116 STAT. 86 PUBLIC LAW 107-155—MAR. 27, 2002 appears on the ballot (regardless of whether a candidate for State or local office also appears on the ballot); "(iii) a public communication that refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office (regardless of whether a candidate for State or local office is also mentioned or identified) and that promotes or supports a candidate for that office, or attacks or opposes a candidate for that office (regardless of whether the communication expressly advocates a vote for or against a candidate); or "(iv) services provided during any month by an employee of a State, district, or local committee of a political party who spends more than 25 percent of that individual's compensated time during that month on activities in connection with a Federal election. "(B) EXCLUDED ACTIVITY. —The term 'Federal election activity* does not include an amount expended or disbursed by a State, district, or local committee of a political party for— "(i) a public communication that refers solely to a clearly identified candidate for State or local office, if the communication is not a Federal election activity described in subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii); "(ii) a contribution to a candidate for State or local office, provided the contribution is not designated to pay for a Federal election activity described in subparagraph (A); "(iii) the costs of a State, district, or local political convention; and "(iv) the costs of grassroots campaign materials, including buttons, bumper stickers, and yard signs, that name or depict only a candidate for State or local office. "(21) GENERIC CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY.—The term 'generic campaign activity' means a campaign activity that promotes a political party and does not promote a candidate or non-Federal candidate. "(22) PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. — The term 'public communication' means a communication by means of any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank to the general public, or any other form of general public political advertising. "(23) MASS MAILING.— The term 'mass mailing' means a mailing by United States mail or facsimile of more than 500 pieces of mail matter of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30-day period. "(24) TELEPHONE BANK.— The term 'telephone bank' means more than 500 telephone calls of an identical or substantially similar nature within any 30-day period.". SEC. 102. INCREASED CONTRIBUTION LIMIT FOR STATE COMMITTEES OF POLITICAL PARTIES. Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(l)) is amended—
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