Bill > S2079

This bill, titled the "Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2021," aims to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. Specifically, it prohibits federal officials or agents from entering into or enforcing any settlement agreement that directs or provides for a payment or loan to any person or entity other than the United States, with exceptions for payments that provide restitution for or directly remedy actual harm, or constitute payment for services rendered in connection with the case. The bill also requires federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Congressional Budget Office on settlement agreements that direct or provide for payments or loans to persons or entities other than the United States. The provisions of the bill would apply only to settlement agreements concluded on or after the date of the bill's enactment.