,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cfaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #h 7legislative day1 ,january #g71 #bjbf,mr4 ,banks introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the provision of ,united ,states financial assistance to any entity that is controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,funding for ,foreign ,agents ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,agent of a covered foreign principal ,the term agent of a covered foreign principal means-- 7,a7 any person who acts as an agent1 representative1 employee1 or servant1 or in any other capacity at the order1 request1 or under the direction or control1 of a covered foreign principal or of a person any of whose activities are directly or indirectly supervised1 directed1 controlled1 financed1 or subsidized in whole or in major part by a covered foreign principal1 whether or not that person represents the interests of such foreign principal before any agency or official of the ,government of the ,united ,states or engages in any official activity within the ,united ,states2 7,b7 any duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of the government of a covered nation who is so recognized by the ,department of ,state2 7,c7 any official of the government of a covered nation whose duties are known by the ,department of ,state2 7,d7 any member of the staff of1 or any person employed by1 a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of the government of a covered nation who is so recognized by the ,department of ,state2 7,e7 any agent of a covered foreign principal who engages in lobbying activities and has registered or would be required to register under section #d of the ,lobbying ,disclosure ,act of #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc72 and 7,f7 any person who has provided notice to the ,attorney ,general as an agent of a foreign government or would be required to provide such notice under section #iea of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,controlled ,the term controlled has the meaning given the term control in section #hj4bjh of title #ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 provided that any officer1 executive1 proprietor1 director1 partner1 senior manager1 or combination of agents who together own a majority or a dominant minority of the total outstanding voting interest1 of an entity shall be understood to control it for purposes of this ,act4 7#c7 ,covered foreign principal ,the term covered foreign principal means-- 7,a7 the government of a covered nation and any political party in a covered nation2 7,b7 a person in a covered nation1 unless such person-- 7i7 7,i7 is an individual citizen of1 and domiciled within1 the ,united ,states2 and 7,,ii7 is not an agent of a covered foreign principal2 or 7ii7 7,i7 is not an individual2 7,,ii7 is organized under1 or created by1 the laws of the ,united ,states or of any ,state or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the ,united ,states2 7,,iii7 has its principal place of business within the ,united ,states2 and 7,,iv7 is not controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal2 7,c7 a partnership1 association1 corporation1 organization1 or other combination of persons organized under the laws of1 or having its principal place of business in1 a covered nation2 or 7,d7 any organization named in section #ajjc of the ,anti-,terrorism ,act of #aihg 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ebjb74 7#d7 ,covered nation ,the term covered nation means the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,islamic ,emirate of ,afghanistan1 ,burkina ,faso1 ,myanmar 7formerly known as ,burma71 ,chad1 ,republic of the ,congo1 ,equatorial ,guinea1 ,eritrea1 ,haiti1 ,laos1 ,libya1 ,mali1 ,niger1 ,sierra ,leone1 ,somalia1 ,south ,sudan1 ,sudan1 ,syria1 or ,yemen4 7#e7 ,direct financial assistance ,the term direct financial assistance means financial assistance from the ,government of the ,united ,states that is received by an entity selected by the ,government or a pass-through entity1 including any contract1 grant1 loan1 cooperative agreement1 or other agreement4 7#f7 ,entity ,the term entity means any partnership1 association1 corporation1 organization1 or other combination of individuals4 7#g7 ,indirect financial assistance ,the term indirect financial assistance means financial assistance from the ,government of the ,united ,states that is received by a service provider which is paid by means of a voucher1 certificate1 or other means of ,government-funded payment provided to a beneficiary who is able to choose a service provider4 7#h7 ,pass-through entity ,the term pass-through entity means any entity1 including a nonprofit or nongovernmental organization1 acting under a contract1 grant1 loan1 cooperative agreement1 or other agreement with the ,government of the ,united ,states or with a ,state or local government in the ,united ,states that-- 7,a7 accepts direct financial assistance as a primary recipient or grantee2 and 7,b7 distributes such assistance to other organizations that provide services4 7#i7 ,person ,the term person means any individual1 partnership1 association1 corporation1 organization1 or other combination of individuals4 #c4 ,restriction on ,united ,states financial assistance ,any entity that is controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal is ineligible to receive direct financial assistance or indirect financial assistance4 #d4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to terminate-- 7#a7 ,united ,states financial assistance to entities that are not controlled by an agent of a covered foreign principal2 or 7#b7 any foreign assistance 7as defined in section #fcd7;b77#a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifb 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcid7;b77#a7774