,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ae 7legislative
 day1 ,april #ad71 #bjbf,ms4 ,w>r5 7=   
h]self & ,mr4 ,s*um]7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to prohibit ,presid5ts & ,vice         
,presid5ts f receiv+ damages paym5ts f !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ban ,presid5tial ,plund] ( ,taxpay]    
,funds ,act4  #b4 ,settlem5t paym5ts    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #afa ( title #bh1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #bdag4 ,rules =       
paym5ts to curr5t & =m] ,presid5ts &    
,vice ,presid5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m cov]$ individual means--
 7#a7 ! ,presid5t2  7#b7 ! ,vice        
,presid5t2  7#c7 a =m] ,presid5t if !   
=m] ,vice ,presid5t ( ! =m] ,presid5t is
 ,presid5t2  7#d7 ! sp\se or dep5d5t    
*ild ( an individual describ$ 9         

p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c72 &  7#e7 a    
tru/ 7or a tru/ee act+ on behalf ( a    
tru/7 or any o!r legal vehicle or entity
 e/abli%$1 or s]v+1 = ! b5efit (1 or    
own$ or controll$ by1 an individual     
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d74   
7b7 ,ban on cov]$ individuals obta9+    
settlem5t paym5ts f ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 no    
cov]$ individual may-- 7#a7 recov] or   
agree to recov] damages1 reimbursem5t1  
paym5t ( attorney's fees1 or any o!r    
paym5t1 :e!r monet>y or 9 k9d1 f !      
,unit$ ,/ates relat$ to any adm9i/rative
 claim1 civil action1 or o!r claim aga9/
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh a settlem5t      
agreem5t1 cons5t decree1 adm9i/rative   
resolution ( ! claim1 or simil>         
arrangem5t2 or  7#b7 direct any paym5t  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to be made to a
 ?ird p>ty4  7c7 ,ban on fil+           
adm9i/rative claims seek+ damages ,no   
cov]$ individual may file an            
adm9i/rative claim aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 seek+ to recov] damages1 reimbursem5t1 

paym5t ( attorney's fees1 or any o!r    
paym5t1 :e!r monet>y or 9 k9d1 f !      
,unit$ ,/ates4  7d7 ,adm9i/rative       
process+ & mak+ ( paym5ts ,no dep>tm5t  
or ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may          
adm9i/ratively process or fulfill a     
claim = damages1 reimbursem5t1 paym5t ( 
attorney's fees1 or any o!r paym5t1 :e!r
 monet>y or 9 k9d1 fil$ by or on behalf 
( a cov]$ individual1 ?r\gh a settlem5t 
agreem5t1 cons5t decree1 adm9i/rative   
resolution ( ! claim1 or simil>         
arrangem5t4  7e7 ,gu>drails = lawsuits  
seek+ damages ,not)/&+ any o!r provision
 ( law1 a c\rt-- 7#a7 may n aw>d any    
damages o!r ?an actual or comp5satory   
damages to a cov]$ individual 9 a civil 
action aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates "u any o!r 
provision ( law2 &  7#b7 may aw>d actual
 or comp5satory damages to a cov]$      
individual 9 a civil action aga9/ !     
,unit$ ,/ates "u any o!r provision ( law
 only if-- 7,a7 ! cov]$ individual      
agrees to ! c\rt appo9tm5t ( an         
indep5d5t c\nsel1 removable only by !   

c\rt = cause1 to repres5t ! ag5cy def5d+
 aga9/ ! claim ( ! cov]$ individual2    
7,b7 ! c\rt appo9ts an indep5d5t c\nsel 
"u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,c7 subject to 
! cont9u$ sup]vision ( ! c\rt1 any ag5cy
 involv$ 9 ! litigation coop]ates ) !   
indep5d5t c\nsel appo9t$ "u subp>agraph 
7,a71 includ+ by facilitat+ access to   
docum5ts & employees necess>y to        
complete ! "w ( ! indep5d5t c\nsel4  7f7
 ,transp>5cy requirem5t ,9 any action   
br\ght "u subsection 7e71 ! c\rt %all   
make public & free ( *>ge1 via an onl9e1
 publicly accessible1 & us]-fri5dly     
me?od all fil+s & proce$+s 9 an action  
describ$ 9 subsection 7e71 includ+ ?r\gh
 mak+ ! audio ( ea* session conduct$ by 
! c\rt dur+ ! proce$+s available onl9e  
contemporane\sly ) ! session4  7g7      
,gu>drails = =m] cov]$ individuals ,aft]
 a ,presid5t or ,vice ,presid5t leaves  
(fice1 t =m] ,presid5t or ,vice         
,presid5t or o!r =m] cov]$ individual   
describ$ 9 p>agraphs 7#c7 ?r\gh 7#e7 (  
subsection 7a7 may file an adm9i/rative 

claim or suit aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! 
,unit$ ,/ates may adjudicate or settle  
su* claim or suit1 if-- 7#a7 ! ag5cy or 
dep>tm5t aga9/ :i* ! claim or suit is   
fil$ appo9ts an exp]t1 c>e] employee :o 
c only be remov$ = good cause to lead   
any review & adjudication ( ! claim dur+
 any adm9i/rative or settlem5t process2 
7#b7 no executive bran* employee or     
(ficial appo9t$ by a cov]$ individual   
p>ticipates 9 any capacity 9 review+1   
litigat+ aga9/1 or adjudicat+ ! claim or
 settlem5t2  7#c7 = any agreem5t to make
 a paym5t f ! ,unit$ ,/ates to a =m]    
cov]$ individual1 ! t]ms ( ! agreem5t   
are publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] n lat]   
?an #g days aft] ! date on :i* !        
agreem5t is ent]$2  7#d7 = any paym5t f 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to a =m] cov]$          
individual1 ! am\nt1 date1 & =m ( paym5t
 is publi%$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] n lat]   
?an #g days aft] ! date on :i* ! paym5t 
is made2 &  7#e7 ! ag5cy or dep>tm5t    
aga9/ :i* ! claim or suit is fil$       
submits to ! appropriate congressional  

committees ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives a copy (-- 7,a7 ! claim 
or suit prior to assess+ ! claim or     
suit2 &  7,b7 any result+ approval or   
d5ial ( ! claim or settlem5t concurr5tly
 ) notification to ! claimant4  7h7     
,p5alties  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$       
individual :o willfully violates        
subsection 7b7 or kn[+ly violates       
subsection 7c7 %all be subject to       
disgorgem5t ( ! paym5t1 civil p5alties (
 n m ?an ! great] ( #a1jjj1jjj or an    
am\nt t is equal to ! aggregate am\nt ( 
any paym5t or paym5ts1 imprisonm5t = n m
 ?an #e ye>s1 or any comb9ation !re(4   
7#b7 ,(fic]s & employees ,any individual
 :o willfully causes a dep>tm5t ( ag5cy 
to violate subsection 7d7 %all be       
subject to civil p5alties ( n m ?an     
#ej1jjj1 imprisonm5t = n m ?an #f mon?s1
 or bo?4  7i7 ,limitations  7#a7 ,/atute
 ( limitations = en=cem5t ( ?is act ,no 
p]son %all be prosecut$1 tri$1 or       
puni%$1 or made subject to civil monet>y
 p5alties1 = a violation ( ?is section1 

unless ! indictm5t is f\nd or !         
in=mation is in/itut$ )9 #aj ye>s aft]  
su* (f5se %all h be5 committ$4  7#b7    
,toll+ ( /atute ( limitations = und]ly+ 
claims ,! limitations p]iod = any claim 
a cov]$ individual seeks to br+ aga9/ ! 
,unit$ ,/ates %all be toll$ dur+ ! p]iod
 beg9n+ on ! date on :i* ! individual   
becomes a cov]$ individual & end+ on !  
day aft] ! date on :i* ! t]m 9 (fice ( !
 cov]$ individual expires4  7j7         
,applicability ,?is section %all apply  
to any reque/ =1 process+ ( a reque/ =1 
or recov]y ( damages1 reimbursem5t1     
paym5t ( attorney's fees1 or o!r paym5t1
 :e!r monet>y or 9 k9d1 occurr+ aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 reg>dless
 ( :5 ! relat$ claim or cause ( action  
arose4  4  7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+       
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = *apt] #afa
 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bdag4
 ,rules = paym5ts to curr5t & =m]       
,presid5ts & ,vice ,presid5ts4  4