§ 615. — Books and records.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC615]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 11--FOREIGN AGENTS AND PROPAGANDA
SUBCHAPTER II--REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PROPAGANDISTS
Sec. 615. Books and records
Every agent of a foreign principal registered under this subchapter
shall keep and preserve while he is an agent of a foreign principal such
books of account and other records with respect to all his activities,
the disclosure of which is required under the provisions of this
subchapter, in accordance with such business and accounting practices,
as the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and
the public interest, may by regulation prescribe as necessary or
appropriate for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter and
shall preserve the same for a period of three years following the
termination of such status. Until regulations are in effect under this
section every agent of a foreign principal shall keep books of account
and shall preserve all written records with respect to his activities.
Such books and records shall be open at all reasonable times to the
inspection of any official charged with the enforcement of this
subchapter. It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to conceal,
destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to attempt to conceal,
destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to cause to be concealed,
destroyed, obliterated, mutilated, or falsified, any books or records
required to be kept under the provisions of this section.
(June 8, 1938, ch. 327, Sec. 5, 52 Stat. 633; Apr. 29, 1942, ch. 263,
Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 256; Pub. L. 89-486, Sec. 5, July 4, 1966, 80 Stat.
247.)
Prior Provisions
Prior to general amendment of act June 8, 1938, by act Apr. 29,
1942, section related to penalties. Provisions on that subject were
incorporated in section 618 of this title by 1942 amendment.
Amendments
1966--Pub. L. 89-486 inserted ``in accordance with such business and
accounting practices,'' after ``under the provisions of this
subchapter,''.
1942--Act Apr. 29, 1942, amended section generally.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89-486 effective ninety days after July 4,
1966, see section 9 of Pub. L. 89-486, set out as a note under section
611 of this title.
Effective Date of 1942 Amendment
Amendment by act Apr. 29, 1942, effective on the sixtieth day after
Apr. 29, 1942, except that prior to such sixtieth day the Attorney
General may make, prescribe, amend, and rescind such rules, regulations,
and forms as may be necessary to carry out act Apr. 29, 1942, see
section 3 of act Apr. 29, 1942, set out as a note under section 611 of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 617 of this title.
