,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddhd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bi1       
#bjag,mr4 ,stewart 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,bonamici7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to amend the ,congressional   
,accountability ,act of #aiie to        
prohibit the imposition of a            
nondisclosure agreement as a condition  
of the payment of any award or          
settlement in connection with a         
violation of such ,act4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,victims' ,voice and ,transparency ,act4
  #b4 ,prohibiting imposition of        
nondisclosure agreement as condition of 
award or settlement under ,congressional
 ,accountability ,act of #aiie  7a7     
,prohibition ,section #dja of the       
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adja7 is amended-- 
7#a7 by striking ,except as otherwise   
provided and inserting 7a7 ,procedures  

available4--,except as otherwise        
provided2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end
 the following new subsection3  7b7     
,prohibiting imposition of nondisclosure
 agreements ,a nondisclosure agreement  
may not be imposed on any party as a    
condition of the payment of any award or
 settlement in connection with a        
violation of part ,a of title ,,ii4  4  
7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made 
by subsection 7a7 shall apply with      
respect to awards and settlements paid  
in connection with the ,congressional   
,accountability ,act of #aiie on or     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4