,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ae1       
#bjag,mr4 ,stewart 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,long1 ,mr4 ,roskam1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 
,chaffetz1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4           
,mc,clintock1 ,mr4 ,bishop of ,utah1 and
 ,mr4 ,burgess7 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 #bjag4  #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,g7 ,any information available on      
reports generated by the ,judgment ,fund
 ,payment ,search administered by the   
,treasury ,department4  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   
,in this subsection1 the term foreign   
state has the meaning given the term in 
section #afjc of title #bh4  7e7 ,except
 with regard to children under eighteen1
 the disclosure of information required 

in this section shall not be considered 
a clearly unwarranted invasion of       
personal privacy for purposes of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code4  7f7 ,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 carry 
out the amendment made by this section  
by not later than #fj days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act4