38 U.S.C. § 7292
EDITORIAL NOTES
AMENDMENTS2002-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-330 inserted "a decision of the Court on a rule of law or of" after "the validity of" in first sentence.1998-Subsecs. (a), (b), (d)(1), (e). Pub. L. 105-368 substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals" wherever appearing. 1991- Pub. L. 102-40 renumbered section 4092 of this title as this section.Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-83, §5(c)(1), substituted "1155" for "355".Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 102-83, §4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator". Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-54 amended subsec. (c) as in effect immediately before the enactment of Pub. L. 102-40 by substituting "United States Court" for "United States Courts". 1989-Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 101-94 struck out "statute or" before "regulation".
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2002 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 107-330, title IV, §402(b), Dec. 6, 2002, 116 Stat. 2832, provided that: "The amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall apply with respect to any appeal-"(1) filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on or after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 6, 2002]; or"(2) pending with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit as of the date of the enactment of this Act in which a decision has not been rendered as of that date."
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1998 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 105-368 effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 of Pub. L. 105-368 set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1989 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 101-94 effective as if included in Pub. L. 100-687 see section 302(c) of Pub. L. 101-94 set out as a note under section 5701 of this title.