,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #bi1         
#bjag,mr4 ,lance introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act ( 
#aiie to prohibit ! use ( public funds  
to make paym5ts ( aw>ds & settlem5ts 9  
connection ) violations ( su* ,act :i*  
are committ$ by employ+ (fices ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives & ,s5ate1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,prohibit+ use ( public  
funds to pay settlem5ts & aw>ds = claims
 "u ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (
 #aiie involv+ employ+ (fices ( ,h\se & 
,s5ate  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,section #dae ( ! ,congressional        
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie 7#b         
,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9      
subsection 7a71 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 
& ins]t+ subsections 7c7 & 7d72 &  7,b7 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new           
subsection3  7d7 ,no use ( public funds 
= paym5ts ( aw>ds & settlem5ts involv+  

employ+ (fices ( ,h\se or ,s5ate ,no    
funds ( ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
includ+ ! acc\nt describ$ 9 subsection  
7a71 an acc\nt ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives or ,s5ate1 or any o!r   
acc\nt ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 may be us$ 
= ! paym5t ( an aw>d or settlem5t 9     
connection ) a violation ( section      
#bja7;a77#a7 by an employ+ (fice ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or an employ+   
(fice ( ! ,s5ate4  4  7#b7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5t made by p>agraph 7#a7   
%all apply ) respect to settlem5ts &    
aw>ds paid on or aft] ! date ( !        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,report on    
am\nts previ\sly paid  7#a7 ,report ,n  
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,(fice (         
,compliance %all submit to ,congress &  
make available to ! public on ! ,(fice's
 public website a report on all paym5ts 
made ) public funds prior to ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act = aw>ds & settlem5ts
 9 connection ) violations ( section    
#bja7;a77#a7 ( ! ,congressional         

,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie by employ+  
(fices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &    
employ+ (fices ( ! ,s5ate1 & %all       
include 9 ! report ! foll[+ in=mation3  
7,a7 ,! am\nt paid = ea* su* aw>d or    
settlem5t4  7,b7 ,! s\rce ( ! public    
funds us$ = ! aw>d or settlem5t1 )\t    
reg>d to :e!r ! funds 7 paid f ! acc\nt 
describ$ 9 section #dae7;a7 ( su* ,act  
7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7;a771 an acc\nt ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ,s5ate1 or   
any o!r acc\nt ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t4    
7,c7 ,! id5tification ( ! employ+ (fice 
involv$ & any individual :o committ$ !  
violation involv$4  7#b7 ,protection (  
id5tity ( individuals receiv+ aw>ds &   
settlem5ts ,9 prep>+ & submitt+ ! report
 requir$ "u ?is subsection1 ! ,(fice (  
,compliance %all ensure t ! id5tity (   
any individual :o receiv$ an aw>d or    
settlem5t1 or :o made an allegation ( a 
violation aga9/ an employ+ (fice1 is n  
disclos$4