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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Space Leadership Preservation Act of 
2012''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.

    Section 20111 of title 51, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator.--There is 
                established'' and inserting ``Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph--
                            (i) by inserting ``, pursuant to paragraph 
                        (2),'' after ``who shall be appointed''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``The Administrator shall 
                        serve for a term of 10 years.'' after ``and 
                        activities thereof.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Board of directors nominations.--The President shall 
        appoint the Administrator under paragraph (1) from among the 
        list of nominees provided by the Board of Directors pursuant to 
        section 20118(l)(2)(A). The President shall appoint a new 
        Administrator not later than 3 months after the first set of 
        nominees is so provided by the Board of Directors. The sitting 
        Administrator may serve in the position until a new 
        Administrator appointed pursuant to this paragraph is confirmed 
        by the Senate.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``Administrator.--There shall be'' 
                and inserting ``Administrator.--
            ``(1) In general.--There shall be'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated by 
                subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by inserting ``, 
                pursuant to paragraph (2),'' after ``who shall be 
                appointed''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(2) Board of directors nominations.--The President shall 
        appoint the Deputy Administrator under paragraph (1) from among 
        the list of nominees provided by the Board of Directors 
        pursuant to section 20118(j)(2)(B).''.

SEC. 3. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

    (a) Establishment.--Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 51, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 20118. Board of Directors
    ``(a) Establishment.--There shall be established a Board of 
Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 
accordance with this section, not later than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of the `Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012'.
    ``(b) Membership and Appointment.--The Board shall consist of 11 
members to be appointed as follows:
            ``(1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
            ``(2) Three members shall be appointed by the president pro 
        tempore of the Senate.
            ``(3) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
        of the Senate.
            ``(4) Three members shall be appointed by the Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives.
            ``(5) One member shall be appointed by the minority leader 
        of the House of Representatives.
In addition to the members appointed under paragraphs (1) through (5), 
the Administrator shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the 
Board.
    ``(c) Qualifications.--The persons appointed as members of the 
Board shall be--
            ``(1) former astronauts or scientists or engineers eminent 
        in the fields of human spaceflight, planetary science, space 
        science, Earth science, and aeronautics, or other scientific, 
        engineering, business, and social science disciplines related 
        to space and aeronautics;
            ``(2) selected on the basis of established records of 
        distinguished service; and
            ``(3) so selected as to provide representation of the views 
        of engineering, science, and aerospace leaders in all areas of 
        the Nation.
    ``(d) Limitation on Members.--An individual employed by or 
representing an organization with which the Administration has a 
contract is not eligible to serve on the Board, except for scientists 
employed by or representing colleges, universities, and other not-for-
profit organizations. Additionally, a former Board member may not take 
employment with or represent an organization with which the 
Administration has a contract, or which is seeking such a contract, for 
a period of 2 years following completion of service on the Board.
    ``(e) Terms.--The term of office of each member of the Board shall 
be 3 years, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor 
was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term. Any 
person who has been a member of the Board for 12 consecutive years 
shall thereafter be ineligible for appointment during the 2-year period 
following the expiration of such 12th year.
    ``(f) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Board shall receive 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 
of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(g) Meetings.--The Board shall meet quarterly and at such other 
times as the Chairman may determine, but the Chairman shall also call a 
meeting whenever one-third of the members so request in writing. The 
Board shall adopt procedures governing the conduct of its meetings, 
including delivery of notice and a definition of a quorum, which in no 
case shall be less than one-half plus one of the members of the Board.
    ``(h) Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The election of the Chairman and 
Vice Chairman of the Board shall take place at each first quarter 
meeting occurring in an even-numbered year. The Vice Chairman shall 
perform the duties of the Chairman in his absence. In case a vacancy 
occurs in the chairmanship or vice chairmanship, the Board shall elect 
a member to fill such vacancy.
    ``(i) Staff.--The Board may, with the concurrence of a majority of 
its members, permit the appointment of a staff consisting of 
professional staff members, technical and professional personnel on 
leave of absence from academic, industrial, or research institutions 
for a limited term, and such operations and support staff members as 
may be necessary. Such staff shall be appointed by the Chairman and 
assigned at the direction of the Board. The professional members and 
limited term technical and professional personnel of such staff may be 
appointed without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States 
Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and the 
provisions of chapter 51 of such title relating to classification, and 
shall be compensated at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate payable 
under section 5376 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for 
the performance of such duties as may be prescribed by the Board in 
connection with the exercise of its powers and functions under this 
section.
    ``(j) Special Commissions.--The Board is authorized to establish 
such special commissions as it may from time to time deem necessary for 
the purposes of this section.
    ``(k) Committees.--The Board is also authorized to appoint from 
among its members such committees as it deems necessary, and to assign 
to committees so appointed such survey and advisory functions as the 
Board deems appropriate to assist it in exercising its powers and 
functions under this section.
    ``(l) Functions.--
            ``(1) Budget proposal.--Not later than November 15 of each 
        year, the Board shall provide to the President, and to the 
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Science, 
        Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Commerce, 
        Science, and Transportation of the Senate, a proposed budget 
        for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
        next fiscal year. Such budget shall--
                    ``(A) carry out the purpose described in section 
                20102(h);
                    ``(B) be based on--
                            ``(i) the best professional judgement of 
                        the Board;
                            ``(ii) recommendations from the scientific, 
                        engineering, and other technical experts 
                        communities; and
                            ``(iii) the recommendations of the most 
                        recent National Research Council decadal 
                        surveys; and
                    ``(C) follow such decadal survey's recommended 
                decision rules regarding program implementation, 
                including a strict adherence to the recommendation that 
                the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
                include in a balanced program a flagship class mission, 
                which may be executed in cooperation with one or more 
                international partners.
            ``(2) Nominees for administrator, deputy administrator, and 
        chief financial officer.--The Board shall provide to the 
        President--
                    ``(A) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint an Administrator pursuant to section 
                20111(a);
                    ``(B) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint a Deputy Administrator pursuant to 
                section 20111(b); and
                    ``(C) a list of 3 nominees from which the President 
                shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 
                section 205(a) of the Chief Financial Officers Act (31 
                U.S.C. 901(a)).
        The Board shall provide the first set of nominees under this 
        paragraph not later than 15 months after the date of enactment 
        of the `Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012'.
            ``(3) Reports.--
                    ``(A) Annual infrastructure, capabilities, and 
                workforce assessment.--The Board shall provide to the 
                President and the Congress annually a report assessing 
                the status of United States spaceflight infrastructure, 
                unique space capabilities, and the health of the United 
                States workforce necessary to maintain such 
                infrastructure and capabilities. The assessment shall 
                also identify areas of concern, gaps in capability 
                compared to foreign spaceflight capabilities, and 
                recommendations on how to strengthen or improve United 
                States capabilities and workforce.
                    ``(B) Specific policy matter reports.--The Board 
                shall provide to the President and the Congress reports 
                on specific, individual policy matters within the 
                authority of the Administration (or otherwise as 
                requested by the Congress or the President) related to 
                human space flight, planetary science, earth science, 
                aeronautics, and science, technology, engineering, and 
                mathematics education, as the Board, the President, or 
                the Congress determines the need for such reports.
            ``(4) Quadrennial review.--The Board shall provide to the 
        President and the Congress, not later than the later of 180 
        days after the establishment of the Board or the third 
        quarterly meeting of the Board, and once every 4 years 
        thereafter, a quadrennial review of current space programs and 
        a vision for future space exploration.
            ``(5) Removal of administrator for cause.--The Board may 
        provide to the President and the Congress a report recommending 
        the removal of the Administrator for cause. Any such report 
        shall include the reasons for such recommendation.
    ``(m) Budget Meetings.--Portions of Board meetings in which the 
Board considers the budget proposal required under subsection (l)(1) 
for a particular fiscal year may be closed to the public until the 
Board submits the proposal to the President and the Congress.
    ``(n) Financial Disclosure.--Members of the Board shall be required 
to file a financial disclosure report under title II of the Ethics in 
Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 92 Stat. 1836), except that such 
reports shall be held confidential and exempt from any law otherwise 
requiring their public disclosure.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 201 of 
title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the 
items for subchapter II the following new item:

``20118. Board of Directors.''.

SEC. 4. BUDGET PROPOSAL.

    Section 30103 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Board of Directors Proposal.--
            ``(1) Inclusion in president's proposed budget.--The 
        proposed budget for the Administration submitted to the 
        Congress by the President for each fiscal year shall include a 
        description of, and a detailed justification for, any 
        differences between the President's proposed budget and the 
        budget provided by the Board of Directors under section 
        20118(l)(1).
            ``(2) Elements of budget proposal.--Subsections (a) through 
        (d) of this section shall apply to the proposed budget provided 
        by the Board of Directors under section 20118(l)(1).''.

SEC. 5. LONG TERM CONTRACTING.

    (a) Amendments.--Section 20142 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Contracts 
        regarding expendable launch vehicles'' and inserting ``Long 
        term contracting'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by--
                    (A) striking ``expendable launch vehicle services'' 
                and inserting ``rocket propulsion systems and manned 
                and unmanned space transportation vehicles and 
                payloads, including expendable launch vehicles, and any 
                other infrastructure intended for placement or 
                operation in space or on celestial bodies, and services 
                related thereto,''; and
                    (B) striking ``related to launch'' and inserting 
                ``related to''; and
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``launch services'' and 
        inserting ``the goods and services to have been provided under 
        the contract''.
    (b) Table of Sections Amendment.--The item relating to section 
20142 in the table of sections for chapter 201 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``20142. Long term contracting.''.
Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2012 - Establishes a Board of Directors for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Sets forth Board membership and appointment criteria. Directs the President to appoint the NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator from among a list of nominees provided by the Board.

Requires the Board to provide: (1) NASA's proposed annual budget; (2) annual reports on spaceflight infrastructure, unique space capabilities, and the workforce necessary to maintain such infrastructure and capabilities; (3) reports on specific policy matters; and (4) quadrennial reviews of current space programs and a vision for future space exploration.

Authorizes the Administrator to enter into contracts for rocket propulsion systems and manned and unmanned space transportation vehicles and payloads.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform 
and Modernization Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
        based organization'' means a nonprofit organization providing a 
        variety of social, health, educational and community services 
        to a population that includes refugees resettled into the 
        United States.
            (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        the Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health 
        and Human Services.
            (3) National resettlement agencies.--The term ``national 
        resettlement agencies'' means voluntary agencies contracting 
        with the Department of State to provide sponsorship and initial 
        resettlement services to refugees entering the United States.

SEC. 3. ASSESSMENT OF REFUGEE DOMESTIC RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study regarding the effectiveness of the domestic 
refugee resettlement programs operated by the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement.
    (b) Matters To Be Studied.--In the study required under subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General shall determine and analyze--
            (1) how the Office of Refugee Resettlement defines self-
        sufficiency and if this definition is adequate in addressing 
        refugee needs in the United States;
            (2) the effectiveness of Office of Refugee Resettlement 
        programs in helping refugees to meet self-sufficiency and 
        integration;
            (3) the Office of Refugee Resettlement's budgetary 
        resources and project the amount of additional resources needed 
        to fully address the unmet needs of refugees with regard to 
        self-sufficiency and integration;
            (4) the role of community-based organizations in serving 
        refugees in areas experiencing a high number of new refugee 
        arrivals;
            (5) how community-based organizations can be better 
        utilized and supported in the Federal domestic resettlement 
        process; and
            (6) recommended statutory changes to improve the Office of 
        Refugee Resettlement and the domestic refugee program in 
        relation to the matters analyzed under paragraphs (1) through 
        (5).
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the 
results of the study required under subsection (a).

SEC. 4. REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Assistance Made Available to Secondary Migrants.--Section 
412(a)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(1)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(C) The Director shall ensure that assistance under this section 
is provided to refugees who are secondary migrants and meet all other 
eligibility requirements for such assistance.''.
    (b) Report on Secondary Migration.--Section 412(a)(3) of such Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)'';
            (2) by striking ``periodic'' and inserting ``annual''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(B) At the end of each fiscal year, the Director shall submit a 
report to Congress that includes--
            ``(i) States experiencing departures and arrivals due to 
        secondary migration;
            ``(ii) likely reasons for migration;
            ``(iii) the impact of secondary migration on States hosting 
        secondary migrants;
            ``(iv) the availability of social services for secondary 
        migrants in those States; and
            ``(v) unmet needs of those secondary migrants.''.
    (c) Amendments to Social Services Funding.--Section 412(c)(1)(B) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1522(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``a combination of--'' after ``based on'';
            (2) by striking ``the total number'' and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(i) the total number''; and
            (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(ii) the total number of all other eligible populations 
        served by the Office during the period described who are 
        residing in the State as of the beginning of the fiscal year; 
        and
            ``(iii) projections on the number and nature of incoming 
        refugees and other populations served by the Office during the 
        subsequent fiscal year.''.
    (d) Notice and Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and not later than 30 days before the 
effective date set forth in subsection (e), the Director shall--
            (1) issue a proposed rule for a new formula by which grants 
        and contracts are to be allocated pursuant to the amendments 
        made by subsection (c); and
            (2) solicit public comment regarding such proposed rule.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
become effective on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. RESETTLEMENT DATA.

    (a) In General.--The Director shall expand the Office of Refugee 
Resettlement's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities in 
accordance with the requirements set forth in subsections (b) through 
(e).
    (b) Data on Mental and Physical Medical Cases.--The Director 
shall--
            (1) coordinate with the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention, national resettlement agencies, community-based 
        organizations, and State refugee health programs to track 
        national and State trends on refugees arriving with Class A 
        medical conditions and other urgent medical needs; and
            (2) in collecting information under this subsection, 
        utilize initial refugee health screening data, including--
                    (A) a history of severe trauma, torture, mental 
                health symptoms, depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic 
                stress disorder recorded during domestic and 
                international health screenings; and
                    (B) Refugee Medical Assistance utilization rate 
                data.
    (c) Data on Housing Needs.--The Director shall partner with State 
refugee programs, community-based organizations, and national 
resettlement agencies to collect data relating to the housing needs of 
refugees, including--
            (1) the number of refugees who have become homeless; and
            (2) the number of refugees who are at severe risk of 
        becoming homeless.
    (d) Data on Refugee Employment and Self-Sufficiency.--The Director 
shall gather longitudinal information relating to refugee self-
sufficiency, integration, and employment status during the 2-year 
period beginning 1 year after the date on which the refugees arrived in 
the United States.
    (e) Availability of Data.--The Director shall annually--
            (1) update the data collected under this section; and
            (2) submit a report to Congress that contains the updated 
        data.

SEC. 6. GUIDANCE REGARDING REFUGEE PLACEMENT DECISIONS.

    (a) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall provide guidance to 
national resettlement agencies and State refugee coordinators on 
consultation with local stakeholders pertaining to refugee 
resettlement.
    (b) Best Practices.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
collaboration with the Secretary of State, shall collect best practices 
related to the implementation of the guidance on stakeholder 
consultation on refugee resettlement from voluntary agencies and State 
refugee coordinators and disseminate such best practices to such 
agencies and coordinators.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act (except for the amendments made by section 4) shall take 
effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
Domestic Refugee Resettlement Reform and Modernization Act of 2013 - Directs the Comptroller General (GAO) to study the effectiveness of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's domestic refugee resettlement programs.  Requires the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to: (1) ensure that refugee assistance is provided to qualifying refugees who are secondary migrants; (2) report to Congress regarding states experiencing departures and arrivals due to secondary migration; and (3) expand the Office's data analysis, collection, and sharing activities to include data on mental and physical medical cases, housing needs, and refugee employment. Directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide refugee resettlement guidance to appropriate national, state, and local entities.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Entities Reform Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT FROM REGISTERED 
              FOREIGN AGENTS.

    (a) In General.--Title VII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 722. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT FROM 
              REGISTERED FOREIGN AGENTS.

    ``(a) Record of Requests for Covered Time From Registered Foreign 
Agents.--
            ``(1) In general.--A covered provider shall maintain a 
        complete record of a request for covered time that is made by 
        or on behalf of a registered foreign agent.
            ``(2) Contents of record.--A record maintained under 
        paragraph (1) shall contain information regarding--
                    ``(A) whether the request for covered time is 
                accepted or rejected by the provider;
                    ``(B) the rate (if any) charged for the covered 
                time;
                    ``(C) the date and time (if any) on which the 
                communication is broadcast or otherwise transmitted by 
                the provider;
                    ``(D) the class of time that is requested;
                    ``(E) the name, address, and phone number of a 
                contact person for the registered foreign agent (and of 
                any person requesting the covered time on behalf of the 
                agent), and a list of the chief executive officers or 
                members of the executive committee or of the board of 
                directors of the agent (and of any person requesting 
                the covered time on behalf of the agent); and
                    ``(F) the name of the foreign principal of the 
                registered foreign agent.
            ``(3) Location; time to retain.--The information required 
        under this subsection shall be placed in the online public 
        inspection file hosted by the Commission as soon as possible 
        and shall be retained in such file for a period of not less 
        than 2 years. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
        `as soon as possible' means immediately absent unusual 
        circumstances.
    ``(b) Sponsorship Identification Requirements.--
            ``(1) Applicability to covered content.--
                    ``(A) Announcement by station.--For purposes of 
                section 317, any covered content broadcast by a 
                broadcast station, if such station knew or should have 
                known that the content was covered content, shall be 
                treated as matter for which money, service, or other 
                valuable consideration was paid for broadcasting, 
                regardless of whether any such consideration was paid.
                    ``(B) Disclosures by station employees, program 
                producers, and others.--For purposes of section 507--
                            ``(i) any agreement for the broadcast of 
                        covered content, between an employee of a 
                        broadcast station and any registered foreign 
                        agent who developed, produced, disseminated, or 
                        funded the covered content, shall be treated as 
                        acceptance by the employee and payment by the 
                        agent of money, service, or other valuable 
                        consideration for the broadcast of such 
                        content, regardless of whether any such 
                        consideration was paid; and
                            ``(ii) any agreement for the inclusion of 
                        covered content as part of a program or program 
                        matter that is intended for broadcasting over a 
                        broadcast station, between any person in 
                        connection with the production or preparation 
                        of such program or program matter and any 
                        registered foreign agent who developed, 
                        produced, disseminated, or funded the covered 
                        content, shall be treated as acceptance by such 
                        person and payment by such agent of money, 
                        service, or other valuable consideration for 
                        such inclusion, regardless of whether any such 
                        consideration was paid.
            ``(2) Statement required.--
                    ``(A) In announcement by station.--In the case of 
                any announcement required by section 317 (including as 
                the application of such section is modified by this 
                subsection) with respect to covered content, such 
                announcement shall--
                            ``(i) contain, with respect to each 
                        registered foreign agent who developed, 
                        produced, disseminated, or funded the covered 
                        content--
                                    ``(I) the same statement as the 
                                statement required by section 4(b) of 
                                the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 
                                1938 (22 U.S.C. 614(b)); or
                                    ``(II) for any such agent for whom 
                                no statement is required under such 
                                section with respect to the covered 
                                content, a similar statement that such 
                                agent developed, produced, 
                                disseminated, or funded (as the case 
                                may be) the covered content on behalf 
                                of the foreign principal; and
                            ``(ii) be made at regular and periodic 
                        intervals throughout the broadcast of the 
                        covered content.
                    ``(B) In disclosures by station employees, program 
                producers, and others.--In the case of any disclosure 
                required by section 507 (including as the application 
                of such section is modified by this subsection) with 
                respect to covered content, such disclosure shall 
                contain the same information as the information 
                described in subparagraph (A)(i).
            ``(3) Applicability to cable operators and satellite 
        providers.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this section, the Commission shall promulgate 
        regulations that contain--
                    ``(A) requirements for cable operators, DBS 
                providers, and SDARS licensees with respect to the 
                transmission of covered content that are comparable to 
                the requirements for broadcast stations under section 
                317 (including as the application of such section is 
                modified by this subsection) with respect to the 
                broadcast of covered content;
                    ``(B) requirements for employees of cable 
                operators, DBS providers, and SDARS licensees with 
                respect to the transmission of covered content that are 
                comparable to the requirements for employees of 
                broadcast stations under section 507(a) (including as 
                the application of such section is modified by this 
                subsection) with respect to the broadcast of covered 
                content;
                    ``(C) requirements with respect to the inclusion of 
                covered content in any program or program matter that 
                is intended for transmission by any cable operator, DBS 
                provider, or SDARS licensee that are comparable to the 
                requirements with respect to the inclusion of covered 
                content in any program or program matter that is 
                intended for broadcasting over a broadcast station 
                under section 507(b) (including as the application of 
                such section is modified by this subsection); and
                    ``(D) requirements with respect to the supplying of 
                any program or program matter that is intended for 
                transmission by any cable operator, DBS provider, or 
                SDARS licensee, in any case in which covered content is 
                included as a part of the program or program matter 
                being supplied, that are comparable to the requirements 
                with respect to the supplying of any program or program 
                matter that is intended for broadcasting over a 
                broadcast station, in any case in which covered content 
                is included as a part of the program or program matter 
                being supplied, under section 507(c) (including as the 
                application of such section is modified by this 
                subsection).
    ``(c) Quarterly Reports.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 14 days after the end of 
        a calendar quarter during which a covered provider receives a 
        request for which a record is required to be maintained under 
        subsection (a), or broadcasts or otherwise transmits covered 
        content for which an announcement is required by section 317 
        (including as the application of such section is modified by 
        subsection (b)) or by the regulations of the Commission issued 
        under paragraph (3) of such subsection, such provider shall 
        submit to the Commission, the Attorney General, and the 
        Secretary of State a report that summarizes any such requests 
        received, and any such covered content broadcast or otherwise 
        transmitted, by such provider during such quarter.
            ``(2) Form and contents.--The Commission may issue 
        regulations prescribing the form and contents of the reports 
        required by paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Public availability.--The Commission, the Attorney 
        General, and the Secretary of State shall make the reports 
        submitted under paragraph (1) publicly available on their 
        internet websites.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Agent of a foreign principal.--The term `agent of a 
        foreign principal' has the meaning given such term in section 1 
        of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).
            ``(2) Broadcast time.--The term `broadcast time' means 
        broadcast time, as such term is used in section 315(e).
            ``(3) Cablecast time.--The term `cablecast time' means 
        cablecast time, as such term is used in section 76.1701 of 
        title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(4) Cable operator.--The term `cable operator' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 602.
            ``(5) Covered content.--The term `covered content' means 
        any program or other matter that--
                    ``(A) is broadcast or otherwise transmitted or 
                intended for broadcast or other transmission by a 
                covered provider; and
                    ``(B) is developed, produced, disseminated, or 
                funded by a registered foreign agent.
            ``(6) Covered provider.--The term `covered provider' means 
        a broadcast station licensee, cable operator, DBS provider, or 
        SDARS licensee.
            ``(7) Covered time.--The term `covered time' means--
                    ``(A) with respect to a broadcast station licensee, 
                broadcast time;
                    ``(B) with respect to a cable operator, cablecast 
                time;
                    ``(C) with respect to a DBS provider, DBS 
                origination time; and
                    ``(D) with respect to an SDARS licensee, SDARS 
                origination time.
            ``(8) DBS origination time.--The term `DBS origination 
        time' means DBS origination time, as such term is used in 
        section 25.701(d) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(9) DBS provider.--The term `DBS provider' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 25.701(a) of title 47, Code 
        of Federal Regulations.
            ``(10) Foreign principal.--The term `foreign principal' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 1 of the Foreign Agents 
        Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).
            ``(11) Registered foreign agent.--The term `registered 
        foreign agent' means an agent of a foreign principal registered 
        under section 2 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 
        (22 U.S.C. 612).
            ``(12) SDARS licensee.--The term `SDARS licensee' means a 
        licensee in the Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, as 
        defined in section 25.103 of title 47, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            ``(13) SDARS origination time.--The term `SDARS origination 
        time' means SDARS origination time, as such term is used in 
        section 25.702(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
    (b) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Record of requests for covered time from registered 
        foreign agents.--Subsection (a) of section 722 of the 
        Communications Act of 1934, as added by subsection (a) of this 
        section, shall apply with respect to a request for covered time 
        made by a registered foreign agent after the date that is 90 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Sponsorship identification requirements.--Subsection 
        (b) of section 722 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added 
        by subsection (a) of this section, and the regulations 
        promulgated under paragraph (3) of such subsection (b), shall 
        apply--
                    (A) in the case of an announcement by a covered 
                provider under section 317 of the Communications Act of 
                1934 (47 U.S.C. 317) (including as the application of 
                such section is modified by such subsection (b)) or 
                under such regulations, only if the broadcast or other 
                transmission of covered content occurs after the date 
                that is 90 days after the Commission promulgates such 
                regulations; and
                    (B) in the case of a disclosure under section 507 
                of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 507) 
                (including as the application of such section is 
                modified by such subsection (b)) or under such 
                regulations, only if the acceptance or agreement to 
                accept or payment or agreement to pay money, service, 
                or other valuable consideration (or the agreement in 
                the absence of any such consideration that is treated 
                as such acceptance and payment as provided in such 
                subsection (b) or such regulations) was made (in the 
                case of a payment) or entered into (in the case of an 
                agreement) after the date that is 90 days after the 
                Commission promulgates such regulations.
            (3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms defined in 
        subsection (d) of section 722 of the Communications Act of 
        1934, as added by subsection (a) of this section, shall have 
        the meanings given such terms in such subsection (d).

Foreign Entities Reform Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast, cable, and satellite providers to record and submit to federal authorities specified information about requests by an entity registered as a foreign agent to&nbsp;broadcast content that is&nbsp;intended for&nbsp;American consumers. Such content must include a statement that the content is being distributed by a foreign agent or by an agent on behalf of a foreign principal.