[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.