,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #b1 #bjac    
,mrs4 ,lummis 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,gosar1
 ,mr4 ,conaway1 ,mr4 ,coffman1 ,mr4     
,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,smith of     
,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,nunes1 ,mr4 ,simpson1  
,mr4 ,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4  
,stewart1 ,mr4 ,tipton1 ,mr4 ,walden1   
,mr4 ,chaffetz1 and ,mr4 ,pearce7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend titles 
#e and #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 with 
respect to the award of fees and other  
expenses in cases brought against       
agencies of the ,united ,states1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,government   
,litigation ,savings ,act4  #b4         
,modification of equal access to justice
 provisions  7a7 ,agency proceedings    
,section #ejd of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in    
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in paragraph     

7#a7----  7i7 by inserting after the    
first sentence the following3 ,fees and 
other expenses may be awarded under this
 subsection only to a prevailing party  
who has a direct and personal interest  
in the adversary adjudication because of
 medical costs1 property damage1        
determination of benefits1 unpaid       
disbursement1 fees and other expenses   
incurred in defense of the adjudication1
 interest in a policy concerning such   
medical costs1 property damage1         
determination of benefits1 unpaid       
disbursement1 fees and other expenses1  
or otherwise42 and  7ii7 by adding at   
the end the following3 ,the agency      
conducting the adversary adjudication   
shall make any party against whom the   
adjudication is brought1 at the time the
 adjudication is commenced1 aware of the
 provisions of this section42 and  7,b7 
in paragraph 7#c71 in the first         
sentence--  7i7 by striking may reduce  
and inserting shall reduce2 and  7ii7 by
 striking unduly and unreasonably and   

inserting unduly or unreasonably2  7#b7 
in subsection 7b77#a7--  7,a7 in        
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking #abe 
per hour and all that follows through   
the end and inserting #bjj per hour4722 
and  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by  
striking 2 except that and all that     
follows through section #fja2 and       
inserting  except that--  7,i7 the net  
worth of a party 7other than an         
individual or a unit of local           
government7 shall include the net worth 
of any parent entity or subsidiary of   
that party2 and  7,,ii7 for purposes of 
subclause 7,i7--  7aa7 a parent entity  
of a party is an entity that owns or    
controls the equity or other evidences  
of ownership in that party2 and  7bb7 a 
subsidiary of a party is an entity the  
equity or other evidences of ownership  
in which are owned or controlled by that
 party2  2  7#c7 in subsection 7c77#a71 
by striking 1 ,united ,states ,code2 and
  7#d7 by adding at the end the         
following new subsection3  7g7 ,the     

,director of the ,office of ,management 
and ,budget shall adjust the maximum    
hourly fee set forth in subsection      
7b77#a77;,a77ii7 for the fiscal year    
beginning ,october #a1 #bjae1 and for   
each fiscal year thereafter1 to reflect 
changes in the ,consumer ,price ,index1 
as determined by the ,secretary of      
,labor4  4  7b7 ,court cases ,section   
#bdab7;d7 of title #bh1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by amending   
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 to read as follows3 
7,a7 ,except as otherwise specifically  
provided by statute1 a court1 in any    
civil action 7other than cases sounding 
in tort71 including proceedings for     
judicial review of agency action1       
brought by or against the ,united       
,states in any court having jurisdiction
 of that action1 shall award to a       
prevailing party 7other than the ,united
 ,states7 fees and other expenses1 in   
addition to any costs awarded pursuant  
to subsection 7a71 incurred by that     
party in the civil action1 unless the   

court finds that the position of the    
,united ,states was substantially       
justified or that special circumstances 
make an award unjust4 ,fees and other   
expenses may be awarded under this      
paragraph only to a prevailing party who
 has a direct and personal interest in  
the civil action because of medical     
costs1 property damage1 determination of
 benefits1 unpaid disbursement1 fees and
 other expenses incurred in defense of  
the civil action1 interest in a policy  
concerning such medical costs1 property 
damage1 determination of benefits1      
unpaid disbursement1 fees and other     
expenses1 or otherwise4  2  7#b7 in     
paragraph 7#a77;,c7--  7,a7 by striking 
court1 in its discretion1 may and       
inserting court shall2 and  7,b7 by     
striking unduly and unreasonably and    
inserting unduly or unreasonably2  7#c7 
in paragraph 7#b7--  7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by striking #abe 
and all that follows through the end and
 inserting #bjj per hour4722  7,b7 in   

subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking 2    
except that and all that follows through
 section #fja of ,title #e2 and         
inserting  except that--  7,i7 the net  
worth of a party 7other than an         
individual or a unit of local           
government7 shall include the net worth 
of any parent entity or subsidiary of   
that party2 and  7,,ii7 for purposes of 
subclause 7,i7--  7aa7 a parent entity  
of a party is an entity that owns or    
controls the equity or other evidences  
of ownership in that party2 and  7bb7 a 
subsidiary of a party is an entity the  
equity or other evidences of ownership  
in which are owned or controlled by that
 party2  2 and  7#d7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#e7 ,the ,director 
of the ,office of ,management and       
,budget shall adjust the maximum hourly 
fee set forth in paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7
 for the fiscal year beginning ,october 
#a1 #bjae1 and for each fiscal year     
thereafter1 to reflect changes in the   
,consumer ,price ,index1 as determined  

by the ,secretary of ,labor4  4  7c7    
,clerical amendments ,section #bdab of  
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in subsection 7d77#c71  
by striking ,united ,states ,code12 and 
7#b7 in subsection 7e7--  7,a7 by       
striking of section #bdab of title #bh1 
,united ,states ,code1 and inserting of 
this section2 and  7,b7 by striking of  
such title and inserting of this title4 
7d7 ,effective date  7#a7 ,in general   
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 this ,act   
and the amendments made by this ,act    
shall take effect on the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7#b7           
,applicability of certain amendments    
,the amendments made by subsections 7a7 
and 7b7 shall first apply with respect  
to awards of fees and other expenses    
that are made under section #ejd of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 or     
section #bdab7;d7 of title #bh1 ,united 
,states ,code1 on or after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act4