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To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Justice from being used to make a personal payment to the President in connection with a claim that is subject to the Federal Tort Claims Act, whether in the form of a settlement or any other payment from the Judgment Fund for the personal benefit of the President.

S. 4124 · 119th Congress · Mar 17, 2026 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Prohibition on using funds made available to the Department of Justice for payments to the President with respect to tort claims

None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act may be used to approve or facilitate a claim that—
(1)
is subject to chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”); and
(2)
results in a personal payment to the President, whether in the form of a settlement or any other payment issued under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, (commonly known as the “Judgment Fund”) for the personal benefit of the President.