((a)) ** Reports by outlets to Commission** Not later than 60 days after , and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter, a United States-based foreign media outlet shall submit to the Commission a report that contains the following information:

((1)) The name of such outlet.

((2)) A description of the relationship of such outlet to the foreign principal of such outlet, including a description of the legal structure of such relationship and any funding that such outlet receives from such principal.

((b)) ** Reports by Commission to Congress** Not later than 90 days after , and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a report that summarizes the contents of the reports submitted by United States-based foreign media outlets under subsection (a) during the preceding 6-month period.August 13, 20182018-08-13

((c)) ** Public availability** The Commission shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Commission each report submitted by a United States-based foreign media outlet under subsection (a) not later than the earlier of—

((1)) the date that is 30 days after the outlet submits the report to the Commission; or

((2)) the date on which the Commission transmits to Congress under subsection (b) the report covering the 6-month period during which the report of the outlet was submitted to the Commission under subsection (a).

((d)) ** Definitions** In this section:

((1)) ** Foreign principal** The term “foreign principal” has the meaning given such term in section 1(b)(1) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ().22 U.S.C. 611(b)(1)

((2)) ** United States-based foreign media outlet** The term “United States-based foreign media outlet” means an entity that—

((A)) produces or distributes video programming (as defined in ) that is transmitted, or intended for transmission, by a multichannel video programming distributor (as defined in such section) to consumers in the United States; and

((B)) would be an agent of a foreign principal (as defined in paragraph (1)) for purposes of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 ( et seq.) but for section 1(d) of such Act ().