30104(a)(11)(A)(i) ) is amended by inserting or makes, or has reason to expect to make, electioneering communications after expenditures . 122. Increased qualifying threshold and establishing purpose for political committees (a) In general Section 301(4) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101(4) ) is amended to read as follows: (4) The term political committee means— (A) any committee, club, association, or other group of persons, including any local committee of a political party, which receives contributions aggregating in excess of $25,000 during a calendar year or which makes expenditures aggregating in excess of $25,000 during a calendar year and which is under the control of a candidate or has the major purpose of nominating or electing a candidate