,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4       
,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,daines1  
,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4         
,tuberville1 and ,mr4 ,cotton7          
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 appropriately limit    
attorney's fees4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,protect ,camp
 ,lejeune ,victims ,ensnared by         
,trial-lawyer's ,scams ,act or the      
,protect ,camp ,lejeune ,,vets ,act4    
#b4 ,attorneys fees in ,federal cause of
 action 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-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsections 7h71 7i71 and 

7j7 as subsections 7j71 7k71 and 7l71   
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7g7 the following3  7h7
 ,attorneys fees  7#a7 ,limitations     
7,a7 ,general rule ,notwithstanding any 
contract1 an attorney filing an action  
under subsection 7b7 or an              
administrative action relating to such  
an action 7as described in section #bfge
 of title #bh1 ,united ,states ,code7   
7in this section referred to as an      
administrative claim7 may not receive1  
for services rendered in connection with
 the action1 more than-- 7i7 #ab percent
 of the payment made in the action for  
an administrative claim 7including a    
resubmission of an administrative claim 
after the denial of an initial          
administrative claim72 or  7ii7 #ag     
percent of the payment made in the      
action for a judgment rendered or       
settlement entered in an action filed   
under subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,amount of  
payment determined after offset ,for    
purposes of this subsection1 the amount 

of the payment made in an action shall  
be the amount of the payment after any  
offsetting reduction under subsection   
7e77#b7 is made4  7,c7 ,prohibition on  
ancillary fees and costs ,attorneys fees
 paid in accordance with this subsection
 may not include any ancillary fees or  
costs4  7#b7 ,penalty ,any attorney who 
violates paragraph 7#a7 shall be fined  
not more than #e1jjj4  7#c7             
,certification of fees ,an attorney that
 receives payment for services rendered 
in connection with an action filed under
 subsection 7b7 or an administrative    
claim shall submit to the court in which
 the action under subsection 7b7 is     
pending or to the ,secretary of the     
,navy1 respectively1 a statement        
certifying-- 7,a7 the total amount of   
the payment in the action2  7,b7 the    
amount of the payment to the attorney   
with respect to the action2 and  7,c7   
whether the percentage of the payment   
made to the attorney is in accordance   
with paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,disclosure  

7,a7 ,in general ,any judgment rendered1
 settlement entered1 or other award made
 with respect to an action filed under  
subsection 7b7 or an administrative     
claim shall require disclosure to the   
,attorney ,general or to the court of   
the attorneys fees charged to an        
individual1 or the legal representative 
of an individual4  7,b7 ,reporting ,the 
,attorney ,general shall collect the    
disclosures under subparagraph 7,a7 of  
attorneys fees charged and submit to    
,congress an annual report detailing--  
7i7 the total amount paid under such    
judgments1 settlements1 and awards2     
7ii7 the total amount of attorney fees  
paid in connection with such judgments1 
settlements1 and awards2 and  7iii7 for 
each such judgment1 settlement1 or      
award-- 7,i7 the name of the attorney   
for the individual or legal             
representative of the individual2       
7,,ii7 if applicable1 the law firm of   
the attorney2 and  7,,iii7 the amount of
 fees paid to the attorney4  7#e7       

,applicability ,this subsection shall   
apply with respect to any action filed  
under subsection 7b7 and any            
administrative action that is pending   
on1 or that is filed on or after1 the   
date of enactment of the ,protect ,camp 
,lejeune ,,vets ,act1 including pending 
matters in which a judgment was         
rendered1 a settlement was entered1 or  
another award was made before such date 
of enactment4  7#f7 ,severability ,if   
any provision of this subsection or the 
application of such provision to any    
person or circumstance is held to be    
invalid or unconstitutional1 the        
remainder of this subsection and the    
application of such provisions to any   
person or circumstance shall not be     
affected thereby4  4  7b7 ,guidance ,not
 later than #cj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of the ,navy shall issue guidance for   
claimants under the ,camp ,lejeune      
,justice ,act of #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfga note prec47 regarding the         

documentation necessary to establish a  
claim under such ,act4  7c7             
,compensation schedule ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,secretary of the ,navy 
shall issue a compensation schedule     
specifying the amount of payments for   
claimants under the ,camp ,lejeune      
,justice ,act of #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4   
#bfga note prec471 based on the injuries
 suffered by the claimant4