I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9140 
To prohibit persons from accepting compensation for serving as an agent 
of, or lobbyist for, a foreign adversary, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2022 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BANKS, and Ms. 
SLOTKIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit persons from accepting compensation for serving 
as an agent of, or lobbyist for, a foreign adversary, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Helping Adver-
saries Manipulate Everything Act’’ or the ‘‘SHAME Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING AGENTS OF FOREIGN ADVERSARIES 
FROM RECEIVING COMPENSATION FOR SERV-
ICES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 1 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1A. RESTRICTIONS ON AGENTS OF FOREIGN ADVER-
SARIES. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITING
ACCEPTANCE
OF
COMPENSA-
TION.—No person may receive direct or indirect com-
pensation in any form, including intangible or in-kind, for 
serving as the agent of— 
‘‘(1) a foreign principal which is a foreign ad-
versary; 
‘‘(2) the ruling party of a foreign principal 
which is a foreign adversary; or 
‘‘(3) an agent or instrumentality of an entity 
that is described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
‘‘(b) DEEMING CERTAIN PERSONS
AS FOREIGN 
PRINCIPALS WHICH ARE FOREIGN AGENTS.—A person 
shall be considered for purposes of this Act to be an agent 
of a foreign principal which is a foreign adversary if the 
person is engaged to serve as an agent by any of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) A senior foreign political figure of a for-
eign adversary. 
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‘‘(2) A corporation limited liability company, or 
similar entity beneficially owned (as described in sec-
tion 5336(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code) by 
a senior foreign political figure of a foreign adver-
sary. 
‘‘(3) A corporation, limited liability company, or 
similar entity that is under the direction or control 
in any way, whether directly or indirectly, and in-
cluding through a third party, of a senior foreign po-
litical figure of a foreign adversary. 
‘‘(4) Any entity owned or controlled by an enti-
ty described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—In addition to any other penalty 
under this Act, any person who violates subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall pay to the United States an amount 
equal to the total compensation the person received 
in violation of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) shall be subject to a fine of not more than 
twice the amount paid under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘foreign adversary’, with respect 
to the service of a person as an agent— 
‘‘(A) means a foreign government or for-
eign nongovernment person engaged in a long- 
term pattern or serious instance of conduct sig-
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nificantly adverse to the national security of the 
United States or its allies or the security and 
safety of persons of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) includes the government of each 
country that is treated as a foreign adversary 
by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to any 
Executive order, regulation, or law which is in 
effect at the time the person serves as the agent 
of that country; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘senior foreign political figure’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING SEPARATE REGISTRATION STATE-
MENTS.—Section 2 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 612) is amend-
ed by adding at the end of the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) 
SEPARATE
STATEMENTS
REQUIRED
FOR 
AGENTS OF FOREIGN ADVERSARIES.—An agent of a for-
eign principal which is a foreign adversary as determined 
under section 1A, shall submit separate registration state-
ments and supplements under this section with respect to 
the agent’s service on behalf of such a foreign principal.’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITING LOBBYISTS FROM RECEIVING COM-
PENSATION FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON 
BEHALF OF FOREIGN ADVERSARIES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601) is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 5 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 5A. PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF COMPENSATION 
FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF 
FOREIGN ADVERSARIES. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No person may receive direct or 
indirect compensation in any form, including tangible or 
in-kind, for carrying out lobbying activities on behalf of 
a client which is— 
‘‘(1) a foreign adversary; 
‘‘(2) the ruling party of a foreign adversary; 
‘‘(3) an agent or instrumentality of an entity 
described in paragraph (1) or (2); or 
‘‘(4) any entity owned or controlled by an entity 
described in paragraph (1) or (2). 
‘‘(b) DEEMING CERTAIN PERSONS TO BE CARRYING 
OUT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.—A person shall be consid-
ered for purposes of this section to be carrying out lob-
bying activities on behalf of a client which is a foreign 
adversary if the person is engaged to carry out such activi-
ties by any of the following: 
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‘‘(1) A senior foreign political figure of a for-
eign adversary. 
‘‘(2) A corporation, limited liability company, or 
similar entity beneficially owned (as described in sec-
tion 5336(a)(3) of title 31, United States Code) by 
a senior foreign political figure of a foreign adver-
sary. 
‘‘(3) A corporation, limited liability company, or 
similar entity that is under the direction or control 
in any way, whether directly or indirectly and includ-
ing through a third party, of a senior foreign polit-
ical figure of a foreign adversary. 
‘‘(c) PENALTY.—In addition to any other penalty 
under this Act, any person who violates subsection (a)— 
‘‘(1) shall pay to the United States an amount 
equal to the total compensation the person received 
in violation of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) shall be subject to a fine of not more than 
twice the amount paid under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘foreign adversary’, with respect 
to the service of a person who carries out lobbying 
activities— 
‘‘(A) means a foreign government or for-
eign nongovernment person engaged in a long- 
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term pattern or serious instance of conduct sig-
nificantly adverse to the national security of the 
United States or its allies or the security and 
safety of persons of the United States; and 
‘‘(B) during the seven-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of the 
SHAME Act, includes the government of each 
country, that as of January 1, 2022, was deter-
mined by the Secretary of Commerce to be a 
‘foreign adversary’ pursuant to Executive Order 
13873; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘‘senior foreign political figure’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, 
or any successor regulation.’’. 
(b) REQUIRING SEPARATE REGISTRATION STATE-
MENTS.—Section 5 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amend-
ed by adding at the end of the following new subsection: 
‘‘(f) SEPARATE STATEMENTS REQUIRED FOR LOB-
BYING ACTIVITIES
ON BEHALF
OF FOREIGN ADVER-
SARIES.—A registrant who carries out lobbying activities 
on behalf of a client which is a foreign adversary as deter-
mined under section 5A, shall submit separate registration 
statements and supplements under this section with re-
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spect to the registrant’s service on behalf of such a foreign 
principal.’’. 
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