Sec. 70300. Limitation on donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party
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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. 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. Subsections
(a)and
(b)apply only in the case of a settlement agreement entered on or after the date of enactment of this Act. The term settlement agreement means a settlement agreement resolving a civil action or potential civil action. Not later than at the end of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of each Federal agency shall submit, and make available on a publicly accessible website, a report on any settlement agreement entered into in violation of this section by that agency to— the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection.