36 USC § 510 - Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations

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title: "36 USC § 510 - Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "510"
section_name: "Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL CEREMONIES"
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part_name: "Observances and Ceremonies"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 308(a)(2), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 103.)"
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# § 510. Disclosure of and prohibition on certain donations

**(a)** **In General.—** A committee shall not be considered to be the Inaugural Committee for purposes of this chapter unless the committee agrees to, and meets, the requirements of subsections (b) and (c).

**(b)** **Disclosure.—**

**(1)** **In general.—** Not later than the date that is 90 days after the date of the Presidential inaugural ceremony, the committee shall file a report with the Federal Election Commission disclosing any donation of money or anything of value made to the committee in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than $200.

**(2)** **Contents of report.—** A report filed under paragraph (1) shall contain—

**(A)** the amount of the donation;

**(B)** the date the donation is received; and

**(C)** the name and address of the person making the donation.

**1** **Limitation.—** The committee shall not accept any donation from a foreign national (as defined in section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e(b))).[^1]

See References in Text note below.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 107–155, title III, § 308(a)(2), Mar. 27, 2002, 116 Stat. 103.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, referred to in subsec. (c), is , , , which was formerly classified principally to chapter 14 (§ 431 et seq.) of Title 2, The Congress, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering in Title 52, Voting and Elections, and is now classified principally to chapter 301 (§ 30101 et seq.) of Title 52. Section 319 of this Act is classified to . For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 510 was renumbered .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Section effective , see , set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment; Regulations note under , Voting and Elections.