Common use of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Clause in Contracts

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance. Contractor agrees that it will not corruptly offer, promise or give any pecuniary benefit or other thing of value, whether directly or through intermediaries, in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, to a Foreign Public Official, for receipt by that Official, or for a third party on behalf of that Official, in order to influence any act or decision of that Official, that the Official act or refrain from acting in violation of the performance of his or her official duties, or in order to obtain or retain business or other improper advantage for Contractor in connection with Contractor’s work related to this Agreement. Contractor warrants and represents that, before the execution of this Agreement, neither it nor its Affiliates took any action with respect to any work related to this Agreement that would have violated this Section 3.14.2 had this Agreement been signed at that time. As used herein: (i) “Foreign Public Official” and “Official” mean any officer or employee of a foreign government, or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; any officer or employee of a public international organization; any foreign political party or official thereof, or any candidate for foreign political office; and (ii) “country” includes all levels and subdivisions of a government from national to local.