,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ihei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4  
,messm] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education &  
,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !      
,secret>y ( ,labor to ent] into adv]se  
int]e/ agreem5ts if ! ,secret>y %>es    
in=mation ) an individual t is relat$ to
 a pot5tial civil action1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,e?ical ,inve/igations &
 ,integrity ,act4  #b4 ,adv]se int]e/   
agreem5t requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! 
ev5t t ! ,secret>y ( ,labor provides    
adv]se assi/ance to an individual1 prior
 to provid+ ! adv]se assi/ance1 !       
,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 ent] into a writt5
 agreem5t ) ! individual t details !    
nature & scope ( su* assi/ance2 &  7#b7 
provide a copy ( su* agreem5t to any    
employ] or contractor t may be directly 
& adv]sely impact$ by su* assi/ance4    
7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an  
#fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   

,act1 & by ,decemb] #ca ( ea* ye> t     
beg9s aft] su* date1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress a report conta9+    
in=mation on all agreem5ts to provide   
adv]se assi/ance 9 effect = ! prec$+    
fiscal ye>1 includ+1 9 relation to ea*  
su* agreem5t--  7,a7 a copy ( !         
agreem5t1 ) any in=mation describ$ 9    
subp>agraph 7#b77;,b7 r$act$2  7,b7 !   
date ! agreem5t 0 ent]$ into2 &  7,c7 a 
detail$ description ( ! nature & scope (
 ! assi/ance provid$ dur+ ! fiscal ye>1 
includ+-- 7i7 ! in=mation %>$1 includ+ !
 s\rce1 type1 & am\nt ( ! in=mation1 & !
 date on :i* su* in=mation 0 %>$2  7ii7 
a log ( v]bal communications1 includ+-- 
7,i7 ! date ( ea* communication2  7,,ii7
 ! p>ties engag$ 9 su* communication2   
7,,iii7 ! mode ( communication2 &       
7,,iv7 ! nature ( any in=mation %>$2 &  
7iii7 a log ( meet+s1 includ+--  7,i7 ! 
date ( ea* meet+2  7,,ii7 ! p>ties      
pres5t at ! meet+2  7,,iii7 mode ( !    
meet+2 &  7,,iv7 ! purpose ( su* meet+ &
 ! nature ( any in=mation %>$4  7#b7    

,id5tify+ in=mation ,! report describ$  
"u p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 %all id5tify !  
p>ties to ea* agreem5t2 &  7,b7 may n   
include any in=mation t may be us$ to   
id5tify any o!r p]son 7includ+ an       
employ]1 contractor1 or any o!r pot5tial
 def5dant74  7c7 ,exi/+ arrangem5ts ,= !
 purposes ( subsection 7a71 if1 n lat]  
?an #fj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t (   
?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,labor takes !  
actions requir$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 
( su* subsection 9 relation to an exi/+ 
arrangem5t to provide adv]se assi/ance1 
! ,secret>y %all be deem$ to h tak5 su* 
actions prior to provid+ su* adv]se     
assi/ance4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
section3 7#a7 ,adv]se assi/ance ,! t]m  
adv]se assi/ance means assi/ance or     
advice1 includ+ ! disclosure (          
in=mation1 t is direct$ specifically    
t[>d an attorney = pot5tial use 9 a     
civil action "u any cov]$ law4  7#b7    
,cov]$ law ,! t]m cov]$ law means any   
provision ( law t is en=c$ by ! ,wage & 
,h\r ,division ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor z 

( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#c7   
,employ] ,! t]m employ] has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,fair ,labor    
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
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