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52 U.S.C. § 30124 — Fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority
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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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**(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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**(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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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 441h was editorially reclassified as [section 30124 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30124&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section 612, acts June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 724; Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 784, § 2, 64 Stat. 475; Aug. 12, 1970, Pub. L. 91–375, § 6(j)(7), 84 Stat. 777, regulated publication and distribution of political statements. See [section 30120 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30120&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 613, added Pub. L. 89–486, § 8(a), July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 248; amended Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(d)(1)–(3), (4)(A), (e)(3), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1267, prohibited campaign contributions by foreign nationals. See [section 30121 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30121&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 614, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, prohibited making of campaign contributions in the name of another. See [section 30122 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30122&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 615, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, placed limitations on contributions of currency. See [section 30123 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30123&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
Section 616, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, prohibited acceptance of excessive honorariums.
Section 617, added Pub. L. 93–443, title I, § 101(f)(1), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1268, prohibited fraudulent misrepresentation of campaign authority. See [section 30124 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30124&num=0&
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**(a) Administrative and judicial practice and procedure**
(1) Any person who believes a violation of this Act or of chapter 95 or chapter 96 of title 26 has occurred, may file a complaint with the Commission. Such complaint shall be in writing, signed and sworn to by the person filing such complaint, shall be notarized, and shall be made under penalty of perjury and subject to the provisions of [section 1001 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim). Within 5 days after receipt of a complaint, the Commission shall notify, in writing, any person alleged in the complaint to have committed such a violation. Before the Commission conducts any vote on the complaint, other than a vote to dismiss, any person so notified shall have the opportunity to demonstrate, in writing, to the Commission within 15 days after notification that no action should be taken against such person on the basis of the complaint. The Commission may not conduct any investigation or take any other action under this section solely on the basis of a complaint of a person whose identity is not disclosed to the Commission.
(2) If the Commission, upon receiving a complaint under paragraph (1) or on the basis of information ascertained in the normal course of carrying out its supervisory responsibilities, determines, by an affirmative vote of 4 of its members, that it has reason to believe that a person has committed, or is about to commit, a violation of this Act or chapter 95 or chapter 96 of title 26, the Commission shall, through its chairman or vice chairman, notify the person of the alleged violation. Such notification shall set forth the factual basis for such alleged violation. The Commission shall make an investigation of su
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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 30125
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 441f of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification
and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 320 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered
section 315, and is classified to section 30116 of this
title.
Another prior section 320 of Pub. L. 92–225 was classi-
fied to section 441 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to re-
peal by Pub. L. 94–283.
Another prior section 320 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renum-
bered section 314, and is classified to section 30115 of
this title.
§ 30123. Limitation on contribution of currency
No person shall make contributions of cur-
rency of the United States or currency of any
foreign country to or for the benefit of any can-
didate which, in the aggregate, exceed $100, with
respect to any campaign of such candidate for
nomination for election, or for election, to Fed-
eral office.
(Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 321, formerly § 326, as
added Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 112(2), May 11, 1976,
90 Stat. 494; renumbered § 321, Pub. L. 96–187,
title I, § 105(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 441g of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification
and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 321 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered
section 316, and is classified to section 30118 of this
title.
Another prior section 321 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renum-
bered section 320, and was classified to section 441 of
Title 2, The Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–283.
§ 30124. Fraudulent misrepresentation of cam-
paign authority
(a) In general
No person who is a candidate for Federal office
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