,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #gcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,goodlatte 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,pet]son1  
,mr4 ,s5s5br5n]1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,texas1   
,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4 ,issa1 ,mr4 ,k+ (     
,i[a1 ,mr4 ,franks ( ,arizona1 ,mr4     
,gohm]t1 ,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,poe (      
,texas1 ,mr4 ,*affetz1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 ,mr4 
,g[dy1 ,mr4 ,labrador1 ,mr4 ,f>5?old1   
,mr4 ,coll9s ( ,georgia1 ,mr4           
,de,santis1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4 ,ratcliffe1
 ,mr4 ,trott1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1   
,mrs4 ,roby1 ,mr4 ,gaetz1 ,mr4 ,biggs1  
,mrs4 ,mimi ,walt]s ( ,cali=nia1 & ,mr4 
,griffi?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  
,a ,,bill  ,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 to any    
p]son or entity o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 o!r ?an a paym5t t provides re/itution 
= or o!rwise directly rem$ies actual h>m
 7includ+ to ! environm5t7 directly &   
proximately caus$ by ! p>ty mak+ !      
paym5t1 or con/itutes paym5t = s]vices  
r5d]$ 9 connection ) ! case or a paym5t 
pursuant to section #cffc ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,p5alty ,any  
(ficial or ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t :o        
violates subsection 7a71 %all be subject
 to ! same p5alties t w\ld apply 9 !    
case ( a violation ( section #ccjb (    
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7    
,effective date ,subsections 7a7 & 7b7  
apply only 9 ! case ( a settlem5t       
agreem5t conclud$ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,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  7e7 ,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 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+ ! paym5t1 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  7f7 ,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