,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cagb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #d1  
#bjba,ms4 ,lummis 7for herself and ,mr4 
,whitehouse7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,foreign     
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended1 to require registration        
statements filed under that ,act to be  
filed in a structured data format to    
enable the statements to be digitized   
for purposes of the publicly available  
electronic database maintained under    
that ,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,foreign ,agents ,registration      
,modernization ,act of #bjba4  #b4      
,modifications relating to ,,fara       
registration statements  7a7 ,format    
7#a7 ,in general ,section #b7;g7 of the 
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4        
#fab7;g771 is amended-- 7,a7 in the     

subsection heading1 by striking         
,electronic and inserting ,format for2  
and  7,b7 by striking shall be filed and
 all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting the following3    
shall be filed in-- 7#a7 an electronic1 
structured data format under which the  
statement or supplement shall be        
published in a publicly available1      
machine-processable digital format for  
purposes of the ,national ,foreign      
,agents ,database under section         
#f7;d77#a72 and  7#b7 such other formats
 as the ,attorney ,general may require4 
4  7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendments 
made by paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with 
respect to statements and supplements   
filed under section #b of the ,foreign  
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fab71 on or     
after the date that is #ahj days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7b7
 ,electronic database  7#a7             
,searchability and sortability2         
designation ,section #f7;d7 of the      

,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4        
#faf7;d771 is amended-- 7,a7 in the     
subsection heading1 by striking updates 
and inserting supplements2 and  7,b7 in 
paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in the matter      
preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking
 to the extent technically practicable1 
an electronic database that and         
inserting an electronic database1 to be 
known as the ,national ,foreign ,agents 
,database1 that2 and  7ii7 in           
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking includes 
the information contained in            
registration statements and updates and 
inserting includes1 in a digitized      
format that achieves compliance with the
 applicable digital accessibility       
standards described in section #ejh of  
the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc 7#bi  
,u4,s4,c4 #gid;d71 the information      
contained in registration statements and
 supplements4  7#b7 ,posting on receipt 
,section #f7;d77#b7 of the ,foreign     
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 

amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faf7;d77#b771 is
 amended-- 7,a7 by striking update each 
place it appears and inserting          
supplement2 and  7,b7 by striking as    
soon as technically practicable and     
inserting immediately4  7#c7 ,effective 
date ,the amendments made by this       
subsection shall take effect on the date
 that is #ahj days after the date of    
enactment of this ,act4