,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gabd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ag1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,gooden of ,texas introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to provide for the      
public reporting of certain             
contributions received by charitable    
organizations from foreign governments  
and foreign political parties4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,think ,tank and ,nonprofit ,foreign
 ,influence ,disclosure ,act4  #b4      
,annual disclosure of contributions from
 foreign governments and political      
parties by certain tax-exempt           
organizations  7a7 ,reporting           
requirement ,section #fjcc7;b7 of the   
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by striking and at the end of   
paragraph 7#ae71 by redesignating       
paragraph 7#af7 as paragraph 7#ag7 and  
by inserting after paragraph 7#ae7 the  

following new paragraph3  7#af7 with    
respect to each government of a foreign 
country 7within the meaning of section  
#a7;e7 of the ,foreign ,agents          
,registration ,act of #aich 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;e777 and each foreign   
political party 7within the meaning of  
section #a7;f7 of such ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;f77 which made aggregate
 contributions and gifts to the         
organization during the year in excess  
of #ej1jjj1 the name of such government 
or political party and such aggregate   
amount1 and  4  7b7 ,public disclosure  
,section #fajd of such ,code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,public disclosure of  
certain information ,the ,secretary     
shall make publicly available in a      
searchable database the following       
information3 7#a7 ,the information      
furnished under section #fjcc7;b77#af7  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf1 as amended by this section4  7#b7
 ,the name of the organization          

furnishing the information described in 
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,the aggregate    
amount reported under such section as   
having been received as contributions or
 gifts in each year from foreign        
governments1 political parties1 and     
individuals4  7#d7 ,the aggregate amount
 reported under such section as having  
been received as contributions or gifts 
in each year from-- 7,a7 ,china1 the    
,chinese ,communist ,party1 ,chinese    
,communist ,party officials1 and        
,state-owned ,chinese entities1  7,b7   
,russia1 ,russian officials1 and        
,state-owned ,russian entities1 and     
7,c7 persons identified pursuant to the 
,specially ,designated ,nationals and   
,blocked ,persons ,list 7,,sdn7 ,human  
,readable ,lists4  4  7c7 ,report ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of the ,treasury1 after      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,state1 shall issue a report to         
,congress 7including to the ,committee  

on ,financial ,services1 and the        
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 of the 
,house of ,representatives7 on the      
foreign influence of tax-exempt         
organizations4 ,such report shall       
include a focus on-- 7#a7 the role of   
foreign influence in--  7,a7 funding of 
tax-exempt organizations to influence   
the ,united ,states energy sector1      
including the funding of environmental  
groups in the ,united ,states with the  
aim of disrupting the ,united ,states   
energy industry and influencing public  
opinion of the oil and gas industry1    
7,b7 funding of tax-exempt organizations
 that directly or indirectly route to   
terrorist groups and where a charitable 
organization knowingly or intentionally 
provides logistical services1           
recruitment1 or otherwise facilitated   
support to a terrorist group in a       
conflict zone1 and  7#b7 funding from-- 
7,a7 ,china1 the ,chinese ,communist    
,party1 ,chinese ,communist ,party      
officials1 and ,state-owned ,chinese    

entities1  7,b7 ,russia1 ,russian       
officials1 and ,state-owned ,russian    
entities1 and  7,c7 persons identified  
pursuant to ,specially ,designated      
,nationals and ,blocked ,persons ,list  
7,,sdn7 ,human ,readable ,lists4  7d7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to returns     
filed for taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act4