I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9393 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to treat certain 
foreign-owned corporations and business organizations as foreign nation-
als for purposes of the ban on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign- 
affiliated section 501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to 
super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expenditures or election-
eering communications, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act 
of 1938 to reform the procedures for the registration of agents of 
foreign principals under such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 20, 2024 
Ms. PORTER (for herself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
treat certain foreign-owned corporations and business or-
ganizations as foreign nationals for purposes of the ban 
on campaign activity, to prohibit foreign-affiliated section 
501(c)(4) organizations from making contributions to 
super PACs or disbursing funds for independent expendi-
tures or electioneering communications, to amend the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to reform the 
procedures for the registration of agents of foreign prin-
cipals under such Act, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Foreign Political Influence Elimination Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—RESTRICT FOREIGN AND DARK MONEY IN ELECTIONS 
Sec. 101. Treatment of certain foreign-owned corporations and associations as 
foreign nationals for purposes of ban on campaign activity. 
Sec. 102. Prohibiting foreign-affiliated section 501(c) organizations from mak-
ing certain election-related disbursements. 
Sec. 103. Activities subject to ban. 
Sec. 104. Prohibiting acceptance of contributions from foreign agents. 
Sec. 105. Effective date. 
TITLE II—REFORM OF FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 
1938 
Sec. 201. Repealing exemption from registration under Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938 for persons filing disclosure reports under 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. 
Sec. 202. Conditions for exemption for persons providing legal representation. 
Sec. 203. Treatment of informational materials. 
Sec. 204. Foreign agents registration civil enforcement. 
Sec. 205. Authorizing imposition and collection of registration fees. 
Sec. 206. Establishment of FARA investigation and enforcement unit within 
Department of Justice. 
Sec. 207. Comprehensive strategy to improve enforcement and administration. 
Sec. 208. Analysis by Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 209. Definition. 
Sec. 210. Effective date. 
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TITLE 
I—RESTRICT 
FOREIGN 
AND DARK MONEY IN ELEC-
TIONS 
SEC. 101. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN FOREIGN-OWNED COR-
PORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS AS FOREIGN 
NATIONALS FOR PURPOSES OF BAN ON CAM-
PAIGN ACTIVITY. 
Section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(b)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As used in this section, the 
term ‘foreign national’ means— 
‘‘(A) an individual who is not a citizen of 
the United States or a national of the United 
States, as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)), and who is not lawfully admitted 
for permanent residence, as defined by section 
101(a)(20) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20); 
‘‘(B) a person outside of the United 
States, unless it is established that such person 
is an individual who is a citizen of the United 
States, or that such person is not an individual 
and is organized under or created by the laws 
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), 
the determination as to whether a corporation or en-
tity is described in subparagraph (D), (E), or (F) 
shall be based on the most recent such report.’’. 
SEC. 102. PROHIBITING FOREIGN-AFFILIATED SECTION 
501(c) ORGANIZATIONS FROM MAKING CER-
TAIN ELECTION-RELATED DISBURSEMENTS. 
Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 325. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED 
DISBURSEMENTS 
BY 
FOREIGN-AFFILIATED 
SECTION 501(c) ORGANIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—It is unlawful for a foreign-af-
filiated section 501(c) organization to make an election- 
related disbursement described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) 
ELECTION-RELATED
DISBURSEMENT
DE-
SCRIBED.—An election-related disbursement described in 
this subsection is any of the following: 
‘‘(1) A contribution to a super PAC. 
‘‘(2) An independent expenditure. 
‘‘(3) The disbursement of funds for the dissemi-
nation of an electioneering communication. 
‘‘(4) A covered transfer. 
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‘‘(c) DEFINITION OF FOREIGN-AFFILIATED SECTION 
501(c) ORGANIZATION.—In this section, a ‘foreign-affili-
ated section 501(c) organization’ is a section 501(c) orga-
nization with respect to which— 
‘‘(1) the amount of contributions provided to 
the organization by foreign nationals described in 
subparagraph (C) of section 319(b)(1) was equal to 
or greater than 5 percent of the gross receipts of the 
organization, as determined on the basis of the most 
recent taxable year for which information on the 
gross receipts of the organization is available or, in 
the case of an organization which is required to file 
quarterly reports with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission under section 13 of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m), the most re-
cent such report, or 
‘‘(2) the amount of contributions provided to 
the organization by all foreign nationals described in 
section 319(b) was equal to or greater than 20 per-
cent of the gross receipts of the organization, as de-
termined on the basis of the most recent taxable 
year for which information on the gross receipts of 
the organization is available or, in the case of an or-
ganization which is required to file quarterly reports 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission under 
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section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78m), the most recent such report. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF COVERED TRANSFER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘covered transfer’ means any transfer or payment of 
funds by a foreign-affiliated section 501(c) organiza-
tion to another person if the foreign-affiliated sec-
tion 501(c) organization— 
‘‘(A) designates, requests, or suggests that 
the amounts be used for— 
‘‘(i) 
election-related 
disbursements 
(other than covered transfers); or 
‘‘(ii) making a transfer to another 
person for the purpose of making or pay-
ing for such election-related disbursements; 
‘‘(B) made such transfer or payment in re-
sponse to a solicitation or other request for a 
donation or payment for— 
‘‘(i) the making of or paying for elec-
tion-related disbursements (other than cov-
ered transfers); or 
‘‘(ii) making a transfer to another 
person for the purpose of making or pay-
ing for such election-related disbursements; 
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‘‘(C) engaged in discussions with the re-
cipient of the transfer or payment regarding— 
‘‘(i) the making of or paying for elec-
tion-related disbursements (other than cov-
ered transfers); or 
‘‘(ii) donating or transferring any 
amount of such transfer or payment to an-
other person for the purpose of making or 
paying for such election-related disburse-
ments; or 
‘‘(D) knew or had reason to know that the 
person receiving the transfer or payment would 
make election-related disbursements in an ag-
gregate amount of $123,900 or more during the 
2-year period beginning on the date of the 
transfer or payment. 
‘‘(2) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘covered transfer’ 
does not include any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A disbursement made by a foreign-af-
filiated section 501(c) organization in a com-
mercial transaction in the ordinary course of 
any trade or business conducted by the organi-
zation or in the form of investments made by 
the organization. 
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‘‘(B) A disbursement made by a foreign-af-
filiated section 501(c) organization if— 
‘‘(i) the organization prohibited, in 
writing, the use of such disbursement for 
election-related disbursements; and 
‘‘(ii) the recipient of the disbursement 
agreed to follow the prohibition and depos-
ited the disbursement in an account which 
is segregated from an election-related dis-
bursement segregated fund and any other 
account used to make election-related dis-
bursements. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL
RULE
REGARDING
TRANSFERS 
AMONG AFFILIATES.— 
‘‘(A) SPECIAL
RULE.—A transfer of an 
amount by one foreign-affiliated section 501(c) 
organization to another foreign-affiliated section 
501(c) organization which is treated as a trans-
fer between affiliates under subparagraph (C) 
shall be considered a covered transfer by the or-
ganization which transfers the amount only if 
the aggregate amount transferred during the 
year by such organization to that same organi-
zation is equal to or greater than $123,900. 
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‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT
OF 
CERTAIN
PAYMENTS
AMONG
AFFILIATES.—In 
determining the amount of a transfer between 
affiliates for purposes of subparagraph (A), to 
the extent that the transfer consists of funds 
attributable to dues, fees, or assessments which 
are paid by individuals on a regular, periodic 
basis in accordance with a per-individual cal-
culation which is made on a regular basis, the 
transfer shall be attributed to the individuals 
paying the dues, fees, or assessments and shall 
not be attributed to the foreign-affiliated sec-
tion 501(c) organization. 
‘‘(C) DESCRIPTION
OF
TRANSFERS
BE-
TWEEN
AFFILIATES.—A transfer of amounts 
from one foreign-affiliated section 501(c) orga-
nization to another foreign-affiliated section 
501(c) organization shall be treated as a trans-
fer between affiliates if— 
‘‘(i) one of the organizations is an af-
filiate of the other organization; or 
‘‘(ii) each of the organizations is an 
affiliate of the same organization, 
except that the transfer shall not be treated as 
a transfer between affiliates if one of the orga-
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nizations is established for the purpose of mak-
ing election-related disbursements. 
‘‘(D) DETERMINATION OF AFFILIATE STA-
TUS.—For purposes of subparagraph (C), a for-
eign-affiliated section 501(c) organization is an 
affiliate of another foreign-affiliated section 
501(c) organization if— 
‘‘(i) the governing instrument of the 
organization requires it to be bound by de-
cisions of the other organization; 
‘‘(ii) the governing board of the orga-
nization includes persons who are specifi-
cally designated representatives of the 
other organization or are members of the 
governing board, officers, or paid executive 
staff members of the other organization, or 
whose service on the governing board is 
contingent upon the approval of the other 
organization; or 
‘‘(iii) the organization is chartered by 
the other organization. 
‘‘(e) OTHER DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘electioneering communication’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 
304(f)(3); 
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‘‘(2) the term ‘section 501(c) organization’ 
means an organization described in section 501(c) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from 
taxation under section 501(a) of such Code; and 
‘‘(3) term ‘super PAC’ means a political com-
mittee which accepts donations or contributions that 
do not comply with the limitations and prohibitions 
of this Act (or has an account which is established 
for the purpose of accepting such donations or con-
tributions) and which makes only independent ex-
penditures (or has an account which is established 
for the purpose of making only independent expendi-
tures).’’. 
SEC. 103. ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO BAN. 
(a) CONTRIBUTIONS AND DONATIONS IN CONNEC-
TION WITH BALLOT INITIATIVES AND REFERENDA AND 
RECALL ELECTIONS.—Section 319(a)(1)(A) of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30121(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘election;’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘election, including a State or local 
ballot initiative or referendum or recall election;’’. 
(b) COVERAGE OF CERTAIN ELECTION-RELATED AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 319 of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30121) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(c) A foreign national shall not direct, dictate, con-
trol, or directly or indirectly participate in the decision- 
making process of any person, such as a corporation, labor 
organization, political committee, or political organization 
with regard to such person’s Federal or non-Federal elec-
tion-related activities, such as decisions concerning the 
making of contributions, donations, expenditures, or dis-
bursements in connection with elections for any Federal, 
State, or local office, including a State or local ballot ini-
tiative or referendum or recall election, or decisions con-
cerning the administration of a political committee.’’. 
SEC. 104. PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
FROM FOREIGN AGENTS. 
Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act 
of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS 
FROM FOREIGN AGENTS.— 
‘‘(1) 
DIRECT
CONTRIBUTIONS.—A 
political 
committee may not accept any contribution from an 
individual who, at the time the date the individual 
makes the contribution, is registered as the agent of 
a foreign principal under the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) BUNDLED CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) PROHIBITION.—A political committee 
may not accept any bundled contribution which 
is provided by an individual who, at the time 
the individual provides the bundled contribu-
tion, is registered as the agent of a foreign 
principal under the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘bundled contribution’ means, with respect 
to an individual described in subparagraph (A), 
a contribution which is— 
‘‘(i) forwarded from the contributor or 
contributors to the committee by the indi-
vidual; or 
‘‘(ii) received by the committee from a 
contributor or contributors, but credited by 
the committee or candidate involved (or, in 
the case of a leadership PAC described in 
subparagraph (B) of subsection (j)(8), by 
the individual referred to in such subpara-
graph) to the individual through records, 
designations, or other means of recognizing 
that a certain amount of money has been 
raised by the individual.’’. 
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SEC. 105. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall apply with 
respect to elections occurring after January 2025. 
TITLE II—REFORM OF FOREIGN 
AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT 
OF 1938 
SEC. 201. REPEALING EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION 
UNDER 
FOREIGN 
AGENTS 
REGISTRATION 
ACT OF 1938 FOR PERSONS FILING DISCLO-
SURE REPORTS UNDER LOBBYING DISCLO-
SURE ACT OF 1995. 
(a) REPEAL OF EXEMPTION.—Section 3 of the For-
eign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 613) is 
amended by striking subsection (h). 
(b) TIMING OF FILING OF REGISTRATION STATE-
MENTS.—Section 2 of the Foreign Agents Registration 
Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 612) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), in the fourth sentence, by striking 
‘‘The registration statement shall include’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (h), the 
registration statement shall include’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) TIMING FOR FILING OF STATEMENTS BY PER-
SONS REGISTERED UNDER LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT 
OF 1995.—In the case of an agent of a person or an entity 
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described in section 1(b) who has registered under the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
after the agent files the first registration required under 
subsection (a) in connection with the agent’s representa-
tion of such person or entity, the agent shall file all subse-
quent statements required under this section at the same 
time, and in the same frequency, as the reports filed with 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary 
of the Senate (as the case may be) under section 5 of the 
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) in con-
nection with the agent’s representation of such person or 
entity.’’. 
SEC. 202. CONDITIONS FOR EXEMPTION FOR PERSONS 
PROVIDING 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 
subsection only if the person files with the Attorney Gen-
eral a request for such exemption and the Attorney Gen-
eral approves the request.’’. 
SEC. 203. TREATMENT OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 1 of the Foreign Agents 
Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611) is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (c), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Expect’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except’’; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) The term ‘informational materials’ means any 
oral, visual, graphic, written, or pictorial information or 
matter of any kind, including matter published by means 
of advertising, books, periodicals, newspapers, lectures, 
broadcasts, motion pictures, social media, or any means 
or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or 
otherwise.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO FILING 
OF INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS WITH ATTORNEY GEN-
ERAL.—Section 4(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 614(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or foreign commerce’’ and inserting 
‘‘or foreign commerce, including electronic mail and social 
media,’’. 
(c) WAIVER OF FILING REQUIREMENT FOR UNRE-
LATED MATERIALS.—Section 4(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
614(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Every person’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) Every person’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to 
any informational material which is disseminated by an 
agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity that is 
exempt from registration under this Act, or as part of an 
activity which by itself would not require registration 
under this Act.’’. 
(d) METHOD AND FORM OF DISCLAIMER FOR MATE-
RIALS POSTED ONLINE.—Section 4(b) of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 614(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(b) It shall be unlawful’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(b)(1) It shall be unlawful’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In the case of informational materials for or in 
the interests of a foreign principal which are transmitted 
or caused to be transmitted by an agent of a foreign prin-
cipal by posting on an online platform, the agent shall en-
sure that the conspicuous statement required to be placed 
in such materials under this subsection is placed directly 
with the material posted on the platform and is not acces-
sible only through a hyperlink or other reference to an-
other source. 
‘‘(3) If the Attorney General determines that the ap-
plication of paragraph (2) to materials posted on an online 
platform is not feasible because the length of the con-
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spicuous statement required to be placed in materials 
under this subsection makes the inclusion of the entire 
statement incompatible with the posting of the materials 
on that platform, an agent may meet the requirements of 
paragraph (2) by ensuring that an abbreviated version of 
the statement, stating that the materials are distributed 
by a foreign agent on behalf of a clearly identified foreign 
principal, is placed directly with the material posted on 
the platform. 
‘‘(4)(A) For purposes of this subsection, subject to 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘online platform’ means any 
public-facing website, web application, or digital applica-
tion (including a social network, ad network, or search en-
gine) which— 
‘‘(i)(I) sells qualified political advertisements; 
and 
‘‘(II) has 50,000,000 or more unique monthly 
United States visitors or users for a majority of 
months during the preceding 12 months; or 
‘‘(ii) is a third-party advertising vendor that 
has 50,000,000 or more unique monthly United 
States visitors in the aggregate on any advertise-
ment space that it has sold or bought for a majority 
of months during the preceding 12 months, as meas-
ured by an independent digital ratings service ac-
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credited by the Media Ratings Council (or its suc-
cessor). 
‘‘(B) Such term shall not include any online platform 
that is a distribution facility of any broadcasting station 
or newspaper, magazine, blog, publication, or periodical. 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘third- 
party advertising vendor’ includes any third-party adver-
tising vendor network, advertising agency, advertiser, or 
third-party advertisement serving company that buys and 
sells advertisement space on behalf of unaffiliated third- 
party websites, search engines, digital applications, or so-
cial media sites.’’. 
SEC. 204. FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION CIVIL EN-
FORCEMENT. 
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) CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(1) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any person who is 
required to register under this Act and 
fails to file a timely or complete registra-
tion statement required under section 2(a) 
shall be subject to a civil fine of not more 
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than $10,000 for each violation, without 
regard to the state of mind of the person. 
‘‘(ii) NO
FINES
PAID
BY
FOREIGN 
PRINCIPALS.—If a person is subject to a 
civil fine under clause (i), the civil fine 
may not be paid, directly or indirectly, by 
a foreign principal. 
‘‘(B) SUPPLEMENTS.—Any person who is 
required to file a supplement to a registration 
statement under section 2(b) and fails to file a 
timely or complete supplement required under 
that section shall be subject to a civil fine of 
not more than $1,000 for each violation, with-
out regard to the state of mind of the person. 
‘‘(C) FAILURE TO REMEDY DEFICIENT FIL-
INGS.—Any person who is required to file a reg-
istration statement under this Act, receives no-
tice under subsection (g) that the registration 
statement filed by the person is deficient, and 
knowingly fails to remedy the deficiency within 
60 days after receiving the notice shall, upon 
proof by a preponderance of the evidence of 
such knowing failure to remedy the deficiency, 
be subject to a civil fine of not more than 
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$200,000, depending on the extent and gravity 
of the violation. 
‘‘(D) OTHER
VIOLATIONS.—Any person 
who knowingly fails to comply with any other 
provision of this Act shall, upon proof by a pre-
ponderance of the evidence of such knowing 
failure to comply, be subject to a civil fine of 
not more than $200,000, depending on the ex-
tent and gravity of the violation. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FINES.—All fines collected under 
this subsection shall be used to defray the cost of 
enforcing this Act.’’. 
SEC. 205. AUTHORIZING IMPOSITION AND COLLECTION OF 
REGISTRATION FEES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Foreign Agents Registra-
tion Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.), as amended by 
section 205, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 16. FEES. 
‘‘The Attorney General shall establish and collect a 
registration fee, as part of the initial filing requirement 
and at no other time, to help defray the expenses of the 
Registration Unit, and shall credit such fees to this appro-
priation, to remain available until expended.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO REPEAL EXIST-
ING AUTHORITY.—The Department of Justice and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (title I of Public 
Law 102–395) is amended, under the heading ‘‘SALARIES 
AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES’’, by striking 
‘‘In addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, for fiscal 
year 1993 and thereafter, the Attorney General shall es-
tablish and collect fees to recover necessary expenses of 
the Registration Unit (to include salaries, supplies, equip-
ment and training) pursuant to the Foreign Agents Reg-
istration Act, and shall credit such fees to this appropria-
tion, to remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 206. ESTABLISHMENT OF FARA INVESTIGATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT UNIT WITHIN DEPARTMENT 
OF JUSTICE. 
Section 8 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 618), as amended by section 
206, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(j) DEDICATED ENFORCEMENT UNIT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Attorney General shall establish a unit within 
the counterespionage section of the National Secu-
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rity Division of the Department of Justice with re-
sponsibility for the enforcement of this Act. 
‘‘(2) POWERS.—The unit established under this 
subsection is authorized to— 
‘‘(A) take appropriate legal action against 
individuals suspected of violating this Act; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate any such legal action with 
the United States Attorney for the relevant ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In operating the unit es-
tablished under this subsection, the Attorney Gen-
eral shall, as appropriate, consult with the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and the Secretary of State. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
the activities of the unit established under this sub-
section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 207. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO IMPROVE EN-
FORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IMPLEMENTATION
OF STRATEGY.—Not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Attorney General shall promulgate final regulations 
for the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to im-
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prove the enforcement and administration of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) 
that addresses the following issues: 
(1) The coordination and integration of the 
work of the agencies that perform investigations of 
alleged violations of the Act and bring actions (in-
cluding criminal prosecutions) to enforce the Act 
with the overall national security efforts of the De-
partment of Justice. 
(2) An assessment of the appropriateness of the 
exemptions provided under the Act that permit per-
sons who represent the interests of foreign principals 
to avoid registering under the Act. 
(3) A formal cost-benefit analysis of the appro-
priateness of the fee structure under the Act. 
(4) An assessment of the value of making advi-
sory opinions under the Act available in whole as an 
informational resource. 
(b) REVIEW BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Justice shall carry out a review of the 
extent to which the Attorney General has imple-
mented the comprehensive strategy described in sub-
section (a). 
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(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Inspector 
General of the Department of Justice shall submit 
a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
on the results of the review carried out under para-
graph (1) not later than 1 year after the date upon 
which the comprehensive strategy described in sub-
section (a) is implemented by the Attorney General. 
(c) ENSURING ELECTRONIC ACCESS TO REPORTS 
THROUGH SEARCHABLE WEBSITE.— 
(1) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Assistant Attorney 
General for National Security, shall include in the 
second annual report submitted to the appropriate 
committees of Congress under subsection (c) a de-
tailed description of methods to ensure that reports 
filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act are 
filed electronically in a digitized format which will 
enable the Foreign Agents Registration Unit website 
database to be fully searchable, machine-readable, 
sortable, and downloadable. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—After submitting the 
report containing the information described in para-
graph (1), the Attorney General shall implement the 
methods described in the report. 
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SEC. 208. ANALYSIS BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 
OFFICE. 
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall— 
(1) carry out an analysis of the effectiveness of 
the enforcement and administration of the Foreign 
Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611 et 
seq.), including the extent to which the amendments 
made by this title have improved the enforcement 
and administration of such Act, and taking into ac-
count the comprehensive strategy developed and im-
plemented under section 207; and 
(2) submit the analysis to the Attorney General, 
the Inspector General of the Department of Justice, 
and the appropriate committees of Congress. 
SEC. 209. DEFINITION. 
In this title, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on the Judiciary and For-
eign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 210. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this title shall take effect 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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