Foreign Agents Transparency Act

S 981, the Foreign Agents Transparency Act, amends the 1938 Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) to strengthen transparency around foreign influence. It clarifies that foreign agents must register continuously while acting for a foreign principal (not just during specific periods) and allows the Attorney General to seek court orders requiring compliance even after an agent's work for a foreign principal ends. The bill also mandates annual, machine-readable reports from the Attorney General to Congress detailing enforcement actions against foreign agents, including their names, the reasons for actions, and current status. These changes directly affect individuals acting as agents for foreign governments or entities and aim to improve oversight of foreign influence activities.