section (a), without fiscal year limitation or need for 
subsequent appropriation. 
(3) LIMITATION.—None of the amounts made 
available to the Secretary of State from the Anti- 
Corruption Action Fund may be used inside the 
United States, except for administrative costs re-
lated to overseas program implementation pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
(c) SUPPORT.—The Anti-Corruption Action Fund— 
(1) may support governmental and nongovern-
mental parties in advancing the purposes described 
in subsection (a); and 
(2) shall be allocated in a manner complemen-
tary to existing United States foreign assistance, di-
plomacy, and anti-corruption activities. 
(d) ALLOCATION
AND PRIORITIZATION.—In pro-
gramming foreign assistance made available through the 
Anti-Corruption Action Fund, the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Attorney General, shall prioritize 
projects that— 
(1) assist countries that are undergoing historic 
opportunities for democratic transition, combating 
corruption, and the establishment of the rule of law; 
and 
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(2) are important to United States national in-
terests. 
(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS.—For any 
technical assistance to a foreign governmental party under 
this section, the Secretary of State, in coordination with 
the Attorney General, shall prioritize United States Gov-
ernment technical assistance providers as implementers, in 
particular the Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Develop-
ment, Assistance and Training and the International 
Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program at 
the Department of Justice. 
(f) PUBLIC DIPLOMACY.—The Secretary of State 
shall announce that funds deposited in the Anti-Corrup-
tion Action Fund are derived from actions brought under 
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to demonstrate that the 
use of such funds are— 
(1) contributing to international anti-corruption 
work; and 
(2) reducing the pressure that United States 
businesses face to pay bribes overseas, thereby con-
tributing to greater competitiveness of United States 
companies. 
(g) REPORTING.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently 
than annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall sub-
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mit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
that contains— 
(1) the balance of the funding remaining in the 
Anti-Corruption Action Fund; 
(2) the amount of funds that have been depos-
ited into the Anti-Corruption Action Fund; and 
(3) a summary of the obligation and expendi-
ture of such funds. 
(h) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—None of the 
amounts made available to the Secretary of State from 
the Anti-Corruption Action Fund pursuant to this section 
shall be available for obligation, or for transfer to other 
departments, agencies, or entities, unless the Secretary of 
State notifies the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives, not later than 15 days in ad-
vance of such obligation or transfer. 
SEC. 6. INTERAGENCY ANTI-CORRUPTION TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in co-
operation with the Interagency Anti-Corruption Task 
Force established pursuant to subsection (b), shall man-
age a whole-of-government effort to improve coordination 
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among Federal departments and agencies and donor orga-
nizations with a role in— 
(1) promoting good governance in foreign 
states; and 
(2) enhancing the ability of foreign states to 
combat public corruption. 
(b) 
INTERAGENCY
ANTI-CORRUPTION
TASK 
FORCE.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall estab-
lish and convene the Interagency Anti-Corruption Task 
Force (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Task Force’’), 
which shall be composed of representatives appointed by 
the President from appropriate departments and agencies, 
including the Department of State, the United States 
Agency for International Development, the Department of 
Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Department 
of Homeland Security, the Department of Defense, the 
Department of Commerce, the Millennium Challenge Cor-
poration, and the intelligence community. 
(c) ADDITIONAL MEETINGS.—The Task Force shall 
meet not less frequently than twice per year. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall— 
(1) evaluate, on a general basis, the effective-
ness of existing foreign assistance programs, includ-
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ing programs funded by the Anti-Corruption Action 
Fund, that have an impact on— 
(A) promoting good governance in foreign 
states; and 
(B) enhancing the ability of foreign states 
to combat public corruption; 
(2) assist the Secretary of State in managing 
the whole-of-government effort described in sub-
section (a); 
(3) identify general areas in which such whole- 
of-government effort could be enhanced; and 
(4) recommend specific programs for foreign 
states that may be used to enhance such whole-of- 
government effort. 
(e) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less 
frequently than annually thereafter through the end of fis-
cal year 2026, the Secretary of State shall provide a brief-
ing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding 
the ongoing work of the Task Force. Each briefing shall 
include the participation of a representative of each of the 
departments and agencies described in subsection (b), to 
the extent feasible. 
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SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION 
POINTS OF CONTACT. 
(a) EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION POINT
OF CON-
TACT.—The chief of mission of each United States em-
bassy shall designate an anti-corruption point of contact 
for each such embassy. 
(b) DUTIES.—The designated anti-corruption points 
of contact designated pursuant to subsection (a) shall— 
(1) coordinate, in accordance with guidance 
from the Interagency Anti-Corruption Task Force 
established pursuant to section 6(b), an interagency 
approach within United States embassies to combat 
public corruption in the foreign states in which such 
embassies are located that is tailored to the needs of 
such foreign states, including all relevant Federal 
departments and agencies with a presence in such 
foreign states, such as the Department of State, the 
United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, the Department of Justice, the Department of 
the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, the Department of Defense, the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation, and the intelligence commu-
nity; 
(2) make recommendations regarding the use of 
the Anti-Corruption Action Fund and other foreign 
assistance funding related to anti-corruption efforts 
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in their respective countries of responsibility that 
aligns with United States diplomatic engagement; 
and 
(3) ensure that anti-corruption activities carried 
out within their respective countries of responsibility 
are included in regular reporting to the Secretary of 
State and the Interagency Anti-Corruption Task 
Force, including United States embassy strategic 
planning documents and foreign assistance-related 
reporting, as appropriate. 
(c) TRAINING.—The Secretary of State shall develop 
and implement appropriate training for the designated 
anti-corruption points of contact. 
SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT OR BRIEFING ON PROGRESS TOWARD 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for the following 3 years, the Secretary of State, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, the Attorney Gen-
eral, and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit a 
report or provide a briefing to the appropriate congres-
sional committees that summarizes progress made in com-
bating public corruption and in implementing this Act, in-
cluding— 
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(1) identifying opportunities and priorities for 
outreach with respect to promoting the adoption and 
implementation of relevant international law and 
standards 
in 
combating 
public 
corruption, 
kleptocracy, and illicit finance; 
(2) describing— 
(A) the bureaucratic structure of the of-
fices within the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment that are engaged in activities to combat 
public corruption, kleptocracy, and illicit fi-
nance; and 
(B) how such offices coordinate their ef-
forts with each other and with other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies; 
(3) providing a description of how the provi-
sions under subsections (d) and (e) of section 5 have 
been applied to each project funded by the Anti-Cor-
ruption Action Fund; 
(4) providing an explanation as to why a United 
States Government technical assistance provider was 
not used if technical assistance to a foreign govern-
mental entity is not implemented by a United States 
Government technical assistance provider; 
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(5) describing the activities of the Interagency 
Anti-Corruption Task Force established pursuant to 
section 6(b); 
(6) identifying— 
(A) the designated anti-corruption points 
of contact for foreign states; and 
(B) any training provided to such points of 
contact; and 
(7) recommending additional measures that 
would enhance the ability of the United States Gov-
ernment to combat public corruption, kleptocracy, 
and illicit finance overseas. 
(b) ONLINE PLATFORM.—The Secretary of State, in 
conjunction with the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, should consolidate 
existing reports with anti-corruption components into a 
single online, public platform that includes— 
(1) the Annual Country Reports on Human 
Rights Practices required under section 116 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n); 
(2) the Fiscal Transparency Report required 
under section 7031(b) of the Department of State, 
Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appro-
priations Act, 2019 (division F of Public Law 116– 
6); 
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(3) the Investment Climate Statement reports; 
(4) the International Narcotics Control Strat-
egy Report; 
(5) any other relevant public reports; and 
(6) links to third-party indicators and compli-
ance mechanisms used by the United States Govern-
ment to inform policy and programming, as appro-
priate, such as— 
(A) the International Finance Corpora-
tion’s Doing Business surveys; 
(B) the International Budget Partnership’s 
Open Budget Index; and 
(C) multilateral peer review anti-corruption 
compliance mechanisms, such as— 
(i) the Organisation for Economic Co- 
operation 
and 
Development’s 
Working 
Group on Bribery in International Busi-
ness Transactions; 
(ii) the Follow-Up Mechanism for the 
Inter-American Convention Against Cor-
ruption; and 
(iii) the United Nations Convention 
Against Corruption, done at New York Oc-
tober 31, 2003. 
Æ 
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