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[CITE: 5USC8127]

 
             TITLE 5--GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES
 
                           PART III--EMPLOYEES
 
                   Subpart G--Insurance and Annuities
 
               CHAPTER 81--COMPENSATION FOR WORK INJURIES
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 8127. Representation; attorneys' fees

    (a) A claimant may authorize an individual to represent him in any 
proceeding under this subchapter before the Secretary of Labor.
    (b) A claim for legal or other services furnished in respect to a 
case, claim, or award for compensation under this subchapter is valid 
only if approved by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 89-554, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 545.)

                      Historical and Revision Notes
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                                                    Revised Statutes and
     Derivation                U.S. Code             Statutes at Large
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                     5 U.S.C. 773(b) (less last    Oct. 14, 1949, ch.
                      sentence).                    691, Sec.  208
                                                    ``Sec. 23(b) (less
                                                    last sentence)'', 63
                                                    Stat. 865.
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    Administration of this subchapter was transferred to the Secretary 
of Labor by section 1 of 1950 Reorg. Plan No. 19, 64 Stat. 1271 (see 
section 8145).
    Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable 
and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.
