,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dfia ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 and ,mr4 ,inhofe7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the ,united ,states is a party1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,safeguarding ,awards for ,victims and ,enforcement ,settlements ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,limitation on donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the united states is a party 7a7 ,limitation on required donations 7#a7 ,in general ,an official or agent of the ,government may not enter into or enforce any settlement agreement on behalf of the ,united ,states1 directing or providing for a payment or loan to any person or entity other than the ,united ,states1 other than a payment or loan that-- 7,a7 provides restitution for or is otherwise intended to directly remedy actual harm 7including to the environment7 directly caused by the party making the payment or loan1 and1 to the extent any victim thereof was an identifiable person1 suffered by the payee or lendee2 or 7,b7 constitutes payment for services rendered in connection with the case1 including for settlement or compliance monitoring or for divestiture trustee services1 or a payment pursuant to section #cffc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4 7#b7 ,exceptions ,nothing in this subsection shall-- 7,a7 prohibit the ,united ,states from participating in a settlement through which claims against one or more third parties are resolved through payments to the same third parties2 7,b7 limit any payment under section #aaj7l77#d77;,a7 of title #aa1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,c7 prohibit the ,united ,states from participating in a settlement agreement that1 pursuant to a non-prosecution agreement1 deferred prosecution agreement1 or plea agreement1 provides for remedial training1 establishment of a compliance program1 or enhancement of a compliance program designed to remediate the alleged criminal violations identified in the settlement1 or avoid such violations in the future2 7,d7 proscribe or otherwise limit the manner in which forfeited assets linked to foreign corruption affecting the ,united ,states financial system or assets recovered following the filing of an asset forfeiture action to recover assets linked to foreign corruption shall be returned for the benefit of the people harmed by the corruption2 7,e7 prohibit the ,united ,states from participating in a settlement or resolution with a party in which the ,united ,states coordinates with any other domestic or foreign civil1 criminal1 or regulatory authority to credit payments the party makes to any other such authority so as to avoid duplicative penalties1 fines1 forfeiture1 and disgorgement2 or 7,f7 limit payments expressly authorized by law4 7b7 ,prohibition on cy-,prs redistributions in settlements ,except as otherwise provided by law1 when the ,united ,states has entered into a settlement involving a fund for payments to individual claimants1 amounts remaining after all claims on the settlement fund have been satisfied shall be repaid proportionally to each party who contributed to the settlement fund4 7c7 ,effective date ,subsections 7a7 and 7b7 apply only in the case of a settlement agreement concluded on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,payment ,the term payment means any transfer of money1 cash1 or other consideration1 including constructive transfer in lieu of money4 7#b7 ,settlement agreement ,the term settlement agreement means a settlement agreement resolving a civil action or potential civil action1 participation in any pretrial diversion program1 a plea agreement1 a deferred prosecution agreement1 or a non-prosecution agreement4 7e7 ,reports on settlement agreements 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning at the end of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the head of each ,federal agency shall submit electronically to the ,congressional ,budget ,office a report on each settlement agreement entered into by that agency 7other than a settlement agreement for a qui tam action or under section #ehf7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code7 during that fiscal year that directs or provides for a payment or loan to a person or entity other than the ,united ,states that provides restitution for or otherwise directly remedies actual harm 7including to the environment7 directly caused by the party making the payment or loan1 or constitutes payment for services rendered in connection with the case1 including the parties to each settlement agreement1 the source of the settlement funds1 and where and how such funds were and will be distributed4 7#b7 ,prohibition on additional funding ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection4 7#c7 ,sunset ,this subsection shall cease to be effective on the date that is #g years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7f7 ,annual audit requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,beginning at the end of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the ,inspector ,general of each ,federal agency shall submit a report to the ,committees on the ,judiciary1 on the ,budget and on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,senate1 on any settlement agreement entered into in violation of this section by that agency4 7#b7 ,prohibition on additional funding ,no additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection4