§ 617. — Liability of officers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC617]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 11--FOREIGN AGENTS AND PROPAGANDA
SUBCHAPTER II--REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PROPAGANDISTS
Sec. 617. Liability of officers
Each officer, or person performing the functions of an officer, and
each director, or person performing the functions of a director, of an
agent of a foreign principal which is not an individual shall be under
obligation to cause such agent to execute and file a registration
statement and supplements thereto as and when such filing is required
under subsections (a) and (b) of section 612 of this title and shall
also be under obligation to cause such agent to comply with all the
requirements of sections 614(a) and (b) and 615 of this title and all
other requirements of this subchapter. Dissolution of any organization
acting as an agent of a foreign principal shall not relieve any officer,
or person performing the functions of an officer, or any director, or
person performing the functions of a director, from complying with the
provisions of this section. In case of failure of any such agent of a
foreign principal to comply with any of the requirements of this
subchapter, each of its officers, or persons performing the functions of
officers, and each of its directors, or persons performing the functions
of directors, shall be subject to prosecution therefor.
(June 8, 1938, ch. 327, Sec. 7, 52 Stat. 633; Apr. 29, 1942, ch. 263,
Sec. 1, 56 Stat. 256; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. 524, Sec. 2, 64 Stat. 400.)
Prior Provisions
Section 7 of act June 8, 1938, prior to the general amendment of
that act by act Apr. 29, 1942, provided for the effective date of the
1938 act. See Effective Date note set out under section 611 of this
title.
Amendments
1950--Act Aug. 3, 1950, continued the obligation of officers,
directors, and persons acting as such to comply with this subchapter
despite the dissolution of a foreign agent.
1942--Act Apr. 29, 1942, amended section generally.
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.
