(4) ESTIMATES.—Section 15 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1610) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘semi-
annual period’’ and inserting ‘‘quarterly pe-
riod’’. 
(5) DOLLAR AMOUNTS.— 
(A) REGISTRATION.—Section 4 of the Act 
(2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$2,500’’; 
(ii) in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), by 
striking 
‘‘$20,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$10,000’’; 
(iii) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’; 
and 
(iv) in subsection (b)(4), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
(B) REPORTS.—Section 5 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1604) is amended— 
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(i) in subsection (c)(1), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ and ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$5,000’’ and ‘‘$10,000’’, respectively; and 
(ii) in subsection (c)(2), by striking 
‘‘$10,000’’ both places such term appears 
and inserting ‘‘$5,000’’. 
SEC. 102. ELECTRONIC FILING OF LOBBYING REGISTRA-
TIONS AND DISCLOSURE REPORTS. 
(a) REGISTRATIONS.—Section 4 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
1603) in amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.—A registra-
tion required to be filed under this section on or after the 
date of enactment of the Lobbying Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006 shall be filed in electronic form, 
in addition to any other form that may be required by 
the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives. The due date for a registration filed in 
electronic form shall be no later than the due date for a 
registration filed in any other form.’’. 
(b) REPORTS.—Section 5 of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(d) ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A report required to be 
filed under this section shall be filed in electronic 
form, in addition to any other form that may be re-
quired by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives. The due date for 
a report filed in electronic form shall be no later 
than the due date for a report filed in any other 
form, except as provided in paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE IN ELEC-
TRONIC FORM.—The Secretary of the Senate or the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives may establish 
a later due date for the filing of a report in elec-
tronic form by a registrant, if and only if— 
‘‘(A) on or before the original due date, the 
registrant— 
‘‘(i) timely files the report in every 
form required, other than electronic form; 
and 
‘‘(ii) makes a request for such a later 
due date to the Secretary or the Clerk, as 
the case may be; and 
‘‘(B) the request is supported by good 
cause shown.’’. 
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SEC. 103. PUBLIC DATABASE OF LOBBYING DISCLOSURE IN-
FORMATION. 
(a) DATABASE REQUIRED.—Section 6 of the Act (2 
U.S.C. 1605) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) maintain, and make available to the public 
over the Internet, without a fee or other access 
charge, in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable 
manner, an electronic database that— 
‘‘(A) includes the information contained in 
registrations and reports filed under this Act; 
and 
‘‘(B) is searchable and sortable, at a min-
imum, by each of the categories of information 
described in section 4(b) or 5(b).’’. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS.—Section 6(4) of the 
Act is amended by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘and, in the case of a registration filed in elec-
tronic form pursuant to section 4(d) or a report filed in 
electronic form pursuant to section 5(d), shall make such 
registration or report (as the case may be) available for 
public inspection over the Internet not more than 48 hours 
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after the registration or report (as the case may be) is 
approved as received by the Secretary of the Senate or 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives (as the case 
may be)’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out paragraph (9) of section 6 of the 
Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section. 
SEC. 104. DISCLOSURE BY REGISTERED LOBBYISTS OF 
PAST EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND CONGRES-
SIONAL EMPLOYMENT. 
Section 4(b)(6) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2 years’’ and inserting ‘‘7 years’’. 
SEC. 105. DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS AND 
GIFTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5(b) of the Act (2 U.S.C. 
1604(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) for each registrant (and for any political 
committee, as defined in 301(4) of the Federal Elec-
tion Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431(4)), affili-
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