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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5228 

To require representatives of governments designated as State Sponsors of 

Terrorism to disclose to the Attorney General lobbying contacts with 

legislative branch officials, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 27, 2006 

Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART of Florida introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require representatives of governments designated as 

State Sponsors of Terrorism to disclose to the Attorney 

General lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials, and for other purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. LOBBYING CONTACTS FROM REPRESENTA2 TIVES OF GOVERNMENTS DESIGNATED AS 

3 STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM. 

4 The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 

5 amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended by inserting 

6 after section 4 the following: 

7 ‘‘LOBBYING CONTACTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF GOV8 ERNMENTS DESIGNATED AS STATE SPONSORS OF

9 TERRORISM

10 ‘‘SEC. 4A. (a) Every person required to register 

11 under the provisions of this Act who is an agent of a for12 eign principal, in a case in which the foreign principal is 

13 a covered foreign principal, and who makes a lobbying con14 tact with a covered legislative branch official shall, not 

15 later than 45 days after the date of such contact, provide 

16 to the Attorney General a detailed statement of such con17 tact. 

18 ‘‘(b) The Secretary of State shall not recognize as 

19 accredited a diplomatic or consular officer of a covered for20 eign principal unless such officer agrees to provide to the 

21 Attorney General a detailed statement of any lobbying 

22 contact with a covered legislative branch official not later 

23 than 45 days after the date of such contact. 

24 ‘‘(c) The Attorney General shall make information re25 lating to a lobbying contact described in subsections (a) 

26 and (b) available to the general public in an electronic forVerDate Aug 31 2005 03:18 May 02, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5228.IH H5228

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1 mat not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of 

2 the statement concerning such contact. 

3 ‘‘(d) For purposes of this section— 

4 ‘‘(1) the term ‘covered foreign principal’ 

5 means— 

6 ‘‘(A) a State Sponsor of Terrorism; or 

7 ‘‘(B) the government of, or a political 

8 party of, a State Sponsor of Terrorism; 

9 ‘‘(2) the term ‘covered legislative branch offi10 cial’ has the meaning given that term in section 3 

11 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 

12 1602); 

13 ‘‘(3) the term ‘lobbying contact’ means any oral 

14 or written communication (including an electronic 

15 communication) with regard to— 

16 ‘‘(A) the formulation, modification, or 

17 adoption of Federal legislation (including legis18 lative proposals); 

19 ‘‘(B) the formulation, modification, or 

20 adoption of a Federal rule or regulation, an Ex21 ecutive order, or any other program, policy, or 

22 position of the United States Government; 

23 ‘‘(C) the administration or execution of a 

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1 tiation, award, or administration of a Federal 

2 contract, grant, loan, permit, or license); or 

3 ‘‘(D) the nomination or confirmation of a 

4 person for a position subject to confirmation by 

5 the Senate; and 

6 ‘‘(4) the term ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ 

7 means a country the government of which has been 

8 determined by the Secretary of State, for purposes 

9 of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 

10 1979, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

11 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, 

12 or other provision of law, is a government that has 

13 repeatedly provided support for acts of international 

14 terrorism.’’. 

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