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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 · Sec. 302

Sec. 302. REQUIREMENT THAT JUDGES ON UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS RESIDE WITHIN 50 MILES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

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## SEC. 302 REQUIREMENT THAT JUDGES ON UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS RESIDE WITHIN 50 MILES OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ###
(a)Residency Requirement ####
(1)In general Section 7255 is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. 7255 Offices, duty stations, and residences > > **[**[38 U.S.C. 7255](/us/usc/t38/s7255)**]** > > > ### “(a) Principal Office > > The principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, but the Court may sit at any place within the United States. > > > ### “(b) Official Duty Stations > > > ####
(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (2), the official duty station of each judge while in active service shall be the principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. > > > #### “(2) > > The place where a recall-eligible retired judge maintains the actual abode in which such judge customarily lives shall be considered the recall-eligible retired judge’s official duty station. > > > ### “(c) Residences > > > ####
(1)> > Except as provided in paragraph (2), after appointment and while in active service, each judge of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall reside within 50 miles of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. > > > #### “(2) > > Paragraph
(1)shall not apply to recall-eligible retired judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.” > . ####
(2)Clerical amendment **[**[38 U.S.C. 7251](/us/usc/t38/s7251)**]** The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 72 is amended by striking the item relating to section 7255 and inserting the following new item:" “7255. Offices, duty stations, and residences.” ". ###
(b)Removal Section 7253(f)(1) is amended by striking “or engaging in the practice of law” and inserting “engaging in the practice of law, or violating section 7255(c) of this title”. ###
(c)Effective Date **[**[38 U.S.C. 7255 note](/us/usc/t38/s7255)**]** ####
(1)In general Subsection
(c)of section 7255, as added by subsection (a), and the amendment made by subsection
(b)shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. ####
(2)Applicability **[**[38 U.S.C. 7253 note](/us/usc/t38/s7253)**]** The amendment made by subsection
(b)shall apply with respect to judges confirmed on or after January 1, 2012.
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