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52 U.S.C. § 30107 — Powers of Commission
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**(a) Specific authorities** The Commission has the power—
(1) to require by special or general orders, any person to submit, under oath, such written reports and answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe;
(2) to administer oaths or affirmations;
(3) to require by subpena, signed by the chairman or the vice chairman, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary evidence relating to the execution of its duties;
(4) in any proceeding or investigation, to order testimony to be taken by deposition before any person who is designated by the Commission and has the power to administer oaths and, in such instances, to compel testimony and the production of evidence in the same manner as authorized under paragraph (3);
(5) to pay witnesses the same fees and mileage as are paid in like circumstances in the courts of the United States;
(6) to initiate (through civil actions for injunctive, declaratory, or other appropriate relief), defend (in the case of any civil action brought under [section 30109(a)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30109/a/8&num=0&edition=prelim)) or appeal any civil action in the name of the Commission to enforce the provisions of this Act and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26, through its general counsel;
(7) to render advisory opinions under [section 30108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30108&num=0&edition=prelim);
(8) to develop such prescribed forms and to make, amend, and repeal such rules, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26; and
(9) to conduct investigations and h
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**(a) Specific authorities** The Commission has the power—
(1) to require by special or general orders, any person to submit, under oath, such written reports and answers to questions as the Commission may prescribe;
(2) to administer oaths or affirmations;
(3) to require by subpena, signed by the chairman or the vice chairman, the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of all documentary evidence relating to the execution of its duties;
(4) in any proceeding or investigation, to order testimony to be taken by deposition before any person who is designated by the Commission and has the power to administer oaths and, in such instances, to compel testimony and the production of evidence in the same manner as authorized under paragraph (3);
(5) to pay witnesses the same fees and mileage as are paid in like circumstances in the courts of the United States;
(6) to initiate (through civil actions for injunctive, declaratory, or other appropriate relief), defend (in the case of any civil action brought under [section 30109(a)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30109/a/8&num=0&edition=prelim)) or appeal any civil action in the name of the Commission to enforce the provisions of this Act and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26, through its general counsel;
(7) to render advisory opinions under [section 30108 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30108&num=0&edition=prelim);
(8) to develop such prescribed forms and to make, amend, and repeal such rules, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26; and
(9) to conduct investigations and hearings expeditiously, to encourage voluntary compliance, and to report apparent violations to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.
**(b) Judicial orders for compliance with subpenas and orders of Commission; contempt of court** Upon petition by the Commission, any United States district court within the jurisdiction of which any inquiry is being carried on may, in case of refusal to obey a subpena or order of the Commission issued under subsection (a), issue an order requiring compliance. Any failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
**(c) Civil liability for disclosure of information** No person shall be subject to civil liability to any person (other than the Commission or the United States) for disclosing information at the request of the Commission.
**(d) Concurrent transmissions to Congress or Member of budget estimates, etc.; prior submission of legislative recommendations, testimony, or comments on legislation**
(1) Whenever the Commission submits any budget estimate or request to the President or the Office of Management and Budget, it shall concurrently transmit a copy of such estimate or request to the Congress.
(2) Whenever the Commission submits any legislative recommendation, or testimony, or comments on legislation, requested by the Congress or by any Member of the Congress, to the President or the Office of Management and Budget, it shall concurrently transmit a copy thereof to the Congress or to the Member requesting the same. No officer or agency of the United States shall have any authority to require the Commission to submit its legislative recommendations, testimony, or comments on legislation, to any office or agency of the United States for approval, comments, or review, prior to the submission of such recommendations, testimony, or comments to the Congress.
**(e) Exclusive civil remedy for enforcement** Except as provided in [section 30109(a)(8) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30109/a/8&num=0&edition=prelim), the power of the Commission to initiate civil actions under subsection (a)(6) shall be the exclusive civil remedy for the enforcement of the provisions of this Act.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 437d was editorially reclassified as [section 30107 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30107&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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Each committee or other organization which—
(1) represents a State, or a political subdivision thereof, or any group of persons, in dealing with officials of a national political party with respect to matters involving a convention held in such State or political subdivision to nominate a candidate for the office of President or Vice President, or
(2) represents a national political party in making arrangements for the convention of such party held to nominate a candidate for the office of President or Vice President,
shall, within 60 days following the end of the convention (but not later than 20 days prior to the date on which presidential and vice-presidential electors are chosen), file with the Commission a full and complete financial statement, in such form and detail as it may prescribe, of the sources from which it derived its funds, and the purpose for which such funds were expended.
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When used in this Act:
(1) The term “election” means—
(A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election;
(B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate;
(C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party; and
(D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of individuals for election to the office of President.
(2) The term “candidate” means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election—
(A) if such individual has received contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000; or
(B) if such individual has given his or her consent to another person to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such individual and if such person has received such contributions aggregating in excess of $5,000 or has made such expenditures aggregating in excess of $5,000.
(3) The term “Federal office” means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
(4) The term “political committee” means—
(A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $1,000 during a calendar year; or
(B) any separate segregated fund established under the provisions of [section 30118(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118/b&num=0&edition=prelim);
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**(a) Requests by persons, candidates, or authorized committees; subject matter; time for response**
(1) Not later than 60 days after the Commission receives from a person a complete written request concerning the application of this Act, chapter 95 or chapter 96 of title 26, or a rule or regulation prescribed by the Commission, with respect to a specific transaction or activity by the person, the Commission shall render a written advisory opinion relating to such transaction or activity to the person.
(2) If an advisory opinion is requested by a candidate, or any authorized committee of such candidate, during the 60-day period before any election for Federal office involving the requesting party, the Commission shall render a written advisory opinion relating to such request no later than 20 days after the Commission receives a complete written request.
**(b) Procedures applicable to initial proposal of rules or regulations, and advisory opinions** Any rule of law which is not stated in this Act or in chapter 95 or chapter 96 of title 26 may be initially proposed by the Commission only as a rule or regulation pursuant to procedures established in [section 30111(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30111/d&num=0&edition=prelim). No opinion of an advisory nature may be issued by the Commission or any of its employees except in accordance with the provisions of this section.
**(c) Persons entitled to rely upon opinions; scope of protection for good faith reliance**
(1) Any advisory opinion rendered by the Commission under subsection (a) may be relied upon by—
(A) any person involved in the specific transaction or activity with respect to which such advisory opinion is rendered; and
(B) any person involved
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The Commission, the national committee of any political party, or any individual eligible to vote in any election for the office of President may institute such actions in the appropriate district court of the United States, including actions for declaratory judgment, as may be appropriate to construe the constitutionality of any provision of this Act. The district court immediately shall certify all questions of constitutionality of this Act to the United States court of appeals for the circuit involved, which shall hear the matter sitting en banc.
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**(a) Duties of Commission** The Commission shall—
(1) prescribe forms necessary to implement this Act;
(2) prepare, publish, and furnish to all persons required to file reports and statements under this Act a manual recommending uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting;
(3) develop a filing, coding, and cross-indexing system consistent with the purposes of this Act;
(4) within 48 hours after the time of the receipt by the Commission of reports and statements filed with it, make them available for public inspection, and copying, at the expense of the person requesting such copying, except that any information copied from such reports or statements may not be sold or used by any person for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for commercial purposes, other than using the name and address of any political committee to solicit contributions from such committee. A political committee may submit 10 pseudonyms on each report filed in order to protect against the illegal use of names and addresses of contributors, provided such committee attaches a list of such pseudonyms to the appropriate report. The Secretary or the Commission shall exclude these lists from the public record;
(5) keep such designations, reports, and statements for a period of 10 years from the date of receipt, except that designations, reports, and statements that relate solely to candidates for the House of Representatives shall be kept for 5 years from the date of their receipt;
(6)
(A) compile and maintain a cumulative index of designations, reports, and statements filed under this Act, which index shall be published at regular intervals and made available for purchase directly or by mail;
(B) compile, maintain, and revise a separate cumulative index of reports and statements filed
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 30107
subsection by section 105(6) of Pub. L. 96–187. See pre-
ceding paragraph.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 96–187, § 105(6), in par. (1) inserted
‘‘or she’’ after ‘‘as he’’; in par. (3) struck out ‘‘Govern-
ment’’ after ‘‘United States’’; and added par. (4).
1976—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 94–283, § 101(a), changed
provisions covering the appointment and confirmation
of the six members of the Commission other than the
Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives by substituting a requirement that
they be appointed by the President of the United
States, by and with the advice and consent of the Sen-
ate, for a requirement that appointment be made by
the President, the President pro tempore of the Senate,
and the Speaker of the House, with confirmation by a
majority of both Houses of the Congress, and made
technical changes in the provisions covering the polit-
ical affiliation of the six appointees so as to accommo-
date the changed appointment and confirmation proce-
dures.
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 94–283, § 101(b), provided that
members of the Commission serve for terms of 6 years,
except that members first appointed serve for stag-
gered terms as designated by the President, and in-
serted provision that a member may serve on the Com-
mission after the expiration of his term until his suc-
cessor has taken office as a member of the Commission.
Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 94–283, § 101(c)(1), inserted pro-
visions that Commission members may not engage in
other businesses, vocations, or employment, but al-
lowed appointees one year after beginning service as
members of the Commission to terminate or liquidate
other businesses, vocations, or employment which they
may be engaged in when they begin
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