102 STAT. 4118
Public information.
PUBLIC LAW 100-687—NOV. 18, 1988
"§ 4069. Publication of decisions "(a) The Court of Veterans Appeals shall provide for the publication of dedsions of the Court in such form and manner as may be best adapted for public information and use. The Court may make such exceptions, or may authorize the chief judge to make such exceptions, to the requirement for publication in the preceding sentence as may be appropriate. "(b) Such authorized publication shall be competent evidence of the dedsions of the Court of Veterans Appeals therein contained in all courts of the United States and of the several States without any further proof or authentication thereof. "(c) Such publications shall be subject to sale in the same manner and upon the same terms as other public documents. "SUBCHAPTER m—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS "§ 4081. Employees "The Court of Veterans Appeals may appoint such employees as may be necessary to execute the functions vested in the 0)urt. Such appointments shall be made in accordance with the provisions of title 5 governing appointment in the competitive service, except that the Court may classify such positions based upon the classiHcation of comparable positions in the judicial branch. The basic pay of such employees shall be fixed in accordance with subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5. "§ 4082. Budget and expenditures "(a) The budget of the Court of Veterans Appeals as submitted by the Court for inclusion in the budget of the President for any fiscal year shall be included in that budget without review within the executive branch. "(b) The Court may make such expenditures (including expenditures for personal services and rent at the seat of (xovernment and elsewhere, and for law books, books of reference, and periodicals) as may be necessary to execute efficiently the functions vested in the Court. "(c) All expenditures of the Court shall be allowed and paid upon presentation of itemized vouchers signed by the certifying officer designated by the chief judge. Except as provided in section 4085 of this title, all such expenditures shall be paid out of moneys appropriated for purposes of the Court. "§ 4083. Disposition of fees "Except for amounts received pursuant to section 4085 of this title, all fees received by the 0) u r t of Veterans Appeals shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
- § 4084. Fee for transcript of record
"The Court of Veterans Appeals may Hx a fee, not in excess of the fee authorized by law to be charged and collected therefor by the clerks of the district courts, for comparing, or for preparing and comparing, a transcript of the record of any proceeding before the Court, or for copying any record, entry, or other paper and the comparison and certification thereof.
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