PUBLIC LAW 95-521—OCT. 26, 1978
92 STAT. 1833
or Secretary that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public interest because furnishing the information may be considered as primarily benefiting the public. (d) Any report filed under this title with the Clerk or Secretary shall be available to the public for a period of six years after receipt of the report. After such six-year period the report shall be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing investigation, except that in the case of an individual who filed the report pursuant to section 101(d) and was not subsequently elected, such reports shall be destroyed one year after the individual is no longer a candidate for election to the office of Member unless needed in an ongoing investigation. (e)(1) I t shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a Unlawful actions, report— (A) for any unlawful purpose; (B) for any commercial purpose other than by news and communications media for dissemination to the general public; (C) for determining or establishing the credit rating of any individual; or (D) for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of money for any political, charitable, or other purpose. (2) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any Civil action, person who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited in penalty, paragraph (1). The court in which such action is brought may assess against such person a penalty in any aniount not to exceed $5,000. Such remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under statutory or common law. REVIEW AND COMPLIANCE
PROCEDURES
SEC. 105. (a) The designated committee of the House of Repre- 2 USC 705. sentatives and the designated committee of the Senate shall establish procedures for the review of reports sent to them under section 103 (d)(1) and section 103(d)(2) to determine whether the reports are filed in a timely manner, are complete, and are in proper form. In the event a determination is made that a report is not so filed, the appropriate committee shall so inform the reporting individual and direct him to take all necessary corrective action. (b) In order to carry out their responsibilities under this title the Congressional designated committee of the House of Representatives and the desig- committee nated committee of the Senate, have power, within their respective advisory jurisdictions, to render any advisory opinion interpreting this title, in opinions. writing, to persons covered by this title. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the individual to whom a public advisory opinion is rendered in accordance with this subsection, and any other individual covered by this title who is involved in a fact situation which is indistinguishable in all material aspects, and who, after the issuance of the advisory opinion, acts in good faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of such advisory opinion shall not, as a result of such act, be subject to any sanction provided in this title. FAILURE TO FILE OR FALSIFYING REPORTS
SEC. 106. The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court against any individual who knowingly and willfully falsifies or who knowingly and willfully fails
Civil action. 2 USC 706.
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