1999—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 106–117 inserted heading and amended text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In the event of a vacancy in the position of chief judge of the Court, the associate judge senior in service on the Court shall serve as acting chief judge unless the President designates one of the other associate judges to serve as acting chief judge, in which case the judge so designated shall serve as acting chief judge.”

1998—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 105–368 substituted “Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims” for “Court of Veterans Appeals”.

1991—Puspan. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4054 of this title as this section.

Subsecs. (d), (e). Puspan. L. 102–54 amended section as in effect immediately before the enactment of Puspan. L. 102–40, and Puspan. L. 102–82 amended section, identically, by redesignating the second subsec. (d), relating to authority to administer oaths as, (e).

1989—Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 101–237 added subsec. (d) relating to authority to administer oaths.

Puspan. L. 101–94 added subsec. (d) relating to acting chief judge in event of vacancy.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 106–117 effective Nov. 30, 1999, with savings provision for incumbent chief judge, see section 1036 of Puspan. L. 106–117, set out as a note under section 7253 of this title.

Amendment by Puspan. L. 105–368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Puspan. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.