[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 127, 113th Congress, 1st Session]
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Public Law 113-72
113th Congress

An Act
 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act to extend through 2018 the
authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money
penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and
published by the Commission, to expand such authority to certain other
violations, and for other purposes. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AUTHORITY OF
FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH
2018.

Section 309(a)(4)(C)(iv) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ``December 31,
2013'' and inserting ``December 31, 2018''.
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL
ELECTION COMMISSION.

(a) Application to Qualified Disclosure Requirements.--Section
309(a)(4)(C)(i) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``any requirement of section
304(a) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 434(a))'' and inserting ``a qualified
disclosure requirement''.
(b) Schedule of Penalties for Each Violation.--Section
309(a)(4)(C)(i)(II) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 437g(a)(4)(C)(i)(II)) is amended by inserting ``, for violations
of each qualified disclosure requirement,'' before ``under a schedule of
penalties''.
(c) Definition of Qualified Disclosure Requirement.--Section
309(a)(4)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
437g(a)(4)(C)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating clause (iv), as amended by section 1,
as clause (v); and
(2) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new
clause:
``(iv) In this subparagraph, the term `qualified
disclosure requirement' means any requirement of--
``(I) subsections (a), (c), (e), (f), (g), or
(i) of section 304; or
``(II) section 305.''.

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SEC. 3. <> EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the earlier
of--
(1) December 31, 2013; or
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

Approved December 26, 2013.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 3487:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 159 (2013):
Nov. 18, considered and passed House.
Dec. 20, considered and passed Senate.