115 S2896 RS: Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018 U.S. Senate 2018-05-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II Calendar No. 552115th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 2896[Report No. 115–317]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESMay 22, 2018Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mrs. McCaskill) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsAugust 15, 2018Reported by Mr. Johnson, without amendmentA BILLTo 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018 or the JACK Act.

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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 registrant 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 registrant 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..

August 15, 2018Reported without amendment