Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 928 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 33 U.S.C. § 928 : US Code - Notes

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 509, Sec. 28, 44 Stat. 1438; Pub. L. 92-576,
Sec. 13, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1259; Pub. L. 98-426, Sec. 17,
Sept. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1650.)
AMENDMENTS
1984 - Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98-426 substituted "a fee, gratuity,
or other consideration" for "any fees, other consideration, or any
gratuity"; "with respect to" for "in respect of"; and "both" for
"by both such fine and imprisonment"; and inserted "under this
chapter," after "compensation".
1972 - Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-576 substituted provisions
respecting payment of attorney's fee for successful prosecution of
claim for former provisions respecting approval by deputy
commissioner or court of claims for legal services or for any other
services rendered in respect of a claim or award for compensation
and for lien upon the compensation in the manner and to the extent
fixed by the deputy commissioner or the court. See subsec. (c).
Subsecs. (b) to (e). Pub. L. 92-576 added subsecs. (b) to (d),
redesignated former subsec. (b) as (e), and in subsec. (e), as so
redesignated, struck out item (1) and (2) designations before
"who", substituted "services rendered as a representative of a
claimant" for "services so rendered", and included approval by the
Board.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1984 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 98-426 effective Sept. 28, 1984, see section
28(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98-426, set out as a note under section 901 of
this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1972 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 92-576 effective 30 days after Oct. 27,
1972, see section 22 of Pub. L. 92-576, set out as a note under
section 902 of this title.