1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sister City Transparency Act . 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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; (E) the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives ; and (F) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives . (2) Foreign community The term foreign community means any subnational unit of government outside of the United States. (3) Sister city partnership The term sister city partnership means a formal agreement between a United States community and a foreign community that— (A) is recognized by Sister Cities International; and (B) is operating within the United States. (4) United States community The term United States community means a State, county, city, or other unit of local government in the United States. 3. Study of sister city partnerships operating within the United States involving foreign communities in countries with significant public sector corruption (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of the activities of sister city partnerships involving foreign communities in countries receiving a score of 45 or less on Transparency International’s 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index. (b) Elements of the study The study conducted under subsection (a) shall— (1) identify— (A) the criteria by which foreign communities identify United States communities as candidates for sister city partnerships, including themes with respect to the prominent economic activities and demographics of such United States communities; (B) the activities conducted within sister city partnerships; (C) the economic and educational outcomes of such activities