[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S4474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4855. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hatch, 
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself 
and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:
       Sec. 539.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to enter into a civil settlement agreement on behalf 
     of the United States that includes a term requiring that any 
     donation be made to any nonparty by any party-defendant to 
     such agreement 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.
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