,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjaf,mr4
 ,sasse 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4   
,b>rasso1 & ,mr4 ,lee7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to address paym5t = claims     
relat+ to c]ta9 provisions ( ! ,pati5t  
,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,,hhs ,slu% ,fund ,elim9ation ,act4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7        
,congress1 z demon/rat$ 9 ! ,consolidat$
 & ,fur!r ,cont9u+ ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjae 7,public ,law #aac-bce2 #abh     
,/at4 #bacj7 & ! ,consolidat$           
,appropriations ,act1 #bjaf 7,public    
,law #aad-aac2 #abi ,/at4 #bbdb71 does n
 support ! use ( taxpay] fund+ = paym5ts
 made "u ! risk corridor program "u     
section #acdb ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjfb72  7#b7 on ,septemb] #i1 #bjaf1 !
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   

issu$ a memo t enc\rag$ ! settlem5t (   
civil actions relat+ to ! risk corridor 
program2  7#c7 a #aiih legal op9ion f ! 
,(fice ( ,legal ,c\nsel /ates ,!        
,judgm5t ,fund does n become available  
simply because an ag5cy may h           
insuffici5t funds at a p>ticul> "t to   
pay a judgm5t2  7#d7 ! ,congressional   
,rese>* ,s]vice has conclud$ t !        
,judgm5t ,fund w\ld n appe> to be       
available to pay = su* judgm5ts "u      
curr5t law2 &  7#e7 ,congress wants to  
prohibit ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human  
,s]vices f illegally pay+ claims or     
settlem5ts1 specifically ?r\gh !        
,judgm5t ,fund1 to insur]s = ! risk     
corridor program4  #c4 ,judgm5ts1 aw>ds1
 & compromise settlem5ts  7a7 ,def9ition
 ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m cov]$ provision  
means section #acda or #acdb ( ! ,pati5t
 ,protection & ,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #ahjfa & #ahjfb74  7b7        
,paym5ts ,not)/&+ section #acjd ( title 
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r    
provision ( law-- 7#a7 except z provid$ 

9 p>agraph 7#b71 no ,f$]al funds1       
includ+ am\nts appropriat$ "u su*       
section #acjd1 may be us$ to pay any    
f9al judgm5t1 aw>d1 or compromise       
settlem5t relat+ to a cov]$ provision   
7includ+ int]e/ & co/s72 &  7#b7 am\nts 
ow$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = a    
f9al judgm5t1 aw>d1 or compromise       
settlem5t relat+ to a cov]$ provision   
7includ+ int]e/ & co/s7 %all be paid f  
am\nts appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y (     
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u section     
#acdb7;b77#b7 ( ! ,pati5t ,protection & 
,af=dable ,c>e ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4      
#ahjfb7;b77#b774