,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ceha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #f1 #bjbf,mr4  
,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,padilla1    
,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4      
,wel*1 ,mr4 ,kim1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4
 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4
 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,cortez  
,ma/o1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51   
,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,re$1 &  
,mr4 ,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to prohibit ! paym5t ( c]ta9 legal     
settlem5ts to any individual convict$ ( 
assault+ a law en=cem5t (fic] 9         
connection ) brea*+ ! ,capitol on       
,janu>y #f1 #bjba4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,settlem5ts = 
,janu>y #f ,law ,en=cem5t ,assault]s    
,act4  #b4 ,limitation on legal         
settlem5ts = any individual convict$ (  
assault+ a law en=cem5t (fic] 9         
connection ) brea*+ ! ,capitol on       

,janu>y #f1 #bjba  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m cov]$ individual means  
an individual :o has be5 convict$ ( an  
(f5se involv+ assault+ a law en=cem5t   
(fic]1 includ+ a violation ( section    
#aaa ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
or a violation ( section #dcb ( !       
,revis$ ,/atutes ( ! ,di/rict (         
,columbia 7sec4 #bb-dje1 ,d4,c4 ,(ficial
 ,code71 9 connection ) ! ev5ts t       
occurr$ at or ne> ! ,capitol on ,janu>y 
#f1 #bjba4  7b7 ,limitation ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 no ,f$]al funds1  
includ+ am\nts appropriat$ "u section   
#acjd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code  
7commonly kn[n z ! ,judgm5t ,fund71 may 
be obligat$ or exp5d$ = any legal       
settlem5t to a cov]$ individual if !    
claims giv+ rise to su* settlem5t are   
bas$ on alleg$ h>m suff]$ by ! cov]$    
individual-- 7#a7 dur+ ! ev5ts t occurr$
 at or ne> ! ,capitol on ,janu>y #f1    
#bjba2 or  7#b7 f prosecution = an (f5se
 relat+ to su* ev5ts4