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and whose activities are directly supervised, directed,

controlled, financed, or subsidized in whole by citizens of the United States.".

(2) POLITICAL PROMOTIONAL OR INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS.-Section 1(j) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 611(j)) is amended—

(A) by striking "propaganda" and inserting "promotional or informational materials";

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(B) by striking "prevail upon, indoctrinate, convert, induce, persuade, or in any other way" and inserting "in any way".

(3) POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.-Section 1(o) of

that Act is amended

(A) by striking "prevail upon, indoctrinate, convert, induce, persuade, or in any other way" and inserting "in any way"; and

(B) by striking "or changing the domestic or foreign" and inserting "enforcing, or chang

ing the domestic or foreign laws, regulations, or".

(4) POLITICAL CONSULTANT.-Section 1(p) of

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(A) by inserting "(1)" after "any person";

(B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", or (2) who distributes political pro

motional or informational materials to an offi

cer or employee of the United States Government, in his or her capacity as such officer or employee".

(5) SERVING PREDOMINANTLY A FOREIGN INTEREST.-Section 1(q) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 611(q)) is amended

(A) by striking "and" at the end of clause (ii) of the proviso; and

(B) by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", and (iv) such activities do not involve the representation of the interests of the foreign principal before any agency or official of the Government of the United States other than providing information in response to requests by such agency or official or as a necessary part of a formal judicial or administra

tive proceeding, including the initiation of such a proceeding.".

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(1) in the first sentence by striking ", within thirty days" and all that follows through "preceding

six months' period" and inserting "on January 31

and July 31 of each year file with the Attorney Gen

eral a supplement thereto under oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney General, which shall set forth regarding the six-month periods ending the previous December 31, and June 30, respectively, or, if a lesser period, the period since the initial filing,”; and

(2) by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "Any agent using an accounting system with a fiscal year which is different from the calendar year may petition the Attorney General to permit the filing of supplemental statements at the close of the first and seventh month of each such

fiscal year in lieu of the dates specified by the preceding sentence.".

(c) REMOVAL OF EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN COUN20 TRIES.-Section 3(f) of that Act (22 U.S.C. 613(f)) is re

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"Any person who does not register under section 2(a) 7 on account of any provision of subsections (a) through (g) 8 of this section shall so notify the Attorney General in such 9 form and manner as the Attorney General prescribes.”. 10

(f) CIVIL PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVI11 SIONS.-Section 8 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 618) is amended

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"(C) to have made a false statement with respect to such a material fact,

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15 (g) CHANGE IN SHORT TITLE OF THE ACT.-Section 16 14 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 611 note) is amended by strik17 ing "Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amend18 ed" and inserting "Foreign Interests Representation Act". 19 SEC. 2. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

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