,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cgh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,sullivan 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 
,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,b>rasso1 ,mr4     
,cram]1 ,mr4 ,da9es1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 
,rubio1 ,mr4 ,tub]ville1 & ,mr4 ,cotton7
 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 7j71 7k71 & 7l71   
respectively2 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7g7 ! foll[+3  7h7 ,attorneys

 fees  7#a7 ,limitations  7,a7 ,g5]al   
rule ,not)/&+ any contract1 an attorney 
fil+ an action "u subsection 7b7 or an  
adm9i/rative action relat+ to su* an    
action 7z describ$ 9 section #bfge (    
title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 79 ?is  
section ref]r$ to z an adm9i/rative     
claim7 may n receive1 = s]vices r5d]$ 9 
connection ) ! action1 m ?an-- 7i7 #ab  
p]c5t ( ! paym5t made 9 ! action = an   
adm9i/rative claim 7includ+ a           
resubmission ( an adm9i/rative claim    
aft] ! d5ial ( an initial adm9i/rative  
claim72 or  7ii7 #ag p]c5t ( ! paym5t   
made 9 ! action = a judgm5t r5d]$ or    
settlem5t ent]$ 9 an action fil$ "u     
subsection 7b74  7,b7 ,am\nt ( paym5t   
det]m9$ aft] (fset ,= purposes ( ?is    
subsection1 ! am\nt ( ! paym5t made 9 an
 action %all be ! am\nt ( ! paym5t aft] 
any (fsett+ r$uction "u subsection      
7e77#b7 is made4  7,c7 ,prohibition on  
ancill>y fees & co/s ,attorneys fees    
paid 9 accordance ) ?is subsection may n
 include any ancill>y fees or co/s4     

7#b7 ,p5alty ,any attorney :o violates  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be f9$ n m ?an       
#e1jjj4  7#c7 ,c]tification ( fees ,an  
attorney t receives paym5t = s]vices    
r5d]$ 9 connection ) an action fil$ "u  
subsection 7b7 or an adm9i/rative claim 
%all submit to ! c\rt 9 :i* ! action "u 
subsection 7b7 is p5d+ or to ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,navy1 respectively1 a /atem5t     
c]tify+-- 7,a7 ! total am\nt ( ! paym5t 
9 ! action2  7,b7 ! am\nt ( ! paym5t to 
! attorney ) respect to ! action2 &     
7,c7 :e!r ! p]c5tage ( ! paym5t made to 
! attorney is 9 accordance ) p>agraph   
7#a74  7#d7 ,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  7#e7 ,applicability    
,?is subsection %all apply ) respect to 
any action fil$ "u subsection 7b7 & any 
adm9i/rative action t is p5d+ on1 or t  
is fil$ on or aft]1 ! date ( enactm5t ( 
! ,protect ,camp ,lejeune ,,vets ,act1  
includ+ p5d+ matt]s 9 :i* a judgm5t 0   
r5d]$1 a settlem5t 0 ent]$1 or ano!r    
aw>d 0 made be=e su* date ( enactm5t4   
7#f7 ,sev]ability ,if any provision (   
?is subsection or ! application ( su*   
provision to any p]son or circum/ance is
 held to be invalid or uncon/itutional1 
! rema9d] ( ?is subsection & !          

application ( su* provisions to any     
p]son or circum/ance %all n be affect$  
!reby4  4  7b7 ,guidance ,n lat] ?an #cj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy %all issue       
guidance = claimants "u ! ,camp ,lejeune
 ,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4    
#bfga note prec47 reg>d+ ! docum5tation 
necess>y to e/abli% a claim "u su* ,act4
  7c7 ,comp5sation s*$ule ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is  
,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,navy %all issue a
 comp5sation s*$ule specify+ ! am\nt (  
paym5ts = claimants "u ! ,camp ,lejeune 
,ju/ice ,act ( #bjbb 7#bh ,u4,s4,c4     
#bfga note prec471 bas$ on ! injuries   
suff]$ by ! claimant4