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Summary

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act to add stronger enforcement for violations of the listed subsection: federal employees who knowingly violate it can be fired and required to make financial restitution; grantees and contractors who violate it can be barred from receiving future federal funds. The Secretary of State is given authority to make final violation determinations, must report those determinations to Congress within 60 days, and those determinations are subject to review under the Congressional Review Act.

Key Points

• Federal employees who knowingly violate the targeted Foreign Assistance Act provision can be fired and must provide financial restitution.
• Grantees and contractors found to violate the provision are barred from receiving future federal funds.
• The Secretary of State is granted final authority to determine violations.
• The Secretary must report final violation determinations to Congress within 60 days.