,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #aa1 #bjbj,mr4 
,phillips 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cl9e7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act (   
#aiie to assign unique id5tification    
numb]s to ea* lobbyi/ :o regi/]s "u su* 
,act & to ea* cli5t ( ! lobbyi/ & ea*   
p]son :o provides /rategic lobby+       
s]vices 9 support ( ! lobbyi/1 to       
require ! disclosure ( in=mation on any 
p]sons :o provide /rategic lobby+       
s]vices 9 support ( regi/]$ lobbyi/s "u 
su* ,act1 to require ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y ( !      
,s5ate to assign a unique id5tification 
numb] to ea* individual :o regi/]s z a  
lobbyi/ "u su* ,act1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,re=m ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--   
7#a7 ! "r to petition gov]nm5t = r$ress 
( grievances is a fundam5tal "r 9 our   

repres5tative democracy1 :i* is (t5     
realiz$ ?r\gh lobby+2  7#b7 responsible 
repres5tative gov]nm5t requires public  
aw>5ess ( ! ef=ts ( paid lobbyi/s to    
influ5ce ! public decision mak+ process 
9 bo? ! legislative & executive bran*es 
( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7#c7 exi/+ lobby+
 disclosure laws h n be5 z effective z  
!y c\ld be because ( uncle> /atutory    
language1 weak adm9i/rative & en=cem5t  
provisions1 & an abs5ce ( cle> guidance 
z to :o is requir$ to regi/] & :at !y   
are requir$ to disclose2  7#d7 !        
effective public disclosure ( ! id5tity 
& ext5t ( ! ef=ts ( paid lobbyi/s to    
influ5ce ,f$]al (ficials 9 ! conduct (  
gov]nm5t actions w increase public      
confid5ce 9 ! integrity ( gov]nm5t2 &   
7#e7 exp]i5ce ) lobby+ laws &           
regulations = ne>ly a half c5tury l$ to 
sub/antial improvem5ts 9 ! law 9 #aiie1 
& exp]i5ce ) ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act 
( #aiie ov] ! la/ decade provides a s\nd
 basis = new ref9em5ts today4  #c4      
,assignm5t ( unique id5tification numb]s

 to lobbyi/s1 cli5ts1 & provid]s (      
/rategic lobby+ s]vices  7a7 ,assignm5t 
( unique ,id5tification numb]s ,section 
#f7;a77#c7 ( ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act 
( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77#c77 is 
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (      
subp>agraph 7,a72  7#b7 by add+ & aft] !
 semicolon ! end ( subp>agraph 7,b72 &  
7#c7 by add+ aft] subp>agraph 7,b7 !    
foll[+3  7,c7 a sy/em t assigns an      
id5tification numb] = ea* lobbyi/ = :om 
a regi/ration or report is fil$ "u ?is  
,act1 ea* cli5t ( su* a lobbyi/1 & ea*  
provid] ( /rategic lobby+ s]vices on    
behalf ( su* cli5t2  4  7b7 ,inclusion 9
 regi/ration /atem5ts  7#a7 ,in=mation  
on regi/rants ,section #d7;b77#a7 ( su* 
,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;b77#a77 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ "n1 & ins]t+ "n1 unique  
id5tification numb] 7if available at !  
"t ( regi/ration714  7#b7 ,in=mation on 
cli5ts ,section #d7;b77#b7 ( su* ,act   
7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;b77#b77 is am5d$ by
 /rik+ "n1 & ins]t+ "n1 unique          
id5tification numb] 7if available at !  

"t ( regi/ration714  7#c7 ,in=mation on 
employees ,section #d7;b77#f7 ( su* ,act
 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;b77#f77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ ! "n & ins]t+ ! "n & unique    
id5tification numb] 7if available at !  
"t ( regi/ration74  7c7 ,inclusion 9    
qu>t]ly reports  7#a7 ,in=mation on     
regi/rants & cli5ts ,section #e7;b77#a7 
( su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;b77#a77 
is am5d$ by /rik+ ! "n ( ! regi/rant1 ! 
"n ( ! cli5t & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ! "n &  
unique id5tification numb] ( !          
regi/rant1 ! "n & unique id5tification  
numb] ( ! cli5t4  7#b7 ,in=mation on    
employees ,section #e7;b77#b77;,c7 ( su*
 ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;b77#b77;,c77 
is am5d$ by /rik+ a li/ ( ! employees & 
ins]t+ a li/ ( ! names & unique         
id5tification numb]s ( ! employees4  7d7
 ,effective date ,! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (   
,repres5tatives & ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate
 %all implem5t ! sy/em describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,c7 ( section #f7;a77#c7 ( 
! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie1 z   
add$ by subsection 7a71 n lat] ?an !    

fir/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5?      
,congress4  #d4 ,requir+ disclosure (   
p]sons provid+ /rategic lobby+ s]vices  
7a7 ,disclosure 9 lobbyi/ regi/ration   
/atem5ts ,section #d7;b77#f7 ( ! ,lobby+
 ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjc7;b77#f77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ 
expects to act z a lobbyi/ on behalf ( !
 cli5t & & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 expects to  
act z a lobbyi/ on behalf ( ! cli5t1 or 
:o has be5 or :o ! regi/rant expects to 
be a provid] ( /rategic lobby+ s]vices  
on behalf ( ! cli5t1 &2 &  7#b7 by      
ins]t+ aft] fir/ act$ z a lobbyi/ !     
foll[+3 or 0 fir/ a provid] ( /rategic  
lobby+ s]vices4  7b7 ,disclosure 9      
qu>t]ly reports ,section #e7;b77#b7 (   
su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7;b77#b77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ & at ! end (     
subp>agraph 7,c72  7#b7 by add+ & at !  
end ( subp>agraph 7,d72 &  7#c7 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+ new subp>agraphs3     
7,e7 a li/ ( ! names & unique           
id5tification numb]s ( ! employees ( !  
regi/rant :o 7 provid]s ( /rategic      

lobby+ s]vices 9 support ( ! regi/rant's
 lobby+ activities on behalf ( ! cli5t  
dur+ ! qu>t]ly p]iod2 &  7,f7 a li/ ( ! 
names ( all o!r p]sons :o 7 reta9$ z    
provid]s ( /rategic lobby+ s]vices 9    
support ( ! regi/rant's lobby+          
activities on behalf ( ! cli5t dur+ !   
qu>t]ly p]iod1 toge!r )-- 7i7 ! nature (
 ! /rategic lobby+ s]vices provid$1     
along ) a brief summ>y ( "w p]=m$2  7ii7
 ! am\nt paid to ea* su* p]son = su*    
s]vices2  7iii7 ! "n ( any individual   
employ$ by su* p]son :o sup]vis$ !      
provision ( su* s]vices1 &1 if !        
individual s]v$ z a cov]$ executive     
bran* (ficial or a cov]$ legislative    
bran* (ficial 9 ! previ\s #bj ye>s1 a   
/atem5t describ+ ! position 9 :i* su*   
individual s]v$2 &  7iv7 ! "n ( any     
individual employ$ by su* p]son :o      
provid$ su* s]vices dur+ ! qu>t]ly      
p]iod1 &1 if ! individual s]v$ z a cov]$
 executive bran* (ficial or a cov]$     
legislative bran* (ficial 9 ! previ\s   
#bj ye>s1 a /atem5t describ+ ! position 

9 :i* su* individual s]v$4  4  7c7      
,inclusion 9 fil+1 cod+1 & cross-,index+
 sy/ems ,section #f7;a77#c77;,a7 ( su*  
,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77#c77;,a77  
is am5d$ by /rik+ & _! cli5ts & ins]t+ &
 _! cli5ts & provid]s ( /rategic lobby+ 
s]vices4  7d7 ,def9ition ,section #c (  
su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#ae7 &   
7#af7 z p>agraphs 7#af7 & 7#ag72 &  7#b7
 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ad7 ! foll[+ 
new p>agraph3  7#ae7 ,provid] ( /rategic
 lobby+ s]vices  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m   
provid] ( /rategic lobby+ s]vices means 
any p]son :o1 dur+ a qu>t]ly p]iod      
describ$ 9 section #e1 provid$ a        
regi/rant "u section #d ) #ab or m h\rs 
( s]vices :i* are describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,c7 b :i* are n o!rwise treat$ z      
lobby+ activities or lobby+ contacts4   
7,b7 ,special rule = =m] (ficials ,9 !  
case ( a p]son :o s]v$ z a cov]$        
executive bran* (ficial or a cov]$      
legislative bran* (ficial 9 ! previ\s   
#bj ye>s & :o1 dur+ a qu>t]ly p]iod     

describ$ 9 section #e1 provid$ a        
regi/rant "u section #d ) s]vices       
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & also c>ri$
 out lobby+ activities on behalf ( !    
regi/rant1 su* p]son %all be treat$ z a 
provid] ( /rategic lobby+ s]vices if !  
comb9$ "t sp5t 9 provid+ s]vices        
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 & lobby+    
activities on behalf ( ! regi/rant dur+ 
! p]iod 0 #ab h\rs or great]4  7,c7     
,s]vices describ$ ,! s]vices describ$ 9 
?is subp>agraph are ! foll[+3 7i7       
,provid+ /rategic plann+ = lobby+       
activities or lobby+ campaigns4  7ii7   
,provid+ /rategic advice reg>d+ e>n$    
m$ia or press cov]age relat$ to specific
 issues ^u :i* a lobbyi/ employ$ by !   
regi/rant engag$ 9 lobby+ activities4   
7iii7 ,poll+ s]vices enli/$ by a        
regi/rant relat$ to specific issues ^u  
:i* a lobbyi/ employ$ by ! regi/rant    
engag$ 9 lobby+ activities4  7iv7       
,provid+ advice on or produc+ public    
communications relat$ to specific issues
 ^u :i* a lobbyi/ employ$ by ! regi/rant

 engag$ 9 lobby+ activities4  7v7       
,enc\rag+ p]sons to support or oppose   
legislative or adm9i/rative action or   
take action ) reg>d to specific issues  
^u :i* a lobbyi/ employ$ by ! regi/rant 
engag$ 9 lobby+ activities1 includ+ !   
co/s ( creat+ =mal or in=mal coalitions 
( organizations = su* purposes4  4  7e7 
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply ) respect to /atem5ts
 & reports fil$ on or aft] ! fir/ day ( 
! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress4  #e4 
,promot+ en=cem5t by ,attorney ,g5]al   
7a7 ,ref]5ce ( noncompliance to         
,attorney ,g5]al ,section #f7;a7 ( !    
,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;a77 is am5d$ by /rik+ !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,attorney = ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia ea* place x appe>s 9 p>agraph 
7#h7 & p>agraph 7#aa7 & ins]t+ !        
,attorney ,g5]al4  7b7 ,inclusion 9     
en=cem5t reports ( id5tification (      
individuals subject to imposition (     
s5t5ce ,section #f7;b77#a7 ( su* ,act   
7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7;b77#a77 is am5d$ by

 /rik+ by case1 any s5t5ces impos$1     
except t su* report %all n include !    
names ( individuals1 or p]sonally       
id5tifiable in=mation1 t is n already a 
matt] ( public record & ins]t+ by case &
 by ! "n ( ! individual & 7if           
applicable7 ! lobby+ firm involv$1 any  
s5t5ces impos$4  7c7 ,recomm5dations ,to
 promote en=cem5t & compliance ,section 
#f ( su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afje7 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
subsection3  7c7 ,recomm5dations ,to    
promote en=cem5t & compliance ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al1 at any "t1 may make   
recomm5dations to ,congress on /eps to  
promote ! en=cem5t ( & compliance ) ?is 
,act1 includ+ recomm5dations reg>d+ !   
,attorney ,g5]al's ne$ = res\rces to    
c>ry out ! en=cem5t ( ?is ,act4  4  #f4 
,increas+ transp>5cy ( sy/em = fil+1    
cod+1 & cross-index+ ( report$ in=mation
  7a7 ,cl>ify+ requirem5t ,to implem5t  
sy/em ,section #f7;a77#c7 ( ! ,lobby+   
,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4  
#afje7;a77#c77 is am5d$ 9 ! matt] prec$+

 subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ develop &    
ins]t+ develop & implem5t4  7b7         
,availability ( in=mation ?r\gh s(tw>e  
applications ,section #f7;a77#c77;,b7 ( 
su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4                  
#afje7;a77#c77;,b77 is am5d$ by /rik+   
comput]iz$ sy/ems & ins]t+ comput]iz$   
sy/ems1 includ+ a sy/em ?r\gh :i*       
individuals may use s(tw>e or web-bas$  
applications to obta9 access to a       
se>*able1 sortable1 & d[nloadable       
database ( in=mation1  #g4 ,o!r re=ms 9 
regulation ( lobbyi/s & lobby+ activity 
7a7 ,revision ( ?re%old = exemption f   
treatm5t z lobbyi/  7#a7 ,revision      
,section #c7aj7 ( ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure 
,act ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjb7aj77 is
 am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+ by a cli5t &     
ins]t+ by a cli5t or by a regi/rant2 &  
7,b7 by /rik+ o!r ?an an individual &   
all t foll[s & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 o!r ?an 
an individual :o1 ov] a #c-mon? p]iod1  
sp5ds few] ?an #ab h\rs engag$ 9 lobby+ 
activities = su* cli5t or su*           
regi/rant44  7#b7 ,effective date ,!    

am5dm5ts made by p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
apply ) respect to lobby+ activities    
occurr+ on or aft] ! fir/ day ( ! ,"o   
,hundr$ ,sev5te5? ,congress4  7b7       
,deadl9e = regi/ration  7#a7 ,revision (
 deadl9e ,section #d7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;a77 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ #de days & ins]t+ #cj days2 &     
7,b7 by /rik+ #de? day ea* place x      
appe>s & ins]t+ #cj? day4  7#b7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all apply ) respect to   
lobby+ contacts occurr+ on or aft] !    
fir/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$ ,sev5te5?      
,congress4  7c7 ,inclusion ( specific   
in=mation 9 regi/ration /atem5ts on     
issu$ address$ 9 lobby+ activities  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,section #d7;b77#e77;,b7 ( su*
 ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7;b77#e77;,b77 
is am5d$ by /rik+ ! semicolon at ! end &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3 1 includ+ any ,f$]al  
rule1 regulation1 ,executive ,ord]1 or  
any o!r program1 policy1 policy1 or     
position ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 z 
well z any propos$ ,f$]al legislation or

 a description !re(24  7#b7 ,effective  
date ,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7   
%all apply ) respect to /atem5ts fil$ on
 or aft] ! fir/ day ( ! ,"o ,hundr$     
,sev5te5? ,congress4  7d7 ,cl>ification 
( tim+ ( t]m9ation ( regi/ration        
,section #d7;d7 ( su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4
 #afjc7;d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph  
7#a71 by /rik+ by a cli5t & ins]t+ by a 
cli5t or by a regi/rant2 &  7#b7 9      
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ = su* cli5t &   
ins]t+ = su* cli5t or lobby+ firm4  #h4 
,quadr5nial reports on effectiv5ess (   
collection1 /or+1 & release ( in=mation 
7a7 ,inclusion 9 annual audits by       
,comptroll] ,g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al       
,section #bf ( ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure    
,act ( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afad7 is    
am5d$-- 7,a7 by r$esignat+ subsection   
7b7 z subsection 7c72 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 
aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+ new        
subsection3  7b7 ,quadr5nial reports on 
mod]nization ( report+ & disclosures    
,beg9n+ 9 #bjbj & e #d ye>s !reaft]1 !  
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all include ) !     

audit conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 an     
evaluation ( ! te*nology & me?ods       
employ$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate & !   
,cl]k ( ! ,h\se to collect1 /ore1       
review1 & electronically publi% !       
in=mation fil$ ) ! ,secret>y & ,cl]k "u 
?is ,act1 & %all include 9 su*          
evaluation an analysis (-- 7#a7 :e!r    
additional te*nological means c\ld be   
employ$ to r$uce ! burd5 on fil]s &     
increase ! accuracy ( fil+s2  7#b7 :e!r 
automat$ means are be+ maximally employ$
 to all[ ! ,secret>y & ! ,cl]k to       
automatically process1 normalize1 &     
v]ify ! data !y h receiv$2 &  7#c7 :e!r 
! ,secret>y & ! ,cl]k c\ld und]take o!r 
measures to improve h[ su* is collect$1 
review$1 & report$ to ! public4  4  7#b7
 ,con=m+ am5dm5t relat+ to submission ( 
report to ,congress ,section #bf7;c77#a7
 ( su* ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4               
#afad7;c77#a771 z r$esignat$ by p>agraph
 7#a71 is am5d$ by 9 ! matt] prec$+     
subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !  
end ( ! fir/ s5t5ce & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 1

 &1 if applicable1 ! quadr5nial         
evaluation conduct$ "u subsection 7b744 
7b7 ,jo9t review by ,secret>y ( ,s5ate &
 ,cl]k ( ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,!     
,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b    
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3     
#bg4 ,quadr5nial review ( in=mation     
collection & dissem9ation by ,secret>y (
 ,s5ate & ,cl]k ( ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives  7a7 ,review ,n lat] ?an
 ,april #a1 #bjba1 & e #d ye>s !reaft]1 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,cl]k ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all jo9tly     
conduct & submit to ,congress a review (
 h[ ! ,secret>y & ,cl]k collect1 /ore1  
review1 & dissem9ate in=mation fil$ ) ! 
,secret>y & ! ,cl]k "u ?is ,act4  7b7   
,factors ,9 conduct+ ! review "u        
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y & ! ,cl]k-- 
7#a7 %all include an analysis ( h[ !    
fil+ & public disclosure ( ! in=mation  
fil$ "u ?is ,act c be improv$1 includ+ a
 detail$ plan ) deadl9es = improv+ fil+ 
& disclosure me*anisms2 &  7#b7 %all    

consult ) memb]s ( ! public1 ) an       
emphasis on ^? memb]s ( ! public :o     
regul>ly seek access to su* in=mation4  
7c7 ,additional or sep>ate views p]mitt$
 ,! ,secret>y & ! ,cl]k may ea* include 
additional or sep>ate views 9 ! review  
submitt$ to ,congress "u subsection 7a74
  4