Summary

Allows the Attorney General to sue to recover any Treasury-funded settlement, administrative award, or court-ordered judgment paid to an individual who served as President when the payment would not have been made but for their presidential status or authority, for claims or settlements filed or reached on or after January 20, 2025. Requires the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress within 180 days after any such covered payment over $1,000,000, and directs recovered funds to the Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section.

• Creates a civil recovery power for the Attorney General to recoup Treasury-funded payments to individuals who served as President when the payment depended on their presidential status.
• Defines "covered payment" narrowly to apply only to Treasury-paid settlements, awards, or judgments tied to presidential status and to claims/settlements on/after Jan 20, 2025.
• Specifies courts where suits must be filed: the U.S. Court of Federal Claims or the D.C. Circuit.
• Lists judicial factors to assess whether a payment would not have been made but for presidential status (personal counsel involvement, unusual payment size, avoidance of typical defenses).
• Requires GAO to report to Congress within 180 days after any covered payment over $1,000,000, using the same considerations.
• Directs recovered funds to the DOJ Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section.
• Does not itself create new criminal offenses or change tax or appropriations law.
• Focuses oversight on settlements and administrative awards involving former or sitting Presidents, which could increase litigation and review of settlement processes.