; resident right of withdrawal from lawsuit (1) Plaintiff notice of proposed lawsuit to facility If an entity uses funds from the Federal Government to file a class action lawsuit involving the residents of an ICF/IID, the entity shall provide notice of the proposed lawsuit to the facility at least 90 days before the date of filing of the lawsuit. (2) Facility notice of proposed lawsuit to residents Not later than 30 days after the date the facility receives such notice, the facility shall provide notice of the proposed class action lawsuit to each resident of such facility on behalf of which the lawsuit is proposed to be filed and, if there is a legal representative of such a resident, to such representative. (3) Resident right to withdraw from lawsuit A resident (or, if there is a legal representative of such a resident, the legal representative) may elect not to be part of such a proposed lawsuit by filing a notice of such decision with the facility within 60 days of the date the facility notifies the resident or legal representative of the proposed class action lawsuit. (c) Legal representative defined In this section of the Act, the term legal representative means, with respect to a resident of ICF/IID, an individual who has been appointed under State law to be a legal guardian, conservator, or other representative for the resident and who is authorized under law to make decisions on behalf of the resident with respect to care and treatment of the resident in the facility. (d) Effective date This section shall apply to lawsuits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Protecting the interests of each resident of an ICF/IID in actions conducted by the Department of Justice that affect their choice of residency (a) Resident involvement in department actions involving residents of ICFs/IID In any action taken by the Department of Justice, including investigations and other actions under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights for Institutionalized Persons Act, and any other Act, that