Sec. 106. Prohibiting lobbying contacts by former Members of Congress on behalf of communist countries
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The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 5 the following new section: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a former Member of Congress may not make a lobbying contact under this Act, or any communication which would be a lobbying contact under this Act if it were not disclosed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. ), on behalf of a client which, at the time of the lobbying contact or communication, is a Communist country or an entity owned or controlled by a Communist country. In addition to any other penalty 20 under this Act, any person who violates subsection
(a)shall be subject to a fine of not more than $25,000 for 22 each such violation. In this section, a Communist country means a country which is treated as a Communist country under section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance 26 Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2370(f) ). . The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 which are made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Prohibiting lobbying contacts by former Members of Congress on behalf of communist countries
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