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52 U.S.C. § 30118 — Contributions or expenditures by national banks, corporations, or labor organizations
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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) 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, as those terms are defined in [section 30101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30101&num=0&edition=prelim), and also includes any direct or indirect payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money, or any services, or anything of value (except a loan of money by a national or State bank made in accordance with the applicable banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of business) to any candidate, campaign committee, or political party or organization, in connection with any election to any of the offices referred to in this section or for any applicable electioneering communication, but shall not include (A) communications by a corporation to its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families or by a labor organization to its members and their families on any subject; (B) nonpartisan registration and get-out-the-vote campaigns by a corporation aimed at its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families, or by a labor organization aimed at its members and their families; and (C) the establishment, administration, and solicitation of contributions to a separate segregated fund to be utilized for political purposes by a corporation, labor organization, membership organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock.
(3) It shall be unlawful—
(A) for such a fund to make a contribution or expenditure by utilizing money or anything of value secured by physical force, job discrimination, financial reprisals, or the threat of force, job discrimination, or financial reprisal; or by dues, fees, or other moneys required as a condition of membership in a labor organization or as a condition of employment, or by moneys obtained in any commercial transaction;
(B) for any person soliciting an employee for a contribution to such a fund to fail to inform such employee of the political purposes of such fund at the time of such solicitation; and
(C) for any person soliciting an employee for a contribution to such a fund to fail to inform such employee, at the time of such solicitation, of his right to refuse to so contribute without any reprisal.
(4)
(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), it shall be unlawful—
(i) for a corporation, or a separate segregated fund established by a corporation, to solicit contributions to such a fund from any person other than its stockholders and their families and its executive or administrative personnel and their families, and
(ii) for a labor organization, or a separate segregated fund established by a labor organization, to solicit contributions to such a fund from any person other than its members and their families.
(B) It shall not be unlawful under this section for a corporation, a labor organization, or a separate segregated fund established by such corporation or such labor organization, to make 2 written solicitations for contributions during the calendar year from any stockholder, executive or administrative personnel, or employee of a corporation or the families of such persons. A solicitation under this subparagraph may be made only by mail addressed to stockholders, executive or administrative personnel, or employees at their residence and shall be so designed that the corporation, labor organization, or separate segregated fund conducting such solicitation cannot determine who makes a contribution of $50 or less as a result of such solicitation and who does not make such a contribution.
(C) This paragraph shall not prevent a membership organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock, or a separate segregated fund established by a membership organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock, from soliciting contributions to such a fund from members of such organization, cooperative, or corporation without capital stock.
(D) This paragraph shall not prevent a trade association or a separate segregated fund established by a trade association from soliciting contributions from the stockholders and executive or administrative personnel of the member corporations of such trade association and the families of such stockholders or personnel to the extent that such solicitation of such stockholders and personnel, and their families, has been separately and specifically approved by the member corporation involved, and such member corporation does not approve any such solicitation by more than one such trade association in any calendar year.
(5) Notwithstanding any other law, any method of soliciting voluntary contributions or of facilitating the making of voluntary contributions to a separate segregated fund established by a corporation, permitted by law to corporations with regard to stockholders and executive or administrative personnel, shall also be permitted to labor organizations with regard to their members.
(6) Any corporation, including its subsidiaries, branches, divisions, and affiliates, that utilizes a method of soliciting voluntary contributions or facilitating the making of voluntary contributions, shall make available such method, on written request and at a cost sufficient only to reimburse the corporation for the expenses incurred thereby, to a labor organization representing any members working for such corporation, its subsidiaries, branches, divisions, and affiliates.
(7) For purposes of this section, the term “executive or administrative personnel” means individuals employed by a corporation who are paid on a salary, rather than hourly, basis and who have policymaking, managerial, professional, or supervisory responsibilities.
**(c) Rules relating to electioneering communications**
(1) **Applicable electioneering communication** — For purposes of this section, the term “applicable electioneering communication” means an electioneering communication (within the meaning of [section 30104(f)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30104/f/3&num=0&edition=prelim)) which is made by any entity described in subsection (a) of this section or by any other person using funds donated by an entity described in subsection (a) of this section.
(2) **Exception** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the term “applicable electioneering communication” does not include a communication by a section 501(c)(4) organization or a political organization (as defined in [section 527(e)(1) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section527/e/1&num=0&edition=prelim)) made under section 30104(f)(2)(E) or (F) of this title if the communication is paid for exclusively by funds provided directly by individuals who are United States citizens or nationals or lawfully admitted for permanent residence (as defined in [section 1101(a)(20) of title 8](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1101/a/20&num=0&edition=prelim)). For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term “provided directly by individuals” does not include funds the source of which is an entity described in subsection (a) of this section.
(3) **Special operating rules**
(A) *Definition under paragraph (1)* — An electioneering communication shall be treated as made by an entity described in subsection (a) if an entity described in subsection (a) directly or indirectly disburses any amount for any of the costs of the communication.
(B) *Exception under paragraph (2)* — A section 501(c)(4) organization that derives amounts from business activities or receives funds from any entity described in subsection (a) shall be considered to have paid for any communication out of such amounts unless such organization paid for the communication out of a segregated account to which only individuals can contribute, as described in [section 30104(f)(2)(E) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30104/f/2/E&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) **Definitions and rules** — For purposes of this subsection—
(A) the term “section 501(c)(4) organization” means—
(i) an organization described in [section 501(c)(4) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/c/4&num=0&edition=prelim) and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such title; or
(ii) an organization which has submitted an application to the Internal Revenue Service for determination of its status as an organization described in clause (i); and
(B) a person shall be treated as having made a disbursement if the person has executed a contract to make the disbursement.
(5) **Coordination with title 26** — Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize an organization exempt from taxation under [section 501(a) of title 26](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section501/a&num=0&edition=prelim) to carry out any activity which is prohibited under such title.
(6) **Special rules for targeted communications**
(A) *Exception does not apply* — Paragraph (2) shall not apply in the case of a targeted communication that is made by an organization described in such paragraph.
(B) *Targeted communication* — For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “targeted communication” means an electioneering communication (as defined in [section 30104(f)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30104/f/3&num=0&edition=prelim)) that is distributed from a television or radio broadcast station or provider of cable or satellite television service and, in the case of a communication which refers to a candidate for an office other than President or Vice President, is targeted to the relevant electorate.
(C) *Definition* — For purposes of this paragraph, a communication is “targeted to the relevant electorate” if it meets the requirements described in [section 30104(f)(3)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30104/f/3/C&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 441b was editorially reclassified as [section 30118 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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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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**(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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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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It shall be unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten, command, or coerce, any employee of the Federal Government as defined in [section 7322(1) of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section7322/1&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, to engage in, or not to engage in, any political activity, including, but not limited to, voting or refusing to vote for any candidate or measure in any election, making or refusing to make any political contribution, or working or refusing to work on behalf of any candidate. Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
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### Statutory Notes
Section 249, act Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 368, title III, § 310, 43 Stat. 1073, related to promises or pledges by candidates. See [section 599 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section599&num=0&edition=prelim), Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section 250, act Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 368, title III, § 311, 43 Stat. 1073, related to expenditures to influence voting. See [section 597 of Title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section597&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 251, acts Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 368, title III, § 313, 43 Stat. 1074; June 25, 1943, ch. 144, § 9, 57 Stat. 167; June 23, 1947, ch. 120, title III, § 304, 61 Stat. 159, related to political contributions by national banks, corporations, or labor unions. See [section 30118 of Title 52](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title52-section30118&num=0&edition=prelim), Voting and Elections.
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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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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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TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS
§ 30118
1 See References in Text note below.
§ 30118. Contributions or expenditures by na-
tional banks, corporations, or labor organiza-
tions
(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 elec-
tion or political convention or caucus held to se-
lect candidates for any political office, or for
any corporation whatever, or any labor organi-
zation, to make a contribution or expenditure in
connection with any election at which presi-
dential and vice presidential electors or a Sen-
ator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resi-
dent 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 con-
tribution prohibited by this section, or any offi-
cer or any director of any corporation or any na-
tional bank or any officer of any labor organiza-
tion to consent to any contribution or expendi-
ture 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 representa-
tion committee or plan, in which employees par-
ticipate and which exists for the purpose, in
whole or in part, of dealing with employers con-
cerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates
of pay
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