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5 U.S.C. 8440d: Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Created in 1991 by Public Law 102-82. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 38 U.S.C. 7296, 38 U.S.C. 7297.

This Congress

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. 106–361 substituted "this chapter" for "chapter 84 of this title". Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 106–554 amended first sentence generally. Prior to amendment, first sentence read as follows: "The amount contributed by a judge may not exceed 5 percent of the amount of the judge's basic pay." (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (b)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–368, §512(b)(2)(A), substituted "Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Judges of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals" in section catchline. (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text
    • Pub. L. 105–368, §512(b)(1)(A), substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals". (Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998) Law text · (a), (b)

    1994

    • Pub. L. 103–226 substituted "Section 8433(b) of this title applies" for "A transfer shall be made as provided in section 8433(d) of this title". · (b)

    1992

    • Pub. L. 102–378 amended Pub. L. 102–198. See 1991 Amendment note below.

    1991

    • Pub. L. 102–198, as amended by Pub. L. 102–378, renumbered section 8440c of this title as this section.

    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.