# § 1609. Identification of clients and covered officials
**(a)** **Oral lobbying contacts** Any person or entity that makes an oral lobbying contact with a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall, on the request of the official at the time of the lobbying contact—
**(1)** state whether the person or entity is registered under this chapter and identify the client on whose behalf the lobbying contact is made; and
**(2)** state whether such client is a foreign entity and identify any foreign entity required to be disclosed under section 1603(b)(4) of this title that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
**(b)** **Written lobbying contacts** Any person or entity registered under this chapter that makes a written lobbying contact (including an electronic communication) with a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official shall—
**(1)** if the client on whose behalf the lobbying contact was made is a foreign entity, identify such client, state that the client is considered a foreign entity under this chapter, and state whether the person making the lobbying contact is registered on behalf of that client under section 1603 of this title; and
**(2)** identify any other foreign entity identified pursuant to section 1603(b)(4) of this title that has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity.
**(c)** **Identification as covered official** Upon request by a person or entity making a lobbying contact, the individual who is contacted or the office employing that individual shall indicate whether or not the individual is a covered legislative branch official or a covered executive branch official.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 104–65, § 14, Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 702.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1) and (b), was in the original “this Act” meaning , , , known as the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
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