,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dcfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #a1 #bjad ,mr4 
,nadl] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,deut*7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to am5d *apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 relat+ to protective      
ord]s1 seal+ ( cases1 disclosures (     
discov]y in=mation 9 civil actions1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,sun%9e 9 ,litigation  
,act ( #bjad4  #b4 ,re/rictions on      
protective ord]s & seal+ ( cases &      
settlem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #aaa (  
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #affj4     
,re/rictions on protective ord]s & seal+
 ( cases & settlem5ts  7a7  7#a7 ,9 any 
civil action 9 :i* ! plead+s /ate facts 
t are relevant to ! protection ( public 
heal? or safety1 a c\rt %all n ent]1 by 
/ipulation or o!rwise1 an ord] o!rwise  
au?oriz$ "u rule #bf7;c7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure re/rict+ !    

disclosure ( in=mation obta9$ ?r\gh     
discov]y1 an ord] o!rwise au?oriz$      
approv+ a settlem5t agreem5t t w\ld     
re/rict ! disclosure ( su* in=mation1 or
 an ord] o!rwise au?oriz$ re/rict+      
access to c\rt records unless 9         
connection ) su* ord] ! c\rt has fir/   
made indep5d5t f9d+s ( fact t--  7,a7   
su* ord] w\ld n re/rict ! disclosure (  
in=mation :i* is relevant to !          
protection ( public heal? or safety2 or 
7,b7  7i7 ! public int]e/ 9 ! disclosure
 ( pa/1 pres5t1 or pot5tial public heal?
 or safety haz>ds is outweigh$ by a     
specific & sub/antial int]e/ 9 ma9ta9+ !
 confid5tiality ( ! in=mation or records
 9 "q2 &  7ii7 ! reque/$ ord] is no     
broad] ?an necess>y to protect !        
confid5tiality int]e/ ass]t$4  7#b7 ,no 
ord] ent]$ z a result ( ! op]ation (    
p>agraph 7#a71 o!r ?an an ord] approv+ a
 settlem5t agreem5t1 may cont9ue 9      
effect aft] ! entry ( f9al judgm5t1     
unless at ! "t (1 or aft]1 su* entry !  
c\rt makes a sep>ate f9d+ ( fact t !    

requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a7 cont9ue to  
be met4  7b7 ,9 any civil action 9 :i* !
 plead+s /ate facts t are relevant to ! 
protection ( public heal? or safety1 a  
c\rt %all n en=ce any provision ( an    
agreem5t betwe5 or among p>ties to a    
civil action1 or en=ce an ord] ent]$ z a
 result ( ! op]ation ( subsection       
7a77#a71 to ! ext5t t su* provision or  
su* ord] prohibits or o!rwise re/ricts a
 p>ty f disclos+ any in=mation relevant 
to su* civil action to any ,f$]al or    
,/ate ag5cy ) au?ority to en=ce laws    
regulat+ an activity relat+ to su*      
in=mation4  7c7  7#a7 ,subject to       
p>agraph 7#b71 a c\rt %all n en=ce any  
provision ( a settlem5t agreem5t 9 any  
civil action 9 :i* ! plead+s /ate facts 
t are relevant to ! protection ( public 
heal? or safety1 betwe5 or among p>ties 
t prohibits "o or m p>ties f--  7,a7    
disclos+ ! fact t su* settlem5t 0 rea*$ 
or ! t]ms ( su* settlem5t 7exclud+ any  
money paid7 t involve matt]s relevant to
 ! protection ( public heal? or safety2 

or  7,b7 discuss+ matt]s relevant to !  
protection ( public heal? or safety     
involv$ 9 su* civil action4  7#b7       
,p>agraph 7#a7 applies unless ! c\rt has
 made indep5d5t f9d+s ( fact t--  7,a7 !
 public int]e/ 9 ! disclosure ( pa/1    
pres5t1 or pot5tial public heal? or     
safety haz>ds is outweigh$ by a specific
 & sub/antial int]e/ 9 ma9ta9+ !        
confid5tiality ( ! in=mation 9 "q2 &    
7,b7 ! reque/$ ord] is no broad] ?an    
necess>y to protect ! confid5tiality    
int]e/ ass]t$4  7d7 ,not)/&+ subsections
 7a77#a77;,b77i7 & 7c77#b77;,a71 :5     
weigh+ ! int]e/ 9 ma9ta9+ confid5tiality
 "u ?is section1 !re %all be a          
rebuttable presumption t ! int]e/ 9     
protect+ p]sonally id5tifiable in=mation
 ( an individual outweighs ! public     
int]e/ 9 disclosure4  7e7 ,no?+ 9 ?is   
section %all be con/ru$ to p]mit1       
require1 or au?orize ! disclosure (     
classifi$ in=mation 7z def9$ "u section 
#a ( ! ,classifi$ ,in=mation ,proc$ures 
,act 7#ah ,u4,s4,c4 ,app4774  4  7b7    

,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #aaa ( title #bh1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+   
aft] ! item relat+ to section #afei !   
foll[+3  #affj4 ,re/rictions on         
protective ord]s & seal+ ( cases &      
settlem5ts4  4  #c4 ,effective date ,!  
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all--  7#a7  
take effect #cj days aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 &  7#b7 apply only 
to ord]s ent]$ 9 civil actions or       
agreem5ts ent]$ into on or aft] su*     
date4