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(E) The public diplomacy functions within 
the regional and functional bureaus. 
TITLE VII—COMBATING PUBLIC 
CORRUPTION 
SEC. 1701. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the foreign policy interest of the 
United States to help foreign countries promote 
good governance and combat public corruption; 
(2) multiple Federal departments and agencies 
operate programs that promote good governance in 
foreign countries and enhance such countries’ ability 
to combat public corruption; and 
(3) the Department of State should— 
(A) promote coordination among the Fed-
eral departments and agencies implementing 
programs to promote good governance and com-
bat public corruption in foreign countries in 
order to improve effectiveness and efficiency; 
and 
(B) identify areas in which United States 
efforts to help other countries promote good 
governance and combat public corruption could 
be enhanced. 
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SEC. 1702. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2026, the Secretary of State shall assess the ca-
pacity and commitment of foreign governments to which 
the United States provides foreign assistance under the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
or the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
to combat public corruption. Each such assessment 
shall— 
(1) utilize independent, third-party indicators 
that measure transparency, accountability, and cor-
ruption in the public sector in such countries, includ-
ing the extent to which public power is exercised for 
private gain, to identify those countries that are 
most vulnerable to public corruption; 
(2) consider, to the extent reliable information 
is available, whether the government of a country 
identified under paragraph (1)— 
(A) has adopted measures to prevent pub-
lic corruption, such as measures to inform and 
educate the public, including potential victims, 
about the causes and consequences of public 
corruption; 
(B) has enacted laws and established gov-
ernment structures, policies, and practices that 
prohibit public corruption; 
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(C) enforces such laws through a fair judi-
cial process; 
(D) vigorously investigates, prosecutes, 
convicts, and sentences public officials who par-
ticipate in or facilitate public corruption, includ-
ing nationals of such country who are deployed 
in foreign military assignments, trade delega-
tions abroad, or other similar missions who en-
gage in or facilitate public corruption; 
(E) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
serious and significant corruption that is com-
mensurate with the punishment prescribed for 
serious crimes; 
(F) prescribes appropriate punishment for 
significant corruption that provides a suffi-
ciently stringent deterrent and adequately re-
flects the nature of the offense; 
(G) convicts and sentences persons respon-
sible for such acts that take place wholly or 
partly within the country of such government, 
including, as appropriate, requiring the incar-
ceration of individuals convicted of such acts; 
(H) holds private sector representatives ac-
countable for their role in public corruption; 
and 
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(I) addresses threats for civil society to 
monitor anti-corruption efforts; 
(3) further consider— 
(A) verifiable measures taken by the gov-
ernment of a country identified under para-
graph (1) to prohibit government officials from 
participating in, facilitating, or condoning pub-
lic corruption, including the investigation, pros-
ecution, and conviction of such officials; 
(B) the extent to which such government 
provides access, or, as appropriate, makes ade-
quate resources available, to civil society organi-
zations and other institutions to combat public 
corruption, including reporting, investigating, 
and monitoring; 
(C) the extent to which an independent ju-
diciary or judicial body in such country is re-
sponsible for, and effectively capable of, decid-
ing public corruption cases impartially, on the 
basis of facts and in accordance with law, with-
out any improper restrictions, influences, in-
ducements, pressures, threats, or interferences, 
whether direct or indirect, from any source or 
for any reason; 
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(D) the extent to which such government 
cooperates meaningfully with the United States 
to strengthen government and judicial institu-
tions and the rule of law to prevent, prohibit, 
and punish public corruption; and 
(E) the extent to which such government— 
(i) is assisting in international inves-
tigations of transnational public corruption 
networks and in other cooperative efforts 
to combat serious, significant corruption, 
including cooperating with the govern-
ments of other countries to extradite cor-
rupt actors; 
(ii) recognizes the rights of victims of 
public corruption, ensures their access to 
justice, and takes steps to prevent such 
victims from being further victimized or 
persecuted by corrupt actors, government 
officials, or others; and 
(iii) refrains from prosecuting legiti-
mate victims of public corruption or whis-
tleblowers due to such persons having as-
sisted in exposing public corruption, and 
refrains from other discriminatory treat-
ment of such persons; and 
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(4) contain such other information relating to 
public corruption as the Secretary of State considers 
appropriate. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION.—After conducting each assess-
ment under subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall 
identify, of the countries described in subsection (a)(1)— 
(1) which countries are meeting minimum 
standards to combat public corruption; 
(2) which countries are not meeting such min-
imum standards but are making significant efforts 
to do so; and 
(3) which countries are not meeting such min-
imum standards and are not making significant ef-
forts to do so. 
(c) REPORT.—Except as provided in subsection (d), 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and annually thereafter through fiscal year 
2027, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees, the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate a report, and make 
such report publicly available, that— 
(1) identifies the countries described in sub-
section (a)(1) and paragraphs (2) and (3) of sub-
section (b); 
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SEC. 1703. TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 
For each country identified under paragraphs (2) and 
(3) of section 1702(b), the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, as appropriate, shall— 
(1) ensure that a corruption risk assessment 
and mitigation strategy is included in the integrated 
country strategy for such country; and 
(2) utilize appropriate mechanisms to combat 
corruption in such countries, including by ensur-
ing— 
(A) the inclusion of anti-corruption clauses 
in contracts, grants, and cooperative agree-
ments entered into by the Department of State 
or the United States Agency for International 
Development for or in such countries, which 
allow for the termination of such contracts, 
grants, or cooperative agreements, as the case 
may be, without penalty if credible indicators of 
public corruption are discovered; 
(B) the inclusion of appropriate clawback 
or flowdown clauses within the procurement in-
struments of the Department of State and the 
United States Agency for International Devel-
opment that provide for the recovery of funds 
misappropriated through corruption; 
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(C) the appropriate disclosure to the 
United States Government, in confidential 
form, if necessary, of the beneficial ownership 
of contractors, subcontractors, grantees, cooper-
ative agreement participants, and other organi-
zations implementing programs on behalf of the 
Department of State or the United States 
Agency for International Development; and 
(D) the establishment of mechanisms for 
investigating allegations of misappropriated re-
sources and equipment. 
SEC. 1704. 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 
under paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 1702(b), 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 coordinating and overseeing the implementation 
of a whole-of-government approach among the relevant 
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Federal departments and agencies operating programs 
that— 
(1) promote good governance in foreign coun-
tries; and 
(2) enhance the ability of such countries to— 
(A) combat public corruption; and 
(B) 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). 
TITLE VIII—OTHER MATTERS 
SEC. 1801. CASE-ZABLOCKI ACT REFORM. 
Section 112b of title 1, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘sixty’’ and inserting ‘‘30’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘Committee on International Relations’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Committee on Foreign Affairs’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) Each department or agency of the United States 
Government that enters into any international agreement 
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described in subsection (a) on behalf of the United States, 
shall designate a Chief International Agreements Officer, 
who— 
‘‘(1) shall be a current employee of such depart-
ment or agency; 
‘‘(2) shall serve concurrently as Chief Inter-
national Agreements Officer; and 
‘‘(3) subject to the authority of the head of 
such department or agency, shall have department 
or agency-wide responsibility for efficient and appro-
priate compliance with subsection (a) to transmit the 
text of any international agreement to the Depart-
ment of State expeditiously after such agreement 
has been signed.’’. 
SEC. 1802. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN 
DEFAULT. 
Section 620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
(22 U.S.C. 2370(q)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘No assistance’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) No assistance’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘the government of’’ before 
‘‘any country’’; 
(3) by inserting ‘‘the government of’’ before 
‘‘such country’’ each place it appears; 
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(4) by striking ‘‘determines’’ and all that fol-
lows and inserting ‘‘determines, after consultation 
with the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate, that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States.’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) No assistance shall be furnished under this 
Act, the Peace Corps Act, the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003, the African Development Foundation 
Act, the BUILD Act of 2018, section 504 of the 
FREEDOM Support Act, or section 23 of the Arms 
Export Control Act to the government of any coun-
try which is in default during a period in excess of 
1 calendar year in payment to the United States of 
principal or interest or any loan made to the govern-
ment of such country by the United States unless 
the President determines, following consultation with 
the congressional committees specified in paragraph 
(1), that assistance for such country is in the na-
tional interest of the United States.’’. 
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SEC. 1803. SEAN AND DAVID GOLDMAN CHILD ABDUCTION 
PREVENTION AND RETURN ACT OF 2014 
AMENDMENT. 
Subsection (b) of section 101 of the Sean and David 
Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and 
Return Act of 2014 (22 U.S.C. 9111; Public Law 113– 
150) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, respectively,’’ after 
‘‘access cases’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and the number of 
children involved’’ before the semicolon at 
the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘re-
spectively, the number of children involved,’’ 
after ‘‘access cases,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (7), by inserting ‘‘, and num-
ber of children involved in such cases’’ before the 
semicolon at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate’’ after ‘‘President’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commission for the Pres-
ervation of America’s Heritage Abroad shall submit to the 
President and to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report that contains an evalua-
tion of the extent to which the Commission is prepared 
to continue its activities and accomplishments with respect 
to the foreign heritage of United States citizens from east-
ern and central Europe, were the Commission’s duties and 
powers extended to include other regions, including the 
Middle East and North Africa, and any additional re-
sources or personnel the Commission would require. 
SEC. 1805. CHIEF OF MISSION CONCURRENCE. 
In the course of providing concurrence to the exercise 
of the authority pursuant to section 127e of title 10, 
United State Code, or section 1202 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018— 
(1) each relevant chief of mission shall inform 
and consult in a timely manner with relevant indi-
viduals at relevant missions or bureaus of the De-
partment of State; and 
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(2) the Secretary of State shall take such steps 
as may be necessary to ensure that such relevant in-
dividuals have the security clearances necessary and 
access to relevant compartmented and special pro-
grams to so consult in a timely manner with respect 
to such concurrence. 
SEC. 1806. REPORT ON EFFORTS OF THE CORONAVIRUS RE-
PATRIATION TASK FORCE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
the appropriate congressional committees, the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report 
evaluating the efforts of the Coronavirus Repatriation 
Task Force of the Department of State to repatriate 
United States citizens and legal permanent residents in 
response to the 2020 coronavirus outbreak. The report 
shall identify— 
(1) the most significant impediments to repa-
triating such persons; 
(2) the lessons learned from such repatriations; 
and 
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(3) any changes planned to future repatriation 
efforts of the Department of State to incorporate 
such lessons learned. 
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