,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #bf1 #bjaf ,mr4
 ,goodlatte 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1  
,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,k+ ( ,i[a1  
,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1  
,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4     
,f>5?old1 ,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mrs4
 ,mimi ,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,buck1 
,mr4 ,ratcliffe1 ,mr4 ,trott1 ,mr4      
,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1 & ,mr4 ,duffy7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill 
,to limit donations made pursuant to    
settlem5t agreem5ts to :i* ! ,unit$     
,/ates is a p>ty1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,/op ,settlem5t ,slu% ,funds ,act (     
#bjaf4  #b4 ,limitation on donations    
made pursuant to settlem5t agreem5ts to 
:i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a p>ty  7a7      
,limitation on requir$ donations ,an    
(ficial or ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t may n ent]
 into a settlem5t agreem5t on behalf ( !

 ,unit$ ,/ates1 or en=ce su* a settlem5t
 agreem5t1 if t agreem5t includes a t]m 
requir+ t any donation be made to any   
p]son by any p>ty 7o!r ?an ! ,unit$     
,/ates7 to su* agreem5t4  7b7 ,p5alty   
,any (ficial or ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t :o   
violates subsection 7a71 %all be subject
 to ! same p5alties t w\ld apply 9 !    
case ( a violation ( section #ccjb (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7    
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,settlem5t agreem5t ,! t]m settlem5t    
agreem5t means a settlem5t agreem5t     
resolv+ a civil action or pot5tial civil
 action4  7#b7 ,donation ,! t]m donation
 does n include any paym5t by a p>ty to 
provide re/itution = or o!rwise rem$y ! 
actual h>m 7includ+ to ! environm5t71   
directly & proximately caus$ by ! alleg$
 conduct ( ! p>ty1 t is ! basis = !     
settlem5t agreem5t4