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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1972 

To require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report 

all contact with officials and representatives of countries designated as 

state sponsors of terrorism. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 7, 2005 

Mr. SANTORUM introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To require Members of Congress and legislative branch employees to report all contact with officials and representatives of countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism. 

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. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Terrorist Lobby Dis5 closure Act of 2005’’. 
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1 SEC. 2. CONTACTS WITH REPRESENTATIVES AND OFFI2 CIALS OF GOVERNMENTS DESIGNATED AS 

3 STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. 

4 The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 

5 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 25. NOTIFICATION OF CONTACTS WITH REPRESENTA7 TIVES AND OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENTS 

8 DESIGNATED AS STATE SPONSORS OF TER9 RORISM. 

10 ‘‘(a) NOTIFICATION OF CONTACTS WITH REP11 RESENTATIVES AND OFFICIALS OF GOVERNMENTS DES12 IGNATED AS STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.— 

13 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Member of Congress and 

14 any legislative branch employee shall, on a quarterly 

15 basis, disclose and report to the Secretary of State 

16 any contacts with representatives or officials of gov17 ernments that have been designated as state spon18 sors of terrorism by the Department of State. 

19 ‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—A report required by para20 graph (1) shall be submitted to the Secretary of 

21 State, or a person that the Secretary designates as 

22 an appropriate recipient. 

23 ‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL COM24 MITTEE.—The Secretary of State shall provide, on a 

25 quarterly basis, the Committee on Foreign Relations 

26 of the Senate, the Committee on International Af-
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1 fairs of the House of Representatives, the Appro2 priations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Oper3 ations, and Related Programs of the Senate, and the 

4 Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Oper5 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs of 

6 the House of Representatives with a report listing 

7 the names of those individuals who have notified the 

8 Secretary of contacts described in paragraph (1). 

9 ‘‘(b) CONGRESSIONAL DISCLOSURE.— 

10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A Member of Congress and 

11 any legislative branch employee shall, on a quarterly 

12 basis, disclose and report to the Secretary of the 

13 Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 

14 as appropriate, any contacts with representatives or 

15 officials of governments that have been designated 

16 as state sponsors of terrorism by the Department of 

17 State. 

18 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT19 TEES.—The Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of 

20 the House of Representatives shall provide, on a 

21 quarterly basis, the Committee on Foreign Relations 

22 of the Senate, the Committee on International Af23 fairs of the House of Representatives, the Appro24 priations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Oper25 ations, and Related Programs of the Senate, and the 
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1 Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Oper2 ations, Export Financing, and Related Programs of 

3 the House of Representatives with a report listing 

4 the names of those individuals who have notified the 

5 Secretary of contacts described in paragraph (1).’’. 

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