,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcdg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 and ,mr4    
,kennedy7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ah1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to prohibit a foreign    
official from demanding a bribe1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,foreign      
,extortion ,prevention ,act4  #b4       
,prohibition of demand for bribe        
,section #bja of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71
 by striking and at the end2  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period  
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7,c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#d7 the term foreign       
official means-- 7,a7 7i7 any official  
or employee of a foreign government or  

any department1 agency1 or              
instrumentality thereof2 or  7ii7 any   
senior foreign political figure1 as     
defined in section #ajaj4fje of title   
#ca1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or 
any successor regulation2  7,b7 any     
official or employee of a public        
international organization2  7,c7 any   
person acting in an official capacity   
for or on behalf of-- 7i7 a government1 
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
described in subparagraph 7,a77i72 or   
7ii7 a public international             
organization2 or  7,d7 any person acting
 in an unofficial capacity for or on    
behalf of-- 7i7 a government1           
department1 agency1 or instrumentality  
described in subparagraph 7,a77i72 or   
7ii7 a public international             
organization2 and  7#e7 the term public 
international organization means-- 7,a7 
an organization that is designated by   
,executive order pursuant to section #a 
of the ,international ,organizations    
,immunities ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bhh72  

or  7,b7 any other international        
organization that is designated by the  
,president by ,executive order for the  
purposes of this section1 effective as  
of the date of publication of such order
 in the ,federal ,register4  2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following3    
7f7 ,prohibition of demand for a bribe  
7#a7 ,offense ,it shall be unlawful for 
any foreign official or person selected 
to be a foreign official to corruptly   
demand1 seek1 receive1 accept1 or agree 
to receive or accept1 directly or       
indirectly1 anything of value personally
 or for any other person or             
nongovernmental entity1 by making use of
 the mails or any means or              
instrumentality of interstate commerce1 
from any person 7as defined in section  
#ajd;,a of the ,foreign ,corrupt        
,practices ,act of #aigg 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 
#gh;dd-#c71 except that that definition 
shall be applied without regard to      
whether the person is an offender7 while
 in the territory of the ,united        

,states1 from an issuer 7as defined in  
section #c7;a7 of the ,securities       
,exchange ,act of #aicd 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#gh;c7a7771 or from a domestic concern  
7as defined in section #ajd of the      
,foreign ,corrupt ,practices ,act of    
#aigg 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;dd-#b771 in    
return for-- 7,a7 being influenced in   
the performance of any official act2    
7,b7 being induced to do or omit to do  
any act in violation of the official    
duty of such foreign official or person2
 or  7,c7 conferring any improper       
advantage1  in connection with obtaining
 or retaining business for or with1 or  
directing business to1 any person4  7#b7
 ,penalties ,any person who violates    
paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined not more  
than #bej1jjj or #c times the monetary  
equivalent of the thing of value1       
imprisoned for not more than #ae years1 
or both4  7#c7 ,jurisdiction ,an offense
 under paragraph 7#a7 shall be subject  
to extraterritorial ,federal            
jurisdiction4  7#d7 ,report ,not later  

than #a year after the date of enactment
 of the ,foreign ,extortion ,prevention 
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,attorney ,general shall submit to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary of the     
,senate and the ,committee on the       
,judiciary of the ,house of             
,representatives1 and post on the       
publicly available website of the       
,department of ,justice1 a report-- 7,a7
 focusing1 in part1 on demands by       
foreign officials for bribes from       
entities domiciled or incorporated in   
the ,united ,states1 and the efforts of 
foreign governments to prosecute such   
cases2  7,b7 addressing ,united ,states 
diplomatic efforts to protect entities  
domiciled or incorporated in the ,united
 ,states from foreign bribery1 and the  
effectiveness of those efforts in       
protecting such entities2  7,c7         
summarizing major actions taken under   
this section in the previous year1      
including enforcement actions taken and 
penalties imposed2  7,d7 evaluating the 

effectiveness of the ,department of     
,justice in enforcing this section2 and 
7,e7 detailing what resources or        
legislative action the ,department of   
,justice needs to ensure adequate       
enforcement of this section4  7#e7 ,rule
 of construction ,this subsection shall 
not be construed as encompassing conduct
 that would violate section #cj;,a of   
the ,securities ,exchange ,act of #aicd 
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;dd-#a7 or section    
#ajd or #ajd;,a of the ,foreign ,corrupt
 ,practices ,act of #aigg 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
 #gh;dd-#b2 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #gh;dd-#c7    
whether pursuant to a theory of direct  
liability1 conspiracy1 complicity1 or   
otherwise4  4