Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 88 Part 1.djvu/1315

 88 STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 9 3 - 4 4 3 - O C T. 15, 1974

" (F) any communication by any person which is not made for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office; " (G) the payment by a State or local committee of a political party of the costs of preparation, displaj^, or mailing or other distribution incurred by such committee with respect to a printed slate card or sample ballot, or other printed listing, of 3 or more candidates for any public office for which an election is held in the State in which such committee is organized, except that this clause shall not apply in the case of costs incurred by such committee with respect to a display of any such listing made on broadcasting stations, or in newspapers, magazines or other similar types of general public political advertising; " (H) any costs incurred by a candidate in connection with the solicitation of contributions by such candidate, except that this clause shall not apply with respect to costs incurred by a candidate in excess of an amount equal to 20 percent of the expenditure limitation applicable to such candidate under section 608(c) of this title; or " (I) any costs incurred by a political committee (as such term is defined by section 608(b)(2) of this title) with respect to the solicitation of contributions to such political committee or to any general political fund controlled by such political committee, except that this clause shall not apply to exempt costs incurred with respect to the solicitation of contributions to any such political committee made through broadcasting stations, newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising facilities, and other similar types of general public political advertising; to the extent that the cumulative value of activities by any individual on behalf of any candidate under each of clauses (D) or (E) does not exceed $500 with respect to any election;", (e) Section 591 of title 18, United States Code, relating to definitions, is amended— (1) by striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (g); (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (h) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: " (i) 'political party' means any 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; "(j) '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 Federal Election Commission; " (k) 'national committee' means the organization which, by virtue of the bylaws of the political party, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of such political party at the national level, as determined by the Federal Election Commission established under section 310(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971; and "(1) 'principal campaign committee' means the principal campaign committee designated by a candidate under section 302 (f)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.".

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Ante, p. 1263.

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Post, p. 1280. ^°«^ p- 1275.

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