this section. 535. Indexing of amounts (a) Indexing In any calendar year after 2018, section 315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to each amount described in subsection (b) in the same manner as such section applies to the limitations established under subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such section, except that for purposes of applying such section to the amounts described in subsection (b), the base period shall be 2017. (b) Amounts described The amounts described in this subsection are as follows: (1) The amount referred to in section 501(b)(2) (relating to the formula used to determine the value of a political advertising voucher provided to a participating candidate under this title). (2) The amount referred to in section 503(b)(2) (relating to the formula used to determine the amount of the payment made to a participating candidate under this title to defray the costs of postage). (3) The amounts referred to in section 504(a)(1) (relating to the amount of a qualified small dollar contribution). (4) The amount referred to in section 512(a)(2) (relating to the total dollar amount of qualified small dollar contributions). (5) The amount referred to in section 521(a)(5) (relating to the aggregate amount of contributions a participating candidate may accept from any individual with respect to an election). (6) The amount referred to in section 521(b) (relating to the amount of personal funds that may be used by a candidate who is certified as a participating candidate). 536. Election cycle defined In this title, the term election cycle means, with respect to an election for an office, the period beginning on the day after the date of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election) and ending on the date of the next general election for that office (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff election). . 102. Contributions and expenditures by multicandidate and political