; or (B) the payment is for a candidate debate or forum conducted pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to section 304(f)(3)(B)(iii), or is for a communication which solely promotes such a debate or forum and is made by or on behalf of the person sponsoring the debate or forum. (b) Coordination described For purposes of this section, a covered expenditure 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 if any of the following apply: (1) The covered expenditure is not made totally independently of the candidate, committee, or political party. For purposes of the previous sentence, a covered expenditure not made totally independently of the candidate or committee includes any expenditure made pursuant to any express or implied agreement with, or any general or particular understanding with, or pursuant to any request by or communication with, the candidate, committee, or political party about the expenditure. (2) During the 2-year period ending on the date the covered expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for any other Federal office or any political party) or during the election cycle in which the covered expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for the office of President), the person making the covered expenditure was directly or indirectly established, maintained, controlled, or principally funded by the candidate, an immediate family member of the candidate, the committee, or party. For purposes of the previous sentence, an immediate family member means, with respect to a candidate, a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, spouse, domestic partner, father-in-law, or mother-in-law. (3) During the 2-year period ending on the date the covered expenditure is made (in the case of a candidate or committee for an election for any other Federal office or any political party)