reasonable and simple to comply with to promote the governmental interest of preventing self-dealing. (7) While current PAC reporting requirements provide the public with information that can be useful for identifying scam PACs, the mere public availability of this disclosed information has done little to protect donors from scams, deter scam PACs’ operations, or curb the proliferation of fraudulent committees. Most grassroots donors who are looking to express their opinions by making a political contribution are unable to easily interpret this disclosed information even if they know to look for it and know where to find it. Disclosures in the absence of meaningful fundraising and spending standards are insufficient to hold scam PACs accountable. (8) Given the finite timelines of campaign cycles, prophylactic measures to combat fraud in elections are necessary alternatives to strict reliance on enforcement actions against fraud after an election is already over when the harm is very difficult to remedy. 2. Prohibition on disbursement of funds to entities owned or controlled by individuals with authority over operations of political committees (a) In general Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30102 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), during a reporting period covered by a report filed by a political committee under section 304, the committee may not make disbursements to an entity owned or controlled in whole or in part by an individual, or by a family member of an individual— (A) who is authorized to carry out executive or managerial authority over the operation of the committee