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5 U.S.C. 504: Costs and fees of parties

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-481. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 634b, 25 U.S.C. 5331, 28 U.S.C. 2412, 42 U.S.C. 3612, 49 U.S.C. 40110.

37 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, General Services Administration (2), Federal Labor Relations Authority, General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority and Federal Service Impasses Panel (1), Office of Government Ethics (1), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–9, §4201(a)(1)(A), struck out ", United States Code" after "title 28". (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §4201(a)(1)(C), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which read as follows: "The Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, after consultation with the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, shall report annua… (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 116–9, §4201(a)(1)(B), (C), added subsecs. (f) to (h) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (i). (John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act) Law text · (f), (g), (h), (i)

    2011

    • Pub. L. 111–350 substituted "section 7103 of title 41" for "section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 605)" and "section 7105 of title 41" for "section 8 of that Act (41 U.S.C. 607)". Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–121, §231(a), added par. (4). (Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 104–121, §231(b)(1), substituted "$125" for "$75". (Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–121, §231(b)(2), inserted before semicolon at end "or for purposes of subsection (a)(4), a small entity as defined in section 601". (Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–121, §231(b)(3)–(5), added subpar. (F). (Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

    1993

    • Pub. L. 103–141 added cl. (iv). · (b)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–647 added subsec. (f). · (f)

    1986

    • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–509 added cl. (iii). · (b)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(a)(1), (2), struck out "as a party to the proceeding" after "the position of the agency", and inserted "Whether or not the position of the agency was substantially justified shall be determined on the basis of the administrative record, as a whole, which is made in… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(b), inserted "When the United States appeals the underlying merits of an adversary adjudication, no decision on an application for fees and other expenses in connection with that adversary adjudication shall be made under this section until a final and unreviewable… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(a)(3), inserted "The decision of the agency on the application for fees and other expenses shall be the final administrative decision under this section." · (a)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(c)(1), amended subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: " 'party' means a party, as defined in section 551(3) of this title, which is an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or public or private organization other tha… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(c)(2), designated existing provisions of subpar. (C) as cl. (i) thereof by inserting "(i)" before "an adjudication under", added cl. (ii), and struck out "and" after the semicolon at the end. · (b)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(c)(3), substituted "; and" for the period at end of subpar. (D), and added subpar. (E). · (b), (E)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(d), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: "A party dissatisfied with the fee determination made under subsection (a) may petition for leave to appeal to the court of the United States having jurisdiction to review the merits of t… · (c)
    • Pub. L. 99–80, §1(e), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: · (d)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–481, §203(c), which provided for the repeal of this section effective Oct. 1, 1984, was itself repealed and this section was revived by section 6 of Pub. L. 99–80, set out as a note below.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.