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This bill, the Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023, aims to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party. The key provisions are: 1) Government officials or agents are prohibited 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 or directly remedy actual harm caused by the party making the payment, or constitute payment for services rendered in connection with the case. 2) Violations of this prohibition will result in the same penalties that would apply for a violation of section 3302 of title 31, United States Code. 3) The bill requires federal agencies to submit annual reports to the Congressional Budget Office on settlement agreements that direct or provide for payments to non-government entities, as well as an annual audit by each agency's Inspector General on any violations of the bill's provisions.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/788/all-info