#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#gcb  ,,an ,,act  ,to limit donations   
made pursuant to settlem5t agreem5ts to 
:i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a p>ty1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,settlem5t ,slu%      
,funds ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,limitation on
 donations made pursuant to settlem5t   
agreem5ts to :i* ! unit$ /ates is a p>ty
  7a7 ,limitation on requir$ donations  
,an (ficial or ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t may n 
ent] into or en=ce any settlem5t        
agreem5t on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
direct+ or provid+ = a paym5t or loan to
 any p]son or entity o!r ?an ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 o!r ?an a paym5t or loan t      
provides re/itution = or o!rwise        
directly rem$ies actual h>m 7includ+ to 
! environm5t7 directly & proximately    
caus$ by ! p>ty mak+ ! paym5t or loan1  
&1 to ! ext5t any victim !re( 0 an      
id5tifiable p]son1 suff]$ by ! payee or 
l5dee1 or con/itutes paym5t = s]vices   
r5d]$ 9 connection ) ! case or a paym5t 
pursuant to section #cffc ( title #ah1  

,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,limitation on
 ,cy-,prs ,am\nts rema9+ aft] all claims
 h be5 satisfi$ %all be repaid          
proportionally to ea* p>ty :o contribut$
 to ! orig9al paym5t4  7c7 ,p5alty ,any 
(ficial or ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t :o        
violates subsection 7a7 or 7b71 %all be 
subject to ! same p5alties t w\ld apply 
9 ! case ( a violation ( section #ccjb (
 title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7   
,effective date ,subsections 7a71 7b71 &
 7c7 apply only 9 ! case ( a settlem5t  
agreem5t conclud$ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7e7 ,def9ition ,! 
t]m settlem5t agreem5t means a settlem5t
 agreem5t resolv+ a civil action or     
pot5tial civil action1 a plea agreem5t1 
a def]r$ prosecution agreem5t1 or a     
non-prosecution agreem5t4  7f7 ,reports 
on settlem5t agreem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
,beg9n+ at ! end ( ! fir/ fiscal ye> t  
beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! head ( ea*  
,f$]al ag5cy %all submit electronically 
to ! ,congressional ,budget ,(fice a    

report on ea* settlem5t agreem5t ent]$  
into by t ag5cy dur+ t fiscal ye> t     
directs or provides = a paym5t or loan  
to a p]son or entity o!r ?an ! ,unit$   
,/ates t provides re/itution = or       
o!rwise directly rem$ies actual h>m     
7includ+ to ! environm5t7 directly &    
proximately caus$ by ! p>ty mak+ !      
paym5t or loan1 or con/itutes paym5t =  
s]vices r5d]$ 9 connection ) ! case1    
includ+ ! p>ties to ea* settlem5t       
agreem5t1 ! s\rce ( ! settlem5t funds1 &
 :]e & h[ su* funds 7 & w be di/ribut$4 
7#b7 ,prohibition on additional fund+   
,no additional funds are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection4 
7#c7 ,sunset ,?is subsection %all cease 
to be effective on ! date t is #g ye>s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7g7 ,annual audit requirem5t  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,beg9n+ at ! end ( ! fir/ fiscal  
ye> t beg9s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act1 & annually !reaft]1 !         
,inspector ,g5]al ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy    
%all submit a report to ! ,committees on

 ! ,judici>y1 on ! ,budget & on         
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives & ! ,s5ate1 on any      
settlem5t agreem5t ent]$ into 9         
violation ( ?is section by t ag5cy4     
7#b7 ,prohibition on additional fund+   
,no additional funds are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection4 
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,octob]
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