Sec. 3. Disclosure and approval of certain political expenditures
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Title II of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ( 29 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 201 the following: The report required under section 201 shall contain, in a clear and simple format— a description of the specific nature of any expenditures for political activities proposed to be made by the labor organization for the forthcoming fiscal year, to the extent the specific nature is known to the labor organization and including the total amount of such proposed expenditures; and a disclosure of how each officer of the labor organization voted to authorize or not to authorize each expenditure for political activities made by the labor organization during the preceding fiscal year.
No labor organization shall make any expenditure for political activities in any fiscal year unless— such expenditure is of the nature of those proposed by the labor organization pursuant to subsection (a); and the full, free, and written authorization for such expenditures has been granted by a majority of the members of the labor organization. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Union Member Protection Act , every labor organization shall adopt a mechanism for obtaining, by secret ballot, the authorization of its members as required under subsection (b)(2).
The officers of a labor organization who authorize an expenditure without first obtaining the authorization of members required under subsection (b)(2) shall be jointly and severally liable in any action brought in any court of competent jurisdiction to any member of the labor organization or class of members for the amount of dues paid by such member or class of member during the 1-year period prior to the date that such expenditure was made. As used in this section: The term expenditure for political activities means— an independent expenditure, as such term is defined in section 301(17) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431(17) ); contributions to any political party, committee, or electioneering communication, as such term is defined in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A) ); and dues or other payments to trade associations or other tax exempt organizations that are, or could reasonably be anticipated to be, used for the purposes described in subparagraph (A).
Such term shall not include— direct lobbying efforts through registered lobbyists employed or hired by the labor organization; communications by a labor organization to its members and executive or administrative personnel and their families; or the establishment, administration, and solicitation of contributions to a separate segregated fund to be utilized for political purposes by a labor organization. . Section 201(c) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 431(c) ) is amended by striking make available the information required to be contained in and inserting provide .
Section 209(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 439(a) ) is amended by inserting other than section 201A after this title .
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