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Veterans Court of Appeals Support Act of 2020

S. 3464 · 116th Congress · Mar 12, 2020 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Court of Appeals Support Act of 2020”.

2. Making permanent the temporary increase in number of judges presiding over Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

(a)
Permanent increase— Subsection (a) of section 7253 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “seven” and inserting “nine”.
(b)
Conforming amendments— Such section is further amended—
(1)
in subsection (h), by striking paragraph (5); and
(2)
by striking subsection (i).