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type: "LegalText"
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title: "42 U.S.C. § 7385g"
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description: "Attorney fees"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 42
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title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
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chapter_number: "84"
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chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
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section: "7385g"
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citation: "42 U.S.C. § 7385g"
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# 42 U.S.C. § 7385g - Attorney fees
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## Text
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(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.
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(b) Applicable percentage limitations The percentage referred to in subsection (a) is—
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(1) 2 percent for the filing of an initial claim for payment of lump-sum compensation; and
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(2) 10 percent with respect to objections to a recommended decision denying payment of lump-sum compensation.
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(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.
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(d) Penalty Any such representative who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.
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(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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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107, § 3151(a)(6)(A), inserted “for payment of lump-sum compensation” after “the claim of an individual”. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 107–107, § 3151(a)(6)(B), inserted “for payment of lump-sum compensation” after “initial claim”. Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–107, § 3151(a)(6)(C), 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 October 30, 2000”. Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 107–107, § 3151(a)(6)(D), (E), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d).
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