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[S. 758 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.758

                       One Hundred Fifth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

          Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the twenty-seventh day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-
                                  eight


                                 An Act


 
To make certain technical corrections to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 
                                  1995.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Lobbying 
Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of 1998''.
    (b) Reference.--Whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
other provision of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF COVERED EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIAL.

    Section 3(3)(F) (2 U.S.C. 1602(3)(F)) is amended by striking 
``7511(b)(2)'' and inserting ``7511(b)(2)(B)''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO LOBBYING CONTACT.

    (a) Certain Communications.--Section 3(8)(B)(ix) (2 U.S.C. 
1602(8)(B)(ix)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the 
following: ``, including any communication compelled by a Federal 
contract, grant, loan, permit, or license''.
    (b) Definition of ``Public Official''.--Section 3(15)(F) (2 U.S.C. 
1602(15)(F)) is amended by inserting ``, or a group of governments 
acting together as an international organization'' before the period.

SEC. 4. ESTIMATES BASED ON TAX REPORTING SYSTEM.

    (a) Section 15(a).--Section 15(a) (2 U.S.C. 1610(a)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``A registrant'' and inserting ``A person, 
    other than a lobbying firm,''; and
        (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
        ``(2) for all other purposes consider as lobbying contacts and 
    lobbying activities only--
            ``(A) lobbying contacts with covered legislative branch 
        officials (as defined in section 3(4)) and lobbying activities 
        in support of such contacts; and
            ``(B) lobbying of Federal executive branch officials to the 
        extent that such activities are influencing legislation as 
        defined in section 4911(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
        1986.''.
    (b) Section 15(b).--Section 15(b) (2 U.S.C. 1610(b)) is amended--
        (1) by striking ``A registrant that is subject to'' and 
    inserting ``A person, other than a lobbying firm, who is required 
    to account and does account for lobbying expenditures pursuant 
    to''; and
        (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
        ``(2) for all other purposes consider as lobbying contacts and 
    lobbying activities only--
            ``(A) lobbying contacts with covered legislative branch 
        officials (as defined in section 3(4)) and lobbying activities 
        in support of such contacts; and
            ``(B) lobbying of Federal executive branch officials to the 
        extent that amounts paid or costs incurred in connection with 
        such activities are not deductible pursuant to section 162(e) 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
    (c) Section 5(c).--Section 5(c) (2 U.S.C. 1604(c)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (3).

SEC. 5. EXEMPTION BASED ON REGISTRATION UNDER LOBBYING ACT.

    Section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 
U.S.C. 613(h)) is amended by striking ``is required to register and 
does register'' and inserting ``has engaged in lobbying activities and 
has registered''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.