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 124 STAT. 3047 PUBLIC LAW 111–283—OCT. 15, 2010 ‘‘(ii) Any expenditures from the separate fund that are made from such contributions or payments described in clause (i)(I) shall be treated as expenditures (within the meaning of section 301(9) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 431(9))) or qualified campaign expenses (within the meaning of section 9002(11) of such Code), whichever is applicable. ‘‘(iii) An eligible candidate establishing a separate fund under subparagraph (A) shall (as a condition for receiving serv- ices and facilities described in paragraph (2)) comply with all requirements and limitations of section 5 in soliciting or expending amounts in the same manner as the President- elect or Vice-President-elect, including reporting on the transfer and expenditure of amounts described in subparagraph (B)(i) in the disclosures required by section 5. ‘‘(4)(A) In this subsection, the term ‘eligible candidate’ means, with respect to any presidential election (as defined in section 9002(10) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)— ‘‘(i) a candidate of a major party (as defined in section 9002(6) of such Code) for President or Vice-President of the United States; and ‘‘(ii) any other candidate who has been determined by the Administrator to be among the principal contenders for the general election to such offices. ‘‘(B) In making a determination under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Administrator shall— ‘‘(i) ensure that any candidate determined to be an eligible candidate under such subparagraph— ‘‘(I) meets the requirements described in Article II, Section 1, of the United States Constitution for eligibility to the office of President; ‘‘(II) has qualified to have his or her name appear on the ballots of a sufficient number of States such that the total number of electors appointed in those States is greater than 50 percent of the total number of electors appointed in all of the States; and ‘‘(III) has demonstrated a significant level of public support in national public opinion polls, so as to be realisti- cally considered among the principal contenders for Presi- dent or Vice-President of the United States; and ‘‘(ii) consider whether other national organizations have recognized the candidate as being among the principal con- tenders for the general election to such offices, including whether the Commission on Presidential Debates has deter- mined that the candidate is eligible to participate in the can- didate debates for the general election to such offices.’’. (b) ADMINISTRATOR REQUIRED TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY COORDINATION UPON REQUEST.—Section 3(a)(10) of the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (3 U.S.C. 102 note) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(10) Notwithstanding subsection (b), consultation by the Administrator with any President-elect, Vice-President-elect, or eligible candidate (as defined in subsection (h)(4)) to develop a systems architecture plan for the computer and communica- tions systems of the candidate to coordinate a transition to Federal systems if the candidate is elected.’’. (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER TRANSITION SERVICES.— Definition.