To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State’s rewards program relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
This bill expands the State Department's rewards program to incentivize whistleblowers to report information about people and companies that violate U.S. and United Nations sanctions. Specifically, it authorizes rewards for identifying or locating individuals or entities involved in illegally importing, exporting, or reexporting goods, services, or technology in violation of sanctions, as well as those providing financial support, training, or assistance to sanctions violators. The legislation amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to add sanctions evasion as a category eligible for rewards under the department's existing whistleblower program. The bill was introduced in June 2023 and does not specify a funding amount or implementation timeline. This change would help the federal government combat sanctions evasion by encouraging insiders with knowledge of illegal sanctions circumvention to come forward with actionable intelligence.
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