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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 3610 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3610
To prohibit the provision of United States financial assistance to any
entity that is controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 8 (legislative day, January 7), 2026
Mr. Banks introduced the following bill; which was read twice and
referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To prohibit the provision of United States financial assistance to any
entity that is controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Funding for Foreign Agents Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Agent of a covered foreign principal.--The term ``agent
of a covered foreign principal'' means--
(A) any person who acts as an agent,
representative, employee, or servant, or in any other
capacity at the order, request, or under the direction
or control, of a covered foreign principal or of a
person any of whose activities are directly or
indirectly supervised, directed, controlled, financed,
or subsidized in whole or in major part by a covered
foreign principal, whether or not that person
represents the interests of such foreign principal
before any agency or official of the Government of the
United States or engages in any official activity
within the United States;
(B) any duly accredited diplomatic or consular
officer of the government of a covered nation who is so
recognized by the Department of State;
(C) any official of the government of a covered
nation whose duties are known by the Department of
State;
(D) any member of the staff of, or any person
employed by, a duly accredited diplomatic or consular
officer of the government of a covered nation who is so
recognized by the Department of State;
(E) any agent of a covered foreign principal who
engages in lobbying activities and has registered or
would be required to register under section 4 of the
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603); and
(F) any person who has provided notice to the
Attorney General as an agent of a foreign government or
would be required to provide such notice under section
951 of title 18, United States Code.
(2) Controlled.--The term ``controlled'' has the meaning
given the term ``control'' in section 80.208 of title 31, Code
of Federal Regulations, provided that any officer, executive,
proprietor, director, partner, senior manager, or combination
of agents who together own a majority or a dominant minority of
the total outstanding voting interest, of an entity shall be
understood to control it for purposes of this Act.
(3) Covered foreign principal.--The term ``covered foreign
principal'' means--
(A) the government of a covered nation and any
political party in a covered nation;
(B) a person in a covered nation, unless such
person--
(i)(I) is an individual citizen of, and
domiciled within, the United States; and
(II) is not an agent of a covered foreign
principal; or
(ii)(I) is not an individual;
(II) is organized under, or created by, the
laws of the United States or of any State or
other place subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States;
(III) has its principal place of business
within the United States; and
(IV) is not controlled by an agent of a
covered foreign principal;
(C) a partnership, association, corporation,
organization, or other combination of persons organized
under the laws of, or having its principal place of
business in, a covered nation; or
(D) any organization named in section 1003 of the
Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 (22 U.S.C. 5202).
(4) Covered nation.--The term ``covered nation'' means the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the People's Republic of
China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Myanmar
(formerly known as ``Burma''), Chad, Republic of the Congo,
Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen.
(5) Direct financial assistance.--The term ``direct
financial assistance'' means financial assistance from the
Government of the United States that is received by an entity
selected by the Government or a pass-through entity, including
any contract, grant, loan, cooperative agreement, or other
agreement.
(6) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means any partnership,
association, corporation, organization, or other combination of
individuals.
(7) Indirect financial assistance.--The term ``indirect
financial assistance'' means financial assistance from the
Government of the United States that is received by a service
provider which is paid by means of a voucher, certificate, or
other means of Government-funded payment provided to a
beneficiary who is able to choose a service provider.
(8) Pass-through entity.--The term ``pass-through entity''
means any entity, including a nonprofit or nongovernmental
organization, acting under a contract, grant, loan, cooperative
agreement, or other agreement with the Government of the United
States or with a State or local government in the United States
that--
(A) accepts direct financial assistance as a
primary recipient or grantee; and
(B) distributes such assistance to other
organizations that provide services.
(9) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual,
partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other
combination of individuals.
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON UNITED STATES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Any entity that is controlled by an agent of a covered foreign
principal is ineligible to receive direct financial assistance or
indirect financial assistance.
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to terminate--
(1) United States financial assistance to entities that are
not controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal; or
(2) any foreign assistance (as defined in section 634(b)(1)
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2394(b)(1))).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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