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Ingested titles 12–51 and 54 from OLRC USLM XML @119-100 (the whole Code now, uniform edition; Title 53 is reserved/empty). LegalText 11,221 -> 59,740; repo total 105,704 records. Deterministic (byte-identical rerun, verified on Title 42's 8,356 sections); make check green. make legal-us-code default now covers every title. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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title: "28 U.S.C. § 3905"
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description: "Attorney’s fees and interest"
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title_number: 28
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title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
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chapter_number: "179"
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chapter_name: "JUDICIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS BY PRESIDENTIAL OFFICES"
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section: "3905"
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citation: "28 U.S.C. § 3905"
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# 28 U.S.C. § 3905 - Attorney’s fees and interest
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## Text
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(a) Attorney’s Fees.— If a covered employee, with respect to any claim under chapter 5 of title 3, or a qualified person with a disability, with respect to any claim under section 421 of title 3, is a prevailing party in any proceeding under section 1296 or section 1346(g), the court may award attorney’s fees, expert fees, and any other costs as would be appropriate if awarded under section 706(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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(b) Interest.— In any proceeding under section 1296 or section 1346(g), the same interest to compensate for delay in payment shall be made available as would be appropriate if awarded under section 717(d) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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(c) Punitive Damages.— Except as otherwise provided in chapter 5 of title 3, no punitive damages may be awarded with respect to any claim under chapter 5 of title 3.
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(Added Pub. L. 104–331, § 3(c), Oct. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 4070.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextSections 706 and 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), are classified to sections 2000e–5 and 2000e–16, respectively, of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 1997, see section 3(d) of Pub. L. 104–331, set out as a note under section 1296 of this title.
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