116 STAT. 110 PUBLIC LAW 107-155—MAR. 27, 2002 "(A) IN GENERAL.—The opposition personal funds amount is an amount equal to the excess (if any) of— "(i) the greatest aggregate amount of expenditures from personal funds (as defined in subsection (b)(1)) that an opposing candidate in the same election makes; over "(ii) the aggregate amount of expenditures from personal funds made by the candidate with respect to the election. " (B) SPECIAL RULE FOR CANDIDATE'S CAMPAIGN FUNDS.— "(i) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of expenditures from personal funds under subparagraph (A), such amount shall include the gross receipts advantage of the candidate's authorized committee. " (ii) GROSS RECEIPTS ADVANTAGE. —For purposes of clause (i), the term 'gross receipts advantage' means the excess, if any, of— "(I) the aggregate amount of 50 percent of gross receipts of a candidate's authorized committee during any election cycle (not including contributions from personal funds of the candidate) that may be expended in connection with the election, as determined on June 30 and December 31 of the year preceding the year in which a general election is held, over "(II) the aggregate amount of 50 percent of gross receipts of the opposing candidate's authorized committee during any election cycle (not including contributions from personal funds of the candidate) that may be expended in connection with the election, as determined on June 30 and December 31 of the year preceding the year in which a general election is held. " (3) TIME TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS UNDER INCREASED LIMIT.— "(A) IN GENERAL.— Subject to subparagraph (B), a candidate and the candidate's authorized committee shall not accept any contribution, and a party committee shall not make any expenditure, under the increased limit under paragraph (1>— "(i) until the candidate has received notification of the opposition personal funds amount under subsection (b)(1); and "(ii) to the extent that such contribution, when added to the aggregate amount of contributions previously accepted and party expenditures previously made under the increased limits under this subsection for the election cycle, exceeds 100 percent of the opposition personal funds amount. " (B) EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL OF AN OPPOSING CAN- DIDATE.—Av candidate and a candidate's authorized committee shall not accept any contribution and a party shall not make any expenditure under the increased limit after the date on which an opposing candidate ceases to be
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