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45 Admin. L. Rev. 343 (1993)
Disclosing Lobbying Activities: A Critical Examination of the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act and the Byrd Amendment

handle is hein.journals/admin45 and id is 355 raw text is: 343 DISCLOSING LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE FEDERAL REGULATION OF LOBBYING ACT AND THE BYRD AMENDMENT Stanley M. Brand* Stephen M. Ryan** Margit H. Nahra * * * I. IN T R O D U C T IO N ........................................................... 345 II. TH E LO BBYIN G ACT ..................................................... 346 A. Summary of the Lobbying Act's Provisions ......................... 347 1. Registration and Reporting Requirements ....................... 347 2 . P en alties ................................................................. 34 7 B. Misconceptions Concerning the Lobbying Act's Coverage ...... 347 1. Misconceptions Concerning the Definition of Lobbying U nder the A ct ......................................... . . .......... 347 2. Misconceptions Concerning Communications Covered b y th e A ct ............................................................... 3 48 C. Recordkeeping and Reporting Issues ................................. 349 1. Item ization .............................................................. 349 2. Reporting by Multi-purpose Individuals and Organizations 350 3. Contingency Fee Arrangements .................................... 351 D. Enforcement of the Lobbying Act ..................................... 351 III. THE BYRD AM ENDM ENT .............................................. 352 A. Summary of the Byrd Amendment's Provisions .................... 352 B. The Prohibition Against the Use of Appropriated Funds for L obbying A ctivities ....................................................... 353 Brand & Lowell, P.C., Washington, D.C. Mr. Brand is formerly General Counsel to the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. •* Brand & Lowell, P.C., Washington, D.C. Mr. Ryan is formerly General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Governmental Affairs Committee that has legislative and oversight jurisdiction over the lob- bying laws; Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, and Deputy Counsel to the Presi- dent's Commission on Organized Crime. •** Brand & Lowell, P.C., Washington, D.C. Ms. Nahra is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and served as a law clerk to United States District Judge Robert R. Merhige, Jr.

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