Recovery of payments made to the President

(a) 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. (b) Considerations In determining whether a payment described in section 2 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— (1) 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; (2) whether the amount of the covered payment exceeds typical payouts for similar claims by private citizens; and (3) whether the settlement bypassed standard legal defenses (such as statutes of limitations or sovereign immunity) that career Government lawyers would typically assert. (c) 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.