,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aj1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,hatch1 ,mr4 ,lee1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 and ,mr4 
,cornyn7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to limit donations made pursuant to  
settlement agreements to which the      
,united ,states is a party4  #a4 ,short 
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,stop ,settlement ,slush ,funds ,act of 
#bjaf4  #b4 ,limitation on donations    
made pursuant to settlement agreements  
to which the ,united ,states is a party 
7a7 ,limitation on required donations   
,an official or agent of the ,government
 may not enter into or enforce any      
settlement agreement on behalf of the   
,united ,states1 directing or providing 
for a payment to any person or entity   
other than the ,united ,states1 other   
than a payment that provides restitution
 for or otherwise directly remedies     

actual harm 7including to the           
environment7 directly and proximately   
caused by the party making the payment1 
or constitutes payment for services     
rendered in connection with the case4   
7b7 ,penalty ,any official or agent of  
the ,government who violates subsection 
7a71 shall be subject to the same       
penalties that would apply in the case  
of a violation of section #ccjb of title
 #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7       
,effective date ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7
 apply only in the case of a settlement 
agreement concluded on or after the date
 of enactment of this ,act4  7d7        
,definition ,the term settlement        
agreement means a settlement agreement  
resolving a civil action or potential   
civil action4