[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. 2091 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2091

          To increase the number of the court's active judges.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 25, 2007

 Mr. Akaka (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
          To increase the number of the court's active judges.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASING THE NUMBER OF THE COURT'S ACTIVE JUDGES.

    (a) Section 7253(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: strike ``seven'' after ``not more than'', and insert ``nine''.
    (b) Section 7253(h) of title 38, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: in subsection (5) strike ``seven'' after ``there being more 
than'', and insert ``nine''.
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