[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 
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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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