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
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This bill expands the State Department's rewards program to include whistleblowers who provide information about individuals or entities evading United States or United Nations sanctions. Specifically, it authorizes rewards for identifying people or organizations that illegally import, export, or reexport goods, services, or technology in violation of sanctions, or who provide financial, training, or advisory support for sanctioned activities. The legislation amends existing law to add these sanctions evasion violations as a new eligible category for the State Department's rewards program, which already offers payments for information on other foreign policy threats. The bill does not specify funding amounts or timelines for implementing the rewards program. This measure targets international sanction violators and those who help them circumvent U.S. or UN restrictions, creating financial incentives for people with knowledge of such illegal activities to report them to the government.
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