38 USC § 7255 - Offices

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Current through Pub. L. 112-283. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.)

(a) Principal Office.— The principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, but the Court may sit at any place within the United States.

(b) Official Duty Stations.—

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the official duty station of each judge while in active service shall be the principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

(2) The place where a recall-eligible retired judge maintains the actual abode in which such judge customarily lives shall be considered the recall-eligible retired judge’s official duty station.

(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), after appointment and while in active service, each judge of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall reside within 50 miles of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.

(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to recall-eligible retired judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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The principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, but the Court may sit at any place within the United States.

Source

(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4114, § 4055; renumbered § 7255,Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1),Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341; Pub. L. 108–454, title VIII, § 801,Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3625.)

Amendments

2004—Pub. L. 108–454substituted “Washington, D.C., metropolitan area” for “District of Columbia”.

1998—Pub. L. 105–368substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”.

1991—Pub. L. 102–40renumbered section 4055 of this title as this section.

Effective Date of 1998 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–368effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 ofPub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.

Facilities for Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

Pub. L. 101–94, title II, § 201,Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 626, as amended by Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(c),Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3342, provided that:

“(a) Space in the District of Columbia.—The Administrator of General Services shall provide suitable building space in the District of Columbia for the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as the Court’s principal place of business. The Administrator shall, if necessary, arrange for temporary space for the Court if permanent space is not immediately available for the Court. The Administrator shall place a high priority on the provision of such temporary and permanent space for the Court.

“(b) Approval by Court.—Any space to be provided for the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims under subsection (a) must be acceptable to the Court.

“(c) Additional Requirement.—Any building space provided to the Court under subsection (a) shall be adjacent to additional building space (in an amount acceptable to the Court) that can be made available to the Court in the future if needed for expansion of the facilities of the Court.”

Section 303 ofPub. L. 100–687provided for the initial location of the principal office of the Court of Veterans Appeals.

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38 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 7255	gen amd	2012	112-260 [Sec.] 302(a)(1)	126 Stat. 2425
§ 7255	nt new	2012	112-260 [Sec.] 302(c)(1)	126 Stat. 2425

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