[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7487-S7490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SA 3982. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of division A, add the following:
TITLE XVII--COMBATING CORRUPTION AND PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY
INTERNATIONALLY
Subtitle A--Transnational Repression Accountability and Prevention Act
of 2021
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Transnational
Repression Accountability and Prevention Act of 2021'' or as
the ``TRAP Act of 2021''.
SEC. 1702. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The International Criminal Police Organization
(INTERPOL) works to prevent and fight crime through enhanced
cooperation and innovation on police and security matters,
including kleptocracy, counterterrorism, cybercrime,
counternarcotics, and transnational organized crime.
(2) United States membership and participation in INTERPOL
advances the national security and law enforcement interests
of the United States related to combating kleptocracy,
terrorism, cybercrime, narcotics, and transnational organized
crime.
(3) Article 2 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that the
organization aims ``[to] ensure and promote the widest
possible mutual assistance between all criminal police
authorities . . . in the spirit of the `Universal Declaration
of Human Rights' ''.
(4) Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution states that ``[i]t
is strictly forbidden for the Organization to undertake any
intervention or activities of a political, military,
religious or racial character''.
(5) These principles provide INTERPOL with a foundation
based on respect for human rights and avoidance of
politically motivated actions by the organization and its
members.
(6) Some INTERPOL member countries have used INTERPOL's
databases and processes, including Notice and Diffusion
mechanisms and the Stolen and Lost Travel Document Database,
for activities of a political or other unlawful character and
in violation of international human rights standards,
including making requests to INTERPOL for interventions
related to purported charges of ordinary law crimes that are
fabricated for political or other unlawful motives.
(7) According to the Justice Manual of the United States
Department of Justice, ``[i]n the United States, national law
prohibits the arrest of the subject of a Red Notice issued by
another INTERPOL member country, based upon the notice
alone'' and requires the existence of a valid extradition
treaty between the requesting country and the United States,
a valid request for provisional arrest of the subject
individual, and an arrest warrant issued by a United States
District Court based on a complaint filed by the United
States Attorney's Office of the subject jurisdiction.
SEC. 1703. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States:
(1) To use the voice, vote, and influence of the United
States, as appropriate, within INTERPOL's General Assembly
and Executive Committee to promote the following objectives
aimed at improving the transparency of INTERPOL and ensuring
its operation consistent with its Constitution, particularly
articles 2 and 3, and Rules on the Processing of Data:
(A) Support INTERPOL's reforms enhancing the screening
process for Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL
communications to ensure they comply with INTERPOL's
Constitution and Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD).
(B) Support and strengthen INTERPOL's coordination with the
Commission for Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF) in cases in
which INTERPOL or the CCF has determined that a member
country issued a Notice, Diffusion, or other INTERPOL
communication against an individual in violation of articles
2 or 3 of the INTERPOL Constitution, or the RPD, to prohibit
such member country from seeking the publication or issuance
of any subsequent Notices, Diffusions, or other INTERPOL
communication against the same individual based on the same
set of claims or facts.
(C) Support candidates for positions within INTERPOL's
structures, including the Presidency, Executive Committee,
General Secretariat, and CCF who have demonstrated experience
relating to and respect for the rule of law.
(D) Seek to require INTERPOL in its annual report to
provide a detailed account of the following information,
disaggregated by member country or entity:
(i) The number of Notice requests, disaggregated by color,
that it received.
(ii) The number of Notice requests, disaggregated by color,
that it rejected.
(iii) The category of violation identified in each instance
of a rejected Notice.
(iv) The number of Diffusions that it cancelled without
reference to decisions by the CCF.
(v) The sources of all INTERPOL income during the reporting
period.
(E) Support greater transparency by the CCF in its annual
report by providing a detailed account of the following
information, disaggregated by country:
(i) The number of admissible requests for correction or
deletion of data received by the CCF regarding issued
Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL communications.
(ii) The category of violation alleged in each such
complaint.
(2) Put in place procedures, as appropriate, for sharing
with relevant departments and agencies credible information
of likely attempts by member countries to abuse INTERPOL
communications for politically motivated or other unlawful
purposes so that, as appropriate, action can be taken in
accordance with their respective institutional mandates.
SEC. 1704. REPORT ON THE ABUSE OF INTERPOL SYSTEMS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in
coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Secretary, the
Secretary of State, and the heads of other relevant United
States Government departments or agencies shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report containing an
assessment of how INTERPOL member countries abuse INTERPOL
Red Notices, Diffusions, and other INTERPOL communications
for political motives and other unlawful purposes within the
past three years.
(b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a)
shall include the following elements:
(1) A description of the most common tactics employed by
member countries in conducting such abuse, including the
crimes most commonly alleged and the INTERPOL communications
most commonly exploited.
(2) An assessment of the adequacy of INTERPOL mechanisms
for challenging abusive re- quests, including the Commission
for the Control of INTERPOL's Files (CCF), and any
shortcoming the United States believes should be addressed.
(3) A description of any incidents in which the Department
of Justice assesses that United States courts and executive
departments or agencies have relied on INTERPOL
communications in contravention of existing law or policy to
seek the detention of individuals or render judgments
concerning their immigration status or requests for asylum,
with holding of removal, or convention against torture claims
and any measures the Department of Justice or other executive
departments or agencies took in response to these incidents.
(4) A description of how the United States monitors and
responds to likely instances of abuse of INTERPOL
communications by member countries that could affect the
interests of the United States, including citizens and
nationals of the United States, employees of the United
States Government, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent
residence in the United States, aliens who are lawfully
present in the United States, or aliens with pending asylum,
withholding of removal, or convention against torture claims,
though they may be unlawfully present in the United States.
(5) A description of what actions the United States takes
in response to credible information it receives concerning
likely abuse of INTERPOL communications targeting employees
of the United States Government for activities they undertook
in an official capacity.
(6) A description of United States advocacy for reform and
good governance within INTERPOL.
(7) A strategy for improving interagency coordination to
identify and address instances of INTERPOL abuse that affect
the interests of the United States, including international
respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, citizens
and nationals of the United States, employees of the United
States Government, aliens lawfully admitted for permanent
residence in the United States, aliens who are lawfully
present in the United States, or aliens with pending asylum,
withholding of removal, or convention against torture claims,
though they may be unlawfully present in the United States.
(8) An estimate of the costs involved in establishing such
improvements.
(c) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (a)
shall be submitted in unclassified form and be published in
the Federal Register, but may include a classified annex, as
appropriate.
(d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the submission
of the report in subsection (a), and every 180 days after for
two years, the Department of Justice, in coordination with
the Department of Homeland Secretary, the Department of
State, and the heads of other relevant United States
Government departments and agencies shall brief the
appropriate congressional committees on recent instances of
INTERPOL abuse by member countries and United States efforts
to identify and challenge such abuse, including efforts to
promote reform and good governance within INTERPOL.
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SEC. 1705. PROHIBITION ON DENIAL OF SERVICES.
(a) Arrests.--No United States Government department or
agency may arrest an individual for the purpose of
extradition who is the subject of an INTERPOL Red Notice or
Diffusion issued by another INTERPOL member country, based
solely upon the INTERPOL communication without--
(1) prior verification of the individual's eligibility for
extradition under a valid bilateral extradition treaty for
the specified crime or crimes;
(2) receipt of a valid request for provisional arrest from
the requesting country; and
(3) the issuance of an arrest warrant in compliance with
section 3184 of title 18, United States Code.
(b) Removal and Travel Restrictions.--No United States
Government department or agency may make use of any INTERPOL
Notice, Diffusion, or other INTERPOL communication, or the
information contained therein, published on behalf of another
INTERPOL member country as the sole basis to detain or
otherwise deprive an individual of freedom, to remove an
individual from the United States, or to deny a visa, asylum,
citizenship, other immigration status, or participation in
any trusted traveler program of the Transportation Security
Administration, without independent credible evidence
supporting such a determination.
SEC. 1706. ANNUAL COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
(1) in section 116 (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
``(h) Politically Motivated Reprisal Against Individuals
Outside the Country.--The report required by subsection (d)
shall include examples from credible reporting of likely
attempts by countries to misuse international law enforcement
tools, such as INTERPOL communications, for politically-
motivated reprisal against specific individuals located in
other countries.''; and
(2) in section 502B (22 U.S.C. 2304)--
(A) by redesignating the second subsection (i) (relating to
child marriage status) as subsection (j); and
(B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(k) Politically Motivated Reprisal Against Individuals
Outside the Country.--The report required by subsection (b)
shall include examples from credible reporting of likely
attempts by countries to misuse international law enforcement
tools, such as INTERPOL communications, for politically
motivated reprisal against specific individuals located in
other countries.''.
SEC. 1707. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives.
(2) INTERPOL communications.--The term ``INTERPOL
communications'' means any INTERPOL Notice or Diffusion or
any entry into any INTERPOL database or other communications
system maintained by INTERPOL.
Subtitle B--Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act
SEC. 1711. SHORT TITLES.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Countering Russian and
Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act'' or the ``CROOK Act''.
SEC. 1712. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Authoritarian leaders in foreign countries abuse their
power to steal assets from state institutions, enrich
themselves at the expense of their countries' economic
development, and use corruption as a strategic tool both to
solidify their grip on power and to undermine democratic
institutions abroad.
(2) Global corruption harms the competitiveness of United
States businesses, weakens democratic governance, feeds
terrorist recruitment and transnational organized crime,
enables drug smuggling and human trafficking, and stymies
economic growth.
(3) Illicit financial flows often penetrate countries
through what appear to be legitimate financial transactions,
as kleptocrats launder money, use shell companies, amass
offshore wealth, and participate in a global shadow economy.
(4) The Government of the Russian Federation is a leading
model of this type of kleptocratic system, using state-
sanctioned corruption to both erode democratic governance
from within and discredit democracy abroad, thereby
strengthening the authoritarian rule of Vladimir Putin.
(5) Corrupt individuals and entities in the Russian
Federation, often with the backing and encouragement of
political leadership, use stolen money--
(A) to purchase key assets in other countries, often with a
goal of attaining monopolistic control of a sector;
(B) to gain access to and influence the policies of other
countries; and
(C) to advance Russian interests in other countries,
particularly those that undermine confidence and trust in
democratic systems.
(6) Systemic corruption in the People's Republic of China,
often tied to, directed by, or backed by the leadership of
the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese Government is
used--
(A) to provide unfair advantage to certain People's
Republic of China economic entities;
(B) to increase other countries' economic dependence on the
People's Republic of China to secure greater deference to the
People's Republic of China's diplomatic and strategic goals;
and
(C) to exploit corruption in foreign governments and among
other political elites to enable People's Republic of China
state-backed firms to pursue predatory and exploitative
economic practices.
(7) Thwarting these tactics by Russian, Chinese, and other
kleptocratic actors requires the international community to
strengthen democratic governance and the rule of law.
International cooperation in combating corruption and illicit
finance is vital to such efforts, especially by empowering
reformers in foreign countries during historic political
openings for the establishment of the rule of law in those
countries.
(8) Technical assistance programs that combat corruption
and strengthen the rule of law, including through assistance
provided by the Department of State's Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs and the United States
Agency for International Development, and through programs
like the Department of Justice's Office of Overseas
Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training and the
International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance
Program, can have lasting and significant impacts for both
foreign and United States interests.
(9) There currently exist numerous international
instruments to combat corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit
finance, including--
(A) the Inter-American Convention against Corruption of the
Organization of American States, done at Caracas March 29,
1996;
(B) the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public
Officials in International Business Transactions of the
Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, done
at Paris December 21, 1997 (commonly referred to as the
``Anti-Bribery Convention'');
(C) the United Nations Convention against Transnational
Organized Crime, done at New York November 15, 2000;
(D) the United Nations Convention against Corruption, done
at New York October 31, 2003;
(E) Recommendation of the Council for Further Combating
Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business
Transactions, adopted November 26, 2009; and
(F) recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force
comprising the International Standards on Combating Money
Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation.
SEC. 1713. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of
the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Finance of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(F) the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives;
(G) the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives; and
(H) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Foreign assistance.--The term ``foreign assistance''
means foreign assistance authorized under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.).
(3) Foreign state.--The term ``foreign state'' has the
meaning given such term in section 1603(a) of title 28,
United States Code.
(4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4)
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
(5) Public corruption.--The term ``public corruption''
includes the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for
private gain, such as through bribery, nepotism, fraud,
extortion, or embezzlement.
(6) Rule of law.--The term ``rule of law'' means the
principle of governance in which all persons, institutions,
and entities, whether public or private, including the state,
are accountable to laws that are--
(A) publicly promulgated;
(B) equally enforced;
(C) independently adjudicated; and
(D) consistent with international human rights norms and
standards.
SEC. 1714. STATEMENT OF POLICY.
It is the policy of the United States--
(1) to leverage United States diplomatic engagement and
foreign assistance to promote the rule of law;
(2)(A) to promote international instruments to combat
corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance, including
instruments referred to in section 1712(9), and other
relevant international standards and best practices, as such
standards and practices develop; and
(B) to promote the adoption and implementation of such
laws, standards, and practices by foreign states;
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(3) to support foreign states in promoting good governance
and combating public corruption;
(4) to encourage and assist foreign partner countries to
identify and close loopholes in their legal and financial
architecture, including the misuse of anonymous shell
companies, free trade zones, and other legal structures, that
are enabling illicit finance to penetrate their financial
systems;
(5) to help foreign partner countries to investigate,
prosecute, adjudicate, and more generally combat the use of
corruption by malign actors, including authoritarian
governments, particularly the Government of the Russian
Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of
China, as a tool of malign influence worldwide;
(6) to assist in the recovery of kleptocracy-related stolen
assets for victims, including through the use of appropriate
bilateral arrangements and international agreements, such as
the United Nations Convention against Corruption, done at New
York October 31, 2003, and the United Nations Convention
against Transnational Organized Crime, done at New York
November 15, 2000;
(7) to use sanctions authorities, such as the Global
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of
title XII of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note))
and section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020
(division G of Public Law 116-94), to identify and take
action against corrupt foreign actors;
(8) to ensure coordination between relevant Federal
departments and agencies with jurisdiction over the
advancement of good governance in foreign states; and
(9) to lead the creation of a formal grouping of like-
minded states--
(A) to coordinate efforts to counter corruption,
kleptocracy, and illicit finance; and
(B) to strengthen collective financial defense.
SEC. 1715. ANTI-CORRUPTION ACTION FUND.
(a) Establishment.--There is established in the United
States Treasury a fund, to be known as the ``Anti-Corruption
Action Fund'', only for the purposes of--
(1) strengthening the capacity of foreign states to prevent
and fight public corruption;
(2) assisting foreign states to develop rule of law-based
governance structures, including accountable civilian police,
prosecutorial, and judicial institutions;
(3) supporting foreign states to strengthen domestic legal
and regulatory frameworks to combat public corruption,
including the adoption of best practices under international
law; and
(4) supplementing existing foreign assistance and diplomacy
with respect to efforts described in paragraphs (1), (2), and
(3).
(b) Funding.--
(1) Transfers.--Beginning on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act, if total criminal fines and penalties
in excess of $50,000,000 are imposed against a person under
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-213)
or section 13, 30A, or 32 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m, 78dd-1, and 78ff), whether pursuant to a
criminal prosecution, enforcement proceeding, deferred
prosecution agreement, nonprosecution agreement, a
declination to prosecute or enforce, or any other resolution,
the court (in the case of a conviction) or the Attorney
General shall impose an additional prevention payment equal
to $5,000,000 against such person, which shall be deposited
in the Anti-Corruption Action Fund established under
subsection (a).
(2) Availability of funds.--Amounts deposited into the
Anti-Corruption Action Fund pursuant to paragraph (1) shall
be available to the Secretary of State only for the purposes
described in subsection (a), without fiscal year limitation
or need for subsequent appropriation.
(3) Limitation.--None of the amounts made available to the
Secretary of State from the Anti-Corruption Action Fund may
be used inside the United States, except for administrative
costs related to overseas program implementation pursuant to
subsection (a).
(c) Support.--The Anti-Corruption Action Fund--
(1) may support governmental and nongovernmental parties in
advancing the purposes described in subsection (a); and
(2) shall be allocated in a manner complementary to
existing United States foreign assistance, diplomacy, and
anti-corruption activities.
(d) Allocation and Prioritization.--In programming foreign
assistance made available through the Anti-Corruption Action
Fund, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Attorney General, shall prioritize projects that--
(1) assist countries that are undergoing historic
opportunities for democratic transition, combating
corruption, and the establishment of the rule of law; and
(2) are important to United States national interests.
(e) Technical Assistance Providers.--For any technical
assistance to a foreign governmental party under this
section, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Attorney General, shall prioritize United States Government
technical assistance providers as implementers, in particular
the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance
and Training and the International Criminal Investigative
Training Assistance Program at the Department of Justice.
(f) Public Diplomacy.--The Secretary of State shall
announce that funds deposited in the Anti-Corruption Action
Fund are derived from actions brought under the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act to demonstrate that the use of such
funds are--
(1) contributing to international anti-corruption work; and
(2) reducing the pressure that United States businesses
face to pay bribes overseas, thereby contributing to greater
competitiveness of United States companies.
(g) Reporting.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act and not less frequently than annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees that contains--
(1) the balance of the funding remaining in the Anti-
Corruption Action Fund;
(2) the amount of funds that have been deposited into the
Anti-Corruption Action Fund; and
(3) a summary of the obligation and expenditure of such
funds.
(h) Notification Requirements.--None of the amounts made
available to the Secretary of State from the Anti-Corruption
Action Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for
obligation, or for transfer to other departments, agencies,
or entities, unless the Secretary of State notifies the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, the Committee
on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives, not later
than 15 days in advance of such obligation or transfer.
SEC. 1716. INTERAGENCY ANTI-CORRUPTION TASK FORCE.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of State, in cooperation
with the Interagency Anti-Corruption Task Force established
pursuant to subsection (b), shall manage a whole-of-
government effort to improve coordination among Federal
departments and agencies and donor organizations with a role
in--
(1) promoting good governance in foreign states; and
(2) enhancing the ability of foreign states to combat
public corruption.
(b) Interagency Anti-Corruption Task Force.--Not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State shall establish and convene the
Interagency Anti-Corruption Task Force (referred to in this
section as the ``Task Force''), which shall be composed of
representatives appointed by the President from appropriate
departments and agencies, including the Department of State,
the United States Agency for International Development, the
Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the
Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Commerce, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation, and the intelligence community.
(c) Additional Meetings.--The Task Force shall meet not
less frequently than twice per year.
(d) Duties.--The Task Force shall--
(1) evaluate, on a general basis, the effectiveness of
existing foreign assistance programs, including programs
funded by the Anti-Corruption Action Fund, that have an
impact on--
(A) promoting good governance in foreign states; and
(B) enhancing the ability of foreign states to combat
public corruption;
(2) assist the Secretary of State in managing the whole-of-
government effort described in subsection (a);
(3) identify general areas in which such whole-of-
government effort could be enhanced; and
(4) recommend specific programs for foreign states that may
be used to enhance such whole-of-government effort.
(e) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently
than annually thereafter through the end of fiscal year 2026,
the Secretary of State shall provide a briefing to the
appropriate congressional committees regarding the ongoing
work of the Task Force. The briefing shall include the
participation of a representative of each of the departments
and agencies described in subsection (b), to the extent
feasible.
SEC. 1717. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINTS OF
CONTACT.
(a) Embassy Anti-Corruption Point of Contact.--The chief of
mission of each United States embassy shall designate an
anti-corruption point of contact for each such embassy.
(b) Duties.--The designated anti-corruption points of
contact designated pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
(1) coordinate, in accordance with guidance from the
Interagency Anti-Corruption Task Force established pursuant
to section 1716(b), an interagency approach within United
States embassies to combat public corruption in the foreign
states in which such embassies are located that is tailored
to the needs of such foreign states, including all relevant
Federal departments and agencies with a presence in such
foreign states, such as the Department of State, the United
States Agency for International Development, the Department
of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of
Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the intelligence community;
(2) make recommendations regarding the use of the Anti-
Corruption Action Fund and other foreign assistance funding
related to
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anti-corruption efforts in their respective countries of
responsibility that aligns with United States diplomatic
engagement; and
(3) ensure that anti-corruption activities carried out
within their respective countries of responsibility are
included in regular reporting to the Secretary of State and
the Interagency Anti-Corruption Task Force, including United
States embassy strategic planning documents and foreign
assistance-related reporting, as appropriate.
(c) Training.--The Secretary of State shall develop and
implement appropriate training for the designated anti-
corruption points of contact.
SEC. 1718. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Report or Briefing on Progress Toward Implementation.--
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 3 years,
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of the
Treasury, shall submit a report or provide a briefing to the
appropriate congressional committees that summarizes progress
made in combating public corruption and in implementing this
subtitle, including--
(1) identifying opportunities and priorities for outreach
with respect to promoting the adoption and implementation of
relevant international law and standards in combating public
corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance;
(2) describing--
(A) the bureaucratic structure of the offices within the
Department of State and the United States Agency for
International Development that are engaged in activities to
combat public corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance;
and
(B) how such offices coordinate their efforts with each
other and with other relevant Federal departments and
agencies;
(3) providing a description of how the provisions under
subsections (d) and (e) of section 1705 have been applied to
each project funded by the Anti-Corruption Action Fund;
(4) providing an explanation as to why a United States
Government technical assistance provider was not used if
technical assistance to a foreign governmental entity is not
implemented by a United States Government technical
assistance provider;
(5) describing the activities of the Interagency Anti-
Corruption Task Force established pursuant to section
1706(b);
(6) identifying--
(A) the designated anti-corruption points of contact for
foreign states; and
(B) any training provided to such points of contact; and
(7) recommending additional measures that would enhance the
ability of the United States Government to combat public
corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit finance overseas.
(b) Online Platform.--The Secretary of State, in
conjunction with the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, should consolidate
existing reports with anti-corruption components into a
single online, public platform that includes--
(1) the Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
required under section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n);
(2) the Fiscal Transparency Report required under section
7031(b) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 (division F of
Public Law 116-6);
(3) the Investment Climate Statement reports;
(4) the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report;
(5) any other relevant public reports; and
(6) links to third-party indicators and compliance
mechanisms used by the United States Government to inform
policy and programming, as appropriate, such as--
(A) the International Finance Corporation's Doing Business
surveys;
(B) the International Budget Partnership's Open Budget
Index; and
(C) multilateral peer review anti-corruption compliance
mechanisms, such as--
(i) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development's Working Group on Bribery in International
Business Transactions;
(ii) the Follow-Up Mechanism for the Inter-American
Convention Against Corruption; and
(iii) the United Nations Convention Against Corruption,
done at New York October 31, 2003.
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