; or (ii) any payment for the republication, dissemination, or distribution of the material involved for purposes of opposing the candidate, authorized committee, or political party which created or prepared the material involved; or (B) any payment for a covered expenditure described in subsection (c) which is made in cooperation, consultation, or concert with, or at the request or suggestion of, a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party, as defined in subsection (b). (2) Clarification of individuals treated as candidates For purposes of this section, an individual shall be treated as a candidate if the individual is a candidate at the time of a coordinated expenditure, without regard to whether the individual was a candidate at the time the coordination occurred, as described in subsection (b). (3) Treatment of employees, independent contractors, and agents For purposes of this section, any reference to a candidate, committee, officeholder, or political party includes— (A) an employee or independent contractor of the candidate, committee, officeholder, or party, if such employee or contractor has executive or managerial authority (or acts under the direction or control of an employee or contractor who has such executive or managerial authority) for the candidate, committee, officeholder, or political party at any time during the election cycle in which the expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for the office of President) or during the 2-year period ending on the date the expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for any other Federal office or any political party)