11 C.F.R. § 113.2

Permissible non-campaign use of funds (52 U.S.C. 30114)

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In addition to defraying expenses in connection with a campaign for federal office, funds in a campaign account or an account described in 11 CFR 113.3:

(a) May be used to defray any ordinary and necessary expenses incurred in connection with the recipient's duties as a holder of Federal office, if applicable, including:

(1) The costs of travel by the recipient Federal officeholder and an accompanying spouse to participate in a function directly connected to bona fide official responsibilities, such as a fact-finding meeting or an event at which the officeholder's services are provided through a speech or appearance in an official capacity; and

(2) The costs of winding down the office of a former Federal officeholder for a period of 6 months after he or she leaves office; or

(b) May be contributed to any organization described in section 170(c) of Title 26, of the United States Code; or

(d) May be donated to State and local candidates subject to the provisions of State law; or

(e) May be used for any other lawful purpose, unless such use is personal use under 11 CFR 113.1(g).

(f) Nothing in this section modifies or supersedes other Federal statutory restrictions or relevant State laws that may apply to the use of campaign or donated funds by candidates or Federal officeholders.

[45 FR 15124, Mar. 7, 1980, as amended at 56 FR 34126, July 25, 1991; 60 FR 7875, Feb. 9, 1995; 67 FR 76979, Dec. 13, 2002; 72 FR 56247, Oct. 3, 2007; 81 FR 94240, Dec. 23, 2016]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: McCutcheon v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 134 S. Ct. 1434 (2014).

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McCutcheon v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 134 S. Ct. 1434 (2014). “Doing so would impose a lesser burden on First Amendment rights, as compared to aggregate limits that flatly ban contributions beyond certain levels.”

Louisiana Bd. of Ethics v. Holden, 121 So. 3d 113 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “” See 11 CFR § 113.2 (e). Specifically, 11 CFR § 113.”

KEAN FOR Cong. Comm. v. Fed. Election Comm'n, 398 F. Supp. 2d 26 (D.D.C. 2005). “See 11 C.F.R. § 113.2 . Although the Kean Committee may not currently have any money to spend along these lines, these permissible spending rules highlight the unique role of the candidate committee.”

Karl Rove & Co. v. Thornburgh, 824 F. Supp. 662 (W.D. Tex. 1993). “See 11 C.F.R. §§ 113.2 , 113.3 (1992). To say this did not personally benefit him is merely semantics.”

McCutcheon v. Fed. Election Comm'n (D.D.C. 2020). · cites it 2× “See 11 C.F.R. § 113.2 . 5 unlimited expenditures from personal funds,” and then clarified that this allows a candidate to make “unlimited contributions to his or her own campaign,” FEC Advisory Op.”

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