,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,johnson ( ,l\isiana introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d *apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 to increase transp>5cy &  
ov]sight ( ?ird-p>ty fund+ by =eign     
p]sons1 to prohibit ?ird-p>ty fund+ by  
=eign /ates & sov]eign weal? funds1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,our ,c\rts f
 ,=eign ,manipulation ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4
 ,transp>5cy & limitations on =eign     
?ird-p>ty litigation fund+  7a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,*apt] #aaa ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #affj4 ,transp>5cy &           
limitations on =eign ?ird-p>ty          
litigation fund+  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section-- 7#a7 ! t]m =eign p]son--     
7,a7 means any p]son or entity t is n a 
,unit$ ,/ates p]son1 z def9$ 9 section  
#aja ( ! ,=eign ,intellig5ce            

,surveillance ,act ( #aigh 7#ej         
,u4,s4,c4 #ahja72 &  7,b7 does n include
 a =eign /ate or a sov]eign weal? fund2 
7#b7 ! t]m =eign /ate has ! mean+ giv5 t
 t]m 9 section #afjc2 &  7#c7 ! t]m     
sov]eign weal? fund means an inve/m5t   
fund own$ or controll$ by a =eign /ate1 
an ag5cy or in/rum5tality ( a =eign /ate
 7z def9$ 9 section #afjc71 or an ag5t (
 a =eign pr9cipal 7z def9$ 9 section #a 
( ! ,=eign ,ag5ts ,regi/ration ,act (   
#aich1 z am5d$ 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #faa774   
7b7 ,disclosure ( ?ird-,p>ty litigation 
fund+ & =eign s\rce c]tification by     
=eign p]sons1 =eign /ates1 & sov]eign   
weal? funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 any civil 
action1 ea* p>ty or ! c\nsel ( record = 
! p>ty %all-- 7,a7 disclose 9 writ+ to !
 c\rt1 to all o!r nam$ p>ties to ! civil
 action1 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 & to !  
,pr9cipal ,deputy ,assi/ant ,attorney   
,g5]al = ,national ,security--  7i7 !   
"n1 ! address1 &1 if applicable1 !      
citiz5%ip or ! c\ntry ( incorporation or
 regi/ration ( any =eign p]son1 =eign   

/ate1 or sov]eign weal? fund1 o!r ?an ! 
nam$ p>ties or c\nsel ( record1 t has a 
"r to receive any paym5t t is cont+5t 9 
any respect on ! outcome ( ! civil      
action by settlem5t1 judgm5t1 or        
o!rwise2  7ii7 ! "n1 ! address1 &1 if   
applicable1 ! citiz5%ip or ! c\ntry (   
incorporation or regi/ration ( any =eign
 p]son1 =eign /ate1 or sov]eign weal?   
fund1 o!r ?an ! nam$ p>ties or c\nsel ( 
record1 t has a "r to receive any paym5t
 t is cont+5t 9 any respect on ! outcome
 ( any matt] )9 a portfolio t includes !
 civil action & involves ! same c\nsel (
 record or affiliat$ c\nsel2 &  7iii7 if
 ! p>ty or ! c\nsel ( record = ! p>ty   
submits a c]tification describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,c77i71 ! "n1 ! address1 &1
 if applicable1 ! citiz5%ip or ! c\ntry 
( incorporation or regi/ration ( ! =eign
 p]son1 =eign /ate1 or sov]eign weal?   
fund t is ! s\rce ( ! money2  7,b7      
produce to ! c\rt1 to all o!r nam$      
p>ties to ! civil action1 to ! ,attorney
 ,g5]al1 & to ! ,pr9cipal ,deputy       

,assi/ant ,attorney ,g5]al = ,national  
,security1 except z o!rwise /ipulat$ or 
ord]$ by ! c\rt1 a copy ( any agreem5t  
creat+ a cont+5t "r describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 = a civil     
action involv+ an agreem5t creat+ a "r  
to receive any paym5t by anyone1 o!r ?an
 ! nam$ p>ties or c\nsel ( record1 t is 
cont+5t 9 any respect on ! outcome ( !  
civil action by settlem5t1 judgm5t1 or  
o!rwise1 or on ! outcome ( any matt] )9 
a portfolio t includes ! civil action & 
involves ! same c\nsel or affiliat$     
c\nsel1 submit to ! c\rt a c]tification 
t-- 7i7 ! money t has be5 or w be us$ to
 satisfy any t]m ( ! agreem5t has be5 or
 w be directly or indirectly s\rc$1 9   
:ole or 9 "p1 f a =eign p]son1 =eign    
/ate1 or sov]eign weal? fund1 includ+ ! 
monet>y am\nts t h be5 or w be us$ to   
satisfy ! agreem5t2 or  7ii7 t !        
disclosure & c]tification crit]ia set =?
 9 subp>agraph 7,a77iii7 & clause 7i7 ( 
?is subp>agraph d n apply to ! civil    
action4  7#b7 ,tim+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   

disclosure & c]tification requir$ by    
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be made n lat] ?an ! 
lat] (--  7i7 #cj days aft] execution ( 
any agreem5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72  
or  7ii7 ! date on :i* ! civil action is
 fil$4  7,b7 ,p>ties s]v$ or jo9$ lat]  
,a p>ty t ent]s into an agreem5t        
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t is fir/ s]v$ 
or jo9$ aft] ! date on :i* ! civil      
action is fil$ %all make ! disclosure & 
c]tification requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 n 
lat] ?an #cj days aft] be+ s]v$ or jo9$1
 unless a diff]5t "t is set by          
/ipulation or c\rt ord]4  7#c7 ,=eign   
s\rce disclosure & c]tification =mat    
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a disclosure requir$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 & a c]tification     
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 %all--    
7i7 be made 9 ! =m ( a decl>ation "u    
p5alty ( p]jury pursuant to section     
#agdf & %all be made to ! be/ k1        
in=mation1 & belief ( ! decl>ant =m$    
aft] reasonable inquiry2 &  7ii7 be     
provid$ to all o!r nam$ p>ties to !     
civil action1 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 &  

to ! ,pr9cipal ,deputy ,assi/ant        
,attorney ,g5]al = ,national ,security  
by ! p>ty or c\nsel ( record = ! p>ty   
mak+ ! disclosure & c]tification1 except
 z o!rwise /ipulat$ or ord]$ by ! c\rt4 
7,b7 ,supplem5tation & correction ,n    
lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date on :i* a  
p>ty or c\nsel ( record = ! p>ty knew or
 %\ld h kn[n t ! disclosure requir$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 or a c]tification    
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,c7 is        
incomplete or inaccurate 9 any mat]ial  
respect1 ! p>ty or c\nsel ( record %all 
supplem5t or correct ! disclosure or    
c]tification4  7c7 ,prohibition on      
?ird-,p>ty fund+ litigation by =eign    
/ates & sov]eign weal? funds  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,x %all be unlawful = any p>ty to 
or c\nsel ( record = a civil action to  
ent] into an agreem5t creat+ a "r =     
anyone1 o!r ?an ! nam$ p>ties or c\nsel 
( record1 to receive any paym5t t is    
cont+5t 9 any respect on ! outcome ( a  
civil action or any matt] )9 a portfolio
 t includes ! civil action & involves ! 

same c\nsel ( record or affiliat$       
c\nsel1 ! t]ms ( :i* are to be satisfi$ 
by money t has be5 or w be directly or  
indirectly s\rc$1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 f a   
=eign /ate or a sov]eign weal? fund4    
7#b7 ,en=cem5t ,any agreem5t ent]$ 9    
violation ( p>agraph 7#a7 %all be null &
 void4  7d7 ,failure ,to disclose1 ,to  
supplem5t2 sanctions ,a disclosure1     
production1 or c]tification "u          
subsection 7b7 is deem$ to be in=mation 
requir$ by rule #bf7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al      
,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure & subject to !
 sanctions provisions ( rule #cg ( !    
,f$]al ,rules ( ,civil ,proc$ure4  4    
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table 
( sections *apt] #aaa ( title #bh1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #affj4 ,transp>5cy &  
limitations on =eign ?ird-p>ty          
litigation fund+4  4  #c4 ,report to    
,congress ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually      
!reaft]1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !      

,s5ate & ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on !  
activities involv+ =eign ?ird-p>ty      
litigation fund+ 9 ,f$]al c\rts1        
includ+1 if applicable--  7#a7 !        
id5tities ( =eign ?ird-p>ty litigation  
fund]s 9 ,f$]al c\rts1 includ+ names1   
addresses1 & citiz5%ip or c\ntry (      
incorporation or regi/ration2  7#b7 !   
id5tities ( =eign p]sons1 =eign /ates1  
or sov]eign weal? funds 7z su* t]ms are 
def9$ 9 section #affj ( title #bh1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by section  
#b ( ?is ,act7 t h be5 ! s\rces ( money 
= ?ird-p>ty litigation fund+ 9 ,f$]al   
c\rts2  7#c7 ! judicial di/ricts 9 :i*  
=eign ?ird-p>ty litigation fund+ has    
occurr$2  7#d7 an e/imate ( ! total     
am\nt ( =eign-s\rc$ money us$ =         
?ird-p>ty litigation fund+ 9 ,f$]al     
c\rts1 includ+ an e/imate ( ! am\nt (   
su* money s\rc$ f ea* c\ntry2 &  7#e7 a 
summ>y ( ! subject matt]s ( ! civil     
actions 9 ,f$]al c\rts = :i* =eign s\rc$
 money has be5 us$ = ?ird-p>ty          

litigation fund+4  #d4 ,applicability ,!
 am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all apply to
 any civil action p5d+ on or comm5c$ on 
or aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4