What Foreign Agents Registration Act - 22 USC 611 requires
Section 611 of title 22 of the United States Code, the definitional core of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) originally enacted in 1938 (Public Law 75-583) and substantially amended through the FARA Amendments Act of 1995 and subsequent amendments, requires agents of foreign principals to register with the Department of Justice and to publicly disclose their activities. Section 611 defines foreign principal to include governments of foreign countries, foreign political parties, persons outside the United States (with US person and entity exceptions), and partnerships, associations, corporations, or organisations organised under the laws of or having the principal place of business in a foreign country. Section 611 defines agent of a foreign principal broadly to capture persons acting at the order, request, or under the direction or control of a foreign principal who engage within the United States in political activities, act as public relations counsel, publicity agent, information-service employee, or political consultant, solicit or handle contributions, or represent foreign interests before US government agencies. Section 612 requires registration with detailed disclosure including identity, financial relationship, activities, and any propaganda disseminated. Section 614 requires informational materials disseminated to be labelled. Section 615 requires public availability of registration statements. Section 618 prescribes criminal penalties up to 5 years imprisonment and 10,000 USD fine. The FARA framework is administered by the FARA Unit in the DOJ National Security Division and is the principal US framework for foreign influence transparency, increasingly applied to influence operations involving AI-generated content and social media.
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Primary source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/611
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- 22 USC 611 (Foreign Agents Registration Act definitions) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/611
- Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, Public Law 75-583, enacted 8 June 1938
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