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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Energy Policy Act of 2005 · Sec. 627

Sec. 627. LIMITATION ON LEGAL FEE REIMBURSEMENT

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## SEC. 627 LIMITATION ON LEGAL FEE REIMBURSEMENT Title II of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5841 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: > > ## Sec. 212 “LIMITATION ON LEGAL FEE REIMBURSEMENT > > The Department of Energy shall not, except as required under a contract entered into before the date of enactment of this section, reimburse any contractor or subcontractor of the Department for any legal fees or expenses incurred with respect to a complaint subsequent to— > > > #### “(1) > > an adverse determination on the merits with respect to such complaint against the contractor or subcontractor by the Director of the Department of Energy's Office of Hearings and Appeals pursuant to part 708 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, or by a Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge pursuant to section 211 of this Act; or > > > #### “(2) > > an adverse final judgment by any State or Federal court with respect to such complaint against the contractor or subcontractor for wrongful termination or retaliation due to the making of disclosures protected under chapter 12 of title 5, United States Code, section 211 of this Act, or any comparable State law, > > unless the adverse determination or final judgment is reversed upon further administrative or judicial review.” > .
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