This Act, referred to in text, means the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended, as defined by section 431 of this title.

A prior section 441i, Pub. L. 92–225, title III, § 323, formerly § 328, as added Pub. L. 94–283, title I, § 112(2), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 494; amended Pub. L. 95–216, title V, § 502(a), Dec. 20, 1977, 91 Stat. 1565; renumbered § 323, Pub. L. 96–187, title I, § 105(5), Jan. 8, 1980, 93 Stat. 1354; amended Pub. L. 97–51, § 130(a), Oct. 1, 1981, 95 Stat. 966; Pub. L. 98–63, title I, § 908(g), July 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 338; Pub. L. 101–194, title VI, § 601(b)(1), Nov. 30, 1989, 103 Stat. 1762; Pub. L. 101–280, § 7(b)(1) [(d)(1)], May 4, 1990, 104 Stat. 161, related to acceptance of excessive honorariums, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–90, title I, § 6(d), Aug. 14, 1991, 105 Stat. 451.

A prior section 323 of Pub. L. 92–225 was renumbered section 318, and is classified to section 441d of this title.

Section effective Nov. 6, 2002, except that subsec. (b) 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 Pub. L. 107–155, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under section 431 of this title.