Sec. 561. Modification of eligibility for appointment as Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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Section 942(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 142(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— in paragraph (1), by striking from civilian life ; and by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following new paragraph (4): A person may not be appointed as a judge of the court within seven years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of an armed force. . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply with respect to appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces that occur on or after that date.