To require certain nonprofit and not-for-profit social welfare organizations to submit disclosure reports on foreign funding to the Attorney General, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates definitions In this Act: The term conduct intending to directly or indirectly to influence public policy or public opinion means, with respect to a covered entity, any activity that the covered entity engaging, creates findings Congress finds the following: Think tanks have provided Congress and the executive branch with a wealth of research and scholarship that largely has benefitted the public in the United States, and requires contemporaneous disclosure reports Except as provided in section 7, a covered entity that receives a gift, donation, or contribution from a foreign principal during a calendar year in an aggregate amount. It relies on reporting requirements, compliance mandates, procurement rules, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Education, Environment, Science & Space, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause could face reduced risk, Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill could face lower compliance burdens, and Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause would take on compliance duties, Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill would take on compliance duties, and National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates definitions In this Act: The term conduct intending to directly or indirectly to influence public policy or public opinion means, with respect to a covered entity, any activity that the covered entity engaging...
- Creates findings Congress finds the following: Think tanks have provided Congress and the executive branch with a wealth of research and scholarship that largely has benefitted the public in the United States...
- Requires contemporaneous disclosure reports Except as provided in section 7, a covered entity that receives a gift, donation, or contribution from a foreign principal during a calendar year in an aggregate amount...
- Requires initial disclosure reports A covered entity shall file an initial disclosure report, in accordance with subsection (b) or (c), with the Attorney General not later than 180 days after the date of enactment...
- Requires briefings, testimony, or similar forms of presentation of research If a covered entity provides a briefing, testimony, or similar form of presentation of research to a member or employee of Congress, or to an...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates definitions In this Act: The term conduct intending to directly or indirectly to influence public policy or public opinion means, with respect to a covered entity, any activity that the covered entity engaging, creates findings Congress finds the following: Think tanks have provided Congress and the executive branch with a wealth of research and scholarship that largely has benefitted the public in the United States, and requires contemporaneous disclosure reports Except as provided in section 7, a covered entity that receives a gift, donation, or contribution from a foreign principal during a calendar year in an aggregate amount.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Environment, Science & Space, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill creates definitions In this Act: The term conduct intending to directly or indirectly to influence public policy or public opinion means, with respect to a covered entity, any activity that the covered entity engaging, creates findings Congress finds the following: Think tanks have provided Congress and the executive branch with a wealth of research and scholarship that largely has benefitted the public in the United States, and requires contemporaneous disclosure reports Except as provided in section 7, a covered entity that receives a gift, donation, or contribution from a foreign principal during a calendar year in an aggregate amount.
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Public beneficiaries or protected communities affected by the clause
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
- Telecommunications providers and users affected by the bill
- Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Identified Costs
- Federal, state, or local agencies responsible for implementing the clause
- Researchers and scientific institutions affected by the bill
- National security and critical infrastructure stakeholders affected by the bill
- Homeowners, tenants, or housing market participants affected by the bill
- Environmental and public health interests affected by the bill
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Grassley introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
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Law enforcement, justice-system actors, and affected communities
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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