,,ii #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfhh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #aa 7legislative day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to require the designation in the ,national ,security ,council of a coordinator for combating foreign kleptocracy and corruption1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,counter ,kleptocracy ,coordination ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,coordinator for combating foreign kleptocracy and corruption ,section #aja of the ,national ,security ,act of #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjba7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking 2 and and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#e7 assess the national security implications of foreign corruption and kleptocracy 7including strategic corruption7 and coordinate1 without assuming operational authority1 the ,united ,states ,government efforts to counter foreign corruption and kleptocracy4 2 7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7h7 as subsection 7i72 and 7#c7 by inserting after subsection 7g7 the following3 7h7 ,coordinator for combating foreign kleptocracy and corruption 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president shall designate an officer of the ,national ,security ,council to be responsible for-- 7,a7 the assessment of the national security implications of foreign corruption and kleptocracy 7including strategic corruption72 and 7,b7 the coordination of the interagency process to counter foreign corruption and kleptocracy4 7#b7 ,responsibilities ,in addition to the coordination and assessment described in paragraph 7#a71 the officer designated pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall be responsible for the following3 7,a7 ,coordinating and deconflicting anti-corruption and counter-kleptocracy initiatives across the ,federal ,government1 including those at the ,department of ,state1 the ,department of the ,treasury1 the ,department of ,justice1 and the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development4 7,b7 ,informing deliberations of the ,council by highlighting the wide-ranging and destabilizing effects of corruption on a variety of issues1 including drug trafficking1 arms trafficking1 sanctions evasion1 cybercrime1 voting rights and global democracy initiatives1 and other matters of national security concern to the ,council4 7,c7 ,updating1 as appropriate1 and coordinating the implementation of the ,united ,states strategy on countering corruption4 7#c7 ,coordination with coordinator for combating malign foreign influence operations and campaigns ,the officer designated under paragraph 7#a7 of this subsection shall coordinate with the employee designated under subsection 7g77#a74 7#d7 ,liaison ,the officer designated under paragraph 7#a7 shall serve as a liaison1 for purposes of coordination described in such paragraph and paragraph 7#b77;,a71 with the following3 7,a7 ,the ,department of ,state4 7,b7 ,the ,department of the ,treasury4 7,c7 ,the ,department of ,justice4 7,d7 ,the intelligence community4 7,e7 ,the ,united ,states ,agency for ,international ,development4 7,f7 ,any other ,federal agency that the ,president considers appropriate4 7,g7 ,good government transparency groups in civil society4 7#e7 ,congressional briefing 7,a7 ,in general ,not less frequently than once each year1 the officer designated pursuant to paragraph 7#a71 or the officer's designee1 shall provide to the congressional committees specified in subparagraph 7,b7 a briefing on the responsibilities and activities of the officer designated under this subsection4 7,b7 ,committees specified ,the congressional committees specified in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,caucus on ,international ,narcotics ,control of the ,senate4 7ii7 ,the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 4