I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3531 
To authorize certain private rights of action under the Foreign Corrupt 
Practices Act of 1977 for violations by foreign concerns that damage 
domestic businesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2011 
Mr. PERLMUTTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize certain private rights of action under the For-
eign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 for violations by 
foreign concerns that damage domestic businesses. 
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 ‘‘Foreign Business Brib-
ery Prohibition Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. ACTIONS AUTHORIZED. 
Section 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 
of 1977 (15 U.S.C. 78dd–3) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTION AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORIZED
PLAINTIFFS.—Any foreign 
concern that violates subsection (a) shall be liable in 
an action brought in accordance with this subsection 
in any court of competent jurisdiction to any issuer 
that is subject to section 30A of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, domestic concern that is subject 
to section 104 of this Act, or other United States 
person that is damaged by the violation of sub-
section (a) of this section for damages caused to 
such issuer, domestic concern, or other person by 
the violation. 
‘‘(2) PROOF
OF
DAMAGES.—For purposes of 
this subsection, a plaintiff in an action under this 
subsection must allege and prove that— 
‘‘(A) the defendant foreign concern vio-
lated subsection (a); and 
‘‘(B) the defendant foreign concern’s viola-
tion of subsection (a)— 
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gether with a reasonable attorney’s fee and 
costs, for any violation of subsection (a). 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION FOR ROUTINE GOVERNMENTAL 
ACTION.—The exception in subsection (b) shall apply 
to an action under this subsection. 
‘‘(5) AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSES.—The affirma-
tive defenses in subsection (c) shall apply to an ac-
tion under this subsection. 
‘‘(6) CONTRIBUTION.—Every person who be-
comes liable to make payment under this subsection 
may recover contribution as in cases of contract 
from any person who, if joined in the original suit, 
would have been liable to make the same payment. 
‘‘(7) STATUTE
OF
LIMITATIONS.—No action 
shall be maintained to enforce any liability created 
under this subsection unless brought within 3 years 
after the discovery of the facts constituting the 
cause of action and within 6 years after such cause 
of action accrued. 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) FOREIGN
CONCERN.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘foreign concern’ 
means any person other than an issuer that is 
subject to section 30A of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, a domestic concern that is 
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subject to section 104 of this Act, or another 
United States person. 
‘‘(B) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 104(i)(2) of this Act.’’. 
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