,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ah1 #bjac  
,mr4 ,gardner 7for himself1 ,mrs4       
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1    
,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4          
,benishek1 ,mr4 ,thompson of            
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,graves of          
,missouri1 ,mr4 ,stewart1 ,mr4 ,gosar1  
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 and ,mr4    
,bishop of ,utah7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for           
transparency of payments made from the  
,judgment ,fund4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,judgment     
,fund ,transparency ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,judgment ,fund transparency  7a7       
,transparency requirement ,section #acjd
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new subsection3  7d7 ,unless  
the disclosure of such information is   

otherwise prohibited by law or court    
order1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury  
shall make available to the public on a 
website1 as soon as practicable but not 
later than #cj days after a payment     
under this section is tendered1 the     
following information with regard to    
that payment3  7#a7 ,the name of the    
specific ,federal agency or entity whose
 actions gave rise to the claim or      
judgment4  7#b7 ,the name of the        
plaintiff or claimant4  7#c7 ,the name  
of counsel for the plaintiff or         
claimant4  7#d7 ,the amount paid        
representing principal liability1 and   
any amounts paid representing any       
ancillary liability1 including attorney 
fees1 costs1 and interest4  7#e7 ,a     
brief description of the facts that gave
 rise to the claim4  7#f7 ,a copy of the
 original or amended complaint or       
written claim1 and any written answer   
given by the ,federal ,government to    
that complaint or claim4  7#g7 ,a copy  
of the final action by a court regarding

 the claim 7whether by decree1 approval 
of settlement1 or otherwise71 or of the 
settlement agreement in any action not  
involving a court4  7#h7 ,the name of   
the agency that submitted the claim4  4 
7b7 ,implementation ,the ,secretary of  
the ,treasury shall implement the       
amendment made by this section beginning
 not later than #fj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4