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Title II — Transition Provisions

H.R. 3953 · 115th Congress · Oct 4, 2017 · Lineage

II Transition Provisions

Sec. 201 Transfer of functions of Federal Election Commission

There are transferred to the Federal Election Administration established under section 351 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 101) all functions that the Federal Election Commission exercised before the date described in section 206(a).

Sec. 202 Transfer of property, records, and personnel

(a)
Property and Records— The contracts, liabilities, records, property, and other assets and interests of, or made available in connection with, the offices and functions of the Federal Election Commission which are transferred by this title are transferred to the Federal Election Administration.
(b)
Personnel— The personnel employed in connection with the offices and functions of the Federal Election Commission which are transferred by this title are transferred to the Federal Election Administration.

Sec. 203 Repeals

(a)
Provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971— The following provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 are repealed:
(1)
Section 306 (52 U.S.C. 30106).
(2)
Section 307 (52 U.S.C. 30107).
(3)
Section 308 (52 U.S.C. 30108).
(4)
Section 309 (52 U.S.C. 30109).
(5)
Section 310 (52 U.S.C. 30110).
(6)
Section 311 (52 U.S.C. 30111).
(7)
Section 314 (52 U.S.C. 30115).
(8)
Section 406 (52 U.S.C. 30145).
(b)
Other provisions— Section 403 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 30110 note) is repealed.

Sec. 204 Conforming amendments

(a)
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended—
(1)
in section 301, by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:

“(10) The term Administration means the Federal Election Administration.”

(2)
by striking “Federal Election Commission” and inserting “Administration” each place it appears; and
(3)
by striking “Commission” and inserting “Administration” each place it appears.
(b)
Section 3502(1)(B) of title 44, United States Code, is amended by striking “Federal Election Commission” and inserting “Federal Election Administration”.
(c)
Section 207(j)(7)(B)(i) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Federal Election Commission by a former officer or employee of the Federal Election Commission” and inserting “the Federal Election Administration by a former officer or employee of the Federal Election Commission or the Federal Election Administration”.
(d)
Section 103 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (e), by striking “the Federal Election Commission” and inserting “the Federal Election Administration”; and
(2)
in subsection (k), by striking “the Federal Election Commission” and inserting “the Federal Election Administration”.
(e)
(1)
Section 9002(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

“(3) The term Administration means the Federal Election Administration established under section 351 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.”

(2)
Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “Commission” and inserting “Administration” each place it appears.
(f)
(1)
Section 9032(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:

“(3) The term Administration means the Federal Election Administration established under section 351 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.”

(2)
Chapter 96 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “Commission” and inserting “Administration” each place it appears.
(g)
Section 3(c) of the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act (52 U.S.C. 20102(c)) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
by striking “Federal Election Commission” and inserting “Federal Election Administration”; and
(B)
by striking “Commission” and inserting “Administration”; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking “Federal Election Commission” and inserting “Federal Election Administration”.
(h)
Section 6(a)(9) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605(a)(9)) is amended by striking “the Federal Election Commission” and inserting “the Federal Election Administration”.

Sec. 205 Treatment of certain regulations

(a)
Regulations on disclosure of electioneering communications—
(1)
In general— Effective on the date that is 90 days after enactment of this Act, the regulations on disclosure of electioneering communications adopted by the Federal Election Commission and published in the Federal Register at page 419 of volume 68 on January 3, 2003, and at page 5057 of volume 68 on January 31, 2003, as amended at page 72913 of volume 72 on December 26, 2007, are repealed.
(2)
New regulations— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall promulgate new regulations on disclosure of electioneering communications under section 304(f) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30104(f)). The regulations promulgated under this paragraph shall require the disclosure of the identification of all persons who make a contribution to a person who makes an electioneering communication and shall not limit such disclosure to only to persons who make contributions for the purpose of furthering electioneering communications, or any similar limitation on the scope of such disclosure.
(b)
Regulations on solicitations at non-Federal fundraising events—
(1)
In general— Effective on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the regulations on participation by Federal candidates and officeholders at non-Federal fundraising events adopted by the Federal Election Commission and published in the Federal Register at page 24383 of volume 75 on May 5, 2010, are repealed.
(2)
New regulations— Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Federal Election Commission shall promulgate new regulations on participation by Federal candidates and officeholders in non-Federal fundraising events. The regulations shall limit the participation by Federal candidates and officeholders in such events to attending, speaking, or being a featured guest at a fundraising event for a State, district, or local committee of a political party, and shall not allow Federal candidates and officeholders to participate in or solicit funds at any other fundraising event where non-Federal funds are raised.

Sec. 206 Effective date

(a)
In General— Except as provided in section 205, this title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b)
Termination of the Federal Election Commission— Notwithstanding any other provision of, or amendment made by, this Act, the members of the Federal Election Commission shall be removed from office on the date described in subsection (a).