,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dfgd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ah1         
#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 require ,memb]s ( ,congress to 
reimburse ! ,treasury = paym5ts ( aw>ds 
& settlem5ts "u su* ,act :i* are made 9 
connection ) claims ( sexual h>assm5t   
committ$ by ! ,memb]s1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,/op ,taxpay]s ,obligations to      
,p]petrators ( ,sexual ,h>assm5t ,act4  
#b4 ,requir+ ,memb]s ( ,congress to     
reimburse ,treasury = am\nts paid z     
settlem5ts & aw>ds "u ,congressional    
,acc\ntability ,act ( #aiie 9 cases (   
acts ( sexual h>assm5t committ$         
p]sonally by ,memb]s  7a7 ,m&at+        
reimbursem5t ( am\nts paid ,section #dae
 ( ! ,congressional ,acc\ntability ,act 
( #aiie 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #adae7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3 

7d7 ,reimbursem5t by ,memb]s ( ,congress
 ( am\nts paid z settlem5ts & aw>ds 9   
cases ( sexual h>assm5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,if a paym5t is made f ! acc\nt describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 = an aw>d or settlem5t
 9 connection ) an allegation ( a       
violation ( section #bja7;a7 :i* consi/s
 ( an act ( sexual h>assm5t committ$    
p]sonally by a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives or a ,s5ator1 ! ,memb]  
or ,s5ator %all reimburse ! acc\nt = !  
am\nt ( ! aw>d or settlem5t1 9          
accordance ) proc$ures e/abli%$ by !    
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 79 ! case ( a   
,memb] ( ! ,h\se1 includ+ a ,delegate or
 ,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress7  
or ! ,committee on ,rules &             
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,s5ate 79 ! case ( a  
,s5ator74  7#b7 ,deadl9e ,a ,memb] %all 
reimburse ! acc\nt describ$ 9 subsection
 7a7 = a paym5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7
 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! paym5t is   
made4  4  7b7 ,effective date ,!        
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a7 %all    

apply ) respect to paym5ts made on or   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
#c4 ,prohibition aga9/ use ( ,memb]s'   
,repres5tational ,all[ance = paym5ts 9  
connection ) allegations ( sexual       
h>assm5t  7a7 ,prohibition ,! ,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 (
 sexual h>assm5t by ! ,memb] or any     
individual ^: comp5sation is paid f !   
,all[ance4  7b7 ,ex]cise ( rulemak+     
au?ority ,subsection 7a7 is enact$--    
7#a7 z an ex]cise ( ! rulemak+ p[] ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & z su* x %all 
be consid]$ z "p ( ! rules ( ! ,h\se1 & 
%all sup]s$e o!r rules only to ! ext5t t
 x is inconsi/5t !re)2 &  7#b7 ) full   
recognition ( ! con/itutional "r ( !    
,h\se to *ange su* rules at any "t1 9 ! 
same mann]1 & to ! same ext5t z 9 ! case
 ( any o!r rule ( ! ,h\se4