(m), see section 3602(b) of this title. L. 10465, 9(7)(A), struck out and all statements concerning the distribution of political propaganda after all registration statements. (d). L. 10465, 9(8), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. L. 10465, 9(1), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 16 OR 1939* [8th April, 1939.] L. 91375, 6(k), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 76-319, 53 Stat. 2007Subsec. L. 94283, title II, 201(a), May 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 263, 1, 56 Stat. 1244), requiring the registration of agents of foreign principals, are hereby transferred to and vested in the Attorney General. Subsec. L. 89486, 1, July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. (5) which included within definition of agent of a foreign principal any person trained in foreign espionage systems with certain exceptions. The Attorney General may by rule define what constitutes a conspicuous statement for the purposes of this subsection. Subsec. Prior to general amendment of act June 8, 1938, by act Apr. (a). 256; Aug. 3, 1950, ch. Amendment by Pub. Subsecs. 248, provided that: It is hereby declared to be the policy and purpose of this Act [enacting this subchapter] to protect the national defense, internal security, and foreign relations of the United States by requiring public disclosure by persons engaging in propaganda activities and other activities for or on behalf of foreign governments, foreign political parties, and other foreign principals so that the Government and the people of the United States may be informed of the identity of such persons and may appraise their statements and actions in the light of their associations and activities.. If any provision of this Act [enacting this subchapter], or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, and the application of such provisions to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. Pub. Pub. (o) to (q). (June 8, 1938, ch. 1. Gal Luft, promoted by House Republicans as possessing evidence of corruption by the Biden family, was charged by federal prosecutors with lobbying and sanctions violations and with brokering arms . (June 8, 1938, ch. Those provisions, however, are intended for use in emergency only, and, apart from this, even if they were brought into force, they would apply only to foreigners arriving, and not to those already resident in British India. 30, title VIII, 3, 40 Stat. (a). See sections 851 and 852 of Title 50, War and National Defense. L. 104208, set out as a note under section 1101 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. In any proceeding under this subchapter in which it is charged that a person is an agent of a foreign principal with respect to a foreign principal outside of the United States, proof of the specific identity of the foreign principal shall be permissible but not necessary. 256; Pub. 1966Subsec. (June 8, 1938, ch. L. 89486, 4(3), substituted filed with the Attorney General for sent to the Librarian of Congress. 633, provided that: This Act [enacting this subchapter] shall take effect on the ninetieth day after the date of its enactment [June 8, 1938]., Act June 8, 1938, ch. 29, 1942, ch. L. 87366, 1, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. L. 10465, 9(7)(B), struck out ,and one copy of every item of political propaganda after supplement thereto. Subsec. 263, 1, 56 Stat. L. 91375, 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in, and departing from, British India; 1. 1950Act Aug. 3, 1950, continued the obligation of officers, directors, and persons acting as such to comply with this subchapter despite the dissolution of a foreign agent. Pursuant to the Foreign Agents Registration Act of. Pub. Ex. The United States Code is meant to be an organized, logical compilation of the laws passed by Congress. 1601 et seq.] UK Government Considers New Foreign Agents Registration Act July 30, 2020 Election and Political Law On 21 July 2020, the UK Intelligence and Security Committee (the "Committee") published a long-awaited report regarding evidence of Russian threats against the United Kingdom. The Attorney General may at any time make, prescribe, amend, and rescind such rules, regulations, and forms as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter. Whenever in the judgment of the Attorney General any person is engaged in or about to engage in any acts which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this subchapter, or regulations issued thereunder, or whenever any agent of a foreign principal fails to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter or the regulations issued thereunder, or otherwise is in violation of the subchapter, the Attorney General may make application to the appropriate United States district court for an order enjoining such acts or enjoining such person from continuing to act as an agent of such foreign principal, or for an order requiring compliance with any appropriate provision of the subchapter or regulation thereunder. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries. (1) This Act may be called the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939. Subsec. 2007Subsec. (c), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 16. (June 8, 1938, ch. (a)(2). 1939Act Aug. 7, 1939, amended section generally. 1ACT NO. The filing of this document is required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. Upon notice to the Government of which such person is an agent or to such person or employee, the Attorney General, having due regard for the public interest and national defense, may, with the approval of the Secretary of State, and shall, at the request of the Secretary of State, terminate in whole or in part the exemption herein of any such person or employee; Any person qualified to practice law, insofar as he engages or agrees to engage in the legal representation of a disclosed foreign principal before any court of law or any agency of the Government of the United States: Provided, That for the purposes of this subsection legal representation does not include attempts to influence or persuade agency personnel or officials other than in the course of judicial proceedings, criminal or civil law enforcement inquiries, investigations, or proceedings, or agency proceedings required by statute or regulation to be conducted on the record. 1956Act Aug. 1, 1956, amended credit to section by redesignating section 20(b) of act Sept. 23, 1950, as section 20. Sec. Statement of Objects and Reasons.-Apart from the fact that from the Census Report of 1931, it is known that in that year there were in India some 4,50,000 persons who stated that they had been born outside His Majesty's dominions; there is no information as to the number, nationality and whereabouts of foreigners in India, nor, in the absence of any statutory obligation on foreigners to report their presence and movements, it is possible to obtain such information. Except as hereinafter provided, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal shall, within ten days thereafter, file with the Attorney General, in duplicate, a registration statement, under oath on a form prescribed by the Attorney General. 1950Subsec. (b). Provisions on that subject were incorporated in section 616 of this title by 1942 amendment. Pub. Registrant should carefully read the Act and the Rules thereunder before completing . Subsec. Words including the Philippine Islands, omitted from section pursuant to Proc. 7517, 60 Stat. Read Act and Rules. Such books and records shall be open at all reasonable times to the inspection of any official charged with the enforcement of this subchapter. (2) any person who agrees, consents, assumes or purports to act as, or who is or holds himself out to be, whether or not pursuant to contractual relationship, an agent of a foreign principal as defined in clause (1) of this subsection. 899; Pub. 327, 5, 52 Stat. 29, 1942, see section 3 of act Apr. 700.). 29, 1942, section related to rules and regulations. Pub. The Act requires "foreign propagandists" or "agents of a foreign principal" engaged in distributing propaganda to register with the State Department. L. 10465, 9(2), (3), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 691, which is classified principally to chapter 26 (1601 et seq.) (a)(4), (6). Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Matthew G. Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Christie M. Curtis, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an eight-count Indictment charging GAL LUFT with offenses . 1961Subsec. 18. Prior to general amendment of act June 8, 1938, by act Apr. 29, 1942, ch. L. 98620, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. (o). If the Attorney General, having due regard for the national security and the public interest, determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, he may, in any particular case, require supplements to the registration statement to be filed at more frequent intervals in respect to all or particular items of information to be furnished. 863, section 1 of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. (2) exemption of any person engaging or agreeing to engage in other activities not serving predominantly a foreign interest. L. 10465, 9(8)(A), struck out or in any statement under section 614(a) of this title concerning the distribution of political propaganda after or supplement thereto. 1956Subsec. Pub. The copies of informational materials required by this subchapter to be filed with the Attorney General shall be available for public inspection under such regulations as he may prescribe. In subsec. 263, 1, 56 Stat. (h). The information it contains not only helped toward the war effort, it was also used in the founding of the NHS. L. 89486, 5, July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. L. 89486, 1(2), amended provisions generally to redefine agent of a foreign principal by specifying four categories of activities creating the agency relationship where person acts as agent, employee, representative, or servant or at the order of, or under the control of, a foreign principal, by requiring a showing not only of foreign connections but also of certain activities performed by the agent for foreign interests, by making change as it relates to problem of indirect control exerted by foreign principals over their agents, by including political activities and actions as political consultant, by excluding attorneys from the relationship, by incorporating provisions of former par. 399; Pub. Download PDF THE REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS ACT, 1939 ACT NO. Pub. L. 10465, 9(7)(C), struck out copies of political propaganda, after parts thereof,. The Attorney General shall furnish to the Secretary of State for such comment, if any, as the Secretary of State may desire to make from the point of view of the foreign relations of the United States, one copy of each registration statement that is hereafter filed with the Attorney General in accordance with the provisions of this Executive order. No. The Attorney General may by rule define what constitutes a conspicuous statement for the purposes of this subsection. for cls. 327, 12, 13, as added by act Apr. 1966Subsec. 7 registration or licensing authority for that inter-8 mediary. (i) engages within the United States in political activities for or in the interests of such foreign principal; (ii) acts within the United States as a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information-service employee or political consultant for or in the interests of such foreign principal; (iii) within the United States solicits, collects, disburses, or dispenses contributions, loans, money, or other things of value for or in the interest of such foreign principal; or, (iv) within the United States represents the interests of such foreign principal before any agency or official of the Government of the United States; and. (h), is Pub. 849, 1, 70 Stat. Pub. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1305 of title 19 and of section 1717 of title 18, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to permit the entry and the United States Postal Service is authorized to permit the transmittal in the mails of foreign prints imported for governmental purposes by authority or for the use of the United States or for the use of the Library of Congress. 12. 1995Subsec. Prior to general amendment of act June 8, 1938, by act Apr. Provisions on this subject were contained in sections 612 and 613 of this title prior to general amendment of act June 8, 1938, by act Apr. Report by Foreigners on arrival in India. Pub. 29, 1942, ch. This Portal is a Mission Mode Project under the National E-Governance Plan, and is owned, designed and developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India. FARA eFile is the method for electronically filing documents with the U.S. Department of Justice under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. (c). (f). For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 2 and Tables. An Act to provide for the registration of foreigners in British India. Pub. INSTRUCTION SHEET-READ CAREFULLY. Pub. Filing and labeling of political propaganda. 1950Subsec. No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal unless he has filed with the Attorney General a true and complete registration statement and supplements thereto as required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section or unless he is exempt from registration under the provisions of this subchapter. (a). Subsec. The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, referred to in subsec. (3) a partnership, association, corporation, organization, or other combination of persons organized under the laws of or having its principal place of business in a foreign country. The filing ofthis document is required by the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 496. 1984Subsec. Act Sept. 23, 1950, added par. Words including the Philippine Islands, omitted from definition of United States in subsec. 246; Pub. 80, related to acting as a foreign agent without notice to Secretary of State. 78a et 16 seq. 29, 1942, section related to retention of statements as public records. As used in this subsection the term disseminating includes transmitting or causing to be transmitted in the United States mails or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce or offering or causing to be offered in the United States mails;. June 6, 1939;Am. 13. This subchapter shall be applicable in the several States, the District of Columbia, the Territories, the Canal Zone, the insular possessions, and all other places now or hereafter subject to the civil or military jurisdiction of the United States. Subsec. (a)(7). Copyright 2016 Chawla Publications (P) Ltd. - Home | About Us | Contact Us, Central Acts and Rules Amended and Updated, 6. L. 89486, 3(a), designated existing provisions as cls. L. 89486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (g). In connection with the information furnished under clauses (3), (4), (6), and (9) of subsection (a) of this section, the registrant shall give notice to the Attorney General of any changes therein within ten days after such changes occur. Subsec. (e), (f). 1939 Register - The National Archives. 29, 1942, ch. 749.). L. 11081 added subsec. Section 2386 of title 18 substituted for sections 14 to 17 of title 18 on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. L. 91375 effective within 1 year after Aug. 12, 1970, on date established therefor by Board of Governors of United States Postal Service and published by it in Federal Register, see section 15(a) of Pub. 263, 1, 56 Stat. (1) This Act may be called The Registration of Foreigners Act , 1939. 258, provided that: Upon the effective date of this Act [see Effective Date of 1942 Amendment note above], all powers, duties, and functions of the Secretary of State under the Act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. 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, to the extent technically practicable, an electronic database that, (A) includes the information contained in registration statements and updates filed under this subchapter; and. L. 89486, 1(4), inserted public relations before matter pertaining to and of such principal after or relations. Act Aug. 3, 1950, made failure to register a continuing offense. (c). L. 10465, 9(4)(A), substituted informational materials for political propaganda. 1995Subsec. Definitions. L. 10465, 9(7), Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 1005; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 29, 1942. Each officer, or person performing the functions of an officer, and each director, or person performing the functions of a director, of an agent of a foreign principal which is not an individual shall be under obligation to cause such agent to execute and file a registration statement and supplements thereto as and when such filing is required under subsections (a) and (b) of section 612 of this title and shall also be under obligation to cause such agent to comply with all the requirements of sections 614(a) and (b) and 615 of this title and all other requirements of this subchapter. It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States who is an agent of a foreign principal required to register under the provisions of this subchapter to transmit, convey, or otherwise furnish to any agency or official of the Government (including a Member or committee of either House of Congress) for or in the interests of such foreign principal any political propaganda or to request from any such agency or official for or in the interests of such foreign principal any information or advice with respect to any matter pertaining to the political or public interests, policies or relations of a foreign country or of a political party or pertaining to the foreign or domestic policies of the United States unless the propaganda or the request is prefaced or accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the effect that such person is registered as an agent of such foreign principal under this subchapter. In this Act- 3[ (a)" foreigner " means a person who is not a citizen of India;] 4* * * * * * . 263, 1, 56 Stat. 327, 6, 52 Stat. 773; Pub. The only law which provides for the registration of foreigners as a class is that which is contained in sections 6 to 9 of the Foreigners Act (3 of 1864). FOREIGN MARRIAGES Act 168 of 1939 AN ACT to determine whether certain marriages solemnized in another state by individuals authorized tosolemnize marriages under the laws of that state are to be recognized in this state. The Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 90) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that seeks to regulate mercenary activities of British citizens. L. 91375 substituted file with the United States Postal Service information in compliance with section 3611 of title 39 for file with the Postmaster General a sworn statement in compliance with section 2 of the Act of August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in subsec. L. 10465, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1601 of Title 2, The Congress. 611 et seq., for the purposes of registration under the Act and public disclosure. 327, 9, as added Apr. Subsec. Pub. Short title and extent . (B) is searchable and sortable, at a minimum, by each of the categories of information described in section 612(a) of this title. 256; Pub. It shall be unlawful for any person willfully to conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to attempt to conceal, destroy, obliterate, mutilate, or falsify, or to cause to be concealed, destroyed, obliterated, mutilated, or falsified, any books or records required to be kept under the provisions of this section. Amendment by Pub. L. 89486, 2(6), inserted requirement that agent report the money or other things of value spent or disposed of in connection with his becoming the agent of his foreign principal and all political contributions made during the preceding sixty days, other than contributions made on behalf of their principals, such contributions being prohibited under section 613 of title 18. (b). 247.). Pub. 249; Proc. 8. In the majority of other countries, both within and outside the British Commonwealth, foreign visitors and residents are required to report their presence and movements to specified authorities, and the Governments of those countries are . Protection to persons acting under this Act. 704. 29, 1942, ch. 29, 1942, provided for the effective date of the 1938 act. L. 89486 inserted in accordance with such business and accounting practices, after under the provisions of this subchapter,. (j) which read as follows: The term political propaganda includes any oral, visual, graphic, written, pictorial, or other communication or expression by any person (1) which is reasonably adapted to, or which the person disseminating the same believes will, or which he intends to, prevail upon, indoctrinate, convert, induce, or in any other way influence a recipient or any section of the public within the United States with reference to the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party or with reference to the foreign policies of the United States or promote in the United States racial, religious, or social dissensions, or (2) which advocates, advises, instigates, or promotes any racial, social, political, or religious disorder, civil riot, or other conflict involving the use of force or violence in any other American republic or the overthrow of any government or political subdivision of any other American republic by any means involving the use of force or violence. XVI OF 1939 [8th April, 1939] An Act to provide for the registration of foreigners in 2[Pakistan] WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the registration of foreigners entering, being present in,and departing from,2[Pakis tan]; L. 87366 substituted private and nonpolitical financial or mercantile activities in furtherance for private, non-political, financial, mercantile, or other activities in furtherance. All functions, powers and duties of the Secretary of State under the act of June 8, 1938 (52 Stat. (c). Pub. Pub. in connection with the agent's representation of such person or entity. You will Never Need a Law Reporter or Back Volumes, Registraton of Foreigners (Amendment) Act, 1949 (37 of 1949), Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951 (3 of 1951), Foreigners Laws (Amendment) Act, 1957 (11 of 1957), Delegated Legislation Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1985 (4 of 1986). L. 10465, 9(2), substituted judicial proceedings, criminal or civil law enforcement inquiries, investigations, or proceedings, or agency proceedings required by statute or regulation to be conducted on the record for established agency proceedings, whether formal or informal. 327, as added by act Apr. Pub. Subsec. Login credentials will be sent to the email address provided. (h). 263, 1, 56 Stat. 29, 1942, section related to penalties. Foreign Agents Registration Act About The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) was enacted in 1938. 3009621.). 1966Subsec. 645, 62 Stat. 631), as amended [this subchapter], shall be transferred to and become vested in the Attorney General, together with all property, books, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations used by or available to the Secretary of State for carrying out the functions devolving on him under the above-cited Act. Related Statutes; Enforcement; Recent Cases; FARA eFile . Pub. 29, 1942, ch. 10. The Attorney General may withdraw from public examination the registration statement and other statements of any agent of a foreign principal whose activities have ceased to be of a character which requires registration under the provisions of this subchapter. L. 87366, 2, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. FARA is an acronym for the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, 22 U.S.C. Every foreigner who enters or leaves India by land shall, on being required so to do by the Registration Officer of the place of arrival or departure, as the case may be, furnish to him a true statement of the particulars set out in Form D. 6. L. 98620, title IV, 402(26), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. L. 98620 not applicable to cases pending on Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 of Pub. ), the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 14 U.S.C. 29, 1942, ch. 163, as amended. (2) where a person assumes or purports to act as an agent of a foreign principal, and by eliminating the separate category for military or governmental officials contained in former par. L. 102395, title I, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 4. 611-621; FARA) was enacted to require individuals doing political or advocacy work on behalf of foreign entities in the United States to register with the Department of Justice and to disclose their relationship, activities, receipts, and disbursements in support of their activities. See section 951 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Registration of Foreigners Act, 1939. 29, 1942, set out as a note under section 611 of this title. Pub. ], and shall credit such fees to this appropriation, to remain available until expended.. 257; amended Proc. 29, 1942, ch. Foreign Company Registration Under the Companies Act. . (d). 632; Apr. (q). Registration Statement; Supplemental Statement; Amendment to Registration Statement; Short-Form Registration Statement; Exhibit A; Exhibit B ; Updated March 15, 2023. (d) which read as follows: The United States Postal Service may declare to be nonmailable any communication or expression falling within clause (2) of section 611(j) of this title in the form of prints or in any other form reasonably adapted to, or reasonably appearing to be intended for, dissemination or circulation among two or more persons, which is offered or caused to be offered for transmittal in the United States mails to any person or persons in any other American republic by any agent of a foreign principal, if the United States Postal Service is informed in writing by the Secretary of State that the duly accredited diplomatic representative of such American republic has made written representation to the Department of State that the admission or circulation of such communication or expression in such American republic is prohibited by the laws thereof and has requested in writing that its transmittal thereto be stopped..
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