July 25, 2013 open meeting
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Open Meeting Agenda
Thursday, July 25, 2013
10:00 AM
Amended Agenda
Audio File of Entire Hearing, 49.4 MB 
I. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes for June 27, 2013
Agenda Document No. 13-28-A
(Replaces Agenda Document No. 13-28)
Minutes for July 11, 2013
II. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2013-04
Democratic Governors Association and Jobs & Opportunity by Marc E. Elias, Esq. and Jonathan S. Berkon, Esq.
Agenda Document No. 13-31 Draft A
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 13-31A Draft B
(Submitted Late)
Agenda Document No. 13-31B Draft C
(Submitted Late)
(Esther Heiden/Theodore Lutz/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
III. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2013-05
Representative Elton Gallegly
(Neven Stipanovic/Amy Rothstein of the Office of the General Counsel)
IV. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2013-06
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee by Marc E. Elias, Esq., Andrew H. Werbrock, Esq., Jonathan S. Berkon, Esq., and Tyler J. Hagenbuch, Esq.
(Submitted Late)
(Jessica Selinkoff/Theodore Lutz/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
V. DRAFT ADVISORY OPINION 2013-07
Dan Winslow for US Senate Committee by Dan Winslow, Esq. and Craig Engle, Esq.
(Submitted Late)
(Jessica Selinkoff/Theodore Lutz/Robert Knop of the Office of the General Counsel)
VI. OGC ENFORCEMENT MANUAL
(To be held over to a future meeting)
General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 12, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Memorandum from Vice Chairman Donald F. McGahn, Commissioner Caroline C. Hunter, and Commissioner Matthew S. Petersen dated June 12, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
The General Counsel's Authority to Recommend Reason to Believe to the Commission under Section 111.8
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Information Sharing with the Department of Justice General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
DOJ Requests for Documents - Notice to Commission - General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Requests for Records or Information from Federal, State and Local Government Entities - General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Enforcement Procedure 2011-XX: Requests for Information from the Department of Justice and other Criminal Law Enforcement Agencies - General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Relationship between the FEC and DOJ - General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Department of Justice's Proposed Changes to the FECA - General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Proposed MOU between the Commission and DOJ - General Counsel's Memorandum dated June 26, 2013
(Held over from the June 27, 2013 meeting)
Background Information Regarding Proposed Enforcement Manual - Memorandum from Vice Chairman Donald F. McGahn dated July 25, 2013
(Submitted Late)
(Stephen Gura/Dan Petalas of the Office of the General Counsel)
VII. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes for this meeting
Approved minutes (Approved on August 22, 2013)