§ 1492. — Congressional reference cases.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1492]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV--JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 91--UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS
Sec. 1492. Congressional reference cases
Any bill, except a bill for a pension, may be referred by either
House of Congress to the chief judge of the United States Court of
Federal Claims for a report in conformity with section 2509 of this
title.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 941; Pub. L. 89-681, Sec. 1, Oct. 15,
1966, 80 Stat. 958; Pub. L. 97-164, title I, Sec. 133(b), Apr. 2, 1982,
96 Stat. 40; Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(a)(1), Oct. 29, 1992,
106 Stat. 4516.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 257 (Mar. 3, 1911, ch.
231, Sec. 151, 36 Stat. 1138).
This section contains only the jurisdictional provision of section
257 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed. The procedural provisions are
incorporated in section 2509 of this title.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Amendments
1992--Pub. L. 102-572 substituted ``United States Court of Federal
Claims'' for ``United States Claims Court''.
1982--Pub. L. 97-164 substituted ``chief judge of the United States
Claims Court'' for ``chief commissioner of the Court of Claims''.
1966--Pub. L. 89-681 substituted provisions allowing any bill,
except a bill for a pension, to be referred by either House of Congress
to the chief commissioner of the Court of Claims for a report in
conformity with section 2509 of this title for provisions giving the
Court of Claims jurisdiction to report to either House of Congress on
any bill referred by such House, except a bill for a pension, and to
render judgment if the claim against the United States represented by
the referred bill was one over which the court had jurisdiction under
other Acts of Congress.
Effective Date of 1992 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-572 effective Oct. 29, 1992, see section
911 of Pub. L. 102-572, set out as a note under section 171 of this
title.
Effective Date of 1982 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-164 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 402
of Pub. L. 97-164, set out as a note under section 171 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2509 of this title; title 17
section 502.
