The U$.$S$.$ Congress's Foreign Corrupt Practices Act:

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protects American companies from being sued by foreign companies for alleged corrupt practices, in cases where the prima facie evidence suggests that the American company was simply following local traditions in the home country of the plaintiff.

forbids American companies from bribing foreign officials in order to win a trade contract.

forbids employees or agents of an American company from bribing foreign officials in order to win a trade contract unless, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Paris$-$based International Chamber of Commerce, it can reasonably be demonstrated that the company would otherwise be placed at a serious competitive disadvantage.

gives American companies the right to sue foreign companies in American courts if credible evidence may be assembled for sustained corrupt activity associated with winning international trade deals.