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PUBLIC LAW 93-443-OCT. 15, 1974

[88 STAT.

which is required to be filed with the Commission under this title shall be filed instead with the principal campaign committee for the candidate on whose behalf such contributions are accepted or such expenditures are made. "(3) I t shall be the duty of each principal campaign committee to receive all reports and statements required to be filed with it under paragraph (2) of this subsection and to compile and file such reports and statements, together with its own reports and statements, with the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this title.". REGISTRATION

2 USC 433.

OF POLITICAI^ COMMITTEE;

STATEMENTS

SEC. 203. Section 303 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to registration of political committees and statements, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) In the case of a political committee which is not a principal campaign committee, reports and notifications required under this section to be filed with the Commission shall be filed instead with the appropriate principal campaign committee.". REPORTS BY POLITICAL COMMITTEE S AND CANDIDATES

2 USC 434.

SEC. 204. (a) Section 304(a) of the Federal Election Campaign ^QI Qf 1971^ relating to reports by political committees and candidates, is amended— (1) by striking out the second and third sentences and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The reports referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filed as follows: " (A)(i) I n any calendar year in which an individual is a candidate for Federal office and an election for such Federal office is held in such year, such reports shall be filed not later than the tenth day before the date on which such election is held and shall be complete as of the fifteenth day before the date of such election; except that any such report filed by registered or certified mail must be postmarked not later than the close of the twelfth day before the date of such election. "(ii) Such reports shall be filed not later than the thirtieth day arter the date of such election and shall be complete as of the twentieth day after the date of such election. " (B) I n any other calendar year in which an individual is a candidate for Federal office, such reports shall be filed after December 31 of such calendar year, but not later than January 31 of the following calendar year and shall be complete as of the close of the calendar year with respect to which the report is filed. " (C) Such reports shall be filed not later than the tenth day following the close of any calendar quarter in which the candidate or political committee concerned received contributions in excess of $1,000, or made expenditures in excess of $1,000, and shall be complete as of the close of such calendar quarter: except that any such report required to be filed after December 31 of any calendar year with respect to which a report is required to be filed under subparagraph (B) shall be filed as provided in such subparagraph. " (D) When the last day for filing any quarterly report required by subparagraph (C) occurs within 10 days of an election, the filing of such quarterly report shall be waived and superseded by the report required by subparagraph (A)(i).

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