,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abge  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #be1 #bjbc,mr4  
,durb9 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1 ,mr4 
,m]kley1 & ,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a      
,,bill  ,to impose limitations on       
attorney fees = ,f$]al causes ( action  
relat+ to wat] at ,camp ,lejeune1 ,nor? 
,c>ol9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect
 ,access to ,ju/ice = ,vet]ans ,act (   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,limitation on attorney fees
 = ,f$]al cause ( action relat+ to wat] 
at ,camp ,lejeune1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a        
,section #hjd ( ! ,s]geant ,fir/ ,class 
,hea? ,rob9son ,honor+ our ,promise to  
,address ,compreh5sive ,toxics ,act (   
#bjbb 7,public ,law #aag-afh2 #bh       
,u4,s4,c4 #bfga note prec47 is am5d$ by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  
7k7 ,attorney fees  7#a7 ,limitations   
,no legal repres5tative ( an individual 
:o br+s an action "u subsection 7b7 or  

:o pres5ts a claim "u section #bfge (   
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 pursuant
 to subsection 7h7 %all *>ge1 dem&1     
receive1 or collect = s]vices r5d]$ 9   
br++ su* action or pres5t+ su* claim1   
fees 9 excess (-- 7,a7 #bj p]c5t ( an   
aw>d1 compromise1 or settlem5t made or  
rea*$ )9 #ahj days aft] pres5t+ a claim 
"u section #bfge ( title #bh1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 pursuant to subsection    
7h72 &  7,b7 #cc4c p]c5t on a claim t is
 resolv$ by settlem5t1 compromise1 or   
judgem5t aft] ! initiation ( an action4 
7#b7 ,t]ms = paym5t ( fees ,any judgm5t 
r5d]$1 settlem5t ent]$1 compromise made1
 or o!r aw>d made ) respect to an action
 br\ght "u subsection 7b7 or a claim    
pres5t$ "u section #bfge ( title #bh1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 pursuant to        
subsection 7h7 by a legal repres5tative 
( an individual %all require ! foll[+3  
7,a7 ,all funds f ! judgm5t1 settlem5t1 
compromise1 or o!r aw>d %all be deposit$
 into an acc\nt held 9 tru/ = !         
individual 9 accordance ) all applicable

 provisions ( ,/ate law4  7,b7 ,! legal 
repres5tative %all-- 7i7 once any funds 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 h be5       
deposit$ into an acc\nt pursuant to su* 
subp>agraph1 notify ! individual ( su*  
deposit2 &  7ii7 promptly deliv] to su* 
individual su* am\nt ( su* funds z !    
individual is entitl$ to receive4  7,c7 
,t no funds %all be paid f ! acc\nt     
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 to a legal  
repres5tative ( ! individual z          
comp5sation = s]vices r5d]$ to su*      
individual until ! relevant funds f su* 
acc\nt h be5 disburs$ to ! individual 9 
accordance ) subp>agraph 7,b74  7#c7    
,p5alties  7,a7 ,fee limitations ,any   
legal repres5tative :o *>ges1 dem&s1    
receives1 or collects = s]vices r5d]$ 9 
connection ) an action "u subsection 7b7
 or a claim "u section #bfge ( title    
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 pursuant to   
subsection 7h71 any am\nt 9 excess ( t  
all[$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection1
 if recov]y be _h1 %all be f9$ n m ?an  
#e1jjj4  7,b7 ,t]ms = paym5t ,failure ( 

a legal repres5tative subject to        
p>agraph 7#b7 to comply ) a requirem5t (
 su* p>agraph %all be puni%able consi/5t
 ) ! p5alties provid$ 9 section #bfgh ( 
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#d7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is         
subsection %all be con/ru$ to annul1    
alt]1 affect1 or exempt any p]son f     
comply+ ) ! laws ( any ,/ate or locality
 ) respect to ! practice ( law1 except  
to ! ext5t t ^? laws are inconsi/5t )   
any provision ( ?is subsection1 & !n    
only to ! ext5t ( ! inconsi/5cy4  4