Sec. 567. TERM OF OFFICE FOR JUDGES OF THE COURT OF MILITARY COMMISSION REVIEW
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## SEC. 567 TERM OF OFFICE FOR JUDGES OF THE COURT OF MILITARY COMMISSION REVIEW ###
(a)Establishment of Term of Office Section 950f(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (6)— #####
(A)by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as clauses
(i)and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; #####
(B)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: “(A) The term of an appellate military judge assigned or appointed to the Court under this subsection ”; and #####
(C)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: > > ##### “(B) > > 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 ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(7) > > 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— > > > ##### “(A) > > neglect of duty; > > > ##### “(B) > > misconduct; or > > > ##### “(C) > > mental or physical disability.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date ####
(1)In general 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. ####
(2)Applicability to existing civilian judges 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.