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38 U.S.C. 7296: Retirement of judges

Created in 1989 by Public Law 101-94. Changed by 7 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

11 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 5 U.S.C. 8334, 5 U.S.C. 8402, 5 U.S.C. 8440d, 28 U.S.C. 178, 28 U.S.C. 377.

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2008

    • Pub. L. 110–389, §603(b)(1), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1), which related to retirement pay structure for retired judges based on recall status. (Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 110–389, §603(b)(2), substituted "paragraph (1)(A)(i) or (2)" for "paragraph (2)". (Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008) Law text · (f)

    2001

    • Pub. L. 107–103 struck out at end: "In order to retire under this paragraph, a judge must, not earlier than 9 months preceding the date of the expiration of the judge's term of office and not later than 6 months preceding such date, advise the President in writing that the judge is … (Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001) Law text · (b)

    1999

    • Pub. L. 106–117, §1035(2), substituted "a judge" for "the chief judge or an associate judge". (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–117, §1022(a), substituted "as follows:" for "at the rate of pay in effect at the time of retirement." and added subpars. (A) to (C). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 106–117, §1022(b), added par. (3). (Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act) Law text · (f)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–368 substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals". (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text · (a), (i), (k)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–40, §402(b)(1), renumbered section 4096 of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–198 substituted "8440d" for "8440c". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 102–82 inserted before semicolon at end "except as authorized by section 8440c of title 5". · (f)
    • Pub. L. 102–40, §402(d)(1), substituted "7297" for "4097" in introductory provisions, "7297(b)" for "4097(b)" in cl. (i), and "7297(e)" for "4097(e)" in cl. (ii). · (h)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.