,i #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bg1 #bjag,ms4 ,shea-,porter 7for herself and ,ms4 ,rosen7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to develop an anticorruption strategy1 establish ,offices for ,anticorruption in the ,department of ,defense1 ,department of ,state1 and ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,contingency ,operation ,waste and ,fraud ,prevention ,act4 #b4 ,anticorruption strategy 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date on which the ,united ,states engages in a contingency operation1 as such term is defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,secretary of ,defense1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 and the head of any other relevant ,federal department or agency1 shall submit to ,congress a strategy to prevent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated with such operation4 7b7 ,benchmarks ,the strategy described in subsection 7a7 shall include measurable benchmarks to be met as a condition for disbursement of any funds for reconstruction efforts associated with such operation4 7c7 ,annual report ,for the duration of a contingency operation for which the ,secretary of ,defense has submitted a strategy pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress an annual report evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of such strategy and describing any necessary adjustments to the strategy4 7d7 ,effective date ,the requirement under subsection 7a7 shall take effect with respect to any contingency operation entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 #c4 ,establishment of senior anticorruption officers and working group for anticorruption 7a7 ,establishment of ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer for the ,department of ,defense 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #d of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #ade4 ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer4 7a7 ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer ,there is a ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer in the ,department of ,defense1 appointed by the ,secretary of ,defense1 who shall assist the ,secretary in strategic1 operational1 and tactical planning relating to ongoing and planned contingency operations4 ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall report directly to the ,secretary4 7b7 ,qualifications ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall be selected from among individuals who-- 7#a7 have prior specialized training and expertise in anticorruption2 and 7#b7 are general officers or flag officers4 7c7 ,duties ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall be a member of the ,working ,group for ,anticorruption established in section #c7;d7 of the ,contingency ,operation ,waste and ,fraud ,prevention ,act and shall carry out the following duties3 7#a7 ,assisting the ,secretary to address corruption with respect to programs1 projects1 or activities during contingency operations4 7#b7 ,developing and implementing an integrated anticorruption strategy for the duration of such contingency operations4 7#c7 ,conducting regular corruption risk assessments for such contingency operations4 7#d7 ,providing expert opinions to the relevant members of the ,national ,security ,council with respect to the impact of the programs1 projects1 and activities of the ,united ,states on corruption in other countries1 including an analysis of the likely success of such programs1 projects1 and activities in light of such corruption4 7#e7 ,coordinating with appropriate officials of other countries and of multilateral institutions to seek to achieve unity of effort in programs1 projects1 and activities with respect to addressing corruption4 7#f7 ,conducting regular outreach with relevant civil society organizations working on issues relating to human rights1 civil rights1 and anticorruption4 4 7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of sections at the beginning of chapter #d of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #add the following new item3 #ade4 ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer4 4 7b7 ,establishment of ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer for the ,department of ,state ,section #a of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7h7 ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state shall designate an officer or employee of the ,department of ,state to serve as the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer to assist the ,secretary in strategic1 operational1 and tactical planning relating to ongoing and planned contingency operations1 as such term is defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall report directly to the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,qualifications ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall be selected from among individuals who-- 7,a7 have prior specialized training and expertise in anticorruption2 and 7,b7 are in the senior executive service of the ,department of ,state4 7#c7 ,duties ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall be a member of the ,working ,group for ,anticorruption established in section #c7;d7 of the ,contingency ,operation ,waste and ,fraud ,prevention ,act and shall carry out the following duties3 7,a7 ,assisting the ,secretary to address corruption with respect to programs1 projects1 or activities during contingency operations1 as such term is defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,developing and implementing an integrated anticorruption strategy for the duration of such contingency operations4 7,c7 ,conducting regular corruption risk assessments for such contingency operations4 7,d7 ,providing expert opinions to the relevant members of the ,national ,security ,council with respect to the impact of the programs1 projects1 and activities of the ,united ,states on corruption in other countries1 including an analysis of the likely success of such programs1 projects1 and activities in light of such corruption4 7,e7 ,coordinating with appropriate officials of other countries and of multilateral institutions to seek to achieve unity of effort in programs1 projects1 and activities with respect to addressing corruption4 7,f7 ,conducting regular outreach with relevant civil society organizations working on issues relating to human rights1 civil rights1 and anticorruption4 4 7c7 ,establishment of ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer for the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development 7,,usaid7 shall designate an officer or employee of ,,usaid to serve as the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer to assist the ,administrator in strategic1 operational1 and tactical planning relating to ongoing and planned contingency operations1 as such term is defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall report directly to the ,administrator4 7#b7 ,qualifications ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall be selected from among individuals who-- 7,a7 have prior specialized training and expertise in anticorruption2 and 7,b7 are in the senior executive service of the ,agency4 7#c7 ,duties ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer shall be a member of the ,working ,group for ,anticorruption established in subsection 7d7 and shall carry out the following duties3 7,a7 ,assisting the ,secretary to address corruption with respect to programs1 projects1 or activities during contingency operations1 as such term is defined in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4 7,b7 ,developing and implementing an integrated anticorruption strategy for the duration of such contingency operations4 7,c7 ,conducting regular corruption risk assessments for such contingency operations4 7,d7 ,providing expert opinions to the relevant members of the ,national ,security ,council ,deputies ,committee with respect to the impact of the programs1 projects1 and activities of the ,united ,states on corruption in other countries1 including an analysis of the likely success of such programs1 projects1 and activities in light of such corruption4 7,e7 ,coordinating with appropriate officials of other countries and of multilateral institutions to seek to achieve unity of effort in programs1 projects1 and activities with respect to addressing corruption4 7,f7 ,conducting regular outreach with relevant civil society organizations working on issues relating to human rights1 civil rights1 and anticorruption4 7d7 ,establishment of ,working ,group for ,anticorruption 7#a7 ,in general ,there is established an interagency committee to be known as the ,working ,group for ,anticorruption 7in this section referred to as the ,working ,group74 7#b7 ,duties ,the duties of the ,working ,group shall be the following3 7,a7 ,providing support for personnel engaged in contingency operations with respect to best practices for preventing corruption in the programs1 projects1 or activities of such personnel4 7,b7 ,developing and implementing an interagency anticorruption strategy for contingency operations4 7,c7 ,maintaining and sharing records and assessments of the forms of corruption in countries where such operations occur that pose immediate1 costly1 or mission-critical threats4 7,d7 ,collecting and consolidating research and best practices in the field of anticorruption1 including the use of diplomatic1 legal1 contracting1 and development and other foreign assistance tools to prevent corruption4 7,e7 ,coordinating anticorruption policies1 programs1 and practices across all relevant ,federal departments and agencies4 7,f7 ,analyzing initiatives in fragile states and in countries where contingency operations occur that have successfully addressed corruption1 and providing recommendations on ways to implement similar initiatives with respect to the programs and activities of the ,united ,states4 7,g7 ,identifying and monitoring appropriate metrics to assess and mitigate the risks posed by corruption to the programs1 projects1 and activities of the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,membership ,the ,working ,group shall be composed of #c members as follows3 7,a7 ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer for the ,department of ,defense1 or a designee4 7,b7 ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer for the ,department of ,state1 or a designee4 7,c7 ,the ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer for the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development1 or a designee4 7#d7 ,term ,each member shall be appointed for the life of the ,working ,group4 7#e7 ,meetings ,the ,working ,group shall meet at least once every #ij days4 7#f7 ,reports ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,working ,group shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report including each of the following3 7,a7 ,the activities undertaken by each ,senior ,anticorruption ,officer in the ,working ,group4 7,b7 ,the activities of the ,working ,group4 7,c7 ,the status of corruption in any country where contingency operations are occurring and the manner and extent to which such corruption is impacted by such contingency operations4 7,d7 ,the extent to which anticorruption strategies have been implemented in any such country4 7,e7 ,the challenges facing the implementation of such strategies and the recommendations of the ,working ,group to address such challenges4 7#g7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,appropriate congressional committee ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7i7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7ii7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate4 7,b7 ,contingency operations ,the term contingency operations has the meaning given the term in section #aja of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4