,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbf,mr4  
,massie introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of 
#aich1 as amended to clarify the        
definition of foreign principal and     
ensure transparency in lobbying on      
behalf of foreign interests4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,americans ,insist on ,political ,agent 
,clarity ,act or the ,,aipac ,act4  #b4 
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,the ,foreign ,agents            
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 serves     
compelling interests in national        
security and transparency4  7#b7        
,disclosure requirements do not abridge 
free speech or association1 as upheld in
 ,meese v4 ,keene 7#aihg7 as well as    
,attorney ,general v4 ,irish ,northern  
,aid ,committee 7#aigb74  7#c7 ,entities

 engaged in substantial advocacy aligned
 with foreign state interests should    
disclose such alignment to the public4  
#c4 ,clarification of foreign principal 
status  7a7 ,definition of foreign      
principal ,section #a7;b7 of the        
,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act of  
#aich1 as amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4        
#faa7;b77 is amended--  7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#b71 by striking and after   
,united ,states22  7#b7 in paragraph    
7#c71 by striking the period at the end 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7#c7 by       
inserting after paragraph 7#c7 the      
following3  7#d7 any organization1      
association1 corporation1 or other      
entity--  7,a7 that is organized under  
the laws of the ,united ,states or any  
,state2  7,b7 that does not directly    
receive funding or instruction from a   
foreign government1 recognized          
state-affiliated political entities1 or 
foreign entity otherwise described in   
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c72  7,c7    
whose lobbying activities or stated     

mission is1 either wholly or in part1 to
 influence ,united ,states public policy
 or government action in furtherance of 
the political or economic interests of a
 foreign country or recognized          
state-affiliated political entity2 and  
7,d7 where such foreign country or      
recognized state-affiliated political   
entity is identified as a principal     
beneficiary of such lobbying activity as
 demonstrated by a preponderance of     
objective indicia1 including--  7i7     
repeated advocacy of legislation or     
executive action that aligns with the   
foreign country's official diplomatic   
objectives2  7ii7 coordination with     
foreign officials or foreign-funded     
institutions2  7iii7 receipt of material
 support1 strategic direction1 or       
advisory participation by persons       
domiciled or operating in a foreign     
country2 or  7iv7 the namesake of the   
lobbying activity includes the name of a
 foreign nation4  4  7b7 ,private right 
of action ,section #h of the ,foreign   

,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #fah7 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7i7 ,any citizen of the    
,united ,states may file a complaint    
with the ,department of ,justice        
requesting investigation of potential   
violations of this ,act by an agent of a
 foreign principal 7as described in     
section #a7;b77#d774  4  #d4            
,implementation guidance ,not later than
 #ahj days after the enactment of this  
,act1 the ,attorney ,general shall issue
 public guidance to clarify the         
application of the amended definition of
 foreign principal under section        
#a7;b77#d7 of the ,foreign ,agents      
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7;b77#d771 which     
shall include illustrative examples1    
objective indicia of foreign political  
alignment1 and compliance expectations  
for affected organizations4