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§ 1603. —  Registration of lobbyists.



[Laws in effect as of January 7, 2003]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
  January 7, 2003 and December 19, 2003]
[CITE: 2USC1603]

 
                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
              CHAPTER 26--DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
 
Sec. 1603. Registration of lobbyists


(a) Registration

                          (1) General rule

        No later than 45 days after a lobbyist first makes a lobbying 
    contact or is employed or retained to make a lobbying contact, 
    whichever is earlier, such lobbyist (or, as provided under paragraph 
    (2), the organization employing such lobbyist), shall register with 
    the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives.

                         (2) Employer filing

        Any organization that has 1 or more employees who are lobbyists 
    shall file a single registration under this section on behalf of 
    such employees for each client on whose behalf the employees act as 
    lobbyists.

                            (3) Exemption

        (A) General rule

            Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a person or entity 
        whose--
                (i) total income for matters related to lobbying 
            activities on behalf of a particular client (in the case of 
            a lobbying firm) does not exceed and is not expected to 
            exceed $5,000; or
                (ii) total expenses in connection with lobbying 
            activities (in the case of an organization whose employees 
            engage in lobbying activities on its own behalf) do not 
            exceed or are not expected to exceed $20,000,

        (as estimated under section 1604 of this title) in the 
        semiannual period described in section 1604(a) of this title 
        during which the registration would be made is not required to 
        register under this subsection with respect to such client.

        (B) Adjustment

            The dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted--
                (i) on January 1, 1997, to reflect changes in the 
            Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary of 
            Labor) since December 19, 1995; and
                (ii) on January 1 of each fourth year occurring after 
            January 1, 1997, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price 
            Index (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) during the 
            preceding 4-year period,

        rounded to the nearest $500.

(b) Contents of registration

    Each registration under this section shall contain--
        (1) the name, address, business telephone number, and principal 
    place of business of the registrant, and a general description of 
    its business or activities;
        (2) the name, address, and principal place of business of the 
    registrant's client, and a general description of its business or 
    activities (if different from paragraph (1));
        (3) the name, address, and principal place of business of any 
    organization, other than the client, that--
            (A) contributes more than $10,000 toward the lobbying 
        activities of the registrant in a semiannual period described in 
        section 1604(a) of this title; and
            (B) in whole or in major part plans, supervises, or controls 
        such lobbying activities.

        (4) the name, address, principal place of business, amount of 
    any contribution of more than $10,000 to the lobbying activities of 
    the registrant, and approximate percentage of equitable ownership in 
    the client (if any) of any foreign entity that--
            (A) holds at least 20 percent equitable ownership in the 
        client or any organization identified under paragraph (3);
            (B) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, 
        plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances, or subsidizes 
        the activities of the client or any organization identified 
        under paragraph (3); or
            (C) is an affiliate of the client or any organization 
        identified under paragraph (3) and has a direct interest in the 
        outcome of the lobbying activity;

        (5) a statement of--
            (A) the general issue areas in which the registrant expects 
        to engage in lobbying activities on behalf of the client; and
            (B) to the extent practicable, specific issues that have (as 
        of the date of the registration) already been addressed or are 
        likely to be addressed in lobbying activities; and

        (6) the name of each employee of the registrant who has acted or 
    whom the registrant expects to act as a lobbyist on behalf of the 
    client and, if any such employee has served as a covered executive 
    branch official or a covered legislative branch official in the 2 
    years before the date on which such employee first acted (after 
    December 19, 1995) as a lobbyist on behalf of the client, the 
    position in which such employee served.

(c) Guidelines for registration

                        (1) Multiple clients

        In the case of a registrant making lobbying contacts on behalf 
    of more than 1 client, a separate registration under this section 
    shall be filed for each such client.

                        (2) Multiple contacts

        A registrant who makes more than 1 lobbying contact for the same 
    client shall file a single registration covering all such lobbying 
    contacts.

(d) Termination of registration

    A registrant who after registration--
        (1) is no longer employed or retained by a client to conduct 
    lobbying activities, and
        (2) does not anticipate any additional lobbying activities for 
    such client,

may so notify the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and terminate its registration.

(Pub. L. 104-65, Sec. 4, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 696.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1604, 1609, 1610 of this 
title.



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