(10) whether the government of the country is 
willing and able to recover and, as appropriate, re-
turn the proceeds of corruption; 
(11) whether the government of the country is 
taking steps to implement financial transparency 
measures in line with the Financial Action Task 
Force recommendations, including due diligence and 
beneficial ownership transparency requirements; 
(12) whether the government of the country is 
facilitating corruption in other countries in connec-
tion with state-directed investment, loans or grants 
for major infrastructure, or other initiatives; and 
(13) such other information relating to corrup-
tion as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. 
(c) ASSESSING GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT 
CORRUPTION
IN
RELATION
TO
RELEVANT
INTER-
NATIONAL COMMITMENTS.—In determining whether a 
government is making serious and sustained efforts to ad-
dress corruption, the Secretary of State shall consider the 
government of a country’s compliance with the following, 
as relevant: 
(1) The Inter-American Convention against 
Corruption of the Organization of American States, 
done at Caracas March 29, 1996. 
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(2) The Convention on Combating Bribery of 
Foreign Public Officials in International Business 
Transactions of the Organisation of Economic Co- 
operation and Development, done at Paris December 
21, 1997 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Anti-Brib-
ery Convention’’). 
(3) The United Nations Convention against 
Transnational Organized Crime, done at New York 
November 15, 2000. 
(4) The United Nations Convention against 
Corruption, done at New York October 31, 2003. 
(5) Such other treaties, agreements, and inter-
national standards as the Secretary of State con-
siders appropriate. 
SEC. 5. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS UNDER GLOBAL 
MAGNITSKY 
HUMAN 
RIGHTS 
ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 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 Ac-
countability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 
114–328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) in all countries identified 
as tier 3 countries under section 3. 
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(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after publishing the list required by section 3(a) and annu-
ally thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
committees specified in subsection (e) a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a list of foreign persons with respect to 
which the President imposed sanctions pursuant to 
the evaluation under subsection (a); 
(2) the dates on which such sanctions were im-
posed; and 
(3) the reasons for imposing such sanctions. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by sub-
section (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 
include a classified annex. 
(d) BRIEFING IN LIEU OF REPORT.—The Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, may provide a briefing to the committees specified 
in subsection (e) instead of submitting a written report 
required under subsection (b), if doing so would better 
serve existing United States anti-corruption efforts or the 
national interests of the United States. 
(e) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees speci-
fied in this subsection are— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services, and the Committee on the Judici-
ary of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 6. DESIGNATION OF EMBASSY ANTI-CORRUPTION 
POINTS OF CONTACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall an-
nually designate an anti-corruption point of contact at the 
United States diplomatic post to each country identified 
as tier 2 or tier 3 under section 3, or which the Secretary 
otherwise determines is in need of such a point of contact. 
The point of contact shall be the chief of mission or the 
chief of mission’s designee. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Each anti-corruption point 
of contact designated under subsection (a) shall be respon-
sible for enhancing coordination and promoting the imple-
mentation of a whole-of-government approach among the 
relevant Federal departments and agencies undertaking 
efforts to— 
(1) promote good governance in foreign coun-
tries; and 
(2) enhance the ability of such countries— 
(A) to combat public corruption; and 
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(B) to develop and implement corruption 
risk assessment tools and mitigation strategies. 
(c) TRAINING.—The Secretary of State shall imple-
ment appropriate training for anti-corruption points of 
contact designated under subsection (a). 
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