S.Amdt. 1053

1. Adds SEC. 12____. ATTORNEY FEE PAYMENT TRACKING at the end of subtitle C of title XII

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   In S. 954 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.

   Inserted: SEC. 12____. ATTORNEY FEE PAYMENT TRACKING.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--

   Inserted: (1) develop a system to track and report attorney fee payment information in accordance with subsections (b) and (c); and

   Inserted: (2) submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the status of the implementation of the system.

   Inserted: (b) Requirements.--The system described in subsection (a)(1) shall track for each case or administrative adjudication in which the Secretary or Department of Agriculture is a party--

   Inserted: (1) the case name;

   Inserted: (2) the party name;

   Inserted: (3) the amount of the claim;

   Inserted: (4) the date and amount of the award or payment of attorney fees; and

   Inserted: (5) the law (including regulations) under which the case was brought.

   Inserted: (c) Annual Reports.--Each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees described in subsection (a)(2) a report containing the information described in subsection (b).

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle C of title XII, add the following:

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