,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bb            
7legislative day1 ,octob] #ai71         
#bjbj,mr4 ,cotton 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 repeal !   
exemption f regi/ration "u su* ,act =   
p]sons provid+ private & nonpolitical   
repres5tation ( trade & comm]cial       
int]e/s1 & ! exemption f regi/ration "u 
su* ,act = p]sons fil+ disclosure       
reports "u ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( 
#aiie1 9 connection ) ! repres5tation ( 
bus9ess organizations organiz$ "u ! laws
 ( or hav+ _! pr9cipal place ( bus9ess 9
 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty     
,influ5ce ,transp>5cy ,act4  #b4        
,repeal+ c]ta9 exemptions f regi/ration 
"u ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act (    
#aich by ag5ts repres5t+ ,*9ese bus9ess 

organizations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,=eign   
,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1 z     
am5d$ 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #c !       
foll[+3  #c;,a4 ,special rules = ag5ts  
repres5t+ ,*9ese bus9ess organizations  
7a7 ,repeal ( exemption f regi/ration = 
p]sons provid+ private & nonpolitical   
repres5tation ( bona fide trade or      
comm]cial int]e/s ,section #c7;d77#a7   
%all n apply to an ag5t ( a cov]$ ,*9ese
 bus9ess organization4  7b7 ,repeal (   
exemption f regi/ration = p]sons fil+   
disclosure reports "u ,lobby+           
,disclosure ,act ( #aiie  7#a7 ,repeal  
,section #c7;h7 %all n apply to an ag5t 
( a cov]$ ,*9ese bus9ess organization4  
7#b7 ,tim+ = fil+ ( regi/ration /atem5ts
 ,9 ! case ( an ag5t ( a cov]$ ,*9ese   
bus9ess organization :o has regi/]$ "u !
 ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b   
,u4,s4,c4 #afja et seq471 aft] ! ag5t   
files ! fir/ regi/ration requir$ "u     
section #b7;a7 9 connection ) ! ag5t's  
repres5tation ( ! cov]$ ,*9ese bus9ess  

organization1 ! ag5t %all file all      
subsequ5t /atem5ts1 in=mation1 or       
docum5ts requir$ "u section #b at ! same
 "t1 & 9 ! same frequ5cy1 z ! reports   
fil$ ) ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives or ! ,secret>y ( !      
,s5ate 7z ! case may be7 "u section #e (
 ! ,lobby+ ,disclosure ,act ( #aiie 7#b 
,u4,s4,c4 #afjd7 9 connection ) ! ag5t's
 repres5tation ( ! cov]$ ,*9ese bus9ess 
organization4  7c7 ,cov]$ ,*9ese bus9ess
 organization def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !   
t]m cov]$ ,*9ese bus9ess organization   
means-- 7#a7 an entity describ$ 9       
section #a7;b77#c7 :i* is organiz$ "u ! 
laws (1 or has its pr9cipal place (     
bus9ess 91 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a      
7includ+ any subsidi>y or affiliate (   
su* an entity71 except t su* t]m does n 
include a subsidi>y or affiliate ( an   
entity :i* is organiz$ "u ! laws (1 &   
has its pr9cipal place ( bus9ess 91 a   
c\ntry o!r ?an ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 
or  7#b7 an entity designat$ by !       
,attorney ,g5]al z subject to !         

extrajudicial direction ( ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty4  4  7b7 ,con=m+        
am5dm5ts  7#a7 ,repeal ( exemption      
,section #c ( su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4   
#fac7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection      
7d77#a71 by /rik+ 9 private & ins]t+    
except z provid$ 9 section #c;,a7a71 9  
private2 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7h71 by   
/rik+ ,any ag5t & ins]t+ ,except z      
provid$ 9 section #c;,a7b71 any ag5t4   
7#b7 ,tim+ ( fil+ ( regi/ration /atem5ts
 ,section #b7;b7 ( su* ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fab7;b77 is am5d$ 9 ! fir/   
s5t5ce by /rik+ six mon?s succe$+ su*   
fil+ & ins]t+ six mon?s succe$+ su* fil+
 7except z provid$ 9 section            
#c;,a7b77#b774  7c7 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take     
effect #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4