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This bill, 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. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting government officials or agents from entering into or enforcing any settlement agreement that directs or provides for a payment to any person or entity other than the United States, except for payments that provide restitution for or directly remedy actual harm caused by the party making the payment, or constitute payment for services rendered in connection with the case. 2. Subjecting any government official or agent who violates this provision to the same penalties that would apply for a violation of section 3302 of title 31, United States Code. 3. Requiring the head of each federal agency to submit an annual report to the Congressional Budget Office on any settlement agreements entered into by the agency that involve payments to parties other than the United States, and prohibiting additional funding to carry out this reporting requirement. 4. Requiring the Inspector General of each federal agency to submit an annual report to the relevant congressional committees on any settlement agreements entered into in violation of this bill's provisions, and prohibiting additional funding to carry out this audit requirement.