I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 925 
To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to appropriately limit 
attorney’s fees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. ISSA (for himself and Mr. BOST) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to 
appropriately limit attorney’s fees. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. 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 Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ATTORNEYS FEES IN FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION 
RELATING TO WATER AT CAMP LEJEUNE, 
NORTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Camp Lejeune Justice Act 
of 2022 (28 U.S.C. 2671 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) 
as subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) ATTORNEYS FEES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) GENERAL
RULE.—Notwithstanding 
any contract, an attorney filing an action under 
subsection (b) or an administrative action relat-
ing to such an action (as described in section 
2675 of title 28, United States Code) (in this 
section referred to as an ‘administrative claim’) 
may not receive, for services rendered in con-
nection with the action, more than— 
‘‘(i) 12 percent of the payment made 
in the action for an administrative claim 
(including a resubmission of an adminis-
trative claim after the denial of an initial 
administrative claim); or 
‘‘(ii) 17 percent of the payment made 
in the action for a judgment rendered or 
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settlement entered in an action filed under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT DETERMINED 
AFTER
OFFSET.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the amount of the payment made in an 
action shall be the amount of the payment after 
any offsetting reduction under subsection (e)(2) 
is made. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION
ON
ANCILLARY
FEES 
AND COSTS.—Attorneys fees paid in accordance 
with this subsection may not include any ancil-
lary fees or costs. 
‘‘(2) PENALTY.—Any attorney who violates 
paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000. 
‘‘(3) CERTIFICATION
OF
FEES.—An attorney 
that receives payment for services rendered in con-
nection with an action filed under subsection (b) or 
an administrative claim shall submit to the court in 
which the action under subsection (b) is pending or 
to the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, a state-
ment certifying— 
‘‘(A) the total amount of the payment in 
the action; 
‘‘(B) the amount of the payment to the at-
torney with respect to the action; and 
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‘‘(C) whether the percentage of the pay-
ment made to the attorney is in accordance 
with paragraph (1). 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any judgment ren-
dered, settlement entered, or other award made 
with respect to an action filed under subsection 
(b) or an administrative claim shall require dis-
closure to the Attorney General or to the court 
of the attorneys fees charged to an individual, 
or the legal representative of an individual. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING.—The Attorney General 
shall collect the disclosures under subparagraph 
(A) of attorneys fees charged and submit to 
Congress an annual report detailing— 
‘‘(i) the total amount paid under such 
judgments, settlements, and awards; 
‘‘(ii) the total amount of attorney fees 
paid in connection with such judgments, 
settlements, and awards; and 
‘‘(iii) for each such judgment, settle-
ment, or award— 
‘‘(I) the name of the attorney for 
the individual or legal representative 
of the individual; 
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‘‘(II) if applicable, the law firm 
of the attorney; and 
‘‘(III) the amount of fees paid to 
the attorney. 
‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall 
apply with respect to any action filed under sub-
section (b) and any administrative action that is 
pending on, or that is filed on or after, the date of 
enactment of the Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act, 
including pending matters in which a judgment was 
rendered, a settlement was entered, or another 
award was made before such date of enactment. 
‘‘(6) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this 
subsection or the application of such provision to 
any person or circumstance is held to be invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this subsection 
and the application of such provisions to any person 
or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.’’. 
(b) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy 
shall issue guidance for claimants under the Camp 
Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (28 U.S.C. 2671 note prec.) 
regarding the documentation necessary to establish a 
claim under such Act. 
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(c) COMPENSATION SCHEDULE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of the Navy shall issue a compensation schedule specifying 
the amount of payments for claimants under the Camp 
Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (28 U.S.C. 2671 note prec.), 
based on the injuries suffered by the claimant. 
Æ 
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