,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dddd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,inhofe1 and ,mr4 ,tillis7 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 #bjbb4
  #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 ,except as provided in      
paragraph 7#b71 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 loan1 in 

cash or in kind1 to any person or entity
 other than the ,united ,states that is 
not a party to the dispute4  7#b7       
,exceptions ,an official or agency of   
the ,government may enter into or       
enforce a settlement agreement on behalf
 of the ,united ,states described in    
paragraph 7#a7 only if-- 7,a7 the       
payment or loan 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 lendee1 which shall not include
 an agreement that requires a defendant 
in an environmental case1 in lieu of    
payment to the ,federal ,government1 to 
expend funds to provide goods or        
services to third parties for           
supplemental environmental projects2    
7,b7 the payment or loan 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 ,code2  7,c7 
in cases of foreign official corruption1
 a trusted third party is required to   
facilitate the repatriation and use of  
funds to directly benefit those harmed  
by the foreign corruption2 or  7,d7     
payment is expressly authorized by      
statute or regulation1 including        
restitution and forfeiture4  7b7        
,prohibition on cy-,pres 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 shall apply to any settlement       
agreement concluded on or after the date

 of enactment of this ,act4  7d7        
,reports on settlement agreements  7#a7 
,in general ,not later than ,september  
#cj of the first fiscal year that begins
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and of each fiscal year          
thereafter1 the head of each ,federal   
agency shall submit electronically to   
the ,congressional ,budget ,office a    
report on each settlement agreement     
described in subsection 7a77#a7 entered 
into by that ,federal agency during such
 fiscal year 7other than a settlement   
agreement for a qui tam action or under 
section #ehf7;a7 of title #bh1 ,united  
,states ,code7 that meets the           
requirements of an exception described  
in subparagraph 7,a7 or 7,b7 of         
subsection 7a77#b71 which shall include 
including the parties to each such      
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 enactment of this ,act4  7e7    
,annual audit requirement  7#a7 ,in     
general ,not later than ,september #cj  
of the first fiscal year that begins    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 and of each fiscal year           
thereafter1 the ,inspector ,general of  
each ,federal agency shall submit a     
report on any settlement agreement      
entered into by that ,federal agency    
during such fiscal year in violation of 
this section to-- 7,a7 the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary1 the ,committee on the  
,budget1 and the ,committee on          
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary1  
the ,committee on the ,budget1 and the  
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7       
,prohibition on additional funding ,no  
additional funds are authorized to be   

appropriated to carry out this          
subsection4  7f7 ,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