[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2572 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2572

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that in the case of 
past-due benefits awarded an individual pursuant to a proceeding before 
 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the payment of attorneys fees with 
     respect to such award may not exceed 20 percent of the award.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 1997

Mr. Evans (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
  Rodriguez, and Mr. Filner) introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that in the case of 
past-due benefits awarded an individual pursuant to a proceeding before 
 the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the payment of attorneys fees with 
     respect to such award may not exceed 20 percent of the award.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CAP ON ATTORNEYS FEES IN PAST-DUE BENEFIT AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5704(d)(3) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ``may direct'' and 
inserting ``shall direct''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to past-due benefits awarded under such title on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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