The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

question 216

Multiple Choice

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

• A) makes it a crime for U.S. corporations to bribe an official of a foreign government or political party to obtain or retain business in a foreign country.
• B) has different levels of punishment based upon the relative economic power of the host nation.
• C) regulates only the behavior of U.S. businesses conducting business within the United States.
• D) makes the theft of trade secrets by foreign entities a federal crime in the United States.
• E) is a unilateral agreement the United States made with several developing nations.

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