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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1089
To rename the United States Court of Veterans Appeals as the United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 18, 1997
Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. FILNER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MASCARA, Mr.
FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FROST, Ms. CHRIS-
TIAN-GREEN, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. REYES, Mr. FRANK of Massachu-
setts, and Mrs. CLAYTON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To rename the United States Court of Veterans Appeals
as the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RENAMING OF THE COURT OF VETERANS
APPEALS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The United States Court of
Veterans Appeals shall hereafter be known and designated
as the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans
Claims.
(2) Section 7251 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking out ‘‘United States Court of Veterans
Appeals’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘United States
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38.—Title
38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(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)(i) The heading of section 7286 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7286. Judicial Conference of the Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims’’.
(ii) The item relating to section 7286 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 72 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘7286. Judicial Conference of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.’’.
(B)(i) The heading of section 7291 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7291. Date when United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims decision becomes
final’’.
(ii) The item relating to section 7291 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 72 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘7291. Date when United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims decision
becomes final.’’.
(C)(i) The heading of section 7298 is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘§ 7298. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Retire-
ment Fund’’.
(ii) The item relating to section 7298 in the
table of sections at the beginning of chapter 72 is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘7298. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Retirement Fund.’’.
(3) 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’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.—
(1) The following provisions of law are amended by strik-
ing out ‘‘Court of Veterans Appeals’’ each place it appears
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Court of Appeals for Veter-
ans Claims’’:
(A) Section 8440d of title 5, United States
Code.
(B) Section 2412 of title 28, United States
Code.
(C) Section 906 of title 44, United States Code.
(D) Section 109 of the Ethics in Government
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
(2)(A) The heading of section 8440d of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 8440d. Judges of the United States Court of Ap-
peals for Veterans Claims’’.
(B) The item relating to such section in the table of
sections at the beginning of chapter 84 of such title is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘8440d. Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.’’.
(d) OTHER LEGAL REFERANCES.—Any reference in
a law, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the ‘‘United States Court of Veterans
Appeals’’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘United
States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims’’.
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