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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)Oral lobbying contacts
Any person or entity that makes an oral lobbying contact with a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall, on the request of the official at the time of the lobbying contact--
(1) state whether the person or entity is registered under this chapter and identify the client on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made; and
(2) state whether such client is a foreign entity and identify any foreign entity required to be disclosed under section 1603(b)(4) of this title that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
(b)Written lobbying contacts
Any person or entity registered under this chapter that makes a written lobbying contact (including an electronic communication) with a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall--
(1) if the client on whose behalf the lobbying contact was made is a foreign entity, identify such client, state that the client is considered a foreign entity under this chapter, and state whether the person making the lobbying contact is registered on behalf of that client under section 1603 of this title; and
(2) identify any other foreign entity identified pursuant to section 1603(b)(4) of this title that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
(c)Identification as covered official
Upon request by a person or entity making a lobbying contact, the individual who is contacted or the office employing that individual shall indicate whether or not the individual is a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 2 U.S.C. § 1609 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 2. The Congress § 1609. Identification of clients and covered officials - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-2-the-congress/2-usc-sect-1609/
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