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Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act

H.R. 9430 · 117th Congress · Dec 6, 2022 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 to establish a maximum amount of attorney fees for suits against the United States relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Camp Lejeune Veterans and Families Protection Act”.

Sec. 2 Maximum amount of attorney fees for suits against the United States relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

Section 804 of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 (Public Law 117–168; 28 U.S.C. 2671 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(k) Attorney fees and penalties—The limit on fees and the penalties under section 2678 of title 28, United States Code, shall apply with respect to actions under this section.”