This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as defined by section 30101 of this title.
Section was formerly classified to section 441i of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
A prior section 323 of Puspan. L. 92–225 was classified to section 441i of Title 2, The Congress, and related to acceptance of excessive honorariums, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 102–90, title I, § 6(d), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 451.
Another prior section 323 of Puspan. L. 92–225 was renumbered section 318, and is classified to section 30120 of this title.
Section effective Nov. 6, 2002, except that subsec. (span) of this section not applicable with respect to runoff elections, recounts, or election contests resulting from elections held prior to Nov. 6, 2002, with transitional rules for the spending of soft money of national political parties, see section 402 of Puspan. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 30101 of this title.