S.Amdt. 4855

SA 4855. Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Hatch,
Mr. Cruz, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Johnson) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed to amendment SA 4685 proposed by Mr. Shelby (for himself
and Ms. Mikulski) to the bill H.R. 2578, making appropriations for the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:
Sec. 539.  None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to enter into a civil settlement agreement on behalf
of the United States that includes a term requiring that any
donation be made to any nonparty by any party-defendant to
such agreement 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.
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