Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act in plain language
1: Short title
This section gives the Act a short title: the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act.
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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act .
2: Clarification of contents of registration
This section would amend section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) to add a new paragraph (8) to the list of things a lobbying registration must contain. Under this new paragraph, a registrant would have to disclose the name and address of each government of a foreign country, and of each foreign political party, other than the client itself, that takes part in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of any of the registrant's lobbying activities. This disclosure duty covers any agency or subdivision of a foreign government, including a regional or municipal unit of that government. The section states that this new disclosure requirement applies notwithstanding paragraph (4) of that same subsection, meaning it applies regardless of what paragraph (4) provides.
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2. Clarification of contents of registration Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end; and (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the offense. and inserting the following: the offense; and (8) notwithstanding paragraph (4), the name and address of each government of a foreign country (including any agency or subdivision of a government of a foreign country, such as a regional or municipal unit of government) and foreign political party, other than the client, that participates in the direction, planning, supervision, or control of any lobbying activities of the registrant. .