; use of payments (a) Eligibility A candidate (including the authorized committees of the candidate) is eligible to receive payments under the Democracy Dollars Program if— (1) the candidate and each authorized committee of the candidate registers with the Democracy Fund Commission to participate in the Program; (2) each such committee certifies to such Commission that it has established a Democracy Dollars Exploratory Fund in accordance with section 104; (3) except as provided in subsection (d), each such committee certifies to such Commission that, in accordance with section 104, the aggregate amount of qualified contributions that it has accepted, or that it will accept, to such Democracy Dollars Exploratory Fund is equal to the applicable threshold under such section; (4) each such committee certifies to such Commission that it will maintain a separate account for payments received under the Program