- Act
means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as amended.
- applicable electioneering communication
means an electioneering communication (within the meaning of section 30104(f)(3) of this title) which is made by any entity described in subsection (a) of this section or by any other person using funds donated by an entity described in subsection (a) of this section.
- appropriate State
means—
- authorized committee
means the principal campaign committee or any other political committee authorized by a candidate under section 30102(e)(1) of this title to receive contributions or make expenditures on behalf of such candidate.
- base period
means—
- bundled contribution
means, with respect to a committee described in paragraph (6) and a person described in paragraph (7), a contribution (subject to the applicable threshold) which is—
- candidate
means an individual who seeks nomination for election, or election, to Federal office, and for purposes of this paragraph, an individual shall be deemed to seek nomination for election, or election—
- clearly identified
means that—
- Commission
means the Federal Election Commission.
- connected organization
means any organization which is not a political committee but which directly or indirectly establishes, administers or financially supports a political committee.
- contribution
includes—
- contribution or expenditure
includes a contribution or expenditure, as those terms are defined in section 30101 of this title, and also includes any direct or indirect payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit, or gift of money, or any services, or anything of value (except a loan of money by a national or State bank made in accordance with the applicable banking laws and regulations and in the ordinary course of business) to any candidate, campaign committee, or political party or organization, in connection with any election to any of the offices referred to in this section or for any applicable electioneering communication, but shall not include (A) communications by a corporation to its stockholders and executive or administrative personnel and their families or by a labor organization to its members and their families on any subject;
- covered period
means, with respect to a committee—
- disclosure date
means—
- election
means—
- election cycle
means the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent election for the specific office or seat that a candidate is seeking and ending on the date of the next election for that office or seat.
- election-related report
means any report, designation, or statement required to be filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
- electioneering communication
means any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication which—
- executive or administrative personnel
means individuals employed by a corporation who are paid on a salary, rather than hourly, basis and who have policymaking, managerial, professional, or supervisory responsibilities.
- expenditure
includes—
- expenditure from personal funds
means—
- Federal election activity
means—
- Federal office
means the office of President or Vice President, or of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
- foreign national
means—
- generic campaign activity
means a campaign activity that promotes a political party and does not promote a candidate or non-Federal candidate.
- gross receipts advantage
means the excess, if any, of—
- identification
means—
- immediate family member
means, with respect to a candidate, a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law.
- independent expenditure
means an expenditure by a person—
- labor organization
means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.
- leadership PAC
means, with respect to a candidate for election to Federal office or an individual holding Federal office, a political committee that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained 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 authorized committee of the candidate or individual, except that such term does not include a political committee of a political party.
- legislative day
means, with respect to statements transmitted to the Senate, any calendar day on which the Senate is in session, and with respect to statements transmitted to the House of Representatives, any calendar day on which the House of Representatives is in session.
- mass mailing
means a mailing by United States mail or facsimile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30-day period.
- multicandidate political committee
means a political committee which has been registered under section 30103 of this title for a period of not less than 6 months, which has received contributions from more than 50 persons, and, except for any State political party organization, has made contributions to 5 or more candidates for Federal office.
- national committee
means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the national level, as determined by the Commission.
- person
includes an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons, but such term does not include the Federal Government or any authority of the Federal Government.
- personal funds
means an amount that is derived from—
- political committee
means—
- political party
means an association, committee, or organization which nominates a candidate for election to any Federal office whose name appears on the election ballot as the candidate of such association, committee, or organization.
- price index
means the average over a calendar year of the Consumer Price Index (all items—United States city average) published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics;
- principal campaign committee
means a political committee designated and authorized by a candidate under section 30102(e)(1) of this title.
- public communication
means a communication by means of any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank to the general public, or any other form of general public political advertising.
- qualified disclosure requirement
means any requirement of—
- report
means, with respect to the Commission, a report, designation, or statement required by this Act to be filed with the Commission.
- section 501(c)(4) organization
means—
- State
means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States.
- State committee
means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of a political party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the State level, as determined by the Commission.
- targeted communication
means an electioneering communication (as defined in section 30104(f)(3) of this title) that is distributed from a television or radio broadcast station or provider of cable or satellite television service and, 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.
- telephone bank
means more than 500 telephone calls of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30-day period.
- voting age population
means in the case of a candidate for the office of Senator, the voting age population of the State of the candidate (as certified under subsection (e)).