Sec. 4. Foreign agents registration civil enforcement
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Section 951 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 3, is amended by adding at the end the following: Whenever the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, has reason to believe that any person may be in possession, custody, or control of any documentary material or information relevant to an investigation under this section, the Attorney General, or a designee of the Attorney General, may issue in writing and cause to be served upon such person, a civil investigative demand requiring such person— to produce such documentary material for inspection and copying; to answer in writing written interrogatories with respect to such documentary material or information; or to give oral testimony concerning such documentary material or information.
Each civil investigative demand issued under subparagraph
(A)shall state the nature of the conduct constituting the alleged violation of a foreign agents law which is under investigation, and the applicable provision of law alleged to be violated. Each civil investigative demand issued under subparagraph
(A)for the production of documentary material shall— describe each class of documentary material to be produced with such definiteness and certainty as to permit such material to be fairly identified; and prescribe a return date for each such class which will provide a reasonable period of time within which the material so demanded may be assembled and made available for inspection and copying. Each civil investigative demand issued under subparagraph
(A)for answers to written interrogatories shall— set forth with specificity the written interrogatories to be answered; and prescribe dates at which time answers to written interrogatories shall be submitted. Each civil investigative demand issued under subparagraph
(A)for the giving of oral testimony shall— prescribe a date, time, and place at which oral testimony shall be commenced; specify that such attendance and testimony are necessary to the conduct of the investigation; notify the person receiving the demand of the right to be accompanied by an attorney and any other representative; and describe the general purpose for which the demand is being issued and the general nature of the testimony, including the primary areas of inquiry, which will be taken pursuant to the demand. Whoever fails to file timely or complete registration statement as provided under section 2(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 612(a) ) shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $10,000 per violation. Whoever fails to file timely or complete supplements as provided under section 2(b) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 612(b) ) shall be subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000 per violation. Whoever knowingly fails to— remedy a defective filing within 60 days after notice of such defect by the Attorney General; or comply with any other provision of this chapter; shall upon proof of such knowing violation by a preponderance of the evidence, be subject to a civil fine of not more than $200,000, depending on the extent and gravity of the violation. Whenever a fine is paid under paragraph (1), such fine may not be paid, directly or indirectly, by a foreign principal (as defined in section 1 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611 )). All fines collected under this subsection shall be used to defray the cost of the Foreign Operatives and Agents Enforcement Unit established under section 509A(c) of title 28. .
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