Sec. 403. Designation of a country of national security concern in the Foreign Agent Registration Act
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Section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 613 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The President may issue a finding that a country constitutes a significant threat to the national security of the United States and should be designated a country of national security concern after— considering a joint recommendation submitted pursuant to section 403(c) of the Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act ; consulting with the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate , the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate , the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives , and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives ; and providing a written detailed justification for such designation to the appropriate congressional committees. .
Upon designating a country as a country of national security concern under section 3(i) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as added by subsection (a), the President may waive any of the exemptions for agents of foreign principals set forth in subsections (d), (e), and
(h)of section 3 of such Act ( 22 U.S.C. 613 ) for up to 1 year. The President may renew waivers under this subsection for additional 1-year periods, in accordance with paragraph (1), while the country in question continues to present a threat to the national security of the United States. For purposes of this section, a waiver under paragraph
(1)shall not apply to bona fide religious pursuits referred to in section 3(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 613(e) ). The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Attorney General, may jointly submit a recommendation to the President that a country constitutes a significant national security threat to the United States of such nature that one or more of the exemptions set forth in subsections (d), (e), and (h), of section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 613 ) should be waived for up to 1 year. The President may suspend or terminate the designation of a country as a country of national security concern under section 3(i) of such Act, as added by subsection (a), and any associated reporting requirements, if the President determines such country no longer presents a threat to the national security of the United States. The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may establish enhanced reporting requirements under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) for agents representing foreign principals of a designated country of national security concern under section 613(i) of such Act, as added by subsection (a), including enhanced transparency and reporting requirements, as appropriate.
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