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 116 STAT. 90 PUBLIC LAW 107-155—MAR. 27, 2002 "(iv) any other communication exempted under such regulations as the Commission may promulgate (consistent with the requirements of this paragraph) to ensure the appropriate implementation of this paragraph, except that under any such regulation a communication may not be exempted if it meets the requirements of this paragraph and is described in section 301(20)(A)(iii). "(C) TARGETING TO RELEVANT ELECTORATE. —For purposes of this paragraph, a communication which refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office is 'targeted to the relevant electorate' if the communication can be received by 50,000 or more persons— "(i) in the district the candidate seeks to represent, in the case of a candidate for Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress; or "(ii) in the State the candidate seeks to represent, in the case of a candidate for Senator. "(4) DISCLOSURE DATE. — For purposes of this subsection, the term 'disclosure date' means— "(A) the first date during any calendar year by which a person has made disbursements for the direct costs of producing or airing electioneering communications aggregating in excess of $10,000; and "(B) any other date during such calendar year by which a person has made disbursements for the direct costs of producing or airing electioneering communications aggregating in excess of $10,000 since the most recent disclosure date for such calendar year. "(5) CONTRACTS TO DISBURSE.— For purposes of this subsection, a person shall be treated as having made a disbursement if the person has executed a contract to make the disbursement. " (6) COORDINATION WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS. — Any requirement to report under this subsection shall be in addition to any other reporting requirement under this Act. " (7) COORDINATION WITH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. — Nothing in this subsection may be construed to establish, modify, or otherwise affect the definition of political activities or electioneering activities (including the definition of participating in, intervening in, or influencing or attempting to influence a political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for public office) for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.". 2 USC 434 note. (b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS- SION. —The Federal Communications Commission shall compile and maintain any information the Federal Election Commission may require to carry out section 304(f) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by subsection (a)), and shall make such information available to the public on the Federal Communication Commission's website. SEC. 202. COORDINATED COMMUNICATIONS AS CONTRIBUTIONS. Section 315(a)(7) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)) is amended—

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