,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #efhb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ae1  
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 under     
authority of the order of the ,senate of
 ,september #cj1 #bjbf1 introduced the  
following bill2 which was ordered read  
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,foreign ,agents ,registration
 ,act of #aich1 as amended to clarify   
that foreign government-owned media     
operating in the ,united ,states must   
register as a foreign agent4  #a4 ,short
 title ,this ,act may be cited as the   
,foreign ,government-,owned ,media      
,,fara ,registration ,act4  #b4         
,definition ,section #a of the ,foreign 
,agents ,registration ,act of #aich1 as 
amended 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa7 is amended 
by striking subsection 7d7 and inserting
 the following3  7d7 ,the term agent of 
a foreign principal-- 7#a7 includes any 
news or press service or association    
operating in the ,united ,states that is

 owned1 controlled1 or financed directly
 or indirectly1 in whole or in part1 by 
a government of a foreign country1      
unless that news or press service or    
association--  7,a7 has the freedom1    
pursuant to the law of that foreign     
country1 to take any position adverse to
 the foreign government owning1         
controlling1 or financing the news or   
press service or association2 and  7,b7 
can demonstrate to the satisfaction of  
the ,attorney ,general that the news or 
press service or association is         
independent in all matters relating to  
the editorial decisions of the news or  
press service or association2 and  7#b7 
does not include any news or press      
service or association organized under  
the laws of the ,united ,states or of   
any ,state or other place subject to the
 jurisdiction of the ,united ,states1 or
 any newspaper1 magazine1 periodical1   
digital media1 or other publication for 
which there is on file with the ,united 
,states ,postal ,service information in 

compliance with section #cfhe of title  
#ci1 ,united ,states ,code1 published in
 the ,united ,states1 solely by virtue  
of any bona fide news or journalistic   
activities1 including the solicitation  
or acceptance of advertisements1        
subscriptions1 or other compensation    
therefor1 so long as it is at least #hj 
per centum beneficially owned by1 and   
its officers and directors1 if any are  
citizens of the ,united ,states1 and    
such news or press service or           
association1 newspaper1 magazine1       
periodical1 digital media1 or other     
publication1 is not owned1 directed1    
supervised1 controlled1 subsidized1 or  
financed1 and none of its policies are  
determined by any foreign principal     
defined in subsection 7b7 of this       
section1 or by any agent of a foreign   
principal required to register under    
this ,act4  4  #c4 ,reports to the      
,congress ,the ,foreign ,agents         
,registration ,act of #aich1 as amended 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa et seq47 is amended 

by striking section #aa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#fba7 and inserting the following3  #aa4
 ,reports to the ,congress  7a7 ,the    
,attorney ,general shall provide an     
annual report to the ,congress          
concerning administration of this ,act1 
including registrations filed pursuant  
to this ,act1 and the nature1 sources   
and content of political propaganda     
disseminated and distributed4  7b7 ,in  
each report submitted under subsection  
7a71 the ,attorney ,general shall       
include in the report-- 7#a7 a list of  
each foreign media outlet operating in  
the ,united ,states that is owned1      
controlled1 or financed directly or     
indirectly1 in whole or in part1 by a   
government of a foreign country2 and    
7#b7 with respect to each foreign media 
outlet described in paragraph 7#a7--    
7,a7 a statement of whether the foreign 
media outlet is registered under this   
,act2 and  7,b7 if the foreign media    
outlet is not registered under this     
,act1 an explanation of why the foreign 

media outlet is not registered under    
this ,act4  4