To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively as foreign agents under the Act with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively as foreign agents under the Act with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HFF046E2AC0AC47CEA89FC7891CC54319: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retroactive Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Section HB294D0CFB0AC458599F8DD703077305E: 2. Clarifying obligation to register retroactively as agents of foreign principals The third sentence of section 2(a) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of...
- Section H8C210122E2F1461592F69D0873E088BC: 3. Permitting order requiring compliance to apply retroactively Section 8(f) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 618(f)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively as foreign agents under the Act with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to clarify the obligation of individuals who formerly served as agents of foreign principals to register retroactively as foreign agents under the Act with respect to activities carried out previously on behalf of such foreign principals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Gallagher (for himself, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Roy, Mr. Raskin, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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