,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #i1 #bjbf,ms4 
,mace introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to provide = ! paym5t (     
attorney's fees to a prevail+ def5dant 9
 a civil action = defamation or libel4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,speak ,y\r ,tru? ,act4  #b4 ,paym5t (
 attorney's fees  7a7 ,aw>d ( fees ,a   
prevail+ def5dant 9 any civil action    
aga9/ su* def5dant = defamation or      
libel1 br\ght 9 or remov$ to a c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 = mak+ a communication   
%all be entitl$ to reasonable attorneys'
 fees & co/s = prevail+ 9 su*           
litigation4 ,attorney's fees "u ?is ,act
 %all be paid by ! pla9tiff4  7b7       
,limitation on fees ,! fee aw>d "u ?is  
section %all n exce$ ! reasonable       
attorneys' fees & co/s ( ! prevail+     
def5dant ) respect to ! p>ticul>        
position or claim4 ,! c\rt may1 9 its   
discretion1 limit ! fees aw>d$ "u       

subsection 7a7 to ! ext5t t ! c\rt f9ds 
exceptional1 unusual1 & special         
circum/ances t make paym5t ( su* fees   
unju/4  7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act1 !   
t]m communication means factual         
in=mation--  7#a7 express$ by !         
individual mak+ ! communication to ano!r
 )\t malice2 &  7#b7 relat$ to an       
incid5t ( sexual assault1 h>assm5t1 or  
discrim9ation exp]i5c$ by ! individual  
mak+ ! communication1 includ+ any ( !   
foll[+3  7,a7 an act ( sexual assault2  
7,b7 an act ( sexual h>assm5t2  7,c7 an 
act-- 7i7 ( workplace h>assm5t or       
discrim9ation1 failure to prev5t an act 
( workplace h>assm5t or discrim9ation1  
aid+1 abett+1 incit+1 compell+1 or co]c+
 an act ( workplace h>assm5t or         
discrim9ation2 or  7ii7 ( retaliation   
aga9/ a p]son = report+ or oppos+       
workplace h>assm5t or discrim9ation2 or 
7,d7 an act ( h>assm5t or discrim9ation1
 or an act ( retaliation aga9/ a p]son =
 report+ h>assm5t or discrim9ation1 by !
 own] ( a h\s+ au?ority4