109 STAT. 696 PUBLIC LAW 104-65—DEC. 19, 1995 2 USC 1603. SEC. 4. REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS. (a) REGISTRATION. — (1) GENERAL RULE.— No later than 45 days after a lobbyist first makes a lobbying contact or is employed or retained to make a lobbying contact, whichever is earlier, such lobbyist (or, as provided under paragraph (2), the organization employ- ing such lobbyist), shall register with the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives. (2) EMPLOYER FILING. — Any organization that has 1 or more employees who are lobbjdsts shall file a single registration under this section on behalf of such employees for each client on whose behalf the employees act as lobb)dsts. (3) EXEMPTION. — (A) GENERAL RULE. —Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), a person or entity whose— (i) total income for matters related to lobbying activities on behalf of a particular client (in the case of a lobbying firm) does not exceed and is not expected to exceed $5,000; or (ii) total expenses in connection with lobbying activities (in the case of an organization whose employ- ees engage in lobbying activities on its own behalf) do not exceed or are not expected to exceed $20,000, (as estimated under section 5) in the semiannual period described in section 5(a) during which the registration would be made is not required to register under subsection (a) with respect to such client. (B) ADJUSTMENT.—The dollar amounts in subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted— (i) on January 1, 1997, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) since the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) on January 1 of each fourth year occurring after January 1, 1997, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) during the preceding 4-year period, rounded to the nearest $500. (b) CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION. —Each registration under this section shall contain— (1) the name, address, business telephone number, and principal place of business of the registrant, and a general description of its business or activities; (2) the name, address, and principal place of business of the registrant's client, and a general description of its business or activities (if different from paragraph (1)); (3) the name, address, and principal place of business of any organization, other than the client, that— (A) contributes more than $10,000 toward the lobbying activities of the registrant in a semiannual period described in section 5(a); and (B) in whole or in major part plans, supervises, or controls such lobbying activities. (4) the name, address, principal place of business, amount of any contribution of more than $10,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant, and approximate percentage of equitable ownership in the client (if any) of any foreign entity that—
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