for any purpose which includes (in whole or in part) carrying out the candidate's campaign for election for Federal office (including using an aircraft of the Federal government for transportation to or from a campaign event), shall file with the Commission a statement containing the following information:
(A) A description of the aircraft used, including the type or model.
(B) The number of individuals who used the aircraft, including the candidate and those whose use of the aircraft was paid for (in whole or in part) by the committee.
(C) The amount the candidate paid to reimburse the Federal government for the use of the aircraft, together with the methodology used to determine such amount, in accordance with section 106.3 of title 11, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) The statements required under this subsection shall be included with the reports filed by the principal campaign committee under subsection (a)(2), except that any statement with respect to the use of any aircraft after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before the election shall be filed in accordance with subsection (a)(6).
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