,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cged  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #i1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,au/9 ,scott ( ,georgia introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d titles #e & #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 to facilitate recov]+ ! co/s (   
litigation & ag5cy adjudications =      
prevail+ p>ties 9 an action aga9/ !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,halt+ ,gov]nm5t ,ov]rea* ,act ( #bjae4 
#b4 ,*ang+ limitations on recov]y ( fees
 & exp5ses by ! prevail+ p>ty 9 an      
action aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates  7a7 ,civil
 actions  7#a7 ,remov+ ! sub/antial     
ju/ification exception  7,a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #bdab7;d7 ( title #bh1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7i7 9 p>agraph
 7#a77;,a71 by /rik+ 1 unless ! c\rt    
f9ds t ! position ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0   
sub/antially ju/ifi$ or t special       
circum/ances make an aw>d unju/2  7ii7 9
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ ,! p>ty   

%all also allege t ! position ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 0 n sub/antially ju/ifi$4 ,:e!r 
or n ! position ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0     
sub/antially ju/ifi$ %all be det]m9$ on 
! basis ( ! record 7includ+ ! record )  
respect to ! action or failure to act by
 ! ag5cy ^u :i* ! civil action is bas$7 
:i* is made 9 ! civil action = :i* fees 
& o!r exp5ses are s\ght42 &  7iii7 9    
p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+ 1 unless ! c\rt 
f9ds t dur+ su* adv]s>y adjudication !  
position ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 0            
sub/antially ju/ifi$1 or t special      
circum/ances make an aw>d unju/4  7,b7  
,con=m+ am5dm5t ,section #bdab7;d77#b7 (
 title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is     
am5d$ by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,d74  7#b7  
,requir+ direct & p]sonal int]e/        
,section #bdab7;d77#a77;,a7 ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3 ,su* aw>d may only be
 made if ! prevail+ p>ty has a direct & 
p]sonal int]e/ 9 ! action because ( an  
injury t gave rise to ! action44  7#c7  
,exclud+ net wor? f ! def9ition ( p>ty  

,section #bdab7;d77#b77;,b7 ( title #bh1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by
 /rik+ ^: net wor? did n exce$          
#b1jjj1jjj at ! "t ! civil action 0     
fil$2  7,b7 by /rik+ 1 ! net wor? ( :i* 
did n exce$ #g1jjj1jjj at ! "t ! civil  
action 0 fil$1 &2 &  7,c7 by /rik+ 2    
except & all t foll[s ?r\gh def9$ 9     
section #fja ( title #e4  7b7 ,ag5cy    
adjudications  7#a7 ,remov+ ! sub/antial
 ju/ification exception  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #ejd ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$-- 7i7 9 subsection      
7a77#a71 by /rik+ 1 unless !            
adjudicative (fic] ( ! ag5cy f9ds t !   
position ( ! ag5cy 0 sub/antially       
ju/ifi$ or t special circum/ances make  
an aw>d unju/4 ,:e!r or n ! position ( !
 ag5cy 0 sub/antially ju/ifi$ %all be   
det]m9$ on ! basis ( ! adm9i/rative     
record1 z a :ole1 :i* is made 9 !       
adv]s>y adjudication = :i* fees & o!r   
exp5ses are s\ght2 &  7ii7 9 subsection 
7a77#b71 by /rik+ ,! p>ty %all also     
allege t ! position ( ! ag5cy 0 n       

sub/antially ju/ifi$44  7,b7 ,con=m+    
am5dm5t ,section #ejd7;b77#a7 ( title   
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7i7
 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by add+ & at ! end2
 &  7ii7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,e74     
7#b7 ,requir+ direct & p]sonal int]e/   
,section #ejd7;a77#a7 ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3 ,su* aw>d may only be made if
 ! prevail+ p>ty has a direct & p]sonal 
int]e/ 9 ! proce$+ because ( an injury t
 gave rise to ! proce$+44  7#c7 ,exclud+
 net wor? f ! def9ition ( p>ty ,section 
#ejd7;b77#a77;,b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+  
^: net wor? did n exce$ #b1jjj1jjj at ! 
"t ! adv]s>y adjudication 0 initiat$2   
7,b7 by /rik+ 1 ! net wor? ( :i* did n  
exce$ #g1jjj1jjj at ! "t ! adv]s>y      
adjudication 0 initiat$1 & 2 &  7,c7 by 
/rik+ 2 except & all t foll[s ?r\gh     
def9$ 9 section #fja4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is section    
%all apply ) respect to actions initiat$
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4