Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 1.djvu/129

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PUBLIC LAW 107-155—MAR. 27, 2002 116 STAT. 103 "(A) $37,500, in the case of contributions to candidates and the authorized committees of candidates; "(B) $57,500, in the case of any other contributions, of which not more than $37,500 may be attributable to contributions to political committees which are not political committees of national political parties.". (c) INCREASE IN SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE LIMIT. — Section 315(h) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(h)) is amended by striking "$17,500" and inserting " $35,000 ". (d) INDEXING OF CONTRIBUTION LIMITS. —Section 315(c) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(c)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking the second and third sentences; (B) by inserting "(A)" before "At the beginning"; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), in any calendar year after 2002— "(i) a limitation established by subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), (b), (d), or (h) shall be increased by the percent difference determined under subparagraph (A); "(ii) each amount so increased shall remain in effect for the calendar year; and "(iii) if any amount after adjustment under clause (i) is not a multiple of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. "(C) In the case of limitations under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h), increases shall only be made in odd-num - bered years and such increases shall remain in effect for the 2- year period beginning on the first day following the date of the last general election in the year preceding the year in which the amount is increased and ending on the date of the next general election."; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking "means the calendar year 1974" and inserting "means— "(i) for purposes of subsections (b) and (d), calendar year 1974; and " (ii) for purposes of subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h), calendar year 2001". (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section 2 USC 44ia note, shall apply with respect to contributions made on or after January 1, 2003. SEC. 308. DONATIONS TO PRESffiENTIAL INAUGURAL COMMITTEE. (a) IN GENERAL. —Chapter 5 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by— (1) redesignating section 510 as section 511; and (2) inserting after section 509 the following: "§510. Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations "(a) IN GENERAL. —^A committee shall not be considered to be the Inaugural Committee for purposes of this chapter unless the committee agrees to, and meets, the requirements of subsections (b) and (c). "(b) DISCLOSURE. — 99-194 0-03-5:QL 3 Parti