S.Amdt. 6125

1. Adds SEC. 1077. REQUIREMENT FOR THINK TANKS TO DISCLOSE FOREIGN FUNDING at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (2) as a recognition of Senator Inhofe's long history of engaging with, and advocating for, Africa, the Department of Defense Africa Center for Strategic Studies should be renamed the James M. Inhofe Center for Africa Strategic Studies.

   Inserted: SEC. 1077. REQUIREMENT FOR THINK TANKS TO DISCLOSE FOREIGN FUNDING.

   Inserted: (a) Regulations.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and promulgate regulations requiring covered think tanks and research organizations to submit an annual disclosure to the Under Secretary of State for Management detailing the sources of funding specified in paragraph (3).

   Inserted: (2) Covered think tanks and research organizations.--For purposes of this section, the term "covered think tanks and research organizations" means United States think tanks and research organizations that--

   Inserted: (A) receive or plan to apply for funding from the Department of State;

   Inserted: (B) participate or intend to participate in more than three Department-hosted events in a calendar year; or

   Inserted: (C) meet, correspond, or otherwise engage with Department of State personnel more than three times in a calendar year.

   Inserted: (3) Covered sources of funding.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--The sources of funding referred to in paragraph (1) are--

   Inserted: (i) governments, political parties, state-owned research or academic institutions, state-owned enterprises, and cultural organizations from the countries specified in subparagraph (B);

   Inserted: (ii) Persons from the countries specified in such subparagraph; and

   Inserted: (iii) United States and foreign persons, government, institutions, and companies advocating on behalf of the interests of the countries specified in such subparagraph with regard to energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, information technology, defense, or foreign policy.

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   Inserted: (B) Specified countries.--The countries referred to in subparagraph (A) are--

   Inserted: (i) the Russian Federation;

   Inserted: (ii) the People's Republic of China; and

   Inserted: (iii) any other country the Secretary of State determines should be subject to the disclosure requirements of this section.

   Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the effective date of the regulations promulgated under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees describing--

   Inserted: (1) the progress of the Department of State in implementation of the disclosure requirement mandated pursuant to subsection (a);

   Inserted: (2) the officials and offices within the Department responsible for implementing the regulations required under subsection (a);

   Inserted: (3) any challenges or obstacles to implementation; and

   Inserted: (4) any recommendations to improve upon the regulations described required under subsection (a) or overcome challenges to implementation.

   Inserted: (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate congressional committees" means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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