,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cfjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bh1 #bjai,mr4 
,posey introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
chapter #g of title #e1 ,united ,states 
,code1 to provide that in the case of an
 agency that appeals the ruling of a    
court under that chapter1 and does not  
prevail on appeal1 the court shall award
 the prevailing party reasonable        
attorney's fees and costs1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,agency required to pay 
attorney's fees and costs in            
unsuccessful appeals  7a7 ,in general   
,chapter #g of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding at the end 
the following3  #gjg4 ,attorney's fees  
and costs in appeals ,in the case that  
an agency appeals a ruling of a court   
under this chapter1 and does not prevail
 in the appeal1 the court shall award   
reasonable attorney's fees and costs to 
the prevailing party4 ,such award shall 

be paid out of the administrative budget
 of the office in the agency that filed 
the appeal4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment 
,the table of sections for chapter #g of
 title #e is amended by inserting after 
the item related to section #gjf the    
following3  #gjg4 ,attorney's fees and  
costs in appeals  4