BILL DRAWN TO UPDATE LAW ON FOREIGN AGENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000200920099-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 99
• Publication Date: January 26, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

WNSBIM-TON STAN
Sanitized - Approved
STATINTL
BiI 0 Drawn to Update
Law on Foreign Agents
Legislation circumscribing the
,activities of lobbyists and
agents for foreign powers was
to be introduced in the Senate
today by Sen. J. William Full-
bright, D-Ark., chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee,
and its ranking Republican
member, Sen. Bourke Hicken-
looper of Iowa.
The legislation, grew out of
hearings conducted by the
committee more than a year
ago. A similar bill passed the
Senate last year' but was not
acted on in the House.
The legislation would:
1. Revise definitions for the
terms "foreign principal,"i
"agent of a foreign principal"
and "political activities." It
would add a new term, "poli-
tical consultant." All of these,
Fullright said, are aimed at
"better focusing 'the act on
those individuals performing
political', or semi-political activ-
ities."
2. Give the attorney general
an injunction remedy where
compliance with either " the
Foreign Agents Registration Act
itself or the regulations issued it
are considered inadequate.
3. Provide stricter require-
ments for "disclosing political
activities and expenditures" as
part of regular reports to the
Justice Department.
4. Prohibit campaign con-
tributions for or in behalf of a
foreign principal in connection
with any primary or general
election for public office. .
5. Prohibit' contingent 'fee
contracts between agents of
foreign principals based upon,
success in political activities to
be undertaken by the agent.
6. Provide that. a foreign
agent appearing for or in the
interest of a foreign principal
before a congressional commit
tee. be required to identify
himself fully as to his principal
sand file his latest registration,
statement as part of a 'commit.'
tee hearing record,
7. Prohibit contract of part.
time ..employes of the federal
government acting as agents of,
a foreign power.
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