(2) to administer oaths and affirmations; and
(3) to make awards.
(2) shall be subject to the disqualification rules under section 455.
(Added Pub. L. 100–702, title IX, § 901(a), Nov. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 4661; amended Pub. L. 105–315, § 7, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2996.)