Proposed legislation can authorize the Department of Defense (the Pentagon) to revoke security clearances of former defense officials who lobby on behalf of companies substantially owned or controlled by designated adversary governments.
November 18, 2025
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Policy approach to limit former officials' ability to leverage past security access when working for foreign-linked companies.
Proposed legislation can impose lifetime bans on Senate-confirmed federal officials from lobbying on behalf of designated adversary governments such as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.
November 18, 2025
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Legislative mechanism intended to restrict former high-level officials from representing hostile foreign interests.
Proposed reforms to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) can eliminate the 'commercial' exemption and the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) exemptions for entities tied to countries of concern, thereby requiring entities representing or advocating for companies substantially owned or controlled by adversary governments to register publicly as foreign agents.
November 18, 2025
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Legal change aimed at increasing transparency for representation of foreign-owned or controlled companies.
Proposed legislative changes can expand the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement authority to pursue unregistered foreign influence and lobbying campaigns.
November 18, 2025
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Enforcement-focused reform to improve prosecution and oversight of unregistered foreign agent activity.