S.Amdt. 4492

SA 4492. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1383, to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee
on Equal Access, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. _____. CORRUPTION CLAWBACK.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Corruption Clawback Act''.
(b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``covered
payment'' means any portion of any monetary settlement,
administrative award, including an award made under section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, or a court-ordered
judgment--
(1) paid from the United States Treasury or in accordance
with section 1304 of title 31, United States Code;
(2) paid to an individual when they served as President;
(3) that would not have been paid but for the individual
holding the status, authority, or duties associated with
their position as President; and
(4) relating to an administrative claim filed or settlement
reached on or after January 20, 2025.
(c) Recovery of Payments Made to the President.--
(1) In general.--The Attorney General shall bring a civil
action in the United States Court of Federal Claims or the
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit to recover any covered payment.
(2) Considerations.--In determining whether a payment
described in subsection (b) would not have been made but for
the individual holding the status, authority, or duties
associated with their position as President, the court should
consider--
(A) whether the officials who authorized or negotiated the
covered payment on behalf of the Government were appointed
by, or previously served as personal counsel to, the
President;
(B) whether the amount of the covered payment exceeds
typical payouts for similar claims by private citizens; and
(C) whether the settlement bypassed standard legal defenses
(such as statutes of limitations or sovereign immunity) that
career Government lawyers would typically assert.
(3) Use of recovered payments.--Any covered payment that is
recovered under this section shall be used by the Public
Integrity Section of the Criminal Division of the Department
of Justice.
(d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on
which a covered payment that is greater than $1,000,000 is
made, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a
report that includes the considerations described in
subsection (c)(2).
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