,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and    
,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and 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 and ,terrorism      
,financing ,prevention ,act4  #b4       
,judgment ,fund transparency  7a7       
,transparency requirement ,section #acjd
 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  7d7 7#a7 ,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 practicable1 but not
 later than #cj days after the date on  

which a payment under this section is   
tendered on or after ,january #a1 #bjaf1
 the following information with regard  
to that payment3  7,a7 ,the name of the 
specific 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 ,the name of the agency that       
submitted the claim4  7#b7 ,in addition 
to the information described in         
paragraph 7#a71 if a payment under this 
section is made to a foreign state on or
 after ,january #a1 #bjaf1 the          
,secretary of the ,treasury shall make  
available to the public in accordance   
with paragraph 7#a71 the following      
information with regard to that payment3

  7,a7 ,a description of the method of  
payment4  7,b7 ,a description of the    
currency denominations used for the     
payment4  7,c7 ,the name and location of
 each financial institution owned or    
controlled1 directly or indirectly1 by a
 foreign state or an agent of a foreign 
state through which the payment passed  
or from which the payment was withdrawn1
 including any financial institution    
owned or controlled1 directly or        
indirectly1 by a foreign state or an    
agent of a foreign state that is holding
 the payment as of the date on which the
 information is made available4  7#c7   
,for a payment made during the period   
beginning on ,january #a1 #bjaf1 and    
ending on the date of enactment of this 
subsection1 the ,secretary of the       
,treasury shall make available to the   
public the information required under   
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7 with regard to 
that payment not later than #fj days    
after the date of enactment of this     
section4  7#d7 ,in this subsection1 the 

term foreign state has the meaning given
 the term in section #afjc of title #bh4
  7e7 ,no payment may be made under this
 section to a state sponsor of          
terrorism1 as defined in section        
#afje;,a7h7 of title #bh4  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        
enactment of this ,act4