Pub. L. 92-225, tit. II, sec. 201

Sec. 201. Section 591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: § 591. Definitions “When used in sections 597, 599, 600, 602, 608, 610, and 611 of this title— “(a) ‘election’ means (1) a general, special, primary, or runoff election, (2) a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate, (3) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party, (4) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President, and (5) the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; “(b) ‘candidate’ means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, whether or not such individual is elected, and, for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, if he has (1) taken the action necessary under the law of a State to qualify himself for nomination for election, or election, or (2) received contributions or made expenditures, or has given his consent for any other person to receive contributions or make expenditures, with a view to bringing about his nomination for election, or elect ion, to such office; “(c) ‘Federal office’ means the office of President or Vice President of the United States, or Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress of the United States; “(d) ‘political committee’ means any individual, committee, association, or organization which accepts contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000; “(e) ‘contribution’ means— “(1) a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value (except a loan of money by a national or State bank made in accordance with the applicable banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of business), made for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office, for the purpose of influencing the results of a primary held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party or for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President, or for the purpose of influencing the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; “(2) a contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for such purposes; “(3) a transfer of funds between political committees; 86 Stat. 9 “(4) the payment, by any person other than a candidate or political committee, of compensation for the personal services of another person which are rendered to such candidate or political committee without charge for any such purpose; and. “(5) notwithstanding the foregoing meanings of ‘contribution’, the word shall not be construed to include services provided without compensation by individuals volunteering a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee; “(f) ‘expenditure’ means— “(1) a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value (except a loan of money by a national or State bank made in accordance with the applicable banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of business), made for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office, for the purpose of influencing the result of a primary held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party or for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President, or for the purpose of influencing the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States; “(2) a contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make any expenditure: and “(3) a transfer of funds between political committees; “(g) ‘person’ and ‘whoever’ mean an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other organization or group of persons; and “(h) ‘State’ means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.”.