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B-129874 1 (1974-04-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkoc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IS ~ ~ ~~o top [be U.ea ~ ~ .~ . is k ep t b y th eD i r b u io S ectio pf En F 9 f O A COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 B-i 9874RELEASED APR 2 2 1974 ,The Honorable Philip M. Crane &t ' House of Representatives Dear Mr. Crane: In your February 6, 1974, letter, you and your colleagues requested that we obtain information about certain groups engaged in la.b.Dy~9g_,fforts t. luenc. US.... poicy, on theaaeged ,nrcerat ,ontof. poiiti cal prji.sLb_.tSL t eh pub~lc of Vietnam. You asked us to determine the source of funds used to finance these-efforts and whether those persons involved (1) were properly regitered.osi.obbyists, (2) received foreign funds to finance the lobbying efforts, and (3) were required to register, and were registered, as foreign agents. Since there was no indication that Federal funding was involved in the activities mentioned in your letter, we tried to determine whether those mentioned in your letter were registered as lobbyists and foreign agents and to obtain information on sources of funds used in their lobbying efforts, if such information was available in public records. The Fede&aLReguation..o..of _Lobbying,Ac,.U.S.C. 261 et seq.) requires that any person soliciting or receiving pay or other consideration, and whose principal purpose it is to aid in the accomplishment of the passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress, must first register with the Clerk of the House of Representatives and with the Secretary of the Senate. The initial registration data must be supplemented by quarterly statements giving a detailed account of receipts and expenditures for lobbying. The information contained in the initial registration and the quarterly state- ments becomes a matter of public record. The F 1gnAge.ts..Regi.tration Act (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) requires that any person engaged in prlpaganda,,,or other activities for or on behalf of foreign governments, foreign political parties, or other foreign principals must file a registration statement with the Department of Justice. i.. The initial registration statement is to be kept current by supplemental statements filed every 6 months as long as the agent is engaged in activi- ties on behalf of the foreign principal. Any time propaganda is distributed by the foreign agent, a report, including a copy of the propaganda, must be filed with the Department of Justice. All information filed in these reports becomes a matter of public record.

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