,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dedj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjag,mr4 ,marino introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,house ,administration
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the              
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie to require ,members of ,congress  
to reimburse the ,treasury for amounts  
paid as awards and settlements under the
 ,congressional ,accountability ,act of 
#aiie in connection with violations of  
such ,act which were committed          
personally by the ,members1 to prohibit 
the imposition of nondisclosure         
agreements as a condition of the payment
 of an award or settlement in connection
 with a violation of such ,act1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,personal liability
 of ,members of ,congress to reimburse  
,treasury for amounts paid as           
settlements and awards under            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie  7a7 ,mandating reimbursement of  

amounts paid  7#a7 ,in general ,section 
#dae of the ,congressional              
,accountability ,act of #aiie 7#b       
,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7d7 ,personal liability of ,members of  
,congress for payment of settlements and
 awards ,if a payment is made from the  
account described in subsection 7a7 for 
an award or settlement resulting from a 
violation of part ,a of title ,,ii      
consisting of an act committed          
personally by a ,member of the ,house of
 ,representatives or a ,senator1 the    
,member or ,senator shall reimburse the 
account for the amount of the award or  
settlement4  4  7#b7 ,effective date    
,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7   
shall apply with respect to payments    
made on or after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  7b7            
,reimbursement of amounts paid          
previously  7#a7 ,requiring             
reimbursement ,if1 prior to the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 a payment   

was made from the account described in  
section #dae7;a7 of the ,congressional  
,accountability ,act of #aiie for an    
award or settlement resulting from a    
violation of part ,a of title ,,ii of   
such ,act consisting of an act committed
 personally by an individual who1 at the
 time of committing the act1 was a      
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives or a ,senator1 the     
individual shall reimburse the account  
for the amount of the award or          
settlement1 plus interest4  7#b7        
,deadline ,an individual shall meet the 
requirements of paragraph 7#a7 not later
 than #a year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act4  7#c7           
,notifications by ,office of ,compliance
 ,not later than #cj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,office of ,compliance shall submit to  
each individual described in paragraph  
7#a7 a notice of the amount the         
individual is required to reimburse     
under such paragraph4  #b4 ,reports on  

awards and settlements paid in          
connection with violations of           
,congressional ,accountability ,act  7a7
 ,annual report required  7#a7 ,in      
general ,section #cja of the            
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #acha7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following new    
subsection3  7l7 ,annual report on      
awards and settlements paid in          
connection with violations by employing 
offices of ,house and ,senate  7#a7     
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the end of each fiscal year1 the ,office
 shall submit to ,congress and publish  
on the ,office's public website a report
 listing all awards and settlements paid
 during the year in connection with     
violations of part ,a of title ,,ii     
which consisted of an act committed     
personally by a ,member of the ,house of
 ,representatives or a ,senator1 and    
shall include in the report the         
following information3  7,a7 ,a         
description of the violation involved4  

7,b7 ,the identification of the ,member 
or ,senator involved4  7,c7 ,the amount 
of the award or settlement4  7#b7       
,protection of identity of individuals  
receiving awards and settlements ,in    
preparing and submitting the reports    
required under this subsection1 the     
,office shall ensure that the identity  
of any individual who received an award 
or settlement1 or who made an allegation
 of a violation against an employing    
office1 is not disclosed4  4  7#b7      
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
paragraph 7#a7 shall apply with respect 
to fiscal year #bjah and each succeeding
 fiscal year4  7b7 ,report on awards and
 settlements previously paid  7#a7      
,report ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,office of ,compliance shall submit 
to ,congress and publish on the         
,office's public website a report       
listing all awards and settlements paid 
under the ,congressional ,accountability
 ,act of #aiie prior to fiscal year     

#bjah in connection with violations of  
part ,a of title ,,ii of such ,act which
 were committed personally by ,members  
of the ,house of ,representatives or    
,senators1 and shall include in the     
report the following information3  7,a7 
,a description of the violation4  7,b7  
,the identification of the ,member or   
,senator4  7,c7 ,the amount of the award
 or settlement4  7#b7 ,protection of    
identity of individuals receiving awards
 and settlements ,in preparing and      
submitting the report under this        
section1 the ,office shall ensure that  
the identity of any individual who      
received an award or settlement1 or who 
made an allegation of a violation       
against an employing office of the      
,house of ,representatives or ,senate1  
is not disclosed4  #c4 ,prohibiting     
imposition of nondisclosure agreements  
as condition of award or settlement  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 ,,ii      
consisting of an act committed          
personally by a ,member of the ,house of
 ,representatives or a ,senator4  4  7b7
 ,permitting individuals subject to     
existing nondisclosure agreements ,to   
make information public ,any individual 
who received an award or settlement     
prior to the date of the enactment of   
this ,act in connection with a violation
 of part ,a of title ,,ii of the        
,congressional ,accountability ,act of  
#aiie consisting of an act committed    
personally by a ,member of the ,house of
 ,representatives or a ,senator1 and who

 signed a nondisclosure agreement as a  
condition of receiving the award or     
settlement1 may1 notwithstanding the    
terms of the agreement1 make public any 
information relating to the award or    
settlement4  7c7 ,effective date ,the   
amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 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