,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #deh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ca1 #bjbc,mr4   
,b]gman submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,,resolution  ,requir+ =eign   
/ate m$ia outlets ) cr$5tial$ memb]s 9 !
 ,h\se news m$ia gall]ies to comply ) ! 
,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act by      
prohibit+ ! admission into su* gall]ies 
( report]s & correspond5ts :o are       
repres5tatives ( su* outlets :o are n 9 
compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( su* ,act1 &
 = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas fre$om ( !     
press is ess5tial = a function+         
democracy1 :i* is :y ,congress grants   
unp>allel$ access on ,capitol ,hill to  
j\rnali/s :o are cr$5tial$ memb]s ( !   
,congressional ,m$ia ,gall]ies2 ,:]eas  
!re is broad bip>tisan agreem5t1 h[ev]1 

t m$ia outlets own$ or controll$ by     
=eign /ate actors _c be af=d$ ! same    
privileges z traditional m$ia2 ,:]eas1  
:ile ! extraord9>y access inside        
,capitol ,hill grant$ to cr$5tial$      
memb]s ( ! m$ia helps facilitate        
accurate report+ to ! ,am]ican public1 x
 is also ! k9d ( access covet$ by =eign 
p[]s seek+ s5sitive in=mation f inside  
,congress1 & ^? ) ,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia   
outlets curr5tly c easily obta9 su*     
access1 ev5 if !y op5ly fl\t ,unit$     
,/ates laws2 ,:]eas1 9 ord] to          
effectively safegu>d ! national security
 int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 =eign       
,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia outlets mu/ be      
requir$ to /rictly comply ) ! ,=eign    
,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act ( #aich 7,,f>a7
 & o!r ,unit$ ,/ates laws z a           
pr]equisite = _! j\rnali/s to receive   
cr$5tials 9 ! ,congressional ,m$ia      
,gall]ies2 ,:]eas sev]al =eign c\ntries 
) report$ hi/ories ( spy+ on ,am]icans1 
su* z ,russia1 ,qat>1 & ,*9a1 own &     
control ,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia outlets ^:  

j\rnali/s 9 rec5t ye>s h be5 cr$5tial$  
by ! ,h\se & ,s5ate ,m$ia ,gall]ies2    
,:]eas ov] ! pa/ decade1 ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 ,russia1 & ! ,/ate (  
,qat> h aggressively deploy$ _!         
espionage =ces aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates      
,gov]nm5t ag5cies & gov]nm5t (ficials1 z
 well z t>get+ ?\s&s ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
bus9esses & ,am]icans p]ceiv$ to be     
oppon5ts or dissid5ts ( _! regimes2     
,:]eas1 9 ,janu>y & ,febru>y #bjbc1 =   
example1 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a braz5ly
 laun*$ a surveillance balloon ov] !    
cont95tal ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* 0 "p ( a   
repeat$ patt]n by ,*9a1 & z a result (  
,*9a's long hi/ory ( t>get+ ,am]icans1 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice has indict$ doz5s (
 entities affiliat$ ) ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t
 = cyb]attacks & surveillance1 & !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 9 ,july #bjbj   
took ! extraord9>y measure ( clos+ !    
,*9ese ,consulate 9 ,h\/on1 ,texas1     
because ( espionage op]ations be+ c>ri$ 
out 9 ! ,mission2 ,:]eas1 despite ,*9a's
 ext5sive surveillance op]ations t>get+ 

,am]icans1 m$ia outlets regi/]$ z ,*9ese
 ag5ts "u ,,f>a _h ov] two doz5         
j\rnali/s :o _h receiv$ cr$5tials f !   
,congressional ,m$ia ,gall]ies 9 ! #aah?
 ,congress1 & ano!r #af j\rnali/s       
receiv$ cr$5tials 9 ! #aah? ,congress   
?r\gh m$ia outlets report$ly own$ or    
controll$ by s5ior memb]s ( ! ,*9ese    
,communi/ ,p>ty1 includ+ two j\rnali/s  
:o receiv$ cr$5tials ?r\gh ! ,*9a ,news 
,s]vice1 :i* is n regi/]$ "u ,,f>a1 b   
:i* 0 designat$ 9 ,june #bjbj by !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ates z a =eign mission    
because ! outlet 0 effectively controll$
 by ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t2 ,:]eas ! ,/ate (
 ,qat> has report$ly engag$ 9 ext5sive  
espionage & surveillance op]ations to   
t>get ,am]ican political lead]s :o h be5
 up = consid]ation = top ,cab9et        
positions 9 bo? ! ,trump & ,bid5        
adm9i/rations1 z well z num]\s s5ior    
,memb]s ( ,congress1 & 9 #bjah1 =       
example1 ,qat>i ag5ts report$ly help$   
g5]ate multiple high-pr(ile m$ia        
articles bas$ on hack$ mat]ials to t>get

 !n-,*airman ( ! ,h\se ,=eign ,affairs  
,committee ,ed ,royce because ( 8       
committee's support ( ! ,hamas          
,sanctions ,bill1 :i* 0 oppos$ by !     
,/ate ( ,qat>2 ,:]eas ! ,/ate ( ,qat>'s 
,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia company1 ,al        
,jaze]a1 report$ly also 0 deploy$ to    
c>ry out surveillance op]ations t>get+  
"y pro-,israel activi/s at sev]al       
nonpr(it organizations bas$ 9 ,wa%+ton1 
,,dc2 ,:]eas1 despite ! ,/ate ( ,qat>'s 
& ,al ,jaze]a's ext5sive surveillance   
op]ations t>get+ ,am]icans1 at lea/ #acf
 ,al ,jaze]a j\rnali/s receiv$ cr$5tials
 f ! ,h\se & ,s5ate ,m$ia ,gall]ies 9 ! 
#aah? ,congress1 dramatically m ?an !   
#hb ,new ,york ,times j\rnali/s :o _h   
receiv$ su* cr$5tials2 ,:]eas ,al       
,jaze]a j\rnali/s 7 af=d$ ! privilege ( 
cr$5tials1 ev5 ?\gh ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,ju/ice _h det]m9$ s9ce at lea/ #bjah t 
,al ,jaze]a's p>5t entity1 ! ,al ,jaze]a
 ,m$ia ,network 7,,ajmn71 & its v>i\s   
subsidi>ies qualify z =eign ag5ts (     
,qat> "u ,,f>a1 & 9 a ,septemb] #ad1    

#bjbj1 lett]1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice     
/at$1 ,,ajmn is an ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
,qat> "u ,,f>a1 & also /at$1 ,,ajmn &   
its affiliates are controll$ & fund$ by 
! ,gov]nm5t ( ,qat> & t ! ,gov]nm5t (   
,qat> has ultimate au?ority ?r\gh its   
control ( ,,ajmn's ,bo>d ( ,directors & 
,,ajmn's budget & ex]cises ultimate     
control ( ,,ajmn42 ,:]eas1 9 ord] to    
pres]ve ! extraord9>y access provid$ to 
cr$5tial$ j\rnali/s 9 ! ,congressional  
,m$ia ,gall]ies1 x is imp]ative to limit
 ! numb] ( cr$5tials available to       
report]s affiliat$ ) any giv5 =eign     
,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia outlet2 ,:]eas      
j\rnali/s ) =eign ,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia   
outlets %\ld only be eligible to apply =
 cr$5tials to ! ,congressional ,m$ia    
,gall]ies aft] !y h und]gone backgr\nd  
*ecks p]=m$ by ! ,f$]al ,bureau (       
,inve/igation 7,,fbi72 & ,:]eas ?is     
legislation aims to enhance ! national  
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by limit+ !  
access ( =eign ,/ate-sponsor$ m$ia      
outlets to cr$5tials f ! ,h\se ,m$ia    

,gall]ies & by requir+ ! ,,fbi to p]=m  
backgr\nd *ecks ( j\rnali/s ) ^? outlets
 9 ord] to be eligible to receive su*   
cr$5tials3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x #a4         
,requirem5ts = admission ( =eign        
report]s & correspond5ts into ,h\se news
 m$ia gall]ies ,rule ,,vi ( ! ,rules ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new clause3 #d4  
7a7 ,"u ! regulations prescrib$ "u      
clause #b or clause #c1 a report] or    
correspond5t :o is a repres5tative ( a  
noncompliant =eign /ate m$ia outlet %all
 n be admitt$ into ! portion ( ! gall]y 
describ$ 9 clause #b or clause #c 7z !  
case may be74 ,9 ?is p>agraph1 a        
noncompliant =eign /ate m$ia outlet     
means a =eign /ate m$ia outlet :i*      
ei!r-- 7#a7 is n regi/]$ z ! ag5t ( a   
=eign pr9cipal "u ! ,=eign ,ag5ts       
,regi/ration ,act ( #aich1 z am5d$ 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 not)/&+ t !     
outlet is designat$ z a =eign mission by
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate or is det]m9$ by ! 
,attorney ,g5]al to be an ag5t ( a =eign

 pr9cipal = purposes ( su* ,act2 or     
7#b7 is regi/]$ z ! ag5t ( a =eign      
pr9cipal "u su* ,act b is n o!rwise 9   
compliance ) ! applicable requirem5ts ( 
su* ,act4  7b7 ,"u ! regulations        
prescrib$ "u clause #b or clause #c1 n m
 ?an #aj report]s or correspond5ts :o   
are repres5tatives ( ! same =eign /ate  
m$ia outlet1 includ+ repres5tatives (   
any outlet :i* is own$ or controll$ by !
 same =eign /ate m$ia outlet1 may be    
admitt$ into ! portion ( ! gall]y       
describ$ 9 clause #b or #c 7z ! case may
 be74  7c7 ,"u ! regulations prescrib$  
"u clause #b or clause #c1 a report] or 
correspond5t :o is a repres5tative ( a  
=eign /ate m$ia outlet %all n be admitt$
 into ! portion ( ! gall]y describ$ 9   
clause #b or #c 7z ! case may be7 unless
 ! report] or correspond5t c]tifies to !
 ,speak] t-- 7#a7 dur+ ! #f-mon? p]iod  
:i* ends on ! date ! report] or         
correspond5t is to be admitt$1 ! report]
 or correspond5t has und]gone a         
backgr\nd *eck conduct$ by ! ,f$]al     

,bureau ( ,inve/igation2 &  7#b7 !      
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 on !    
basis ( ! backgr\nd *eck1 has det]m9$ t 
! admission ( ! report] or correspond5t 
to su* portion ( ! gall]y w n pose a    
?reat to ! security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  
7d7 ,9 ?is clause1 ! t]m =eign /ate m$ia
 outlet means a m$ia outlet :i* is own$1
 fund$1 or controll$ by ! gov]nm5t ( a  
=eign c\ntry or in/rum5tality !re(1 a   
memb] ( ! family ( ! rul+ mon>* ( a     
=eign c\ntry1 or a =eign political p>ty4
  4  #b4 ,report on implem5tation ,n    
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( !       
adoption ( ?is resolution1 ! ,*ief      
,adm9i/rative ,(fic] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 9 consultation ) !     
,s]geant at ,arms1 %all submit a report 
to ! ,speak] on ! mo/ effective me?ods =
 implem5t+ clause #d ( rule ,,vi ( !    
,rules ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 z   
add$ by section #a4