,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #egcc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,moulton introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign ,agents  
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
to waive the application of the ,act to 
agents representing foreign enterprises 
which are not under the control or      
direction of foreign governments or     
foreign political parties1 to exclude   
agents who represent foreign governments
 which engage in a pattern of gross     
violations of human rights from the     
exemption provided under the ,act for   
agents engaged in scholastic and certain
 other pursuits1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,foreign ,influence        
,registration ,modernization ,act or the
 ,,firm ,act4  #b4 ,waiving application 
of ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act  
to agents representing foreign          

enterprises not under control or        
direction of foreign governments and    
foreign political parties ,section      
#a7;b77#c7 of the ,foreign ,agents      
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;b77#c77 is         
amended--  7#a7 by striking a           
partnership and inserting an enterprise 
consisting of a partnership2 and  7#b7  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting the following3 1 but only if  
the enterprise is under the control or  
direction of a government of a foreign  
country or a foreign political party43  
#c4 ,excluding agents representing      
governments which violate human rights  
from exemption for agents engaged in    
religious1 scholastic1 academic1 or     
scientific pursuits or fine arts        
,section #c7;e7 of the ,foreign ,agents 
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fac7;e77 is amended by  
striking the semicolon at the end and   
inserting the following3 1 except that  
this subsection does not apply in the   

case of an agent who represents a       
foreign principal that is prohibited    
from receiving assistance under part ,i 
of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aifa by reason of the application of   
section #aaf of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #baean7 or part ,,ii of such ,act by   
reason of the application of section    
#ejb;,b of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4     
#bcjd744  #d4 ,requiring statements to  
be filed in digitized format  7a7       
,requirement ,section #b7;g7 of the     
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4        
#fab7;g77 is amended by striking the    
period at the end and inserting the     
following3 1 in a manner which enables  
the statements and supplements to be    
filed in a digitized format and which   
incorporates the statements and         
supplements in a database which is fully
 searchable1 sortable and downloadable44
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment    
made by subsection 7a7 shall apply with 
respect to statements and supplements   

filed after the expiration of the       
#a-year period which begins on the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  #e4     
,availability of civil money penalty for
 violation ,section #h of the ,foreign  
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7 is amended 
by inserting after subsection 7c7 the   
following new subsection3  7d7 ,whoever 
knowingly violates any provision of this
 ,act shall1 upon proof of such knowing 
violation by a preponderance of the     
evidence1 be subject to a civil money   
penalty of not more than #bjj1jjj1      
depending on the extent and severity of 
the violation4  4  #f4 ,transfer of     
responsibility for administration of    
,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie to  
,attorney ,general  7a7 ,requiring      
lobbyists ,to register with ,attorney   
,general  7#a7 ,registration ,section   
#d7;a77#a7 of the ,lobbying ,disclosure 
,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4             
#afjc7;a77#a77 is amended by striking   
the ,secretary of the ,senate and the   

,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives
 and inserting the ,attorney ,general4  
7#b7 ,notice of termination of          
registration ,section #d7;d7 of such    
,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;d77 is amended
 by striking the ,secretary of the      
,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house of 
,representatives and inserting the      
,attorney ,general4  7b7 ,requiring     
lobbyists ,to file reports with         
,attorney ,general  7#a7 ,quarterly     
reports by lobbyists ,section #e7;a7 of 
such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;a77 is   
amended by striking the ,secretary of   
the ,senate and the ,clerk of the ,house
 of ,representatives and inserting the  
,attorney ,general4  7#b7 ,semiannual   
reports on certain contributions        
,section #e7;d77#a7 of such ,act 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;d77#a77 is amended by  
striking the ,secretary of the ,senate  
and the ,clerk of the ,house of         
,representatives and inserting the      
,attorney ,general4  7#c7 ,electronic   
filing ,section #e7;e7 of such ,act 7#b 

,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;e77 is amended-- 7,a7  
by striking the ,secretary of the       
,senate or the ,clerk of the ,house of  
,representatives and inserting the      
,attorney ,general2 and  7,b7 by        
striking the second sentence4  7c7      
,disclosure and enforcement ,section    
#f7;a7 of such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4       
#afje7;a77 is amended in the matter     
preceding paragraph 7#a7 by striking    
,the ,secretary of the ,senate and the  
,clerk of the ,house of ,representatives
 and inserting ,the ,attorney ,general4 
7d7 ,penalties ,section #g7;a77#a7 of   
such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a77#a77  
is amended by striking the ,secretary of
 the ,senate or the ,clerk of the ,house
 of ,representatives and inserting the  
,attorney ,general4  7e7 ,conforming    
amendment relating to lack of general   
audit or investigative authority of     
,secretary and ,clerk ,section #h of    
such ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjg7 is       
amended by striking subsection 7c74  7f7
 ,permitting use of good faith estimates

 based on tax return information        
,section #ae7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7#b   
,u4,s4,c4 #afaj7;c77#a77 is amended by  
striking the ,secretary of the ,senate  
and the ,clerk of the ,house of         
,representatives and inserting the      
,attorney ,general4  7g7 ,effective     
date2 transition  7#a7 ,in general ,the 
amendments made by this section shall   
apply with respect to statements and    
reports filed after the expiration of   
the #a-year period which begins on the  
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,transition ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,senate and
 the ,clerk of the ,house of            
,representatives shall transfer to the  
,attorney ,general information on the   
statements and reports filed prior to   
the effective date described in         
paragraph 7#a7 with the ,secretary and  
the ,clerk under the ,lobbying          
,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afja et seq474