or similar information, including information that would reasonably be expected to have been obtained through illicit means, except that such term does not include an offer to engage in consultations relating solely to the candidate’s or committee’s position on a legislative or policy matter or an offer to provide material produced solely for purposes of such consultations. . 3. Duty of candidates and committees to file suspicious activity reports after receiving offer of unlawful assistance Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 325. Duty of candidates and committees to file suspicious activity reports after receiving offer of unlawful assistance (a) Duty To file If a candidate or any individual affiliated with a campaign of a candidate, or if a political committee or an individual affiliated with a political committee, knowingly receives an offer of unlawful assistance with respect to the campaign or committee from any person, not later than 72 hours after receiving the offer the candidate, committee, or individual shall file a suspicious activity report with the Attorney General (or such official as may be designated by the Attorney General for purposes of this paragraph) which describes the offer, and shall include in the report (to the extent known) the name and address of the person making the offer. (b) Referral Upon receiving a suspicious activity report under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General shall refer the report to the Commission. The Commission may take such action in response to the report as may be authorized under section 309, without regard to whether or not the Attorney General takes any action in response to the report. (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) The term individual affiliated with a campaign means, with respect to a candidate, an employee of any authorized committee of the candidate, as well as any independent contractor of an authorized