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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4503 (Introduced in House) — To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to prohibit the imposition of nondisclosure agreements as a con... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. GAO audit and report on amounts used to pay awards and settlements

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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct and submit an audit and report on the use of public funds, including the account described in section 415(a) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, the Members’ Representational Allowance, and other accounts of the House of Representatives or Senate, to make payments of awards and settlements resulting from a violation of part A of title II of such Act consisting of an act of sexual harassment or sexual assault which was committed by a Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator.
The report shall include the following information: A description of each violation involved. The identification of the office of the Member or Senator involved. The amount of the award or settlement. In preparing and submitting the audit and report required under this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall ensure that the identity of any individual who received an award or settlement, or who made an allegation of a violation against an office of a Member or Senator, is not disclosed and may not otherwise be determined.
The Office of Compliance, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of the Senate shall each ensure that the Comptroller General of the United States has sufficient access to the records and accounts necessary for the Comptroller General to carry out this section.
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