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PUBLIC LAW 93-443-OCT. 15, 1974 POLITICAL F U N D S OF CORPORATIONS OR LABOR

[88 STAT.

ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 103. Section 611 of title 18, United States Code, relating to contributions by firms or individuals contracting with the United States, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "This section does not prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, any separate segregated fund by any corporation or labor organization for the purpose of influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office, unless the provisions of section 610 of this title prohibit or make unlawful the establishment or administration of, or the solicitation of contributions to, such fund. "For purposes of this section, the term 'labor organization' has the meaning given it by section 610 of this title.". E F F E C T ON STATE LAW 18 USC 591 note.

SEC. 104. (a) The provisions of chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, relating to elections and political activities, supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal office. (b) For purposes of this section, the terms "election", "Federal office", and "State" have the meanings given them by section 591 of title 18, United States Code. TITLE II — AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT O F 1971 C H A N G E S I N DEFINITIONS FOR REPORTING A N D DISCLOSURE

2 USC 431.

SEC. 201. (a) Section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to definitions, is amended— (1) by inserting "and title IV of this Act" after "title"; (2) by striking out ", and (5) the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States" in paragraph (a), and by inserting "and" before " (4) " in such paragraph; (3) by amending paragraph (d) to read as follows: " (a) 'political committee' means any committee, club, association, or other group of persons which receives contributions or makes expenditures during a calendar year in an aggregate amount exceeding $1,000;"; (4) by amending paragraph (e) to read as follows: "(e) 'contribution'— " (1) means a gift, subscription, loan, advance, or deposit of money or anything of value made for the purpose of— " (A) influencing the nomination for election, or election, of any person to Federal office or for the purpose of influencing the results of a primary held for the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party, or " (B) influencing the result of an election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President of the United States; "(2) means a contract, promise, or agreement, expressed or implied, whether or not legally enforceable, to make a contribution for such purposes;

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