Which of the Following Statements Is True of Facilitating Payments

Which of the following statements is true of facilitating payments?

A) According to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "facilitating payments" are as illegal as bribes.
B) Facilitating payments are payments to secure contracts that otherwise would not be secured.
C) Having a zero-tolerance approach toward facilitating payments is ethical.
D) Companies are allowed to make facilitating payments only in developing countries.
E) The concept of facilitating payments was introduced by the UN to put U.S. firms at a competitive disadvantage.