PUBLIC LAW 101-94—AUG. 16, 1989 103 STAT. 629 "(d) In the event of a vacancy in the position of chief judge of the Court, the associate judge senior in service on the Court shall serve as acting chief judge unless the President designates one of the other associate judges to serve as acting chief judge, in which case the judge so designated shall serve as acting chief judge.". Approved August 16, 1989. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2727 (S. 1243): HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-189 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). SENATE REPORTS: No. 101-86 accompanying S. 1243 (Comm. on Veterans' Affairs). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 135 (1989): July 31, considered and passed House. Aug. 3, S. 1243 considered in Senate; proceedings vacated and H.R. 2727 considered and passed.
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