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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · S. 1631 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize the Department of State for Fiscal Year 2018, and for other purposes. · Sec. 705

Sec. 705. Designation of embassy anti-corruption points of contact

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The Secretary shall annually designate an anti-corruption point of contact at the United States Mission to each country that he or she determines is in need of such a point of contact. Each designated anti-corruption point of contact shall be responsible for coordinating a whole-of-government approach to combating public corruption in his or her posted country among relevant United States Government departments or agencies with a presence in that country, including, as applicable, the Department of State, the Department of Justice, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Homeland Security, and USAID.
The Secretary shall develop and implement appropriate training for designated anti-corruption points of contact. Each anti-corruption point of contact shall submit an annual report to the Secretary regarding anti-corruption activities within his or her posted country that— evaluates the effectiveness of current programs that promote good governance and have an effect of combating public corruption; and identifies areas in which the United States Government’s approach could be enhanced, including specific programs that could be used to enhance the whole-of-government approach.
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