SEC. 2. ANNUAL FEE FOR REGISTRANTS UNDER LOBBYING 
DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) REGISTRATION FEES.—Each registrant shall 
pay, for each registration filed under this section, a fee 
of $25 to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and 
$25 to the Secretary of the Senate— 
‘‘(1) when the registrant files the registration 
under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) when filing the report under section 5(a) 
for the first quarterly period beginning on January 
1 of each year.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) NEW REGISTRANTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(d)(1) of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as added by 
subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with 
respect to registrations filed under section 4(a) 
of that Act after the end of the 60-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(B) FIRST ANNUAL FEE.—In the case of a 
registrant to whom subparagraph (A) applies, 
the fee required by section 4(d)(2) of the Lob-
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bying Disclosure Act of 1995, as added by sub-
section (a) of this section, need not be paid in 
the case of a quarterly report filed less than 
180 days after the registration is filed under 
section 4(a) of that Act. 
(2) OTHER REGISTRANTS.—Except as provided 
in paragraph (1)(B), section 4(d)(2) of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995, as added by subsection (a) 
of this section, shall take effect upon the expiration 
of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 
to registrations filed before, on, or after that effec-
tive date. 
SEC. 3. PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO MAKE TIMELY FIL-
INGS; RESPONSIBILITIES OF SECRETARY OF 
THE SENATE AND CLERK OF THE HOUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Lobbying Disclo-
sure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and 
(11) as paragraphs (11) and (12); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
following: 
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‘‘(10) reconcile the databases maintained by the 
Secretary and the Clerk so that information in the 
databases is compatible and easily comparable;’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) FINES FOR LATE FILINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If any person fails to file a 
report required under section 5 by the date by which 
such report is due under such section, the Secretary 
of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall— 
‘‘(A) impose a fine of $500 on such person; 
or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a second or subsequent 
failure to so file, impose a fine of $1,000 on 
such person. 
‘‘(2) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PENALTIES.—A 
fine imposed under paragraph (1) is in addition to 
any fine imposed under section 7 by reason of a fail-
ure to file a report described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) USE OF FEES AND FINES.—All fines paid pur-
suant to subsection (b) and all fees paid under section 4(d) 
shall, subject to appropriations Acts, be available to the 
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Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives for reviewing and auditing registrations 
filed under section 4 and reports filed under section 5. 
‘‘(d) LIST OF DELINQUENT FILERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Sen-
ate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
shall maintain and make publicly available a list of 
all persons required to file reports under section 5 
who fail to do so by the dates required by such sec-
tion. 
‘‘(2) REMOVAL OF PERSON FROM LIST.—If a 
person whose name is included on the list main-
tained under paragraph (1) because of a failure to 
file a report under section 5 thereafter files the re-
port and pays the fine under subsection (b) because 
of such failure, the Secretary of the Senate and the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall remove 
that person from the list.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsections (b) and (d) of sec-
tion 6 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as added 
by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply with respect 
to reports that are required to be filed under section 5 
of that Act after the end of the 60-day period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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