,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cjej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjaf,mr4   
,lank=d 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,hat*1 ,mr4    
,lee1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 & ,mr4 ,cornyn7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to limit         
donations made pursuant to settlem5t    
agreem5ts to :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a   
p>ty4  #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