PUBLIC LAW 101-94—AUG. 16, 1989 103 STAT. 617 Public Law 101-94 101st Congress An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a retirement and survivor benefit program for judges of the new United States Court of Veterans Appeals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the Retirement Act". 'Court of Veterans Appeals Judges Aug. 16, 1989 [H.R. 2727] Court of Veterans Appeals Judges Retirement Act. 38 USC 101 note. TITLE I—JUDGES RETIREMENT AND SURVIVOR ANNUITY PROGRAM SEC. 101. JUIMIES RETIREMENT PROGRAM. (a) RETIREMENT SYSTEM. —Chapter 72 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sub- chapter: "SUBCHAPTER V—RETIREMENT AND SURVIVORS o., -w.. c..^ ANNUITIES "§ 4096. Retirement of judges "(a) For purposes of this section: "(1) The term 'Court' means the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. ^ "(2) The term 'judge' means the chief judge or an associate judge of the Court. "(b)(1) A judge who meets the age and service requirements set forth in the following table may retire: And the years of service "The judge has as a judge attained age: are at least 65 15 66 14 ••^x iil 13 68 12 69 11 70 10• "(2) A judge who is not reappointed following the expiration of the term for which appointed may retire upon the completion of that term if the judge has served as a judge of the Court for 15 years or more. In order to retire under this paragraph, a judge must, not earlier than 9 months preceding the date of the expiration of the judge's term of office and not later than 6 months preceding such date, advise the President in writing that the judge is willing to accept reappointment to the Court.
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