1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Settlements Act of 2017 . 2. Information regarding settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies (a) Requirements for settlement agreements (1) In general Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 307. Information regarding settlement agreements (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered settlement agreement means a settlement agreement (including a consent decree) that— (A) is entered into by an Executive agency; (B) relates to an alleged violation of Federal civil or criminal law; and (C) requires the payment of a total of not less than $1,000,000 by one or more non-Federal persons; (2) the term entity within the Federal Government includes an officer or employee of the Federal Government acting in an official capacity; and (3) the term non-Federal person means a person that is not an entity within the Federal Government. (b) Information To be posted online (1) Requirement (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the head of each Executive agency shall make publicly available in a searchable format in a prominent location on the Web site of the Executive agency— (i) a list of each covered settlement agreement entered into by the Executive agency, which shall include, for each covered settlement agreement— (I) the date on which the parties entered into the covered settlement agreement; (II) the names of the parties that settled claims under the covered settlement agreement; (III) a description of the claims each party settled under the covered settlement agreement; (IV) the amount each party settling a claim under the covered settlement agreement is obligated to pay under the settlement agreement; (V) the total amount the settling parties are obligated to pay under the settlement agreement