11 CFR 109.20 What Does ‘‘Coordinated’’ Mean? Congress did not define the term ‘‘coordinated’’ in FECA or in BCRA, but it did provide that an expenditure is considered to be a contribution to a candidate when it is ‘‘made by any person in cooperation, consultation, or concert, with, or at the request or suggestion of,’’ that candidate, the authorized committee of that candidate, or their agents. 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)(B)(i). Similarly, in BCRA, Congress added a new paragraph to section 441a(a)(7)(B) to require that expenditures ‘‘made by any person (other than a candidate or candidate’s authorized committee) in cooperation, consultation, or concert, with, or at the request or suggestion of, a national, State, or local committee of a political party shall be considered to be contributions made to such party committee.’’ 2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(7)(B)(ii). Also, as explained above, an expenditure is not ‘‘independent’’ if it is ‘‘made in cooperation, consultation, or concert, with, or at the request or suggestion of,’’ a candidate, authorized committee, or a political party committee. See 11 CFR 100.16.