52 U.S.C. § 30104 — Reporting requirements

Page 99 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 1 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘a’’. (2) Nothing contained in this subsection may be construed to eliminate or limit the authority of the Commission to establish procedures for— (A) the determination of insolvency with re- spect to any political committee; (B) the orderly liquidation of an insolvent political committee, and the orderly applica- tion of its assets for the reduction of out- standing debts; and (C) the termination of an insolvent political committee after such liquidation and applica- tion of assets. (Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 303, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 14; Pub. L. 93–443, title II, §§ 203, 208(c)(3), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1276, 1286; Pub. L. 96–187, title I, § 103, Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1347.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 433 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Some section numbers ref- erenced in amendment notes below reflect the classi- fication of such sections prior to their editorial reclas- sification to this title. AMENDMENTS 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–187 substituted provi- sions requiring each authorized campaign committee, each segregated fund established under section 441b(b) of this title, and all other committees to file a state- ment of organization 10 days after establishment for provisions requiring each political committee antici- pating the receipt or expenditure during the calendar year of an amount exceeding $1,000 to file with the Commission a statement of organization within 10 days after organization or 10 days after receipt of informa- tion causing the anticipation of receipt or expenditure in excess of $1,000 and requiring each committee in ex- istence on the date of enactment of this Act to file a statement of organization at such time as the Commis- sion prescribes. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–187 inserted ‘‘of a political committee’’ in introductory clause; in par. (1) inserted reference to type of committee; in par. (2) inserted ref- erence to type of organization or affiliated committee; in par. (3) substituted provisions relating to the name, address and position of custodian of books and accounts for provisions relating to area, scope or jurisdiction of the committee; in par. (4) substituted provisions relat- ing to the name and address of the treasurer for provi- sions relating to the name, address and position of the custodian of books and accounts; in par. (5) substituted provisions relating to the name, address, office sought and party affiliation of the candidate for provisions re- lating to the name, address and position of principal of- ficers including officers of the finance committee; in par. (6) substituted provisions relating to listings of banks, safety deposit boxes, etc. for provisions relating to name and address, office sought and political affili- ation of supported candidates, and struck out pars. (7) to (11) relating to other information. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 96–187 substituted ‘‘in accordance with section 432(g) of this title no later than 10 days after the date of the change’’ for ‘‘to the Commission within a ten-day period following the change’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 96–187 redesignated existing pro- visions as par. (1), substituted provisions relating to termination of a political committee by written state- ment in accordance with section 432(g) of this title for provisions relating to notification to the Commission in the event of disbandment or determination no longer to receive contributions during the calendar year of an amount exceeding $1,000, and added par. (2). Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 96–187 struck out subsec. (e) relat- ing to filing of required reports and notifications with the appropriate principal campaign committee instead of the Commission in the case of a political committee which is not a principal campaign committee. 1974—Pub. L. 93–443, § 208(c)(3)(A), substituted ‘‘Com- mission’’ for ‘‘supervisory officer’’ wherever appearing. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–443, § 208(c)(3)(B), substituted ‘‘it prescribes’’ for ‘‘he prescribes’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 93–443, § 203, added subsec. (e). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–187 effective Jan. 8, 1980, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–443 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93–443, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. § 30104. Reporting requirements (a) Receipts and disbursements by treasurers of political committees; filing requirements (1) Each treasurer of a political committee shall file reports of receipts and disbursements in accordance with the provisions of this sub- section. The treasurer shall sign each such re- port. (2) If the political committee is the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the House of Representatives or for the Senate— (A) in any calendar year during which there is 1 regularly scheduled election for which such candidate is seeking election, or nomination for election, the treasurer shall file the fol- lowing reports: (i) a pre-election report, which shall be filed no later than the 12th day before (or posted by any of the following: registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a delivery confirmation, or express mail hav- ing a delivery confirmation, or delivered to an overnight delivery service with an on-line tracking system, if posted or delivered no later than the 15th day before) any election in which such candidate is seeking election, or nomination for election, and which shall be complete as of the 20th day before such election; (ii) a post-general election report, which shall be filed no later than the 30th day after any general election in which such candidate has sought election, and which shall be com- plete as of the 20th day after such general election; and (iii) additional quarterly reports, which shall be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter, and which shall be complete as of the last day of each calendar quarter: except that the re- port for the quarter ending December 31 shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following calendar year; and (B) in any other calendar year the treasurer shall file quarterly reports, which shall be filed not later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter, and which shall be complete as of the last day of each calendar Page 100 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 quarter, except that the report for the quarter ending December 31 shall be filed not later than January 31 of the following calendar year. (3) If the committee is the principal campaign committee of a candidate for the office of Presi- dent— (A) in any calendar year during which a gen- eral election is held to fill such office— (i) the treasurer shall file monthly reports if such committee has on January 1 of such year, received contributions aggregating $100,000 or made expenditures aggregating $100,000 or anticipates receiving contribu- tions aggregating $100,000 or more or making expenditures aggregating $100,000 or more during such year: such monthly reports shall be filed no later than the 20th day after the last day of each month and shall be com- plete as of the last day of the month, except that, in lieu of filing the report otherwise due in November and December, a pre-gen- eral election report shall be filed in accord- ance with paragraph (2)(A)(i), a post-general election report shall be filed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and a year end re- port shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following calendar year; (ii) the treasurer of the other principal campaign committees of a candidate for the office of President shall file a pre-election report or reports in accordance with para- graph (2)(A)(i), a post-general election report in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and quarterly reports in accordance with para- graph (2)(A)(iii); and (iii) if at any time during the election year a committee filing under paragraph (3)(A)(ii) receives contributions in excess of $100,000 or makes expenditures in excess of $100,000, the treasurer shall begin filing monthly reports under paragraph (3)(A)(i) at the next report- ing period; and (B) in any other calendar year, the treasurer shall file either— (i) monthly reports, which shall be filed no later than the 20th day after the last day of each month and shall be complete as of the last day of the month; or (ii) quarterly reports, which shall be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter and which shall be complete as of the last day of each calendar quarter. (4) All political committees other than author- ized committees of a candidate shall file ei- ther— (A)(i) quarterly reports, in a calendar year in which a regularly scheduled general elec- tion is held, which shall be filed no later than the 15th day after the last day of each cal- endar quarter: except that the report for the quarter ending on December 31 of such cal- endar year shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following calendar year; (ii) a pre-election report, which shall be filed no later than the 12th day before (or posted by any of the following: registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a delivery con- firmation, or express mail having a delivery confirmation, or delivered to an overnight de- livery service with an on-line tracking system, if posted or delivered no later than the 15th day before) any election in which the com- mittee makes a contribution to or expenditure on behalf of a candidate in such election, and which shall be complete as of the 20th day be- fore the election; (iii) a post-general election report, which shall be filed no later than the 30th day after the general election and which shall be com- plete as of the 20th day after such general election; and (iv) in any other calendar year, a report cov- ering the period beginning January 1 and end- ing June 30, which shall be filed no later than July 31 and a report covering the period begin- ning July 1 and ending December 31, which shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following calendar year; or (B) monthly reports in all calendar years which shall be filed no later than the 20th day after the last day of the month and shall be complete as of the last day of the month, ex- cept that, in lieu of filing the reports other- wise due in November and December of any year in which a regularly scheduled general election is held, a pre-general election report shall be filed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(i), a post-general election report shall be filed in accordance with paragraph (2)(A)(ii), and a year end report shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following cal- endar year. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, a na- tional committee of a political party shall file the reports required under subparagraph (B). (5) If a designation, report, or statement filed pursuant to this Act (other than under para- graph (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii) or subsection (g)(1)) is sent by registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a delivery confirmation, or express mail having a delivery confirmation, the United States postmark shall be considered the date of filing the designation, report or statement. If a designation, report or statement filed pursuant to this Act (other than under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii), or subsection (g)(1)) is sent by an overnight delivery service with an on-line track- ing system, the date on the proof of delivery to the delivery service shall be considered the date of filing of the designation, report, or state- ment. (6)(A) The principal campaign committee of a candidate shall notify the Secretary or the Com- mission, and the Secretary of State, as appro- priate, in writing, of any contribution of $1,000 or more received by any authorized committee of such candidate after the 20th day, but more than 48 hours before, any election. This notifica- tion shall be made within 48 hours after the re- ceipt of such contribution and shall include the name of the candidate and the office sought by the candidate, the identification of the contrib- utor, and the date of receipt and amount of the contribution. (B) NOTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE FROM PER- SONAL FUNDS.— (i) DEFINITION OF EXPENDITURE FROM PER- SONAL FUNDS.—In this subparagraph, the term ‘‘expenditure from personal funds’’ means— Page 101 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘exceeds’’. (I) an expenditure made by a candidate using personal funds; and (II) a contribution or loan made by a can- didate using personal funds or a loan secured using such funds to the candidate’s author- ized committee. (ii) DECLARATION OF INTENT.—Not later than the date that is 15 days after the date on which an individual becomes a candidate for the office of Senator, the candidate shall file a declaration stating the total amount of ex- penditures from personal funds that the can- didate intends to make, or to obligate to make, with respect to the election that will exceed the State-by-State competitive and fair campaign formula with— (I) the Commission; and (II) each candidate in the same election. (iii) INITIAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 24 hours after a candidate described in clause (ii) makes or obligates to make an aggregate amount of expenditures from personal funds in excess of 2 times the threshold amount in con- nection with any election, the candidate shall file a notification with— (I) the Commission; and (II) each candidate in the same election. (iv) ADDITIONAL NOTIFICATION.—After a can- didate files an initial notification under clause (iii), the candidate shall file an additional no- tification each time expenditures from per- sonal funds are made or obligated to be made in an aggregate amount that exceed 2 $10,000 with— (I) the Commission; and (II) each candidate in the same election. Such notification shall be filed not later than 24 hours after the expenditure is made. (v) CONTENTS.—A notification under clause (iii) or (iv) shall include— (I) the name of the candidate and the of- fice sought by the candidate; (II) the date and amount of each expendi- ture; and (III) the total amount of expenditures from personal funds that the candidate has made, or obligated to make, with respect to an election as of the date of the expenditure that is the subject of the notification. (C) NOTIFICATION OF DISPOSAL OF EXCESS CON- TRIBUTIONS.—In the next regularly scheduled re- port after the date of the election for which a candidate seeks nomination for election to, or election to, Federal office, the candidate or the candidate’s authorized committee shall submit to the Commission a report indicating the source and amount of any excess contributions (as determined under paragraph (1) of section 30116(i) of this title) and the manner in which the candidate or the candidate’s authorized committee used such funds. (D) ENFORCEMENT.—For provisions providing for the enforcement of the reporting require- ments under this paragraph, see section 30109 of this title. (E) The notification required under this para- graph shall be in addition to all other reporting requirements under this Act. (7) The reports required to be filed by this sub- section shall be cumulative during the calendar year to which they relate, but where there has been no change in an item reported in a previous report during such year, only the amount need be carried forward. (8) The requirement for a political committee to file a quarterly report under paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or paragraph (4)(A)(i) shall be waived if such committee is required to file a pre-elec- tion report under paragraph (2)(A)(i), or para- graph (4)(A)(ii) during the period beginning on the 5th day after the close of the calendar quar- ter and ending on the 15th day after the close of the calendar quarter. (9) The Commission shall set filing dates for reports to be filed by principal campaign com- mittees of candidates seeking election, or nomi- nation for election, in special elections and po- litical committees filing under paragraph (4)(A) which make contributions to or expenditures on behalf of a candidate or candidates in special elections. The Commission shall require no more than one pre-election report for each election and one post-election report for the election which fills the vacancy. The Commission may waive any reporting obligation of committees required to file for special elections if any report required by paragraph (2) or (4) is required to be filed within 10 days of a report required under this subsection. The Commission shall establish the reporting dates within 5 days of the setting of such election and shall publish such dates and notify the principal campaign committees of all candidates in such election of the reporting dates. (10) The treasurer of a committee supporting a candidate for the office of Vice President (other than the nominee of a political party) shall file reports in accordance with paragraph (3). (11)(A) The Commission shall promulgate a regulation under which a person required to file a designation, statement, or report under this Act— (i) is required to maintain and file a designa- tion, statement, or report for any calendar year in electronic form accessible by com- puters if the person has, or has reason to ex- pect to have, aggregate contributions or ex- penditures in excess of a threshold amount de- termined by the Commission; and (ii) may maintain and file a designation, statement, or report in electronic form or an alternative form if not required to do so under the regulation promulgated under clause (i). (B) The Commission shall make a designation, statement, report, or notification that is filed with the Commission under this Act available for inspection by the public in the offices of the Commission and accessible to the public on the Internet not later than 48 hours (or not later than 24 hours in the case of a designation, state- ment, report, or notification filed electroni- cally) after receipt by the Commission. (C) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, the Commission shall provide meth- ods (other than requiring a signature on the doc- ument being filed) for verifying designations, statements, and reports covered by the regula- tion. Any document verified under any of the methods shall be treated for all purposes (in- Page 102 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 cluding penalties for perjury) in the same man- ner as a document verified by signature. (D) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘‘re- port’’ means, with respect to the Commission, a report, designation, or statement required by this Act to be filed with the Commission. (12) SOFTWARE FOR FILING OF REPORTS.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall— (i) promulgate standards to be used by ven- dors to develop software that— (I) permits candidates to easily record information concerning receipts and dis- bursements required to be reported under this Act at the time of the receipt or dis- bursement; (II) allows the information recorded under subclause (I) to be transmitted im- mediately to the Commission; and (III) allows the Commission to post the information on the Internet immediately upon receipt; and (ii) make a copy of software that meets the standards promulgated under clause (i) available to each person required to file a designation, statement, or report in elec- tronic form under this Act. (B) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—To the extent feasible, the Commission shall require vendors to include in the software developed under the standards under subparagraph (A) the ability for any person to file any designation, state- ment, or report required under this Act in electronic form. (C) REQUIRED USE.—Notwithstanding any provision of this Act relating to times for fil- ing reports, each candidate for Federal office (or that candidate’s authorized committee) shall use software that meets the standards promulgated under this paragraph once such software is made available to such candidate. (D) REQUIRED POSTING.—The Commission shall, as soon as practicable, post on the Inter- net any information received under this para- graph. (b) Contents of reports Each report under this section shall disclose— (1) the amount of cash on hand at the begin- ning of the reporting period; (2) for the reporting period and the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an au- thorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), the total amount of all receipts, and the total amount of all receipts in the fol- lowing categories: (A) contributions from persons other than political committees; (B) for an authorized committee, contribu- tions from the candidate; (C) contributions from political party com- mittees; (D) contributions from other political committees; (E) for an authorized committee, transfers from other authorized committees of the same candidate; (F) transfers from affiliated committees and, where the reporting committee is a po- litical party committee, transfers from other political party committees, regardless of whether such committees are affiliated; (G) for an authorized committee, loans made by or guaranteed by the candidate; (H) all other loans; (I) rebates, refunds, and other offsets to operating expenditures; (J) dividends, interest, and other forms of receipts; and (K) for an authorized committee of a can- didate for the office of President, Federal funds received under chapter 95 and chapter 96 of title 26; (3) the identification of each— (A) person (other than a political com- mittee) who makes a contribution to the re- porting committee during the reporting pe- riod, whose contribution or contributions have an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized com- mittee of a candidate for Federal office), or in any lesser amount if the reporting com- mittee should so elect, together with the date and amount of any such contribution; (B) political committee which makes a contribution to the reporting committee during the reporting period, together with the date and amount of any such contribu- tion; (C) authorized committee which makes a transfer to the reporting committee; (D) affiliated committee which makes a transfer to the reporting committee during the reporting period and, where the report- ing committee is a political party com- mittee, each transfer of funds to the report- ing committee from another political party committee, regardless of whether such com- mittees are affiliated, together with the date and amount of such transfer; (E) person who makes a loan to the report- ing committee during the reporting period, together with the identification of any en- dorser or guarantor of such loan, and the date and amount or value of such loan; (F) person who provides a rebate, refund, or other offset to operating expenditures to the reporting committee in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), together with the date and amount of such receipt; and (G) person who provides any dividend, in- terest, or other receipt to the reporting com- mittee in an aggregate value or amount in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), together with the date and amount of any such receipt; (4) for the reporting period and the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an au- thorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), the total amount of all disbursements, and all disbursements in the following cat- egories: (A) expenditures made to meet candidate or committee operating expenses; (B) for authorized committees, transfers to other committees authorized by the same candidate; Page 103 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 (C) transfers to affiliated committees and, where the reporting committee is a political party committee, transfers to other political party committees, regardless of whether they are affiliated; (D) for an authorized committee, repay- ment of loans made by or guaranteed by the candidate; (E) repayment of all other loans; (F) contribution refunds and other offsets to contributions; (G) for an authorized committee, any other disbursements; (H) for any political committee other than an authorized committee— (i) contributions made to other political committees; (ii) loans made by the reporting commit- tees; (iii) independent expenditures; (iv) expenditures made under section 30116(d) of this title; and (v) any other disbursements; and (I) for an authorized committee of a can- didate for the office of President, disburse- ments not subject to the limitation of sec- tion 30116(b) of this title; (5) the name and address of each— (A) person to whom an expenditure in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year is made by the re- porting committee to meet a candidate or committee operating expense, together with the date, amount, and purpose of such oper- ating expenditure; (B) authorized committee to which a transfer is made by the reporting com- mittee; (C) affiliated committee to which a trans- fer is made by the reporting committee dur- ing the reporting period and, where the re- porting committee is a political party com- mittee, each transfer of funds by the report- ing committee to another political party committee, regardless of whether such com- mittees are affiliated, together with the date and amount of such transfers; (D) person who receives a loan repayment from the reporting committee during the re- porting period, together with the date and amount of such loan repayment; and (E) person who receives a contribution re- fund or other offset to contributions from the reporting committee where such con- tribution was reported under paragraph (3)(A) of this subsection, together with the date and amount of such disbursement; (6)(A) for an authorized committee, the name and address of each person who has re- ceived any disbursement not disclosed under paragraph (5) in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), together with the date and amount of any such disbursement; (B) for any other political committee, the name and address of each— (i) political committee which has received a contribution from the reporting com- mittee during the reporting period, together with the date and amount of any such con- tribution; (ii) person who has received a loan from the reporting committee during the report- ing period, together with the date and amount of such loan; (iii) person who receives any disbursement during the reporting period in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), in connection with an independent expenditure by the reporting committee, together with the date, amount, and purpose of any such independent expend- iture and a statement which indicates whether such independent expenditure is in support of, or in opposition to, a candidate, as well as the name and office sought by such candidate, and a certification, under penalty of perjury, whether such inde- pendent expenditure is made in cooperation, consultation, or concert, with, or at the re- quest or suggestion of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such com- mittee; (iv) person who receives any expenditure from the reporting committee during the re- porting period in connection with an expend- iture under section 30116(d) of this title, to- gether with the date, amount, and purpose of any such expenditure as well as the name of, and office sought by, the candidate on whose behalf the expenditure is made; and (v) person who has received any disburse- ment not otherwise disclosed in this para- graph or paragraph (5) in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $200 within the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office), from the reporting com- mittee within the reporting period, together with the date, amount, and purpose of any such disbursement; (7) the total sum of all contributions to such political committee, together with the total contributions less offsets to contributions and the total sum of all operating expenditures made by such political committee, together with total operating expenditures less offsets to operating expenditures, for both the report- ing period and the calendar year (or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office); and (8) the amount and nature of outstanding debts and obligations owed by or to such polit- ical committee; and where such debts and obli- gations are settled for less than their reported amount or value, a statement as to the cir- cumstances and conditions under which such debts or obligations were extinguished and the consideration therefor. (c) Statements by other than political commit- tees; filing; contents; indices of expenditures (1) Every person (other than a political com- mittee) who makes independent expenditures in an aggregate amount or value in excess of $250 during a calendar year shall file a statement containing the information required under sub- Page 104 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 section (b)(3)(A) for all contributions received by such person. (2) Statements required to be filed by this sub- section shall be filed in accordance with sub- section (a)(2), and shall include— (A) the information required by subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii), indicating whether the inde- pendent expenditure is in support of, or in op- position to, the candidate involved; (B) under penalty of perjury, a certification whether or not such independent expenditure is made in cooperation, consultation, or con- cert, with, or at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or any authorized committee or agent of such candidate; and (C) the identification of each person who made a contribution in excess of $200 to the person filing such statement which was made for the purpose of furthering an independent expenditure. (3) The Commission shall be responsible for ex- peditiously preparing indices which set forth, on a candidate-by-candidate basis, all independent expenditures separately, including those re- ported under subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii), made by or for each candidate, as reported under this sub- section, and for periodically publishing such in- dices on a timely pre-election basis. (d) Filing by facsimile device or electronic mail (1) Any person who is required to file a state- ment under subsection (c) or (g) of this section, except statements required to be filed electroni- cally pursuant to subsection (a)(11)(A)(i) may file the statement by facsimile device or elec- tronic mail, in accordance with such regulations as the Commission may promulgate. (2) The Commission shall make a document which is filed electronically with the Commis- sion pursuant to this paragraph accessible to the public on the Internet not later than 24 hours after the document is received by the Commis- sion. (3) In promulgating a regulation under this paragraph, the Commission shall provide meth- ods (other than requiring a signature on the doc- ument being filed) for verifying the documents covered by the regulation. Any document verified under any of the methods shall be treat- ed for all purposes (including penalties for per- jury) in the same manner as a document verified by signature. (e) Political committees (1) National and congressional political com- mittees The national committee of a political party, any national congressional campaign com- mittee of a political party, and any subordi- nate committee of either, shall report all re- ceipts and disbursements during the reporting period. (2) Other political committees to which section 30125 of this title applies (A) In general In addition to any other reporting require- ments applicable under this Act, a political committee (not described in paragraph (1)) to which section 30125(b)(1) of this title ap- plies shall report all receipts and disburse- ments made for activities described in sec- tion 30101(20)(A) of this title, unless the ag- gregate amount of such receipts and dis- bursements during the calendar year is less than $5,000. (B) Specific disclosure by State and local par- ties of certain non-Federal amounts per- mitted to be spent on Federal election ac- tivity Each report by a political committee under subparagraph (A) of receipts and dis- bursements made for activities described in section 30101(20)(A) of this title shall include a disclosure of all receipts and disburse- ments described in section 30125(b)(2)(A) and (B) of this title. (3) Itemization If a political committee has receipts or dis- bursements to which this subsection applies from or to any person aggregating in excess of $200 for any calendar year, the political com- mittee shall separately itemize its reporting for such person in the same manner as re- quired in paragraphs (3)(A), (5), and (6) of sub- section (b). (4) Reporting periods Reports required to be filed under this sub- section shall be filed for the same time periods required for political committees under sub- section (a)(4)(B). (f) Disclosure of electioneering communications (1) Statement required Every person who makes a disbursement for the direct costs of producing and airing elec- tioneering communications in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000 during any cal- endar year shall, within 24 hours of each dis- closure date, file with the Commission a state- ment containing the information described in paragraph (2). (2) Contents of statement Each statement required to be filed under this subsection shall be made under penalty of perjury and shall contain the following infor- mation: (A) The identification of the person mak- ing the disbursement, of any person sharing or exercising direction or control over the activities of such person, and of the custo- dian of the books and accounts of the person making the disbursement. (B) The principal place of business of the person making the disbursement, if not an individual. (C) The amount of each disbursement of more than $200 during the period covered by the statement and the identification of the person to whom the disbursement was made. (D) The elections to which the election- eering communications pertain and the names (if known) of the candidates identi- fied or to be identified. (E) If the disbursements were paid out of a segregated bank account which consists of funds contributed solely by individuals who are United States citizens or nationals or lawfully admitted for permanent residence Page 105 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 (as defined in section 1101(a)(20) of title 8) di- rectly to this account for electioneering communications, the names and addresses of all contributors who contributed an aggre- gate amount of $1,000 or more to that ac- count during the period beginning on the first day of the preceding calendar year and ending on the disclosure date. Nothing in this subparagraph is to be construed as a prohibition on the use of funds in such a seg- regated account for a purpose other than electioneering communications. (F) If the disbursements were paid out of funds not described in subparagraph (E), the names and addresses of all contributors who contributed an aggregate amount of $1,000 or more to the person making the disbursement during the period beginning on the first day of the preceding calendar year and ending on the disclosure date. (3) Electioneering communication For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general (i) The term ‘‘electioneering communica- tion’’ means any broadcast, cable, or sat- ellite communication which— (I) refers to a clearly identified can- didate for Federal office; (II) is made within— (aa) 60 days before a general, special, or runoff election for the office sought by the candidate; or (bb) 30 days before a primary or pref- erence election, or a convention or cau- cus of a political party that has author- ity to nominate a candidate, for the of- fice sought by the candidate; and (III) 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. (ii) If clause (i) is held to be constitu- tionally insufficient by final judicial deci- sion to support the regulation provided here- in, then the term ‘‘electioneering commu- nication’’ means any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication which promotes or supports a candidate for that office, or at- tacks or opposes a candidate for that office (regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates a vote for or against a candidate) and which also is suggestive of no plausible meaning other than an exhortation to vote for or against a specific candidate. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be con- strued to affect the interpretation or appli- cation of section 100.22(b) of title 11, Code of Federal Regulations. (B) Exceptions The term ‘‘electioneering communication’’ does not include— (i) a communication appearing in a news story, commentary, or editorial distrib- uted through the facilities of any broad- casting station, unless such facilities are owned or controlled by any political party, political committee, or candidate; (ii) a communication which constitutes an expenditure or an independent expendi- ture under this Act; (iii) a communication which constitutes a candidate debate or forum conducted pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission, or which solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the de- bate or forum; or (iv) any other communication exempted under such regulations as the Commission may promulgate (consistent with the re- quirements of this paragraph) to ensure the appropriate implementation of this paragraph, except that under any such reg- ulation a communication may not be ex- empted if it meets the requirements of this paragraph and is described in section 30101(20)(A)(iii) of this title. (C) Targeting to relevant electorate For purposes of this paragraph, a commu- nication which refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office is ‘‘targeted to the relevant electorate’’ if the communica- tion can be received by 50,000 or more per- sons— (i) in the district the candidate seeks to represent, in the case of a candidate for Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; or (ii) in the State the candidate seeks to represent, in the case of a candidate for Senator. (4) Disclosure date For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘disclosure date’’ means— (A) the first date during any calendar year by which a person has made disbursements for the direct costs of producing or airing electioneering communications aggregating in excess of $10,000; and (B) any other date during such calendar year by which a person has made disburse- ments for the direct costs of producing or airing electioneering communications aggre- gating in excess of $10,000 since the most re- cent disclosure date for such calendar year. (5) Contracts to disburse For purposes of this subsection, a person shall be treated as having made a disburse- ment if the person has executed a contract to make the disbursement. (6) Coordination with other requirements Any requirement to report under this sub- section shall be in addition to any other re- porting requirement under this Act. (7) Coordination with title 26 Nothing in this subsection may be construed to establish, modify, or otherwise affect the definition of political activities or election- eering activities (including the definition of participating in, intervening in, or influencing or attempting to influence a political cam- paign on behalf of or in opposition to any can- didate for public office) for purposes of title 26. (g) Time for reporting certain expenditures (1) Expenditures aggregating $1,000 (A) Initial report A person (including a political committee) that makes or contracts to make inde- Page 106 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 pendent expenditures aggregating $1,000 or more after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, before the date of an election shall file a report describing the expenditures within 24 hours. (B) Additional reports After a person files a report under subpara- graph (A), the person shall file an additional report within 24 hours after each time the person makes or contracts to make inde- pendent expenditures aggregating an addi- tional $1,000 with respect to the same elec- tion as that to which the initial report re- lates. (2) Expenditures aggregating $10,000 (A) Initial report A person (including a political committee) that makes or contracts to make inde- pendent expenditures aggregating $10,000 or more at any time up to and including the 20th day before the date of an election shall file a report describing the expenditures within 48 hours. (B) Additional reports After a person files a report under subpara- graph (A), the person shall file an additional report within 48 hours after each time the person makes or contracts to make inde- pendent expenditures aggregating an addi- tional $10,000 with respect to the same elec- tion as that to which the initial report re- lates. (3) Place of filing; contents A report under this subsection— (A) shall be filed with the Commission; and (B) shall contain the information required by subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii), including the name of each candidate whom an expendi- ture is intended to support or oppose. (4) Time of filing for expenditures aggregating $1,000 Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the time at which the statement under paragraph (1) is received by the Commission or any other re- cipient to whom the notification is required to be sent shall be considered the time of filing of the statement with the recipient. (h) Reports from Inaugural Committees The Federal Election Commission shall make any report filed by an Inaugural Committee under section 510 of title 36 accessible to the public at the offices of the Commission and on the Internet not later than 48 hours after the re- port is received by the Commission. (i) Disclosure of bundled contributions (1) Required disclosure Each committee described in paragraph (6) shall include in the first report required to be filed under this section after each covered pe- riod (as defined in paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth the name, address, and employer of each person reasonably known by the committee to be a person described in paragraph (7) who provided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an aggre- gate amount greater than the applicable threshold (as defined in paragraph (3)) during the covered period, and the aggregate amount of the bundled contributions provided by each such person during the covered period. (2) Covered period In this subsection, a ‘‘covered period’’ means, with respect to a committee— (A) the period beginning January 1 and ending June 30 of each year; (B) the period beginning July 1 and ending December 31 of each year; and (C) any reporting period applicable to the committee under this section during which any person described in paragraph (7) pro- vided 2 or more bundled contributions to the committee in an aggregate amount greater than the applicable threshold. (3) Applicable threshold (A) In general In this subsection, the ‘‘applicable thresh- old’’ is $15,000, except that in determining whether the amount of bundled contribu- tions provided to a committee by a person described in paragraph (7) exceeds the appli- cable threshold, there shall be excluded any contribution made to the committee by the person or the person’s spouse. (B) Indexing In any calendar year after 2007, section 30116(c)(1)(B) of this title shall apply to the amount applicable under subparagraph (A) in the same manner as such section applies to the limitations established under sub- sections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such section, except that for purposes of ap- plying such section to the amount applicable under subparagraph (A), the ‘‘base period’’ shall be 2006. (4) Public availability The Commission shall ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable— (A) information required to be disclosed under this subsection is publicly available through the Commission website in a man- ner that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable; and (B) the Commission’s public database con- taining information disclosed under this subsection is linked electronically to the websites maintained by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Rep- resentatives containing information filed pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 [2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]. (5) Regulations Not later than 6 months after September 14, 2007, the Commission shall promulgate regula- tions to implement this subsection. Under such regulations, the Commission— (A) may, notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), provide for quarterly filing of the schedule described in paragraph (1) by a committee which files reports under this section more frequently than on a quarterly basis; (B) shall provide guidance to committees with respect to whether a person is reason- Page 107 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 ably known by a committee to be a person described in paragraph (7), which shall in- clude a requirement that committees con- sult the websites maintained by the Sec- retary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives containing infor- mation filed pursuant to the Lobbying Dis- closure Act of 1995; (C) may not exempt the activity of a per- son described in paragraph (7) from disclo- sure under this subsection on the grounds that the person is authorized to engage in fundraising for the committee or any other similar grounds; and (D) shall provide for the broadest possible disclosure of activities described in this sub- section by persons described in paragraph (7) that is consistent with this subsection. (6) Committees described A committee described in this paragraph is an authorized committee of a candidate, a leadership PAC, or a political party com- mittee. (7) Persons described A person described in this paragraph is any person, who, at the time a contribution is for- warded to a committee as described in para- graph (8)(A)(i) or is received by a committee as described in paragraph (8)(A)(ii), is— (A) a current registrant under section 4(a) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 [2 U.S.C. 1603(a)]; (B) an individual who is listed on a current registration filed under section 4(b)(6) of such Act [2 U.S.C. 1603(b)(6)] or a current re- port under section 5(b)(2)(C) of such Act [2 U.S.C. 1604(b)(2)(C)]; or (C) a political committee established or controlled by such a registrant or indi- vidual. (8) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the fol- lowing definitions apply: (A) Bundled contribution The term ‘‘bundled contribution’’ means, with respect to a committee described in paragraph (6) and a person described in para- graph (7), a contribution (subject to the ap- plicable threshold) which is— (i) forwarded from the contributor or contributors to the committee by the per- son; or (ii) received by the committee from a contributor or contributors, but credited by the committee or candidate involved (or, in the case of a leadership PAC, by the individual referred to in subparagraph (B) involved) to the person through records, designations, or other means of recog- nizing that a certain amount of money has been raised by the person. (B) Leadership PAC The term ‘‘leadership PAC’’ means, with respect to a candidate for election to Fed- eral office or an individual holding Federal office, a political committee that is directly or indirectly established, financed, main- tained or controlled by the candidate or the individual but which is not an authorized committee of the candidate or individual and which is not affiliated with an author- ized committee of the candidate or indi- vidual, except that such term does not in- clude a political committee of a political party. (Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 304, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 14; Pub. L. 93–443, title II, §§ 204(a)–(d), 208(c)(4), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1276–1278, 1286; Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 104, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 480; Pub. L. 96–187, title I, § 104, Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1348; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 104–79, §§ 1(a), 3(b), Dec. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 791, 792; Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, §§ 639(a), 641(a), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 476, 477; Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title V, § 502(a), (c)], Oct. 23, 2000, 114 Stat. 1356, 1356A–49; Pub. L. 107–155, title I, § 103(a), title II, §§ 201(a), 212, title III, §§ 304(b), 306, 308(b), title V, §§ 501, 503, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 87, 88, 93, 99, 102, 104, 114, 115; Pub. L. 108–199, div. F, title VI, § 641, Jan. 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 359; Pub. L. 110–81, title II, § 204(a), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 744.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Elec- tion Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, referred to in subsec. (i)(4)(B), (5)(B), is Pub. L. 104–65, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 691, which is classified principally to chapter 26 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 2, The Congress. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 2 and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 434 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. AMENDMENTS 2007—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 110–81 added subsec. (i). 2004—Subsec. (a)(2)(A)(i), (4)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 108–199, § 641(1), substituted ‘‘(or posted by any of the following: registered mail, certified mail, priority mail having a delivery confirmation, or express mail having a deliv- ery confirmation, or delivered to an overnight delivery service with an on-line tracking system, if posted or de- livered no later than the 15th day before)’’ for ‘‘(or posted by registered or certified mail no later than the 15th day before)’’. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 108–199, § 641(2), added par. (5) and struck out former par. (5) which read as follows: ‘‘If a designation, report, or statement filed pursuant to this Act (other than under paragraph (2)(A)(i) or (4)(A)(ii), or subsection (g)(1) of this section) is sent by registered or certified mail, the United States post- mark shall be considered the date of filing of the des- ignation, report, or statement.’’ 2002—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107–155, § 503(a), sub- stituted ‘‘the treasurer shall file quarterly reports, which shall be filed not later than the 15th day after the last day of each calendar quarter, and which shall be complete as of the last day of each calendar quarter, except that the report for the quarter ending December 31 shall be filed not later than January 31 of the fol- lowing calendar year.’’ for ‘‘the following reports shall be filed: ‘‘(i) a report covering the period beginning January 1 and ending June 30, which shall be filed no later than July 31; and ‘‘(ii) a report covering the period beginning July 1 and ending December 31, which shall be filed no later than January 31 of the following calendar year.’’ Page 108 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30104 Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 107–155, § 503(b), inserted con- cluding provisions. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 107–155, § 212(b)(2)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘subsection (g)(1)’’ for ‘‘the second sentence of subsection (c)(2) of this section’’. Subsec. (a)(6)(B) to (E). Pub. L. 107–155, § 304(b), added subpars. (B) to (D) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (E). Subsec. (a)(11)(B). Pub. L. 107–155, § 501, amended sub- par. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: ‘‘The Commission shall make a des- ignation, statement, report, or notification that is filed electronically with the Commission accessible to the public on the Internet not later than 24 hours after the designation, statement, report, or notification is re- ceived by the Commission.’’ Subsec. (a)(12). Pub. L. 107–155, § 306, added par. (12). Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 107–155, § 212(a)(1), struck out concluding provisions which read as follows: ‘‘Any inde- pendent expenditure (including those described in sub- section (b)(6)(B)(iii) of this section) aggregating $1,000 or more made after the 20th day, but more than 24 hours, before any election shall be filed within 24 hours after such independent expenditure is made. Such statement shall be filed with the Secretary or the Com- mission and the Secretary of State and shall contain the information required by subsection (b)(6)(B)(iii) of this section indicating whether the independent ex- penditure is in support of, or in opposition to, the can- didate involved. Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of this section, the time at which the statement under this subsection is received by the Secretary, the Com- mission, or any other recipient to whom the notifica- tion is required to be sent shall be considered the time of filing of the statement with the recipient.’’ Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107–155, § 212(b)(2)(B), inserted ‘‘or (g)’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 107–155, § 103(a), added subsec. (e). Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–155, § 201(a), added subsec. (f). Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 107–155, § 212(a)(2), added subsec. (g). Subsec. (g)(4). Pub. L. 107–155, § 212(b)(1), added par. (4). Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–155, § 308(b), added subsec. (h). 2000—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title V, § 502(c)(2)], substituted ‘‘or (4)(A)(ii), or the second sen- tence of subsection (c)(2)’’ for ‘‘or (4)(A)(ii)’’. Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title V, § 502(c)(1)], in concluding provisions, substituted ‘‘shall be filed within’’ for ‘‘shall be reported within’’ and in- serted at end ‘‘Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5) of this section, the time at which the statement under this subsection is received by the Secretary, the Commis- sion, or any other recipient to whom the notification is required to be sent shall be considered the time of fil- ing of the statement with the recipient.’’ Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–346, § 101(a) [title V, § 502(a)], added subsec. (d). 1999—Subsec. (a)(11). Pub. L. 106–58, § 639(a), added par. (11) and struck out former par. (11) which read as fol- lows: ‘‘(11)(A) The Commission shall permit reports re- quired by this Act to be filed and preserved by means of computer disk or any other appropriate electronic format or method, as determined by the Commission. ‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A) with respect to filing of reports, the Commission shall provide for one or more methods (other than requiring a signature on the report being filed) for verifying reports filed by means of computer disk or other electronic format or method. Any verification under the preceding sentence shall be treated for all purposes (including penalties for perjury) in the same manner as a verification by signa- ture. ‘‘(C) As used in this paragraph, the term ‘report’ means, with respect to the Commission, a report, des- ignation, or statement required by this Act to be filed with the Commission.’’ Subsec. (b)(2) to (4), (6), (7). Pub. L. 106–58, § 641(a), which directed insertion of ‘‘(or election cycle, in the case of an authorized committee of a candidate for Fed- eral office)’’ after ‘‘calendar year’’ wherever appearing in pars. (2)–(4), (6), (7) of section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act, was executed by making the insertions in this section, which is section 304(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 1995—Subsec. (a)(6)(A). Pub. L. 104–79, § 3(b)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘notify the Secretary’’ for ‘‘notify the Clerk, the Secretary,’’ in first sentence. Subsec. (a)(11). Pub. L. 104–79, § 1(a), added par. (11). Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 104–79, § 3(b)(2), substituted ‘‘filed with the Secretary’’ for ‘‘filed with the Clerk, the Secretary,’’ in last sentence. 1986—Subsec. (b)(2)(K). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted ‘‘In- ternal Revenue Code of 1986’’ for ‘‘Internal Revenue Code of 1954’’, which for purposes of codification was translated as ‘‘title 26’’ thus requiring no change in text. 1980—Pub. L. 96–187 completely revised this section by changing the reporting requirements of candidates and committees so as to substantially reduce the max- imum number of reports to be filed while maintaining full and adequate disclosure of campaign activities. 1976—Subsec. (a)(1)(C). Pub. L. 94–283, § 104(a), inserted provisions covering reports which must be filed in any year in which a candidate is not on the ballot for elec- tion to Federal office. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 94–283, § 104(b), substituted ‘‘committee authorized by a candidate to raise con- tributions or make expenditures on his behalf, other than the candidate’s principal campaign committee, shall file the reports required under this section with the candidate’s principal campaign committee’’ for ‘‘committee which is not a principal campaign com- mittee shall file the reports required under this section with the appropriate principal campaign committee’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–283, § 104(c), added par. (13), re- designated former par. (13) as (14), and provided that committee treasurers and candidates be deemed to be in compliance with this subsection when they show that best efforts have been used to obtain and submit the information required by this subsection. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 94–283, § 104(d), designated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted ‘‘independent expend- itures expressly advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identifiable candidate’’ for ‘‘expenditures’’, ‘‘$100 during a calendar year’’ for ‘‘$100 within a cal- endar year’’, and ‘‘, on a form prepared by the Commis- sion, a statement containing the information required of a person who makes a contribution in excess of $100 to a candidate or political committee and the informa- tion required of a candidate or political committee re- ceiving such a contribution’’ for ‘‘a statement con- taining the information required by this section. State- ments required by this subsection shall be filed on the dates on which reports by political committees are filed but need not be cumulative’’, and added pars. (2) and (3). 1974—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 93–443, §§ 204(a)(1), (2), 208(c)(4)(A), substituted provisions of cls. (A) to (D) re- specting filing of reports and that ‘‘Any contribution of $1,000 or more received after the fifteenth day, but more than 48 hours, before any election shall be re- ported within 48 hours after its receipt.’’ for prior re- quirement that ‘‘Such reports shall be filed on the tenth day of March, June, and September, in each year, and on the fifteenth and fifth days next preceding the date on which an election is held, and also by the thir- ty-first day of January. Such reports shall be complete as of such date as the supervisory officer may pre- scribe, which shall not be less than five days before the date of filing, except that any contribution of $5,000 or more received after the last report is filed prior to the election shall be reported within forty-eight hours after its receipt.’’; designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserting introductory text ‘‘Except as provided by paragraph (2),’’; and substituted ‘‘Commission’’ and ‘‘it’’ for ‘‘appropriate supervisory officer’’ and ‘‘him’’ in first sentence, respectively. Page 109 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30105 Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 93–443, § 204(a)(2), added pars. (2) and (3). Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 93–443, § 204(b)(1), required in- formation respecting guarantors. Subsec. (b)(8). Pub. L. 93–443, § 204(b)(2), required the report to disclose the total receipts less transfers be- tween political committees which support the same candidate and which do not support more than one can- didate. Subsec. (b)(9), (10). Pub. L. 93–443, § 204(b)(3), sub- stituted ‘‘identification’’ for ‘‘full name and mailing address (occupation and the principal place of business, if any)’’ in pars. (9) and (10). Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 93–443, § 204(b)(4), required the report to disclose the total expenditures less transfers between political committees which support the same candidate and which do not support more than one can- didate. Subsec. (b)(12). Pub. L. 93–443, §§ 204(b)(5), 208(c)(4)(B), required the report to include a statement as to the cir- cumstances and conditions under which any debt or ob- ligation is extinguished and the consideration therefor and substituted ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘supervisory offi- cer’’. Subsec. (b)(13). Pub. L. 93–443, § 208(c)(4)(B), sub- stituted ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘supervisory officer’’. Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 93–443, § 204(c), added subsec. (d) and incorporated provisions of former section 435 of this title in provisions designated as subsec. (e), sub- stituting ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘supervisory officer’’ therein. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110–81, title II, § 204(b), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 746, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by sub- section (a) [amending this section] shall apply with re- spect to reports filed under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act [52 U.S.C. 30104] after the expi- ration of the 3-month period which begins on the date that the regulations required to be promulgated by the Federal Election Commission under section 304(i)(5) of such Act (as added by subsection (a)) become final.’’ Pub. L. 110–81, title II, § 215, Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 751, provided that: ‘‘Except as otherwise provided in sections 203, 204, 206, 211, 212, and 213, the amendments made by this title [see Tables for classification] shall apply with respect to registrations under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 [2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] having an effective date of January 1, 2008, or later and with re- spect to quarterly reports under that Act covering cal- endar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2008.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–155 effective Nov. 6, 2002, except that amendment by sections 103(a), 201(a), 212, 304(b), 501, and 503 of Pub. L. 107–155 not applicable with respect to runoff elections, recounts, or election con- tests resulting from elections held prior to Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under sec- tion 30101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2000 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 106–346 applicable with re- spect to elections occurring after January 2001, see sec- tion 101(a) [title V, § 502(d)] of Pub. L. 106–346, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 639(b), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 476, provided that: ‘‘The amendments made by this sec- tion [amending this section] shall be effective for re- porting periods beginning after December 31, 2000.’’ Pub. L. 106–58, title VI, § 641(b), Sept. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 477, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by this sec- tion [amending this section] shall become effective with respect to reporting periods beginning after De- cember 31, 2000.’’ EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1995 AMENDMENT Amendment by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–79 applica- ble with respect to reports for periods beginning after Dec. 31, 1996, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 104–79, set out as a note under section 30102 of this title. Amendment by section 3(b) of Pub. L. 104–79 applica- ble with respect to reports, designations, and state- ments required to be filed after Dec. 31, 1995, see section 3(d) of Pub. L. 104–79, set out as a note under section 30102 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1980 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 96–187 effective Jan. 8, 1980, with subsec. (b) of this section applicable to authorized committees for President and Vice President in elec- tions occurring after Jan. 1, 1981, see section 301 of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93–443 effective Jan. 1, 1975, see section 410(a) of Pub. L. 93–443, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Pub. L. 107–155, title II, § 201(b), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 90, provided that: ‘‘The Federal Communications Com- mission shall compile and maintain any information the Federal Election Commission may require to carry out section 304(f) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 [52 U.S.C. 30104(f)] (as added by subsection (a)), and shall make such information available to the pub- lic on the Federal Communication Commission’s website.’’ REPORT REQUIRED TO BE FILED BY JANUARY 31, 1975 Pub. L. 93–443, title II, § 204(e), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1278, provided that notwithstanding the amendment to this section as to the time to file reports, nothing in Pub. L. 93–443 [see Tables for classification] is to be construed as waiving the report required to be filed by Jan. 31, 1975 under the provisions of this section as in effect on Oct. 15, 1974, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 93–443. § 30105. Reports on convention financing Each committee or other organization which— (1) represents a State, or a political subdivi- sion thereof, or any group of persons, in deal- ing with officials of a national political party with respect to matters involving a conven- tion held in such State or political subdivision to nominate a candidate for the office of Presi- dent 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-presi- dential electors are chosen), file with the Com- mission 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. (Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 305, formerly § 307, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 16; Pub. L. 93–443, title II, § 208(c)(6), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1286; renumbered § 305 and amended Pub. L. 96–187, title I, §§ 105(2), 112(a), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354, 1366.)