,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ciic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4  
,johnson ( ,georgia 7= himself & ,mr4   
,coh57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to require c]ta9          
disclosures relat$ to amicus activities4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,assess+ ,monet>y ,influ5ce 9 !     
,c\rts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,act or !      
,,amicus ,act4  #b4 ,disclosures relat$ 
to amicus activities  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,*apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #affj4 ,disclosures relat$ to  
amicus activities  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m cov]$ amicus means any  
p]son1 includ+ any affiliate ( ! p]son1 
t files n few] ?an #c total amicus      
briefs 9 any cal5d> ye> 9 ! ,supreme    
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! c\rts (     
appeals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7         
,disclosure  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any cov]$   

amicus t files an amicus brief 9 !      
,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or a   
c\rt ( appeals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all   
li/ 9 ! amicus brief ! "n ( any p]son   
:o--  7,a7 contribut$ to ! prep>ation or
 submission ( ! amicus brief2  7,b7     
contribut$ n less ?an #c p]c5t ( ! gross
 annual rev5ue ( ! cov]$ amicus = !     
previ\s cal5d> ye> if ! cov]$ amicus is 
n an individual2 or  7,c7 contribut$ m  
?an #ajj1jjj to ! cov]$ amicus 9 !      
previ\s ye>4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,!       
requirem5ts ( ?is subsection %all n     
apply to am\nts receiv$ by a cov]$      
amicus describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 9       
comm]cial transactions 9 ! ord9>y c\rse 
( any trade or bus9ess conduct$ by !    
cov]$ amicus or 9 ! =m ( inve/m5ts 7o!r 
?an inve/m5ts by ! pr9cipal %>ehold] 9 a
 limit$ liability corporation7 9 an     
organization if ! am\nts are unrelat$ to
 ! amicus fil+ activities ( ! cov]$     
amicus4  7c7 ,regi/ration  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,ea* cov]$ amicus %all regi/] z a cov]$
 amicus ) ! ,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( !    

,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rts4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,! 
regi/ration describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7    
%all include-- 7,a7 ! "n ( ! regi/rant2 
7,b7 a g5]al description ( ! bus9ess or 
activities ( ! regi/rant2  7,c7 ! "n (  
any p]son describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a72
  7,d7 a /atem5t ( ! g5]al issue areas 9
 :i* ! regi/rant expects to engage 9    
amicus activities2 &  7,e7 to ! ext5t   
practicable1 specific issues t h1 z ( ! 
date ( ! regi/ration1 already be5       
address$ or are likely to be address$ 9 
! amicus activities ( ! regi/rant4  7#c7
 ,deadl9e ,ea* amicus %all submit to !  
,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,c\rts ! regi/ration requir$ "u ?is     
subsection n lat] ?an--  7,a7 #de days  
aft] ! date on :i* ! amicus becomes a   
cov]$ amicus2 &  7,b7 ,janu>y #a ( !    
cal5d> ye> aft] ! cal5d> ye> 9 :i* !    
amicus 0 a cov]$ amicus4  7d7 ,audit ,! 
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all conduct an annual audit to ensure  
compliance ) ?is section4  7e7 ,publicly
 available li/s ,! ,adm9i/rative ,(fice 

( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rts %all           
p]iodically update ! website ( !        
,adm9i/rative ,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,c\rts ) ! in=mation describ$ 9         
subsection 7c77#b71 :i* %all be made    
publicly available indef9itely4  7f7    
,prohibition on provision ( gifts or    
travel by cov]$ amici to judges &       
ju/ices  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$
 9 p>agraph 7#b71 no cov]$ amicus may   
make a gift or provide travel to a judge
 ( a c\rt ( appeals ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !
 ,*ief ,ju/ice ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or an 
associate ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,reimbursem5t =    
travel = appe>ances at accr$it$ law     
s*ools ,p>agraph 7#a7 %all n apply to   
reimbursem5t = travel = an appe>ance at 
an accr$it$ law s*ool4  7g7 ,civil f9es 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,:oev] kn[+ly fails to    
comply ) any provision ( ?is section    
%all1 ^u pro( ( su* kn[+ violation by a 
prepond]ance ( ! evid5ce1 be subject to 
a civil f9e ( n m ?an #bjj1jjj1 dep5d+  
on ! ext5t & gravity ( ! violation4     

7#b7 ,use ( f9es ,am\nts collect$ f f9es
 issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$ to   
ma9ta9 ! website describ$ 9 subsection  
7e77#b74  7h7 ,rules ( con/ruction  7#a7
 ,con/itutional rights ,no?+ 9 ?is      
section %all be con/ru$ to prohibit or  
int]f]e )-- 7,a7 ! "r to petition !     
,gov]nm5t = ! r$ress ( grievances2  7,b7
 ! "r to express a p]sonal op9ion2 or   
7,c7 ! "r ( association1 protect$ by !  
,fir/ ,am5dm5t to ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,prohibition (     
activities ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be  
con/ru$ to prohibit1 or to au?orize any 
c\rt to prohibit1 amicus activities by  
any p]son or entity1 reg>dless ( :e!r   
su* p]son or entity is 9 compliance ) ! 
requirem5ts ( ?is section4  7i7         
,sev]ability ,if any provision ( ?is    
section1 or ! application !re(1 is held 
invalid1 ! validity ( ! rema9d] ( ?is   
section & ! application ( su* provision 
to o!r p]sons & circum/ances %all n be  
affect$ !reby4  4  7b7 ,te*nical &      
con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table ( sections =    

*apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #affj4 ,disclosures relat$ to  
amicus activities4  4