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28 U.S.C. 611: Retirement of Director

Created in 1967 by Public Law 90-219. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 28 U.S.C. 376, 28 U.S.C. 677.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–518, §301(a)(2), substituted "who has at least fifteen years of service and has" for "who has served at least fifteen years and" in first par. and "who has at least ten years of service," for "who has served at least ten years," in second par. (Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 106–518, §301(a)(3), substituted "at least fifteen years of service," for "served at least fifteen years," and "less than fifteen years of service," for "served less than fifteen years,". (Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–518, §301(a)(1), inserted "a congressional employee in the capacity of primary administrative assistant to a Member of Congress or in the capacity of staff director or chief counsel for the majority or the minority of a committee or subcommittee of the Senate or House of Re… (Federal Courts Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (d)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–702, §1006(a)(1), amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: "The Director may, by written election filed with the Chief Justice of the United States within six months after the date on which he takes office, waive coverage under subchap… · (a)
    • Pub. L. 100–702, §1004(a), added subsec. (e). · (e)

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