38 USC 7255: Offices

38 USC 7255: Offices Text contains those laws in effect on January 4, 1995

From Title 38-VETERANS' BENEFITSPART V-BOARDS, ADMINISTRATIONS, AND SERVICESCHAPTER 72-UNITED STATES COURT OF VETERANS APPEALSSUBCHAPTER I-ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION

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§7255. Offices

The principal office of the Court of Veterans Appeals shall be in the District of Columbia, but the Court may sit at any place within the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, §301(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4114 , §4055; renumbered §7255, Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, §402(b)(1), May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238 .)

Amendments

1991-Pub. L. 102–40 renumbered section 4055 of this title as this section.

Facilities for Court of Veterans Appeals

Pub. L. 101–94, title II, §201, Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 626 , provided that:

"(a) Space in the District of Columbia.-The Administrator of General Services shall provide suitable building space in the District of Columbia for the United States Court of Veterans Appeals as the Court's principal place of business. The Administrator shall, if necessary, arrange for temporary space for the Court if permanent space is not immediately available for the Court. The Administrator shall place a high priority on the provision of such temporary and permanent space for the Court.

"(b) Approval by Court.-Any space to be provided for the Court of Veterans Appeals under subsection (a) must be acceptable to the Court.

"(c) Additional Requirement.-Any building space provided to the Court under subsection (a) shall be adjacent to additional building space (in an amount acceptable to the Court) that can be made available to the Court in the future if needed for expansion of the facilities of the Court."

Section 303 of Pub. L. 100–687 provided that: "In the implementation of section 4055 [now 7255] of title 38, United States Code (as added by section 301), the principal office of the Court of Veterans Appeals shall initially be located, if practicable, in a facility existing on the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 18, 1988] that, as determined by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, would facilitate maximum efficiency and economy in the operation of the Court. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall take into consideration the convenience of the location of such facility to needed library resources, clerical and administrative support equipment and personnel, and other resources available for shared use by the Court and other courts or agencies of the Federal Government."