expedite the requirements of this subparagraph.
(viii) Access to ongoing mental health services, as
well as services to assist with acquiring future State
identification cards, driver's licenses, passports, birth
certificates and any other necessary identifying items.
(4) The following shall apply:
(i) If the claimant previously won a monetary award
against the Commonwealth or any political subdivision in
a civil action related to the same subject, or has
entered into a settlement agreement with the Commonwealth
or any political subdivision related to the same subject,
the amount of the award or settlement agreement, less any
sums paid to attorneys for costs in litigating the other
civil action or obtaining the settlement agreement, shall
be deducted from the sum of money to which the claimant
is entitled under paragraph (1) and deposited into the
Exonerated Individual Community Trust Fund.
(ii) If subparagraph (i) does not apply, and if the
claimant has been awarded a payment under this subchapter
and subsequently wins a monetary award against the
Commonwealth or any political subdivision in a civil
action related to the same matter or enters into a
settlement agreement with the Commonwealth or any
political subdivision related to the same matter, the
claimant shall reimburse the Commonwealth for the sum of
money paid under paragraph (1), less any amount paid for
attorney fees for costs in litigating the other civil
action or obtaining the settlement award. A reimbursement
required under this subsection may not exceed the amount
of the monetary award the claimant wins for damages in
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