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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 623. Duties of the Board
(a) In its direction and supervision of the activities of the
Federal Judicial Center, the Board shall -
(1) establish such policies and develop such programs for the
Federal Judicial Center as will further achievement of its
purpose and performance of its functions;
(2) formulate recommendations for improvements in the
administration of the courts of the United States, in the
training of the personnel of those courts, and in the management
of their resources;
(3) submit to the Judicial Conference of the United States, at
least one month in advance of its annual meeting, a report of the
activities of the Center and such recommendations as the Board
may propose for the consideration of the Conference;
(4) present to other government departments agencies, and
instrumentalities whose programs or activities relate to the
administration of justice in the courts of the United States the
recommendations of the Center for the improvement of such
programs or activities;
(5) study and determine ways in which automatic data processing
and systems procedures may be applied to the administration of
the courts of the United States, and include in the annual report
required by paragraph (3) of this subsection details of the
results of the studies and determinations made pursuant to this
paragraph;
(6) consider and recommend to both public and private agencies
aspects of the operation of the courts of the United States
deemed worthy of special study; and
(7) conduct, coordinate, and encourage programs relating to the
history of the judicial branch of the United States Government.
(b) The Board shall transmit to Congress and to the Attorney
General of the United States copies of all reports and
recommendations submitted to the Judicial Conference of the United
States. The Board shall also keep the Committees on the Judiciary
of the United States Senate and House of Representatives fully and
currently informed with respect to the activities of the Center.
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