June 25, 1948, ch. 64662 Stat. 898Pub. L. 97–164, title I, § 105(a)96 Stat. 27Pub. L. 102–572, title IX, § 902(a)106 Stat. 4516(, ; , , ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 13836 Stat. 1136Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 243 (, ).
section 243 of title 28section 175 of this titleThis section is based on the first sentence of , U.S.C., 1940 ed. The remainder of said section is incorporated in .
section 2 of this titleWords “the seat of government” were substituted for “the city of Washington” to conform to similar language respecting the Supreme Court. (See .)
section 138 of this titleWords “to be fixed by rule of court” were added to provide greater flexibility in administering the business of the court. For similar provisions covering the district courts, see .
Word “term” was substituted for “session” for uniformity.
Minor changes were made in phraseology.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 102–5721992— substituted “United States Court of Federal Claims” for “United States Claims Court” in subsec. (a) and “Court of Federal Claims” for “Claims Court” in subsec. (b).
Pub. L. 97–164section 173 of this title1982— amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to assignment of judges (formerly contained in section 175) for provisions relating to terms of court. See .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Pub. L. 102–572section 911 of Pub. L. 102–572section 171 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Pub. L. 97–164section 402 of Pub. L. 97–164section 171 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .