,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjag ,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign ,agents  
,registration ,act of #aich to increase 
enforcement of certain violations and   
strengthen certain transparency         
requirements4  #a4 ,short title  ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,agent
 ,lobbying ,transparency ,enforcement   
,act4  #b4 ,enforcement and penalties   
,section #h of the ,foreign ,agents     
,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fah7 is amended by inserting 
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,if the ,attorney ,general determines  
that any person has engaged in any acts 
that constitute a violation of any      
provision of this ,act1 or regulations  
issued thereunder1 or if any agent of a 

foreign principal fails to comply with  
any of the provisions of this ,act or   
the regulations issued thereunder1 or   
otherwise is in violation of this ,act1 
the ,attorney ,general may impose a     
civil fine of--  7#a7 not less than     
#b1ejj for the first offense2  7#b7 not 
less than #e1jjj for the second offense2
 and  7#c7 any amount that the ,attorney
 ,general determines is appropriate     
based on the severity and frequency of  
the offenses4  4  #c4 ,filing and       
labeling political propaganda ,section  
#d of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration
 ,act of #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a71 by    
striking or circulated among two or more
 persons and inserting to any other     
person2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end  
the following3  7g7 ,additional         
information required with filing ,it    
shall be unlawful for any person within 
the ,united ,states who is an agent of a
 foreign principal and required to      
register under the provisions of this   

,act to transmit or cause to be         
transmitted in the ,united ,states mails
 or by any means or instrumentality of  
interstate or foreign commerce any      
informational materials for or in the   
interests of such foreign principal     
without filing with the ,attorney       
,general a statement that includes--    
7#a7 the name of each original recipient
 of the materials2 and  7#b7 the        
original date on which the materials    
will be distributed4  4