SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY.

SEC. 32923. SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY. (a) Settlement of General Civil Penalties.—Section 14901 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Settlement of Household Goods Civil Penalties. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding imposition of any part of a civil penalty in abeyance.” . (b) Settlement of Household Goods Civil Penalties.—Section 14915(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(4) Settlement authority. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretary from accepting partial payment of a civil penalty as part of a settlement agreement in the public interest, or from holding imposition of any part of a civil penalty in abeyance.” .