[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2305 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2305
To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to
treat certain tax-exempt organizations receiving funding from foreign
principals of foreign countries of concern as agents of a foreign
principal under such Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 16, 2025
Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Justice, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Ricketts)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended to
treat certain tax-exempt organizations receiving funding from foreign
principals of foreign countries of concern as agents of a foreign
principal under such Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Registration Obligations for
Nonprofit Transparency Act'' or the ``FRONT Act''.
SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING FUNDING
FROM FOREIGN PRINCIPALS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF CONCERN
UNDER FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT.
(a) Coverage.--The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as
amended (22 U.S.C. 611 et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 12, 13, and 14 as sections
13, 14, and 15, respectively; and
(2) by inserting after section 11 (22 U.S.C. 621) the
following:
``SEC. 12. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVING
FUNDING FROM FOREIGN PRINCIPALS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF
CONCERN.
``(a) Applicability.--
``(1) In general.--For the purposes of this Act, an
organization described in subsection (b) is an agent of a
foreign principal.
``(2) Exceptions.--
``(A) Nonapplication of waiver for entities filing
reports under lobbying disclosure act of 1995.--Section
3(h) shall not apply to an organization described in
paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) of this section.
``(B) Waiver for organizations soliciting funds
outside united states for humanitarian assistance.--
Section 3(d)(3) shall apply to an organization
described in subsection (b) of this section
notwithstanding that the organization solicits and
collects funds and contributions outside of the United
States.
``(b) Description.--An organization is described in this subsection
if--
``(1) the organization is a partnership, association,
corporation, organization, or any other combination of
individuals described in paragraphs (3) through (6) of section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from
taxation under such Code;
``(2) the organization receives income, money, or any other
thing of value from a foreign principal of a foreign country of
concern; and
``(3) the organization is not otherwise considered an agent
of a foreign principal under section 1.
``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
``(1) The term `foreign country of concern' means--
``(A) the People's Republic of China;
``(B) the Democratic People's Republic of Korea;
``(C) the Russian Federation;
``(D) the Islamic Republic of Iran;
``(E) the Republic of Cuba;
``(F) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; or
``(G) any other country determined to be a foreign
country of concern by the Secretary of State.
``(2) The term `foreign principal of a foreign country of
concern' includes--
``(A) the government of a foreign country of
concern;
``(B) a political party of a foreign country of
concern;
``(C) a national of a foreign country of concern;
``(D) 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 of concern; or
``(E) 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 other than a foreign
country of concern that receives more than half of its
funding from an entity described in subparagraphs (A)
through (D).
``(3) The term `government of a foreign country of concern'
includes--
``(A) any person or group of persons exercising
sovereign de facto or de jure political jurisdiction
over a foreign country of concern, or over any part of
such country, and includes any subdivision of any such
group and any group or agency to which such sovereign
de facto or de jure authority or functions are directly
or indirectly delegated; and
``(B) any faction or body of insurgents within a
foreign country of concern, or a faction or body of
insurgents recognized by a foreign country of concern,
that are in another country assuming to exercise
governmental authority whether such faction or body of
insurgents has or has not been recognized by the United
States.
``(4) The term `political party of a foreign country of
concern' includes any organization or any other combination of
individuals in a foreign country of concern, or any unit or
branch thereof, having for an aim or purpose, or which is
engaged in any activity devoted in whole or in part to, the
establishment, administration, control, or acquisition of
administration or control of the government of a foreign
country of concern or subdivision thereof, or the furtherance
or influencing of the political or public interests, policies,
or relations of a government of foreign country of concern or a
subdivision thereof.''.
(b) Modification of Contents of Reports.--Section 2(a) of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 612(a))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (4)--
(A) by striking ``Copies'' and inserting ``(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), copies''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) In the case of an organization described in section
12(b), a statement that the registrant is an agent of a foreign
principal pursuant to section 12(a)(1), copies of each written
agreement, and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement,
including all modifications of such agreements, or, where no
contract exists, a full statement of the existing and proposed
activity or activities engaged in or to be engaged in by the
registrant as a direct or indirect result of receiving income,
money, or any other thing of value from a foreign principal of
a foreign country of concern (as defined in section 12(c)(2)),
including a detailed statement of any such activity which is a
political activity.''; and
(2) in paragraph (9)--
(A) by striking ``Copies'' and inserting ``(A)
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), copies''; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) In the case of an organization described in section
12(b), a statement that the registrant is an agent of a foreign
principal pursuant to section 12(a)(1), copies of each written
agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement,
including all modifications of such agreements, or, where no
contract exists, a full statement of the existing and proposed
activity or activities engaged in or to be engaged in by the
registrant as a direct or indirect result of receiving income,
money, or any other thing of value from a foreign principal of
a foreign country of concern (as defined in section 12(a)(1))
or for any person other than a foreign principal any activities
which require his registration hereunder.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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