3.0.0 1309 2022-11-01T13:50:42Z 2022-11-01T13:50:42Z Senate S 2019-05-02 116 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-12-23T16:52:30Z ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-07-11T14:35:38Z Markup by 2019-06-25T18:15:36Z Referred to 2019-05-02T19:39:14Z 2019-12-23 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-12-23 11:03:05 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2019-12-23 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2019-12-19 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2019-12-19 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Senate The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2019-12-19 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7234-7236) Floor 2019-07-11 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144. Calendars 2019-07-11 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2019-07-11 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2019-06-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2019-05-02 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-05-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-05-02 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-05-02 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-05-02 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-05-02 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-05-02 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2019-06-26 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-07-15 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-09-09 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-11-20 False 2019-07-26T20:24:29Z S. 1309, a bill to identify and combat corruption in countries, to establish a tiered system of countries with respect to levels of corruption by their governments and their efforts to combat such corruption, and to assess United States assistance to... https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55492 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 11, 2019 International Affairs Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Employment discrimination and employee rights Foreign aid and international relief Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Government studies and investigations International organizations and cooperation Judicial procedure and administration Public contracts and procurement Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status International Affairs 00 2019-05-02 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-29T20:26:43Z Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of State to develop a program to combat corruption in foreign countries, in particular in countries that receive U.S. aid.

The State Department shall publish annually a tiered list of all countries. The first tier shall contain countries that meet the bill's prescribed minimum standards for combatting corruption, while the second tier shall contain countries that do not comply but are making efforts to do so. Third-tier countries do not meet the minimum anti-corruption standards and are making little to no effort to comply.

For a third-tier country that receives U.S. foreign aid, the State Department shall conduct corruption risk assessments for all U.S. aid programs in that country. It shall also implement various anti-corruption mechanisms in such programs, such as by requiring the disclosure of the beneficial ownership of contractors and partners involved in an aid program and requiring claw-back provisions to recover funds that are misappropriated by corrupt partners. For future aid programs to such countries, the State Department shall conduct its risk assessment and implement the required anti-corruption mechanisms before agreeing to provide assistance.

The State Department shall report to Congress annually about its anti-corruption efforts and integrate anti-corruption material into its existing training courses.

]]> 25 2019-07-11 Reported to Senate 2020-03-02T15:24:00Z This bill directs the Department of State to take various actions to address foreign public corruption as it relates to U.S. assistance.

The State Department must publish annually a report on each foreign country's efforts to combat public corruption. The report shall group countries into five tiers based on the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicator on Control of Corruption and Worldwide Governance Indicator on Voice and Accountability. The report shall address other factors such as each country's enforcement of any laws that prohibit public corruption.

Before obligating U.S. aid to a country in one of the two lowest tiers, the State Department shall take various actions, such as creating a corruption mitigation strategy and establishing mechanisms for investigating corruption allegations.

The State Department shall establish an interagency task force to (1) assist in managing a whole-of-government effort to promote good governance in foreign countries and enhancing anti-public-corruption efforts, and (2) identify areas where U.S. efforts to combat public corruption can be improved.

The State Department shall appoint an anti-corruption point of contact in each U.S. mission to a foreign country where the State Department determines that such a point of contact is necessary. That point of contact shall be responsible for coordinating a whole-of-government approach to combatting public corruption.

The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall incorporate anti-corruption training into Foreign Service and Civil Service training.

The bill imposes and consolidates various corruption-related reporting requirements.

]]> 55 2019-12-19 Passed Senate 2020-03-02T15:26:21Z This bill requires the Department of State to develop a program to combat corruption in countries that receive U.S. aid.

The State Department shall annually report to Congress a tiered list of all countries that receive certain U.S. foreign assistance. The first tier shall contain countries that meet minimum standards for combatting public corruption, while the second tier shall contain countries that do not comply but are making significant efforts to do so. Third-tier countries do not meet the minimum anti-corruption standards and are not making significant efforts to do so.

For each second- and third-tier ranked country, the State Department shall (1) include a corruption risk assessment and mitigation strategy in each country's integrated country strategy, and (2) use appropriate anti-corruption mechanisms. Such mechanisms include requiring the disclosure of the beneficial ownership of contractors and partners involved in State Department programs and requiring claw-back provisions to recover misappropriated funds.

The State Department shall designate an anti-corruption point of contact in the U.S. diplomatic post in each second- or third-tier country and where the State Department determines that such a point of contact is necessary. The point of contact shall be responsible for coordinating a whole-of-government approach to enhancing the ability of foreign countries to combat public corruption.

]]> Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019 Display Title Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to identify and combat corruption in countries, to establish a tiered system of countries with respect to levels of corruption by their governments and their efforts to combat such corruption, and to assess United States assistance to designated countries in order to advance anti-corruption efforts in those countries and better serve United States taxpayers. Introduced in Senate IS 1275 116 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2021-12-29T22:02:45Z 2019-12-19 Amendment SA 1275 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 1275 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/1275 C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Senate 116 S Senate S 1309 Combating Global Corruption Act of 2019 2022-11-01T13:50:42Z 6 2019-12-19 0 Senate Amendment SA 1275 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2019-12-19 0 Senate Amendment SA 1275 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cardin. (consideration: CR S7236; text: CR S7220-7221) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2019-12-19 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 1275 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 1275 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cardin. Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2019-12-19 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1309rfh/xml/BILLS-116s1309rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1309es/xml/BILLS-116s1309es.xml Reported to Senate 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1309rs/xml/BILLS-116s1309rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1309is/xml/BILLS-116s1309is.xml 2019-12-23 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.