filing of reports; duties of clerk and secretary

filing of reports; duties of clerk and secretary Sec. 103. (a) The reports required by section 101 of Representatives, Delegates to Congress, the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, officers and employees of the House, candidates seeking election to the House, and officers and employees of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Gardens, the Congressional Budget Office, the Government Printing Office, and the Library of Congress shall be filed with the Clerk. (b) The reports required by section 101 of Senators, officers and employees of the Senate, candidates seeking election to the Senate, and 92 STAT. 1832officers and employees of the General Accounting Office, the Cost Accounting Standards Board, the Office of Technology Assessment, and the Office of the Attending Physician shall be filed with the Secretary. (c) A copy of each report filed by a Member or an individual who is a candidate for the office of Member shall be sent by the Clerk or Secretary, as the case may be, to the appropriate State officer as designated in accordance with section 316(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439(a) of the State represented by the Member or in which the individual is a candidate, as the case may be, within the seven-day period beginning the day that the report is filed with the Clerk or Secretary. (d)(1) A copy of each report filed under this title with the Clerk shall be sent by the Clerk to the designated committee of the House of Representatives within the seven-day period beginning the day that the report is filed. (2) A copy of each report filed with the Secretary shall be sent by the Secretary to the designated committee of the Senate. (e) In carrying out their responsibilities under this title, the Clerk and the Secretary shall avail themselves of the assistance of the Federal Election Commission. The Commission shall make available to the Clerk and the Secretary’ on a regular basis a complete list of names and addresses of all candidates registered with the Commission, and shall cooperate and coordinate its candidate information and notification program with the Clerk and the Secretary to the greatest extent possible. (f) In order to carry out responsibilities under this title— (1) the Clerk shall, after consultation with the designated committee of the House of Representatives, and (2) the designated committee of the Senate shall develop reporting forms and may promulgate rules and regulations.