22 U.S.C. § 10501 — Definitions

In this chapter: (1) The term “ appropriate congressional committees ” means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate ; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Financial Services, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives . (2) The term “ corrupt actor ” means— (A) any foreign person or entity that is a government official or government entity responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption ; and (B) any company, in which a person or entity described in subparagraph (A) has a significant stake, which is responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption . (3) The term “ corruption ” means the unlawful exercise of entrusted public power for private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement. (4) The term “ significant corruption ” means corruption committed at a high level of government that has some or all of the following characteristics: (A) Illegitimately distorts major decision-making, such as policy or resource determinations, or other fundamental functions of governance. (B) Involves economically or socially large-scale government activities. ( Pub. L. 118–31, div. E, title LIV, § 5402 , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 944 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Short Title Pub. L. 118–31, div. E, title LIV, § 5401 , Dec. 22, 2023 , 137 Stat. 944 , provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle A (§§ 5401–5406) of title LIV of div. E of Pub. L. 118–31 , enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Combating Global Corruption Act’.”

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