Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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Target entity: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Context triple: [Lockheed bribery scandals, relatedTo, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act]
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Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act is a U.S. law that requires financial institutions to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
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D.
Ethics in Government Act
The Ethics in Government Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that established financial disclosure requirements for public officials and created mechanisms such as the Office of Government Ethics and the independent counsel to promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest in government.
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E.
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act is a U.S. federal law that imposes wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea in response to activities such as election interference, regional aggression, and human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Target entity description: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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A.
Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002
The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that established sweeping reforms to improve corporate governance, financial reporting, and auditor independence in response to major accounting scandals.
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B.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
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C.
Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act is a U.S. law that requires financial institutions to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.
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D.
Ethics in Government Act
The Ethics in Government Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1978 that established financial disclosure requirements for public officials and created mechanisms such as the Office of Government Ethics and the independent counsel to promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest in government.
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E.
Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act is a U.S. federal law that imposes wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea in response to activities such as election interference, regional aggression, and human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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anti-corruption law ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FCPA
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| allows | facilitating payments exception under limited circumstances ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. domestic concerns
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U.S. issuers of securities ⓘ certain foreign persons and businesses acting in U.S. territory ⓘ officers, directors, employees, and agents of covered entities ⓘ publicly traded companies in the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | 15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq. ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnacted | 1977-12-19 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Justice
Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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| hasComponent |
accounting provisions
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anti-bribery provisions ⓘ |
| historicalContext | enacted in response to corporate bribery scandals in the 1970s ⓘ |
| inspired | OECD Anti-Bribery Convention implementation in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | extraterritorial ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
corporate law
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international business law ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ |
| objective |
deter U.S. companies from engaging in foreign bribery
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promote transparency in financial reporting ⓘ |
| penaltyType |
civil penalties
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criminal penalties ⓘ fines ⓘ imprisonment ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
combat bribery of foreign public officials
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combat international corruption ⓘ promote accurate corporate accounting ⓘ |
| prohibits |
bribery of foreign officials
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offers of anything of value to foreign officials for improper advantage ⓘ payments to foreign officials to obtain or retain business ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
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UK Bribery Act 2010 ⓘ |
| requires |
companies to implement compliance programs to prevent bribery
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issuers to maintain accurate books and records ⓘ issuers to maintain internal accounting controls ⓘ |
| sector | corporate compliance ⓘ |
| signedBy | Jimmy Carter ⓘ |
| targets | corruption in international business transactions ⓘ |
| title |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977
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| yearEnacted | 1977 ⓘ |
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Subject: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Description of subject: The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is a U.S. federal law that prohibits bribery of foreign officials and mandates accurate corporate accounting to combat international corruption.
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