,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #af1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,budd 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,justice1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 and ,mr4        
,ricketts7 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 
amended to treat certain tax-exempt     
organizations receiving funding from    
foreign principals of foreign countries 
of concern as agents of a foreign       
principal under such ,act1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,foreign            
,registration ,obligations for          
,nonprofit ,transparency ,act or the    
,,front ,act4  #b4 ,coverage of certain 
tax-exempt organizations receiving      
funding from foreign principals of      
foreign countries of concern 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 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #fba7 the following3  #ab4    
,applicability to certain tax-exempt    
organizations receiving funding from    
foreign principals of foreign countries 
of concern  7a7 ,applicability  7#a7 ,in
 general ,for the purposes of this ,act1
 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 paragraph 
7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7b7 of this  
section4  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

 of this section 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 
paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f7 of section 
#eja7;c7 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 foreign principal 
of a foreign country of concern2 and    
7#c7 the organization is not otherwise  
considered an agent of a foreign        
principal under section #a4  7c7        
,definitions ,as used in this section3  
7#a7 ,the term foreign country of       
concern means-- 7,a7 the ,people's      
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 the          
,democratic ,people's ,republic of      
,korea2  7,c7 the ,russian ,federation2 

7,d7 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2   
7,e7 the ,republic of ,cuba2  7,f7 the  
,bolivarian ,republic of ,venezuela2 or 
7,g7 any other country determined to be 
a foreign country of concern by the     
,secretary of ,state4  7#b7 ,the term   
foreign principal of a foreign country  
of concern includes-- 7,a7 the          
government of a foreign country of      
concern2  7,b7 a political party of a   
foreign country of concern2  7,c7 a     
national of a foreign country of        
concern2  7,d7 a partnership1           
association1 corporation1 organization  
or other combination of persons         
organized under the laws of1 or having  
its principal place of business in1 a   
foreign country of concern2 or  7,e7 a  
partnership1 association1 corporation1  
organization or other combination of    
persons organized under the laws of1 or 
having its principal place of business  
in1 a foreign country other than a      
foreign country of concern that receives
 more than half of its funding from an  

entity described in subparagraphs 7,a7  
through 7,d74  7#c7 ,the term government
 of a foreign country of concern        
includes-- 7,a7 any person or group of  
persons exercising sovereign de facto or
 de jure political jurisdiction over a  
foreign country of concern1 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    
delegated2 and  7,b7 any faction or body
 of insurgents within a foreign country 
of concern1 or a faction or body of     
insurgents recognized by a foreign      
country of concern1 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#d7 ,the term political party
 of a foreign country of concern        
includes any organization or any other  
combination of individuals in a foreign 

country of concern1 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 a foreign country of      
concern or subdivision thereof1 or the  
furtherance or influencing of the       
political or public interests1 policies1
 or relations of a government of foreign
 country of concern or a subdivision    
thereof4  4  7b7 ,modification of       
contents of reports ,section #b7;a7 of  
the ,foreign ,agents ,registration ,act 
of #aich1 as amended 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;a77#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 foreign 
principal of a foreign country of       
concern 7as defined in section          
#ab7;c77#b771 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;a77#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 foreign 
principal of a foreign country of       
concern 7as defined in section          
#ab7;a77#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