B-208637.2: Aug 1, 1988

The party involved was not an intervenor and section 502 only applies to intervenors. 2. Does not preclude the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from using prior year appropriations to pay an award for attorneys' fees and expenses under the Equal Access to Justice Act made in fiscal year 1988 to the extent that such appropriations are available. If the amount of funds obligated is less than the amount...

B-208637.2: Aug 1, 1988

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested a decision regarding its authority to pay court-awarded attorneys' fees and costs under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) to a plaintiff who successfully challenged an administrative decision. GAO held that: (1) EAJA did not preclude NRC from paying the award, since the plaintiff was not an intervenor; (2) a restriction added to the fiscal yea...