[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3050 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3050

To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the 
                       United States is a party.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 10, 2016

   Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. 
    Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the 
                       United States is a party.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 
2016''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DONATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS 
              TO WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A PARTY.

    (a) Limitation on Required Donations.--An official or agent of the 
Government may not enter into or enforce any settlement agreement on 
behalf of the United States, directing or providing for a payment to 
any person or entity other than the United States, other than a payment 
that provides restitution for or otherwise directly remedies actual 
harm (including to the environment) directly and proximately caused by 
the party making the payment, or constitutes payment for services 
rendered in connection with the case.
    (b) Penalty.--Any official or agent of the Government who violates 
subsection (a), shall be subject to the same penalties that would apply 
in the case of a violation of section 3302 of title 31, United States 
Code.
    (c) Effective Date.--Subsections (a) and (b) apply only in the case 
of a settlement agreement concluded on or after the date of enactment 
of this Act.
    (d) Definition.--The term ``settlement agreement'' means a 
settlement agreement resolving a civil action or potential civil 
action.
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