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DOCURENT RESUflR
00450 - [A1051999]
(An Evaluation of H. R. 1180 in Terms of the Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities]. April 6, 1977. 12 pp.
Testior.y before the fcuse Committee on the Judiciary:
Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee; by
Robert F. Keller, Deputy Comptrcller General.
Issue Area: Federal Regulatory Activities (3000).
Contact: Office of the Comotroller General.
Budget Function: General Government: Legislative Functions
(801).
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on the Judiciary;
Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee.
Authority: H.R. 1180 94th Cong.). S. 2477 (94th Cong.). Energy
Policy and Conservation Act. Federal Energy Administration
Act of 1974. Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946.
Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
The administration ard? enforcement of the Federal
Regulation of Lobbying kct of 1946 has proved to be inadequate.
Replacing this act by adopting H. g. 1180 should el:iminate many
of the present difficu.'ties. Instead of the present annual
expenditure re uirement, the proposed bill specifies a minimum
quarterly expenditure that requires organizations to register
and report their lobbying activities. The bill also applies to
lobbying activities d4rected toward executive officials as well
as toward members of Congress. It would be advisable tor the
bill's coverage also to extend to indirect cr grassroots
lobbying activities and to lobbying activities requested by a
third party. An additional advantage of the bill is its
requirement that bo-h the lobbyist and the retaining
organization maintain records relating to the lobbying
activities. It is recommended that the lobbyists also be
required to furnish a breakdown of their income according tc the
various lobbied issues. The bill could be improved by
stipulating that the Comptroller General has civil enforcement
authority. Such a stipulation would place enforcement within the
legislative branch and avoid conflict between the Comptroller
General and the Attorney General. (LDE)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadxta0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)