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[80 STAT. 247]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 247]

80 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 89-486-JULY 4, 1966

247

foreign principaF'; and by striking out the words "sent to the Librarian of Congress two copies thereof and file with the Attorney General one copy thereof" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "file with the Attorney General two copies thereof". (2) Subsection (b) is amended by inserting after the words "political propaganda" where they first appear the words "for or in the interests of such foreign principal"; by inserting after the words "setting forth" the words "the relationship or connection between the person transmitting the political propaganda or causing it to be transmitted and such propaganda;"; and by striking out the words "each of his foreign principals" and inserting in lieu thereof "such foreign principal". (3) Subsection (c) is amended by striking out the words "sent to the Librarian of Congress" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "filed with the Attorney General". (4) Such section is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(e) I t shall be unlawful for any person wathin the United States who is an agent of a foreign principal required to register under the provisions of this Act to transmit, convey, or otherwise furnish to any agency or official of the Government (including a Member or committee of either House of Congress) for or in the interests of such foreign principal any political propaganda or to request from any such agency or official for or in the interests of such foreign principal any information or advice with respect to any matter pertaining to the political or public interests, policies or relations of a foreign country or of a political party or pertaining to the foreign or domestic policies of the United States unless the propaganda or the request is prefaced or accompanied by a true and accurate statement to the effect that such person is registered as an agent of such foreign principal under this Act. "(f) Whenever any agent of a foreign principal required to register under this Act appears before any committee of Congress to testify for or in the interests of such foreign principal, he shall, at the time of such appearance, furnish the committee with a copy of his most recent registration statement filed with the Department of Justice as an agent of such foreign principal for inclusion in the records of the committee as part of his testimony." SEC. 5. Section 5 of such Act is amended by inserting after "the ^e sta^ 256. provisions of this Act," where they first appear the words "in accordance with such business and accounting practices,". SEC. 6. Section 6 of such Act is amended by inserting the letter ^^ "^^ ^^^• " (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 fj^^^°^^ andinone copy of every registration statement filed hereunder and one copy °TVans°mittai by of every amendment or supplement thereto, and one copy of every Attorney General. 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."