,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbcg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,tillis 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 ensure 
claimants are adequately in=m$ reg>d+   
fil+ a ,f$]al cause ( action4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,patriot ,bill ( ,rights4  #b4          
,in=mation reg>d+ ,f$]al cause ( actions
 relat+ to wat] at ,camp ,lejeune1 ,nor?
 ,c>ol9a  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,camp ,lejeune
 ,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfga note prec47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7k7 ,ackn[l$gm5ts  7#a7  
,guidance & advice s]vices ,an          
individual1 or ! legal repres5tative (  
an individual1 br++ a cause ( action "u 
subsection 7b7 %all sign a writt5       
ackn[l$gm5t1 provid$ by ! attorney1     
indicat+ t ! individual or legal        
repres5tative br++ ! action und]/&s t ! 
individual or legal repres5tative may   

seek guidance & advice free ( *>ge f--  
7,a7 organizations recogniz$ "u section 
#eijb ( title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 
7,b7 ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs2   
7,c7 ! congressional repres5tatives ( ! 
individual or legal repres5tative2 &    
7,d7 ! ,tort ,claims ,unit ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ! ,navy4  7#b7 ,o!r requir$          
ackn[l$gm5ts ,an attorney repres5t+ an  
individual or ! legal repres5tative ( an
 individual 9 a cause ( action br\ght "u
 subsection 7b7 %all file ) ! ,secret>y 
( ! ,navy a writt5 ackn[l$gm5t sign$ by 
! individual or legal repres5tative     
indicat+ t ! individual or legal        
repres5tative und]/&s-- 7,a7 legal      
repres5tation by an attorney is n       
requir$ to file an action2 &  7,b7 !    
attorney's fee arrangem5t reg>d+        
repres5tation 9 ! action1 :i* %all      
include an ackn[l$gm5t ( :e!r ! fee     
arrangem5t is "o "u :i* ! total am\nt ( 
! fee payable to ! attorney is-- 7i7 to 
be paid to ! attorney by ! claimant1    
subsequ5t to ! allocation ( ! aw>d2 or  

7ii7 cont+5t on :e!r ! matt] is resolv$ 
9 a mann] favorable to ! claimant4  7#c7
 ,application to p5d+ matt]s ,= any     
cause ( action br\ght "u subsection 7b7 
t is p5d+ on ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
subsection1 n lat] ?an #ij days aft] su*
 date ( enactm5t1 ! individual br++ !   
action1 ! legal repres5tative ( !       
individual1 or ! attorney = ! individual
 or legal repres5tative1 z applicable1  
%all file ! ackn[l$gm5ts describ$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b74  7#d7 ,adv]tis+  
,a law firm t receives vet]an data f an 
adv]tis+ ag5cy %all r$uce ! attorney's  
legal fee 9 an am\nt equal to ! co/     
incurr$ by ! law firm to receive ! data4
  4  7b7 ,sev]ability ,if any provision 
( ! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a71 or !
 application ( su* a provision to any   
p]son or circum/ance1 is held to be     
uncon/itutional1 ! rema9+ provisions ( !
 am5dm5t made by subsection 7a71 ! o!r  
provisions ( ! ,camp ,lejeune ,ju/ice   
,act ( #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4 #bfga note  
prec471 & ! application ( ! provision ( 

! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7 held to
 be uncon/itutional to any o!r p]son or 
circum/ance %all n be affect$ !reby4