,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bbe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #b1 #bjbc,mr4 
,tub]ville 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tillis1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 & 
,ms4 ,lummis7 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 (     
#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 7a71   
%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 ! 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 ! 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