42 USC § 7385g - Attorney fees

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s7385g"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 7385g - Attorney fees"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "7385g"
section_name: "Attorney fees"
chapter_number: 84
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
subchapter_number: "XVI"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Treatment, Coordination, and Forfeiture of Compensation and Benefits"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3648], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511; Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3151(a)(6), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1375.)"
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# § 7385g. Attorney fees

**(a)** **General rule** Notwithstanding any contract, the representative of an individual may not receive, for services rendered in connection with the claim of an individual for payment of lump-sum compensation under part B, more than that percentage specified in subsection (b) of a payment made under part B on such claim.

**(b)** **Applicable percentage limitations** The percentage referred to in subsection (a) is—

**(1)** 2 percent for the filing of an initial claim for payment of lump-sum compensation; and

**(2)** 10 percent with respect to objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation.

**(c)** **Inapplicability to other services** This section shall not apply with respect to services rendered that are not in connection with such a claim for payment of lump-sum compensation.

**(d)** **Penalty** Any such representative who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [div. C, title XXXVI, § 3648], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–511; Pub. L. 107–107, div. C, title XXXI, § 3151(a)(6), Dec. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 1375.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2001—Subsec. (a). , inserted “for payment of lump-sum compensation” after “the claim of an individual”.

Subsec. (b)(1). , inserted “for payment of lump-sum compensation” after “initial claim”.

Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “with respect to objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation” for “with respect to any claim with respect to which a representative has made a contract for services before ”.

Subsecs. (c), (d). , (E), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).