52 U.S.C. § 30143
Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of this Act, and of rules prescribed under this Act, supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal office.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a State or local committee of a political party may, subject to State law, use exclusively funds that are not subject to the prohibitions, limitations, and reporting requirements of the Act for the purchase or construction of an office building for such State or local committee.
52 U.S.C. § 30143
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title.
CODIFICATIONSection was formerly classified to section 453 of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
AMENDMENTS2002- Pub. L. 107-155 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of this Act" for "The provisions of this Act", and added subsec. (b). 1974- Pub. L. 93-443 substituted provision for Pub. L. 92-225 and rules thereunder to supersede and preempt any provision of State law with respect to election to Federal office for prior provisions which in former subsec. (a) stated that nothing in Pub. L. 92-225 shall be deemed to invalidate or make inapplicable any provision of State law, except where compliance with such provision would result in a violation of Pub. L. 92-225 and in former subsec. (b) stated that no provision of State law shall be construed to prohibit any person from taking any action authorized by Pub. L. 92-225 or from making any expenditure which he could lawfully make under Pub. L. 92-225.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 107-155 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.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1974 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 93-443 effective Oct. 15, 1974, see section 410(b) of Pub. L. 93-443 set out as a note under section 30101 of this title.