Bill > HR1099

This bill, the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2023, or the PAID OFF Act of 2023, amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to limit the exemptions available to agents of foreign principals from certain "countries of concern," which are defined as China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Syria. Specifically, the bill prevents agents of these countries from being exempt from FARA registration and disclosure requirements, which aim to increase transparency around foreign influence and funding in the United States. The amendments made by this bill are set to expire on October 1, 2026.