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 116 STAT. 3136 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—MAR. 22, 2002 (2) MODIFICATION OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS.— The amendments made by— (A) section 102 shall apply with respect to contributions made on or after January 1, 2003; and (B) section 307 shall take effect as provided in subsection (e) of such section. (3) SEVERABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATES AND REGULATIONS; JUDICIAL REVIEW.— Title IV shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (4) PROVISIONS NOT TO APPLY TO RUNOFF ELECTIONS.— Section 323(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 101(a)), section 103(a), title II, sections 304 (including section 315(j) of Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as added by section 304(a)(2)), 305 (notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section), 311, 316, 318, and 319, and title V (and the amendments made by such sections and titles) shall take effect on November 6, 2002, but shall not apply with respect to runoff elections, recounts, or election contests resulting from elections held prior to such date. (b) SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Except for subsection (b) of such section, section 323 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 101(a)) shall take effect on November 6, 2002. (2) TRANSITIONAL RULES FOR THE SPENDING OF SOFT MONEY OF NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES.— (A) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding section 323(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 101(a)), if a national committee of a political party described in such section (including any person who is subject to such section under paragraph (2) of such section), has received funds described in such section prior to November 6, 2002, the rules described in subparagraph (B) shall apply with respect to the spending of the amount of such funds in the possession of such committee as of such date. (B) USE OF EXCESS SOFT MONEY FUNDS. — (i) IN GENERAL.— Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the national committee of a political party may use the amount described in subparagraph (A) prior to January 1, 2003, solely for the purpose of— (I) retiring outstanding debts or obligations that were incurred solely in connection with an election held prior to November 6, 2002; or (II) paying expenses or retiring outstanding debts or paying for obligations that were incurred solely in connection with any runoff election, recount, or election contest resulting from an election held prior to November 6, 2002. (ii) PROHIBITION ON USING SOFT MONEY FOR HARD MONEY EXPENSES, DEBTS, AND OBLIGATIONS. — ^A national committee of a political party may not use the amount described in subparagraph (A) for any expenditure (as defined in section 301(9) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(9))) or for retiring outstanding debts or obligations that were incurred for such an expenditure.

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