Exhibit 817

Foreign Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 613(h) (Lobbying Disclosure Act exemption)

Exhibit 817 · Statute

Foreign Agents Registration Act, 22 U.S.C. 613(h) (Lobbying Disclosure Act exemption)

Any agent of a person described in section 611(b)(2) of this title or an entity described in section 611(b)(3) of this title if the agent has engaged in lobbying activities and has registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995

Sec. 613(h) exempts from FARA registration an agent of a person or entity described in sec. 611(b)(2) or (3) (foreign persons and entities that are not a government or political party) who has engaged in lobbying activities and registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 for that representation. Added by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, effective 1 January 1996.

Source: U.S. Congress
Date: 19 December 1995 (Pub. L. 104-65, sec. 9(3); amended Pub. L. 105-166, 1998)
Quoted from: 22 U.S.C. § 613(h)
Grade: Primary record
Document: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/613
Accessed: 2026-11-09
Cited by: Findings citing this exhibit

Cited by

Finding POL-6.1: Primary record FARA requires a person who acts at the direction or control of a foreign principal and engages in political activities in the United States to register and file disclosures. A willful violation or false statement in a filing carries up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, and the Attorney General may seek a civil injunction. Since 1995 an agent of a non-government foreign principal who registers under the Lobbying Disclosure Act is exempt from FARA registration.