Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization Act

This bill requires the Secretary of State and other executive branch agencies to develop a strategy and establish a task force to counter international scam compounds, physical installations where transnational criminal organizations commit cyber-enabled fraud, often using human trafficking victims, and to hold those organizations accountable. It also authorizes sanctions on foreign persons involved in scam compound operations and requires a report on using forfeited assets to compensate U.S. victims.

Sec. 3, Definitions: Defines key terms used in the bill, including 'cyber-enabled fraud' (using the internet or technology to commit fraud), 'scam compound' (a physical site where a significant transnational criminal organization runs cyber-enabled fraud, often using human trafficking victims), 'significant transnational criminal organization' (a group involving foreign persons engaged in serious crime across borders that threatens U.S. security or economy), 'enabling country' (a country that permits or fails to prevent scam compound operations), and 'impacted country' (a country that is a transit or source location for trafficking victims or a target of fraud).

Sec. 4, Strategy to counter scam compounds: Requires the Secretary of State, within 180 days, to submit a comprehensive global strategy to Congress. The strategy must identify enabling and impacted countries, list current U.S. programs and diplomatic efforts, identify needed resources, and include objectives and performance indicators for prevention of recruitment fraud and human trafficking, survivor support, partner government capacity building, use of sanctions and visa restrictions, anti-corruption efforts, and investigation of PRC connections to these organizations.

Sec. 5, Establishing a task force: Requires the Secretary of State to create an interagency task force within 90 days after submitting the strategy to coordinate implementation, monitor scam compounds, track progress, and update the strategy. The task force must conduct annual reviews and submit public reports to Congress, and it terminates after six years.

Sec. 6, Strengthening tools to dismantle scam compounds: Authorizes the President, starting 180 days after enactment, to impose sanctions (blocking property and interests) on any foreign person who materially assists or supports scam compound operations, including recruitment fraud, human trafficking, cyber-enabled fraud, or money laundering. The President must report sanctioned persons to Congress every 180 days. Sanctions do not apply to intelligence or law enforcement activities, and the President can waive sanctions if in the national interest, with a report to Congress.

Sec. 7, Redress to victims: Requires the Attorney General, within 90 days, to submit a report to Congress assessing challenges in using forfeited assets to compensate U.S. victims of international scam compound operations, and to recommend changes to forfeiture law and a redress mechanism.

Sec. 8, Sunset: The Act ceases to be effective seven years after enactment.