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FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date March 3, 1999
Report Number RL30079
Report Type Report
Authors Michael V. Seitzinger, American Law Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 was intended to prohibit bribery of foreign officials by American corporations. This report discusses the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the major 1988 amendments, and the 1988 amendments bringing the Act into conformance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's agreement on bribery.