Sec. 6. ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING

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## SEC. 6 ENFORCEMENT AND MONITORING **[**[15 U.S.C. 78dd–1 note](/us/usc/t15/s78dd–1)**]** ###

(a)Reports Required Not later than July 1 of 1999 and each of the 5 succeeding years, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that contains the following information with respect to implementation of the Convention: ####

(1)Ratification A list of the countries that have ratified the Convention, the dates of ratification by such countries, and the entry into force for each such country. ####

(2)Domestic legislation A description of domestic laws enacted by each party to the Convention that implement commitments under the Convention, and assessment of the compatibility of such laws with the Convention. ####

(3)Enforcement As assessment of the measures taken by each party to the Convention during the previous year to fulfill its obligations under the Convention and achieve its object and purpose including— #####

(A)an assessment of the enforcement of the domestic laws described in paragraph (2); #####

(B)an assessment of the efforts by each such party to promote public awareness of such domestic laws and the achievement of such object and purpose; and #####

(C)an assessment of the effectiveness, transparency, and viability of the monitoring process for the Convention, including its inclusion of input from the private sector and nongovernmental organizations. ####

(4)Laws prohibiting tax deduction of bribes An explanation of the domestic laws enacted by each party to the Convention that would prohibit the deduction of bribes in the computation of domestic taxes. ####

(5)New signatories A description of efforts to expand international participation in the Convention by adding new signatories to the Convention and by assuring that all countries which are or become members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are also parties to the Convention. ####

(6)Subsequent efforts An assessment of the status of efforts to strengthen the Convention by extending the prohibitions contained in the Convention to cover bribes to political parties, party officials, and candidates for political office. ####

(7)Advantages Advantages, in terms of immunities, market access, or otherwise, in the countries or regions served by the organizations described in section 5(a), the reason for such advantages, and an assessment of progress toward fulfilling the policy described in that section. ####

(8)Bribery and transparency An assessment of anti-bribery programs and transparency with respect to each of the international organizations covered by this Act. ####

(9)Private sector review A description of the steps taken to ensure full involvement of United States private sector participants and representatives of nongovernmental organizations in the monitoring and implementation of the Convention. ####

(10)Additional information In consultation with the private sector participants and representatives of nongovernmental organizations described in paragraph (9), a list of additional means for enlarging the scope of the Convention and otherwise increasing its effectiveness. Such additional means shall include, but not be limited to, improved recordkeeping provisions and the desirability of expanding the applicability of the Convention to additional individuals and organizations and the impact on United States business of section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and sections 104 and 104A of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. ###

(b)Definition For purposes of this section, the term “**Convention**” means the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions adopted on November 21, 1997, and signed on December 17, 1997, by the United States and 32 other nations.

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