,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjac,mr4 ,higg9s 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a1 & ,mr4 
,ri*mond7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to protect ! "r ( a       
claimant 9 a civil action be=e a ,f$]al 
c\rt to reta9 a /ructur$ settlem5t brok]
 to negotiate ! t]ms ( paym5t ( an aw>d1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,/ructur$         
,settlem5t ,claimants ,rights ,act (    
#bjac4  #b4 ,9 g5]al  7a7 ,f$]al c\rt   
proce$+s ,*apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  #affj4 ,"r to reta9 /ructur$
 settlem5t brok] ,a claimant 9 any civil
 action be=e a ,f$]al c\rt %all h ! "r  
to reta9 a /ructur$ settlem5t brok] to  
act on behalf ( t claimant = purposes ( 
negotiat+ a s*$ule ( paym5ts or o!r t]ms
 ( paym5t ( a sum c]ta9 previ\sly agre$ 

to paid by or on behalf ( ! def5dant 9  
satisfaction ( a judgm5t aga9/ t        
def5dant or 9 accordance ) ! t]ms ( a   
settlem5t4 ,! c\rt %all in=m ! claimant 
( ?is "r at ! appropriate "t4 ,!        
def5dant %all provide timely notice (   
any pr(essional relation%ip betwe5 !    
def5dant & ! brok] if any su*           
relation%ip exi/s or has exi/$4  4  7b7 
,adm9i/rative proce$+s ,section #eed (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,9 !    
case ( any proce$+ "u ?is section1 a    
p>ty to t proce$+ %all h ! "r to reta9 a
 /ructur$ settlem5t brok] to act on     
behalf ( t p>ty = purposes ( negotiat+ a
 s*$ule ( paym5ts or o!r t]ms ( paym5t (
 a sum c]ta9 previ\sly agre$ to paid by 
or on behalf ( ano!r p>ty 9 satisfaction
 ( a decision aga9/ t p>ty or 9         
accordance ) ! t]ms ( a settlem5t betwe5
 ! p>ties4 ,! ag5cy %all in=m ! claimant
 ( ?is "r at ! appropriate "t4 ,!       
def5dant %all provide timely notice (   
any pr(essional relation%ip betwe5 !    

def5dant & ! brok] if any su*           
relation%ip exi/s or has exi/$4  4