Public Law 115–418: To require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering.Public Law418Public Law 115–418132 Stat. 54402019-01-03United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 3.7.10;Stage2.202010272020-12-29115public132 STAT. 5440Public Law115–418115th CongressAn ActTo require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or money laundering.
Jan. 3, 2019
[S. 2896]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Justice Against Corruption on
K Street Act
of 2018.
2 USC 1601 note.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018” or the “JACK Act”.SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF CORRUPT MALPRACTICE BY LOBBYISTS.(a) Registration.—Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603(b)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (5), by striking “and” at the end;(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:“(7) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense.”.(b) Quarterly Reports.—Section 5(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604(b)) is amended—(1) in paragraph (4), by striking “and” at the end;(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(6) for any listed lobbyist who was convicted in a Federal or State court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict 132 STAT. 5440
of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense.”.Approved January 3, 2019.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2896:SENATE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–317 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs).
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