Paid off act of 2025
Paid Off Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill, the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2025 (PAID OFF Act), amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to strengthen protections against foreign influence. Specifically, it limits certain exemptions for agents of foreign principals who are owned or controlled by designated countries, and it creates a mechanism for the Secretary of State to modify the list of ‘countries of concern’ used to determine which entities are subject to these restrictions. The changes are set to expire after five years.
Key provisions
- Limits exemptions for agents of foreign principals owned or controlled by designated countries.
- Creates a process for the Secretary of State to add or remove countries from a list of ‘countries of concern’.
- Requires a joint resolution of Congress to approve changes to the list of ‘countries of concern’.
- Establishes a specific format for the joint resolution.
- Sets a five-year sunset provision for the amendments.
Who is affected
- Foreign agents registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act
- Foreign principals
- The State Department
- Congress (specifically the Committees on Foreign Relations and the Judiciary)
- U.S. entities owned or controlled by designated countries
Notable changes
- Expands the definition of ‘country of concern’ to include entities owned or controlled by designated countries.
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