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Code · BILL · 117th Congress · H.R. 5314 (Engrossed in House) — To protect our democracy by preventing abuses of presidential power, restoring checks and balances and accountability... · Sec. 1501

Sec. 1501. Prohibiting Use of Campaign Funds to Compensate Spouses of Candidates; Disclosure of Payments Made to Spouses and Family Members

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Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30114 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no authorized committee of a candidate or any other political committee established, maintained, or controlled by a candidate or an individual holding Federal office (other than a political committee of a political party) shall directly or indirectly compensate the spouse of the candidate or individual (as the case may be) for services provided to or on behalf of the committee.
In addition to any other information included in a report submitted under section 304 by a committee described in paragraph (1), the committee shall include in the report a separate statement of any payments, including direct or indirect compensation, made to the spouse or any immediate family member of the candidate or individual involved during the period covered by the report. In this subsection, the term immediate family member means the son, daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother, father, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, or grandchild of the candidate or individual involved. .
Section 313(a)(1) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30114(a)(1) ) is amended by striking for otherwise and inserting subject to subsection (d), for otherwise .
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