Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund. (The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States.)

Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must disclose to the public on a website:

• the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment,
• the plaintiff or claimant,
• the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant,
• the amount paid,
• a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim,
• the agency that submitted the claim, and
• any information available on reports generated by the Judgment Fund Payment Search administered by Treasury.

If the payment is made to a foreign state, Treasury must also disclose:

• the method of payment;
• the currency denomination used for the payment; and
• the name and location of each financial institution owned or controlled by a foreign state or an agent of a foreign state through which the payment passed, from which the payment was withdrawn, or that is holding the payment.

No payments from the fund may be made to a state sponsor of terrorism.