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§ 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.



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