To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of any contribution made to a candidate for election for Federal office, or any donation made to an individual as support for the individual's activities as the holder of a Federal office, for the payment of a salary to the candidate or individual or to any member of the immediate family of the candidate or individual.

February 9, 2005

Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of any contribution made to a candidate for election for Federal office, or any donation made to an individual as support for the individual's activities as the holder of a Federal office, for the payment of a salary to the candidate or individual or to any member of the immediate family of the candidate or individual.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Candidate Anti-Corruption Act'.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS FOR SALARIES OF CANDIDATES OR OFFICEHOLDERS.

(a) In General- Section 313(b)(2) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 439a(b)(2)) is amended by striking `is used to' and inserting `is used for the payment of a salary to the candidate or individual involved or to any member of the immediate family of the candidate or individual involved, or is used to'.

(b) Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, except that the amendment shall not apply with respect to any payment of a salary which is made prior to the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

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