Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit
Government Body·government·AI Enriched
Relationships:1
Events:0
Library:3
Confidence:
94%
Key Facts
Type
Government Body
Sector
government
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Washington, D.C., United States
Founded
1/1/1938
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
FARA SectionFARA Enforcement Section
Tags
foreign influencenational securitylobbyingtransparencylaw enforcementforeign agent registrationcounterintelligence
Overall Confidence
94%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
Government Level
Federal
Branch
Executive
Country (if foreign)
Not applicable
Parent Agency
U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division
Jurisdiction
United States, specifically related to the enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act
About
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit is a specialized unit within the U.S. Department of Justice responsible for administering and enforcing the Foreign Agents Registration Act. This act requires individuals and entities acting as agents of foreign principals in a political or quasi-political capacity to register with the DOJ and publicly disclose their activities, receipts, and disbursements. The unit enforces the act, which requires agents of foreign principals to disclose their activities, thereby promoting transparency regarding foreign influence in U.S. politics.
Key Relationships
Howard Kohr
challenged
Howard Kohr and AIPAC have repeatedly challenged the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit's scrutiny of AIPAC's activities, arguing that the organization is a domestic lobby and not an agent of a foreign principal. AIPAC has lobbied against efforts to classify it as a foreign agent, including legal challenges and public campaigns to discredit critics who accuse it of violating FARA. Kohr has described such accusations as 'baseless' and 'politically motivated.'
Since 2005