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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4688 

To require the designation in the National Security Council of a coordinator 

for combating foreign kleptocracy and corruption, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 11 (legislative day, JULY 10), 2024 

Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and Mr. CORNYN) introduced the following bill; 

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 

corruption, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Counter Kleptocracy 

5 Coordination Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COORDINATOR FOR COMBATING FOREIGN 

7 KLEPTOCRACY AND CORRUPTION. 

8 Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

9 U.S.C. 3021) is amended— 


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1 (1) in subsection (b)— 

2 (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 

3 and inserting a semicolon; 

4 (B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe5 riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

6 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(5) assess the national security implications of 

8 foreign corruption and kleptocracy (including stra9 tegic corruption) and coordinate, without assuming 

10 operational authority, the United States Government 

11 efforts to counter foreign corruption and 

12 kleptocracy.’’; 

13 (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub14 section (i); and 

15 (3) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(h) COORDINATOR FOR COMBATING FOREIGN

18 KLEPTOCRACY AND CORRUPTION.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall des20 ignate an officer of the National Security Council to 

21 be responsible for— 

22 ‘‘(A) the assessment of the national secu23 rity implications of foreign corruption and 

24 kleptocracy (including strategic corruption); and 


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1 ‘‘(B) the coordination of the interagency 

2 process to counter foreign corruption and 

3 kleptocracy. 

4 ‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In addition to the co5 ordination and assessment described in paragraph 

6 (1), the officer designated pursuant to paragraph (1) 

7 shall be responsible for the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) Coordinating and deconflicting anti9 corruption and counter-kleptocracy initiatives 

10 across the Federal Government, including those 

11 at the Department of State, the Department of 

12 the Treasury, the Department of Justice, and 

13 the United States Agency for International De14 velopment. 

15 ‘‘(B) Informing deliberations of the Coun16 cil by highlighting the wide-ranging and desta17 bilizing effects of corruption on a variety of 

18 issues, including drug trafficking, arms traf19 ficking, sanctions evasion, cybercrime, voting 

20 rights and global democracy initiatives, and 

21 other matters of national security concern to 

22 the Council. 

23 ‘‘(C) Updating, as appropriate, and coordi24 nating the implementation of the United States 

25 strategy on countering corruption. 


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1 ‘‘(3) COORDINATION WITH COORDINATOR FOR

2 COMBATING MALIGN FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPER3 ATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS.—The officer designated 

4 under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall coordi5 nate with the employee designated under subsection 

6 (g)(1). 

7 ‘‘(4) LIAISON.—The officer designated under 

8 paragraph (1) shall serve as a liaison, for purposes 

9 of coordination described in such paragraph and 

10 paragraph (2)(A), with the following: 

11 ‘‘(A) The Department of State. 

12 ‘‘(B) The Department of the Treasury. 

13 ‘‘(C) The Department of Justice. 

14 ‘‘(D) The intelligence community. 

15 ‘‘(E) The United States Agency for Inter16 national Development. 

17 ‘‘(F) Any other Federal agency that the 

18 President considers appropriate. 

19 ‘‘(G) Good government transparency 

20 groups in civil society. 

21 ‘‘(5) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently 

23 than once each year, the officer designated pur24 suant to paragraph (1), or the officer’s des25 ignee, shall provide to the congressional comVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:01 Aug 15, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S4688.IS S4688

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1 mittees specified in subparagraph (B) a briefing 

2 on the responsibilities and activities of the offi3 cer designated under this subsection. 

4 ‘‘(B) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The con5 gressional committees specified in this subpara6 graph are the following: 

7 ‘‘(i) The Committee on Foreign Rela8 tions and the Caucus on International 

9 Narcotics Control of the Senate. 

10 ‘‘(ii) The Committee on Foreign Af11 fairs of the House of Representatives.’’. 

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