§ 1605. — Disclosure and enforcement.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC1605]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 26--DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
Sec. 1605. Disclosure and enforcement
The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of
Representatives shall--
(1) provide guidance and assistance on the registration and
reporting requirements of this chapter and develop common standards,
rules, and procedures for compliance with this chapter;
(2) review, and, where necessary, verify and inquire to ensure
the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of registration and
reports;
(3) develop filing, coding, and cross-indexing systems to carry
out the purpose of this chapter, including--
(A) a publicly available list of all registered lobbyists,
lobbying firms, and their clients; and
(B) computerized systems designed to minimize the burden of
filing and maximize public access to materials filed under this
chapter;
(4) make available for public inspection and copying at
reasonable times the registrations and reports filed under this
chapter;
(5) retain registrations for a period of at least 6 years after
they are terminated and reports for a period of at least 6 years
after they are filed;
(6) compile and summarize, with respect to each semiannual
period, the information contained in registrations and reports filed
with respect to such period in a clear and complete manner;
(7) notify any lobbyist or lobbying firm in writing that may be
in noncompliance with this chapter; and
(8) notify the United States Attorney for the District of
Columbia that a lobbyist or lobbying firm may be in noncompliance
with this chapter, if the registrant has been notified in writing
and has failed to provide an appropriate response within 60 days
after notice was given under paragraph (7).
(Pub. L. 104-65, Sec. 6, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 698.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in pars. (1), (3), (4), (7), and (8), was
in the original ``this Act'' meaning Pub. L. 104-65, Dec. 19, 1995, 109
Stat. 691, known as the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out
under section 1601 of this title and Tables.