Page 102 - U.S. FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT

A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Second Edition.

(3)(A) A person’s state of mind is “knowing” with (A) a telephone or other interstate means of
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result if— communication, or
(i) such person is aware that such person is
engaging in such conduct, that such circumstance (B) any other interstate instrumentality.
exists, or that such result is substantially certain to
occur; or (i) Alternative Jurisdiction
(ii) such person has a firm belief that
such circumstance exists or that such result is (1) It shall also be unlawful for any United
substantially certain to occur. States person to corruptly do any act outside
the United States in furtherance of an offer,
(B) When knowledge of the existence of a payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the
particular circumstance is required for an offense, payment of any money, or offer, gift, promise to
such knowledge is established if a person is aware give, or authorization of the giving of anything of
of a high probability of the existence of such value to any of the persons or entities set forth
circumstance, unless the person actually believes in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a),
that such circumstance does not exist. for the purposes set forth therein, irrespective
of whether such United States person makes use
(4)(A) The term “routine governmental action” of the mails or any means or instrumentality of
means only an action which is ordinarily and interstate commerce in furtherance of such offer,
commonly performed by a foreign official in— gift, payment, promise, or authorization.
(i) obtaining permits, licenses, or other official
documents to qualify a person to do business in a (2) As used in this subsection, a “United
foreign country; States person” means a national of the United
(ii) processing governmental papers, such as States (as defined in section 1101 of title 8) or
visas and work orders; any corporation, partnership, association, joint-
(iii) providing police protection, mail pick-up stock company, business trust, unincorporated
and delivery, or scheduling inspections associated organization, or sole proprietorship organized
with contract performance or inspections related under the laws of the United States or any State,
to transit of goods across country; territory, possession, or commonwealth of the
(iv) providing phone service, power and water United States, or any political subdivision thereof.
supply, loading and unloading cargo, or protecting
perishable products or commodities from * * *
deterioration; or
(v) actions of a similar nature. 15 U.S.C. § 78dd-3 Prohibited foreign trade
practices by persons other than issuers or
(B) The term “routine governmental action” domestic concerns
does not include any decision by a foreign official
whether, or on what terms, to award new business (a) Prohibition
to or to continue business with a particular party,
or any action taken by a foreign official involved It shall be unlawful for any person other than
in the decision-making process to encourage a an issuer that is subject to section 78dd-1 [Section
decision to award new business to or continue 30A of the Exchange Act] of this title or a domestic
business with a particular party. concern (as defined in section 78dd-2 of this title),
or for any officer, director, employee, or agent of
(5) The term “interstate commerce” means such person or any stockholder thereof acting on
trade, commerce, transportation, or communication behalf of such person, while in the territory of the
among the several States, or between any foreign United States, corruptly to make use of the mails
country and any State or between any State and or any means or instrumentality of interstate
any place or ship outside thereof, and such term commerce or to do any other act in furtherance of
includes the intrastate use of—

94