,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddig  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #cj1         
#bjag,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida 7= h]self & 
,mr4 ,bacon7 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 pay settlem5ts & aw>ds = workplace   
h>assm5t & discrim9ation claims "u !    
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie :i* arise f acts committ$         
p]sonally by ,memb]s ( ,congress1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,prohibit+ use (     
public funds to pay settlem5ts & aw>ds =
 claims "u ,congressional ,acc\ntability
 ,act ( #aiie :i* arise f acts committ$ 
p]sonally by ,memb]s ( ,congress  7a7   
,prohibition ,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 9  
connection ) acts committ$ p]sonally by 
,memb]s ( ,congress  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,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;a7 if ! violation consi/s ( an act
 committ$ p]sonally by a ,memb] ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or a ,s5ator4   
7#b7 ,p]sonal liability ( ,memb]s &     
,s5ators ,a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives or ,s5ator %all be      
p]sonally liable = ! paym5t ( an aw>d or
 settlem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  4 
7b7 ,prohibit+ use ( campaign funds =   
paym5ts ,section #cac7;b7 ( ! ,f$]al    
,election ,campaign ,act ( #aiga 7#eb   
,u4,s4,c4 #cjaad7;b77 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#c7   
,prohibit+ use to pay aw>ds or          

settlem5ts 9 claims br\ght aga9/ ,memb]s
 ( ,congress ,not)/&+ p>agraph 7#b71 a  
contribution or donation %all be        
consid]$ to be conv]t$ to p]sonal use if
 x is us$ to pay an aw>d or settlem5t 9 
connection ) a violation ( section      
#bja7;a7 ( ! ,congressional             
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie :i* consi/s 
( an act committ$ p]sonally by a ,memb] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or a        
,s5ator4  4  7c7 ,effective date ,!     
am5dm5ts made by ?is section %all apply 
) respect to settlem5ts & aw>ds paid on 
or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition aga9/ use ( ,memb]s'   
,repres5tational ,all[ance = paym5ts 9  
connection ) allegations ( violations ( 
,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act (    
#aiie  ,! ,memb]s' ,repres5tational     
,all[ance ( a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives may n be us$ to pay     
aw>ds1 settlem5ts1 or o!r comp5sation 9 
connection ) allegations ( any violation
 ( section #bja7;a7 ( ! ,congressional  
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie :i* consi/s 

( an act committ$ p]sonally by ! ,memb]4