Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement naming their five largest donors.
Requires organizations to include information on their largest donors in reports on independent expenditures and electioneering communications.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4583 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4583
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require certain
campaign-related communications which are paid for by certain tax-
exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement
naming their five largest donors, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 3, 2010
Mr. Boccieri 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 which are paid for by certain tax-
exempt organizations or political organizations to include a statement
naming their five largest donors, 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 ``Stand By Your Ad Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS FUNDED BY
CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS OR POLITICAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) Requiring Statement Identifying Largest Donors.--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 certain
tax-exempt or political organizations.--
``(A) Disclosure statement required.--Any
communication described in paragraph (3) of subsection
(a) which is funded in whole or in part by a covered
section 501(c) organization or a political organization
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.
``(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 a representative of the organization, or by
a representative of the organization making the
statement in voice-over. The statement,
together with clearly readable logos of the
organization and each donor identified in the
disclosure statement (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
logos, for a period of at least 4 seconds.
``(C) Disclosure statement described.--The
disclosure statement described in this subparagraph is
the following: `This advertisement was paid for by
_______, whose funders include _______. For a full list
of donors, go to _______.', with--
``(i) the first blank to be filled in with
the name of the covered section 501(c)
organization or political organization
involved;
``(ii) the second blank to be filled in
with the names of the 5 persons who provided
the largest amount of funding to the
organization for any purpose during the 12-
month period which ends on the date on which
the organization paid for the communication;
and
``(iii) the third blank to be filled in
with the Internet address of the website of the
organization which includes the information the
organization is required to post and maintain
under subsections (c)(4) and (f)(8) of section
304.
``(D) Definitions.--In this paragraph--
``(i) the term `political organization'
means a political organization described in
section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, except that such term does not include a
political committee of a political party; and
``(ii) the term `covered section 501(c)
organization' means--
``(I) an organization described in
paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 and exempt from taxation under
section 501(a) of such Code; or
``(II) an organization which has
submitted an application to the
Internal Revenue Service for
determination of its status as an
organization described in subclause
(I).''.
(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.
SEC. 3. REQUIRING ORGANIZATIONS TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON LARGEST
DONORS IN REPORTS ON INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURES AND
ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Reports on Independent Expenditures.--
(1) Contents of statements.--Section 304(c)(2) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(c)(2)) is
amended--
(A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
(B);
(B) by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) if the person making the independent expenditure is a
covered section 501(c) organization or a political organization
(as such terms are defined in section 318(d)(3)(D)), the
identification of the 5 persons who provided the largest amount
of funding to the organization for any purpose, together with
the amount of funding each such person provided, during the 12-
month period which ends on the date on which the organization
made the independent expenditure.''.
(2) Posting of information on website.--Section 304(c) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(4) Each covered section 501(c) organization or political
organization which is required to include the information described in
paragraph (2)(D) in the statements required to be filed under this
subsection shall post and maintain such information on a publicly
available official website of the organization.''.
(b) Reports on Electioneering Communications.--
(1) Contents of statements.--Section 304(f)(2) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(2)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
``(G) If the person making the disbursement is a
covered section 501(c) organization or a political
organization (as such terms are defined in section
318(d)(3)(D)), the identification of the 5 persons who
provided the largest amount of funding to the person
for any purpose, together with the amount of funding
each such person provided, during the 12-month period
which ends on the date on which the organization made
the disbursement.''.
(2) Posting of information on website.--Section 304(f) of
such Act (2 U.S.C. 434(f)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
``(8) Posting certain donor information on website.--Each
covered section 501(c) organization or political organization
which is required to include the information described in
paragraph (2)(G) in the statements required to be filed under
this subsection shall post and maintain such information on a
publicly available official website of the organization.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to statements filed 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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