Sec. 567. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission Review
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Section 950f(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (6)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as clauses
(i)and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; by striking The term of an appellate military judge assigned to the Court under paragraph
(2)or appointed to the Court under paragraph
(3)and inserting the following: ; and The term of an appellate military judge assigned or appointed to the Court under this subsection
(A)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: The term of a civilian judge of the Court appointed under paragraph
(3)shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date on which the judge was appointed. ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Judges of the Court may be removed from office by the President (in the case of a judge appointed under paragraph (3)) or the Secretary of Defense (in the case of an appellate military judge assigned under paragraph (2)) upon notice and hearing, for— neglect of duty; misconduct; or mental or physical disability. . The amendments made by subsection
(a)shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. The term of any civilian judge of the United States Court of Military Commission Review who will have served as such a judge for a period of 10 or more years as of the effective date described in paragraph
(1)shall expire on such effective date.