DOJ Refines Supplemental Reporting Form for Foreign Agents
Published Date: 4/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice wants to update a form (NSD-2) that foreign agents use to report extra info about their activities. This change affects people and groups registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act and asks for public feedback by June 9, 2026. The update aims to keep the form useful and clear without adding extra costs or time burdens.
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Six-Month $305 Filing Fee
If you file a Supplemental Statement (Form NSD-2), you must pay a $305 filing fee per active foreign principal for each six-month reporting period. That means $305 every six months per active foreign principal as required under 28 CFR 5.5.
FARA Registrants Must File NSD-2
If you are required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), you must file the Supplemental Statement form NSD-2 as part of your registration and public disclosure. The filing is required by statute and regulation and failure to provide the information is subject to the penalty and enforcement provisions in Section 8 of FARA.
Time Burden: 1.17 Hours Per Filing
Each completion of Form NSD-2 is estimated to take 1.17 hours based on sample testing. You must file twice annually while your registration is active, which equals about 2.34 hours of respondent time per registrant each year; the total estimated annual burden across respondents is 857.61 hours.
Twice-Yearly Reporting Requirement
If your registration is active, you must submit the Supplemental Statement (Form NSD-2) twice each year for each active foreign principal for as long as the registration remains active. The information collection is being revised for OMB three-year re-approval and the agency estimates 733 total submissions from the projected 366.5 registrants across a reporting cycle.
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