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PUBLIC LAW 93-443-OCTo 15, 1974
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"(2) any category of political committees of the obligation to comply with the reporting requirements of such section if such committees— " (A) primarily support persons seeking State or local ojfice; and " (B) do not operate in more than one State or do not operate on a statewide basis.". FORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTS A N D STATEMENT S
SEC. 207. Section 306 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to formal requirements respecting reports and statements, is amended by striking out subsection (a); by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (d) If a report or statement required by section 303, 304(a)(1)(A) ( i i), 3 0 4 (a)(1)(B), 3 0 4 (a)(1)(C), o r 304(e) of this title to be filed by a treasurer of a political committee or by a candidate or by any other person, is delivered by registered or certified mail, to the Commission or principal campaign committee with which it is required to be filed, the United States postmark stamped on the cover of the envelope or other container in which such report or statement is so mailed shall be deemed to be the date of filing.".
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REPORTS BY CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS; FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION; C A M P A I G N DEPOSITORIES
SEC. 208. (a) Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, relating to disclosure of Federal campaign funds, is amended by redesignating sections 308 and 309 as sections 316 and 317, respectively; 43^^^*^ '*^^' by redesignating section 311 as section 321; and by inserting imme- 2 USC 441. diately after section 307 the following new sections: "REPORTS BY CERTAIN PERSONS
"SEC. 308. Any person (other than an individual) who expends any ^ "^^ '*^^^funds or commits any act directed to the public for the purpose of influencing the outcome of an election, or who publishes or broadcasts to the public any material referring to a candidate (by name, description, or other reference) advocating the election or defeat of such candidate, setting forth the candidate's position on any public issue, his voting record, or other official acts (in the case of a candidate who holds or has held Federal office), or otherwise designed to influence individuals to cast their votes for or against such candidate or to withhold their votes from such candidate shall file reports with the Commission as if such person were a political committee. The reports filed by such person shall set forth the source of the funds used in carrying out any activity described in the preceding sentence in the same detail as if the funds were contributions within the meaning of section 301(e), and payments of such funds in the same ^"'«» P- 1272. detail as if they were expenditures within the meaning of section 301 (f). The provisions of this section do not apply to any publication ^"'^' P- ^2^^or broadcast of the United States Government or to any news story, commentary, or editorial distributed through the facilities of a broadcasting station or a bona fide newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication. A news story, commentary, or editorial is not considered to be distributed through a bona fide newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication if—
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