; and . (b) Disclosure of amounts provided to certain political committees Section 5(d)(1)(D) of such Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1605(d)(1)(D) ) is amended by striking or political party committee, and inserting the following: political party committee, or political committee which is treated as a covered organization under section 324(f)(1)(D) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to reports for semiannual periods described in section 5(d)(1) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 that begin after the date of the enactment of this Act. 6. Severability If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provisions and amendment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding. 7. Effective date Except as provided in section 5, the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respects to disbursements made on or after July 1, 2017.