Bill > HR5209

This bill, known as the Counter-Kleptocracy Act, aims to combat the national security threat of foreign corruption and kleptocracy. The key provisions include: 1. Requiring the Secretary of State to annually publish a tiered ranking of foreign countries based on their efforts to combat corruption, with consequences for countries ranked as Tier 3 for making minimal or no efforts. 2. Authorizing the President to impose sanctions, including visa restrictions, on foreign persons engaged in significant corruption. 3. Prohibiting foreign officials from corruptly demanding or accepting bribes, with penalties including fines and imprisonment, and directing those funds to a Victims of Kleptocracy Fund. 4. Establishing a database to track denials of foreign investor visas by participating countries to help prevent the abuse of such programs by corrupt officials. 5. Requiring public accounting of assets forfeited to the U.S. related to foreign government corruption, and providing a sense of Congress that such assets should be returned for the benefit of the affected populations. 6. Allowing the public disclosure of the identities of individuals determined to be inadmissible to the U.S. due to national security concerns, and requiring reports to Congress on such visa denials. 7. Promoting reforms within INTERPOL to address the abuse of its systems by member countries for political purposes. Overall, the bill aims to enhance U.S. efforts to combat global corruption and hold corrupt officials accountable.

Justice, Military Affairs and Security

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