To require representatives of governments designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism to disclose to the Attorney General lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials, and for other purposes.

Amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to require representatives of governments designated by the Secretary of State as State Sponsors of Terrorism (covered foreign principals) to disclose to the Attorney General lobbying contacts with legislative branch officials.

Prohibits the Secretary from recognizing as accredited a diplomatic or consular officer of a covered foreign principal unless the officer agrees to comply with this Act.

Requires the Attorney General to make such information available to the general public in an electronic format.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5228 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5228

To require representatives of governments designated as State Sponsors 
of Terrorism to disclose to the Attorney General lobbying contacts with 
         legislative branch officials, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2006

Mr. Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
 Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To require representatives of governments designated as State Sponsors 
of Terrorism to disclose to the Attorney General lobbying contacts with 
         legislative branch officials, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LOBBYING CONTACTS FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF GOVERNMENTS 
              DESIGNATED AS STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM.

    The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
611 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 4 the following:

 ``lobbying contacts from representatives of governments designated as 
                      state sponsors of terrorism

    ``Sec. 4A.  (a) Every person required to register under the 
provisions of this Act who is an agent of a foreign principal, in a 
case in which the foreign principal is a covered foreign principal, and 
who makes a lobbying contact with a covered legislative branch official 
shall, not later than 45 days after the date of such contact, provide 
to the Attorney General a detailed statement of such contact.
    ``(b) The Secretary of State shall not recognize as accredited a 
diplomatic or consular officer of a covered foreign principal unless 
such officer agrees to provide to the Attorney General a detailed 
statement of any lobbying contact with a covered legislative branch 
official not later than 45 days after the date of such contact.
    ``(c) The Attorney General shall make information relating to a 
lobbying contact described in subsections (a) and (b) available to the 
general public in an electronic format not later than 90 days after the 
date of receipt of the statement concerning such contact.
    ``(d) For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `covered foreign principal' means--
                    ``(A) a State Sponsor of Terrorism; or
                    ``(B) the government of, or a political party of, a 
                State Sponsor of Terrorism;
            ``(2) the term `covered legislative branch official' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Lobbying 
        Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1602);
            ``(3) the term `lobbying contact' means any oral or written 
        communication (including an electronic communication) with 
        regard to--
                    ``(A) the formulation, modification, or adoption of 
                Federal legislation (including legislative proposals);
                    ``(B) the formulation, modification, or adoption of 
                a Federal rule or regulation, an Executive order, or 
                any other program, policy, or position of the United 
                States Government;
                    ``(C) the administration or execution of a Federal 
                program or policy (including the negotiation, award, or 
                administration of a Federal contract, grant, loan, 
                permit, or license); or
                    ``(D) the nomination or confirmation of a person 
                for a position subject to confirmation by the Senate; 
                and
            ``(4) the term `State Sponsor of Terrorism' means a country 
        the government of which has been determined by the Secretary of 
        State, for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export 
        Administration Act of 1979, section 620A of the Foreign 
        Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control 
        Act, or other provision of law, is a government that has 
        repeatedly provided support for acts of international 
        terrorism.''.
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