,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cdbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #f1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
just compensation in the event that     
eminent domain is exercised1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,just          
,compensation ,act of #bjbc4  #b4       
,purpose  7a7 ,constitutional           
requirement ,the ,fifth ,amendment to   
the ,constitution of the ,united ,states
 guarantees that nor shall private      
property be taken for public use1       
without just compensation4  7b7 ,act    
requirement ,the purpose of this ,act is
 to require that the ,federal           
,government-- 7#a7 demonstrate public   
use by exercising eminent domain itself 
and not delegate the power of the       
,federal ,government to any private     
entity2 and  7#b7 provide just          

compensation in the form of #aej percent
 of fair market value for any property  
over which the ,federal ,government     
exercises eminent domain4  #c4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,federal ,government ,the term ,federal 
,government means-- 7,a7 the ,president2
 and  7,b7 each ,executive agency1 as   
defined in section #aje of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,private   
entity ,the term private entity means   
any non-governmental entity4  7#c7      
,relevant congressional committees ,the 
term relevant congress committees       
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on the      
,judiciary of the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary of the    
,house of ,representatives4  #d4 ,public
 use ,notwithstanding any other law1 the
 ,federal ,government may not delegate  
the power to exercise eminent domain to 
any private entity4  #e4 ,just          
compensation ,the ,federal ,government1 
in exercising eminent domain1 shall     
provide just compensation of not less   

than #aej percent of fair market value4 
#f4 ,reports  7a7 ,initial report ,not  
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney   
,general shall submit a report to the   
relevant congressional committees       
describing the implementation of this   
,act4  7b7 ,subsequent reports ,not     
later than #b years after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter1 the ,attorney ,general shall
 submit a report to the relevant        
congressional committees describing the 
implementation of this ,act1 which shall
 include-- 7#a7 a description of the    
precise actions1 locations1 public uses1
 and compensations provided for every   
exercise of eminent domain by the       
,federal ,government2 and  7#b7 a       
summary of the use of eminent domain by 
,states4  #g4 ,no additional funds ,no  
additional funds are authorized to be   
appropriate to carry out this ,act4