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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 624. Powers of the Board
The Board is authorized -
(1) to appoint and fix the duties of the Director and the
Deputy Director of the Federal Judicial Center, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the Board;
(2) to request from any department, agency, or independent
instrumentality of the Government any information it deems
necessary to the performance of the functions of the Federal
Judicial Center set forth in this chapter, and each such
department, agency, or instrumentality is directed to cooperate
with the Board and, to the extent permitted by law, to furnish
such information to the Center upon request of the Chairman or
upon request of the Director when the Board has delegated this
authority to him;
(3) to contract with and compensate government and private
agencies or persons for research projects and other services,
without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes, as
amended (41 U.S.C. 5), and to delegate such contract authority to
the Director of the Federal Judicial Center, who is hereby
empowered to exercise such delegated authority.
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