Summary

Requires the Department of Justice to sue to recover certain monetary settlements, administrative awards, or court judgments paid from the Treasury to an individual while they served as President if the payment would not have been made but for their presidential status, and directs recovered funds to the Public Integrity Section. Applies to administrative claims, settlements, or awards filed or reached on or after January 20, 2025, and mandates GAO reporting for covered payments over $1,000,000.

• Creates a statutory right for the Attorney General to sue to recover certain Treasury-funded payments made to an individual while they served as President.
• Defines "covered payments" narrowly to payments tied to presidential status and to claims or settlements on/after January 20, 2025.
• Limits venue to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims or the D.C. Circuit for recovery actions.
• Requires courts to consider specified factors when deciding if a payment depended on presidential status.
• Directs recovered funds to the Public Integrity Section of DOJ's Criminal Division.
• Requires GAO to report to Congress within 180 days after any covered payment over $1,000,000, describing the statutory considerations.
• Applies only to payments from the Treasury or under 31 U.S.C. § 1304, and to administrative claims, settlements, or awards.
• Does not create a general new benefits program or alter tax law; it establishes a recovery mechanism and reporting duties.