Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018
Public Law 115–418
Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018
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115–418
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Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018
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Justice Against Corruption on K Street Act of 2018
[(Public Law 115–418)]
[This law has not been amended]
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AN 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.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [[2 U.S.C. 1601 note]] 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.”
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(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
of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering, the date of the conviction and a description of the offense.”
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