§ 616. Public examination of official records; transmittal of records and information

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1938

   Pub. L. 75–327 § 6 · 52 Stat. 631

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 616

   June 8, 1938, ch. 327, § 6, 52 Stat. 633

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   June 8, 1938, ch. 327, § 6, 52 Stat. 633

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. The Secretary is authorized and directed to prescribe such Rules and regulations. rules, regulations, and forms as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

2. 1966

   Pub. L. 89–486 § 6 · 80 Stat. 244

   1. Amended · 22 U.S.C. § 616

      Pub. L. 89–486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

   2. Added · 22 U.S.C. § 616

      Pub. L. 89–486 added subsecs. (b) and (c)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 89–486 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsecs. (b) and (c).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 6. Section 6 of such Act is amended by inserting the letter 22 USC 616. “(a)” after the section number and by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: “(b) The Attorney General shall, promptly upon receipt, transmit Records and information. Transmittal by Attorney General. one copy of every registration statement filed hereunder and one copy of every amendment or supplement thereto, and one copy of every item of political propaganda filed hereunder, to the Secretary of State for such comment and use as the Secretary of State may determine to be appropriate from the point of view of the foreign relations of the United States. Failure of the Attorney General so to transmit such copy shall not be a bar to prosecution under this Act. “(c) The Attorney General is authorized to furnish to departments and agencies in the executive branch and committees of the Congress such information obtained by him in the administration of this Act, including the names of registrants under this Act, copies of registration statements, or parts thereof, copies of political propaganda, or other documents or information filed under this Act, as may be appropriate in the light of the purposes of this Act.”

3. 1995

   Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–65 § 9(7)(A) · 109 Stat. 691

   Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 616(a)

   Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(7)(A), struck out “and all statements concerning the distribution of political propaganda” after “all registration statements”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(7)(A), struck out “and all statements concerning the distribution of political propaganda” after “all registration statements”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (a) by striking “and all statements concerning the distribution of political propaganda”;

4. 1995

   Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–65 § 9(7)(B) · 109 Stat. 691

   Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 616(b)

   Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(7)(B), struck out “, and one copy of every item of political propaganda” after “supplement thereto”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(7)(B), struck out “, and one copy of every item of political propaganda” after “supplement thereto”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (b) by striking “, and one copy of every item of political propaganda”; and

5. 1995

   Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

   Pub. L. 104–65 § 9(7)(C) · 109 Stat. 691

   Struck · 22 U.S.C. § 616(c)

   Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(7)(C), struck out “copies of political propaganda,” after “parts thereof,”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(7)(C), struck out “copies of political propaganda,” after “parts thereof,”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) in subsection (c) by striking “copies of political propaganda,”; and

6. 2007

   Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–81 title II § 212(b) · 121 Stat. 735

   Added · 22 U.S.C. § 616(d)

   Pub. L. 110–81 added subsec. (d)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–81 added subsec. (d).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Public Database.— Section 6 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 U.S.C. 616), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) Public Database of Registration Statements and Updates.— “(1) In general.— The Internet. 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 Act; and “(B) is searchable and sortable, at a minimum, by each of the categories of information described in section 2(a). “(2) Accountability.— The Attorney General shall make each registration statement and update filed in electronic form pursuant to section 2(g) available for public inspection over the Internet as soon as technically practicable after the registration statement or update is filed.” .

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 110–81 effective on the 90th day after Sept. 14, 2007, see section 212(c) of Pub. L. 110–81, set out as a note under section 612 of this title.

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