,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bjgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #af1 #bjba,mr4   
,tub]ville introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & 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 ( #bjba4   
#b4 ,limitation on donations made       
pursuant to settlem5t agreem5ts to :i* !
 ,unit$ ,/ates is a p>ty  7a7 ,def9ition
 ,9 ?is section1 ! 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  7b7          
,limitation on requir$ donations ,an    
(ficial or ag5t ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t may
 n ent] into or en=ce any settlem5t     
agreem5t on behalf ( ! ,unit$ ,/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 loan or
 con/itutes paym5t = s]vices r5d]$ 9    
connection ) ! case1 or a paym5t        
pursuant to section #cffc ( title #ah1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,p5alty ,any  
(ficial or ag5t ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t :o 
violates subsection 7b7 %all be subject 
to ! same p5alties t w\ld apply 9 ! case
 ( a violation ( section #ccjb ( title  
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7d7          
,effective date ,subsections 7b7 & 7c7  
%all apply only to any settlem5t        
agreem5t conclud$ on or aft] ! date (   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  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 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