,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjag,mr4 ,buck 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,jody  
,b4 ,hice ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,g>rett1 ,mr4
 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,pe>ce1 ,mr4 ,johnson (  
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,brat1 ,mr4 ,mead[s1 &  
,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,ways & ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !   
,int]nal ,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf to d5y z 
a trade or bus9ess exp5se d$uction      
am\nts paid or incurr$ 9 connection ) ! 
settlem5t ( a sexual h>assm5t or sexual 
assault claim4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,settlem5t ,tax    
,d$uctions are ,ov] = ,pr$ators ,act or 
! ,,/op ,act4  #b4 ,d5ial ( d$uction =  
sexual h>assm5t settlem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,section #afb7;f7 is am5d$--  7#a7 by  
/rik+ & p5alties & all t foll[s ?r\gh "u
 subsection 7a7 = any f9e & ins]t+ !    
foll[+3 1 p5alties1 & o!r am\nts4--,no  
d$uction %all be all[$ "u subsection 7a7
 = any ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,any f9e  1 &   

7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#b7 ,any am\nt paid or      
incurr$ on acc\nt ( a judgm5t or        
settlem5t 7:e!r by suit or agreem5t &   
:e!r z lump sum or p]iodic paym5ts7     
orig9at+ f1 or to require !             
non-disclosure ( or o!rwise prev5t1 a   
claim or accusation (--  7,a7 t :i* w\ld
 con/itute an (f5se "u *apt] #aji;,a (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or  7,b7
 sexual h>assm5t 7includ+ unwelcome     
sexual advances1 reque/s = sexual       
favors1 or o!r v]bal or physical        
h>assm5t ( a sexual nature74  ,! prec$+ 
s5t5ce %all include any am\nt paid or   
incurr$ 9 connection ) negotiat+ or     
settl+ an am\nt describ$ !re94  4  7b7  
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all apply to am\nts paid or    
incurr$ aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is  
,act4