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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
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[H.R. 8545 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8545
To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to make technical
corrections.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2024
Mr. Murphy (for himself, Ms. Ross, Ms. Manning, Mr. Davis of North
Carolina, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Hudson, Ms.
Lee of Florida, Mr. McHenry, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Hunt) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
To amend the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 to make technical
corrections.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT OF 2022 .
Section 804 of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 (28 U.S.C. 2671
note) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ``in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina'';
(2) in subsection (c)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--The party filing an action under this
section shall be entitled to appropriate relief upon showing--
``(A) the existence of one or more relationships
between the water at Camp Lejeune and the type of harm
suffered by the individual; and
``(B) that the individual was present at Camp
Lejeune for a period of not less than 30 days (whether
or not consecutive).''; and
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the water at
Camp Lejeune and the harm'' and inserting ``any water
at Camp Lejeune and the type of harm'';
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
``(d) Exclusive Jurisdiction and Venue.--The United States District
Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina shall have exclusive
jurisdiction and venue for coordinated or consolidated pretrial
proceedings and resolution over any action filed under subsection (b),
and a party filing the action may transfer such action to any United
States district court situated within the United States Court of
Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for trial of such action. Any action
against the United States under subsection (b) shall, at the request of
either party to such action, be tried by the court with a jury. The
court shall advance an action filed under subsection (b) on the docket,
and expedite the disposition of such action to the greatest extent
possible.'';
(4) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``latent disease''
and inserting ``latent harm'';
(5) in subsection (j)(1), by striking ``before the date of
enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``before, on, or after
the date of enactment of this Act''; and
(6) by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Attorney Fees.--
``(1) In general.--The total amount of attorneys fees under
this section shall be in an amount that is equal to--
``(A) 20 percent of any settlement entered into
before a civil action under subsection (b) is
commenced; or
``(B) 25 percent of any judgement rendered or
settlement entered into after a civil action under
subsection (b) is commenced.
``(2) Division of fees.--A division of a fee under
paragraph (1) between attorneys who are not in the same firm
may be made only if the division is in proportion to the
services performed by each attorney.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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