,,ib ,union ,cal5d> ,no4 #bgh #aah?     
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ghh 
,report ,no4 #aah-cci ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #b1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,good5 ( ,texas 7= himself1   
,mr4 ,des,jarlais1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4  
,norman1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4            
,luetkemey]1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4 ,issa1    
,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,ms4  
,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,palm]1 &    
,mr4 ,cl9e7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y
  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbd;,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,fry1 & ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a  ,janu>y #i1     
#bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #b1 #bjbc  ,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 ( #bjbc4   
#b4 ,limitation on donations made       
pursuant to settlem5t agreem5ts to :i* !
 unit$ /ates is a p>ty  7a7 ,limitation 
on requir$ donations ,an (ficial or ag5t
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t may n ent] into or en=ce 
any settlem5t agreem5t on behalf ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates direct+ or provid+ = a    
paym5t to any p]son or entity o!r ?an ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 o!r ?an a paym5t t       
provides re/itution = or o!rwise        
directly rem$ies actual h>m 7includ+ to 
! environm5t7 directly & proximately    
caus$ by ! p>ty mak+ ! paym5t1 or       
con/itutes paym5t = s]vices r5d]$ 9     
connection ) ! case4  7b7 ,p5alty ,any  
(ficial or ag5t ( ! ,gov]nm5t :o        
violates subsection 7a7 %all be subject 
to ! same p5alties t w\ld apply 9 ! case
 ( a violation ( section #ccjb ( title  
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7c7          
,effective date ,subsections 7a7 & 7b7  
apply only 9 ! case ( a settlem5t       
agreem5t ent]$ on or aft] ! date (      

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7 ,def9ition ,! 
t]m settlem5t agreem5t means a settlem5t
 agreem5t resolv+ a civil action or     
pot5tial civil action4  7e7 ,reports on 
settlem5t agreem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an 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 to a p]son or entity
 o!r ?an ! ,unit$ ,/ates t is provid+   
re/itution = or o!rwise directly rem$ies
 actual h>m 7includ+ to ! environm5t7   
directly & proximately caus$ by ! p>ty  
mak+ ! paym5t1 or t con/itutes paym5t = 
s]vices r5d]$ 9 connection ) ! case1 :i*
 %all include ! 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 

7#c7 ,sunset ,?is subsection %all cease 
to be effective on ! date t is #g ye>s  
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7f7 
,annual audit requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al 
,n lat] ?an at ! end ( ! fir/ fiscal ye>
 t beg9s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 & annually !reaft]1 ! ,inspector  
,g5]al ( ea* ,f$]al ag5cy %all submit a 
report on any settlem5t agreem5t ent]$  
into 9 violation ( ?is section by t     
ag5cy to-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 & 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,s5ate2 &  7,b7 ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y1 ! ,committee on ! ,budget1 & 
! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7          
,prohibition on additional fund+ ,no    
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is subsection4 
,janu>y #i1 #bjbd,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
pr9t$