,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #debb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #a1          
#bjag,mrs4 ,love 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 =
 ! paym5t ( a settlem5t or aw>d "u su*  
,act 9 connection ) a claim aris+ f     
sexual h>assm5t committ$ by a ,memb] (  
,congress4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,taxpay]s          
,obligations to ,p]petrators ( ,sexual  
,h>assm5t ,act4  #b4 ,prohibit+ use (   
public funds = paym5t ( settlem5ts &    
aw>ds "u ,congressional ,acc\ntability  
,act 9 sexual h>assm5t claims involv+   
,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 ( sexual h>assm5t     
committ$ by ,memb]s ( ,congress ,no     
funds ( ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
may be us$ = ! paym5t ( an aw>d or      
settlem5t "u ?is ,act 9 connection ) a  
violation ( section #bja7;a77#a7 if !   
violation consi/s ( an act ( sexual     
h>assm5t committ$ p]sonally by a ,memb] 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 7includ+ a  
,delegate or ,resid5t ,commission] to ! 
,congress7 or a ,s5ator4  4  7b7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by      
subsection 7a7 %all apply ) respect to  
settlem5ts & aw>ds paid on or aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4