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bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to       
provide = ! public report+ ( c]ta9      
contributions receiv$ by *>itable       
organizations f =eign gov]nm5ts & =eign 
political p>ties4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,?9k ,tank &       
,nonpr(it ,=eign ,influ5ce ,disclosure  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,=eign gov]nm5ts & =eign   
political p>ties attempt to influ5ce !  
gov]nm5t & political sy/em ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ?r\gh donations to nonpr(it      
*>itable organizations especially ?9k   
tanks & cultural organizations4  7#b7   
,:ile in/itutions ( high] le>n+ are     
requir$ to disclose =eign gifts to !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,education pursuant to !    
,high] ,education ,act1 no su*          
requirem5t exi/s = ?9k tanks4  7#c7 ,a  

numb] ( ?9k tanks & cultural            
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,/ates h receiv$ money f ! ,unit$ ,front
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ar\nd ! _w4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se
 f\nd 9 its ,milit>y & ,/rategic        
,developm5ts ,involv+ ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a #bjai ,report t3 ,*9a conducts    
influ5ce op]ations aga9/ cultural       
in/itutions1 m$ia organizations1 & !    
bus9ess1 academic1 & policy communities 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 o!r c\ntries1 &      
int]national in/itutions to a*ieve      
outcomes favorable to its security &    
milit>y /rategy objectives4 ''' ,*9a    
h>nesses academia & educational         
in/itutions1 ?9k tanks1 & /ate-run m$ia 
to advance its s(t p[] campaign 9       
support ( ,*9a's security int]e/s44     
7#e7 ,a report by ! ,u4,s4 ,*9a         
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univ]sities h receiv$ fund+ f ,tung     
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is a gr\p t directs ! ,unit$ ,front ,"w 
,dep>tm5t4  7#f7 ,! ,c5t] = a ,new      
,am]ican ,security not$ 9 its #bjai     
report ,ris+ to ! ,*9a ,*all5ge t3 ,a   
numb] ( ,u4,s4 univ]sities1 academic    
dep>tm5ts1 individual s*ol>s1 ?9k tanks1
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receive sub/antial fund+ f ,beij+ t is  
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 to ensure t ?is fund+ is n g5]at+ hidd5
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o!r activities t und]m9e core ,u4,s4    
democratic pr9ciples44  7#g7 ,bill ,g]tz
 ( ! ,wa%+ton ,free ,beacon report$ on  
,augu/ #bh1 #bjah1 t3 ,9 addition to    
,johns ,hopk9s1 o!r ?9k tanks l9k$ to   
,*9a & influ5tial 9 ,am]ican policy     
circles include ! ,brook+s ,in/itution1 
,atlantic ,c\ncil1 ,c5t] = ,am]ican     
,progress1 ,east,west ,in/itute1 ,c>t]  
,c5t]1 & ! ,c>negie ,end[m5t =          

,int]national ,peace44  #c4 ,annual     
disclosure ( contributions f =eign      
gov]nm5ts & political p>ties by c]ta9   
tax-exempt organizations  7a7 ,report+  
requirem5t ,section #fjcc7;b7 ( !       
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ 
by /rik+ & at ! end ( p>agraph 7#ae71 by
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7#ag7 & by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#ae7 ! 
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#af7 ) respect to
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mean+ ( section #a7;e7 ( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts
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,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;e777 & ea* =eign        
political p>ty 7)9 ! mean+ ( section    
#a7;f7 ( su* ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4        
#faa7;f77 :i* made aggregate            
contributions & gifts to ! organization 
dur+ ! ye> 9 excess ( #ej1jjj1 ! "n (   
su* gov]nm5t or political p>ty & su*    
aggregate am\nt1 &  4  7b7 ,public      
disclosure ,section #fajd ( su* ,code is
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subsection3  7e7 ,public disclosure (   
c]ta9 in=mation ,! ,secret>y %all make  

publicly available 9 a se>*able database
 ! foll[+ in=mation3 7#a7 ,! in=mation  
furni%$ "u section #fjcc7;b77#af7 ( !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf1 z am5d$ 
by ?is section4  7#b7 ,! "n ( !         
organization furni%+ ! in=mation        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,!      
aggregate am\nt report$ "u su* section z
 hav+ be5 receiv$ z contributions or    
gifts 9 ea* ye> f ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a & 7/at$ sep>ately7 f ! ,*9ese      
,communi/ ,p>ty4  4  7c7 ,effective date
 ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all   
apply to returns fil$ = taxable ye>s    
beg9n+ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is   
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