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 103 STAT. 626 PUBLIC LAW 101-94—AUG. 16, 1989 SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. (a) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— Section 8334(i) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge who is covered by section 4096 of title 38 shall not be subject to deductions and - contributions to the Fund, if the judge notifies the Director of the Office of Personnel Management of an election of a retirement annuity under that section. Upon such an election, the judge shall be entitled to a lump-sum credit under section 8342(a) of this title.". (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.— Section 8402 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) Ajudge who is covered by section 4096 of title 38 shall be excluded from the operation of this chapter if the judge notifies the Director of the Office of Personnel Management of an election of a retire- ment annuity under that section. Upon such election, the judge shall be entitled to a lump-sum credit under section 8424 of this title.". (c) STANDARDS FOR REMOVAL OF JUDGES. —Section 4053(0(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— (1) by inserting "or" before "engaging"; and (2) by striking out "law," and all that follows in that sentence 1 and inserting in lieu thereof "law.". TITI.E II—PROVISIONS RELATING TO ESTABLISHMENT OF COURT OF VETERANS APPEALS 38 USC 4055 SEC. 201. FACILITIES FOR THE COURT. (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. 38 USC 4066 SEC. 202. INTERIM PROVISION FOR FILING NOTICES OF APPEAL. ^°' In the case of a person adversely affected by a final decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals that is made before the date on which the United States Court of Veterans Appeals has caused to be published in the Federal Register a notice by the Court that it has commenced operations, the period prescribed under section 4066 of title 38, United States Code, within which a notice of appeal must be filed with the Court shall be extended to the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date such notice is published, if the end of that

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