,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,tillis introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,camp ,lejeune ,justice ,act of #bjbb to
 ensure claimants are adequately        
informed regarding filing a ,federal    
cause of action4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,patriot ,bill
 of ,rights4  #b4 ,information regarding
 ,federal cause of actions relating to  
water at ,camp ,lejeune1 ,north         
,carolina  7a7 ,in general ,the ,camp   
,lejeune ,justice ,act of #bjbb 7#bh    
,u4,s4,c4 #bfga note prec47 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7k7
 ,acknowledgments  7#a7 ,guidance and   
advice services ,an individual1 or the  
legal representative of an individual1  
bringing a cause of action under        
subsection 7b7 shall sign a written     
acknowledgment1 provided by the         

attorney1 indicating that the individual
 or legal representative bringing the   
action understands that the individual  
or legal representative may seek        
guidance and advice free of charge      
from-- 7,a7 organizations recognized    
under section #eijb of title #ch1       
,united ,states ,code2  7,b7 the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2  7,c7 
the congressional representatives of the
 individual or legal representative2 and
  7,d7 the ,tort ,claims ,unit of the   
,department of the ,navy4  7#b7 ,other  
required acknowledgments ,an attorney   
representing an individual or the legal 
representative of an individual in a    
cause of action brought under subsection
 7b7 shall file with the ,secretary of  
the ,navy a written acknowledgment      
signed by the individual or legal       
representative indicating that the      
individual or legal representative      
understands-- 7,a7 legal representation 
by an attorney is not required to file  
an action2 and  7,b7 the attorney's fee 

arrangement regarding representation in 
the action1 which shall include an      
acknowledgment of whether the fee       
arrangement is one under which the total
 amount of the fee payable to the       
attorney is-- 7i7 to be paid to the     
attorney by the claimant1 subsequent to 
the allocation of the award2 or  7ii7   
contingent on whether the matter is     
resolved in a manner favorable to the   
claimant4  7#c7 ,application to pending 
matters ,for any cause of action brought
 under subsection 7b7 that is pending on
 the date of enactment of this          
subsection1 not later than #ij days     
after such date of enactment1 the       
individual bringing the action1 the     
legal representative of the individual1 
or the attorney for the individual or   
legal representative1 as applicable1    
shall file the acknowledgments described
 in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b74  7#d7     
,advertising ,a law firm that receives  
veteran data from an advertising agency 
shall reduce the attorney's legal fee in

 an amount equal to the cost incurred by
 the law firm to receive the data4  4   
7b7 ,severability ,if any provision of  
the amendment made by subsection 7a71 or
 the application of such a provision to 
any person or circumstance1 is held to  
be unconstitutional1 the remaining      
provisions of the amendment made by     
subsection 7a71 the other provisions of 
the ,camp ,lejeune ,justice ,act of     
#bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #bfga note prec471 
and the application of the provision of 
the amendment made by subsection 7a7    
held to be unconstitutional to any other
 person or circumstance shall not be    
affected thereby4