B.  File Specifications and Data Format

               The Committee Master information has been stored 
           in the following manner:


                              Record Length: 284
                                        

               The variables have been formatted in the following ways:

          Mnemonics
          Currently
          Used by the                                         Field
          Commission   Variable                    Columns    Desc

          COMIN        Committee Identification       1-9      X(9)
          COMNAM       Committee Name                10-99     X(90)
          COMTRS       Treasurer's Name             100-137    X(38)
          COMST1       Street One                   138-171    X(34)
          COMST2       Street Two                   172-205    X(34)
          COMCT        City or Town                 206-223    X(18)
          COMST        State                        224-225    XX
          COMZIP       Zip Code                     226-230    X(5)
          COMDES       Committee Designation        231-231    X
          COMTYPE      Committee Type               232-232    X
          COMPAR       Committee Party              233-235    X(3)
          COMFF        Filing Frequency             236-236    X
          COMSIG2      Interest Group Category      237-237    X
          COMSPONSOR   Connected Organiz's Name     238-275    X(38)
          COMCAN       Candidate Identification     276-284    X(9)