A contribution accepted by a candidate, and any other donation received by an individual as support for activities of the individual as a holder of Federal office, may be used by the candidate or individual-
A contribution or donation described in subsection (a) shall not be converted by any person to personal use.
For the purposes of paragraph (1), a contribution or donation shall be considered to be converted to personal use if the contribution or amount is used to fulfill any commitment, obligation, or expense of a person that would exist irrespective of the candidate's election campaign or individual's duties as a holder of Federal office, including-
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a candidate for election for Federal office (other than a candidate who is subject to paragraph (2)), or any authorized committee of such a candidate, may not make any expenditure for a flight on an aircraft unless-
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, in the case of a candidate for election for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, an authorized committee and a leadership PAC of the candidate may not make any expenditure for a flight on an aircraft unless-
Paragraphs (1) and (2) do not apply to a flight on an aircraft owned or leased by the candidate involved or an immediate family member of the candidate (including an aircraft owned by an entity that is not a public corporation in which the candidate or an immediate family member of the candidate has an ownership interest), so long as the candidate does not use the aircraft more than the candidate's or immediate family member's proportionate share of ownership allows.
In this subparagraph (A), the term "immediate family member" means, with respect to a candidate, a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, husband, wife, father-in-law, or mother-in-law.
In this subsection, the term "leadership PAC" has the meaning given such term in section 30104(i)(8)(B) of this title.
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EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), (2), means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title.
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 439a of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
PRIOR PROVISIONSA prior section 313 of Pub. L. 92-225 was classified to section 439a of Title 2, The Congress, and also related to use of contributed amounts for certain purposes, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 107-155, title III, §301, Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 95. Another prior section 313 of Pub. L. 92-225 was renumbered section 309, and is classified to section 30109 of this title.Another prior section 313 of Pub. L. 92-225 was renumbered section 308, and is classified to section 30108 of this title.
AMENDMENTS2007-Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110-81 added subsec. (c). 2004-Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 108-447 which directed the amendment of section 312a(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by adding pars. (5) and (6), was executed by making the amendments to this section, which is section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2007 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 110-81, title VI, §601(b), Sept. 14, 2007, 121 Stat. 775, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to flights taken on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 14, 2007]."
EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Nov. 6, 2002, see section 402 of Pub. L. 107-155 set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title.