contacts, and coordination with the political intel-
ligence activities of others. 
‘‘(18) POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE CONTACT.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—The term ‘political in-
telligence contact’ means any oral or written 
communication (including an electronic commu-
nication) to or from a covered legislative branch 
official, the information derived from which is 
intended for use in analyzing securities or com-
modities markets, that is made on behalf of a 
client with regard to the formulation, modifica-
tion, or adoption of Federal legislation (includ-
ing legislative proposals). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘political in-
telligence contact’ does not include a commu-
nication that is made by or to a representative 
of a media organization if the purpose of the 
communication is gathering and disseminating 
news and information to the public. 
‘‘(19) POLITICAL
INTELLIGENCE
FIRM.—The 
term ‘political intelligence firm’ means a person or 
entity that has 1 or more employees who are polit-
ical intelligence consultants to a client other than 
that person or entity. 
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‘‘(20) POLITICAL
INTELLIGENCE
CONSULT-
ANT.—The term ‘political intelligence consultant’ 
means any individual who is employed or retained by 
a client for financial or other compensation for serv-
ices that include one or more political intelligence 
contacts.’’. 
(b) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.—Section 4 of 
that Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘whichever is ear-
lier,’’ the following: ‘‘or a political intelligence 
consultant first makes a political intelligence 
contact,’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘such lobbyist’’ both 
places such term appears the following: ‘‘or con-
sultant’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
byists’’ both places such term appears the following: 
‘‘or consultants’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(3)(A)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘lobbying activities’’ 
each place such term appears the following: 
‘‘and political intelligence activities’’; and 
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(B) in clause (i), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying firm’’ the following: ‘‘or political intel-
ligence firm’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(3), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying activities’’ both places such term appears the 
following: ‘‘or political intelligence activities’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying activities’’ the following: ‘‘or political intel-
ligence activities’’; 
(6) in subsection (b)(4)(C), by inserting after 
‘‘lobbying activity’’ the following: ‘‘or political intel-
ligence activity’’; 
(7) in subsection (b)(5), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying activities’’ both places such term appears the 
following: ‘‘or political intelligence activities’’; 
(8) in subsection (b)(6), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
byist’’ both places such term appears the following: 
‘‘or political intelligence consultant’’; 
(9) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying contacts’’ the following: ‘‘or political intel-
ligence contacts’’; 
(10) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘lobbying contact’’ 
the following: ‘‘or political intelligence contact’’; 
and 
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(B) by inserting after ‘‘lobbying contacts’’ 
the following: ‘‘and political intelligence con-
tacts’’; and 
(11) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting after 
‘‘lobbying activities’’ both places such term appears 
the following: ‘‘or political intelligence activities’’. 
(c) REPORTS
BY REGISTERED POLITICAL INTEL-
LIGENCE CONSULTANTS.—Section 5 of the Lobbying Dis-
closure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘lob-
bying activities’’ the following: ‘‘and political intel-
ligence activities’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting after ‘‘lobbying activities’’ the 
following: ‘‘or political intelligence activities’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting after ‘‘lobbyist’’ the 
following: ‘‘or political intelligence consult-
ant’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘lobbying activi-
ties’’ the following: ‘‘or political intelligence 
activities’’; 
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