changes in definitions for reporting and disclosure

changes in definitions for reporting and disclosure Sec. 201. (a) Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to definitions, is amended— (1) by inserting “and title IV of this Act” after “title”; (2) by striking out “, and (5) the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States” in paragraph (a), and by inserting “and” before “(4)” in such paragraph; (3) by amending paragraph (d) to read as follows: “(d) ‘political committee’ means any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000;”; (4) by amending paragraph (e) to read as follows: “(e) ‘contribution’— “(1) means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made for the purpose of— “(A) influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office or 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 “(B) influencing the result of an election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President of the United States; “(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for such purposes; 88 Stat. 1273 “(3) means funds received by a political committee which are transferred to such committee from another political committee or other source; “(4) means the payment, by any person other than a candidate or a 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; but “(5) does not include— “(A) the value of services provided without compensation by individuals who volunteer a portion or all of their time on behalf of a candidate or political committee; “(B) the use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual’s residential premises for candidate-related activities; “(C) the sale of any food or beverage by a vendor for use in a candidate’s campaign at a charge less than the normal comparable charge, if such charge for use in a candidate’s campaign is at least equal to the cost of such food or beverage to the vendor; “(D) any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses made by an individual who on his own behalf volunteers his personal services to a candidate; “(E) the payment by a State or local committee of a political party of the costs of preparation, display, or mailing or other distribution incurred by such committee with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, or other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for any public office for which an election is held in the State in which such committee is organized, except that this clause shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by such committee with respect to a display of any such listing made on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, magazines or other similar types of general public political advertising; or “(F) any payment made or obligation incurred by a corporation or a labor organization which, under the provisions of the last paragraph of section 610 of title 18, United States Code, would not constitute an expenditure by such corporation or labor organization; to the extent that the cumulative value of activities by any individual on behalf of any candidate under each of clauses (B), (C), and (D) does not exceed $500 with respect to any election;”; (5) by striking out paragraph (f) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “(f) ‘expenditure’— “(1) means a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money or anything of value, made for the purpose of— “(A) influencing the nomination for election, or the election, of any person to Federal office, or to the office of presidential and vice-presidential elector; or “(B) influencing the results of a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party or for the expression of88 Stat. 1274 a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President of the United States; “(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, express or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make any expenditure; “(3) means the transfer of funds by a political committee to another political committee; but “(4) does not include— “(A) any news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of any broadcasting station, newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate; “(B) nonpartisan activity designed to encourage individuals to register to vote or to vote; “(C) any communication by any membership organization or corporation to its members or stockholders, if such membership organization or corporation is not organized primarily for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office; “(D) the use of real or personal property and the cost of invitations, food, and beverages, voluntarily provided by an individual to a candidate in rendering voluntary personal services on the individual’s residential premises for candidate-related activities if the cumulative value of such activities by such individual on behalf of any candidate do not exceed $500 with respect to any election; “(E) any unreimbursed payment for travel expenses made by an individual who on his own behalf volunteers his personal services to a candidate if the cumulative amount for such individual incurred with respect to such candidate does not exceed $500 with respect to any election; “(F) any communication by any person which is not made for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office; or “(G) the payment by a State or local committee of a political party of the costs of preparation, display, or mailing or other distribution incurred by such committee with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, or other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for any public office for which an election is held in the State in which such committee is organized, except that this clause shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by such committee with respect to a display of any such listing made on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, magazines or other similar types of general public political advertising; or “(H) any payment made or obligation incurred by a corporation or a labor organization which, under the provisions of the last paragraph of section 610 of title 18, United States Code, would not constitute an expenditure by such corporation or labor organization;”; (6) by striking “and” at the end of paragraph (h) ; (7) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (i) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (8) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: 88 Stat. 1275 “(j) ‘identification’ means— “(1) in the case of an individual, his full name and the full address of his principal place of residence; and “(2) in the case of any other person, the full name and address of such person; “(k) ‘national committee’ means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the national level, as determined by the Commission; “(l) ‘State committee’ means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the State level, as determined by the Commission; “(m) ‘political party’ means an association, committee, or organization which nominates a candidate for election to any Federal office, whose name appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such association, committee, or organization; and “(n) ‘principal campaign committee’ means the principal campaign committee designated by a candidate under section 302 (f)(1)”. (b) (1) Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to extension of credit by regulated industries, is amended by striking out “(as such term is defined in section 301(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971)”. (2) Section 402 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to prohibition against use of certain Federal funds for election activities, is amended by striking out the last sentence.