11 CFR § 300.10 - General prohibitions on raising and spending non-Federal funds (52 U.S.C. 30125(a) and (c)).

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title: "11 CFR § 300.10 - General prohibitions on raising and spending non-Federal funds (52 U.S.C. 30125(a) and (c))."
title_number: 11
title_name: "Federal Elections"
section_number: "300.10"
section_name: "General prohibitions on raising and spending non-Federal funds (52 U.S.C. 30125(a) and (c))."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT OF 2002—(BCRA) REGULATIONS"
part_number: "300"
part_name: "NON-FEDERAL FUNDS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "52 U.S.C. 30104(e), 30111(a)(8), 30116(a), 30125, and 30143."
regulatory_source: "67 FR 49120, July 29, 2002, unless otherwise noted."
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# 300.10 General prohibitions on raising and spending non-Federal funds (52 U.S.C. 30125(a) and (c)).

(a) *Prohibitions.* A national committee of a political party, including a national congressional campaign committee, must not:

(1) Solicit, receive, or direct to another person a contribution, donation, or transfer of funds, or any other thing of value that is not subject to the prohibitions, limitations and reporting requirements of the Act;

(2) Spend any funds that are not subject to the prohibitions, limitations, and reporting requirements of the Act; or

(3) Solicit, receive, direct, or transfer to another person, or spend, Levin funds.

(b) *Fundraising costs.* A national committee of a political party, including a national congressional campaign committee, must use only Federal funds to raise funds that are used, in whole or in part, for expenditures and disbursements for Federal election activity.

(c) *Application.* This section also applies to:

(1) An officer or agent acting on behalf of a national party committee or a national congressional campaign committee; and

(2) An entity that is directly or indirectly established, financed, maintained, or controlled by a national party committee or a national congressional campaign committee.