52 U.S.C. § 30112 — Maintenance of website of election re-

Page 123 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30112 Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 94–283, § 110(b)(1), inserted pro- vision for priority consideration by the House of Rep- resentatives of a motion to consider resolutions relat- ing to a rule or regulation reported by a committee of the House. Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 94–283, § 110(b)(2), added par. (5). 1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–443, § 208(c)(8), sub- stituted ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘supervisory officer’’ in in- troductory provision. Subsec. (a)(1), (4). Pub. L. 93–443, § 208(c)(9)(A), (B), substituted ‘‘him’’ for ‘‘it’’ in pars. (1) and (4). Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(a)(1), substituted provisions respecting index of reports and statements and publication thereof in Federal Register for provi- sions respecting compilation and maintenance of cur- rent list of candidate statements. Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(a)(1), substituted provision for preparation and publication of special re- ports listing candidates for whom reports were filed as required by this subchapter and those candidates for whom such reports were not filed as so required for pro- visions respecting publication of annual reports and compilations of data. Subsec. (a)(8). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(a)(1), redesignated par. (11) as (8) and struck out former par. (8) provision for preparation and publication of special reports com- paring the various totals and categories of contribu- tions and expenditures made with respect to preceding elections. Subsec. (a)(9). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(a)(1), redesignated par. (12) as (9) and struck out former par. (9) provision for preparation and publication of other reports. Subsec. (a)(10). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(a)(1), (b)(1), redes- ignated par. (13) as (10), inserted end text reading ‘‘, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (c)’’, and struck out former par. (10) provision for dissemination of information. Subsec. (a)(11) to (13). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(a)(1), redes- ignated pars. (11) to (13) as (8) to (10), respectively. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–443, §§ 208(c)(10)(A), (B), 209(b)(2)(A), substituted ‘‘Commission’’ for ‘‘Comp- troller General’’ wherever appearing and ‘‘its’’ for ‘‘his’’ in second sentence and struck out provision that ‘‘Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to au- thorize the Comptroller General to require the inclu- sion of any comment or recommendation of the Comp- troller General in any such study.’’, redesignated sub- sec. (c) as (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) provi- sions respecting Federal and State filing of reports, in- cluding procedures for Federal copies in satisfaction of State requirements to eliminate multiple filings. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(b)(2)(A), (B), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (b). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 93–443, § 209(b)(2)(A), (B), added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) provisions respecting violations, the paragraphs relating to: (1) complaints, investigations, notice and hearing, Federal civil actions for injunction, restraining orders, or other appropriate orders, venue, and bond; (2) subpenas; (3) review by court of appeals and time for petition of re- view; (4) finality of appellate judgment and review by Supreme Court; and (5) docket advancement and prior- ities, provisions now covered by section 437g(a) of this title. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107–252 effective upon appoint- ment of all members of the Election Assistance Com- mission under section 20923 of this title, see section 21134(a) of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1995 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104–79 applicable with respect to reports, designations, and statements 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, see section 301(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsecs. (a)(9) and (f) of this section relating to sub- mittal of annual reports to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under sec- tion 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 168 of House Document No. 103–7. TRANSITION PROVISIONS Disapproval of rules and regulations by either House of Congress under subsec. (d) of this section within 30 legislative days after receipt to be deemed to allow such disapproval within 15 days with respect to rules and regulations implementing Pub. L. 96–187 proposed under section 303(a) of Pub. L. 96–187, see section 303(b) of Pub. L. 96–187, set out as a note under section 30101 of this title. § 30112. Maintenance of website of election re- ports (a) In general The Federal Election Commission shall main- tain a central site on the Internet to make ac- cessible to the public all publicly available elec- tion-related reports and information. (b) Election-related report In this section, the term ‘‘election-related re- port’’ means any report, designation, or state- ment required to be filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. (c) Coordination with other agencies Any Federal executive agency receiving elec- tion-related information which that agency is required by law to publicly disclose shall cooper- ate and coordinate with the Federal Election Commission to make such report available through, or for posting on, the site of the Fed- eral Election Commission in a timely manner. (Pub. L. 107–155, title V, § 502, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 115.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 92–225, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 3, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Ta- bles. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 438a of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section was enacted as part of the Bipartisan Cam- paign Reform Act of 2002, and not as a part of the Fed- eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Nov. 6, 2002, but 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. Page 124 TITLE 52—VOTING AND ELECTIONS § 30113 § 30113. Statements filed with State officers; ‘‘ap- propriate State’’ defined; duties of State offi- cers; waiver of duplicate filing requirement for States with electronic access (a) Statements filed; ‘‘appropriate State’’ defined (1) A copy of each report and statement re- quired 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 ap- propriate 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 Com- mission 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 ex- penditure is made on behalf of the candidate; and (B) for statements and reports in connection with the campaign for nomination for elec- tion, 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 can- didates seeking election in that State. (b) Duties of State officers The Secretary of State (or equivalent State of- ficer), or the officer designated under subsection (a)(1), shall— (1) receive and maintain in an orderly man- ner 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 practicable (but within 48 hours of receipt) for public inspec- tion and copying during regular business hours, and permit copying of any such report or statement by hand or by duplicating ma- chine at the request of any person, except that such copying shall be at the expense of the person making the request; and (4) compile and maintain a current list of all reports and statements pertaining to each candidate. (c) Waiver; electronic access Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply with re- spect to any State that, as determined by the Commission, has a system that permits elec- tronic access to, and duplication of, reports and statements that are filed with the Commission. (Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 312, formerly § 309, Feb. 7, 1972, 86 Stat. 18; renumbered § 317 and amended Pub. L. 93–443, title II, § 208(a), (c)(11), Oct. 15, 1974, 88 Stat. 1279, 1287; renumbered § 316, Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 105, May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 481; re- numbered § 312 and amended Pub. L. 96–187, title I, §§ 105(4), 110, Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354, 1364; Pub. L. 104–79, § 2, Dec. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 791.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b)(1), means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title. CODIFICATION Section was formerly classified to section 439 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 312 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered section 308, and is classified to section 30108 of this title. Another prior section 312 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renum- bered section 311, and was classified to section 437e of Title 2, The Congress, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–187. AMENDMENTS 1995—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–79 added subsec. (c). 1980—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 96–187, § 110, in revising text, added par. (1), incorporating part of first sentence read- ing ‘‘A copy of each statement required to be filed with the Commissioner by this subchapter shall be filed with the Secretary of State (or, if there is no office of Sec- retary of State, the equivalent State officer) of the ap- propriate State.’’; and reenacted as par. (2) definition provision of second sentence, redesignating as cl. (A) prior cl. (1) provisions, inserting reference to state- ments respecting the campaign, striking out reference to campaign for election and provision for expenditure by the candidate, and redesignating as cl. (B) prior cl. (2), inserting reference to statements respecting the campaign and requirement only for political commit- tees other than authorized committees to file and Sec- retaries of State to keep that portion of report applica- ble to candidates seeking election in that State. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 96–187, § 110, in revising text, pro- vided for performance of the prescribed duties by the officer designated under subsec. (a)(1); substituted in cl. (1) ‘‘reports and statements required by this Act to be filed therewith’’ for ‘‘reports and statements required by this subchapter to be filed with him’’; substituted in cl. (2) requirement of a 2 year retention period for re- ports and statements after receipt in original form or in facsimile copy by microfilm for ten year retention period after such receipt and five year period when re- lating to House of Representatives candidates; required in cl. (3) that filed reports and statements be available within 48 hours of receipt rather than no later than end of day of receipt; and provided in cl. (4) for inclusion of reports in current list and exclusion of parts of state- ments. 1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–443, § 208(c)(11), sub- stituted ‘‘the Commission’’ for ‘‘a supervisory officer’’. 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. § 30114. Use of contributed amounts for certain purposes (a) Permitted uses A contribution accepted by a candidate, and any other donation received by an individual as