2 U.S.C. § 1609 — Identification of clients and covered officials
submitted 31 years ago by Pub. L. 104-65 to r/title-2-THE-CONGRESS · 263 words · no verdicts yet
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Any person or entity* that makes an oral lobbying contact* with a covered legislative branch official* or a covered executive branch official* shall, on the request of the official at the time of the lobbying contact—
state* whether the person or entity is registered under this chapter and identify the client* on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made; and
state whether such client is a foreign entity* and identify any foreign entity required to be disclosed under section 1603(b)(4) of this title that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
Any person or entity registered under this chapter that makes a written lobbying contact (including an electronic communication) with a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall—
if the client on whose behalf the lobbying contact was made is a foreign entity, identify such client, state that the client is considered a foreign entity under this chapter, and state whether the person making the lobbying contact is registered on behalf of that client under section 1603 of this title; and
identify any other foreign entity identified pursuant to section 1603(b)(4) of this title that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
Upon request by a person or entity making a lobbying contact, the individual who is contacted or the office employing that individual shall indicate whether or not the individual is a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 104–65, § 14, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 702.)
- 1995Enacted · Pub. L. 104-65 · 109 Stat. 702
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 104-65 on 1995-12-19.
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