[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1089 Introduced in House (IH)]







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.


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                    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. Christian-Green, 
   Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mrs. 
   Clayton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 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 Representatives 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:
``Sec. 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:
``Sec. 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:
``Sec. 7298. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Retirement 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 follows:

 ``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 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.
            (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:
``Sec. 8440d. Judges of the United States Court of Appeals 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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