Sec. 207. Comprehensive strategy to improve enforcement and administration
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Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall promulgate final regulations for the implementation of a comprehensive strategy to improve the enforcement and administration of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( 22 U.S.C. 611 et seq. ) that addresses the following issues: The coordination and integration of the work of the agencies that perform investigations of alleged violations of the Act and bring actions (including criminal prosecutions) to enforce the Act with the overall national security efforts of the Department of Justice.
An assessment of the appropriateness of the exemptions provided under the Act that permit persons who represent the interests of foreign principals to avoid registering under the Act. A formal cost-benefit analysis of the appropriateness of the fee structure under the Act. An assessment of the value of making advisory opinions under the Act available in whole as an informational resource. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall carry out a review of the extent to which the Attorney General has implemented the comprehensive strategy described in subsection (a).
The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the results of the review carried out under paragraph
(1)not later than 1 year after the date upon which the comprehensive strategy described in subsection
(a)is implemented by the Attorney General. The Attorney General, in consultation with the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, shall include in the second annual report submitted to the appropriate committees of Congress under subsection
(c)a detailed description of methods to ensure that reports filed under the Foreign Agents Registration Act are filed electronically in a digitized format which will enable the Foreign Agents Registration Unit website database to be fully searchable, machine-readable, sortable, and downloadable. After submitting the report containing the information described in paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall implement the methods described in the report.
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Comprehensive strategy to improve enforcement and administration
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