Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related radio and television communications paid for by a corporation or labor organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4527 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4527
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain
campaign-related communications paid for by a corporation or labor
organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive
officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2010
Mr. Driehaus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on House Administration
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain
campaign-related communications paid for by a corporation or labor
organization to include a statement identifying the chief executive
officer of the corporation or the president of the labor organization,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate and Labor Electioneering
Advertisement Reform Act'' or the ``CLEAR Act''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN-RELATED COMMUNICATIONS FUNDED
BY CORPORATIONS OR LABOR ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Requiring Statement Identifying Head of Corporation or
Organization.--Section 318(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Any communication'' and
inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (3), any
communication''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(3) Special rules for communications paid for by
corporations or labor organizations.--
``(A) Disclosure statement required.--Any
communication described in paragraph (3) of subsection
(a) which is a corporate communication or a labor
organization communication and which is transmitted
through radio or television shall include, in addition
to the requirements of that paragraph, the disclosure
statement described in subparagraph (C).
``(B) Method of conveyance of statement.--
``(i) Communications transmitted through
radio.--In the case of a communication to which
this paragraph applies which is transmitted
through radio, the disclosure statement
described in subparagraph (C) shall be made by
audio in a clearly spoken manner by the
applicable individual.
``(ii) Communications transmitted through
television.--In the case of a communication to
which this paragraph applies which is
transmitted through television, the disclosure
statement described in subparagraph (C) shall
be conveyed by an unobscured, full-screen view
of the applicable individual, or by the
applicable individual making the statement in
voice-over accompanied by a clearly
identifiable photograph or similar image of the
individual. The statement, together with a
clearly readable logo of the corporation or
labor organization (as the case may be), if
any, shall also appear in writing at the end of
the communication in a clearly readable manner
with a reasonable degree of color contrast
between the background and the printed
statement and logo, for a period of at least 4
seconds.
``(C) Disclosure statement described.--The
disclosure statement described in this subparagraph is
the following: `I am _______, and _______ paid for this
advertisement and approves its contents.', with--
``(i) the first blank to be filled in with
the name and title of the applicable
individual; and
``(ii) the second blank to the filled in
with the name of the corporation (in the case
of a corporate communication) or the name of
the labor organization (in the case of a labor
organization communication).
``(D) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
``(i) the term `applicable individual'
means the chief executive officer of a
corporation (with respect to a corporate
communication) or the highest ranking officer
of a labor organization (with respect to a
labor organization communication);
``(ii) the term `corporate communication'
means a communication paid for in whole or in
part by a corporation, other than a
communication paid for in whole by a separate
segregated fund established by a corporation
under section 316(b)(2)(C); and
``(iii) the term `labor organization
communication' means a communication paid for
in whole or in part by a labor organization,
other than a communication paid for in whole by
a separate segregated fund established by a
labor organization under section
316(b)(2)(C).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply with respect to communications made on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
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