{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-7385g","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 7385g","heading":"Attorney fees","body":"(a) General ruleNotwithstanding 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 limitationsThe 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 servicesThis 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) PenaltyAny such representative who violates this section shall be fined not more than $5,000.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 84—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"0f2a34e25c6b9ae9065392ad8846060bed6673e02787d8a6517694a2850bc17b","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-7385f","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-7385h"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}