,,ii #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 #afgi ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,july #ca1 #bjag ,ms4 ,duckwor? 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 & ,mr4 ,durb97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to am5d ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich to increase en=cem5t ( c]ta9 violations & /r5g!n c]ta9 transp>5cy requirem5ts4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,=eign ,ag5t ,lobby+ ,transp>5cy ,en=cem5t ,act4 #b4 ,en=cem5t & p5alties ,section #h ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7c7 ! foll[+3 7d7 ,if ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es t any p]son has engag$ 9 any acts t con/itute a violation ( any provision ( ?is ,act1 or regulations issu$ !reund]1 or if any ag5t ( a =eign pr9cipal fails to comply ) any ( ! provisions ( ?is ,act or ! regulations issu$ !reund]1 or o!rwise is 9 violation ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may impose a civil f9e (-- 7#a7 n less ?an #b1ejj = ! fir/ (f5se2 7#b7 n less ?an #e1jjj = ! second (f5se2 & 7#c7 any am\nt t ! ,attorney ,g5]al det]m9es is appropriate bas$ on ! sev]ity & frequ5cy ( ! (f5ses4 4 #c4 ,fil+ & label+ political propag&a ,section #d ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+ or circulat$ among two or m p]sons & ins]t+ to any o!r p]son2 & 7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7g7 ,additional in=mation requir$ ) fil+ ,x %all be unlawful = any p]son )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o is an ag5t ( a =eign pr9cipal & requir$ to regi/] "u ! provisions ( ?is ,act to transmit or cause to be transmitt$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates mails or by any means or in/rum5tality ( int]/ate or =eign comm]ce any in=mational mat]ials = or 9 ! int]e/s ( su* =eign pr9cipal )\t fil+ ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al a /atem5t t includes-- 7#a7 ! "n ( ea* orig9al recipi5t ( ! mat]ials2 & 7#b7 ! orig9al date on :i* ! mat]ials w be di/ribut$4 4