,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bd         
7legislative day1 ,january #c71         
#bjbc,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,young7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to identify and combat         
corruption in countries1 to establish a 
tiered list of countries with respect to
 levels of corruption by their          
governments and their efforts to combat 
such corruption1 and to evaluate whether
 foreign persons engaged in significant 
corruption should be specially          
designated nationals under the ,global  
,magnitsky ,human ,rights               
,accountability ,act4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,combating ,global ,corruption ,act of  
#bjbc4  #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 
7#a7 ,corrupt actor ,the term corrupt   
actor means-- 7,a7 any foreign person or
 entity that is a government official or

 government entity responsible for1 or  
complicit in1 an act of corruption2 and 
7,b7 any company1 in which a person or  
entity described in subparagraph 7,a7   
has a significant stake1 which is       
responsible for1 or complicit in1 an act
 of corruption4  7#b7 ,corruption ,the  
term corruption means the unlawful      
exercise of entrusted public power for  
private gain1 including by bribery1     
nepotism1 fraud1 or embezzlement4  7#c7 
,significant corruption ,the term       
significant corruption means corruption 
committed at a high level of government 
that-- 7,a7 illegitimately distorts     
major decision-making1 such as policy or
 resource determinations1 or other      
fundamental functions of governance2 and
  7,b7 involves economically or socially
 large-scale government activities4  #c4
 ,publication of tiered ranking list    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,state shall annually publish1 on a     
publicly accessible website1 a tiered   
ranking of all foreign countries4  7b7  

,tier #a countries ,a country shall be  
ranked as a tier #a country in the      
ranking published under subsection 7a7  
if the government of such country is    
complying with the minimum standards set
 forth in section #d4  7c7 ,tier #b     
countries ,a country shall be ranked as 
a tier #b country in the ranking        
published under subsection 7a7 if the   
government of such country is making    
efforts to comply with the minimum      
standards set forth in section #d1 but  
is not achieving the requisite level of 
compliance to be ranked as a tier #a    
country4  7d7 ,tier #c countries ,a     
country shall be ranked as a tier #c    
country in the ranking published under  
subsection 7a7 if the government of such
 country is making de minimis or no     
efforts to comply with the minimum      
standards set forth in section #d4  #d4 
,minimum standards for the elimination  
of corruption and assessment of efforts 
to combat corruption  7a7 ,in general   
,the government of a country is         

complying with the minimum standards for
 the elimination of corruption if the   
government-- 7#a7 has enacted and       
implemented laws and established        
government structures1 policies1 and    
practices that prohibit and generally   
deter corruption1 including significant 
corruption2  7#b7 enforces the laws     
described in paragraph 7#a7 by punishing
 any person who is found1 through a fair
 judicial process1 to have violated such
 laws2  7#c7 prescribes punishment for  
significant corruption that is          
commensurate with the punishment        
prescribed for serious crimes2 and  7#d7
 is making serious and sustained efforts
 to address corruption1 including       
through prevention4  7b7 ,factors for   
assessing government efforts ,to combat 
corruption ,in determining whether a    
government is making serious and        
sustained efforts to address corruption1
 the ,secretary of ,state shall         
consider1 to the extent relevant or     
appropriate1 factors such as-- 7#a7     

whether the government of the country   
has criminalized corruption1            
investigates and prosecutes acts of     
corruption1 and convicts and sentences  
persons responsible for such acts over  
which it has jurisdiction1 including1 as
 appropriate1 incarcerating individuals 
convicted of such acts2  7#b7 whether   
the government of the country vigorously
 investigates1 prosecutes1 convicts1 and
 sentences public officials who         
participate in or facilitate corruption1
 including nationals of the country who 
are deployed in foreign military        
assignments1 trade delegations abroad1  
or other similar missions1 who engage in
 or facilitate significant corruption2  
7#c7 whether the government of the      
country has adopted measures to prevent 
corruption1 such as measures to inform  
and educate the public1 including       
potential victims1 about the causes and 
consequences of corruption2  7#d7       
whether the government of the country   
has taken steps to prohibit government  

officials from participating in1        
facilitating1 or condoning corruption1  
including the investigation1            
prosecution1 and conviction of such     
officials2  7#e7 the extent to which the
 country provides access1 or1 as        
appropriate1 makes adequate resources   
available1 to civil society             
organizations and other institutions to 
combat corruption1 including reporting1 
investigating1 and monitoring2  7#f7    
whether an independent judiciary or     
judicial body in the country is         
responsible for1 and effectively capable
 of1 deciding corruption cases          
impartially1 on the basis of facts and  
in accordance with the law1 without any 
improper restrictions1 influences1      
inducements1 pressures1 threats1 or     
interferences 7direct or indirect72     
7#g7 whether the government of the      
country is assisting in international   
investigations of transnational         
corruption networks and in other        
cooperative efforts to combat           

significant corruption1 including1 as   
appropriate1 cooperating with the       
governments of other countries to       
extradite corrupt actors2  7#h7 whether 
the government of the country recognizes
 the rights of victims of corruption1   
ensures their access to justice1 and    
takes steps to prevent victims from     
being further victimized or persecuted  
by corrupt actors1 government officials1
 or others2  7#i7 whether the government
 of the country protects victims of     
corruption or whistleblowers from       
reprisal due to such persons having     
assisted in exposing corruption1 and    
refrains from other discriminatory      
treatment of such persons2  7#aj7       
whether the government of the country is
 willing and able to recover and1 as    
appropriate1 return the proceeds of     
corruption2  7#aa7 whether the          
government of the country is taking     
steps to implement financial            
transparency measures in line with the  
,financial ,action ,task ,force         

recommendations1 including due diligence
 and beneficial ownership transparency  
requirements2  7#ab7 whether the        
government of the country is            
facilitating corruption in other        
countries in connection with            
state-directed investment1 loans or     
grants for major infrastructure1 or     
other initiatives2 and  7#ac7 such other
 information relating to corruption as  
the ,secretary of ,state considers      
appropriate4  7c7 ,assessing government 
efforts ,to combat corruption in        
relation to relevant international      
commitments ,in determining whether a   
government is making serious and        
sustained efforts to address corruption1
 the ,secretary of ,state shall consider
 the government of a country's          
compliance with the following1 as       
relevant3 7#a7 ,the ,inter-,american    
,convention against ,corruption of the  
,organization of ,american ,states1 done
 at ,caracas ,march #bi1 #aiif4  7#b7   
,the ,convention on ,combating ,bribery 

of ,foreign ,public ,officials in       
,international ,business ,transactions  
of the ,organisation of ,economic       
,co-operation and ,development1 done at 
,paris ,december #ba1 #aiig 7commonly   
referred to as the ,anti-,bribery       
,convention74  7#c7 ,the ,united        
,nations ,convention against            
,transnational ,organized ,crime1 done  
at ,new ,york ,november #ae1 #bjjj4     
7#d7 ,the ,united ,nations ,convention  
against ,corruption1 done at ,new ,york 
,october #ca1 #bjjc4  7#e7 ,such other  
treaties1 agreements1 and international 
standards as the ,secretary of ,state   
considers appropriate4  #e4 ,imposition 
of sanctions under ,global ,magnitsky   
,human ,rights ,accountability ,act  7a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,state1 
in coordination with the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury1 should evaluate whether  
there are foreign persons engaged in    
significant corruption for the purposes 
of potential imposition of sanctions    
under the ,global ,magnitsky ,human     

,rights ,accountability ,act 7subtitle  
,f of title ,,xii of ,public ,law       
#aad-cbh2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfef note7 in  
all countries identified as tier #c     
countries under section #c4  7b7 ,report
 required ,not later than #ahj days     
after publishing the list required by   
section #c7;a7 and annually thereafter1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the committees specified in subsection 
7e7 a report that includes-- 7#a7 a list
 of foreign persons with respect to     
which the ,president imposed sanctions  
pursuant to the evaluation under        
subsection 7a72  7#b7 the dates on which
 such sanctions were imposed2 and  7#c7 
the reasons for imposing such sanctions4
  7c7 ,form of report ,each report      
required by subsection 7b7 shall be     
submitted in unclassified form but may  
include a classified annex4  7d7        
,briefing in lieu of report ,the        
,secretary of ,state1 in coordination   
with the ,secretary of the ,treasury1   
may provide a briefing to the committees

 specified in subsection 7e7 instead of 
submitting a written report required    
under subsection 7b71 if doing so would 
better serve existing ,united ,states   
anti-corruption efforts or the national 
interests of the ,united ,states4  7e7  
,committees specified ,the committees   
specified in this subsection are-- 7#a7 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1  
the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the  
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs1 and the ,committee on  
the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 and  7#b7
 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1   
the ,committee on ,appropriations1 the  
,committee on ,financial ,services1 and 
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives4  #f4        
,designation of embassy anti-corruption 
points of contact  7a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary of ,state shall annually     
designate an anti-corruption point of   
contact at the ,united ,states          
diplomatic post to each country         
identified as tier #b or tier #c under  

section #c1 or which the ,secretary     
otherwise determines is in need of such 
a point of contact4 ,the point of       
contact shall be the chief of mission or
 the chief of mission's designee4  7b7  
,responsibilities ,each anti-corruption 
point of contact designated under       
subsection 7a7 shall be responsible for 
enhancing coordination and promoting the
 implementation of a whole-of-government
 approach among the relevant ,federal   
departments and agencies undertaking    
efforts to-- 7#a7 promote good          
governance in foreign countries2 and    
7#b7 enhance the ability of such        
countries-- 7,a7 to combat public       
corruption2 and  7,b7 to develop and    
implement corruption risk assessment    
tools and mitigation strategies4  7c7   
,training ,the ,secretary of ,state     
shall implement appropriate training for
 anti-corruption points of contact      
designated under subsection 7a74