,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hdfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #cj1 #bjbj,ms4 ,spanberger 7for herself and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich to clarify the application to informational materials posted on online platforms by agents of foreign principals of the disclaimer requirements applicable under such ,act to informational materials transmitted by agents of foreign principals through the ,united ,states mails1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,foreign ,agent ,disclaimer ,enhancement ,act of #bjbj or the ,,fade ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,disclaimer requirements for materials posted on online platforms by agents of foreign principals on behalf of clients 7a7 ,method and form of disclaimer2 preservation of disclaimers by certain social media platforms 7#a7 ,requirements described ,section #d7;b7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7;b77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking 7b7 ,it shall be unlawful and inserting 7b77#a7 ,it shall be unlawful2 and 7,b7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,in the case of informational materials for or in the interests of a foreign principal which are transmitted or caused to be transmitted by an agent of a foreign principal by posting on an online platform1 the agent shall ensure that the conspicuous statement required to be placed in such materials under this subsection is placed directly with the material posted on the platform and is not accessible only through a hyperlink or other reference to another source4 7#c7 ,if the ,attorney ,general determines that the application of paragraph 7#b7 to materials posted on an online platform is not feasible because the length of the conspicuous statement required to be placed in materials under this subsection makes the inclusion of the entire statement incompatible with the posting of the materials on that platform1 an agent may meet the requirements of paragraph 7#b7 by ensuring that an abbreviated version of the statement1 stating that the materials are distributed by a foreign agent on behalf of a clearly identified foreign principal1 is placed directly with the material posted on the platform4 7#d7 ,an online platform on which informational materials described in paragraph 7#b7 are posted shall ensure that the conspicuous statement described in such paragraph 7or1 if applicable1 the abbreviated statement described in paragraph 7#c77 is maintained with such materials at all times1 including after the material is shared in a social media post on the platform1 but only if the platform has #ej1jjj1jjj or more unique monthly ,united ,states visitors or users for a majority of months during the #ab months preceding the dissemination of the materials4 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect to materials disseminated on or after the expiration of the #fj-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 without regard to whether or not the ,attorney ,general has promulgated regulations to carry out such amendments prior to the expiration of such period4 7b7 ,application of requirements to persons outside the ,united ,states 7#a7 ,in general ,section #d7;b77#a7 of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7;b77#a771 as amended by subsection 7a71 is amended by striking any person within the ,united ,states and inserting any person4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect to materials disseminated on or after the expiration of the #fj-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act1 without regard to whether or not the ,attorney ,general has promulgated regulations to carry out such amendments prior to the expiration of such period4 7c7 ,requirements for online platforms disseminating informational materials transmitted by agents of foreign principals 7#a7 ,in general ,section #d of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fad7 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7g7 ,if the ,attorney ,general determines that an agent of a foreign principal transmitted or caused to be transmitted informational materials on an online platform for or in the interests of the foreign principal and did not meet the requirements of subsection 7b77#b7 7relating to the conspicuous statement required to be placed in such materials7-- 7#a7 the ,attorney ,general shall notify the online platform2 and 7#b7 the online platform shall remove such materials and use reasonable efforts to inform recipients of such materials that the materials were disseminated by a foreign agent on behalf of a foreign principal4 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect to materials disseminated on or after the expiration of the #fj-;day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,definition ,section #a of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 is amended by inserting after subsection 7i7 the following new subsection3 7j7 ,the term online platform means any public-facing website1 web application1 or digital application 7including a social network1 ad network1 or search engine74 4 #c4 ,clarification of treatment of individuals who engage with the ,united ,states in political activities for a foreign principal in any place as agents of foreign principals ,section #a7;c77#a77;i7 of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;c77#a77;i77 is amended by inserting after ,united ,states the following3 7whether within or outside of the ,united ,states74 #d4 ,analysis and report on challenges to enforcement of ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich 7a7 ,analysis ,the ,attorney ,general shall conduct an analysis of the legal1 policy1 and procedural challenges to the effective enforcement of the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq474 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall submit to ,congress a report on the analysis conducted under subsection 7a71 and shall include in the report such recommendations1 including recommendations for revisions to the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as the ,attorney ,general considers appropriate to promote the effective enforcement of such ,act4