terms in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registra-
tion Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611); 
(2) the term ‘‘issue before the Congress’’ means 
the total of all matters, both substantive and proce-
dural, relating to— 
(A) any pending or proposed bill, resolu-
tion, report, nomination, treaty, hearing, inves-
tigation, or other similar matter in either the 
Senate or the House of Representatives or any 
committee or office of the Congress; or 
(B) any pending action by a Member, offi-
cer, or employee of the Congress to affect, or 
attempt to affect, any action or proposed action 
by any officer or employee of the executive 
branch; 
(3) the term ‘‘issue before the executive 
branch’’ means the total of all matters, both sub-
stantive and procedural, relating to any pending ac-
tion by any executive agency, or by any officer or 
employee of the executive branch, concerning— 
(A) any pending or proposed rule, rule of 
practice, adjudication, regulation, determina-
tion, hearing, investigation, contract, grant, li-
cense, negotiation, or the appointment of offi-
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cers and employees, other than appointments in 
the competitive service; or 
(B) any issue before the Congress; and 
(4) the term ‘‘Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives’’ includes a Delegate or Resident Com-
missioner to the Congress. 
SEC. 6. PENALTIES FOR DISCLOSURE. 
Any person who discloses information in violation of 
section 4(b), and any person who sells or uses information 
for the purpose of soliciting contributions or for any prof-
it-making purpose in violation of section 5(a)(2), shall be 
imprisoned for a period of not more than 1 year, or fined 
under title 18, United States Code, or both. 
SEC. 7. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOREIGN AGENTS REG-
ISTRATION ACT OF 1938. 
(a) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Section 2(b) of the For-
eign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 612(b)), 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘, within thir-
ty days’’ and all that follows through ‘‘preceding six 
months’ period’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘on January 
31, April 30, July 31, and October 31 of each year, file 
with the Attorney General a supplement thereto on a form 
prescribed by the Attorney General, which shall set forth 
regarding the three-month periods ending the previous De-
cember 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30, respec-
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tively, or if a lesser period, the period since the initial fil-
ing,’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION
FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION.— 
Section 3(g) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938 (22 U.S.C. 613(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘A person may be exempt under this sub-
section only upon filing with the Attorney General a re-
quest for such exemption.’’. 
(c) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 8 of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 618) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i)(1) Any person who is determined, after notice 
and opportunity for an administrative hearing— 
‘‘(A) to have failed to file a registration state-
ment under section 2(a) or a supplement thereto 
under section 2(b), 
‘‘(B) to have omitted a material fact required to 
be stated therein, or 
‘‘(C) to have made a false statement with re-
spect to such a material fact, 
shall be required to pay a civil penalty in an amount not 
less than $2,000 or more than $5,000 for each violation 
committed. In determining the amount of the penalty, the 
Attorney General shall give due consideration to the na-
ture and duration of the violation. 
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‘‘(2)(A) In conducting investigations and hearings 
under paragraph (1), administrative law judges may, if 
necessary, compel by subpoena the attendance of witnesses 
and the production of evidence at any designated place 
or hearing. 
‘‘(B) In the case of contumacy or refusal to obey a 
subpoena lawfully issued under this paragraph and, upon 
application by the Attorney General, an appropriate dis-
trict court of the United States may issue an order requir-
ing compliance with such subpoena and any failure to obey 
such order may be punished by such court as contempt 
thereof.’’. 
Æ 
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