[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S1232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4492. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee 
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. _____. CORRUPTION CLAWBACK.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Corruption Clawback Act''.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered 
     payment'' means any portion of any monetary settlement, 
     administrative award, including an award made under section 
     2672 of title 28, United States Code, or a court-ordered 
     judgment--
       (1) paid from the United States Treasury or in accordance 
     with section 1304 of title 31, United States Code;
       (2) paid to an individual when they served as President;
       (3) that would not have been paid but for the individual 
     holding the status, authority, or duties associated with 
     their position as President; and
       (4) relating to an administrative claim filed or settlement 
     reached on or after January 20, 2025.
       (c) Recovery of Payments Made to the President.--
       (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall bring a civil 
     action in the United States Court of Federal Claims or the 
     United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
     Circuit to recover any covered payment.
       (2) Considerations.--In determining whether a payment 
     described in subsection (b) would not have been made but for 
     the individual holding the status, authority, or duties 
     associated with their position as President, the court should 
     consider--
       (A) whether the officials who authorized or negotiated the 
     covered payment on behalf of the Government were appointed 
     by, or previously served as personal counsel to, the 
     President;
       (B) whether the amount of the covered payment exceeds 
     typical payouts for similar claims by private citizens; and
       (C) whether the settlement bypassed standard legal defenses 
     (such as statutes of limitations or sovereign immunity) that 
     career Government lawyers would typically assert.
       (3) Use of recovered payments.--Any covered payment that is 
     recovered under this section shall be used by the Public 
     Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the Department 
     of Justice.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which a covered payment that is greater than $1,000,000 is 
     made, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a 
     report that includes the considerations described in 
     subsection (c)(2).
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