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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 607. Place of solicitation
(a) Prohibition. -
(1) In general. - It shall be unlawful for any person to
solicit or receive a donation of money or other thing of value in
connection with a Federal, State, or local election from a person
who is located in a room or building occupied in the discharge of
official duties by an officer or employee of the United States.
It shall be unlawful for an individual who is an officer or
employee of the Federal Government, including the President, Vice
President, and Members of Congress, to solicit or receive a
donation of money or other thing of value in connection with a
Federal, State, or local election, while in any room or building
occupied in the discharge of official duties by an officer or
employee of the United States, from any person.
(2) Penalty. - A person who violates this section shall be
fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or
both.
(b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to the
receipt of contributions by persons on the staff of a Senator or
Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress or Executive Office of the President, provided, that such
contributions have not been solicited in any manner which directs
the contributor to mail or deliver a contribution to any room,
building, or other facility referred to in subsection (a), and
provided that such contributions are transferred within seven days
of receipt to a political committee within the meaning of section
302(e) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.
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