,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eacj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ag1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,sullivan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,grassley1  
,mr4 ,cram]1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1 ,ms4      
,ern/1 & ,mr4 ,mc,connell7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,camp ,lejeune       
,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbb to appropriately   
limit attorney's fees4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect ,camp
 ,lejeune ,victims ,ensn>$ by           
,trial-lawy]'s ,scams ,act or ! ,protect
 ,camp ,lejeune ,,vets ,act4  #b4       
,attorneys fees 9 ,f$]al cause ( action 
relat+ to wat] at ,camp ,lejeune1 ,nor? 
,c>ol9a  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,camp ,lejeune 
,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4     
#bfga note prec47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by    
r$esignat+ subsections 7h71 7i71 & 7j7 z
 subsections 7i71 7j71 & 7k71           
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7g7 ! foll[+3  7h7 ,attorney 
fees  7#a7 ,g5]al rule ,not)/&+ any     

contract1 ! attorney ( an individual1 or
 ( ! legal repres5tative ( an           
individual1 may n receive1 = s]vices    
r5d]$ 9 connection ) an action fil$ "u  
subsection 7b7 or any adm9i/rative      
action relat+ to su* an action 7z       
describ$ 9 section #bfge ( title #bh1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 79 ?is subsection  
ref]r$ to z an adm9i/rative claim71 m   
?an ! p]c5tage specifi$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 
( a paym5t made 9 ! action4  7#b7       
,applicable p]c5tage limitations ,!     
p]c5tage specifi$ 9 ?is p>agraph is--   
7,a7 #b p]c5t = an adm9i/rative claim ) 
respect to :i* a p>ty ent]$ a contract =
 s]vices on or aft] ,augu/ #aj1 #bjbb2  
or  7,b7 #aj p]c5t =-- 7i7 an           
adm9i/rative claim ) respect to :i* a   
p>ty ent]$ a contract = s]vices be=e    
,augu/ #aj1 #bjbb2  7ii7 a resubmission 
( an adm9i/rative claim aft] ! d5ial (  
an initial adm9i/rative claim1 )\t reg>d
 to ! date on :i* ! p>ty ent]$ !        
applicable contract = s]vices2 or  7iii7
 a judgm5t r5d]$ or settlem5t ent]$ 9 an

 action fil$ "u subsection 7b74  7#c7   
,p5alty ,any attorney :o violates       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be f9$ n m ?an       
#e1jjj4  7#d7 ,t]ms = paym5t ( fees ,any
 judgm5t r5d]$1 settlem5t ent]$1 or o!r 
aw>d made ) respect to an action fil$ "u
 subsection 7b7 or an adm9i/rative claim
 %all provide t-- 7,a7 ! ,gov]nm5t may n
 pay attorneys fees to an attorney      
directly2 &  7,b7 attorneys fees %all be
 payable to ! attorney by an individual1
 or legal repres5tative ( an individual1
 aft] ! individual or legal             
repres5tative receives ! am\nts payable 
"u ! judgm5t1 settlem5t1 or aw>d4  7#e7 
,disclosure  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any judgm5t 
r5d]$1 settlem5t ent]$1 or o!r aw>d made
 ) respect to an action fil$ "u         
subsection 7b7 or an adm9i/rative claim 
%all require disclosure to ! ,attorney  
,g5]al or to ! c\rt ( ! attorneys fees  
*>g$ to an individual1 or ! legal       
repres5tative ( an individual4  7,b7    
,report+ ,! ,attorney ,g5]al %all       
collect ! disclosures "u subp>agraph    

7,a7 ( attorneys fees *>g$ & submit to  
,congress an annual report detail+-- 7i7
 ! total am\nt paid "u su* judgm5ts1    
settlem5ts1 & aw>ds2  7ii7 ! total am\nt
 ( attorney fees paid 9 connection ) su*
 judgm5ts1 settlem5ts1 & aw>ds2 &  7iii7
 = ea* su* judgm5t1 settlem5t1 or aw>d--
 7,i7 ! "n ( ! attorney = ! individual  
or legal repres5tative ( ! individual2  
7,,ii7 if applicable1 ! law firm ( !    
attorney2 &  7,,iii7 ! am\nt ( fees paid
 to ! attorney4  4  7b7 ,update (       
regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs %all am5d section #ad4fcf (    
title #ch1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1 
& any o!r relevant regulations1 to      
comply ) ! am5dm5ts made by subsection  
7a74