,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bi1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,weber of     
,texas1 ,mr4 ,perry1 ,mrs4 ,miller of   
,illinois1 ,mrs4 ,boebert1 ,mr4 ,duncan1
 ,mr4 ,clyde1 ,mr4 ,babin1 ,mr4 ,roy1   
and ,mr4 ,tiffany7 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 treat    
certain tax-exempt organizations        
receiving funding from ,russian foreign 
principals as agents of a foreign       
principal under such ,act1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,countering ,russian
 ,influence in our ,politics ,act of    
#bjbb4  #b4 ,coverage of certain        
tax-exempt organizations receiving      
funding from ,russian foreign principals
 under ,foreign ,agents ,registration   
,act  7a7 ,coverage ,the ,foreign       
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 

amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating sections
 #ab1 #ac1 and #ad as sections #ac1 #ad1
 and #ae1 respectively2 and  7#b7 by    
inserting after section #aa the         
following3  #ab4 ,applicability to      
certain tax-exempt organizations        
receiving funding from ,russian foreign 
principals  7a7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,in
 general ,subject to the provisions of  
this section1 for the purposes of this  
,act an organization described in       
subsection 7b7 is an agent of a foreign 
principal4  7#b7 ,exceptions  7,a7      
,nonapplication of waiver for entities  
filing reports under ,lobbying          
,disclosure ,act of #aiie ,section      
#c7;h7 shall not apply to an            
organization described in subsection    
7b77#a7 and 7b77#b74  7,b7 ,waiver for  
organizations soliciting funds outside  
,united ,states for humanitarian        
assistance ,section #c7;d77#c7 shall    
apply to an organization described in   
subsection 7b7 notwithstanding that the 

organization solicits and collects funds
 and contributions outside of the       
,united ,states4  7b7 ,description ,an  
organization is described in this       
subsection if-- 7#a7 the organization is
 a partnership1 association1            
corporation1 organization1 or any other 
combination of individuals described in 
section #eja7;c77#c71 #eja7;c77#d71     
#eja7;c77#e71 or #eja7;c77#f7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   
exempt from taxation under such ,code2  
7#b7 the organization receives income1  
money1 or any other thing of value from 
a ,russian foreign principal2 and  7#c7 
the organization is not otherwise       
considered an agent of a foreign        
principal under section #a4  7c7        
,definitions ,as used in this section-- 
7#a7 ,the term ,russian foreign         
principal includes-- 7,a7 the government
 of the ,russian ,federation2  7,b7 a   
political party of the ,russian         
,federation2  7,c7 a national of the    
,russian ,federation2  7,d7 a           

partnership1 association1 corporation1  
organization or other combination of    
persons organized under the laws of or  
having its principal place of business  
in the ,russian ,federation2 or  7,e7 a 
partnership1 association1 corporation1  
organization or other combination of    
persons organized under the laws of or  
having its principal place of business  
in a foreign country other than the     
,russian ,federation that receives more 
than half of its funding from an entity 
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,d74  7#b7 ,the term government of the 
,russian ,federation includes any person
 or group of persons exercising         
sovereign de facto or de jure political 
jurisdiction over the ,russian          
,federation1 or over any part of such   
country1 and includes any subdivision of
 any such group and any group or agency 
to which such sovereign de facto or de  
jure authority or functions are directly
 or indirectly delegated4 ,such term    
shall include any faction or body of    

insurgents within such country1 or a    
faction or body of insurgents recognized
 by the ,russian ,federation that are in
 another country assuming to exercise   
governmental authority whether such     
faction or body of insurgents has or has
 not been recognized by the ,united     
,states4  7#c7 ,the term political party
 of the ,russian ,federation includes   
any organization or any other           
combination of individuals in the       
,russian ,federation1 or any unit or    
branch thereof1 having for an aim or    
purpose1 or which is engaged in any     
activity devoted in whole or in part to1
 the establishment1 administration1     
control1 or acquisition of              
administration or control of the        
government of the ,russian ,federation  
or subdivision thereof1 or the          
furtherance or influencing of the       
political or public interests1 policies1
 or relations of a government of the    
,russian ,federation or a subdivision   
thereof4  4  7b7 ,modification of       

contents of reports ,section #b7;a7 of  
such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab7;a77 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7-- 7,a7 
by striking ,copies and inserting 7,a7  
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 copies2 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,b7 ,in the case  
of an organization described in section 
#ab7;b71 a statement that the registrant
 is an agent of a foreign principal     
pursuant to section #ab7;a71 copies of  
each written agreement1 and the terms   
and conditions of each oral agreement1  
including all modifications of such     
agreements1 or1 where no contract       
exists1 a full statement of the existing
 and proposed activity or activities    
engaged in or to be engaged in by the   
registrant as a direct or indirect      
result of receiving income1 money1 or   
any other thing of value from a ,russian
 foreign principal 7as defined in       
section #ab7;c77#a771 including a       
detailed statement of any such activity 
which is a political activity4  2 and   

7#b7 in paragraph 7#i7-- 7,a7 by        
striking ,copies and inserting 7,a7     
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 copies2 and  7,b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7,b7 ,in the case  
of an organization described in section 
#ab7;b71 a statement that the registrant
 is an agent of a foreign principal     
pursuant to section #ab7;a71 copies of  
each written agreement and the terms and
 conditions of each oral agreement1     
including all modifications of such     
agreements1 or1 where no contract       
exists1 a full statement of the existing
 and proposed activity or activities    
engaged in or to be engaged in by the   
registrant as a direct or indirect      
result of receiving income1 money1 or   
any other thing of value from a ,russian
 foreign principal 7as defined in       
section #ab7;c77#a77 or for any person  
other than a foreign principal any      
activities which require his            
registration hereunder4  4  7c7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 

this section shall take effect #cj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  #c4 ,disclosure of receipts and  
activities by certain organizations     
since the ,russian ,federation's        
invasion of ,crimea  7a7 ,applicability 
to prior receipts ,not later than #ij   
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 a qualifying organization shall  
submit a statement to the ,attorney     
,general containing the following       
information3 7#a7 ,the organization's   
current name1 principal business        
address1 and all other business         
addresses in the ,united ,states or     
elsewhere4  7#b7 ,if the organization is
 a partnership1 the current name1       
residence addresses1 and nationality of 
each partner and a true and complete    
copy of its articles of copartnership2  
if an association1 corporation1         
organization1 or any other combination  
of individuals1 the current name1       
residence addresses1 and nationality of 
each current director and officer and of

 each person performing the functions of
 a director or officer and a true and   
complete copy of its charter1 articles  
of incorporation1 association1          
constitution1 and bylaws1 and amendments
 thereto2 a copy of every other         
instrument or document and a statement  
of the terms and conditions of every    
oral agreement relating to its          
organization1 powers1 and purposes2 and 
a statement of its ownership and        
control4  7#c7 ,copies of each written  
agreement1 and the terms and conditions 
of each oral agreement1 including all   
modifications of such agreements1 or1   
where no contract exists1 a full        
statement of the activities engaged in  
by the organization as a direct or      
indirect result of receiving on or after
 ,february #a1 #bjad1 income1 money1 or 
any other thing of value from a ,russian
 foreign principal1 including a detailed
 statement of any such activity which is
 a political activity4  7#d7 ,a detailed
 statement of the money and other things

 of value spent or disposed of by the   
qualifying organization as a direct or  
indirect result of receiving on or after
 ,february #a1 #bjad1 income1 money1 or 
any other thing of value from a ,russian
 foreign principal1 and a detailed      
statement of any independent            
expenditures1 contributions of money1 or
 other things of value 7regardless of   
source7 made on or after ,february #a1  
#bjad1 7other than contributions the    
making of which is prohibited under the 
terms of section #fac of title #ah1     
,united ,states ,code7 in connection    
with an election to any political office
 or in connection with any primary      
election1 convention1 or caucus held to 
select candidates for any political     
office4  7#e7 ,such other statements1   
information1 or documents pertinent to  
the purposes of this ,act as the        
,attorney ,general1 having due regard   
for the national security and the public
 interests of the ,united ,states1 may  
require4  7#f7 ,such further statements 

and such further copies of documents as 
are necessary to make the statement and 
supplements thereto1 and the copies of  
documents furnished therewith1 not      
misleading4  7b7 ,exception for         
discontinued entities ,subsection 7a7   
does not apply to a qualifying          
organization that has permanently ceased
 operations on or before the date of    
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,penalty ,a
 qualifying organization that knowingly 
fails to submit the statement required  
under subsection 7a7 shall be fined not 
more than #aj1jjj4  7d7 ,clarifying     
registration requirement under ,,fara   
,nothing in this section shall be       
construed-- 7#a7 to require a qualifying
 organization to register as an agent of
 a foreign principal under section #b of
 the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act
 of #aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#fab7 if the organization is not        
described in section #ab7;b7 of such    
,act 7as added by section #b7;a77 on or 
after the effective date of section     

#ab7;b7 of such ,act2 or  7#b7 to waive 
the requirement of subsection 7a7 in the
 case of a qualifying organization which
 is described in section #ab7;b7 of such
 ,act 7as added by section #b7;a77 on or
 after the effective date of section    
#ab7;b7 of such ,act4  7e7 ,definitions 
,as used in this section3 7#a7 ,the term
 critical mineral means any mineral     
included on the list of critical        
minerals published in the notice of the 
,secretary of the ,interior entitled    
,final ,list of ,critical ,minerals     
#bjah 7#hc ,fed4 ,reg4 #bcbie 7,may #ah1
 #bjah774  7#b7 ,the term political     
activities has the meaning given such   
term in section #a7o7 of the ,foreign   
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7o774  7#c7  
,the term qualifying organization means 
an organization which meets each of the 
following3 7,a7 ,the organization is a  
partnership1 association1 corporation1  
organization1 or any other combination  
of individuals described in section     

#eja7;c77#c71 #eja7;c77#d71             
#eja7;c77#e71 or #eja7;c77#f7 of the    
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and   
exempt from taxation under such ,code4  
7,b7 ,on or after ,february #a1 #bjad1  
the organization knowingly received     
income1 money1 or any other thing of    
value from a ,russian foreign principal4
  7,c7 ,the organization has engaged in 
political activities to discourage      
producing oil1 petroleum products1      
natural gas1 or critical minerals in the
 ,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the term       
,russian foreign principal has the      
meaning given such term in section      
#ab7;c77#a7 of the ,foreign ,agents     
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7as added by section #b7;a774