H.R. 3229 — Foreign Agents Transparency Act

This section amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to revise a former agent's continuing obligation upon termination of status, requiring a registration statement _covering_ (from _for_) the period during which the agent served as such. The amendment applies to individuals serving as agents of a foreign principal during the five-year period ending on the date of enactment, on the date of enactment, or thereafter.

This section expands the injunctive remedies available to the Attorney General under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) by authorizing court orders requiring compliance with FARA provisions or regulations while a person acts as an agent of a foreign principal or at any time thereafter—including orders to file delinquent registrations under FARA section 2 for past agency periods even after the relationship has ended. (FARA requires persons acting as agents of foreign principals—such as foreign governments, political parties, or other entities—to register with the Department of Justice and disclose related activities, agreements, and finances.) The amendments apply retroactively to individuals who served as FARA agents during the five-year period ending on the date of enactment, as well as prospectively to those serving on or after the date of enactment.

This section requires the Attorney General to submit annual written, machine-readable reports to the Senate Committees on the Judiciary and Foreign Relations, the House Committee on the Judiciary, and any other Member of Congress upon request—beginning one year after enactment—detailing each enforcement action under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (FARA) against individuals who served as agents of a foreign principal during the five-year period ending on the date of enactment. Each report must be organized by action and, for each, include the covered individual's name, the rationale for the action, and its status.