Supporting Statute

§ 612 TITLE 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE Page 162
§ 612. Ettgitration statemcnt
(a) Fi1ing content!

No person shall act as an agent of a foreign •
principal unless he has filed with the Attorney
General a true and complete registration state- •
ment and supplements thereto as required by
subsections (a) and (b) of this section or unless
he is exempt from registration under the provisions of this subchapter. Except as hereinafter
provided, every person who becomes an agent
of a foreign principal shall, within ten days
thereafter, file with the Attorney General, in
duplicate, a registration statement, under oath
on a form prescribed by the Attorney General.
The obligation of an agent of a foreign principal to file a registration statement shall, after
the tenth day of his becoming such agent, continue from day to day, and termination of such
status shall not relieve such agent from his obligation to file a registration statement for the
period during which he was an agent of a foreign principal. The registration statement shall
include the following, which shall be regarded
as material for the purposes of this subchapter:
(1) Registrant's name principal business address, and all other business addresses in the
United States or elsewhere, and all residence
addresses, if any:
(2) Status of the registrant; if an individual.
nationality; if a partnership, name, residence
addresses, and nationality of each partner
and a true and complete copy of its articles of
copartnership; if an association, corporation,
-'-rganization, or any other combination of
individuals, the name, residence addresses.
and nationality of each director and officer
and of each person performing the functions
of a director or officer and a true and complete copy of its charter, articles of incorporation, association, constitution, and bylaws,
and amendments thereto; a copy of ever,
other Instrument or document and a statement of the terms arid conditions of every
oral agreement relating to its organization,
powers, and purposes; and a statement of its
ownership and control;
(3) A comprehensive statement of the
nature of registrant's business; a complete list
of registrant's employees and a statement of
the nature of the work of each; the name and
address of every foreign principal for whom
the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act or has agreed to act: the character
of the business or other activities of every
such foreign principal, and, if any such foreign principal be other than a natural person.
a statement of the ownership and control of
each: and the extent, if any, to which each
such foreign principal is supervised, directed,
owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized, in
whole or in part, by any government of a foreigri country or foreign political party, or by
any other foreign princial
(4) Copies of each written agreement arid
the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of such
agreements, or, where no contract exists, a
full statement of alf the circumstances, by
reason of which the registrant is an agent of
a foreign principal; a comprehensive state-

rnent of the nature and method of perform.
axice of each such contract, and of the exist.
ing and proposed activity or activities engaged in or to be engaged in by the registrant,
as agent of a foreign principal for each such
foreign principal, including a detailed state.merit of any such activity which is a political
activity;
(5) The nature and amount of contributions, income, money, or thing of value, if
any, that the registrant has received within
the preceding sixty days from each such foreign principal, either as compensation or for
disbursement or otherwise, and the form and'
time of each such payment and from whom
received;
6) A detailed statenient of every activity
which the registrant is performing or is assuming or purporting or has agreed to perform for himself or any other person other
than a foreign principal and which requires
his registration hereunder, including a detailed statement of any such activity which is
a political activity:
(7) The name, business, and residence addresses, and if an individual, the nationality,
of any person other than a foreign principal
for whom the registrant is acting, assuming
or purporting to act or has agreed to act
under such circumstances as require his registration hereunder; the extent to which each
such person is supervised, directed, owned.
controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole
or in part, by any government of a foreign
country or foreign political party or by any
other foreign principal: and the nature and
amount of contributions, income, money, or
thing of value, if any, that. the registrant has
received during the preceding sixty days front
each suchperson in connection with any of
4eactivitis referred to in clause (6) of this
subsectidfl. 'either as compensation or, for disbursement. or other-wise, arid the form and
time of each such. payment and from whom
received;
(8) A detailed ot-atement. of the money and
other things of value spent or disposed of by
the registrant during the preceding sixty days
in furtherance of or in connection with activities which require his registration hereunder
amid which have been undertaken by him
either as art agent of a foreign principal or for
himself or any other person orin conectlon
with any activities relating to his becoming
an agent of such principal, and a detazled
statement of any contributions of money or
other things of value made by him during the
preceding sixty days (other than contributions the making of which is prohibited under
the terms of section 613 of title 18) In connection with an election to arty political office or
in connection with any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select c.axldld2.t,eS
for any political office;
() Copies of each written ag-r-eeinent and
the terms and conditions of each oral agreement. Including all modifications of such
agreements, or, where no contract exists, a
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Page 163 TITLE 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 612
preclude prosecution, as provided for in this
full statement of all the circumstances, by
subchapter. for willful failure to file a registrareason of which the registrant is performing
tion statement or supplement thereto when due
or assuming or purporting or has agreed to
or for a willful false statemeht. of a material
perform for himself or for a foreign principal
fact therein or the willful omission of a mat-ei.
or for any person other than a foreign princial fact required to be stated therein or the willpal any activities which require his registraful omission of a material fact or copy of a mation hereunder:
terial document necessary to make the state(10) Such other statements, information, or
ments made in a registration statement and
document-s pertinent to the purposes of this
supplements thereto, and the copies of docusubchapter as the Attorney General, having
ments furnished therewith, not misleading,
due regard for the national security and the
public interest. may from time to time re(e} Incorporation of previous statement by reference
quire:
(11) Such further statements and such furIf any agent of a foreign principal, required
ther copies of documents as are necessary to
to register under the provisions of this sub.
make the statements made in the registration
chapter. has previously thereto registered with
statement an supplements thereto, and the
the Attorney General under the provisions of
copies of documents furnished therewith, not
section 2386 of title 13. the Attorney General.
misleading.
in order to eliminate inappropriate duplication,
may permit the incorporation by reference in
tb) Supplements: filing period
the registration statement or supplements
Every agent of a foreign principal who has
thereto filed hereunder of any information or
filed a registration statement required by subdocuments previousiy filed by such agent of a
section (a) of this section shall, within thirty
foreign principal under the provisions of said
days after the expiration of each period of six
section. months succeeding such filing, file with the Attorney General a supplement thereto under
(1) Exemption by Attorney Cneral
oath, on a form prescribed by the Attorney
The Attorney General may, y regulation
General, which shall set forth aith respect to
provide for the exemptionsuch preceding six months' period such facts as
(1) from registration, or from the requirethe Attorney General, having due regard for
ment of furnishing any of the information rethe national security and the public interest.
quired by this section. of any person who is
may deem necessary to make the information
listed as a partner, officer, director, or emrequired under this section accurate, complete.
ployee in the registration statement filed by
and current with respect to such period. In conan agent of a foreign principal under this subnection with the information furnished under
chapter. and clauses (3), (4). (6). and (-9) of subsection (a) of
this section, the registrant shall give notice to
(2) from the requirement of furnishing any
the Attorney General of any changes therein
of the information required by this section of
within ten days after such changes occur. If the - any agent of a foreign principal.
Attorney General, having due regard for the
where by-reason of the nature of the functions
national security and the public interest. dete
mines that it is necessary to carry out the pu± -cactiities of such person the Attorney General. having due regard for the national security
poses of this subchapter. lie may. in any particand the public interest, determines that such
ular case, require supplements to the registraregistration, or the furnishing of such inforrna'
tion statement to be filed at more frequent intion, as the case may be. is not necessary to
teri'als in respect to all or particular items of
carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
information to be furnished.
(June,8.
1938, ch. 327, § 2. 52 Stat. 632: Apr. 29.
Cc) Execution of statement under oath
1942,
ch.
263. § 1, 56 Stat. 251: ,Aug. 3, 1950, ch,
The registration, statement and supplements
524. § 1. 64 Stat, 399: July 4. 1966. Pub. L.
thereto shall be executed under oath as follows:
89-486. § 2. 80 Stat. 245.)
If the registrant is an individual, by him: if the
registrant is a partnership, by the majority of
RxrtRrucss ii
the members thereof: if the registrant is a
Section 613 of tItle 18. referred to in subsec, (a)(3),
person other than an individual or a partnerwas repealed by Pub. L, 94-283. title II. 1 201(a). May
ship, by a majority of the officers thereof or
11. 19Th, 90 Stat. 496.
persons performing the functions of officers or
by a majority of the board of directors thereof
CoosuicArioN
or persons performing the functions of directot's, if any,
In subsec. Ce), In the original, 'section 2386 of title
18" read "the Act of October 17. 1940 (54 Stat. 1201)",
Cd) Filing of statement not deemed full compliance
which had been classified to sections 14 to 17 of title
nor as preclusion from prosecution
18. "Section 2386 of title 18" was substituted for "secThe fact that a registration statement or suptions 14 to 17 of title 13" on authority of act June 25.
plement thereto has been filed shall not neces1948, ch. 645. 62 Stat, 863. sectIon 1 of which enacted
Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure,
sarily be deemed a full compliance with this
subchapter and the regulations thereunder on
Pxioa PROVISIONS
the part of the registrant: nor shall it indicate
that theAttorney General has in any way
Provisions on this subject were contained in sections
passed 'upon the merits of such registration
612 and 613 of this title prior to general amendment of
statement or supplement thereto: nor shall it
act June 8. 1938. by act Aar. 29. 1942.