(1) REVISION OF DEADLINE.—Section 4(a) of 
such Act (2 U.S.C. 1603(a)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘45 days’’ and inserting 
‘‘30 days’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘45th day’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘30th day’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to lob-
bying contacts occurring on or after the first day of 
the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress. 
(c) INCLUSION OF SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN REG-
ISTRATION STATEMENTS ON ISSUES ADDRESSED IN LOB-
BYING ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4(b)(5)(B) of such 
Act (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)(5)(B)) is amended by strik-
ing the semicolon at the end and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including any Federal rule, regulation, 
Executive order, or any other program, policy, or po-
sition of the United States Government, as well as 
any proposed Federal legislation or a description 
thereof;’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to state-
ments filed on or after the first day of the One Hun-
dred Eighteenth Congress. 
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(d) CLARIFICATION OF TIMING OF TERMINATION OF 
REGISTRATION.—Section 4(d) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 
1603(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘by a client’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by a client or by a registrant’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for such cli-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘for such client or lobbying 
firm’’. 
SEC. 8. QUADRENNIAL REPORTS ON EFFECTIVENESS OF 
COLLECTION, STORING, AND RELEASE OF IN-
FORMATION. 
(a) INCLUSION
IN
ANNUAL
AUDITS
BY
COMP-
TROLLER GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 26 of the Lobbying 
Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1614) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) QUADRENNIAL REPORTS ON MODERNIZATION 
OF REPORTING AND DISCLOSURES.—Beginning in 2023 
and every 4 years thereafter, the Comptroller General 
shall include with the audit conducted under subsection 
(a) an evaluation of the technology and methods employed 
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by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 
to collect, store, review, and electronically publish the in-
formation filed with the Secretary and Clerk under this 
Act, and shall include in such evaluation an analysis of— 
‘‘(1) whether additional technological means 
could be employed to reduce the burden on filers and 
increase the accuracy of filings; 
‘‘(2) whether automated means are being maxi-
mally employed to allow the Secretary and the Clerk 
to automatically process, normalize, and verify the 
data they have received; and 
‘‘(3) whether the Secretary and the Clerk could 
undertake other measures to improve how such in-
formation is collected, reviewed, and reported to the 
public.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
SUBMISSION
OF
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Section 
26(c)(1) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1614(c)(1)), as re-
designated by paragraph (1), is amended in the mat-
ter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking the pe-
riod at the end of the first sentence and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, and, if applicable, the quadrennial 
evaluation conducted under subsection (b).’’. 
(b) JOINT REVIEW BY SECRETARY OF SENATE AND 
CLERK OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—The Lobbying 
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Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 27. QUADRENNIAL REVIEW OF INFORMATION COL-
LECTION 
AND 
DISSEMINATION 
BY 
SEC-
RETARY OF SENATE AND CLERK OF HOUSE 
OF REPRESENTATIVES. 
‘‘(a) REVIEW.—Not later than April 1, 2023, and 
every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of the Senate and 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall jointly 
conduct and submit to Congress a review of how the Sec-
retary and Clerk collect, store, review, and disseminate in-
formation filed with the Secretary and the Clerk under 
this Act. 
‘‘(b) FACTORS.—In conducting the review under sub-
section (a), the Secretary and the Clerk— 
‘‘(1) shall include an analysis of how the filing 
and public disclosure of the information filed under 
this Act can be improved, including a detailed plan 
with deadlines for improving filing and disclosure 
mechanisms; and 
‘‘(2) shall consult with members of the public, 
with an emphasis on those members of the public 
who regularly seek access to such information. 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL
OR
SEPARATE
VIEWS
PER-
MITTED.—The Secretary and the Clerk may each include 
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additional or separate views in the review submitted to 
Congress under subsection (a).’’. 
Æ 
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