B.  File Specifications and Data Format

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


                              Record Length: 284
                                        Total Records: 8479

               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)



                               STATE VALUES DESIG.                         


          STATE   COUNT

          AK        35
          AL        96
          AR        65
          AS         2
          AZ       105
          CA       822
          CO       121
          CT       149
          DC       718
          DE        36
          FL       296
          GA       164
          GU         3
          HI        32
          IA       112
          ID        37
          IL       401
          IN       143
          KS        86
          KY       113
          LA        76
          MA       160
          MD       201
          ME        37
          MI       277
          MN       172
          MO       189
          MS        73
          MT        44
          NC       179
          ND        24
          NE        55
          NH        57
          NJ       205
          NM        55
          NV        47
          NY       607
          OH       282
          OK        90
          OR       103
          PA       403
          PR         7
          RI        32
          SC        78
          SD        22
          TN       129
          TX       576
          UT        72
          VA       304
          VI         2
          VT        23
          WA       142
          WI       142
          WV        51
          WY        23
          ZZ         4



                               PARTY DESIGNATION                           


          PARTY   COUNT

                   5147
            0         1
            1         1
          AIP         4
          AMP         5
          CIT        13
          COM         4
          CRV         6
          CST         4
          DEM      1344
          DFL        21
          IND        61
          LAB         2
          LIB        37
          NNE        22
          PAF         1
          REP      1380
          RTL         1
          SOC         4
          SUS         1
          SWP         7
          UNK       413



                               COMTE. DESIG.                               

          DESIG   COUNT

                 3140
          A       342
          J        40
          P      2668
          U      2289
                               COMTE. TYPE DESIG.             

          TYPE    COUNT

          C       162
          D       158
          H      2313
          I       136
          N      1782
          P       243
          Q      2582
          S       488
          X       332
          Y       283



                               FILING FREQUENCY DESIG.             

          FF      COUNT

          A       151
          D         1
          M       572
          Q      6089
          T      1666


                               SPECIAL INTEREST GRP DESIG.             

          SIG     COUNT

                 4230
          C      1817
          L       482
          M       991
          O         2
          T       759
          V        59
          W       139