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52 U.S.C. § 30119 — Contributions by Government contractors
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**(a) Prohibition** It shall be unlawful for any person—
(1) who enters into any contract with the United States or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services or furnishing any material, supplies, or equipment to the United States or any department or agency thereof or for selling any land or building to the United States or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of such contract or payment for such material, supplies, equipment, land, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the Congress, at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of (A) the completion of performance under; or (B) the termination of negotiations for, such contract or furnishing of material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings, directly or indirectly to make any contribution of money or other things of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any political party, committee, or candidate for public office or to any person for any political purpose or use; or
(2) knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any such person for any such purpose during any such period.
**(b) Separate segregated funds** This section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any separate segregated fund by any corporation, labor organization, membership organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office, unless the provisions of [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) prohibit or
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**(a) Prohibition** It shall be unlawful for any person—
(1) who enters into any contract with the United States or any department or agency thereof either for the rendition of personal services or furnishing any material, supplies, or equipment to the United States or any department or agency thereof or for selling any land or building to the United States or any department or agency thereof, if payment for the performance of such contract or payment for such material, supplies, equipment, land, or building is to be made in whole or in part from funds appropriated by the Congress, at any time between the commencement of negotiations for and the later of (A) the completion of performance under; or (B) the termination of negotiations for, such contract or furnishing of material, supplies, equipment, land, or buildings, directly or indirectly to make any contribution of money or other things of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any political party, committee, or candidate for public office or to any person for any political purpose or use; or
(2) knowingly to solicit any such contribution from any such person for any such purpose during any such period.
**(b) Separate segregated funds** This section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any separate segregated fund by any corporation, labor organization, membership organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office, unless the provisions of [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, such fund. Each specific prohibition, allowance, and duty applicable to a corporation, labor organization, or separate segregated fund under [section 30118 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim) applies to a corporation, labor organization, or separate segregated fund to which this subsection applies.
**(c) “Labor organization” defined** For purposes of this section, the term “labor organization” has the meaning given it by [section 30118(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
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No person shall make contributions of currency of the United States or currency of any foreign country to or for the benefit of any candidate which, in the aggregate, exceed $100, with respect to any campaign of such candidate for nomination for election, or for election, to Federal office.
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**(a) Statements filed; “appropriate State” defined**
(1) A copy of each report and statement required to be filed by any person under this Act shall be filed by such person with the Secretary of State (or equivalent State officer) of the appropriate State, or, if different, the officer of such State who is charged by State law with maintaining State election campaign reports. The chief executive officer of such State shall designate any such officer and notify the Commission of any such designation.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term “appropriate State” means—
(A) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign for nomination for election of a candidate to the office of President or Vice President, each State in which an expenditure is made on behalf of the candidate; and
(B) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign for nomination for election, or election, of a candidate to the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the State in which the candidate seeks election; except that political committees other than authorized committees are only required to file, and Secretaries of State required to keep, that portion of the report applicable to candidates seeking election in that State.
**(b) Duties of State officers** The Secretary of State (or equivalent State officer), or the officer designated under subsection (a)(1), shall—
(1) receive and maintain in an orderly manner all reports and statements required by this Act to be filed therewith;
(2) keep such reports and statements (either in original filed form or in facsimile copy by microfilm or otherwise) for 2 years after their date of receipt;
(3) make each report and statement filed therewith available as soon as
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 441c was editorially reclassified as [section 30119 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30119&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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**(a) In general** It is unlawful for any national bank, or any corporation organized by authority of any law of Congress, to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election to any political office, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any political office, or for any corporation whatever, or any labor organization, to make a contribution or expenditure in connection with any election at which presidential and vice presidential electors or a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, Congress are to be voted for, or in connection with any primary election or political convention or caucus held to select candidates for any of the foregoing offices, or for any candidate, political committee, or other person knowingly to accept or receive any contribution prohibited by this section, or any officer or any director of any corporation or any national bank or any officer of any labor organization to consent to any contribution or expenditure by the corporation, national bank, or labor organization, as the case may be, prohibited by this section.
**(b) Definitions; particular activities prohibited or allowed**
(1) For the purposes of this section the term “labor organization” means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
(2) For purposes of this section and section 79l(h) of title 15,11 See References in Text note below. the term “contribution or expenditure” includes a contribution or expenditure
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**(a) Permitted uses** A contribution accepted by a candidate, and any other donation received by an individual as support for activities of the individual as a holder of Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual—
(1) for otherwise authorized expenditures in connection with the campaign for Federal office of the candidate or individual;
(2) for ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with duties of the individual as a holder of Federal office;
(3) for contributions to an organization described in [section 170(c) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section170/c&num=0&edition=prelim);
(4) for transfers, without limitation, to a national, State, or local committee of a political party;
(5) for donations to State and local candidates subject to the provisions of State law; or
(6) for any other lawful purpose unless prohibited by subsection (b) of this section.
**(b) Prohibited use**
(1) **In general** — A contribution or donation described in subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to personal use.
(2) **Conversion** — For the purposes of paragraph (1), a contribution or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate’s election campaign or individual’s duties as a holder of Federal office, including—
(A) a home mortgage, rent, or utility payment;
(B) a clothing purchase;
(C) a noncampaign-related automobile expense;
(D) a country club membership;
(E) a vacation or other noncampaign-related trip;
(F) a household food item;
(G) a tuition payment;
(H) admission to a sporting event, concert, theater
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**(a)** It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless—
(1) the election is held partly for some other purpose;
(2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and
(3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices.
**(b)** Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
**(c)** Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if—
(1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization);
(2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and
(3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States.
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**(a) In general** No person who is a candidate for Federal office or an employee or agent of such a candidate shall—
(1) fraudulently misrepresent himself or any committee or organization under his control as speaking or writing or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof on a matter which is damaging to such other candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof; or
(2) willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).
**(b) Fraudulent solicitation of funds** No person shall—
(1) fraudulently misrepresent the person as speaking, writing, or otherwise acting for or on behalf of any candidate or political party or employee or agent thereof for the purpose of soliciting contributions or donations; or
(2) willfully and knowingly participate in or conspire to participate in any plan, scheme, or design to violate paragraph (1).
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 30119
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 441b of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification
and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers
referenced in amendment notes below reflect the classi-
fication of such sections prior to their editorial reclas-
sification to this title.
CONSTITUTIONALITY
For information regarding the constitutionality of
this section, formerly classified to section 441b of Title
2, The Congress, see the Table of Laws Held Unconsti-
tutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on
the
Constitution
Annotated
website,
constitu-
tion.congress.gov.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 316 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered
section 312, and is classified to section 30113 of this
title.
Another prior section 316 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renum-
bered section 311, and is classified to section 30111 of
this title.
AMENDMENTS
2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–155, §§ 203(a), 214(d),
substituted ‘‘ ‘contribution or expenditure’ includes a
contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined
in section 431 of this title, and also includes’’ for ‘‘ ‘con-
tribution or expenditure’ shall include’’ and inserted
‘‘or for any applicable electioneering communication’’
before ‘‘, but shall not include (A)’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–155, § 203(b), added subsec. (c).
Subsec. (c)(6). Pub. L. 107–155, § 204, added par. (6).
1980—Subsec. (b)(4)(B). Pub. L. 96–187, § 112(d), sub-
stituted ‘‘It’’ for ‘‘it’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002,
but not applicable with respect to runoff elections, re-
counts, or election contests resulting from elections
held prior to No
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