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Transparency In Government Act 2008 (Revised)

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Title IV - Improving Lobbyist Reporting and Disclosure of Information

Sec. 401. Monthly filing of Lobbying Disclosure Reports.

  1. Monthly Filing Required- Section 5 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1604) is amended




    1. in subsection (a)




      1. by striking `Quarterly’ and inserting `Monthly’;




      2. by striking `the quarterly period’ and insert `the monthly period beginning on the first days of each month’; and




      3. by striking `such quarterly period’ and insert `such monthly period’; and






    2. in subsection (b)




      1. in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking quarterly report’ and inserting `monthly report’;




      2. in paragraph (2), by striking `quarterly filing period’ and inserting `monthly period’;




      3. in paragraph (3), by striking `quarterly period’ and inserting `monthly period’; and




      4. in paragraph (4), by striking `quarterly filing period’ and inserting `monthly period’.








  2. Conforming Amendments-




    1. DEFINITION- Section 3 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1602) is amended in paragraph (10) by striking `three month period’ and inserting `one month period’.




    2. REGISTRATION- Section 4 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is amended




      1. in subsection (a)(3)(A) by striking `quarterly period’ and inserting `monthly period’; and




      2. in subsection (b)(3)(A) by striking `quarterly period’ and inserting `monthly period’.






    3. ENFORCEMENT- Section 6 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1605) is amended in paragraph (6) by striking `quarterly period’ and inserting `monthly period’.




    4. ESTIMATES- Section 15 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1610) is amended




      1. in subsection (a)(1) by striking `quarterly period’ and inserting `monthly period’; and




      2. in subsection (b)(1) by striking `quarterly period’ and inserting `monthly period’.






    5. DOLLAR AMOUNTS-




      1. Section 4 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1603) is further amended




        1. in subsection (a)(3)(A)(i), by striking `$2,500’ and inserting `$750’;




        2. in subsection (a)(3)(A)(ii), by striking `$10,000’ and inserting `$3,000’;




        3. in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking `$5,000’ and inserting `$2,500’; and




        4. in subsection (b)(4), by striking `$5,000’ and inserting `$2,500’.






      2. Section 5 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1604) is further amended




        1. in subsection©(1), by striking `$5,000’ and `$10,000’ and inserting `$2,500’ and `$5,000’, respectively; and




        2. in subsection©(2), by striking `$5,000’ both places such term appears and inserting `$2,500’.