§ 1604. — Reports by registered lobbyists.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC1604]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 26--DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
Sec. 1604. Reports by registered lobbyists
(a) Semiannual report
No later than 45 days after the end of the semiannual period
beginning on the first day of each January and the first day of July of
each year in which a registrant is registered under section 1603 of this
title, each registrant shall file a report with the Secretary of the
Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives on its lobbying
activities during such semiannual period. A separate report shall be
filed for each client of the registrant.
(b) Contents of report
Each semiannual report filed under subsection (a) of this section
shall contain--
(1) the name of the registrant, the name of the client, and any
changes or updates to the information provided in the initial
registration;
(2) for each general issue area in which the registrant engaged
in lobbying activities on behalf of the client during the semiannual
filing period--
(A) a list of the specific issues upon which a lobbyist
employed by the registrant engaged in lobbying activities,
including, to the maximum extent practicable, a list of bill
numbers and references to specific executive branch actions;
(B) a statement of the Houses of Congress and the Federal
agencies contacted by lobbyists employed by the registrant on
behalf of the client;
(C) a list of the employees of the registrant who acted as
lobbyists on behalf of the client; and
(D) a description of the interest, if any, of any foreign
entity identified under section 1603(b)(4) of this title in the
specific issues listed under subparagraph (A);
(3) in the case of a lobbying firm, a good faith estimate of the
total amount of all income from the client (including any payments
to the registrant by any other person for lobbying activities on
behalf of the client) during the semiannual period, other than
income for matters that are unrelated to lobbying activities; and
(4) in the case of a registrant engaged in lobbying activities
on its own behalf, a good faith estimate of the total expenses that
the registrant and its employees incurred in connection with
lobbying activities during the semiannual filing period.
(c) Estimates of income or expenses
For purposes of this section, estimates of income or expenses shall
be made as follows:
(1) Estimates of amounts in excess of $10,000 shall be rounded
to the nearest $20,000.
(2) In the event income or expenses do not exceed $10,000, the
registrant shall include a statement that income or expenses totaled
less than $10,000 for the reporting period.
(Pub. L. 104-65, Sec. 5, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 697; Pub. L. 105-166,
Sec. 4(c), Apr. 6, 1998, 112 Stat. 39.)
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105-166 struck out par. (3) which read
as follows: ``A registrant that reports lobbying expenditures pursuant
to section 6033(b)(8) of title 26 may satisfy the requirement to report
income or expenses by filing with the Secretary of the Senate and the
Clerk of the House of Representatives a copy of the form filed in
accordance with section 6033(b)(8).''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1602, 1603, 1610 of this
title.
