Sec. 611. Amendments to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
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Section 6(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1605(b) ) is amended— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: Subject to subparagraph (B), after the end of each semiannual period beginning on January 1 and July 1, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Public Integrity, shall submit to each congressional committee referred to in paragraph
(2)a report that includes, for that semiannual period a statement of— the aggregate number of enforcement actions taken by the Department of Justice under this Act; and by case, any sentence or fine imposed in each such enforcement action. A report submitted under subparagraph
(A)may not include the name of any individual, or any personally identifiable information, that is not already a matter of public record, as of the date on which the report is submitted. ; and in paragraph (2)— by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting paragraph (1)(A) ; and by inserting and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform after Committee on the Judiciary . The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating sections 6 through 28 ( 2 U.S.C. 1605 et seq.), as amended by title II of this Act, as sections 7 through 29, respectively; and by inserting after section 5 ( 2 U.S.C. 1604 ) the following: In this section— the term covered organization means any organization— that is described in paragraph (3), (4), or
(6)of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code; and that— engages in lobbying activities; or is a client; and the term covered product means any communication that is— made to a covered legislative branch official or covered executive branch official in the course of any lobbying contact by, or on behalf of, a covered organization; testimony— given by, or on behalf of, a covered organization before a committee, subcommittee, or task force of Congress; or submitted by, or on behalf of, a covered organization for inclusion in the public record of a hearing conducted by such committee, subcommittee, or task force; or made by, or on behalf of, a covered organization in response to a notice in the Federal Register, Commerce Business Daily, or other similar publication soliciting communications from the public and directed to the agency official specifically designated in the notice to receive such communications. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and not later than January 30th of each year thereafter, or on the first business day after January 30th if January 30th is not a business day, each covered organization shall submit to the Director of the Office of Public Integrity a report for the preceding calendar year that includes, with respect to each covered product made or given by, or on behalf of, the covered organization during that year— the name of each donor who donated any amount that was— used to pay the cost of making or giving the covered product; and donated with the intention of supporting any lobbying activity by the covered organization; and a statement of whether, before the date on which the covered product was made or given, any existing or potential donor to the covered organization previewed, commented on, reviewed, or edited the covered product. The information required to be submitted with respect to a covered product under subsection (b)(2) shall be included on or with that covered product. . Section 25(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, as so redesignated, is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 9, 10, 11, and 12 and inserting 10, 11, 12, and 13 .
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