; and (B) not more than $3,000 in medical expenses. (c) Reimbursement of funds In any case in which a qualifying claim results in a final order awarding compensation, the liable operator shall reimburse the fund for any fees or expenses paid under this section, subject to enforcement by the Secretary under section 424 and in the same manner as compensation orders are enforced under section 21(d) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act ( 33 U.S.C. 921(d) ). (d) Additional program rules Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise affect an operator's liability for any attorneys’ fees or medical expenses awarded by the district director or an administrative law judge that were not paid by the program under this section. Nothing in this section shall limit or otherwise affect the Secretary's authority to use amounts in the fund to pay approved attorneys’ fees in claims for benefits under this title for which a final order awarding compensation has been entered and the operator is unable to pay. (e) No recoupment of attorneys’ fees Any payment for attorneys’ fees or medical expenses made by the Secretary under this section shall not be recouped from the claimant or the claimant’s attorney. . 3. Reports by the Government Accountability Office Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) carry out a review of interim benefit payments under the Black Lung Benefits Act ( 30 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ) for miners and survivors who have submitted a claim for benefits under such Act and are waiting for a final determination, including— (A) an examination of the financial impact on beneficiaries of such payments in the case the claims of such beneficiaries are denied and the payments are recouped; (B) a study of the impact that the stress caused by such recoupment, or the threat of such recoupment, has on beneficiaries of such payments