(D) is at least 55 years of age; and
(E) has years of age, years of service cred-
itable under section 7296 of such title, and
years of service allowable under section 7297(l)
of such title not creditable under section 7296
of such title, that total at least 80.
(2) MULTIPLE ELIGIBLE JUDGES.—In the case
of a year in which more than one eligible judge pro-
vides notice in accordance with subsection (c), the
judge who is eligible to retire in that year shall be
the judge who has the greatest seniority as a judge
of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims of the judges who provide such notice.
(c) NOTICE.—A judge who desires to retire under
subsection (d) shall provide the President and the chief
judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims with written notice to that effect not later than
April 1 of any year specified in subsection (a). Such notice
shall specify the retirement date in accordance with sub-
section (d). Notice provided under this subsection shall be
irrevocable.
(d) RETIREMENT.—A judge who is eligible to retire
under subsection (a) shall retire during the fiscal year in
which notice is provided pursuant to subsection (c), but
not earlier than 90 days after the date on which such no-
tice is provided. Such judge shall be deemed, for all pur-
poses, to be retiring under section 7296(b)(1) of title 38,
United States Code, except that the rate of retired pay
for a judge retiring under this section shall, on the date
of such judge’s separation from service, be equal to the
rate described in section 7296(c)(1) of such title multi-
plied by the percentage represented by the fraction in
which the numerator is the sum of the number represented
by years of service as a judge of the United States Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims creditable under section
7296 of such title and the age of such judge, and the de-
nominator is 80.
(e) DUTY
OF
ACTUARY.—Section 7298(e)(2) is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of this para-
graph, the term ‘present value’ includes a value deter-
mined by an actuary with respect to a payment that may
be made under subsection (b) from the retirement fund
within the contemplation of law.’’.
SEC. 202. RECALL OF RETIRED JUDGES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 72 is further amended by
inserting after section 7256 the following new section:
‘‘§ 7257. Recall of retired judges of the Court
‘‘(a)(1) A retired judge of the Court may be recalled
for further service on the Court in accordance with this
section. To be eligible to be recalled for such service, a
retired judge must provide to the chief judge of the Court
notice in writing that the retired judge is available for
such service and is willing to be recalled under this section.
‘‘(2) For the purposes of this section, a retired judge
is a judge of the Court of Veterans Appeals who retires
from the Court under section 7296 of this title or under
chapter 83 or 84 of title 5.
‘‘(b) The chief judge may recall a retired judge upon
written certification by the chief judge that substantial
service is expected to be performed by the retired judge
for such period as determined by the chief judge to be
necessary to meet the needs of the Court. Any such recall
may only be made with the agreement in writing of the
retired judge.
‘‘(c) A retired judge who is recalled under this section
may exercise all of the powers and duties of the office of
a judge in active service.
‘‘(d) A retired judge who is recalled under this section
shall be paid, during the period for which the judge serves
in recall status, pay at the rate of pay in effect under sec-
tion 7253(e) of this title for a judge performing active
service, less the amount the judge is paid in retired pay
under section 7296 of this title or an annuity under the
applicable provisions of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5.
‘‘(e) Except as provided in subsection (d), a judge
who is recalled under this section who retired under the
provisions of chapter 83 or 84 of title 5 shall be considered
to be a reemployed annuitant under that chapter.
‘‘(f) Nothing in this section may be construed to af-
fect the right of a judge who retired under chapter 83
or 84 of title 5 to serve as a reemployed annuitant in ac-
cordance with the provisions of title 5.’’.
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections
at the beginning of chapter 72 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 7256 the following new
item:
‘‘7257. Recall of retired judges of the Court.’’.
TITLE III—RENAMING OF COURT
SEC. 301. RENAMING OF THE COURT OF VETERANS AP-
PEALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States Court of Vet-
erans Appeals is hereby renamed as, and shall hereafter
be known and designated as, the United States Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims.
(b) SECTION 7251.—Section 7251 is amended by
striking out ‘‘United States Court of Veterans Appeals’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘United States Court of Ap-
peals for Veterans Claims’’.
SEC. 302. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38.—
(1) The following sections are amended by
striking out ‘‘Court of Veterans Appeals’’ each place
it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Court of
Appeals for Veterans Claims’’: sections 5904,
7101(b), 7252(a), 7253, 7254, 7255, 7256, 7261,
7262, 7263, 7264, 7266(a)(1), 7267(a), 7268(a),
7269, 7281(a), 7282(a), 7283, 7284, 7285(a), 7286,
7291, 7292, 7296, 7297, and 7298.
(2)(A) The heading of section 7286 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7286. Judicial Conference of the Court’’.
(B) The heading of section 7291 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 7291. Date when Court decision becomes final’’.
(C) The heading of section 7298 is amended to
read as follows:
‘‘§ 7298. Retirement Fund’’.
(3) The table of sections at the beginning of
chapter 72 is amended as follows:
(A) The item relating to section 7286 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘7286. Judicial Conference of the Court.’’.
(B) The item relating to section 7291 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘7291. Date when Court decision becomes final.’’.
(C) The item relating to section 7298 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘7298. Retirement Fund.’’.
(4)(A) The heading of chapter 72 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘CHAPTER 72—UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS’’.
(B) The item relating to chapter 72 in the table
of chapters at the beginning of title 38 and the item
relating to such chapter in the table of chapters at
the beginning of part V are amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘72. United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims ....................... 7251.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.—
(1) The following provisions of law are amended
by striking out ‘‘Court of Veterans Appeals’’ each
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Court
of Appeals for Veterans Claims’’:
(A) Section 8440d of title 5, United States
Code.