An amendment numbered 3 printed in Part B of House Report 111-514 to clarify that the bill would prohibit those with leases on the Outer Continental Shelf from making campaign-related expenditures.

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   Change 1: Inserts new text on page 15, line 15

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   Inserted: (c) Application to Persons Holding Leases for Drilling in Outer Continental Shelf.--Section 317(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 441c(a)) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking "or" at the end of paragraph (1);

   Inserted: (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and

   Inserted: (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:

   Inserted: "(2) who enters into negotiations for a lease for exploration for, and development and production of, oil and gas under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), during the period--

   Inserted: "(A) beginning on the later of the commencement of the negotiations or the date of the enactment of the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act; and

   Inserted: "(B) ending with the later of the termination of such negotiations or the termination of such lease;

   Inserted: directly or indirectly to make any contribution of money or other things of value, or to promise expressly or impliedly to make any such contribution to any political party, committee, or candidate for public office or to any person for any political purpose or use, to make any independent expenditure, or to disburse any funds for an electioneering communication; or".

   Original wording

   Page 15, insert after line 15 the following:

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   Change 2: Replaces “(c)” with “(d)”

   ReplacesPage 15, line 16Printed page

   [struck: (c)][inserted: (d)]

   Original wording

   Page 15, line 16, strike “(c)” and insert “(d)”.

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