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According to the Department of Justice, the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) "requires certain agents of foreign principals who are engaged in political activities or other activities specified under the statute to make periodic public disclosure of their relationship with the foreign principal, as well as activities, receipts and disbursements in support of those activities." A person who willfully violates any provision of FARA or a FARA regulation is subject to criminal and civil penalties.
More information
- DOJ FARA Home Page
- DOJ FARA Brochure: Protecting the United States from Covert Foreign Influence
- FARA FAQs from DOJ
- Foreign Agents Registration Act(FARA): A Legal Overview, Congressional Research Service In-Focus Report, February 25, 2020
- Legal Authorities:
- FARA Statute, 22 USC 611 et seq.
- FARA Regulations, 28 CFR Part 5