1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Camp Lejeune Victims Ensnared by Trial-lawyer’s Scams Act or the Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act . 2. Attorneys fees in Federal cause of action relating to water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (a) In general The Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 ( 28 U.S.C. 2671 note prec.) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j) as subsections (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Attorneys fees (1) Limitations (A) General rule Notwithstanding any contract, an attorney filing an action under subsection (b) or an administrative action relating to such an action (as described in section 2675 of title 28, United States Code) (in this section referred to as an administrative claim ) may not receive, for services rendered in connection with the action, more than— (i) 12 percent of the payment made in the action for an administrative claim (including a resubmission of an administrative claim after the denial of an initial administrative claim); or (ii) 17 percent of the payment made in the action for a judgment rendered or settlement entered in an action filed under subsection (b). (B) Amount of payment determined after offset For purposes of this subsection, the amount of the payment made in an action shall be the amount of the payment after any offsetting reduction under subsection (e)(2) is made. (C) Prohibition on ancillary fees and costs Attorneys fees paid in accordance with this subsection may not include any ancillary fees or costs. (2) Penalty Any attorney who violates paragraph (1) shall be fined not more than $5,000. (3) Certification of fees An attorney that receives payment for services rendered in connection with an action filed under subsection (b) or an administrative claim shall submit to the court in which the action under subsection (b) is pending or to the Secretary of the Navy, respectively, a statement certifying— (A) the total amount of the payment in the action