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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 2422

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require lobbyists

who represent foreign nationals to report to the Federal Election Commission contributions made to Federal election campaigns and other

political committees.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 25 (legislative day, AUGUST 18), 1994

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

to the Committee on Rules and Administration

A BILL

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to

require lobbyists who represent foreign nationals to report to the Federal Election Commission contributions

made to Federal election campaigns and other political

committees.

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 ‘‘Foreign Agent and

5 Interest Reporting Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. REPORTING OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL

2 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS AND OTHER POLITI3 CAL COMMITTEES BY LOBBYISTS WHO REP4 RESENT FOREIGN NATIONALS.

5 Section 319 of the Federal Election Campaign Act

6 of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441e) is amended—

7 (1) in the heading by adding ‘‘AND LOBBY8 ISTS WHO REPRESENT FOREIGN NATION9 ALS’’ at the end;

10 (2) by redesignating subsection (a) as sub11 section (b);

12 (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub13 section (a) and amending that subsection to read as

14 follows:

15 ‘‘(a) In this section—

16 ‘‘(1) the term ‘agent of a foreign principal’ has

17 the meaning stated in section 1 of the Foreign

18 Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611);

19 ‘‘(2) the term ‘foreign national’ means—

20 ‘‘(A) a foreign principal, but not including

21 any individual who is a citizen of the United

22 States; or

23 ‘‘(B) an individual who is not a citizen of

24 the United States and who is not lawfully ad25 mitted for permanent residence (as defined in
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1 section 1101(a) of the Immigration and Nation2 ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); and

3 ‘‘(3) the term ‘foreign principal’ has the mean4 ing stated in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Reg5 istration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611);’’; and

6 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub7 section:

8 ‘‘(c) A person who is required to register under the

9 Foreign Agents Registration Act (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.)

10 who makes a contribution to a political committee shall,

11 within 10 days after making the contribution—

12 ‘‘(1) file with the Commission a report, in such

13 form as the Commission may require, stating—

14 ‘‘(A) the name of the political committee to

15 which the contribution was made;

16 ‘‘(B) the amount of the contribution; and

17 ‘‘(C) the name of each foreign national—

18 ‘‘(i) on behalf of whom or which the

19 person acted as an agent of a foreign na20 tional within the 12-month period preced21 ing the date on which the contribution was

22 made; or

23 ‘‘(ii) with whom or which the person

24 has an agreement or understanding, as of

25 the date on which the contribution is
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1 made, to act as a foreign agent on the for2 eign national’s behalf within the 12-month

3 period following the date on which the con4 tribution was made; and

5 ‘‘(2) provide a copy of the report to the political

6 committee.’’.

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