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10 U.S.C. 942: Art. 142. Judges
Created in 1989 by Public Law 101-189. Changed by 8 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8337, 10 U.S.C. 945.
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No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2016
- Pub. L. 114–328, §541(b)(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) and (B) as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, of subpar. (A), realigned margins, and added subpar. (B). (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–328, §541(c), substituted "No" for "Not more than three of the judges of the court may be appointed from the same political party, and no". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 114–328, §541(d), substituted "equal to the difference between—" and subpars. (A) and (B) for "equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of pay provided for a judge of the court. Such pay shall be in lieu of retired pay and in lieu of an annuity under section 945 of t… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017) Law text · (e)
2014
- Pub. L. 113–291, §540(a)(1), substituted "January 31" for "March 31", "July 31 of any year" for "October 1 of any year", and "July 31 of the year" for "September 30 of the year". (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 113–291, §540(a)(2), substituted "July 31" for "September 30" in two places and "February 1" for "April 1". (Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) Law text · (b)
2013
- Pub. L. 113–66 amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: "For purposes of appointment of judges to the court, a person retired from the armed forces after 20 or more years of active service (whether or not such person is on the retired list) shall not… (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014) Law text · (b)
1999
- Pub. L. 106–65 substituted "and the Committee on Armed Services" for "and the Committee on National Security". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000) Law text · (e)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives" for "Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996) Law text · (e)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces" for "Court of Military Appeals". · (a), (f)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–190, §1061(b)(1)(A)(i)–(iv), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), struck out "(2)(A)" before "The chief judge", moved sentence beginning "The chief judge of the court" to end of par. (1)(A), substituted "an individual who is a senior judge of the court under th… · (e)
- Pub. L. 102–190, §1061(b)(1)(A)(ii), (v), redesignated par. (2)(B) as (2) and incorporated former par. (2)(A) into par. (1)(A). · (e)
- Pub. L. 102–190, §1061(b)(1)(B), substituted "paragraph (1)" for "paragraph (2)" wherever appearing. · (e), (4), (6)
- Pub. L. 102–190, §1061(b)(2)(A), added subpar. (C). · (f)
- Pub. L. 102–190, §1061(b)(2)(B), (C), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. · (f)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–510, §541(f)(1), substituted "civilian life" for "civil life". · (b)
- Pub. L. 101–510, §541(f)(2), added par. (4). · (b)
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