                          TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
 
              CHAPTER 26--DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES
 
Sec. 1611. Exempt organizations

    An organization described in section 501(c)(4) of title 26 which 
engages in lobbying activities shall not be eligible for the receipt of 
Federal funds constituting an award, grant, or loan.

(Pub. L. 104-65, Sec. 18, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 703; Pub. L. 104-99, 
title I, Sec. 129(a), Jan. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 34.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-99 substituted ``award, grant, or loan'' for 
``award, grant, contract, loan, or any other form''.


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Section 129(b) of Pub. L. 104-99 provided that: ``The amendment made 
by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall take effect as if 
included in the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104-65] on the 
date of the enactment of such Act [Dec. 19, 1995].''
    [For provision that notwithstanding section 106 of Pub. L. 104-99 
[110 Stat. 27], section 129 of Pub. L. 104-99 [see above] to remain in 
effect as if enacted as part of Pub. L. 104-134, see section 21103 of 
Pub. L. 104-134, set out as a note following note captioned 501 First 
Street SE., District of Columbia; Disposal of Real Property, under 
section 175 of Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works].
