#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #geb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend titles  
#e and #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 to   
require the maintenance of databases on 
awards of fees and other expenses to    
prevailing parties in certain           
administrative proceedings and court    
cases to which the ,united ,states is a 
party1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,open ,book on ,equal ,access to    
,justice ,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 7c77#a71  
by striking 1 ,united ,states ,code2    
7#b7 by redesignating subsection 7f7 as 
subsection 7h72 and  7#c7 by striking   
subsection 7e7 and inserting the        
following3  7e7 ,the ,chairman of the   
,administrative ,conference of the      
,united ,states shall create and        
maintain online a searchable database   
containing the following information    

with respect to each award of fees and  
other expenses under this section3  7#a7
 ,the case name and number of the       
adversary adjudication1 if available4   
7#b7 ,the name of the agency involved in
 the adversary adjudication4  7#c7 ,a   
description of the claims in the        
adversary adjudication4  7#d7 ,the name 
of each party to whom the award was     
made1 as such party is identified in the
 order or other agency document making  
the award4  7#e7 ,the amount of the     
award4  7#f7 ,the basis for the finding 
that the position of the agency         
concerned was not substantially         
justified4  7f7 ,the online searchable  
database described in subsection 7f7 may
 not reveal any information the         
disclosure of which is prohibited by law
 or court order4  7g7 ,the head of each 
agency shall provide to the ,chairman of
 the ,administrative ,conference of the 
,united ,states all information         
requested by the ,chairman to comply    
with the requirements of subsections 7e7

 and 7f7 not later than #fj days after  
the date on which the request is made4  
4  7b7 ,court cases ,section #bdab7;d7  
of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#e7 ,the ,chairman of the  
,administrative ,conference shall create
 and maintain online a searchable       
database containing the following       
information with respect to each award  
of fees and other expenses under this   
section3  7,a7 ,the case name and       
number4  7,b7 ,the name of the agency   
involved in the case4  7,c7 ,the name of
 each party to whom the award was made1 
as such party is identified in the order
 or other court document making the     
award4  7,d7 ,a description of the      
claims in the case4  7,e7 ,the amount of
 the award4  7,f7 ,the basis for the    
finding that the position of the agency 
concerned was not substantially         
justified4  7#f7 ,the online searchable 
database described in paragraph 7#e7 may
 not reveal any information the         

disclosure of which is prohibited by law
 or court order4  7#g7 ,the head of each
 agency 7including the ,attorney        
,general of the ,united ,states7 shall  
provide to the ,chairman of the         
,administrative ,conference of the      
,united ,states all information         
requested by the ,chairman to comply    
with the requirements of paragraphs 7#e7
 and 7#f7 not later than #fj days after 
the date on which the request is made4  
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 ,the amendments made by     
subsections 7a7 and 7b7 shall first     
apply with respect to awards of fees and
 other expenses that are made on or     

after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7#b7 ,online databases ,the      
online databases required by section    
#ejd7;e7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code1 and section #bdab7;d77#e7 of     
title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 
be established as soon as practicable   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 but in no case later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  ,passed the ,house of            
,representatives ,february #g1          
#bjai4;,clerk4