1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Global Corruption Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; and (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . (2) Corrupt actor The term corrupt actor means— (A) any foreign person or entity that is a government official or government entity responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption; and (B) any company, in which a person or entity described in subparagraph (A) has a significant stake, which is responsible for, or complicit in, an act of corruption. (3) Corruption The term corruption means the exercise of public power for private gain, including by bribery, nepotism, fraud, or embezzlement. (4) Foreign assistance The term foreign assistance means assistance made available under— (A) the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); (B) the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); or (C) title 10, United States Code. (5) Grand corruption The term grand corruption means corruption committed at a high level of government that— (A) distorts policies or the central functioning of the country