# US FCPA compliance
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Assesses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance for US issuers, domestic concerns, and companies with US-nexus operations.

Assesses Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) compliance for US issuers, domestic concerns, and companies with US-nexus operations. Covers anti-bribery provisions (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 to 78dd-3), foreign official definition and instrumentality test (Esquenazi standard), books-and-records and internal controls (§ 78m(b)(2)), third-party due diligence (7-step lifecycle, 14-category red flag matrix), gifts/travel/ entertainment policy assessment, facilitation payment exposure, DOJ Corporate Enforcement Policy voluntary self-disclosure analysis (August 2024 120-day rule), DOJ Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (ECCP September 2024) adequacy scoring, individual accountability framework, M&A successor liability analysis, and penalty structure (criminal/civil/disgorgement). Use when conducting FCPA compliance reviews, pre-enforcement self-assessments, compliance program gap analyses, VSD decision analyses, M&A FCPA due diligence, post-investigation remediation planning, or government contract qualification reviews. Jurisdiction: United States federal law (DOJ/SEC enforcement).

This skill performs a structured FCPA compliance assessment covering all major risk domains under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 to 78dd-3 and § 78m(b)). **Covers:** - Anti-bribery provisions: foreign official definition, business purpose test, knowledge standard, covered payments, affirmative defenses, facilitation payment analysis - Books-and-records and internal controls (accounting provisions) - Third-party due diligence: program design, red flags, contractual protections - Gifts, travel, and entertainment (GTE) policy adequacy - Compliance program adequacy under DOJ ECCP (September 2024) including AI/data risk - Voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) decision analysis under the Corporate Enforcement Policy - Individual accountability exposure under current DOJ guidance - M&A successor liability and pre/post-closing integration obligations - Penalty exposure modeling (criminal fines, civil penalties, disgorgement, monitorship) **Does not:** - Cover UK Bribery Act 2010, Sapin II, or other non-US anti-bribery regimes (see `legalcode-anti-bribery-compliance` for multi-regime analysis) - Provide legal advice or substitute for qualified FCPA counsel - Guarantee declination, favorable enforcement outcomes, or VSD credit - Apply to purely domestic US commercial bribery (covered by 18 U.S.C. § 666 and state law) **Statute**: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1, 78dd-2, 78dd-3; 78m(b)(2)-(3)). **Enforcement authorities**: - **DOJ Criminal Division, Fraud ...

## Jurisdictions

United States — Federal



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