,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ab1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,issa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,fitzg]ald1 &   
,mr4 ,baumg>tn]7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! 
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title    
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to protect    
legal proce$+s f manipulation & provide 
= transp>5cy & ov]sight ( ?ird-p>ty     
b5efici>ies 9 civil actions4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,?ird ,p>ty ,litigation ,fund+
 ,f ,abuse ,act or ! ,protect+ ,,tplf ,f
 ,abuse ,act4  #b4 ,transp>5cy &        
ov]sight ( ?ird-p>ty b5efici>ies 9 civil
 cases  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #aaa ( title
 #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by  
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #affj4 ,initial
 disclosures reg>d+ ?ird-p>ty           
b5efici>ies  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 9 any civil   
action1 a p>ty or any c\nsel ( record = 
a p>ty %all-- 7#a7 disclose 9 writ+ to !
 c\rt & all o!r nam$ p>ties to ! civil  

action ! id5tity ( any p]son 7o!r ?an   
c\nsel ( record7 t has a legal "r to    
receive any paym5t or ?+ ( value t is   
cont+5t 9 any respect on ! outcome or   
proce$s ( ! civil action or a gr\p (    
civil actions ( :i* ! civil action is a 
"p1 includ+--  7,a7 any portion ( a     
settlem5t1 a judgm5t1 or an aw>d (      
attorney's fees f ! civil action or gr\p
 ( civil actions2 or  7,b7 any o!r      
proce$s f ! civil action or gr\p ( civil
 actions2  7#b7 produce to ! c\rt1 = 9  
cam]a review1 any agreem5t creat+ a     
legal "r describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71      
includ+ any ancill>y agreem5t or        
docum5t2 &  7#c7 aft] ! review conduct$ 
"u p>agraph 7#b71 produce to ea* o!r    
nam$ p>ty to ! civil action1 =          
inspection & copy+1 ea* docum5t produc$ 
"u p>agraph 7#b71 subject to any        
protective ord]1 use limitation1 or any 
o!r limitation or exclusion ord]$ by !  
c\rt1 includ+--  7,a7 any limitation or 
exclusion relat+ to attorney-cli5t      
privilege1 ! attorney "w product        

doctr9e1 or any o!r applicable          
privilege2 or  7,b7 any limitation or   
exclusion to protect f disclosure to any
 p>ty or non-p>ty ! id5tity ( any memb]1
 donor1 or associate ( ! p]son t has a  
legal "r describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71      
except to ! ext5t t ! memb]1 donor1 or  
associate also has a legal "r to receive
 any paym5t or ?+ ( value describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#a7 & is n except$ f     
disclosure "u subsection 7b77#a74  7b7  
,exceptions & limitations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,! requirem5ts "u subsection 7a7 %all n
 apply ) respect to a p]son t has a     
legal "r to receive any paym5t or ?+ (  
value describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 if !
 legal "r is solely reg>d+-- 7,a7 !     
repaym5t ( ! pr9cipal ( a loan2  7,b7 ! 
repaym5t ( ! pr9cipal ( a loan plus     
int]e/ t does n exce$ ! high] ( #aj     
p]c5t or a rate ?ree times ! annual     
av]age #cj-ye> con/ant maturity         
,treasury yield1 z publi%$ by ! ,bo>d ( 
,gov]nors ( ! ,f$]al ,res]ve ,sy/em1 = !
 ye> prec$+ ! date on :i* ! relevant    

agreem5t 0 execut$2  7,c7 ! reimbursem5t
 ( attorney's fees paid to c\nsel (     
record = s]vices provid$ 9 ! civil      
action2 or  7,d7 ! reimbursem5t ( a     
grant4  7#b7 ,donor1 memb]1 & associate 
id5tity ,! requirem5ts "u subsection    
7a77#a7 %all n apply ) respect to any   
donor1 memb]1 or associate ( ! p]son t  
has a legal "r describ$ 9 subsection    
7a77#a7 unless ! donor1 memb]1 or       
associate also has a legal "r to receive
 any paym5t or ?+ ( value describ$ 9    
subsection 7a77#a7 & is n except$ f     
disclosure "u subsection 7b77#a74  7#c7 
,donor & memb] li/ ,! requirem5ts "u    
subsections 7a77#b7 & 7a77#c7 %all n    
require ! production ( li/s ( memb]s1   
donors1 or associates1 & ! c\rt %all    
p]mit r$actions ( ! id5tity ( any memb]1
 donor1 or associate f mat]ials disclos$
 pursuant to subsection 7a77#c71 unless 
t memb]1 donor1 or associate also has a 
legal "r to receive any paym5t or ?+ (  
value describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a7 & is
 n except$ f disclosure "u subsection   

7b77#a74  7#d7 ,admissibility & discov]y
 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,section may be con/ru$ to 
r5d] admissible any disclosure1 docum5t1
 or ?+ provid$ "u ?is ,section1 or any  
in=mation !re91 or to affect :e!r any   
disclosure1 docum5t1 or ?+ is           
discov]able except z expressly provid$ 9
 ?is section4  7c7 ,tim+ ,! disclosures 
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all be made n
 lat] ?an ! lat] (-- 7#a7 #aj days aft] 
! execution ( any agreem5t describ$ 9   
subsection 7a77#b72  7#b7 ! "t ( initial
 disclosures made pursuant to ,f$]al    
,rule ( ,civil ,proc$ure #bf7;a77#a72 or
  7#c7 ! "t set by ! c\rt = su*         
disclosures4  7d7 ,duty to correct ,a   
p>ty or c\nsel ( record t made a        
disclosure requir$ by ?is section %all  
supplem5t or correct ea* su* disclosure 
9 a timely mann]-- 7#a7 if su* p>ty or  
c\nsel ( record le>ns t ! disclosure is 
or has become incomplete or incorrect 9 
"s mat]ial respect1 if ! additional or  
corrective in=mation has n o!rwise be5  
made kn[n to ! o!r p>ties dur+ !        

discov]y process or 9 writ+2 or  7#b7 z 
ord]$ by ! c\rt4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical       
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #aaa
 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #affj4
 ,?ird-p>ty b5efici>y disclosure4  4    
#c4 ,applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by  
?is ,act %all apply to any civil action 
p5d+ on or comm5c$ aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4