[19981103]98-259_1997年游说披露技术修正法案第758条.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-259 GOVUpdated November 3, 1998 Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Actof 1997, S. 758Richard C. SachsSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment DivisionSummaryS. 758 (P.L. 105-166), the Lobbying Disclosure Technical Amendments Act of1997, made several changes to the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65).The bill made clear (1) the definition of a “covered executive branch official”; (2) thata lobbying contact does not include communications compelled by a federal contract,grant, or loan; (3) that the official representatives of international groups such as NATOand the United Nations are public officials and therefore not required to register aslobbyists; (4) how estimates of lobbying income and expenditures may be made on thebasis of the tax reporting system; and (5) the conditions under which lobbyists forforeign interests register and report under the LDA. S. 758 was signed into law byPresident Clinton on April 6, 1998.S. 758 was introduced in the Senate on May 16, 1997. The measure made severalchanges to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA)