,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bhaa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #g1 #bjag,mr4 ,cicilline 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gaetz7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to preserve the integrity of ,american elections by providing the ,attorney ,general with the investigative tools to identify and prosecute foreign agents who seek to circumvent ,federal registration requirements and unlawfully influence the political process4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,modernization and ,enforcement ,act4 #b4 ,civil investigative demand authority ,the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating sections #h1 #i1 #aj1 #aa1 #ab1 #ac1 and #ad as sections #i1 #aj1 #aa1 #ab1 #ac1 #ad1 and #ae1 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after section #g 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fag7 the following3 #h4 ,civil investigative demand authority 7a7 ,whenever the ,attorney ,general has reason to believe that any person or enterprise may be in possession1 custody1 or control of any documentary material relevant to an investigation under this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general1 before initiating a civil or criminal proceeding with respect to the production of such material1 may serve a written demand upon such person to produce such material for examination4 7b7 ,each such demand under this section shall-- 7#a7 state the nature of the conduct constituting the alleged violation which is under investigation and the provision of law applicable to such violation2 7#b7 describe the class or classes of documentary material required to be produced under such demand with such definiteness and certainty as to permit such material to be fairly identified2 7#c7 state that the demand is immediately returnable or prescribe a return date which will provide a reasonable period within which the material may be assembled and made available for inspection and copying or reproduction2 and 7#d7 identify the custodian to whom such material shall be made available4 7c7 ,a demand under this section may not-- 7#a7 contain any requirement that would be considered unreasonable if contained in a subpoena duces tecum issued by a court of the ,united ,states in aid of grand jury investigation of such alleged violation2 or 7#b7 require the production of any documentary evidence that would be privileged from disclosure if demanded by a subpoena duces tecum issued by a court of the ,united ,states in aid of a grand jury investigation of such alleged violation4 4 #c4 ,informational materials 7a7 ,definitions ,section #a of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7#a71 by striking ,expect and inserting ,except2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7i7 the following3 7j7 ,the term informational materials means any oral1 visual1 graphic1 written1 or pictorial information or matter of any kind1 including matter published by means of advertising1 books1 periodicals1 newspapers1 lectures1 broadcasts1 motion pictures1 or any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or otherwise4 4 7b7 ,informational materials ,section #d of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in section 7a7-- 7,a7 by inserting 1 including electronic mail and social media1 after ,united ,states mails2 and 7,b7 by striking 1 not later than forty-eight hours after the beginning of the transmittal thereof1 file with the ,attorney ,general two copies thereof and inserting file such materials with the ,attorney ,general in conjunction with1 and at the same intervals as1 disclosures required under section #b7;b742 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 by striking ,it shall and inserting 7#a7 ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 it shall2 and 7,b7 by inserting at the end the following3 7#b7 ,foreign agents described in paragraph 7#a7 may omit disclosure required under that paragraph in individual messages1 posts1 or transmissions on social media on behalf of a foreign principal if the social media account or profile from which the information is sent includes a conspicuous statement that-- 7,a7 the account is operated by1 and distributes information on behalf of1 the foreign agent2 and 7,b7 additional information about the account is on file with the ,department of ,justice in ,washington1 ,district of ,columbia4 7#c7 ,informational materials disseminated by an agent of a foreign principal as part of an activity that is exempt from registration1 or an activity which by itself would not require registration1 need not be filed under this subsection4 4 #d4 ,fees 7a7 ,repeal ,the ,department of ,justice and ,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1 #aiic 7title ,i of ,public ,law #ajb-cie7 is amended1 under the heading ,salaries and ,expenses1 ,general ,legal ,activities1 by striking ,in addition1 notwithstanding #ca ,u4,s4,c4 #ccjb1 for fiscal year #aiic and thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall establish and collect fees to recover necessary expenses of the ,registration ,unit 7to include salaries1 supplies1 equipment and training7 pursuant to the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act1 and shall credit such fees to this appropriation1 to remain available until expended44 7b7 ,registration fee ,the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq471 as amended by this ,act1 is further amended by adding at the end the following3 #af4 ,fees ,the ,attorney ,general shall establish and collect a registration fee1 as part of the initial filing requirement and at no other time1 to help defray the expenses of the ,registration ,unit1 and shall credit such fees to this appropriation1 to remain available until expended4 4 #e4 ,reports to ,congress ,section #ab of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended1 as redesignated by section #c1 is amended to read as follows3 #ab4 ,reports to ,congress ,the ,assistant ,attorney ,general for ,national ,security1 through the ,,fara ,registration ,unit of the ,counterintelligence and ,export ,control ,section1 shall submit a semiannual report to ,congress regarding the administration of this ,act1 including1 for the reporting period1 the identification of-- 7#a7 registrations filed pursuant to this ,act2 7#b7 the nature1 sources1 and content of political propaganda disseminated and distributed by agents of foreign principal2 7#c7 the number of investigations initiated based upon a perceived violation of section #g2 and 7#d7 the number of such investigations that were referred to the ,attorney ,general for prosecution4 4