,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4  
,l>son ( ,connecticut 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4    
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4  
,gomez1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,jacobs1 ,mr4
 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mrs4 ,watson    
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,kamlag]-,dove1 ,mr4     
,jackson ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,licc>do1 ,mr4
 ,cisn]os1 & ,mr4 ,c>son7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to re=m ! process = paym5t ( c]ta9     
compromise settlem5ts1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,don't ,settle = ,corruption ,act4  
#b4 ,limitation on c]ta9 paym5ts        
,section #bdad ( title #bh1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3
  #bdad4 ,paym5t ( judgm5ts & compromise
 settlem5ts  7a7 ,except z provid$ by   
*apt] #ga ( title #da1 paym5t ( f9al    
judgm5ts r5d]$ by a di/rict c\rt or !   

,c\rt ( ,int]national ,trade aga9/ !    
,unit$ ,/ates %all be made on settlem5ts
 by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury4 ,paym5t (
 f9al judgm5ts r5d]$ by a ,/ate or =eign
 c\rt or tribunal aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 or aga9/ its ag5cies or (ficials ^u    
obligations or liabilities ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 %all be made on settlem5ts by ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury aft]            
c]tification by ! ,attorney ,g5]al t x  
is 9 ! int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pay !
 same4  7b7 ,:5ev] ! ,attorney ,g5]al   
det]m9es t no appeal %all be tak5 f a   
judgm5t or t no fur!r review w be s\ght 
f a decision affirm+ ! same1 he %all s  
c]tify & ! judgm5t %all be deem$ f9al4  
7c7 ,except z o!rwise provid$ by law1 & 
subject to enactm5t ( a resolution 9 !  
case ( a cov]$ settlem5t1 compromise    
settlem5ts ( claims ref]r$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al = def5se ( imm95t      
litigation or suits aga9/ ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 or aga9/ its ag5cies or (ficials
 ^u obligations or liabilities ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 made by ! ,attorney      

,g5]al or any p]son au?oriz$ by him1    
%all be settl$ & paid 9 a mann] simil>  
to judgm5ts 9 l causes & appropriations 
or funds available = ! paym5t ( su*     
judgm5ts are h]eby made available = !   
paym5t ( su* compromise settlem5ts4  7d7
 ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all exp$iti\sly   
submit a report1 be>+ an id5tification  
numb]1 sett+ =? ! t]ms ( a cov]$        
settlem5t to bo? ,h\ses ( ,congress on !
 same day & to ea* ,h\se :ile x is 9    
session4  7e7 ,no proposal = a cov]$    
settlem5t may be consid]$ approv$ unless
 dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! 
report "u subsection 7d7 is receiv$ by  
,congress & end+ #fj days !reaft] a     
resolution describ$ 9 subsection 7f7 is 
enact$4  7f7 ,= ! purpose ( ?is section1
 ! t]m resolution means only a jo9t     
resolution ( ! ,congress1 ! matt] aft] !
 resolv+ clause ( :i* is z foll[s3 ,t   
!approves ! cov]$ settlem5t             
numb]$submitt$ to ! ,congress on1 ! fir/
 blank space !re9 be+ fill$ ) ! "n ( !  
resolv+ ,h\se & ! o!r blank spaces be+  

appropriately fill$4  7g7 ,9 ?is        
section1 ! t]m cov]$ settlem5t means any
 compromise settlem5t = def5se ( imm95t 
litigation or suit by ! ,presid5t or a  
=m] ,presid5t aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or 
aga9/ its ag5cies or (ficials ^u        
obligations or liabilities ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  4