    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 132, 115th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    Public Law 115-418
    115th Congress

    An Act

    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. <>

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

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    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:
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    SENATE REPORTS: No. 115-317 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental
    Affairs).
    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 164 (2018):
    Aug. 23, considered and passed Senate.
    Dec. 20, considered and passed House.