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104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3435

To make technical amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MAY 10, 1996

Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To make technical amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure

Act of 1995.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the

5 ‘‘Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of

6 1996’’.

7 (b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act an amend8 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment

9 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference
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1 shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi2 sion of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

3 SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF4 FICIAL.

5 Section 3(3)(F) (2 U.S.C. 1602(3)(F)) is amended

6 by striking ‘‘7511(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘7511(b)(2)(B)’’.

7 SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO LOBBYING CON8 TACT.

9 Section 3(8)(B)(ix) (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)(B)(ix)) is

10 amended by inserting before the semicolon the following:

11 ‘‘, including any communication compelled by a Federal

12 contract, grant, loan, permit, or license.’’.

13 SEC. 4. INTERESTS.

14 (a) SECTION 4.—Section 4(b)(4)(C) (2 U.S.C.

15 1603(b)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘direct interest’’

16 and inserting ‘‘significant direct interest’’.

17 (b) SECTION 5.—Section 5(b)(2)(D) (2 U.S.C.

18 1604(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘of the interest,

19 if any,’’ and inserting ‘‘of any significant direct interest’’.

20 (c) SECTION 14.—Section 14 (2 U.S.C. 1609) is

21 amended—

22 (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘a direct

23 interest’’ and inserting ‘‘a significant direct inter24 est’’; and
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1 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘a direct

2 interest’’ and inserting ‘‘a significant direct inter3 est’’.

4 SEC. 5. ESTIMATES BASED ON TAX REPORTING SYSTEM.

5 (a) SECTION 15(a).—Section 15(a) (2 U.S.C. 1610

6 (a)) is amended—

7 (1) by striking ‘‘A registrant’’ and inserting ‘‘A

8 person, other than a lobbying firm,’’; and

9 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol10 lows:

11 ‘‘(2) for all other purposes consider as lobbying

12 contacts and lobbying activities only—

13 ‘‘(A) lobbying contacts with covered legisla14 tive branch officials (as defined in section 3(4))

15 and lobbying activities in support of such con16 tacts; and

17 ‘‘(B) lobbying of Federal executive branch

18 officials to the extent that such activities are in19 fluencing legislation as defined in section

20 4911(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of

21 1986.’’.

22 (b) SECTION 15(b).—Section 15(b) (2 U.S.C.

23 1610(b)) is amended—

24 (1) by striking ‘‘A registrant that is subject to’’

25 and inserting ‘‘A person, other than a lobbying firm,
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1 who is required to account and does account for lob2 bying expenditures pursuant to’’; and

3 (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as fol4 lows:

5 ‘‘(2) for all other purposes consider as lobbying

6 contacts and lobbying activities only—

7 ‘‘(A) lobbying contacts with covered legisla8 tive branch officials (as defined in section 3(4))

9 and lobbying activities in support of such con10 tacts; and

11 ‘‘(B) lobbying of Federal executive branch

12 officials to the extent that amounts paid or

13 costs incurred in connection with such activities

14 are not deductible pursuant to section 162(e) of

15 the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.’’.

16 (c) SECTION 5(c).—Section 5(c) (2 U.S.C. 1604(c))

17 is amended by striking paragraph (3).

18 (d) SECTION 15(d).—Section 15(d) (2 U.S.C.

19 1610(d)) is repealed.

20 SEC. 6. DISCLOSURE OF INDIVIDUAL REGISTERED LOBBY21 ISTS.

22 Section 5(b) (2 U.S.C. 1604(b))—

23 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the

24 end of subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph
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1 (C), and by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub2 paragraph (C), and

3 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and

4 (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively, and

5 by adding after paragraph (1) the following:

6 ‘‘(2) a list of employees of the registrant who

7 acted as lobbyists on behalf of the client during the

8 semi-annual reporting period;’’.

9 SEC. 7. EXEMPTION BASED ON REGISTRATION UNDER LOB10 BYING ACT.

11 Section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act

12 (22 U.S.C. 613(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘is required

13 to register and does register’’ and inserting ‘‘has engaged

14 in lobbying activities and has registered’’.

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