‘‘(G) progress in combating corruption and
improving transparency and accountability in
the public and private sector.’’.
SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY TECHNICAL AS-
SISTANCE 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES.
Section 129(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2151aa(b)) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(3) EMPHASIS
ON
ANTI-CORRUPTION.—Such
technical assistance shall include elements designed
to combat anti-competitive, unethical and corrupt
activities, including protection against actions that
may distort or inhibit transparency in market mech-
anisms and, to the extent applicable, privatization
procedures.’’.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE PRO-
GRAMS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 131. PROGRAMS TO ENCOURAGE GOOD GOVERN-
ANCE.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President is author-
ized to establish programs that combat corruption,
improve transparency and accountability, and pro-
mote other forms of good governance in countries
described in paragraph (2).
‘‘(2) COUNTRIES DESCRIBED.—A country de-
scribed in this paragraph is a country that is eligible
to receive assistance under this part (including chap-
ter 4 of part II of this Act) or the Support for East
European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989.
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In carrying out paragraph (1),
the President shall give priority to establishing pro-
grams in countries that received a significant
amount of United States foreign assistance for the
prior fiscal year, or in which the United States has
a significant economic interest, and that continue to
have the most persistent problems with public and
private corruption. In determining which countries
have the most persistent problems with public and
private corruption under the preceding sentence, the
President shall take into account criteria such as the
Transparency International Annual Corruption Per-
ceptions Index, standards and codes set forth by the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Develop-
ment and the International Monetary Fund, and
other relevant criteria.
‘‘(4) REQUIREMENT.—Assistance provided for
countries under programs established pursuant to
paragraph (1) may be made available notwith-
standing any other provision of law that restricts as-
sistance to foreign countries.
‘‘(b) SPECIFIC PROJECTS
AND ACTIVITIES.—The
programs established pursuant to subsection (a) shall in-
clude, to the extent appropriate, projects and activities
that—
‘‘(1) support responsible independent media to
promote oversight of public and private institutions;
‘‘(2) implement financial disclosure among pub-
lic officials, political parties, and candidates for pub-
lic office, open budgeting processes, and transparent
financial management systems;
‘‘(3) establish audit offices, inspectors general,
and anti-corruption agencies;
‘‘(4) promote responsive, transparent, and ac-
countable legislatures that ensure legislative over-
sight and whistle-blower protection;
‘‘(5) promote legal and judicial reforms that
criminalize corruption and law enforcement reforms
and development that encourage prosecutions of
criminal corruption;
‘‘(6) assist in the development of a legal frame-
work for commercial transactions that fosters busi-
ness practices that promote transparent, ethical, and
competitive behavior in the economic sector, such as
commercial codes that incorporate international
standards and protection of intellectual property
rights;
‘‘(7) promote free and fair national, state, and
local elections;
‘‘(8) foster public participation in the legislative
process and public access to government informa-
tion; and
‘‘(9) engage civil society in the fight against
corruption.
‘‘(c) CONDUCT
OF PROJECTS
AND ACTIVITIES.—
Projects and activities under the programs established
pursuant to subsection (a) may include, among other
things, training and technical assistance (including draft-
ing of anti-corruption, privatization, and competitive stat-
utory and administrative codes), drafting of anti-corrup-
tion, privatization, and competitive statutory and adminis-
trative codes, support for independent media and publica-
tions, financing of the program and operating costs of
nongovernmental organizations that carry out such
projects or activities, and assistance for travel of individ-
uals to the United States and other countries for such
projects and activities.
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall pre-
pare and transmit to the Committee on Inter-
national Relations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Sen-
ate an annual report on—
‘‘(A) projects and activities carried out
under programs established under subsection
(a) for the prior year in priority countries iden-
tified pursuant to subsection (a)(3); and
‘‘(B) projects and activities carried out
under programs to combat corruption, improve
transparency and accountability, and promote
other forms of good governance established
under other provisions of law for the prior year
in such countries.
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
CONTENTS.—The report re-
quired by paragraph (1) shall contain the following
information with respect to each country described
in paragraph (1):
‘‘(A) A description of all United States
Government-funded programs and initiatives to
combat corruption and improve transparency
and accountability in the country.
‘‘(B) A description of United States diplo-
matic efforts to combat corruption and improve
transparency and accountability in the country.
‘‘(C) An analysis of major actions taken by
the government of the country to combat cor-
ruption and improve transparency and account-
ability in the country.
‘‘(e) FUNDING.—Amounts made available to carry
out the other provisions of this part (including chapter 4
of part II of this Act) and the Support for East European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 shall be made available
to carry out this section.’’.
(b) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL REPORT.—The initial
annual report required by section 131(d)(1) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall
be transmitted not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
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