STUDY AND REPORT ON CLEAN MONEY CLEAN ELECTIONS LAWS.

SEC. 310. STUDY AND REPORT ON CLEAN MONEY CLEAN ELECTIONS LAWS. (a) Clean Money Clean Elections Defined.—In this section, the term “clean money clean elections” means funds received under State laws that provide in whole or in part for the public financing of election campaigns. (b) Study.— (1) In general.—The Comptroller General shall conduct a study of the clean money clean elections of Arizona and Maine. (2) Matters studied.— (A) Statistics on clean money clean elections candidates.—The Comptroller General shall determine— (i) the number of candidates who have chosen to run for public office with clean money clean elections including— (I) the office for which they were candidates; 116 STAT. 105 (II) whether the candidate was an incumbent or a challenger; and (III) whether the candidate was successful in the candidate's bid for public office; and (ii) the number of races in which at least one candidate ran an election with clean money clean elections. (B) Effects of clean money clean elections.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall describe the effects of public financing under the clean money clean elections laws on the 2000 elections in Arizona and Maine. (c) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment Deadline, of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to the Congress detailing the results of the study conducted under subsection (b).