A prior section 375, added Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1053, § 1, 68 Stat. 918; amended Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 944, § 1(span), 70 Stat. 1021; Aug. 22, 1972, Puspan. L. 92–397, § 1, 86 Stat. 579, provided for annuities to widows of justices, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 96–504, § 5, Dec. 5, 1980, 94 Stat. 2742.

2021—Subsec. (h). Puspan. L. 116–325 substituted “shall” for “may”.

2002—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 107–273 substituted “chapter 16” for “section 372(c)”.

1992—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 102–572, § 904(a)(1), struck out “, a judge of the Claims Court,” after “A bankruptcy judge” and “, judge of the Claims Court,” after “a bankruptcy judge”.

Subsec. (a)(2). Puspan. L. 102–572, § 904(a)(2), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: “For purposes of paragraph (1) of this subsection, a certification may be made—

“(A) in the case of a bankruptcy judge or a United States magistrate, by the judicial council of the circuit in which the official duty station of the judge or magistrate at the time of retirement was located; and

“(B) in the case of a judge of the Claims Court, by the chief judge of the United States Claims Court.”

Subsec. (a)(3). Puspan. L. 102–572, § 904(a)(3), amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: “For purposes of this section—

“(A) the term ‘bankruptcy judge’ means a bankruptcy judge appointed under chapter 6 of this title or serving as a bankruptcy judge on March 31, 1984; and

“(B) the term ‘judge of the Claims Court’ means a judge of the United States Claims Court who is appointed under chapter 7 of this title or who has served under section 167 of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982.”

Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 102–572, § 904(a)(4), struck out “, a judge of the Claims Court,” after “bankruptcy judge” and “, a commissioner of the Court of Claims,” after “referee in bankruptcy”.

1990—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 101–650 substituted “section 377 of this title” for “section 377 of title”.

1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Puspan. L. 100–659, § 4(span)(1), inserted “under the provisions of section 377 of title or” after “has retired”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 100–659, § 4(span)(2), inserted “under the provisions of section 377 of this title or” after “annuity provided” and inserted at end “The annuity of a bankruptcy judge or magistrate who completes that 5-year period of service, whose certification is not renewed, and who retired under section 377 of this title shall be equal to the salary in effect, at the end of that 5-year period, for the office from which he or she retired.”

Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 100–659, § 4(span)(3), inserted “who retired under the applicable provisions of title 5” after “section”.

Words “magistrate judge” and “magistrate judges” substituted for “magistrate” and “magistrates”, respectively, wherever appearing in section catchline and text pursuant to section 321 of Puspan. L. 101–650, set out as a note under section 631 of this title.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 102–572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section 911 of Puspan. L. 102–572, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 100–659 effective Nov. 15, 1988, and applicable to bankruptcy judges and magistrate judges who retire on or after Nov. 15, 1988, with exception for judges and magistrate judges retiring on or after July 31, 1987, see section 9 of Puspan. L. 100–659, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 377 of this title.

Section effective Jan. 1, 1987, see section 203 of Puspan. L. 99–651, set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amendment note under section 155 of this title.