Pub. L. 106-518, tit. III, sec. 308
RECALL OF JUDGES ON DISABILITY STATUS.
SEC. 308. RECALL OF JUDGES ON DISABILITY STATUS. Section 797(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a)”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Any judge of the Court of Federal Claims receiving an annuity under section 178(c) of this title (pertaining to disability) who, in the estimation of the chief judge, has recovered sufficiently to render judicial service, shall be known and designated as a senior judge and may perform duties as a judge when recalled under subsection (b) of this section.”.