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22 U.S.C. 611: Definitions
Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-366. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- S. 5682 Foreign Government-Owned Media FARA Registration Act · introduced · would change the section as a whole
How it got here
1995
- Pub. L. 104–65, §9(1)(A), struck out subsec. (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 … (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (j)
- Pub. L. 104–65, §9(1)(B), substituted "any activity that the person engaging in believes will, or that the person intends to, in any way influence" for "the dissemination of political propaganda and any other activity which the person engaging therein believes will, or which he intends… (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (o)
- Pub. L. 104–65, §9(1)(C), substituted a period for semicolon at end. (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (p)
- Pub. L. 104–65, §9(1)(D), struck out subsec. (q) which read as follows: "For the purpose of section 613(d) of this title, activities in furtherance of the bona fide commercial, industrial or financial interests of a domestic person engaged in substantial commercial, industrial or finan… (Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995) Law text · (q)
1970
- Pub. L. 91–375 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. 553), as amended". · (d)
1966
- Pub. L. 89–486, §1(1), redesignated former pars. (3) and (4) as (2) and (3), substituted in such par. (3) "combination of persons" for "combination of individuals" and struck out from definition of "foreign principal" former pars. (2), (5), and (6) which included "(2) an individual aff… · (b)
- Pub. L. 89–486, §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 fo… · (c)
- Pub. L. 89–486, §1(3), struck out "clause (1), (2), or (4) of" before "subsection (b)". · (d)
- Pub. L. 89–486, §1(4), inserted "public relations" before "matter pertaining to" and "of such principal" after "or relations". · (g)
- Pub. L. 89–486, §1(5), added subsecs. (o) to (q). · (o), (p), (q)
1961
- Pub. L. 87–366 added par. (6). · (b)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.