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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 629. Federal Judicial Center Foundation
(a) There is established a private nonprofit corporation which
shall be known as the Federal Judicial Center Foundation (hereafter
in this section referred to as the "Foundation") and which shall be
incorporated in the District of Columbia. The purpose of the
Foundation shall be to have sole authority to accept and receive
gifts of real and personal property and services made for the
purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Federal Judicial
Center. The Foundation shall not accept conditional or otherwise
restricted gifts, except gifts that are designated for the support
of specific projects previously approved by the Board of the Center
may be accepted. The Foundation shall have no authority to
administer or otherwise determine the use of gifts accepted under
this section.
(b) The business of the Foundation shall be conducted by a Board
that shall have seven members, including a chairman. Three members,
including the chairman, shall be appointed by the Chief Justice of
the United States, two by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
and two by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The term of
office of each member of the Board shall be 5 years, except that
the initial terms shall be 5 years for the chairman, one member
appointed by the President Pro Tempore and one member appointed by
the Speaker, 3 years for the other member appointed by the
President Pro Tempore and the other member appointed by the
Speaker, and two years for the two other members appointed by the
Chief Justice. Members of the Board shall serve without
compensation but, upon authorization of the Director of the Center,
shall be reimbursed by the Federal Judicial Center for actual and
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official
duties. No person who is a Federal or State judge in regular active
service or otherwise eligible to perform judicial duties shall be
eligible for membership on the Board. The Center shall provide all
administrative support and facilities necessary for the operation
of the Board.
(c) The Federal Judicial Center is authorized to administer and
use gifts received by the Foundation under this section. The gifts
shall be used to further the goals of the Center as determined by
the Board of the Center.
(d) Gifts of money and proceeds from sales of other property
received as gifts shall be deposited in a separate fund in the
Treasury of the United States and disbursed on the order of the
Director of the Center, in accordance with policies established by
the Board of the Center.
(e) The Board of the Foundation shall, not later than October 1
of each year, submit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the
United States Senate and House of Representatives a report with
respect to gifts received under this section during the preceding
12-month period, including the source of each such gift, the amount
of each gift of cash or cash equivalent, and a description of any
other gift. The Center shall include in its annual report of the
activities of the Center under section 623(a)(3) a description of
the purposes for which gifts were used during the year covered by
the report.
(f) For the purpose of Federal income, estate, and gift taxes,
property accepted under this section shall be considered as a gift
or bequest to or for the use of the United States.
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