,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #a1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,min 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain     
,delaney1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 and
 ,mr4 ,thanedar7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct the ,comptroller     
,general to report on settlements with  
covered law firms4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,disclosure of ,engagements with        
,attorney ,law ,firms ,act of #bjbe or  
the ,,deal ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,report  
on settlements with covered law firms   
7a7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
report on any settlement made with a    
covered law firms to determine if there 
has been a violation of section         
#ccjb7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code 7commonly known as the            
,miscellaneous ,receipts ,act74  7b7    

,settlement made with a covered law firm
 defined ,in this section1 the term     
settlement made with a covered law firm 
means any written or oral agreement1    
arrangement1 memorandum of              
understanding1 or other commitment      
between any law firm and any officer1   
employee1 or agent of the ,executive    
,branch1 including the ,president1      
that--  7#a7 provides the delivery of   
legal services1 including pro bono      
representation1 by the law firm or its  
agents2  7#b7 implies that legal        
services provided by the law firm are   
directed toward causes1 initiatives1 or 
beneficiaries identified1 approved1 or  
jointly selected by the ,executive      
,branch2  7#c7 was entered into in      
connection with1 or contemporaneously   
with1 the withdrawal1 rescission1 or    
non-enforcement of any executive order1 
administration action1 or regulatory    
threat directed at the law firm2  7#d7  
has an estimated value of legal services
 exceeding #a1jjj1jjj over the term of  

the agreement2 and  7#e7 was entered    
into between the date of ,february #a1  
#bjbe1 and ,april #cj1 #bjbe4