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5 U.S.C. 8440c: Court of Federal Claims judges

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-650. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (1).

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

    How it got here

    2004

    • Pub. L. 108–469 substituted "as" for "only during a period". Law text · (a)

    2000

    • Pub. L. 106–554 substituted "the maximum percentage of such judge's basic pay for such pay period allowable under section 8440f." for "5 percent of basic pay for such pay period." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–208, §101(f) [title VI, §659 [title II, §205(c)(1)]], inserted "of the distribution" after "equal to the amount". (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 104–208, §101(f) [title VI, §659 [title II, §205(c)(2)]], substituted "less than an amount that the Executive Director prescribes by regulation" for "$3,500 or less" and struck out "unless the judge elects, at such time and otherwise in such manner as the Executive Director … (Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act) Law text · (b)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–226, §9(g)(1), substituted "Section 8433(b)" for "Section 8433(d)". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–226, §9(g)(2), substituted "any of the actions described in paragraph (4)(A) or (B) shall be considered" for "retirement under section 178 of title 28 is". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 103–226, §9(g)(3), (4), redesignated par. (9) as (8), substituted "Notwithstanding paragraph (4)" for "Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(A)", and struck out former par. (8) which read as follows: "Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(B), if any Court of Federal Claims judge who el… · (b), (9)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–572, §902(b)(2), substituted "Court of Federal Claims" for "Claims Court" in section catchline.
    • Pub. L. 102–572, §902(b)(1), substituted "United States Court of Federal Claims" for "United States Claims Court". · (a)
    • Pub. L. 102–572, §902(b)(2), substituted "Court of Federal Claims" for "Claims Court" wherever appearing. · (b), (7)

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–198, §7(c)(1)(A), renumbered section 8440b of this title as this section.
    • Pub. L. 102–198, §7(c)(1)(B)(i), substituted "subsection (c)" for "subsection (d)". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–198, §7(c)(1)(B)(ii), redesignated par. (8) as (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: "Sums contributed pursuant to this section by Claims Court judges, as well as all previous contributions to the Thrift Savings Fund by those judges, and earnings attr… · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–198, §7(c)(1)(B)(ii), (iii) added par. (8) and redesignated former par. (8) as (7). · (b)
    • Pub. L. 102–198, §7(c)(1)(B)(iii), added par. (9). · (b)

    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.