To require electronic filing and establish a public database for lobbyists for foreign governments.

1. Adds SEC. __. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PUBLIC DATABASE FOR LOBBYISTS FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS wherever appropriate

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   Inserted: SEC. __. ELECTRONIC FILING AND PUBLIC DATABASE FOR LOBBYISTS FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.

   Inserted: (a) Electronic Filing.--Section 2 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (22 U.S.C. 612) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(g) Electronic Filing of Registration Statements and Updates.--A registration statement or update required to be filed under this section shall be filed in electronic form, in addition to any other form that may be required by the Attorney General.".

   Inserted: (b) Public Database.--Section 6 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (22 U.S.C. 616) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

   Inserted: "(d) Public Database of Registration Statements and Updates.--

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall maintain, and make available to the public over the Internet, without a fee or other access charge, in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable manner, an electronic database that--

   Inserted: "(A) includes the information contained in registration statements and updates filed under this Act;

   Inserted: "(B) directly links the information it contains to the information disclosed in reports filed with the Federal Election Commission under section 304 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434); and

   Inserted: "(C) is searchable and sortable, at a minimum, by each of the categories of information described in section 2(a).

   Inserted: "(2) Accountability.--Each registration statement and update filed in electronic form pursuant to section 2(g) shall be made available for public inspection over the internet not more than 48 hours after the registration statement or update is filed.".

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