Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Clean Campaign Contributions Act of 2013”.
Clean Campaign Contributions Act of 2013
A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the prohibition against the conversion of contributions to personal use to contributions to political committees, to clarify that contributions accepted by political committees may be used for authorized expenditures in connection with their political activities and for other lawful purposes, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Clarification of rules applicable to uses of contributions accepted by political committees
Prohibiting Conversion to Personal Use— Section 313(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)(2)) is amended by striking “the candidate’s election campaign or individual’s duties as a holder of Federal office,” and inserting the following: “the candidate’s election campaign, the individual’s duties as a holder of Federal office, or the political committee’s political activities (as the case may be),”.
Clarification that Contributions May be Used for Authorized Expenditures in Connection With Political Activities and for Other Lawful Purposes—
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “accepted by a candidate” and inserting “accepted by a candidate or a political committee”;
in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “used by the candidate or individual” and inserting “used by the candidate, individual, or political committee”; and
in paragraph (1), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: “, or, in the case of a political committee, in connection with the committee’s political activities;”.
in paragraph (2), by striking “for ordinary and necessary expenses” and inserting “in the case of a candidate or individual, for ordinary and necessary expenses”;
in paragraph (3), by striking “for contributions” and inserting “in the case of a candidate or individual, for contributions”;
in paragraph (4), by striking “for transfers” and inserting “in the case of a candidate or individual, for transfers”; and
in paragraph (5), by striking “for donations” and inserting “in the case of a candidate or individual, for donations”.
Effective Date— The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 2014.