,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #c1       
#bjag,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4    
,paul7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
require the appropriation of funds to   
use a fee1 fine1 penalty1 or proceeds   
from a settlement received by a ,federal
 agency1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,agency ,accountability ,act of     
#bjag4  #b4 ,appropriation of funds     
required  7a7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 and consistent with subsection 7c71
 an agency that receives a fee1 fine1   
penalty1 or proceeds from a settlement  
shall deposit such amount in the general
 fund of the ,treasury4  7b7 ,use of    
amounts  7#a7 ,subject to appropriation 
,consistent with paragraph 7#b71 any    
amounts deposited pursuant to subsection

 7a7 shall only be available to the     
extent1 and in such amounts1 as are     
provided in advance in appropriation    
,acts4  7#b7 ,obligation limitation2    
deficit reduction ,of the amounts so    
deposited during the fiscal year in     
which this section is enacted1 such     
amounts-- 7,a7 may not be available for 
obligation during such fiscal year2 and 
7,b7 shall be used for purposes of      
deficit reduction4  7c7 ,exception ,this
 section shall not apply to any amounts 
to be paid to an individual entitled to 
such amounts as a whistleblower1        
including any amounts received as a     
percentage of amounts received by the   
,government pursuant to a judgment or   
settlement agreement4  7d7 ,,uspto      
,report to ,congress required ,not later
 than ,march #a of each year1 the ,under
 ,secretary of ,commerce for            
,intellectual ,property and ,director of
 the ,united ,states ,patent and        
,trademark ,office shall submit to      
,congress a report that describes any   

fee1 fine1 penalty1 or proceeds from a  
settlement collected by the ,united     
,states ,patent and ,trademark ,office  
for the previous fiscal year4  7e7      
,agency defined ,the term agency has the
 meaning given that term in section #eea
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 but
 does not include the ,united ,states   
,postal ,service or the ,united ,states 
,patent and ,trademark ,office4  #c4    
,offsetting collections and receipts as 
revenue  7a7 ,in general ,the           
,congressional ,budget ,act of #aigd 7#b
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fba et seq47 is amended--   
7#a7 in section #c7b77;,a77iv71 by      
inserting except as provided in section 
#caf1 before offsetting receipts2 and   
7#b7 by adding after section #cae the   
following3  #caf4 ,treatment of         
offsetting collections and receipts     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 offsetting receipts and collections
 shall be treated as revenue for        
purposes of carrying out this or any    
other ,act4 ,the preceding sentence     

shall not apply to the ,united ,states  
,postal ,service or the ,united ,states 
,patent and ,trademark ,office4  4  7b7 
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents of such ,act is amended by     
inserting after the item relating to    
section #cae the following3  #caf4      
,treatment of offsetting collections and
 receipts4  4  7c7 ,application ,the    
amendments made by this section shall   
apply during budget years 7as that term 
is defined in section #bej7;c77#ab7 of  
the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency    
,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b     
,u4,s4,c4 #ijj7;c77#ab777 beginning in  
#bjai4