The Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA) is a United States federal law that enables US authorities to prosecute foreign officials who demand or accept bribes from a US citizen, US company, or within a US jurisdiction.
FEPA was signed into law by Joe Biden on December 22, 2023, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.
[1] Analysts stated that FEPA addresses a longstanding gap in US anti-bribery legislation by tackling the "demand" side of bribery.
At the same time, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) focuses on the "supply" side of bribery.
The law amends the federal domestic bribery statute to add a new subsection punishing foreign government officials for demanding or receiving a bribe.