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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3064 
To develop an anticorruption strategy, establish Offices for Anticorruption 
in the Department of Defense, Department of State, and United States 
Agency for International Development, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2017 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself and Ms. ROSEN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To develop an anticorruption strategy, establish Offices for 
Anticorruption in the Department of Defense, Depart-
ment of State, and United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Contingency Operation 
Waste and Fraud Prevention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the United States engages in a contingency 
operation, as such term is defined in section 101 of title 
10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, the Administrator 
of the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment, and the head of any other relevant Federal depart-
ment or agency, shall submit to Congress a strategy to 
prevent corruption in any reconstruction efforts associated 
with such operation. 
(b) BENCHMARKS.—The strategy described in sub-
section (a) shall include measurable benchmarks to be met 
as a condition for disbursement of any funds for recon-
struction efforts associated with such operation. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—For the duration of a contin-
gency operation for which the Secretary of Defense has 
submitted a strategy pursuant to subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress an annual report evalu-
ating the implementation and effectiveness of such strat-
egy and describing any necessary adjustments to the strat-
egy. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall take effect with respect to any contin-
gency operation entered into on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR ANTICORRUPTION OF-
FICERS 
AND 
WORKING 
GROUP 
FOR 
ANTICORRUPTION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR ANTICORRUPTION 
OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 145. Senior Anticorruption Officer. 
‘‘(a) SENIOR ANTICORRUPTION OFFICER.—There is 
a Senior Anticorruption Officer in the Department of De-
fense, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, who shall 
assist the Secretary in strategic, operational, and tactical 
planning relating to ongoing and planned contingency op-
erations. The Senior Anticorruption Officer shall report 
directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Senior Anticorruption 
Officer shall be selected from among individuals who— 
‘‘(1) have prior specialized training and exper-
tise in anticorruption; and 
‘‘(2) are general officers or flag officers. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Senior Anticorruption Officer 
shall be a member of the Working Group for 
Anticorruption established in section 3(d) of the Contin-
gency Operation Waste and Fraud Prevention Act and 
shall carry out the following duties: 
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‘‘(1) Assisting the Secretary to address corrup-
tion with respect to programs, projects, or activities 
during contingency operations. 
‘‘(2) Developing and implementing an inte-
grated anticorruption strategy for the duration of 
such contingency operations. 
‘‘(3) Conducting regular corruption risk assess-
ments for such contingency operations. 
‘‘(4) Providing expert opinions to the relevant 
members of the National Security Council with re-
spect to the impact of the programs, projects, and 
activities of the United States on corruption in other 
countries, including an analysis of the likely success 
of such programs, projects, and activities in light of 
such corruption. 
‘‘(5) Coordinating with appropriate officials of 
other countries and of multilateral institutions to 
seek to achieve unity of effort in programs, projects, 
and activities with respect to addressing corruption. 
‘‘(6) Conducting regular outreach with relevant 
civil society organizations working on issues relating 
to human rights, civil rights, and anticorruption.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is 
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amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 144 the following new item: 
‘‘145. Senior Anticorruption Officer.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR ANTICORRUPTION 
OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.—Section 1 
of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
is amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) SENIOR ANTICORRUPTION OFFICER.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of State 
shall designate an officer or employee of the Depart-
ment of State to serve as the Senior Anticorruption 
Officer to assist the Secretary in strategic, oper-
ational, and tactical planning relating to ongoing 
and planned contingency operations, as such term is 
defined in section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code. The Senior Anticorruption Officer shall report 
directly to the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
Senior 
Anticorruption Officer shall be selected from among 
individuals who— 
‘‘(A) have prior specialized training and 
expertise in anticorruption; and 
‘‘(B) are in the senior executive service of 
the Department of State. 
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‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Senior Anticorruption Offi-
cer shall be a member of the Working Group for 
Anticorruption established in section 3(d) of the 
Contingency Operation Waste and Fraud Prevention 
Act and shall carry out the following duties: 
‘‘(A) Assisting the Secretary to address 
corruption with respect to programs, projects, 
or activities during contingency operations, as 
such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(B) Developing and implementing an in-
tegrated anticorruption strategy for the dura-
tion of such contingency operations. 
‘‘(C) Conducting regular corruption risk 
assessments for such contingency operations. 
‘‘(D) Providing expert opinions to the rel-
evant members of the National Security Council 
with respect to the impact of the programs, 
projects, and activities of the United States on 
corruption in other countries, including an anal-
ysis of the likely success of such programs, 
projects, and activities in light of such corrup-
tion. 
‘‘(E) Coordinating with appropriate offi-
cials of other countries and of multilateral insti-
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tutions to seek to achieve unity of effort in pro-
grams, projects, and activities with respect to 
addressing corruption. 
‘‘(F) Conducting regular outreach with rel-
evant civil society organizations working on 
issues relating to human rights, civil rights, and 
anticorruption.’’. 
(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF SENIOR ANTICORRUPTION 
OFFICER FOR THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER-
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development 
(USAID) shall designate an officer or employee of 
USAID to serve as the Senior Anticorruption Officer 
to assist the Administrator in strategic, operational, 
and tactical planning relating to ongoing and 
planned contingency operations, as such term is de-
fined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
The Senior Anticorruption Officer shall report di-
rectly to the Administrator. 
(2) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
Senior 
Anticorruption Officer shall be selected from among 
individuals who— 
(A) have prior specialized training and ex-
pertise in anticorruption; and 
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(B) are in the senior executive service of 
the Agency. 
(3) DUTIES.—The Senior Anticorruption Offi-
cer shall be a member of the Working Group for 
Anticorruption established in subsection (d) and 
shall carry out the following duties: 
(A) Assisting the Secretary to address cor-
ruption with respect to programs, projects, or 
activities during contingency operations, as 
such term is defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(B) Developing and implementing an inte-
grated anticorruption strategy for the duration 
of such contingency operations. 
(C) Conducting regular corruption risk as-
sessments for such contingency operations. 
(D) Providing expert opinions to the rel-
evant members of the National Security Council 
Deputies Committee with respect to the impact 
of the programs, projects, and activities of the 
United States on corruption in other countries, 
including an analysis of the likely success of 
such programs, projects, and activities in light 
of such corruption. 
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(E) Coordinating with appropriate officials 
of other countries and of multilateral institu-
tions to seek to achieve unity of effort in pro-
grams, projects, and activities with respect to 
addressing corruption. 
(F) Conducting regular outreach with rel-
evant civil society organizations working on 
issues relating to human rights, civil rights, and 
anticorruption. 
(d) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
WORKING
GROUP
FOR 
ANTICORRUPTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—There is established an 
interagency committee to be known as the ‘‘Working 
Group for Anticorruption’’ (in this section referred 
to as the ‘‘Working Group’’). 
(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Working Group 
shall be the following: 
(A) Providing support for personnel en-
gaged in contingency operations with respect to 
best practices for preventing corruption in the 
programs, projects, or activities of such per-
sonnel. 
(B) Developing and implementing an inter-
agency anticorruption strategy for contingency 
operations. 
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(C) Maintaining and sharing records and 
assessments of the forms of corruption in coun-
tries where such operations occur that pose im-
mediate, costly, or mission-critical threats. 
(D) Collecting and consolidating research 
and best practices in the field of anticorruption, 
including the use of diplomatic, legal, con-
tracting, and development and other foreign as-
sistance tools to prevent corruption. 
(E) Coordinating anticorruption policies, 
programs, and practices across all relevant Fed-
eral departments and agencies. 
(F) Analyzing initiatives in fragile states 
and in countries where contingency operations 
occur that have successfully addressed corrup-
tion, and providing recommendations on ways 
to implement similar initiatives with respect to 
the programs and activities of the United 
States. 
(G) Identifying and monitoring appropriate 
metrics to assess and mitigate the risks posed 
by corruption to the programs, projects, and ac-
tivities of the United States. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Working Group shall 
be composed of 3 members as follows: 
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(A) The Senior Anticorruption Officer for 
the Department of Defense, or a designee. 
(B) The Senior Anticorruption Officer for 
the Department of State, or a designee. 
(C) The Senior Anticorruption Officer for 
the United States Agency for International De-
velopment, or a designee. 
(4) TERM.—Each member shall be appointed 
for the life of the Working Group. 
(5) MEETINGS.—The Working Group shall 
meet at least once every 90 days. 
(6) REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
thereafter, the Working Group shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report in-
cluding each of the following: 
(A) The activities undertaken by each Sen-
ior Anticorruption Officer in the Working 
Group. 
(B) The activities of the Working Group. 
(C) The status of corruption in any coun-
try where contingency operations are occurring 
and the manner and extent to which such cor-
ruption is impacted by such contingency oper-
ations. 
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(D) The extent to which anticorruption 
strategies have been implemented in any such 
country. 
(E) The challenges facing the implementa-
tion of such strategies and the recommenda-
tions of the Working Group to address such 
challenges. 
(7) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COM-
MITTEE.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives; and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(B) 
CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS.—The 
term ‘‘contingency operations’’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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