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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., IST SESS.-CH. 521 -AUG. 7, 1939 bered 583, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session), be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: "That as used in this Act- "(a) The term 'person' means an individual, partnership, asso- ciation, or corporation; "(b) The term 'United States' includes the United States and any place subject to the jurisdiction thereof; "(c) The term 'foreign principal' includes the government of a foreign country, a political party of a foreign country, a person domiciled abroad, any foreign business, partnership, association, corporation, or political organization, or a domestic organization subsidized, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part by any of the entities described herein; "(d) The term 'agent of a foreign principal' means any person who acts or engages or agrees to act as a public-relations counsel, publicity agent, or as agent, servant, representative, or attorney for a foreign principal, and shall include any person who receives com- pensation from or is under the direction of a foreign principal: Provided, however, That such term shall not include- "(1) a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the Department of State of the United States; nor "(2) any official of a foreign government recognized by the United States as a government other than a public-relations counsel or publicity agent or a citizen of the United States, whose status and the character of whose duties as such official are of record in the Department of State of the United States; nor "(3) any member of the staff of or person employed by a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign govern- ment who is so recognized by the Department of State of the United States, other than a public-relations counsel or publicity agent, whose status and the character of whose duties as such member or employee are of record in the Department of State of the United States; nor "(4) any person performing only private, nonpolitical, finan- cial, mercantile, or other activities in fultlheralnce of the bolna fide tra(le or colnmerce of such foreign principal; nor "(5) any person enlgaged only in activities in furthlerance of bona fide religious, scholastic, academic, or scientific pursulits or of the fine arts. "(e) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of State of the United States." SEC. 2 . That section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to require the registration of certain persons employed by agencies to disseminate propaganda in the United States and for other purposes", approved June 8, 1938 (Public Law Numbered 583, Seventy-fifth Congress, third session), is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. Every person who has filed a registration statement required by section 2 shall, within thirty days after the expiration of each period of six months succeeding the first filing, file with the Secretary a statement, under oath, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, which shall set forth with respect to such preceding six months' period- "(a) Such facts as may be necessary to make the information required under section 2 hereof accurate and current with respect to such period; "(b) The amount and form of compensation received by such person for acting as agent for a foreign principal which has been received during such six months' period either directly or indirectly from any foreign principal; and 1245 52 Stat. 631. 22 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 233a. Definitions. "Person." "United States." " Foreign principal. " "Agent of a foreign principal." Proviso. Exemptions. Dulyaccredited dip- lomatic or consular officer. Official, other than publicity agent, etc. Member of staff of such diplomatic, etc., officer. Exception. Person lengage ill private. ol.. activi- ties in firthlerin;g olla ide trmlo. Religioles. sctioli;s- tic, or sciietillc pur- sli ts. "Secretary." 52 Stat. 612 22 V. . C., Supp. IV, § 233c. Statement required after expiration of each six months' period; time for filing. Facts to make infor- mation accurate and current. Amount and form of compensation received as agent.

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