SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stop Settlement Slush 
Funds Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON DONATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO 
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS TO WHICH THE 
UNITED STATES IS A PARTY. 
(a) LIMITATION ON REQUIRED DONATIONS.—An of-
ficial 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 or loan to 
any person or entity other than the United States, other 
than a payment or loan 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 loan, and, to the extent any victim 
thereof was an identifiable person, suffered by the payee 
or lendee, or constitutes payment for services rendered in 
connection with the case or a payment pursuant to section 
3663 of title 18, United States Code. 
(b) LIMITATION ON CY-PRE`S.—Amounts remaining 
after all claims have been satisfied shall be repaid propor-
tionally to each party who contributed to the original pay-
ment. 
(c) PENALTY.—Any official or agent of the Govern-
ment who violates subsection (a) or (b), 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. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
apply only in the case of a settlement agreement concluded 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘settlement agreement’’ 
means a settlement agreement resolving a civil action or 
potential civil action, a plea agreement, a deferred pros-
ecution agreement, or a non-prosecution agreement. 
(f) REPORTS ON SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning at the end of the 
first fiscal year that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
head of each Federal agency shall submit electroni-
cally to the Congressional Budget Office a report on 
each settlement agreement entered into by that 
agency during that fiscal year that directs or pro-
vides for a payment or loan to a person or entity 
other than the United States that provides restitu-
tion for or otherwise directly remedies actual harm 
(including to the environment) directly and proxi-
mately caused by the party making the payment or 
loan, or constitutes payment for services rendered in 
connection with the case, including the parties to 
each settlement agreement, the source of the settle-
ment funds, and where and how such funds were 
and will be distributed. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.— 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subsection. 
(3) SUNSET.—This subsection shall cease to be 
effective on the date that is 7 years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(g) ANNUAL AUDIT REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning at the end of the 
first fiscal year that begins after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the In-
spector General of each Federal agency shall submit 
a report to the Committees on the Judiciary, on the 
Budget and on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate, on any settlement 
agreement entered into in violation of this section by 
that agency.
(2) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL FUNDING.— 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this subsection. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 732 
AN ACT 
To limit donations made pursuant to settlement 
agreements to which the United States is a 
party, and for other purposes.