OCTOBER TERM, 1975 Per Curiam 424 U. S. II. REPORTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS Unlike the limitations on contributions and expenditures imposed by 18 U. S. C. § 608 (1970 ed., Supp. IV), the disclosure requirements of the Act, 2 U. S. C. § 431 et seq. (1970 ed., Supp. IV),6 ' are not challenged by appellants as per se unconstitutional restrictions on the exercise of First Amendment freedoms of speech and association.69 Indeed, appellants argue that "narrowly drawn disclosure requirements are the proper solution to virtually all of the evils Congress sought to remedy." Brief for Appellants 171. The particular requirements such rights, in that it limits the expenditures of the national committee of a party with respect to presidential nominating conventions ? Answer: NO, as to the Fifth Amendment challenge advanced by appellants. (h) Does 18 U. S. C. § 608 (b) (2) (1970 ed., Supp. IV) violate such rights, in that it excludes from the definition of "political committee" committees registered for less than the period of time prescribed in the statute? Answer: NO. 4. Does any statutory limitation, or do the particular limitations in the challenged statutes, on the amounts that candidates for elected federal office may expend in their campaigns violate the rights of one or more of the plaintiffs under the First or Ninth Amendment or the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment? (a) Does 18 U. S. C. § 608 (c) (1970 ed., Supp. IV) violate such rights, in that it forbids expenditures by candidates for federal office in excess of the amounts specified in 18 U. S. C. § 608 (c) (1970 ed., Supp. IV) ? Answer: YES. 68 Unless otherwise indicated, all statutory citations in Part II of this opinion are to Title 2 of the United States Code, 1970 edition, Supplement IV. 69 Appellants do contend that there should be a blanket exemption from the disclosure provisions for minor parties. See Part II-B-2, inf ra.