,,ib  ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #ech  #aad?   
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ejfc
  ,report ,no4 #aad-fid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se 
,,( ,,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  ,july #ah1 #bjaf;,additional 
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,*abot1    
,mr4 ,culb]son1 ,mr4 ,hurt ( ,virg9ia1  
,mr4 ,posey1 ,mr4 ,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,poe (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,=bes1    
,mr4 ,hold+1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4       
,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,brat1 & ,mr4 ,gro?man 
,july #ah1 #bjaf ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   

pr9t$ ,/rike out all aft] ! enact+      
clause & ins]t ! "p pr9t$ 9 italic ,=   
text ( introduc$ bill1 see copy ( bill z
 introduc$ on ,april #bf1 #bjaf  ,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 or en=ce any settlem5t        
agreem5t on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
direct+ or provid+ = a paym5t to any    
p]son or entity o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 o!r ?an a paym5t t provides re/itution 
= or o!rwise directly rem$ies actual h>m
 7includ+ to ! environm5t7 directly &   
proximately caus$ by ! p>ty mak+ !      
paym5t1 or con/itutes paym5t = s]vices  
r5d]$ 9 connection ) ! case4  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 ,effective date            
,subsections 7a7 & 7b7 apply only 9 !   
case ( a settlem5t agreem5t conclud$ on 
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4   
7d7 ,def9ition ,! t]m settlem5t agreem5t
 means a settlem5t agreem5t resolv+ a   
civil action or pot5tial civil action4  
,july #ah1 #bjaf ,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$