,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,cartwright 7for himself and ,mr4      
,higgins of ,new ,york7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #bh1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to protect the right of a
 claimant in a civil action before a    
,federal court to retain a structured   
settlement broker to negotiate the terms
 of payment of an award1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,structured         
,settlement ,claimants ,rights ,act of  
#bjai4  #b4 ,in general  7a7 ,federal   
court proceedings ,chapter #aaa of title
 #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#affj4 ,right to retain structured      
settlement broker ,a claimant in any    
civil action before a ,federal court    
shall have the right to retain a        
structured settlement broker to act on  

behalf of that claimant for purposes of 
negotiating a schedule of payments or   
other terms of payment of a sum certain 
previously agreed to paid by or on      
behalf of the defendant in satisfaction 
of a judgment against that defendant or 
in accordance with the terms of a       
settlement4 ,the court shall inform the 
claimant of this right at the           
appropriate time4 ,the defendant shall  
provide timely notice of any            
professional relationship between the   
defendant and the broker if any such    
relationship exists or has existed4  4  
7b7 ,administrative proceedings ,section
 #eed of title #e1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7f7 ,in the case of any 
proceeding under this section1 a party  
to that proceeding shall have the right 
to retain a structured settlement broker
 to act on behalf of that party for     
purposes of negotiating a schedule of   
payments or other terms of payment of a 
sum certain previously agreed to paid by

 or on behalf of another party in       
satisfaction of a decision against that 
party or in accordance with the terms of
 a settlement between the parties4 ,the 
agency shall inform the claimant of this
 right at the appropriate time4 ,the    
defendant shall provide timely notice of
 any professional relationship between  
the defendant and the broker if any such
 relationship exists or has existed4  4